The Hatstand Express/Issues 01-10

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==Issue 1==
The Hatstand Express 1 was published in spring 1984 and contains 40 pages.
* the circulation was "around 20, mostly Australian" From the editorial in Issue 4
* the deadline for Issue #2 was 1 July 1984
* the TOTM for issue #2 was "Where does Bodie come from and why does he behave the way he does?"
* this issue had three TOTMs: "Is the B/D relationship believable?," "Do Bodie and Doyle even like each other?," and "What do you like about the show?")
* the editor writes: 
* a fan writes: 
* an excerpt from a letter by "Harry" of Harry/Johnny, complete with exaggerated stutters: 
* a fan answers one of the TOTM: 
* a fan says: 
* about the discussion topic: 
* about the discussion topic, this fan touches on het Pros fanfiction and misogyny: 
* a new fan writes: 
Fiction:
* Love is the Drug by Meg Lewtan
* Love Passages by Anonymous
* The Merrie Adventures of Bodiehood by Fanny Adams (as Araminta Carrington)
* Nothing so Dead as Yesterday by Meg Lewtan
File:theex1-1.jpg| from issue #1, by H.P.W.T. (photocopy)
File:theex1-2.jpg| from issue #1, by H.P.W.T. (photocopy)
==Issue 2==
The Hatstand Express 2 was published in July 1984 and contained 47 pages.
* circulation may have been around 40 (based on the numbered copy count printed inside the letterzine)
* the deadline for Issue #3 was 1 October 1984
* a fan writes: 
* B/D?: 
* there is a letter by "Harry" of Harry/Johnny: 
* a fan comments about fiction in the previous issue: 
* another fan comments on fiction: 
* a fan named Karen wrote: 
* a fan writes: 
* comments on fiction and a typo: 
* Fanny Adams writes: 
Fiction:
* Sleeping Bodie by Fanny Adams (as Araminta Carrington)
* Brave, or, Permission to be Admiringly Insolent by Frankie
* Call It What You Like by Meg Lewtan
* Mixed Doubles Doubled by Meg Lewtan
* Bodie's Background, a humorous speculation/bio by 3.4 1/2
Poetry:
* Good-by Marika by Sue Anne Hartwick
* Six Limericks by Meg Lewtan
* Seven Limericks by 6.9
* After the Rack by Meg Lewtan
* Bodievar by Meg Lewtan
* Graveyard Revisited by 4.5
Art:
* backover duo by Sheredan
* interior illo of Doyle by Jean
* interior illo of Bodie, Doyle, and Murphy by Jean
File:theex2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Jean C. (photocopy)
==Issue 3==
The Hatstand Express 3 was published in November 1984 and contains 65 pages.
* the deadline for Issue #4 was 15 December 1984
* this issue contains a con report for 1984's ZebraCon, see that page
* the TOTM: "I am consistently unable to write a story where the lads tell George or he finds out about their relationship. I just cannot see him accepting the situation as easily as it is portrayed in some stories and I'd very much like to read other people's opinions on this subject," and "Decision time, folks. Name your favorite crotch shot. Yeah, yeah, I know there are soso many to choose from... be ruthless with yourself!"
* the editor writes: 
* a fan writes: 
* regarding art: 
* regarding some fiction: 
* a fan addresses another regarding het stories: 
* the recent ZebraCon: 
* a fan praises some fiction: 
* hoping for more readers: 
* regarding anonymity and art: 
* regarding Call it What You Like: 
* [F A] writes: 
* a fan, [K L], writes: 
* [K B] writes: 
Fiction:
* Bodiederata by Miranda and Penelope
* Butch Bodie and Sunshine Lad by Meg Lewtan ("stolen from the desk of Brian Clemens, aka Meg Lewtan")
* Withering Heights, or A Slow Deline into the Insanity of Slash by Meg Lewtan ("stolen from the desk of Brian Clemens, aka Meg Lewtan")
* Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead, Part 1 by Mosby Singleton
* Gone with the Falklands: Revised Again, or A Sheep Too Far by Mosby Singleton
* Hyperion to a Satyr, Part 1 by Sebastian (parts 2, 3 and 4 of Sebastian's "Hyperion to a Satyr" appeared in The Hatstand Express Fiction Supplement #3)
* Little Red Raymond Hood by Fanny Adams (as Araminta Carrington)
* The Portrait by Meg Lewtan
* Shirt Tales, Part 1 by Meg Lewtan
* Two in a Bunk (Is Worth One in the Hand) by Sebastian and HG - also published in HG Collected #2
* Yenta by Lainie Stone
Poetry:
* The Ex-Mercenary by Meg Lewtan
* Four Limericks by Meg Lewtan
* Thoughts on Facelift by Meg Lewtan
* Assault with a Friendly Weapon by Agent 6.2
* The Waiting Game by Agent 4.5
* Better Man by Sue Anne Hartwick
Art:
* front cover illo of Bodie and Doyle by H.P.W.T.
