WARPed MIND

WARPed MIND is a Star Trek: TOS club newsletter for a club out of Boston. 
It ran from September 1973 to Autumn 1976, then became Son of WARPed MIND under new management. A few issues have "Warped Mind Junior" on the front page but this doesn't appear to have anything to do with the title change in March 1977.
==A Bit of History==
 
==Issue 1==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.1 was published in September 1973.
==Issue 2==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.2 was published in October 1973.
==Issue 3==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.3 was published in November 1973.
==Issue 4==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.4 was published in December 1973.
==Issue 5==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.5 was published in January 1974.
==Issue 6==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.6 was published in February 1974.
==Issue 7==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.7 was published in March 1974 and contains 6 pages. 
* invitation to the April meeting at Shirley Maiewski's house 
* other Star Trek and club news
* a submission request for One Trek Mind
* report of the March club meeting (club had 79 members at this time)
* con news
Image:warpedmind7.jpg| front page of issue #7 (v.1 n.7)
==Issue 8==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.8 was published in April 1974. 
==Issue 9==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.9 was published in May 1974. 
==Issue 10==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.10 was published in June 1974 and contains 6 pages. 
Image:warpedmind10.jpg|issue #10
==Issue 11==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.11 was published in July 1974 and contains 6 pages. 
* results from the Star Trek: Animated poll
* other content
Image:warpedmind11.jpg|page from issue #11
==Issue 12==
WARPed MIND v.1 n.12 was published in August 1974 and contains 6 pages. 
Image:warpedmind12.jpg|issue #12
==Issue 13==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.13 was published in September 1974 and contains 6 pages.
Image:warpedmind13.jpg|from issue #13
==Issue 14==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.14 was published in October 1974 and contains 8 pages. 
* this issue contains an excerpt from an interview with Gene Roddenberry (the editor thanks Carole Brownell and Save the Star Trek Cast) 
* a notice for the November club meeting recommends you bring a sweater
* minutes of the October club meeting
* "Remember the Good Old Days? by Mary-Beth Santarelli (her memories of viewing Star Trek in its first run, buying Trek books and comics) 
* a full-page flyer for the 1975 Star Trek Lives! convention
 
Image:warpedmind14.jpg|first page of issue #14
==Issue 15==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.15 was published in November 1974 and contains 4 pages. 
* this issue has a short ad for Aisha Milele, Fanikiwa
* the editor notes the club has 130 members at this time
* there is a short recap of the November meeting
Image:warpedmind15.jpg|front page of issue #15
==Issue 16==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.16 was published in December 1974 and contains six pages. 
* this issue notes that "Jaqueline Litchtenberg, Sondra Marshak and Joanie Winston have sold their Star Trek book (the name escapes me) to Bantam Books."
* there is some discussion on whether Spock "left Omicron Ceti III a virgin"
* at the most recent club meeting, "A slide show was presented by Donna Chisholm on a split door which added highlights to the usual comments and captions."
Image:warpedmind16.jpg|front page of issue #16
==Issue 17==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.17 was published in January 1975 and contains 8 pages. 
Image:warpedmind17.jpg|front page of issue #17
==Issue 18==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.18 was published in February 1975 and contains eight pages. 
* announcement and information about the Star Trek movie
* some puzzles
* some info on what the celebrities are up to
* con information
* club meeting minutes
* a fan-written resume for Spock
 
Image:warpedmind18.jpg|first page of issue #18
==Issue 19==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.19 was published in March 1975 and contains eight pages. 
* a con report for The Star Trek Convention (1975, New York City, February)
* a con report for Boskone
* a report of Leonard Nimoy's appearance at the University of Hartford
* various club news
* results from a fan survey by Carole Brownell 
 
Image:warpedmind19.jpg|first page of issue #19
==Issue 20==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.20 was published in April 1975 and contains eight pages. 
 
==Issue 21==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.21 was published in May 1975 and contains six pages. 
* some newspaper clippings about Star Trek
* information about the June club meeting: "STAR FLEET UNIFORMS are requested by not required to be worn."
* the editor wrote of club membership: "At this writing we are 146 strong and I know that there are at least two more members in the envelopes I haven't opened this morning."
* a newsletter update: 
* the editor wants to know if fans would REALLY be interested in seeing Trek come back to television in a new series: 
* about the May meeting: 
* some names: 
==Issue 22==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.22 was published in June 1975.
 
==Issue 23==
WARPed MIND v.2 n.23 was published in July 1975 and contains eight pages. 
 
