Tell Me Something I Don't Know!

Tell Me Something I Don't Know! was a 23 issues gen and slash Starsky & Hutch's apazine. Many fans referred to it simply as "the APA" for two reasons: there was only one apazine for this fandom, and because the title was so ungainly. A fan in the second issue said: "I have high hopes of APA. I like the title, but it's too long for me to type out everything, so I'll stick with the APA, okay?" Other fans referred to it as "TMSIDK."
It was started by [M B], continued by [M M], then by [M F]. A fan named [A W] tried to keep the APA going, and asked for submissions for it in issues of Frienz, but "Tell Me Something I Don't Know!" did not continue.
==About==
==Encouragement and Support: 1987==
A fan in 1987 said: 
==Description==
From the Central Mailer, on a flyer:
==This Fandom's Letterzines==
* S and H (June/July 1979-Jan. 1983) (gen, non-explicit slash)
 
* APB, (gen) (Spring 1981-Feb. 1986) (gen, non-explicit slash)
* Handcuffs (1982) (slash)
* Hanky Panky (Feb. 1982-June 1986) (explicit slash)
* Word on the Street (1983-1984) (gen)
* Shootout (Oct. 1983- April 1986) (gen, non-explicit slash) 
* Between Friends (Jan. 1984-Dec. 1985) (gen, non-explicit slash) 
* Mixed Doubles (half Pros, half Starsky & Hutch) (1984-June 1989) (gen, non-explicit slash)
* Torino Times (~1985-1988) (gen)
* The Who Do We Trust Times (Feb. 1986-Oct. 1987) (gen, non-explicit slash) 
* Tell Me Something I Don't Know! (Jan. 1987-Sept. 1991) (gen, non-explicit slash) 
* Frienz (Nov. 1988-Nov. 1996) (gen, non-explicit slash)
*Black Bean Soup (May 1995-Jan. 2000) (strictly gen)
* Wanna Share?? (German language) (Sept. 1995-April 1998) (gen, non-explicit slash)
* Me 'n Thee Times (Feb/March 1999-2000) (gen and non-explicit slash)
==One Zine's Beginning==
Some of the zine, Convicted, was serialized in this zine, and later finished and published as a separate novel.
Also in this APA was the installments of The Huntingdon Chronicles.
==Early Contributions==
The introductory flyer encouraged members to title their written contributions and referred to these sections as "zines." For about half of the APAs, fans followed this practice. Later contributions were simply listed by their first names and give no title. The topics of the personal letters were introductions and comments about the show; they are a reminiscent of LoCs to letterzines, but much more casual, much less confrontational, and in many instances, less focused. 
The majority of "contributions," especially towards the end, were clippings from whatever sources fans could find. The main topics of the clippings of this time period focused on some current professional projects that David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser were involved in, news reports of the time about David Soul's personal behavior and legal troubles involving alcohol and domestic abuse, and the revelation that the Glaser's family was terribly impacted by AIDs with the death of their daughter Ariel (in August 1988) and the social activism of Elizabeth Glaser (who passed away in December 1994, after this APA was no longer published)). A fan in September 1989 wrote: "I discovered with shock, this very depressing news item, in my local newspaper today. I could hardly believe it, but since it's the AP, I suppose it's true. I've heard nothing of this earlier -- did none of you know this?" from Tell Me Something I Don't Know! #16 
==The Editor Announces the End==
In early 1993, the editor lets people know her decision about continuing the zine: 
In 1994, the editor wrote: 
==Issue 1 (January 1987)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 1 was published in in January 1987 and contains 17 pages. The Captain is [M B]. 
There are 9 members.
Summary of contents: 
* LARPing
* fannish mentoring
* fannish squee (though this word is not used) and descriptions of becoming a fan
* VCRs
* mention of a song tape: "a video musical tape"
* Starsky & Hutch London Fan Day
* many clippings
* relationships between Star Trek: TOS Kirk/Spock fandoms and Starsky & Hutch fandoms
===Issue 1: Excerpts from Contents===
* Pausin' on Starsky n' Pausin' on Hutch by [E A]: (one focus is her newly-acquired VCR and its ability to freeze frames of enticing body parts):
* Whenever We Get it In Report by [G B]: (much about "character parties" (LARP): 
* A Couple of Aces by [M B]: (her introduction to the fandom): 
* Intro by [T B]: (one main topic was the original fiction universe of Vas & Dex, which this fan authored): 
* Untitled by [T D]: 
* Intro by [S G]: (contains much about the LARP activity): 
==Issue 2 (March 1987)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 2 was published in March 1987 and contains 65 pages. The Captain is [M B].
 
There are 7 new members, bringing the total to 16.
Summary of contents: 
* the fresh detail a "clean" VCR recording tape can provide, the new things one sees with a bigger screen and the ability to pause the show, and how this provides much inspiration especially of the artistic variety
* creating original characters when ones on the screen do not satisfy or have outlived their usefulness
* having sympathy for the postal service
* fears that ZebraCon wouldn't have enough Starsky & Hutch programming
* a story about Starsky & Hutch in England meeting Robin of Loxley
* meeting David Soul
* LARPing
* many clippings
* Anybody's Cat, poem by [P M]
* Seaside Lullaby, poem by [M F]
* The Huntingdon Chronicles, part one by [C D] and [M D] (later published in The Fix #4)
===Issue 2: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* A Couple of Aces... by [M B]: 
* also from A Couple of Aces: 
* also from "A Couple of Aces" 
* also from "A Couple of Aces" 
* Dirtball Dispatch by [G B]: 
* A Word in Edgewise by [T B]: 
* also from "A Word in Edgewise" 
* also from "A Word in Edgewise" 
* Contribution by [T D]: 
* Another Fine Mess by [M F]: 
* The Lavender Report by [S G]: (about meeting David Soul]: 
 
