Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 22:08:39 -0700 (PDT)
>From: arogers
Subject: Introduction

Ladies,

By way of introduction, I write under Alexis Rogers and many of 
my stories were published in "Code 7".  I also did "Strange 
Justice" with Connie Faddis is 1981.  That is a great zine.

I started writing slash in 1979.  I was on this road to Damascus 
when there was this blinding light; oh yes, it was a religious 
experience of the highest order.  If anyone hasn't heard the 
story, I'll be happy to repeat it.

But it wasn't K/S.  My first adventure into slash was "Starsky 
and Hutch". The touches, the looks, the longing, the 
hurt/comfort, David announcing to Paul and the world that the 
show was a love story.  If there is a definition to "slash", I'd 
have to say it is "Starsky and Hutch".

Recently, we found some unpublished stories, so we're putting 
together a zine and calling it "The Collected S/H of Alexis 
Rogers".  It should be ready soon.  No new stuff, just some older 
stories, some previously published and some not.  While I will 
always love S/H but the passion has cooled.

And rekindled in "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea".

If the idea of VBS slash makes you giggle, maybe you should take 
another look at the show.  I returned home from WorldCon with a 
wonderful treasure: a picture of Nelson and Crane in uniform 
where Crane has his arm around Nelson's shoulder and Nelson has 
reached up to take Crane's hand.  The smile on Crane's face would 
light up Chicago.

And yes, there are zines, both slash and gen.  Contact me, if 
you're interested.  "The Lion and the Lamb" Part 1 is currently 
available and I'm working on Part 2, Part 3, & Part 4, which has 
Nelson and Crane involved with two sixteen year olds.

I believe that "slash" is "erotic".  I worked in the adult 
entertainment industry for over five years and I can tell you 
porn is boring, boring, boring.  I want plot, characterization, 
agony, emotions, kissing, lots of kissing, hand holding with 
great sex.  But the fiction I write is not for the faint of 
heart.  The sex is very graphic and not always limited to two men 
at a time.

Elaine and I also do a bi-monthly VBS letterzine called "In the 
Belly of the Whale", which is gen but allows slash as a topic for 
discussion.

In the bios, there is mention of the songtapes.  I'm curious 
about the history of this artform  and wonder if anyone here can 
help.  I was part of the group that did the first "Starsky & 
Hutch" songtapes (I think we coined the word) in 1980 and 
premiered both our gen (well, sort of) and slash tapes at 
ZebraCon 2 in Kalamazoo.  "Kiss you all over" for the kiss in the 
alley from "The Fix" is one of favorites.  I'm looking for anyone 
who was doing songtapes at the same time but independently from 
us or if anyone did them before us.  

If you are interested in copies of these songtapes, let me know.  
One of the original tapes took a dive into the champagne bucket 
at a con twelve years ago and when I duped the songtapes for 
another fan over this 4th of July, I noticed it was beginning to 
wear, but it's not as bad as it could be.  These things don't 
copy well so it's best to get them from the originals.

In the realm of the "real world", I was injured on the job 3-1/2 
years ago and I'm still fighting the legal battles, the medical 
battles and the pain. Currently, I watch my granddaughter, Lela 
Alexis, while my daughter, Melinda, attends college.  She's a 
music business major and will be transferring to the University 
of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, in January to complete her 
undergraduate work.  Stephani is married to a terrific guy and 
finishing her undergraduate work at California State University 
in Sacramento.

It's good to see all of you here and I hope some of you will 
explore the wonderful world of submarines with us.  

Kendra

Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 12:06:37 -0700
From: arogers
Subject: Re: Your old introduction


Ladies,

By way of introduction, I write under Alexis Rogers and many of 
my stories were published in "Code 7" in the early 1980s.  I also 
did "Strange Justice" with Connie Faddis is 1981, which won a Fan 
Q.

I started writing slash in 1979.  I was on this road to Damascus 
when there was this blinding light; oh yes, it was a religious 
experience of the highest order.  If anyone hasn't heard the 
story, I'll be happy to repeat it.

But it wasn't K/S.  My first adventure into slash was "Starsky 
and Hutch". The touches, the looks, the longing, the 
hurt/comfort, David announcing to Paul and the world that the 
show was a love story.  If there is a definition to "slash", I'd 
have to say it is "Starsky and Hutch".

Since joining this list two years ago, I've discovered "The 
Sentinel" and have been writing Jim/Blair.  Those stories, along 
with all my other fiction is on my website
        http://www.calweb.com/users/a/arogers/fiction.htm

If you visit my website, please read the warnings on the stories.  
My "Sentinel" stories and some of my "Voyage to the Bottom of the 
Sea" stories have *bdsm* themes.  My S/H fiction is available at 
my website as well the S/H archive.  A special thanks to the 
ladies who do the work on the archive.

In the bios, there is mention of the songtapes.  I'm curious 
about the history of this artform  and wonder if anyone here can 
help.  I was part of the group that did the first "Starsky & 
Hutch" songtapes (I think we coined the word) in 1980 and 
premiered both our gen (well, sort of) and slash tapes at 
ZebraCon 2 in Kalamazoo.  "Kiss you all over" for the kiss in the 
alley from "The Fix" is one of favorites.  I'm looking for anyone 
who was doing songtapes at the same time but independently from 
us or if anyone did them before us.  

If you're interested in a copy of these tapes, email me and I'll 
give you the particulars.

Thanks to Flamingo for taking over the duties of ListMom and for 
giving me a chance to update my intro to include my current 
activities.  Recently, CandyApple did a Starsky&Hutch/Sentinel 
crossover that was wonderful and left in a kind of S/H mood.

Alexis Rogers