* back cover illo of Bodie by Jean
* interior illos of Bodie and Doyle respectively by Jean
File:theex3-1.jpg|interior illo from issue #3, Jean (photocopy)
File:theex3-2.jpg|interior illo from issue #3, Jean (photocopy)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
The Hatstand Express 4 was published in January 1984 and contains 57 pages.
* the circulation was now "a grand total of 60: 27 Australia, 26 U.S.A., 5 U.K., 2 Canada." (from the editorial)
* the deadline for issue #5 was March 15, 1985
* the editor says she will continue the letterzine for at least one more year
* the TOTM: "Do you see Bodie/Doyle during the aired series or did it begin afterwards?"
* the editor writes: "My thanks to Agent 3.4-1/2 for the wonderful incentive to continue publishing which she provided with her stunningly well written serial, Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead (I have to keep flattering her like this, or she may not send me the next installment...)"
* besides the editor, only one other fan comments about Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead, saying, "I don't like serials"—this is probably due to the fact that chapter one was pretty tame and touched only briefly on Lewis and Shaw. Chapter two is different, with an alluded-to sex scene over the phone, Shaw's partner unnamed.
* a fan comments on her own fiction: 
* a fan is a fan of THE: 
* an American fan is omnivorous: 
* a Scottish fan writes: 
* an Australian fan has some issues with terminology: 
Fiction:
* Captives by Lois Welling
* A CI5 Christmas Carol by Meg Lewtan
* Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead, Part 2 by Mosby Singleton
* Dynasty by Lainie Stone
* Pleasure Bent by Sebastian (online)
* Now Let's Get Really Tacky, part two: Shawderata (Or How to Lose Fans and Alienate People) by Bona Vacantia "(Advice to the Unworthy Department -- a treatise on the insecurity of an actor's life (inspired by Miranda and Penelope's treatment to the machismo of Bodie)"
* Don't Play It Again, Sam... I've Run Out of Kleenex ("Stolen from the Desk of Brian Clemens") by Meg Lewtan
* Gaslight is Better for Your Complexion ("Stolen from the Desk of Brian Clemens") by Meg Lewtan
Poetry:
* Two Years, Three Months by Sue-Anne Hartwick
* Six Limericks by Meg Lewtan
* When I Live My Dream by Jean Chabot
* After Elf by Jean Chabot
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
The Hatstand Express 5 was published in April 1985 and has 58 pages.
* this issue contained the note: "I've had it with the disclaimer! You all know this isn't a British zine!"
* the deadline for Issue #6 was June 15, 1985
* the TOTM is "How many times have we heard the cry, "But, that's not MY Bodie/Doyle/Starsky/Hutch/Hutch/Kirk/Spock, etc"? Well, folks, here's your chance... tell us about YOUR Bodie and Doyle."
* this issue has a section called "Trivial Pursuit" in which two fans answer Pros questions for those who do not have access/full access to all the episodes
* the editor comments on a subject of a bit of a conflict between circuit and "officially published" stories: 
* a fan comments on Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead: 
* yes, yes, the the editor must have had mixed feelings after reading (and typing up) this statement from a fan: 
* a fan asks a question: 
* a fan protests: 
* a fan reminds others: 
* an announcement: 
* pseuds get in the way of fiction tastes, and of thank you's: 
Fiction:
* Apprentice to a Journeyman by Lainie Stone
* Bionic Golly versus Priapismic Monster by Sharon F ("stolen from the desk of Brian Clemens, aka [Sharon F]")
* Bodie and the Beast by Fanny Adams (as Araminta Carrington)
* On the First Day of Christmas by HG (also in HG Collected #1)
* Pretty Bodie, or, The Best Little House in Parliament by Fanny Adams (as Araminta Carrington) (consists of one sentence: "On your backs, boys," Cowley growled.")