* Reminiscing by [R K]: 
* Pausin' on Starsky N' Pausin' on Hutch by [E A]: ("A Reflection of Shadows and Silhouettes" -- is her analysis, using a VCR of filming techniques, of color and shadows in some episodes): 
==Issue 3 (May 1987)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 3 was published in May 1987 and contains 99 pages. The Captain is [M B].
There are 6 new members, bringing the total to 20.
Summary of contents: 
* Vas & Dex
* why contort Starsky & Hutch, Doyle and Bodie, and other characters, when one should just write original fiction?
* comments on April Valentine's songtape
* comments regarding The Huntingdon Chronicles
* the "second exciting installment of" "The Huntingdon Chronicles" does not appear in this issue
* a long report of three fans (with photo) going to see the movie "Hanoi Hilton" (one character was portrayed by David Soul), touring Los Angeles, and in doing some LARPing out side of the airport
* a fan wants to know why there aren't more established relationship stories 
* Healing, fiction by [M L] 
* Murder on San Carmelappolis (a parody of Murder on San Carmelitas) by Ima Fool, unrelated to the 1988 ZebraCon play
* a fan compares Star Trek to Starsky & Hutch, concentrates on power imbalances and the presence/lack of the science fiction
* a fan wants to know why there aren't more stories about SH and AIDS, speculates how the disease would affect their lives, describes her work in an AIDS counseling clinic -- these comments were made about 14 months BEFORE it was widely known to the public Ariel Glaser passed away in August 1988. about the terrible ways AIDS was affecting Paul Michael Glaser's family See Elizabeth Glaser 
* there is a photo of three fans in front of a movie theater which accompanies a description of their weekend in L.A.
* a fan describes a fan-get-together: "Cinnamon Teal Weekend" in which six fans hung out, watched tapes, talked and ate, and talked some more, and made fannish dolls do explicit things with each other
* Dreamers (believe in magic, will chase a rainbow) by [T D] is one-page collage 
* a short description of a fan gathering where several fans flew to visit
* Is That a Way to Treat a Convalescent? by [R K], trib that thanks many fans for their support during her illness and personal challenges
* Partners/A Virgin in These Woods by [M M] and [J G], a long, stream-of-consciousness fan history and squee
* Pausin' on Starsky and Pausin' on Hutch by [E A], much about a fan gathering
* Dirtball Dispatch by [G B], handwritten personal notes
* a hand-typed transcription of a interview by Bryant Gumbel of Michael Moriarty (topic is the movie "Hanoi Hilton"), April 17, 1987, NBC News Today
* many clippings
===Issue 3: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* A Word in Edgewise by [T B]: 
* more from "A Word in Edgewise": 
 
* Amapola Cruise by [M B]: 
* also from "Amapola Cruise": 
* A Couple of Aces by [M B]: 
* also from "A Couple of Aces" 
* Contribution by [M F]: 
* Another Fine Mess by [M F]: 
* also from "Another Fine Mess"; 
 
* Lavender Report by [S G]: 
* Untitled by [N G]: 
==Issue 4 (July 1987)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 4 was published in July 1987 and contains 156 pages. It is "the Buddy Issue." The Captain is [M B].
There are 18 members.
Summary of contents: 
* Script List by [N G]
* Convicted, chapter two by [M B] (fiction)
* some comments about AIDs and Starsky & Hutch
* a bit about Vas & Dex, including a list of available stories, as well as the opportunity to buy some stationary and art
* a fan wanted some help in putting together a SH concordance, as she had a "years-long dissatisfaction with the extant concordance."
* some comments about the lateness of Bird of Paradise, with one fan saying the last she'd heard about it was in 1985 and that she was "betting my $10.00 is long gone."
* The Huntingdon Chronicles, chapter two by [C D] and [M D] (later published in The Fix #4)
* Contribution by [M F] is a very detailed and opinionated review of what is in the written script and what was shown on the screen -- one observation was how much the actors improvised and added various male bonding goodies
* there is a mention of "Lucy's songtape"
* Another Fine Mess by [M F] discusses usage and history of the word "buddy" in media shows
* much about fan appreciation of the show The Insiders
* a LOC by [R K ] or Code 7 #4, see that page
* comments/review of "Shootout"
* Pausin' on Starsky and Pausin' on Hutch (E A]
* many, many clippings and transcripts of interviews
* fiction: "Lucy Cribb Walk started this round-robin story at the last APA party and several of us took turns adding to it."
* a fan comments extensively on the women's movement, the Far Right, portrayal of family and women in media
* a mention of "Tabby's story books (have you seen these? Stories interspersed with cut out and pasted in pictures, mounted on special embossed papers, calligraphy...oh, drool.)"
* Pat's Page by [P M], very short
* Olympic Flames by [T D] is a collage of clippings and headlines
===Issue 4: Excerpts from Contents=== 
 
 
 
 
* A Word in Edgewise by [T B]: 
* also from "A Word in Edgewise": 
* Contribution by [S B]: 
* A Couple of Aces by [M B]: 
* Lavender Report by [S G]: 
* England Bound by [R K]: 
* Partners/A Virgin in These Woods by [M M] and [J G]: 
* also from "Partners/A Virgin in These Woods": 
 
