The Nest Egg
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Nest Egg |
| Publisher: | The Nimoy Nest, a chapter of LNAF |
| Editor(s): | Richard Arnold, Denny Arnold |
| Type: | newsletter |
| Date(s): | 1971-? |
| Frequency: | |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS, Catlow, Mission Impossible (TV series) |
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| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
The Nest Egg is a gen newsletter with articles and fiction from Star Trek: The Original Series, Catlow, Mission Impossible, and other Leonard Nimoy roles.
A 1972 Description
From Nimoyan Dispatch v.2 n.1:
Webster's Dictionary defines a NEST EGG as, "an egg left in the nest to induce the hen to lay more in the same place, hence something laid up as a beginning of a fund or collection, or as a reserve."The NIMOY NEST is a chapter of the LNAF, defines a NEST EGG as a quarterly publication of the chapter, designed to induce the members to collect copies, write letters, write material for the publications and invite their friends to join the chapter.
How would you like a NEST EGG to start your collection? For information about the Nimoy Nest, write to Richard or Denny Arnold.
Association with "There and Back Again"
This newsletter had a close association with the Tolkien newsletter, There and Back Again.
From the May 1972 issue of "The Nest Egg":
Another change. Now that Mary Kissel is a full time mother, she is finding it difficult to manage both TABA and baby Cathy. Since TABA is one of the oldest chapters of the LNAF we want to keep it going, so the Nest is going to assist. This is no problem since almost all of the Nestlings are also TABA members. The Nestlings will make their home in a Hobbit hole from now on! Sam Cole, bless her boots, mesmerized the Arnolds into taking over the editorial work of the TABA publications as we live close enough to Mary to visit and confer. This means that two sets of publications would be coming from the St. Louis office, so that in [the] future the Nest Eggs and the TABA publications will be combined under one cover to save on postage and wear and tear on the editors. There will be no change in the executive of TABA, merely the addition of a slew of Arnolds and a mimeo.
[...]
REMEMBER, your next issue the Nest Egg will be combined with a TABA publication, and will appear in August or September [1972], depending on the weather, and various other things.
Issue 1
The Nest Egg 1 published in June 1971.
- Three for Luck (a fairly long teaser to challenge fans to write a story: RPF, Star Trek: TOS, Mission Impossible)
- other unknown content
Issue 2
The Nest Egg 2 published in December 1971 contains 26 pages.
- Welcome and Introduction (1)
- Nest News from Members and Friends (2)
- From the Editor's Desk (3)
- From the Mailbag (news) (4)
- Spock Thoughts ("The original was found in Old Saint Paul's Church, Baltimore, dated 1692") (5)
- Catlow, review (6)
- Channel LNAF Presents The Leonard Nimoy Players in YOUR STORY (story challenge: story must be built around a starring role for Nimoy, an outline is also fine if you don't have to actually write a story, you can include club members in your story) (7)
- The "Matron", fiction by Carolyn Bowling (original fiction, starring Leonard Nimoy as Martin Andrews) (7)
- ad: "PLAY THE STAR TREK SPACE BATTLE GAME! Starfleet against the Klingons - test your skill? For two or more players. Each game set 75 cents. Order from Richard Arnold [...] St. Louis, Mo. 63119.") (11)
- The Night Before Christmas, poem (includes art by Roz Oberdieck) (12)
- Catlow art (14)
- some book recommendations (15)
- A Present from Paris, fiction by Denny Arnold (Mission Impossible) (16)
- The Pet Page (tell other members about your pets or strange encounters with wildlife) (24)
- information about Nimoy posters and other things for sale (26)
from issue #2
from issue #2, Roz Oberdieck
from issue #2, Roz Oberdieck
from issue #2
Issue 3
The Nest Egg 3 published in May 1972 contains 32 pages.
From this issue, where "Big Bird" is listed as Richard Arnold and "Secretary Bird" is listed as Denny Arnold:
Richard Arnold is stepping down as President. Since he is now working full time and will be attending college in the fall, he feels that there won't be enough time. So as the moment, Denny is acting president, and waiting for a replacement. Any volunteers? Let's hear from you, members. If you would like changes in the structure of the chapter or our publication, let us know, or else we will continue to muddle along as we are.
Despite the editors having issues with time and energy, they take on another project, working on There and Back Again, a long-running Tolkien zine. From the same editorial:
Another change. Now that Mary Kissel is a full time mother, she is finding it difficult to manage both TABA and baby Cathy. Since TABA is one of the oldest chapters of the LNAF we want to keep it going, so the Nest is going to assist. This is no problem since almost all of the Nestlings are also TABA members. The Nestlings will make their home in a Hobbit hole from now on! Sam Cole, bless her boots, mesmerized the Arnolds into taking over the editorial work of the TABA publications as we live close enough to Mary to visit and confer. This means that two sets of publications would be coming from the St. Louis office, so that in [the] future the Nest Eggs and the TABA publications will be combined under one cover to save on postage and wear and tear on the editors. There will be no change in the executive of TABA, merely the addition of a slew of Arnolds and a mimeo.
[...]
REMEMBER, your next issue the Nest Egg will be combined with a TABA publication, and will appear in August or September [1972], depending on the weather, and various other things.
- Comments from the Editor (1)
- Chirps, Chatter, and Credits (bits of news) (2)
- Nest News (what members have been up to, who they visited) (3)
- Three for Luck, fiction by Frances Lake (story written as a response to the challenge teaser in issue #1) (RPF, Star Trek: TOS, Mission Impossible, meta: ""Although your performances were extraordinarily powerful, Tevye and Goldman were not yours alone. And Miller, you'll recall, died. But no one else has ever played Spock or Paris." "Your theory is still full of holes," protested Nimoy, "If you just keep repeating the same stories over again, then Paris and I can't be here... Neither Paris nor Leonard Nimoy ever appeared in a Star Trek story." "'Which encourages us to think we may be able to break away all together," Endicott broke in, "If we can complete this assignment on Drahca, using you two who are no part of this universe, then we will have broken out of the mold of the Star Trek series and can begin to live real lives. Paris too will be shackled."") (4)
- Book Reviews and Recommendations (11)
- illo by Richard Arnold (12)
- Pretzeled Poetry (13)
- Enterprise Inc. (about plans to created a Star Trek board game with cards, includes samples) (14)
- Project Jelly Bean, story by Richard Arnold (Mission Impossible) (17)
- Daffy Diary (description of all the goings-on and visitors to the Arnold home: April 29-May 9) (26)
- Such Stuff Dreams Are Made Of by Denny Arnold (long, detailed description of a dream that featured Leonard Nimoy) (27)
- The CON-ing TOWER (info about upcoming conventions) (29)
- News Bits from Richard Arnold (30)
- extensive, two-page flyer for Fantasy Film Fans International (31)
from issue #3
from issue #3
from issue #3
from issue #3
from issue #3