* Shirt Tales, Part 2 by Meg Lewtan
* Super Grass by Meg Lewtan
* The Ultimate Hatstand by Kathleen Clair
Poetry:
* The Cop from Snowy River by Meg Lewtan
* Premonition by Jean Chabot
* A Love Song from Bodie by Sue Anne Hartwick
* Two Limericks by Meg Lewtan
* Chemistry by Agent 1000.50
* Two Haikus by Agent 1000.50
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
The Hatstand Express 6 was published in July 1985 and contains 58 pages.
* the deadline for issue #7 was September 15, 1985
* fans are asked to list their top ten Pros stories. In 1985, the vast majority of Pros stories were circuit stories. This is reflected in the list which you can see here.
* this is the first issue of The Hatstand Express that uses the phrase "the circuit"—up until now, fans used the terms, "the network," "the usual sources," and "making copies for people."
* the TOTM: "Name your 10 all-time favourite hatstands (if you can reduce your list of favourites to that small a number) and tell us why they're your favourites."
* this issue contains Open Letter to the Editors of All K/S Zines & All Other "/" Media Zines, which comments on The Great Australian Radio Show Fiasco
* this issue contains a recipe for "spotted dick," lots of chat about spotted dicks, and includes a story by HG called "Spotted Dick," all in reaction to a question regarding a Pros story Sue Booth, one which fans comment has lots of Americanisms
* from the editor: 
* a British fan (Terri Beckett) writes regarding the term "hatstand" and appropriation of that, and Pros fandom: 
* AN Other wrote about her thoughts regarding Bodie/Doyle: 
* a fan pleads: 
* regarding anonymity: 
* a number of fans plead for writers to pick a pseud and stick with using it -- Fanny Adams writes: 
* a fan writes: 
* regarding The Bullshitters: 
* a fan comments: 
* comments on favorite hatstands from Agent 15.8: 
* comments by [O Y] on favorite hatstands: 
* comments by Agent 74.2 on favorite hatstands: 
* comments by Agent 6.9 on favorite hatstands: 
* comments by [M L] on favorite hatstands: 
* [A V] writes: 
* a fan writes: 
* regarding The Library: 
Fiction:
* Attitude of Mind by Meg Lewtan
* The Blue Boy by Meg Lewtan ("stolen from the desk of Brian Clemens, aka Meg Lewtan")
* Collinsderata by Bona Vacantia
* Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead, part 3 by Mosby Singleton
* In Tandem--And So to Bed by O Yardley
* Junerling by Meg Lewtan ("stolen from the desk of Brian Clemens, aka Meg Lewtan")
* Spotted Dick by O Yardley (possibly written in response to an American story by Sue Booth that featured "spotted dick," and was asked about in the previous issue)
* Zine-Ed-Derata by Bona Contention and Bona Vacantia
Poetry:
* Here There Be Dragons by Sue Anne Hartwick
* Green Cock of the Yellow God by Meg Lewtan
* Six Limericks by Lorna
* It's Always Us by Meg Lewtan
* Two Limericks by Meg Lewtan
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6==
==Issue 7==
The Hatstand Express 7 was published in October 1985 and has 60 pages.