* Case Notes by [S T]/C.J. Lorrane] who states that her comments are "dedicated to the premise that what women think is erotic is best described by and for women, ourselves": 
* also from "Case Notes": 
* also from "Case Notes" 
==Issue 5 (September 1987)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 5 was published in September 1987 and contains 66 pages. The Captain is [M B].
There are 19 members.
Summary of contents:
* Starsky's Persuasion, poem by [G B]
* chapter three of Convicted
* one author of "The Huntingdon Chronicles" says the next installment is not in this issue but will be in the next issue, the author author says "don't hold your breath"
* Contribution by [M F], includes these comments: she liked the last issue's lovey cover, "but was disappointed with all the non-S&H, P&D enclosures. This is supposed to be a publication devoted to the above-named, and I'd rather not have anyone else take up space. As for the "/" stories, the less of them the better."
* the Captain says she has gotten some complaints that too many fans are sending in things other than Soul and Glaser related, and that there is too much talk of / -- she says that this publication is not a letterzine, but an APA and "that's the way" an APA works: "Like I said. I don't edit. If it doesn't interest you, skip it."
* Marlene, fiction by [P M] (genderplay, spanking, erotic -- the author says it was rejected by several zine eds)
* "SH Fanday London" -- there are descriptions of a "Mystery Party" that appeared to have much fan role-playing and LARPing
* * A Fanday for the Fourth by [R K], an American fan, describes a UK fan-get-together (July 4, 1987) at which she was a guest of honor; it was attended by 25 fans, at a restaurant, and was a bit of a mini-con complete with snacks, chat, and SH fan-created goods; there are many photos 
* a new fan wants to know where the use of "babe" came from, that she never heard it in the episodes, and wants to know if it is like bonding in Star Trek (not actually seen, but is fanon)
* there is more talk of SH fandom and AIDS
* a copy of the very first Press Release sent out by Metromedia when Starsky & Hutch was first launched.
* many clippings
* * Lavender Report by [S G], there is a lot of descriptions of another "Mystery Party" where there was much role-playing and LARPing from "The Insiders," "Yellow Rose," roles by Tim Curry, and other shows
* Partners/A Virgin in These Woods by [M M] and [J G], a long, detailed description (tongue-in-cheek) of kidnapping Paul Michael Glaser and "having their way with him"
* Pausin' on Starsky and Pausin' on Hutch by [E A]: "I wanted to write an article entitled "I'll Cover For Ya," but I didn't have time - so it'll be forthcoming sometime in the future. The episodes which I would like to write about are "RUNNING," "THE FIX." How right or wrong was Hutch in covering for Starsky in "Running," and how right or wrong was Starsky in covering for Hutch in "The Fix.""
* Dirtball Dispatch by [G B] has many comments about real life, violence, desperate people, and the people who don't have experience with this kind of poverty and what it can drive people to do
* Starsky's Persuasion, poem by [G B]
===Issue 5: Excerpts from Contents=== 
 
* Tabtalk (erroneously called Tabletalk in the table of contents) by [T D]: 
 
* Pat Rap by [P M], very short and basically an introduction to some fiction called "Marlene": 
* Introduction by [R M]: 
* Amapola Cruise by [M B]: 
* also from "Amapola Cruise" (one of many comments describing the differences between filmed shows and their scripts): 
* also from "Amapola Cruise": 
* also from "Amapola Cruise": 
* also from "Amapola Cruise": 
==Issue 6 (December 1987)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 6 was published in December 1987 and contains 62 pages. The Captain is [M B].
There are 23 members.
The Captain is losing a little Starsky & Hutch steam: 
Summary of contents:
* many clippings
* Pausin' on Starsky N' Pausin' on Hutch by (E A], very short 
* a fan writes: "Imagine, all this magic because of a tv show!"
* a fan writes: "Hanoi Hilton never ran here either; I doubt it played in more than five cities prior to being pulled from theater distribution. Thank God for vcrs..."
* Times 2 by [P P] (a reprint of "The Artsy Guy With the Beard," an essay this fan wrote about PMG's film directing, reprinted from another letterzine, the Who Do We Trust Times) 
* the Captain includes some information on Help Save the Beast, a Beauty and the Beast fan campaign to pressure CBS to order more episodes: "I took addresses at Z-Con for people interested in any BATB: info we might cone upon. I thought I'd go ahead and include that stuff with the apa mailings for those of you who are members."
* many fans are just back from ZebraCon and have a lot to talk about
* one fan writes a great deal about her love of Tim Curry and his creations: "Tim Curry is in town and I don't think I'll be right until the man leaves again."
* The Captain says "fandom being what is is our interests are always changing and rearranging. Now this isn't to say I've lost interest in Starsky and Hutch, it's just gone to the back burner for now." This fan has become very interested in both Beauty and the Beast (she writes she is interested in starting an APA for that show) and in the actor Tim Curry
* a fan lists her favorite slash and gen zines; some "gen" zines are in her "slash" pile, an example of fannish perception/translation of the term
* a fan describes her introduction to fandom in general (buying The New Voyages at a bookstore and Half Me, Half You at The Atlantic Fantasy Fair, and specifically Starsky & Hutch fandom (her copy of Commitment was missing two pages, she contacted the editor and struck up a friendship
* a fan asks the rhetorical questions: "Will we still be involved [in S&H fandom] twenty years from now? (Hand me my bifocals, dear, I want to check out this crotch shot!) It's hard to imagine, but even harder to imagine giving it up. Well, Mick Jagger didn't think he'd be singing Rock 'n Roll past the age of forty, either!"
* Scenario by [P M]: a short vignette called "Din-Din Through the Years" about their changing eating habits and relationship with each other
* Fandom Collection Sale by [R K], a fan is auctioning off some of her massive fannish collection to pay for medical costs
* A Virgin in These Woods by [M M], very short
* Partners by [J G], a review of "Manchild in the Streets"
* a fan's intrigue with Led Zepplin RPF fic
===Issue 6: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* A Couple of Aces by [M B]: 
* also from A Couple of Aces: 
* Contribution by [M F]: 
* also by [M F]: 
* Southern Solitary by [L M]: 
* Broadway Local by [J S] (uses pseuds Ellen Morris (fiction) and Jessi (art)): 
* also from Broadway Local: 
* also from Broadway Local: 
==Issue 7 (March 1988)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 7 was published in March 1988 and contains 32 pages. The Captain is now [M M], who has taken it over from [M B]. [M M] mentions that another fan [M F] is also considering taking over. 
There are now 23 members.
Summary of contents: 
 
