A Piece of the Action/Issues 21-30

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==Issue 21==
A Piece of the Action 21 was published in December 1974 and contains 9 pages.
* a prompt to fans to write letters asking for a ST movie, but to be extra polite with the new vice-president, Barry Diller: "A word of caution -- let's make sure we impress him favorably!"
* an announcement that Star Fleet Technical Manual was going to be published as a pro work
* con report for KWest*Con (pronounced "Quest Con"), see that page
* additions and corrections to the STW Directory of Star Trek Organizations
* notes there are 92 Star Trek zines available
* dissension among fans on how to refer to the newsletter as acronyms are pretty much out of control. "There is no end to what we can do with this! How typically ST fandomish."
* the STW is dropping its pen pal service but taking up the cause of aid to other clubs in the form of a publication called How to Start a Club
* art by Laura Virgil, Mike Mayes, Cheree Townsend
==Issue 22==
A Piece of the Action 22 was published in January 1975 and contains 11 pages.
* comments about a radio show on November 12, 1974 in Dallas with Shatner and Kelley on WFAA
* Alan Andres is assigned as the third Vice-Chairman of STW
* an ad for the first annual Red Hour Festival
* art by Andres, Laura Virgil, Doug Herring
==Issue 23==
A Piece of the Action 23 was published in February 1975 and contains 9 pages.
* Gene Roddenberry says, "Paramount Pictures...has suffered a year long deluge of mail demanding a Star Trek motion picture. And Paramount finally cried 'enough.' We are now finishing negotiations for a full-length, wide-screen Star Trek motion picture...it will be shot with the original cast."
* con report for the Fourth International Star Trek Convention, see that page 
==Issue 24==
A Piece of the Action 24 was published in March 1975 and contains 19 pages.
* reports that "...Gene Roddenberry has been talking about possible subject matter for a Star Trek script.... He has been thinking about bringing people up to date on the past history of the Enterprise, showing how it was built in space, how each character became part of the Enterprise crew; also something more on the mating cycle of Vulcans...."'
* "Gene Roddenberry had 11 colleges and universities on his lecture schedule for February, as well as attending The ST Con in New York. Mr. Roddenberry sustained a back injury on his January speaking tour, which necessitates the temporary use of a cane."
* results of the 1974 Star Trek Movie Cast Poll are published
* an article called "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to WJAR-TV, Providence, or, The Logical Way to Appear on Television with Leonard Nimoy" by Joel Davis, recounting Nimoy's charity appearance
* many con announcements
* "Once More Into the Breach, Dear Friends" by Joel Davis, a con report for the New York con, see that page
* a description by Malcolm J. Graham, Jr. for a con in San Antonio, TX on April 11-12, 1975, the topic is "aspects of extraterrestrial life and the future of space exploration, sponsored by Roddenberry-endorsed FASST (Federation of Americans Supporting Science and Technology), a non-profit, non-partisan nationwide scientific and literary student organization," Tom Brownell is the VP, the theme of the conference is "Where No Man Has Gone Before," Star Trek fans are encouraged to attend
* a con report for the The Red Hour Festival, see that page
* there was a business meeting for the STW at : 
==Issue 25==
A Piece of the Action 25 was published in April 1975 and contains 11 pages. This issue was edited by Helen Young.
* a letter from Gene Roddenberry that discusses the movie proposal
* announcement that the Star Trek: The Animated Series has been canceled, despite the fact that it has won an Emmy for "children's' programming"
* announcement that Star Trek Lives! will be published in June
* an ad for Star Trek uniforms: they cost $16.50 (there were only boy's and men's sizes available), a "braid kit" was $1.00
* a partial transcript from a telephone call on the Ed Busch Talk Show on WFAA radio: participants were Gene Roddenberry, George Takei, Walter Koenig and Leonard Nimoy
* announcement of the publication of a guidebook on how to produce a fanzine called Communication the Hard Way; it was available for twenty-five cents and two stamps
* the editor notes that the newsletter has a circulation of 700
* art is by Don Harden, Bob Gibbons, Mike McGuiness (envelope art), Carole Brownell, Tim Estiloz, Cheree Townsed, Robin Hill, Mainardi
==Issue 26==
A Piece of the Action 26 was published in May 1975 and contains 11 pages.
* an announcement of the Star Trek Blueprints by Ballantine
* announcement that the first ST calendar will be published in the fall
* a reprint of an article in TV Guide (April 19–25)
* there is "News of the Stars" which lets fan know what the actors are doing
* a small con report of the "2nd Annual ST Action Group Mini-Con" held on March 22 at the Leicester Centre Hotel
* a fan writes that she is compiling a list of "Educational Uses of Star Trek"
* art is by Pat Berry, Alan Andres, Mary Ann Stelzer, Doug Herring, Sandy Dennis, Diane McClaugherty, Cheree Townsend and Laura Virgil
==Issue 27==
A Piece of the Action 27 was published in June 1975 and contains 11 pages.