* the editor says that as of the January 1986 issue, the new editor will be Sarah Leibold who will be also publishing Not Tonight Spock! at the same time; this transition may have been stalled off an issue, or the two editors may have worked on issue #8 together, as it isn't until issue #9 that the letterzine was a "U.S. publication"
* the deadline for Issue #8 was December 1, 1985
* the TOTQ asks if Bodie and Doyle are sexually exclusive to each other and if they are they "exclusively gay"
* many fans continue to address a topic from issue #6 -- their "Top Ten Favorite Stories"
* many fans are very unhappy with a RPS in general, and specifically a story printed in this issue called Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead; one fan furiously threatens to cancel her subscription, see that page for more
* a number of fans write of their impressions of the play "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
* a fan writes of changes: 
* a fan writes about the possibility of Pros zines: 
* a fan comments on the recent Australian interview that many fans felt was too open and outed slash: 
* Another fan has this to say about the radio interview: 
* a fan is grateful for some disclosure: 
* a fan offers another a favor: 
* a fan disagrees with another about whether Bodie is a "toucher" of others: 
* a fan is conflicted about the idea of Pros zines: 
* more on zines, and this fan focuses on cost: 
* more on zines, with a focus on cost, a dislike of multimedia publications, and of getting Customs on their tail: 
* more about zines: 
* on zines and some puzzlement: 
* more about zines, and some points are cost, democracy, and "power games": 
* more on zines: 
* on zines: 
* a fan registers her fears and displeasure about RPS in the Pros fandom: 
* on zines and art: 
* one reason circuit is better, and yet, not: 
* the circuit and cost: 
* a fan writes of the democratic nature of the circuit: 
* regarding the sexual exclusivity of the characters: 
* regarding the TOTQ, a response that melds "slash" and "gay": 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan sees slash as a process and "phase": 
* on zines and the responsibility of zine editors for the end of the circuit: 
Fiction:
* The Dark Side of Eden by Sharon F
* Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead, Part 4 by Mosby Singleton/Agent 3.4-1/2
* Evening Song by Morgaine
* Housewarming by Lainie Stone
* In Tandem--And So to Wake by O Yardley
Poetry:
* The Iceman Cometh by Beejay
* New Protector by Meg Lewtan
* Haiku by Agent 1000.50
Art:
* cover by Jean
* interior illo by artist who signed with a horseshoe design with a T inside it
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7==
==Issue 8==
The Hatstand Express 8 was published in January 1986 and contains 92 pages.
 
The number of subscribers is 83 (Australia - 28, US - 43, UK - 9, Canada - 3). The editor writes "A LONG way from the days when I thought I'd be lucky to make 20?"
* this issue has no official TOTQ
* while this issue, according to the editorial in the previous issue, was supposed to have been edited solely by Sarah Leibold, it may have been a slower transition than expected as Sarah states that issue #9 is the first "U.S." one.
 
* the editor, Jill T., writes about her decision to hand over the reins to Leibold: 
* a fan, [J T], writes a long letter addressing the increasing number of zines in this fandom: 
* [J T] also has these thoughts on zines: 
* a fan, [M], writes about her conflicting feelings regarding slash: 
* a fan, [E T], addresses a fan's letter in a previous issue regarding the lack of zines, and straight stories, in Pros fandom: 
* [E T] said: 
* [E T] said: 
* [E T] said: 
 
* [E T] addressed "Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead": 
* [Agent 6.4] comments on the previous issue: 
* [Agent 6.4] addressed "Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead": 
* [Agent 6.4] misses Meg Lewtan's contributions in this newsletter: 
* [Agent 6.4] scolds another fan: 
* a fan writes: 
* this issue contains the last installment of Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead. It also contains this story's author, Mosby Singleton, letter saying she was leaving fandom due to the reactions to her story, as well as a long address to fans and fandom. Excerpts from her flounce are on the "Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhad" page, more general comments are excerpted below... This threat was something that she said later regretted: "Singleton was then, and is now, of the opinion that there are some folks who need to have their knickers twisted on occasion. She deeply regrets, however, her newbie threat at the time, to flounce out of fandom, as it was silly and terribly bad form." See more of her comments at Mosby Singleton: 
* [M L] wrote: 
* [M L] also wrote: 
* [Agent 6.2] wrote about zines: 
* [Carla] said: 
* [S-A H] writes: 
* [S-A H] wrote: 
* [H G] writes of zines: 
 
Fiction:
* Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead, Part 5 (the end) by Mosby Singleton
* Dog in the Manger by Meg Lewtan
* Enchanted Castle by Meg Lewtan ("stolen from the desk of Brian Clemens, aka Meg Lewtan")
* The Heir by Meg Lewtan ("stolen from the desk of Brian Clemens, aka Meg Lewtan")
* Ritual Cleansing by Meg Lewtan
* The Shooting of Agent 6.2 by Meg Lewtan
Poetry:
* Two Years and Three Months by Siame
* Let Me by Siame
* Cloud Man by Sue Anne Hartwick
* Four Limericks by Meg Lewtan
Art:
* cover by [L. H.]