* [R K], more auction items for sale
* a fan talks about her drawerfic: "My second S/H effort has been buried in a clay pot in my backyard and is fermenting, hopefully to emerge this summer. Got any clay pots buried in your yard?"
* more comments about the RPF/self-insertion fic that caused at least one fan offense 
* comments on ZebraCon
* lots of Laurel and Hardy photos
* an episode listing
* a fan describes some script changes in several episodes
* many clippings
===Issue 7: Excerpts from Contents===
* Partners by [M M]: She and a friend had a super time at ZebraCon: 
* A Virgin in These Woods by [J G]: 
* also from A Virgin in These Woods: 
* also from A Virgin in These Woods, a response to the fan who found offense at a RPF/self-insertion tale of assault: 
* also from A Virgin in These Woods: 
==Issue 8 (June 1988)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 8 was published in June 1988 and contains 59 pages. The Captain is [M M].
There are 24 members; the Captain would like to see 30 members join.
The APA has a new Captain who has just purchased a new big stapler: 
Summary of contents:
* there is much angst about the state of SH fandom: one fan thinks perhaps more zines should be advertised in other fandom zines, another fan is happy about the fact that SH art is now cheaper, another fan both chides fans for writing the "wrong" kind of fiction and then wants to know why fans aren't producing more fic
* "What If" (from "Moments" - Passage of Time), poem by [P M]
* clipping on Teri White by Kathleen Kisner, supplied by [R K]
* the author of No Easy Answers says the zine is finished and she comments on its ending, says there is "No S&H deathscene"
* several fans write that they feel the SH fandom is dwindling and disappearing, their proof: less zines, less personal correspondence, the fact that SH art was getting cheaper at ZebraCon and being outsold by Pros art
* Case Notes by [S T]: lots of personal things about other fans, a plea for fic
* Untitled by [S G], was so desperate to see the episode The Fix that she agreed to hold a Tupperware Party
* Convicted, chapter 4 by [M B]
* Nature vs. Hutch, fiction by [M D]
* The Ascent of Man, fiction by [C D]
* Amapola Cruise by [M B], very short comments about Convicted
* many clippings
* A Couple of Aces by [M B]
* Untitled by [M F]
* Hollywood Grapevine by [S B]: updates about what the actors are up to
===Issue 8: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* A Word in Edgeways... Again by [T B]: 
* also from A Word in Edgewise: 
* also from A Word in Edgewise, immediately after scolding fans for getting too imaginative and not sticking to reality in SH fiction, this fan, ironically, wants to know where all the fanac has gone: 
* Partners by [M M]: 
* A Virgin in These Woods by [J G]: 
* Southern Solitary by [L M]: 
* Untitled by [J H]: 
* Untitled by [S. Landry]: See: General Thoughts on "/" (Homosexual) Zines-Stories. 
* Food for Thought by [R M]: 
==Issue 9 (September 1988)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 9 was published in September 1988 and contains 49 pages. The Captain is [M M].
There are 25 members, but only 9 of them contributed to this issue.
Summary of contents: 
* a fan feels that there are David Starsky and Kenneth Hutchinson "clones" in the pro Star Trek novel The IDIC Epidemic; she includes some photocopied pages with some excerpts underlined, and the handwritten note: "Does anyone know if Jean Lorrah is a S&H fan, as well as a Star Trek fan and writer? It certainly sounds like she had them in mind for these two ambulance drivers. What do you all think?"
* a fan describes the fanwork The Grief and the Glory
* many clippings
* this issue has a questionnaire for fans, the answers to be included in the concordance that fan [S B] was planning: the topics were favorite and least favorite episodes/scenes, various fan speculations....
* A Couple of Aces in a World Full of Jokers #8 by [M B]
* Untitled by [I C]
===Issue 9: Excerpts from Contents=== 
 
