Leonard Nimoy and Star Trek Fan Club of Concerned Fans

Leonard Nimoy and Star Trek Fan Club of Concerned Fans was a fan club. 
Among other things, it published LNSTFCCF Bulletin (also called "Yearbook") which was compiled by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, a devoted member. 
Michael Sobota was the president, UNICEF Chairman, and editor of the club's bulletin. 
The club's motto was "ST Forever & Ever!"
This club was a chapter of LNAF until early 1971 when it was ejected. 
==About==
 
==Sponsor of The Strekzine List==
Boldly Writing outlines the club's role in Star Trek fandom: "The LNSTFCCF had a short but influential history, especially because it published one of the first fanzine listings later in [1971]... compiled by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, [it] contained fanzine data and statistics only. Of the 57 fanzines listed, 30 were identified as discontinued or suspected of having been discontinued, and 25 did not respond to the LNSTFCCF survey. Those who responded gave statistics on the circulation, dates published, contents, etc. Spockanalia showed the highest circulation (500), Captain's Log the lowest (20)." from Boldly Writing 
==Strekfan Roster Questionnaire==
The club also sponsored the 'Strekfan Roster Questionnaire' which was included in a number of zines. "This was the first announcement of a survey of Star Trek fans. Although LNSTFCCF folded before completing the survey, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, who originated the questionnaire and analyzed the data, sent the results to other fanzines and included them in Star Trek Lives!" from Boldly Writing 
 
Complete list of zines that the Roster Questionnaire was in: Pastaklan Vesla #3, T-Negative #9/10, The Voyages #1, Impulse #3, Galileo II, and the LNSTFCCF Yearbook
 
==Relationship with LNNAF and Subsequent Ejection==
Some members of fandom did not like the power that the LNNAF had over other Star Trek fan clubs at the time, specifically the requirements of dues and alliance in exchange for information and access to the celebrities and information. For some context, see the April 1967 issue of Vulcanalia 
There was the long-running feud between S. Cornelie "Sam" Cole and LNSTFCCF editor Michael Sobota about LNAF chapter membership documentation and Sobota's membership in Spock's Scribes. Sobota and Cole both tell their sides of this story in detail.
From Cole: 
This club was ejected from LNAF in early 1971: 
==A 1971 Publication ==
In August 1971, the LNSTFCCF published a zine which appeared to be a yearbook, but most of which was dedicated to two items. The first was the documentary "If The Mind Is Free" and comments by fans. The second was related to Louise Stange, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, and miscommunications regarding the primary focus of LNAF chapter clubs.
The zine also included a complete transcript of LNSTFCCF member Jean Cora Mendey's May 14, 1971 appearance on WOPA-AM in Oak Park, where she was interviewed by Wayne Osborne about the LNSTFCCF and Star Trek fandom. There are also reviews of Nimoy's TV-movie Assault on the Wayne and of T-Negative 8 by Jim Mulé, including a scathing review of the Kraith novella "Spock's Affirmation"; some poems, art and stories; several pages of letters and classified ads; zine returns (acknowledgements that one received a zine and a summary of what you thought of it were then considered courteous as well as helpful feedback); and announcements about "Star Date 3113.7", a two-act multimedia presentation written by L.S. Wallace, Jr. and presented by the Denham Springs Community Theater in Baton Rouge, LA. 
==="If The Mind Is Free"===
The Chicago Special was "If The Mind Is Free", which aired January 24, 1971 on WMAQ-TV. Paid for, produced and hosted by Nimoy, it was a documentary about the transformation of Chicago St. Mary High School into a radical experimental environment. St. Mary was on the West Side where most students -- black, Hispanic and white -- lived in extreme poverty and degradation. Conduct as well as classes were completely free and open. Students were encouraged to make management decisions. Punishment was abolished along with uniforms, and students were encouraged to talk openly about sex, gang violence, drugs, television, war, ecology and other matters they dealt with in the everyday world. Like many Chicago Catholic schools St. Mary had never received adequate funding from its diocese, and the revolutionary curriculum caused many parents to remove their children. "If The Mind Is Free" was meant as a fundraiser. Nimoy initially got involved because he'd heard that one of the classes was devoted to Star Trek. The transcript from the entire show is included in the zine.
===The Primary Focus of Chapter Clubs===
Jacqueline Lichtenberg also suffered repercussions for her fan activity with this club, although she said miscommunication and confusion often happen with science fiction fandom. As she worked on the characterization of Spock for Kraith, she had questions for Nimoy about the gestures and phrases seen in "Amok Time". She gave her questions to Soboda to be mailed along with other fan questions directly to Nimoy. She caught some flak from LNAF president Louise Stange for this as Nimoy's secretary Teresa Victor had mailed the package to her thinking it was club-related material. Everything related to the LNAF chapter clubs was supposed to go through Stange before Nimoy saw it. Apparently Stange saw Lichtenberg's questions as proof that the club was focusing on Spock rather than on Nimoy.
==Ads and Flyers==
 Image:lnstfccfflyer.jpg| club flyer from 1971, printed on the back page of The Strekzine List
Image:startrekfansflyer.jpg|a 1971 flyer, printed in The Captain's Log #2
==References==
Category:Star Trek Fan Clubs
Category:1969 Fan Clubs
Category:1970s Fan Clubs