Memory Log
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| Title: | Memory Log |
| Publisher: | STAR Kalamazoo |
| Editor(s): | Jill Crabtree & Diedre Mathews (co-editors), Debbie Harper (art editor) |
| Date(s): | in 1973 or shortly before |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek |
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Memory Log is a 87-page Star Trek club zine edited by Jill Crabtree and Diedra Mathews.
The art is by Debbie Harper, Joyce Wood, Cheree Townsend, and Terry Nance.
Narrowly Escaped Some Mighty Jaws
This zine was nearly devoured by the publishers of another zine series, one that went on to become a juggernaut, Menagerie. From the editorial by Paula Smith of "Menagerie" #5, in which Smith explained her very practical magnanimous nod to "Memory Log":
[Menagerie] started out because the editors had almost enough stuff to take over a certain other publication in the Kalamazoo area which shall remain nameless (besides, it's out of print, anyway) by the name of Memory Log. Since that wouldn't have been nice, and we weren't then the young turks we are now, but mainly because this way we get 100% of the profits, such as they are, we decided to push our own cart. Res ipsas loquatur. [1]
Contents
- Hitting the Campaign Trek: Nimoy on McGovern by EDOT (an account of Nimoy stumping for McGovern in Kalamazoo, Michigan, includes photos) (4)
- Siobhan, Star Trek fiction by Merrie Gail Taylor (6)
- Uhura, poem and art by Norene Wetherington (23)
- Star Struck, Star Trek fiction by Cheree Cargill (humor, Spock/Chapel, Kirk/Rand) (a name parody story as well as a pointed jab at Mary Sues aka Fanny Stand) (reprinted in Plak Tow #2 and Fantasy #11) (24)
- Crucifix 2, poem by EDOT (commentary on God and religion) (35)
- How I Spent My Summer Vacation, Or Is Los Angeles Really the Capitol of the Klingon Empire?, essay by Diedre Mathews and Merrie Taylor (Fans on sets: A long account of meetings and personal tours with George Takei, William Theiss (eating at his house, trying on actual costumes...), and much more.) (36)
- IDIC, poem by Diedre Mathews (42)
- Conflict, poem by Diedre Mathews (43)
- The Price of Tomatoes VS. The Cost of Space Exploration, article by John F. McDonald ("Persons of the Dialogues: Plato, Aristotle, Lucretius, St. Augustine.") (2001: Space Odyssey) (45)
- Every Litter Bit Hurts, original science fiction by F.L. Reiss (52)
- The Other is Vulcan, Star Trek fiction by Debbie Harper and Jill Hageman (57)
- 2001: A Socratic Dialogue, article by John C. Sherwood (66)
- Star Blecch by Doug Neal and Peter Holycz (name parody -- stars Klunk, Spook and Ahoy, in script form, focus: the episode "The Paradise Syndrome" - "with apologies to Margaret Armen") (78)
Sample Interior
Nimoy stumping for McGovern in Kalamazoo
Joyce Wood
Cheree Cargill
Cheree Cargill
- Memorylog-6.jpg
poem
Terry Nance
Reactions and Reviews
[Star Struck]: This is the very first Star Trek story I ever wrote, done back in 1972 when I was in college and had just discovered that I was not the last living ST fan in the world. This story was published in the first Star Trek fanzine I'd ever seen, too, for a new friend in Michigan. I hadn't read it in decades but I think it holds up after 40 years, particularly since it was written to be as silly and out-of-character as I could make it. Enjoy!
[...]
In 1973, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., was putting together an exhibit of fanzines and other Star Trek paraphernalia because it was that year the Star Trek phenomenon broke wide open with the famous first Star Trek convention in New York City. Suddenly, everyone was aware that there were a vast number of Star Trek fans out there, and they all seemed to be coming out of the woodwork at once. I had just discovered fandom the year before and the following story was the very first I ever had published. It was in a zine called Memory Log. At that time, there were only a few zines in existence, Memory Log being one of them. So, the editor, Diedre Mathews of Kalamazoo, Michigan, sent in a copy of her zine to the Smithsonian and, as far as we know, it resides there to this day! [2]
References
- ^ Translation of "Res ipsas loquatur" -- "In the common law of torts, res ipsa loquitur is a doctrine that infers negligence from the very nature of an accident or injury in the absence of direct evidence on how any defendant behaved." -- Wikipedia
- ^ from the author's notes for the story on AO3