* The On-Going Legend by [T D]: 
* Capital Crimewave by [J H]: 
* also from Capital Crimewave: 
* Comparing Notes by [L G]: 
* A Virgin in These Woods #3 by [J G]: 
* also from A Virgin in These Woods: 
* also from A Virgin in These Woods: 
* A Word from Her Partner #7 by [M M]: 
* also from A Word from Her Partner: 
* also from A Word in Edgeways by [T B]: 
* also from A Word in Edgeways: 
* Untitled by [M F]: 
* The Incredible "Shrinking" Fandom by [C D]: 
==Issue 10 (November 1988)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 10 was published in November 1988 and contains 66 pages. The Captain is [M M].
There are 24 members.
Summary of contents: 
* Convicted by [M B], part five
* long poem called "Ode to Red Underwear" or "Ransom of Red Briefs" or "Satan's Britches" by [C H] and [S]
* there is much discussion on whether S&H fandom is dying
* a new fan writes: "One thing that has become very obvious is that S&H fandom is a very closed fandom. The zines are hardly ever advertised in DATAZINE or CC, and one rarely comes across them at media conventions. There's very little opportunity for anyone to find out about S&H fandom, particularly if they aren't already a member of other fandoms."
* a fan comments on the recent spate of domestic fiction and says she likes it
* there is some discussion about fanon
* Totally Uncreative Title by [J H]
* Another Day, Another Dollar by [T D], a photo collage with captions
* progress report #1 for Spectrum 
* a fan points out that in a fandom as small as this one, disagreements seem bigger
* there is some discussion of song tapes adventure: "Your mention of song tapes reminded me how passionately I love them... and how long it's been since I've seen a new one. Best of luck making your own; Melissa and I tried our hand at it last summer when I visited her, and failed fairly dismally. Well, it might have had something to do with the fact that half a dozen trips to the appliance store finally revealed that we'd bought the wrong audio jack... For a long time I've been dying to make a song tape using Peter Cetera's "Glory Of Love", a piece that seems to me to be a perfect anthem for all our favorite media relationships, "/" or &..."
* this issue has a fan review of the episode "The Vampire"
* a fan begs others to write a ZebraCon report as she can't be there; some tongue-in-cheek highlights she wants to know: how many fans cried during The Rose, how many Pros fans went berserk when the waiters at dinner ran out of fruit cup, how many people had to be hospitalized after busting a gut laughing at the skit, who out-bid who at the auction,
* many clippings
* Letterzine Announcement (Frienz) by [P M]
* Ode to Red Underwear, poem by [Sheila] 
* DG's Here Comes The Brides articles and more current info by [S B]
* A Word from Her Partner #8 [M M]
===Issue 10: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* Amapola Cruise by [M B]: 
* Untitled by [M F]: 
* The Flirts #2 by [L G]: 
* Food for Thought by [R M]: 
* also from Food for Throught: 
* Cheerfulness Breaks In by [T D]: 
* Untitled by [S L]: 
* A Vampire in These Woods #4 by [J G]: 
* also from A Vampire in These Woods: 
* also from A Vampire in These Woods: 
* A Word in Edgewise #9 by [T B]: 
==Issue 11 (January 1989)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 11 was published in January 1989 and contains 73 pages. The Captain is [M M].
There are 20 members.
Summary of contents: 
* a fan describes her and another fan's visit to the Star Trek movie set, meeting William Shatner and Harve Bennett, watching filming of ST: TNG, touring things, more
* several long con reports for ZebraCon #8, plus some photos, see that page
* a fan describes making a song tape
* a review by a fan of the episode "Little Girl Lost"
* a fan writes a long essay about death stories, uses many stories as examples of the emotions they create
* a remark about S&H being a "closed fandom": "We've got a great deal going; it probably wouldn't hurt to let some others in on the secret. By not making our existence known to large fan groups (specifically, Trek), we're probably missing the chance to enlist scores of eager new writers and artists."
* a fan gives a very short con report for Spectrum, see that page
* a fan bemoans the fact that only two zines premiered at ZebraCon: Penal Code and Commitment
* many clippings
* Double the Duo by [P M] (perhaps a poem?)
===Issue 11: Excerpts from Contents=== 
 
* Untitled by [M F]: 
* Responding by [T D]: 
* Meeting of the Waters by [I G]: 
* also from Meeting of the Waters: 
* Death Stories #3 by [L G]: an essay using Whom Death Could Not Part, Nighthorse, Delivered to Thee, It's Always Toughest, Invictus, Mojave Crossing, Goliath as examples. Closing paragraph: 
* A Virgin in These Woods #5 by [J G]: 
* also from A Virgin in These Woods: 
* A Word from Her Partner by [M M]: 
* This Writing Business (previously titled Southern Solitary) by [L G]: 
* also from This Writing Business: 
* also from This Writing Business: 
* also from This Writing Business: 
* Daughter of the Totally Uncreative Title by [J H]: 
* A Word in Edgeways #10 by [T B]: 
==Issue 12 (February 1989)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 12 was published in February 1989 and contains 31 pages. The Captain is [M M].
The APA has gained two new members, has about 23, but the Captain notes that it is losing members.
Summary of contents: 
* there are lots of comments about being old fans, one them: "the drooling old ladies scenario is adorable — I can see most of us still gathering for a Z-Con in 40 years!"
* "The Foundering Gourmet," a vignette by {m F] in dialog form relating to "The Frugal Gourmet"
* Valentine by [P M]: an ad for back issues of Frienz
* Untitled by [M F]
* many photos by Ruth Kurz of fans in their homes 
* A Word from Her partner #10 [M M]
* many clippings
* "Our Visit to Venice, or D'ya Think If We Got a Screwdriver and Hoisted the Door of Hutch's Apartment Off Its Hinges To Take Home As a Souvenir, Anybody'd Notice?" -- a description of a trip to Venice Beach and other parts of California: includes some color photos
===Issue 12: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* Endearments #4 by [L G]: 
* A Word in Edgeways #11 by [T B]: 
* also from A Word in Edgeways: 
* also from A Word in Edgeways: 
* Untitled by [C L]: 
* A Virgin in These Woods #6 [J G]: 
* Confession: I Am a Radical Feminist Starsky & Hutch Fan by [M R K] (the bulk of this trib is a reprint of an essay about "pornography," sexuality, slash and K/S... entitled Pornography by Women, For Women, With Love. The fan who submitted this essay doesn't mention its author (Joanna Russ). The contributing fan introduces this essay with: 
* Yes, More Uncreativity by [J H]: 
* also from "Yes, More Uncreativity": 
==Issue 13 (May 1989)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 13 was published in May 1989 and contains 47 pages. The Captain is [M M].
There are 20 members.
Summary of contents: 
* Confessions of a Radical Feminist TV Addict by [M R K]
* After the Fact, a vignette by [M F] written in dialogue
* Plotless Foamy Fluff, fiction by [J H]
* a fan discusses the fourth season and how odd and moving it was, see 4th Season.
* a new fan talks about how hard it is for her to read letterzines, that the intense emotion in the letters mirrors that of her own, and she finds this difficult
* a fan writes that men don't talk the way they do in fanfiction, "I think Pat was right in a WDWTT issue when she said that at times she thought we was eavesdropping on a couple of passionate girlfriends. Guys don't talk what way! Even gay guys! If we wanted to write about women, we'd be writing Cagney & Lacey. (If anyone does, I don't want to know. That would be asking me to suspend my belief!)"
* fans comment on Pornography by Women, For Women, With Love, which was reprinted in the previous issue
* many clippings
* No News is Good News by [J H]
* a fan describes a March 1989 SHareCon
===Issue 13: Excerpts from Contents=== 
 