Image:warpedmind23.jpg|first page of issue #23
Image:warpedmind23map.jpg|the hand-drawn map for fans going to the October club meeting
==Issue 24==
WARPed MIND v.3 n.24 ("VOLUME 3, number 24/1 or AUG./SEPT.") was published in August/September 1975 and contains six pages. 
 
* the editor writes: 
* the editor (who has an ad in this newsletter: "[I have] 'I've Got A ONE TREK MIND' buttons. Blue on white 25¢ each plus 10¢ postage. BSTA address. Every member should have one.") writes of her unhappiness of the "commercialization" of Star Trek. She includes the addresses of ABC, NBC, CBS, and Paramount for fans to send letters of complaint A seemingly useless activity, as ABC, NBC, CBS, and Paramount's priorities are to sell more stuff. : 
* regarding the recent fan gathering: 
==Issue 25==
WARPed MIND v.3 n.2 was published in October/November 1975 and contains 8 pages. 
* this issue has four short bios of some club members
* this issue has the usual meeting minutes, con announcements, ads, member addresses and phone numbers
* a fan, the editor of One Trek Mind, writes: 
* a fan addresses a comment from the last issue: 
==Issue 26==
WARPed MIND v.3 n.26 was published Dec/Jan 1975/1976 and contains 12 pages. 
 
* a report of Leonard Nimoy's appearance in Boston at Northeastern University on October 24, 1975 as a guest of the Distinguished Visitor's Program. As he walked onstage to a standing ovation, Nimoy commented: "You're an emotional group of humans," a line he used often. When asked about his character in Mission Impossible, he said: "They were 2 dimensional characters... I was a character for a few hours. It became boring."
* a clipping by Diane White from an unidentified newspaper about Boston accents, doesn't mention Star Trek at all 
* a copy of a form letter protesting the killing of porpoises 
* misc notes include: "Dorothy Fontana wrote a lovely story of an impossible love on a recent rerun of Bonanza."
* there is a list of sixteen new members' names and addresses printed in the roster 
* this issue has several member profiles: one fan writes that "... though I am a homemaker, I am a scientist by education and interest... Star Trek represents to me an optimistic view of the future, in which each person has learned to respect self and others, an age in which we have learned that those who seem most different from ourselves are often those most like us." Her husband writes that he is a "college librarian... I find the women's liberation movement to be personally disturbing." Still married? I wonder. Another fan says she is an "elderly lady pushing 30... ST is only nine years old and seems bogged down in inane trekkie-bopper thinking and yes, commercialism! But you will it... if you're around in fifty or one hundred years. ST is to the 20th century what Aristotle was to the classical period... what Dante was to the Middle Ages. A unique educational medium, and a product of the culture of our time, answering a special need that will make the patterns of our time more comprehensive to the future."
* this issue has a short ad for Tribble Dribbles
* this issue has a flyer for the Boston Star Trek Convention to be held April 16-19, 1976
* there are two short descriptions of two club meetings: The October one was attended by Hal Clement who "was on hand to show us some of his art work and to share with us his plans for future slide shows. Members were asked to submit ideas for episodes Hal could use for his shows. Also, we were asked to describe what a giant eel-bird looked like. To this date, Hal has received some help. Any other suggestions or art work can be sent to the BSTA." This meeting was "held at headquarters" rather than hiking in the Blue Hills (change of plans due to rain and mist) The November meeting was held at the New England Aquarium. "A terrific dolphin/sea lion show was held at 1:30. A short meeting was held outside as we munched on the snack bar's delicacies. In attendance were Hal Clement..." and other fans.
==Issue 27==
WARPed MIND v.3 n.27 was published in Feb/Mar 1976 and contains 6 pages. 
* the January meeting was a at fan's home, people dressed up as cowboys, people discussed the upcoming big Boston Star Trek con, a John Wayne slide show was shown at the end, no one talked about the food...
* fifteen new fans are added to the roster (including Leslie Fish: their home addresses are printed
* there are nine fan bios printed: some very brief excerpts: 
** a 14-year old fan who has made a flexible foam rubber model from the beast in 20,000 Fathoms, hopes to animate the beast for a stop-motion movie with his own camera
** a 30-year old fan who says she has read over 800 books
** a fan who loves Star Trek because it offers "an optimistic view of the future in these times of negativism" 
** a fan who wants to "into the field of weather" as his profession
** a man who is married and "trying to get her interested in ST"
** a 16-year old fan who loves sports and mountain climbing and wants to "become the first lady astronaut and the Red Sox's first lady pitcher. ST is proof that if we all cooperate and live together as one world, then the future won't be so bad... would also like to be a professional writer."
** a 13-year old fan who says she "works with horses during the summer. Used to want to be an astronaut, but since she hates math, plans have been altered to that of policewoman. A fanatic over our country, horses, and Star Trek"
** a fan who is a freshman in college, "interests include ST, horseback riding and trying to prevent the needless slaughter of animals (for fur coats) and the whales and any other senseless torture. Also likes needlepoint, sewing, reading, square-dancing and school (yes, it's true)."
* May's meeting was to be a fan's home in Amherst, a suggestion of hotels is offered for those who want to stay the night, the host "would appreciated help with the eats so if you can contribute food please call her at [phone number redacted] after 7 when the rates go down.... If you don't bring food, the hunger fee is now 75¢." 
* a fan writes a report of his or her visit to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Feb 18-24) in Boston: Carl Sagan was "a joy to the ear and a pleasure to the mind." Gene Roddenberry "spoke eloquently on telecommunications and their future use in educating the public to the arts and sciences. Gene mentioned Star Trek in passing since, I believe, he wanted to emphasize science as drama and telecommunications rather than get into a discussion of Star Trek's scientific fantasies. "A dramatist's role is more important than just entertainment and information. The thinkers: scientists, teachers, artists... are misjudging the impact of media. Scientist look at television as an annoying blot. Television will not go away. Telecommunications will be a storage of knowledge of all humanity available to all to break the barrier between people... and professions."
* the March club meeting was at a fans' home and had a medieval theme: "We ate a variety of medieval type foods, venison (meatball stew), cheese, bread, ale (ginger), munchkins, and chocolate...well..." Carol "Robin Hood" Abend came down to collect the purses from the guests to pay for the dinner (a custom in Sherwood)." Many of the lady guests came in costume.
==Issue 28==
WARPed MIND v.3 n.28 was published in May/June 1976 and contains 5 pages. 
 
