From August 1976, issue #4 of the "All About Star Trek Fan Clubs Magazine," a fun fan publication that found national distribution, comes this interview with Leonard Nimoy with some candid photos taken as he spoke at a college in New Jersey in February of that year. Note the wild scarf he is wearing! First, the cover...
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Bonus: Seldom-seen series of photos of Nimoy in Spock makeup.
Now, if you were one of the creators of this magazine, or a contributor, please don't be offended by my labeling of it as "amateurish." This simply means as opposed to professional, but it is obviously a labor of love by fans, and for that it is enjoyable. If anyone feels I have wronged someone by this impartial observation, feel free to comment. If I didn't think the content was worth reproducing here, I wouldn't do it. On the contrary, it offers a view of the show and its cast and creators that the more professional magazines may not have had... and an excitement. So more power to them for getting the opportunity to connect with fans like us across the country! It might not have been as slick as Starlog and other contemporary publications, but what it lacked in style it made up for in enthusiasm for the subject matter.
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Kirk looks like he's singing on that cover!
Yes... and I always thought it was funny how that he looked as if he were crying out in pain as he tried to get out of Spock's head! An awkward painting, really.
Right: composition is everything, and those severed heads floating around the image look as if "well, it fits here", instead of being thought-out, deliberate choices. Aside from McCoy looking as if he needs a shave, the only other thing I can say is including their collars would have lessened the guillotine effect. In the sneak-preview ad directly to its right, see how Kirk's and Spock's collars are included, and the shapes of the collars indicate the bodily positions relative to the heads. This in turn also notches up the dramatic impact.
As you say, though, it isn't fair to pick on it too much. I know much of my own artwork from the past wouldn't hold up well to scutiny either!
Hahaha! I used to get mail from my little school-boy fan club straight through to the 1990s. Dig out your old copies of "All About Star Trek Fan Clubs" and find "Where No Fan Has Gone Before".
Started it in the 4th grade, ~1973 and cribbed the name from Star Trek Welcommittee's directory which had it as a defunct zine.
Oh the glory days!
Joe,
That's pretty cool! If you have any copies of old issues of newsletters or anything that you sent out to fans that were members, share them with me and I'll post them!
It's good to have you back. And all other considerations fade next to that scarf he's wearing. Perhaps someone told him students wear striped scarves. Those photos of Spock were very fine!
Does your copy of All About Star Trek Fan Clubs #4 have Nimoy's signature on the back? I just found a copy and it has a signature and I can't figure out if its a print or a real signature.
Jitin, Let me find that copy after the holidays and I'll let you know, check back soon! I'm betting it was on all of the copies.
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