* A Word in Edgeways #13 by [T B], regarding a fan named [J G] who wrote a letter in the previous issue about winning a Huggy Award and feeling unsettled as the story wasn't THAT good, and did she win just because there weren't that many other choices out there due to the "dry" period from which many fans felt the fandom was suffering from: 
* also from A Word in Edgewise: 
* Responding Again by [T D]: 
* A Virgin in These Woods #7 by [J G]: 
* also from A Virgin in These Woods: 
* A Word from Her Partner #11 by [M M]: 
* Untitled by [M F]: 
==Issue 14 (July 1989)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 14 was published in July 1989 and contains 45 pages. The Captain is [M M].
There are 20 members.
The current Captain is passing on her duties to [M F] and says all outstanding debts are not being passed on to [M F] but should be settled with [M M]: 
Summary of contents: 
* Convicted part 6, fiction by [M B] (the author warns that it is "kinda... for mature audiences, okay..." -- This is the first sexually explicit fiction/comment in the APA, and marks the end of this story being serialized here. The fic was finally published in its entirely as a standalone zine nine years later.
* A Word from Her Partner #12 by [M M]
* many clippings
* Confessions of a Radical Feminist in Baltimore by [M R K], one of several ZebraCon con reports
* A Word in Edgeways #12 1/2 by [T B], fan casting for her novel No Easy Answers, see that page
* Untitled by [M F], one of the several comments about 4th Season (1989 essay), see that page
* Hollywood Grapevine by [S B]
* This Writing Business by [L M]
* there is a con report for the very first SHareCon (the SHareCon that precedes ALL of the others), see that page
* the author of No Easy Answers fan casts her novel
===Issue 14: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* Amapola Cruse by [M B]: 
* A Virgin in These Woods #8 by [J G]: 
* Untitled by [R K]: 
 
* More Random Responses by [T D]: 
==Issue 15 (August 1989)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 15 was published in August 1989 and contains 39 pages. The Captain is [M F].
There are 16 members.
The new Captain says she had to badger some fans for contributions, she also suggests folks discuss an episode or two but warns she will not publish "overt, explicit "/"."
 
Summary of contents: 
* contribution from [M M]
* [M R K] episode synopsis
* Up & Down, fiction by [J H]
* [L G's] Torino Tales (about seeing a red and white Torino in her town)
* S&H zine listing compiled by [S L]
* many clippings
* European Treats from [R K], many S&H clippings from European magazines
===Issue 15: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* From the Desk of [P M]: 
* also From the Desk of [P M]: 
* [T D] Goodies: 
* Maria's Midsummer Mailing by [T D], commenting on the differing definitions of "frenzy" ("wild excitement" vs "violent agitation") and how some fans have been speculating on the name of the letterzine: Frienz and what that could mean: 
==Issue 16 (November 1989)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 16 was published in November 1989 and contains 36 pages. The Captain is [M F].
There are 19 members.
Summary of contents: 
* a reprint of the L.A. Times article, the National Enquirer article
* several ZebraCon reports, see those pages
* Treats from [T B]
* News Bulletin from [S L]
* Sympathy Card, copy of a card and message to the Glaser's from fans
* contribution from [S B] 
* Christmas Presents, fiction by [M F]
* many clippings about PMG and AIDS, also clippings about Teri White and her career
* fans have just heard the news about PMG's family, that their daughter (Ariel) had passed away a year earlier from AIDS, and that Elizabeth Glaser and their son, Jake, were also HIV-positive; it is a sign of slower times and no internet that S&H fans (who got their information from magazines, newspapers, and the clippings sent by friends) appear to not have known Ariel had passed away in the first place, much less the reason. 
===Issue 16: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* intro by [M F]: 
 
* contribution by [M M]: 
* contribution from [S M]: 
* Not "Alchemical Lightning," Not "Nemesis Kid Lives" Either by [C A]: 
* also Not "Alchemical Lightning," Not "Nemesis Kid Lives" Either: 
* also Not "Alchemical Lightning," Not "Nemesis Kid Lives" Either: [C A]: 
==Issue 17 (January 1990)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 17 was published in January 1990 and contains 38 pages. The Captain is [M F].
The Captain says she needs more input from members and that some of them are being financial dead beats: 
Summary of contents: 
* much about the role of sex in a story
* description of a house party at Marian Kelly's 
* a long-time fan is burnt out, and predictably complains about how boring this fandom has become
* Pat's "Lifetime," a poem
* [M K]/PAF correspondence, a recount of presenting a check for $3500 (raised at ZebraCon by 175 people) to the Pediatric Aids Foundation, includes a photocopy of the check
 
* translations of unknown French articles that was printed in the last issue, subject was PMG and his family's recent tragedy
 
