This is Courtney. She was "born" in 1965, and yesterday I bought her from a lovely woman in a parking lot for $45. I explained to this unsuspecting woman what fanzines are, as well as some of the culture behind them, then- at her insistence- proceeded to show her a gallery of explicit Gayle F fan art until we got too cold to continue.
I named her after a gone-but-not-forgotten Trekkie by the name of Tim Courtney. I think of her often despite being born 26 years after her passing in 1970. Here is a short biography written fondly by Bjo Trimble:
"Tim's father wanted a boy, so he named his only child—a girl— Timothy! A person of fantastic energy and verve, Tim went from top honors in college to modeling, world travel and nursing. Completing her nurse's training, Tim went to Africa and started a clinic there. She returned to the U.S. in time to see Star Trek on TV, and fell in love with Mr. Spock. During the long nights on Special Duty, Tim learned to draw, and naturally drew more pictures of Mr. Spock than anything else. Soon she was amusing young patients, who clamored for her artwork. Friends encouraged her to send art to fanzines, also. Then tragedy struck; Tim died of cancer in early 1970. She left these Spock illustrations as her legacy to Star Trek fandom."
-Kat
Typewriter naming tradition inspired by Julia Howarth & Randy.
