#the deforest dispatch

The DeForest Dispatch was the quarterly newsletter of De's official unofficial fan club, The DeForest Kelley Fan Communique. (De approved of the fan club, but it wasn't official from Paramount.) Sue Keenan was the president.

One of the sections was a comic called "Turtle Talk" featuring Myrtle the Turtle. Myrtle would often comment on things that were being reported or happening in De and Carolyn's life. Some featured Fancy, De and Carolyn's Lhasa Apso in the 80s.

I thought these were adorable. (Note: although De did draw, he did not draw these.)

De and Carolyn on the Star Trek Cruise:

2. De and Carolyn away at a convention:

3. Winter time:

4. Star Trek V

5. Carolyn had hip surgery and was recovering:

6. The blue and white striped shirt. (Some in the fan club would tease De about how sexy he looked in this shirt, so much that De ended up donating it for an auction they had for the North Shore Animal League.)

Just look at him:

6. De's Walk of Fame Star

Backstory: Before De actually got his star (but after it was announced), Kris Smith and friends found a store where they would put anyone's name on a Walk of Fame star in their shop and take a picture of it. They did one for De and sent it to him and Carolyn. He asked how they did it and they joked that they jackhammered Arnold Schwarzenegger's name out of his star and replaced it with De's name. He found it hilarious.

The DeForest Dispatch was the quarterly newsletter of De's official unofficial fan club, The DeForest Kelley Fan Communique. (De approved of the fan club, but it wasn't official from Paramount.) Sue Keenan was the president.

One of the sections was a comic called "Turtle Talk" featuring Myrtle the Turtle. Myrtle would often comment on things that were being reported or happening in De and Carolyn's life. Some featured Fancy, De and Carolyn's Lhasa Apso in the 80s.

(Note: although De did draw, he did not draw these.)

Part I https://www.tumblr.com/spawksstuff/789469488858923008/the-deforest-dispatch-turtle-talk?source=share

De's Hat

2. The Auction for the North Shore Animal League

3. Going to a convention

4. Star Trek VI costume

5. Bored Myrtle