* [M R K's] "autograph/episode synopsis
* many clippings
===Issue 17: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* contribution by [M M]: 
*A Word in Edgewise by [T B: 
* Radio Code 311 by [C A], who had complained of "only so many ways to write sodomy" in the last issue: 
* also from Radio Code 311: 
* [S M's] Treats: 
==Issue 18 (March 1990)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 18 was published in March 1990 and contains 61 pages. The Captain is [M F].
There are 18 members.
From the Captain: 
Summary of contents: 
* David TV Guide blurbs
* Corinthians 13 (?)
* a Torino illo
* there are 15 half page photocopied pieces of S&H art by some BNFs, contributed by a fan's personal collection
* the author of the Vas & Dex stories says that "in many cases, friends are better than lovers. (And yes, we are exploring that theme in THE THRESHING FLOOR.) (We'd be lynched if we tried it with S&H!)"
* many clippings
* a fan writes: "I extend this as a challenge to all. If you haven't written a story or poem, the APA is a fantastic place to start. It's awful to say this, but we're all so desperate to read something new, you are guaranteed to be appreciated for it. And there are people like [M B], [S B], and [T B] who have a lot of experience writing. If you want constructive criticism, I'm sure you need only ask."
* a fan writes: "I don't nave anything new to say in S/H. Not without twisting the characters into pretzels, anyway, and I'd rather do that with my own creations, [Vas & Dex]."
* Hollywood Hotline by [S B], very detailed recount of being at the Glaser's premiere PAF gathering, various Hollywood speculation regarding what Glaser and Soul are up to professionally
* [R K] included some photocopies of some artwork she owned
* a fan writes: "On sodomy, well, I guess we don't exactly agree. There's a lot more to love and sex than fucking of any variety. I guess that's obvious. I agree that there are stories whose sexy sides outweigh the plot; but there are also stories with plot and character development that never manage to capture my interest, to make me care what happens to the boys. I'd love to think up deep plots for every story I write, but sometimes it just doesn't happen that way. Sorry."
* a fan responds to another's toss-away line in a previous issue: "Is the world ready for Han/Chewie, you ask? Well, I can think of more unlikely pairings. I mean, it gets awful lonely out there in space, and you can get used to the idiosyncratic Wookiee body odour, and he is nice and furry to snuggle up to..."
* a fan suggests that long, detailed descriptions of explicit sex are more appealing to fans/people who aren't getting enough sex themselves, not unlike the appeal of someone on a diet reading an expansive description of food
* a fan writes that " we are too small a fandom to support people who only consume without returning something"
* contribution by [M M]
* contribution by [P M]
===Issue 18: Excerpts from Contents=== 
 
* Scribblings by [M R K]: 
* contribution by [S M]: 
* A Word in Edgeways by [T B]: 
* Missing in Action by [J H]: 
* also from Missing in Action: comments on the "lack of new zines" comments: 
* Responding by [T D]: 
 
* Amapola Cruise by [M B], comments on the current topics of SH fanfiction: 
* also from Amapola Cruise, this fan asks about something that reminded her of a subject they were discussing at ZCon on a panel: 
* also from Amapola Cruise, physical sex in fanfiction: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
===Issue 18: Ruth's Art Show===
"I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the artwork on my upstairs walls. Most are prints now, but I still have many originals all over the house. LOTS more!!"
File:Shrosenthal1982unknown.jpg|one of Ruth Kurz's contributions, the artist is Leah Rosenthal (1982)
Image:tellme18-1.jpg|one of Ruth Kurz's contributions, the artists are Kay McElvain (1981), J. Jones (1982)
Image:tellme18-2.jpg|one of Ruth Kurz's contributions, the artist is Marian Kelly (1981)
Image:tellme18-3.jpg|one of Ruth Kurz's contributions, the artist is Jean C (1981)
Image:tellme18-4.jpg|one of Ruth Kurz's contributions, the artist is Connie Faddis (1981, 1980)
Image:tellme18-5.jpg|one of Ruth Kurz's contributions, the artists are Beth (unknown date), Nancy Broll (unknown date)
Image:tellme18-6.jpg|one of Ruth Kurz's contributions, the artists are Jean C (unknown date), Edith Crowe (1981)
Image:tellme18-7.jpg|one of Ruth Kurz's contributions, the artist is Paulie (unknown date)
Image:tellme18-8.jpg|one of Ruth Kurz's contributions, the artist is Cyndee Morand (unknown date)
Image:tellme18-9.jpg|one of Ruth Kurz's contributions, the artists are Bev Zuk (portrays David Soul and Shari Nims from the Star Trek: TOS episode, "The Apple," 1979), Gayle F ("Bookends," portrays Harry Callahan and John Davis (Harry/Johnny) and Hutch, unknown date)
==Issue 19 (May 1990)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 19 was published in May 1990 and contains 51 pages. The Captain is [M F].
There were 17 members.
Summary of contents: 
* many photos from SHarecon (see SH:101)
* some recollections and con reports from SHareCon by [P M], [M R K]
* this issue has a review of the episode "Hostages" and of "Deckwatch"
* [C A] writes a long essay called "Why Slash" and expounds why identifying with the males on a show is so much more rewarding than with the females, addresses misogyny in fanfiction, see Why Slash? (1990 essay)
* many clippings
* a fan writes a grumpy and combative letter and says she's actually written a new fic: "If we succeeded [in portraying what we saw on the screen], I hope someone bothers to mention it. LoCs are really thin on the ground, though looking back over the years, that isn't a new thing — we only got seven after 3-11. So the little pile we collected over NEA was at least an improvement on that."
* contribution by [M M]
* contribution by [R K] 
* contribution by [D R]
===Issue 19: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* Notes of a Radical Feminist by [M R K]: 
 
* Hold the Doom, Hold the Gloom by [T D]: 
* also from Hold the Doom, Hold the Gloom: 
 