Image:warpedmind28.jpg|first page of issue #28
* a clipping from "The Boston Globe" by Diane White called "Space your bets, Earthling"
* has an article by Christopher Johnson called "The Ozone Layer: Is it Safe?"
* a fan named Linda, "Faz-owner and curator of the only known museum in Rhode Island" asks for fans to correspond with her
* the editor writes that "THERE WILL BE CHANGES MADE WITH THE BSTA. We will discuss some at the May meeting. The newsletter will be undergoing some drastic changes. A shift in emphasis away from ST fandom and more into ST philosophy. More on this ins the June/July issue. These will be made available [in] a flier like newsletter with ST news and meeting directions. A supplement to this will fucs on ST philosophy in the arts and sciences. We will begin the change in the August/Sept. newsletter which will start our fourth year of publication. One change is INVOLVEMENT. Members will have to take a more active part in the club, especially the publications."
==Issue 29==
WARPed MIND v.3 n.29 was published in June/July 1976 and contains 5 pages. 
 
 
* the June meeting: "Aside from club discussion, we had a sumptuous meal and a real treat. A 16mm movie entitled "The Universe" and a blooper reel taped and edited by Marie Sheehan!! And Joan Stanley entertained us on a player piano."
* from the editor: 
==Issue 30==
WARPed MIND v.4 n.30 was published in August/September 1976 and contains 8 pages. 
 
* a description of a Bi-Centennial celebration gathering in Boston
* minutes of the July club meeting: scrumptious food, discussion of a camping trip, plans to visit Medieval Manor (dinner theatre), slide shows 
* a clipping about UFOs
* clipping about Star Trek from the "Telegram Milford Bureau"
 
Image:warpedmind30.jpg|first page of issue #30
==Issue 31== 
WARPed MIND v.4 n.31 was published in October/November 1976 and contains 14 pages. 
 
* "Dreaming: Imaginative Narcotic" is an article by George Hayes
* "The Transporter" is an article by Ira Berkowitz
* "Star Trek on Display" is an article by Christopher Johnson about the Star Trek display at the Smithsonian Institute
* "Thoughts," a poem by Linda Sawicki
* a review and article by Gail Abend about Space:1999
* "Twenty Years to Space," an article by Hannah Boehme
* there are two fan bios: one from a fan who says she likes to write Grup stories, another from a fan who is "raising one hamster and one fern"
* some newspaper clippings
* regarding the October club meeting: 
* from the editor: 
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Non-fiction Zines
Category:1970s Zines