Here's all the info I've got on the "Random Events" TSR Employee Newsletter. (Copy & Save ;> )
It was the sequel to "Strategic Preview" (after a 4-yr absence).
My accumulation is only from 1980-84, and spotty toward the end; additional info welcome.
A. Dragon Publishing period
Issues 1-9: 8.25" x 7" (14" folded), from Dragon Publishing; assembled by Dragon Publishing staff
RE vI #1 (1980, 8p): May
RE vI #2 (1980 8 pages): June; w. TomWham cartoon
RE vI #3 (12p): July; w. Wham boardgame "Corporate Structure"
RE vI #5 (12p): September
RE vI #6 (16p): October
RE vI #7 (12p): November; w. local business flier
RE vI #8 (8p): December; w. red/green Xmas stamps
RE vI #9 (1981, 6p): January; 1 pg wine club ad
B. Personnel Dept. May-Sept 1981: Full size (8.5x11"), stapled
RE 5/13/81 (16p): incl GenCon XIV ad (Jeff Dee art)
RE June '81 (4p)
RE July '81 (6p)
RE Aug '81 (5p): incl 2 pg maps for GenCon (UW Parkside)
RE Sept '81 (8p): incl. "The Inner Sanctum" by
EGG (first contribution to RE)
C. Formal version v1 ("Face" logo)
New in-house print shop (Tom McLaughlin), new header & style, typeset, no staples, good photo reproduction
RE Oct. 15 '81 (6p)
RE Nov 15 '81 (4p)
RE Dec 15 '81 (8p)
RE Jan 15 '82 (6p)
RE Feb 15 '82 (4p): incl. good Sutherland photo
RE Mar 15 '82 (4p)
RE Apr 15 '82 (6p): Gygax photo p1
RE Aug 16 '82 (12p): many photos, incl. Rasmussen & John Ricketts (who created Pacesetter in a spinoff, taking many TSR employees)
RE Sept 15 '82 (14p): many photos, incl. Elmore & TimTruman
D. Formal version v2 (no corporate logo)
RE Oct 20 '82 (14p): Founders day issue; many photos, incl. Mentzer w. guitar; incl. BSA Explorers flier
RE Nov 17 '82 (12p): photos incl. Garry Spiegle (co-creator, D&D Companion set War Machine)
RE Dec 15 '82 (12p): some photos
E. Formal version v3 ("block" logo)
RE Jan 19 1983 (10p): many photos, incl. Parkinson & Christmas party
RE March 1983 (10p): photos incl.
EGG, Kevin Blume, & 50 new employees
RE April 1983 (8p): incl. TSR UK staff photos
RE June 1983 (8p): photos incl.
EGG, B.Blume, Jim Ward, Zeb Cook
RE Sept 1984 (5p): beige paper, 1 minor photo (2 copies)