* Untitled by [S M]: 
* A Word in Edgeways by [T B]: 
* also from A Word in Edgeways: 
* also from A Word in Edgeways: 
* also from A Word in Edgeways: 
==Issue 20 (July 1990)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 20 was published in July 1990 and contains 56 pages. The Captain is [M F].
The APA has gained three members, but lost two long-time members -- there are now twenty members.
Summary of contents: 
* a fan introduces herself with, among other things, a description of her academic interest in fandom, making her a very early acafan
* this issue has a list of SH stories in multimedia zines
* many clippings
* a fan writes: "I'd really like to see stories that were published before I joined up — I'll help with postage if you've written a ton. And it's okay if they're X or "/"„ I don't care! (And I am over 21.)"
* a fan, bemoaning the difficulty in finding artists for zines, mentions meeting a new artist at MediaWest: "She was no Suzan Lovett, but who is? (and even Suzi's work didn't look in 1983 like it does now)."
* a fan includes a long compilation of all the S&H and S/H stories in multimedia zines 
* the author of Convicted wrote: "I was thinking of breaking down and doing another installment of "Convicted", but time considerations were one reason I didn't. Then, too, Maria says there are some new members joining us, so perhaps I should repeat the earlier segments before doing any more. Does anybody care what happens with Starsky behind bars? I actually do have a whole story plotted out, and if there are any out there who want to know what happens, I'll be glad to de-mothball it and write some new chapters." 
* Report from Left Field by [P M]
* contribution by [R K], photos
* a reprint of an article by Wendy Wasserstein called "Winner Take All," the topic was the anxiety of winning awards
* the Star Sky quilt raffle draw was scheduled for 30th June, the winner was [Joan D], the raffle raised about $150 for Pediatric Aids Foundation
===Issue 20: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* there has been some conflict/tension in the APA regarding the nature of the relationship between S and H, as the editor begs another member not to leave: "Please don't quit the APA. Your opinions are valid, thought-provoking and appreciated. Plus, I for one would surely miss you."
* contribution by [M R K]
* Untitled by [C G]: 
* Hello from New Orleans by [B C]: 
* I Fell in Love With a Striped Tomato by [T P]: 
* My Gutter, and Welcome to It by [N G]: 
 
* Responding Again by [T D], a diplomatic response to the statement that "Starsky and Hutch" or "guys don't talk that way": 
* Amapola Cruise by [M B]: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
* Untitled by [S M]: 
* contribution by [M M]: 
* contribution by [J G]: 
 
* from A Word in Edgeways, a long-time fan is feeling, among other things, unappreciated: 
* also from A Word in Edgeways: 
==Issue 21 (September 1990)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 21 was published in September 1990 and contains 56 pages. The Captain is [M F].
There are 20 members, two of which don't include their addresses, an oddity.
Summary of contents: 
* "And Lost Again," fiction by [S G] ("Rosey Malone-related)
* a fan comments on the recent "conflict" in the APA, and wonders if "this couldn't — could it? — all be part of that *little conspiracy* I was told about recently? - the one designed to 'enliven' APA discussion??"
* many fans write that they want to see more of the WIP novel Convicted, one fan wrote: "WE WANT TO SEE "CONVICTED"!! WE WANT TO SEE "CONVICTED"!! WE WANT TO SEE "CONVICTED"!! WE WANT TO SEE "CONVICTED"!! WE WANT TO SEE "CONVICTED"!! WE WANT TO SEE "CONVICTED"!! (and we want to see it now!)"
* the publisher/editor of the recently-published Bonaventure writes that the "APA is hardly a relevant context for printing LOCs — they take up space and get sent to contributors anyway." So, she summarizes a bunch, which are very positive
* many clippings
* there is discussion about a Suzan Lovett illo that was used in Bonaventure; this discussion continues many years later when some fans complained that it was too slashy, see Frienz #25-#28 
* contribution by [D R]
* a fan comments: "Good news that 'Bird of Paradise' is finally on the wing. That new editorship has achieved an effective launching. (Is that a mixed metaphor?) I have my original order/receipt for a copy - almost a historical document - dated 1981. Will be good to read again in actual zine form."
* Love, a poem by [P M]
===Issue 21: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* Untitled by [T D]: 
* also by [T D]: 
* also by [T D]: 
* also by [T D]: 
* Amapola Cruise by [M B]: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
* from A Word in Edgeways: 
* I Fell in Love With a Striped Tomato by [T P]: 
* Untitled by [C G]: 
* Untitled by [B C]: 
* also by [B C]: 
* Notes of a Radical Feminist by [M R K]: 
 
* contribution by [S G]: 
==Issue 22 (July 1991)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 22 was published in July 1991 and contains 49 pages. The Captain is [M F].
There are 22 members.
The Captain apologizes for a amount of time between issues (ten months).
Summary of contents: 
* a photo of some fans taken at SH:101
* several con reports for SH:101
* a con report for Reunion Con
* some zine flyers for a number of April Valentine's zines, including the then-recently completed Distant Shores
* many clippings
* contribution by [J W]
* contribution by [A W]
* contribution by [M R K]
* contribution by [P M] 
* contribution by [B C] 
* contribution by [S M]
===Issue 22: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* Amapola Cruise by [M B]: 
* also from Amapola Cruise: 
* contribution by [L P]: 
* This Writing Business by [L G]: 
* Untitled by [C G]: 
==Issue 23 (September 1991)==
Tell Me Something I Don't Know 23 was published in September 1991 and contains 25 pages. The Captain is [M F].
There are 21 members; three very long-time members have dropped out, there is a gain of one member.
The Captain notes she is disappointed in the number of submissions. She reminds folks that the deadline for next issue is October 26, and to send in "25 copies," but this was the last issue published
 
Summary of contents: 
* contributions by [C G] 
* contributions by [S L] 
* contributions by [A W]
* many clippings 
===Issue 23: Excerpts from Contents=== 
* contributions by [T D]: 
* also by [T D]: 
* contributions by [L G]: 
* contributions by [M M] : 
* contributions by [P M]: 
==Notes==
==References==
 
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