* a con report for EquiCon/FilmCon in May, see that page
* a con report for Ourcon, see that page
* details about the first professional ST con in Chicago to take place August 22–24, said admission would be $20 (considered high) and "The convention will be held at the Conrad Hilton, the largest hotel in Chicago. The main program room seats around 4,000 and the film room seats 2500 so there will be no trouble with overcrowding." Boldly Writing notes this should have raised some red flags as previous fan-run conventions in New York and Los Angeles had had over 10,000 attendees. The October issue of APOTA reports there ended up being 12,000 attendees.
* there is a long con report for OurCon; one highlight was the fanzine panel -- "The fanzine panel, with Babel, Kraith, and Menagerie editors, began as a sober discussion of the problems of tactfully returning truly terrible, but lovingly written manuscripts, but then exploded into hysteria as 'The Flying Ferarro Sisters' took over. The audience, which kept growing as sounds of hilarity drifted down the hall, was treated to the saga of Lt. Mary Sue, the youngest (only 15 1/2 years old!) lieutenant in Star Fleet; a clutch of filksongs, including the delightful anthem of the Klingon Diplomatic Corps; readings from The Star Trek Primer and a constance barrage of one-lines in answer to a shouted, 'How do Vulcans reproduce?'... Sharon Ferraro and Paula Smith have the funniest comedy routine since Abbott and Costello."
* a report of Vul-Con II held in June; regarding one of the panel discussions. It was fairly complimentary, but one statement sets off a controversy, and the August issue had to issue an apology for this fan's opinion. The offending comments: "On the panel were Helen Young, John and Bjo Trimble, David Gerrold and James Mule, Captain of Vul-Con II. This was the worst panel I have ever attended. It soon become a discussion about running a convention. As to be expected, David Gerrold monopolized the whole conversation. At one point, he talked for thirty minutes. Our chairman, Helen Young, was never given a chance to speak to the very end, when she was told to wrap things up. The whole thing was unfair and very boring."
==Issue 28==
A Piece of the Action 28 was published in July 1975 and contains 10 pages.
* one piece of news is a letter from Gene Roddenberry concerning the status of the movie
* an ad for Chicago Con: "Now, hold onto your hats! Leonard Nimoy has just finished taping a TV commercial for the Con, which will begin running at the end of June locally in Chicago, and in July will be booked on other local channels around the country."
* an announcement for The STW Directory of Star Trek Organizations (The Yellow Pages of Star Trek)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 28==
==Issue 29==
A Piece of the Action 29 was published in August 1975 and contains 10 pages.
* it contains coverage of Space: 1999
* the editor notes that "We now have a subscriber in Japan!!! Isn't that exciting?"
* there is a tiny con report for Micro Con
* the mailroom reports they had 902 pieces of mail
* the editor writes: 
* there is a statement the new book, Star Trek Lives!, and a by-product is a postage disaster: The new book - 
* in this issue, the editor has a statement regarding the remarks about Vul-Con in the previous issue. It is one that spotlights the uneasy relationship that fans had with TPTB's Involvement and Interference; David Gerrold straddled a line, between being a fan, with the much larger role he played, that being one of the original creators of the show (mainly via his screenplay, "The Trouble with Tribbles" and his part in writing for-profit Star Trek books). He was sort of one of "us," but fans also knew he was perhaps a conduit to the TPTB, and treated him both with gingerly respect, and but also with a conflicted anger over many of his remarks and actions at cons and elsewhere; the editor's remarks hint at this constant back-and forth, and in the end, illustrate he knows which side fandom's bread is buttered on: 
* the editor notes that when she started her stint at APOTA, there were 96 subscribers: 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 29==
==Issue 30==
A Piece of the Action 30 was published in September 1975 and contains 17 pages.
* there is news that William Shatner broke his ankle on the set of "The Barbary Coast" and fans are encouraged to send him get-well cards; he is also been doing voice-overs for Wishbone Salad Dressing commercials
* a con report for HoustonCon/Star Trek '75 by Helen Young, which sounded attempted to describe the franticness and size of this five-day event
* a con report for ReKWest*Con, see that page
* a full-page ad for some badges that the STW is selling
* the headline that James Blish has passed away: 
* the volume of mail is causing some issue: 
* a con report, a rebuttal of sorts, for Vul-Con II; the fan says it was a relaxed, enjoyable time: 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 30==
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Non-fiction Zines
Category:1974 Zines
Category:1975 Zines