Leonard's Pennsy & Otherwise Freaks

Leonard's Pennsy & Otherwise Freaks was a Star Trek correspondence club based in N. Huntingdon, PA.
From a 1973 ad in Terra Vulcan Yearbook: "YOU GOTTA BE CRAZY — to join this club. What is it? Leonard's Pennsy & Otherwise Freaks (LPOF). It doesn't matter if you're slightly demented— in fact, that might be an asset!"
In 1976, according to a listing in the Star Trek Lives! program book, it had 85 members.
==v.1 n.1 ==
Leonard's Pennsy & Otherwise Freaks v.1 n1. was published in Winter 1971 and contains 2 pages.
President: Eva Whitley
Vice President: Becca Oroukin
As of this issue, there were ten members. Some of them were Dawna Snyder, Bruce Nardoci, Nancy Gervais, Regina Marvinny, and Karen Flanery.
==v.2 n.1 ==
Leonard's Pennsy & Otherwise Freaks v.2 n.1 was published in Winter/Spring 1972 and contains 7 pages.
This issue had an announcement that the club would merge with The Leonard Nimoy Nuts and Bolts.
* some of the new members: Alice Jones, Diane Marchant, Kay Houston, Terri Dorosch
From the fan intros: 
**"I'm known for my jokes, W.C. Fields imitations and returning lost dogs...Unusual but enjoying life."
** "Though Spock is my favorite person but I also like the Klingons. If anyone out here can find Klingon info, let me know! Klingon material for me is sparse and far apart in finding. As you can tell... I really do like Klingons!"
** "I am wife to one engineer, logical stinker. I got two girl-kids, a dog, a cat, and whatever comes in... Love debates and rappingIn the 60s and 70s, rapping was Afro-American and hippie slang for rapport -- to learn from others, form emotional bonds or reach understanding through random talk, similar to the Rastafari practice of reasoning. - not necessarily to win, but to learn something. I'm a human being - capable of nicest things and the worst things. I love the company of soul friends. I try to be one. I read a motto that I liked so well I wanna sum me up that way. "I'm not afraid of tomorrow because I've seen yesterday...and I love today." 
From the zine:
* short article about Philadelphia televisions stations and showing "butchered" reruns of Trek and the fan campaign to stop it: "Grateful fans have written and called the station to voice their approval. Neilsen and American Research Bureau ratings have shown a great increase in the viewing audience. The larger audience increased the value of the remaining commercial time. Everybody wins; WKBS receives more money for less time, viewers see more ST with fewer interruptions while advertisers reach a larger audience."
* Leila's Thoughts, poem by Dawna Snyder
* The Men of the Enterprise, poem by Lavon Dunaway (Delvan)
* ad for Equicon
* cartoon by Mike Zink
* an article about "Captain 20," a children's cartoon that has a character that looks and acts like Mr. Spock, a "gimmick I dislike intensely.... Captain 20 has pointed ears with a haircut exactly like Spock's. When going off the air, he gives the Vulcan salute and says, "live long and win many prizes." 
* The First Time I Met Leonard Nimoy, testimonial by Kay Houston (meeting Nimoy, his wife, and Al Frazier in Alaska in the wilderness in 1967; it is possible this is fiction)
* a fan asks: "Attention all - do any LPOF-ers have cassette recordings and like to meet people? If so, make a cassette and send it to me and I will respond on the same cassette. SASE appreciated."
* ads for many things including Grup, Spock Enslaved, The Nimoy Factor
==v.2 n.2 ==
Leonard's Pennsy & Otherwise Freaks v.2 n.2 was published in April 1973 and contains 7 pages. 
From Demi Hamm, describing ushering, and futilely trying to meet Leonard Nimoy: 
From some fan intros: 
** "I luv 'im even more for that earth-shocking scene in Catlow. It takes a great deal of courage to show 'imself that way and I'm very, very proud of 'im for 'is courage."
** "My favorite actors are LN, Shatner, Doohan, others in ST, Pete Duel, David Selby, and Jonathan Frid."
** "I pray for world peace, for love and understanding and wish I could take away disease, sickness, pain, and poverty from the world and to stop hate and bigotry."
** "I have two beloved hamsters, Tiny and Petey."
** "Am known for bicycle-riding with my dog Quentin sitting in the basket. Most people can't believe it!"
** "My favorite shows are MASH, Adam 12, Lawrence Welk, and Flip Wilson."
** "I've been known to drive people crazy telling them how much I love Star Trek and especially Leonard Nimoy...My main hobbies are ST, coin collecting, fan clubbing, driving people bananas, and loving life."
** "... I like to read, write weird letters and debate the Irish-German question with anyone who's interested."
Zine contents:
* the merger with The Leonard Nimoy Nuts and Bolts has been postponed 
* very small bits of Trek news 
* a short description by Alice Jones about meeting Leonard Nimoy at McGovern campaign headquarters November 1972 
* seven new members are listed 
* short intros from members Teresa (Terri) Dorosch, Cathy Doyle, Charlotte Xavier, Abby Uhlan, Beccy Reichstein, Carole Dallek
* poems by Janice
*poem by Cathy Doyle
* cartoon by Mike Zinks
* an account by Demi Hamm about being a volunteer usher in San Diego at the Nimoy play "The Man in the Glass Booth"
* a con report for ISTC (1973) by Becca Oroukin
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Category:Star Trek Fan Clubs
Category:1971 Fan Clubs
Category:1970s Fan Clubs