Illogical These Humans!!
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| Title: | Illogical These Humans!! |
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| Editor(s): | Freda Rayborn |
| Date(s): | May 1980 |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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Illogical These Humans!! is a 94-page gen Star Trek: TOS anthology edited by Freda Rayborn.
The art is by Mike Bouchilon, Becky Morton, Jeannie Ecklund, and Sue Klasky.
From Datazine #1: "Within the covers is a world of fantasy and reality!!"
The Zine's Dedication
This zine is dedicated to the alien that lives within each of us.
From the Editorial
Welcome to the world of ILLOGICAL THESE HUMANS. Iam so pleased that in afew days ITH will be areality after so many delays.
My many thanks to all the contributors who trusted me, in some cases with their first baby in fandom. Everyone sent in their stories, art or poems within the time limit I requested. What more could an editor ask?
I must express my appreciation to Sue Klasky — who answered all my "HELP" requests with beautiful illustrations. Then there is Beth Duston, constantly there for all my phone calls between the hours of six and seven A.M., listening to ideas for fliers, ads to send to other zines and newsletters, plus the hundred and one other decisions I had as a first time editor.
A very special thanks to Susan Burr for typing the zine for me. Poor Susan. When she volunteered, ITH was to be only thirty to forty-five pages. God bless you.
The Poem, "Zine Mania"
- A friend stopped by, asked how I was, what I'd been up to.
- "Nothing much," I said, "just reading a zine that is new."
- "Never heard of such a thing," she said, "What's a zine!"
- I explained as best I could and asked, "Do you see what I mean?"
- I then realized that here was a non-fan, to be sure.
- She felt my brow, and asked if there was a cure.
- "There is none," I said, "the addiction is too strong."
- Look at my fanzines," I offered, "with stories short and long."
- "You're crazy," she said, "and touched in the head."
- "No, no." said I, "nothing like these you have ever read."
- "Take 'Night of the Twin Moons' and 'Full Moon Rising,"
- "The best in fandom and there's more arriving."
- "'Neutral Zone Outpost, 'Rigel,’ and of course, 'Warped Space.'"
- She said in a straight jacket. "I ought to be encased!"
Stalking Leonard Nimoy: "Encounters of the Best Kind"
Well, I finally got to meet Leonard Nimoy in June, 1978. Of course, when I went to Mary's house for a visit, I had no idea that meeting Mr. Nimoy would result. I told her that I had come across LN's parents' address in the phone book. Her reply was, "Let's go explore Milton."
By the time we found the Nimoy residence, we had decided that maybe we had the courage to go up and say a quick hello. However, there was a car parked out front, and we thought better of it, deciding they had company.
A while later, Mary called the Nimoys and asked if we could stop by and say hello. Mrs. Nimoy said that it wasn't convenient because they were in the process of moving, but that we could come over and take a couple of pictures of the house if we wished.
We parked my car on another street and walked up because the street was a little narrow, and parking limited. As we got to their house, their neighbors across the street, noticing our cameras, said, "Oh, come to see Mr. Spock? I think he's coming out soon." Just then, the front door opened and Mr. Nimoy's parents and Sandi walked out. A couple of seconds later (everything was happening so fast) a little boy ran up to the door and yelled, "You'd better not come out, Mr. Spock! There are girls out here!"
We thought he was putting us on but the next thing we knew, out walked LEONARD NIMOY! Mary and I just stood with our mouths open. Finally, as he started toward the car, we moved across the street, cameras in hand. He stood for a couple of pictures, shook our hands and then got in the car.
Contents
- Editorial (unnumbered page)
- graffiti page (unnumbered page)
- Interruptions, meta poem by Millie Fabricius (1)
- Inner Thoughts, poem by Gay De Cleavenger (3)
- Transition by Beth Duston ("McCoy waits while Spock risks his life fighting the space Amoeba. He realizes his regard for the Vulcan and when Spock returns, he seeks him out to apologize and ask for Spock's friendship.") (4)
- IDIC, poem by Becky Morton (written in 1977) (10)
- Welcome Back Home by Freda Rayborn (11)
- Zine Mania and Devices by Millie Fabricius (32)
- Gone With the Captain, con report for AtlantiCon (June 30th through July 3, 1978) by Dixie G. Owen (33)
- Meetings with Walter by Marsha Kracht (meeting Walter Koenig in October 1975 at a con in Dallas, and at a con in November 1977 in San Antonio - this is a fan testimonial) (36)
- A Private Conversation by Janice K. Hrubes (meeting George Takei at "Housta-Con" - this is a glowing fan testimonial) (41)
- Sulu the Heavenly Helmsman, article/character study by Janice K. Hrubes (44)
- Siren Song, poem by Jeanne Cloud (46)
- I'm a Trekker, Not a Writer, OR, Meeting James Doohan by Mary (Frank) Jackson (the name in the table of contents), Frances (Franki) Jackson (the name on the article) (fan testimonial about meeting Doohan at the 1978 Atlanta Schuster Star Trek Convention) (48)
- Encounters of the Best Kind by Amanda Cobb (fan testimonial about meeting Leonard Nimoy in June 1978 when she and some friends got his parents' address out of the phone book, stalked him at that house, and got to meet him...) (50)
- Report on the Leonard Nimoy Film Festival and Celebration, article by Freda Rayborn (this took place March 17-20, 1979 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma) (52)
- Queen for a Day, fiction by D.J. Hewlett (Very homophobic story about how Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty have to pretend to be gay in order to trick a planet's 100% homosexual population to give the Federation a valuable ore.) (54)
- I'm a Trekker!, poem by Sheila N. Griffin
Sample Interior
"Interruptions," meta poem
Sue Klasky, from Queen for a Day
Sue Klasky, from Queen for a Day
Sue Klasky, from Queen for a Day
From "A Private Conversation", art by Beth Morton
