TAPS

The Terrean Amateur Press Society, a Cult-type apa which was formed in December 1964 by Arnie Katz (who, allegedly, had misspelled Terran.) It was a rotating apa like The Cult, but with 12 members rather than 13. Lenny Bailes was elected the first Apa Manager (or AM, what TAPS called its OE). The Official Organ was The Terrean.

At various times, members and apazines included:

• Dan Alderson
• Lon Atkins -- The Thought of the Outside, Balrog
• Lenny Bailes
• Ross Chamberlain
• Tom Collins
• Frank Denton
• Tom Digby
• Tom Dupree
• Earl Evers
• Jan Evers
• Don Fitch
• Dan Goodman
• Dave Heal
• Cindy Heap
• Norm Hollyn
• Mike Horvat
• David Hulvey
• Lee Jacobs -- The Thought of the Outside
• Larry Janifer
• Steve Johnson
• Neil Kaden
• Arnie Katz
• John Koning
• Fred Lerner
• David Levine -- Steeldreamer
• Bill Marsh
• Richard Mann
• Andy Porter -- Quiescently Frozen
• Mark W. Richards
• Jim Rittenhouse
• Jim Sanders
• Alan Shaw
• Dick Smith
• Milt Stevens
• Will Straw
• Gary Tesser
• Creath Thorne
• Bob Whalen
• Ted White
• Lonnie Whitledge
• Mike Wood
• Kate Yule --
• Dian Zaharakis -- Raki and the Electric Gafia
• Mike Zaharakis -- Raki and the Electric Gafia

Apa Managers

• Lenny Bailes
• Don Fitch

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Publication

1964—

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