The Majel Hat
By: Debbie B.
the mid-90s, majel started selling these wild sombrero hats at cons.� hand decorated with pesos and gold trim and all sorts of dingly-dangly things. these hats were the ultimate in tacky cool.
when bjo trimble was contemplating re-releasing her book, on the good ship enterprise, she sent out a call to fandom for personal stories.� i wrote a little thing called "the majel hat" about my exploits in the acquisition of one of these hats.�
in the course of prepping for the book, bjo sent a copy of my essay to majel for approval.� you could have knocked me over with a feather when, on May 11, 1995, I received a letter from La Maje herself asking if she could give copies of my essay out to people who buy "majel hats!"� as she put it, "the spirit of your letter is the perfect whimsical complement to my creations."
well, shut my mouth.� of course i agreed!� and i still carry that letter, tattered and beaten, around in my day-runner, to remind me of the time i made the maje-meister laugh!
coming soon--a picture of the infamous majel hat and the complete text of the essay.