* inside illo "Black Silk" by SME
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8==
==Issue 9==
The Hatstand Express 9 is undated but appears to have been published in April 1986. It contains 66 pages. It is the first issue of this letterzine published in the U.S. and is under a new editor, Sarah Leibold.
* the deadline for the next issue is June 15 for LoCs and April 30 for fiction
* giving just a hint of the massive amount of drawerfic and privately-circulated fiction there is, a fan mentions a crossover circuit "novella" titled "The Second Time Around", in which Starsky and Ray get together after Hutch and Bodie die in separate accidents; she also mentions a sequel to, titled "With Both Feet on the Ground," that has over 200 handwritten pages
* the TOTQ: Does Doyle perm and dye his hair?
* the editor writes: 
* a fan answers the question of why there is so little straight fiction in Pros: 
* about zines vs. circuit stories, with an emphasis on how large the fandom had grown: 
* about zine and exclusivity: 
* regarding zines and the threat of change to some fans' influence: 
* about the circuit and the land of plenty: 
* [O Y], comments on the "editing" she and another BNF do for each other: 
* [O Y], writes: 
* a fan comments on the increasing size of the fandom: 
* [O Y], writes: 
* on zines: 
* a fan comments on the uproar in the previous issue: 
* more on the wank about Death on the 9:13 to Birkenhead, a fan addresses the author in what is one of the few more positive comments about this story: 
* a fan suggests a way of keeping the cost of zines down for some fans: 
* more on zines: 
* the topic: zines: 
* more on zines with a focus on some fans' boycott proposal: 
* regarding zines and no frills: 
* one why one may write slash: 
* on zines and the circuit: 
* a fan writes of: 
* a fan writes: 
Fiction:
* One Night in Bangcock by [Sharon F]
* Soliloquy on Snow by Elaine Holden
* War Games by Meg Lewtan
Poetry:
* Twilight by Sue Anne Hartwick
Art:
* front cover by Jean
* inside illos of Bodie and Doyle respectively by TACS
* back cover drawing of Doyle [artist name illegible]
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 9==
==Issue 10==
The Hatstand Express 10 was published in 1986 and has 48 pages.
* the deadline for next issue is October
* the TOTQ: How do fans reconcile the two different statements by Doyle of how long he and Bodie have been together with how how long he's been active with CI5
* there is quite a bit of discussion on whether Doyle perms his hair, and if yes, why?
* Huggy Award winners are listed
* The editor asks: In regarding to the Huggy Awards: 
* fan asks writers to let her know if their zine fic can be added to the Library. She's asked and asked: 
* a fan responds to another: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan weighs in on the zine/circuit discussion: 
* another fan writes: 
* a fan changes her mind: 
* a fan responds to another: 
* a fan finds the circuit zines to be an expensive way to deal with fiction: 
* regarding feminine/masculine and characterization: 
* a fan, one who is mainly a gen and het fan, writes: 
* a fan wants to know why Doyle is more whumpable: 
* a fan sees a downside to zines: 
Fiction and an article:
* Maybe, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (22)
* I'll Come Alone by Jessica Wentworth (32)
* My Cousin Raymond by Jane of Australia (24) (part of the Rainy Days Universe)
* The Circuit by Agent 6.2 (29)
* Love in a Combat Zone, poem by Jean Chabot (31)
* Crash Diet by Meg Lewtan (34)
* Love in the Shadows by Sharon F (46)
* The Video Connection, article by M.J. Ritter (48)
Art:
* front cover illo of Bodie and Doyle by Jean
* inside illo of Doyle by Ruth
* back cover illo of Bodie by horseshoe with T inside it
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10==
==References==
Category:The Professionals Slash ZinesCategory:1980s