> It is with regret that we have to inform you that as of today The Five Star Service Magazine has ceased publication. Hopefully the details contained on this page will answer any questions that you may have.

> MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
The Five Star Service has always been an independently run fanzine dedicated to the career of Five Star. For the past seven years we have made it our mission to inform Five Star fans of all the latest Five Star news, provide them with reviews, exclusive photographs, trivia and a range of original features covering the 20+ year career of Five Star. Our magazine was sent out to fans all over the world, whether they had access to the internet or not, and for some fans, TFSS was the only way to hear about Five Star.
However, on Saturday March 20th 2004 we received an email from Buster Pearson, Five Star's manager, telling us to cease publication.
As a fanzine, dedicated to a group in the public domain, we have every right to carry on writing about Five Star and using our own original material (be it written or photographic material, of which we own the copyright) to provide features for a magazine, but the point is that after this, we no longer want to.
If we cannot work to support Five Star, and our support is just not wanted by them, then there is no point in continuing with TFSS. After all the time, effort, enthusiasm and cost it has taken to provide numerous Five Star fans across the world with issues of The Five Star Service, we are very disappointed to have to have made a decision to cease publication.
We know that there are lots of people out there who would be very happy for us to continue producing The Five Star Service, and we are very sorry to have to let all of you down like this.
We always aimed to provide a magazine that was different to the Five Star websites and had something that fans would enjoy reading and really appreciate. We hope we achieved it, and are sure, in our minds, that we did.
The Editor would like to take this opportunity to thanks everyone who has supported TFSS over the last seven years. Thank you for your support. It really has been appreciated.
love
Michael

And for those who didn't support us . . . . . it's your loss.

> CONTACTING TFSS
If you have anything to ask us, or if you want to contact us then please email us at silvester494@freenet.co.uk or write to us at our postal address. We really would like to hear from all TFSS subscribers - I've always counted lots of you as friends, and certainly don't want to lose contact with you.
 

>Q) I have subscribed to TFSS, and still have some more issues left on my subscription after TFSS 18. Will I receive a refund?
>A) Unfortunately NO refunds will be given. However, your subscription will be honoured and we will complete your subscription. Please contact us for details. You will not lose out.

>Q) I have ordered TFSS 18. Will I receive it?
>A) If you have ordered TFSS within the last 14 days then you will receive the issue that you have ordered.

>Q) Can I still subscribe to TFSS?
>A) Sadly not. The only issues we have left in stock are issues 17 and 18, so we can not provide a four issue subscription any longer.

>Q) Will you be relaunching TFSS in the future?
>A) No. It is time for us to put our support and enthusiasm somewhere where it is appreciated.

>Q) What will happen to TFSS OnLine?
>A) TFSS OnLine will remain as a website. Whether it will be updated or not, depends on a number of things. At the moment, this looks unlikely, but as we have a wealth of unpublished features and photos from TFSS, you never know.

>Q) What will happen to you?
>A) I have a number of projects lined up for 2004 onwards. At one time or another TFSS would have had to have come to a close, and I am sorry it has happened like this, but I certainly have lots more things to keep me busy and now I have even more time to do them!

>Q) Are you still a Five Star fan?
>A) Good question. Let me get back to you on that.

TODAY's MORAL : Patience Is A Virtue