The Duty Roster

Zine
Title:	The Duty Roster
Publisher:	Rostirasa
Editor(s):	De Ghysel
Type:
Date(s):	1982 into the mid 1990s
Frequency:	bi-monthly
Medium:	print
Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
Language:	English
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The Duty Roster is a gen bi-monthly APA issued by a fan club out of Rochester, New York. It contains stories, jokes, and articles. While the main emphasis is on Star Trek: TOS, there is occasional Doctor Who, Star Wars, and "other Media."

This club also has an annual sister zine called All Our Yesterdays.

Issue 32

The Duty Roster 32 was published in Sept/Oct 1987 and contains eight pages.

cover of of #32

• contributors: Linda Bagdon, Anne E. Batterby, Dawn Law, Elisabeth Managerial (treasurer), Pam Trelli
• newspaper and magazine clippings
• reprinted cartoons, such as Bloom County
• a con report for Shore Leave IX, see that page
• an article by Dawn Law about computer networks: "one often develops a 'handle' or an 'I.D.' which may or may not be the persona's real name," "my main source of information comes from Commodore computers and communication nets," this fan also includes her computer addresses for Compuserve and Peoplelink
• a gaming character profile created by Shona Jackson for a character called "Captain Molly Van" who is a human in a hybrid SF/D&D universe
• the president has a short message, one that requests fan letters to print, apologizes for not responding to mail, thanks fans for sending clippings, signs the message with "Trekkin' Whovistically"
• the treasurer wrote:

  And now a word from your treasurer: Membership in the Leonard Nimoy Fan Club is $12.00 per year, in the William Shatner Fellowship $15.00, in the Thom Christopher Fan Club $ 10.00. They give you 6 newsletters and a yearbook per year, just like we do. We also have our meetings where we have to pay a rental fee for the projector. And we have the annual picnic where we have to pay a user fee for the shelter in the park. A 3-page newsletter plus postage to ca. 70 members comes to $42.36 and more because of some overseas postage. Please support the club by buying the T-shirts, zines and patches. Or we might have to raise the dues. Does anyone have a better idea?

Issue 36

The Duty Roster 36 was published in Summer 1988 and contains six pages.

cover of of #36

• contributors: Elisabeth Managerial (treasurer), Pam Trelli, Donna Allinger, Terry Bacon, Donald Bishop, Cathy Casey, Audrey Garrett, Frank Glover, Zonker Harris, Shirley Rivoli
• newspaper and magazine clippings
• reprinted cartoons, such as "Bloom County"
• the 7th annual picnic as at a member's house (so they can go inside and watch Star Trek vids later), bring your own lunch including an outdoor grill if you bring hotdogs or hamburgers, the club's "2nd annual" (All Our Yesterdays) will be available
• short fan letters have these discussion topics: is Wesley Crusher irritating or effective?, should Tasha Yar have died and in that way?, views on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Justice," general views on TNG

Issue 58

The Duty Roster 58 was published in December 1993 and contains eleven pages.

cover of of #58

• reprinted cartoons, such as "Far Side"
• a fan informs others about some Trek action figures, she also briefly describes her visit to the sets of TNG and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sets
• Waiting for Kaylish, a fic by Gloria Wagner
• an ad for an upcoming professional book, "The Nitpicker's Guide for Next Generation Trekkers" by Phil Farrand

Issue 59

The Duty Roster 59 was published in February 1994 and contains eight pages.

cover of of #59

• this issue is completely composted of newspaper and magazine clippings (the editor complains about lack of fan content), and a flyer for Astronomicon III
• contributions by Barbara "Gabs" Gafert ("from Germany"), Barbara Holmes, Lis Mangerian, Debbie DeJonge-Reisdorf, De Ghysel

Issue 61

The Duty Roster 61 was published in 1994 and contains 10 pages.

cover of of #61

• contributions by Sissie Ghysel, Barbara Holmes, Jeffrey Kasten, Elisabeth Mangerian, Debbie DeJonge Reisdorf, Shirley Rivoli, Scott Walker, Gloria Walker, De Ghysel
• there are many clippings
• club members will debate about allowing R-rated material into the next issue of "All Our Yesterdays," the club's annual zine; it is noted that there was not enough material to print an annual in 1993
• a fan informs others about Star Trek comic books and other collectibles to purchase
• there are some short bits of info about upcoming cons

Issue 62

The Duty Roster 62 was published in March 1995 and contains 10 pages.

cover of of #62

• contributors: Barbara Holmes, Jeffrey Kasten, Lis Mangerian, Shirly Rivoli, and De Ghysel
• many newspaper and magazine clippings
• a fan reviews some books about Gene Roddenberry:

  I recently finished 2 of the books written about Gene Roddenbeny and am presently halfway through the last one written by Yvonne Fern. Of them all, I definitely preferred the one written by David Alexander. Joel Engel's book was quite vicious and implied greatly that Gene was not a good man. That he stole material from other people and took it for himself, etc. David's book also mentioned things of that nature, but he had a more in-depth look at it. We all know that Gene was a very complex man and sometimes felt that he was above others in his thoughts and ideas. I gathered from reading these books that he was trying to guide people into a more humanitarian world. His actions certainly didn't seem like this as it was implied that he constantly had mistresses, stole material, and felt that he could get away with this. Yvonne Fern's book is a more intellectual book about him. Apparently she met with him over a period of months and they discussed what he was all about. His ideas, dreams, what kind of man he was. It is interesting reading but I think very high brow in tone. Perhaps that was because Gene was a complex man. I would have to say that David Alexander's book is the best of the three. He is certainly in-depth on his research and has certainly done his homework. Gene did have a very interesting life. He was a policeman like his father and was being groomed to take over as Police Chief of Los Angeles. However his writing was beckoning more and more and he felt that was what he would rather do. After he was out of the service, he flew commercial planes and was involved in a crash in the mideast. This was very interesting reading. Very dramatic. It takes about half the book before you even get to Star Trek. It sort of drops off at the end but I found it interesting. You certainly learn a great deal about him. Also, if you are interested, reading William Shatner's first biography, Star Trek Memories, also ties in with these books as he discusses a great deal about Gene. I have heard though from Majel Barrett that he stretched the truth a bit in some of the things that he said. I would recommend all of these books, to be read in order, if you are truly interested in learning more about the complex man Gene Roddenberry was. I think taken as a whole, they are very interesting.

Issue 63

The Duty Roster 63 was published in June 1995 and contains 8 pages.

cover of of #63

• contributors: Barbara Holmes, Sissie Ghysel, Jeffrey Kasten, Lis Mangerian, Gloria Wagner, and De Ghysel
• many clippings
• "Out of Orbit," a poem about the different Treks, by Gloria Wagner