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Ricardo Feral replied to Andrew Culture's discussion New Issue Announcement thread!

"OBSOLETE! #7 is out! The cover is by Steve Taylor, the artist who did Pere Ubu's "The Modern Dance" cover. Inside the newsprint tabloid is a ton of great Scifi fiction and essays and articles on DIY history and projects. (3 bucks…"

Jan 24

fishspit left a comment for Ricardo Feral

"p.s. from Fishspit Have you lived in Iowa long? That's close to Nebraska . . . did you ever go to a place called "the cave," i believe it was called, in Omaha? I stopped in there a couple time in the 90's to see some shows. Great…"

Dec 29, 2012

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"Hey ricardo, gonna put 'em in the post as soon as i get over this christmas depression. Can't wait to see yours . . . that's funny about the Pettibone!!!!! "Fuck Christmas"- Lee Ving Fishspit out."

Dec 29, 2012

fishspit left a comment for Ricardo Feral

"hello ricardo . . . i'm fishspit . . . i got your e-mail about you next "obsolete" (fantastic name) . . . i can make a copy of my very first punk rock zine i made in 1984. It's DIY because i just stole everything to make it. I…"

Dec 25, 2012

Lubomyr Tymkiv left a comment for Ricardo Feral

"We invite you to take part in the First International Exhibition "ZINESHOW" in Ukraine. Participation is free. Any technique. Any theme and format. No return. Deadline: 15/04/2013. Exhibition on the…"

Dec 9, 2012

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"Hey, I might be interested in distroing Obsolete! I'm not sure if that's something you do, but if so I would be happy to try it out in the distro. I run The Alchemist's Closet, and I'm in the midst of an overhaul and expansion.…"

Dec 9, 2012

Ricardo Feral replied to Andrew Culture's discussion New Issue Announcement thread!

"1983 Zine Unearthed! I just scanned and posted a zine I did THIRTY YEARS AGO!! ACK! I posted a pdf HERE if you want to check it out- "Viva Boheme" was an Iowa City punk zine...."

Nov 18, 2012

Alexa Snout commented on Ricardo Feral's blog post The "Gift Economy"

"Thanks for posting this! I will definitely check that book out. I have had very similar things on my mind, inspired by Mark Boyle's book The Moneyless Man. He talks about a freeconomy, but it's along the same lines of giving. I'm…"

Nov 16, 2012

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Nov 15, 2012

Ricardo Feral replied to Matt Wondergazer's discussion how to punk up a mini van?

"A case of flat black spray paint goes a long way- and lose the hubcaps."

Nov 15, 2012

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Nov 15, 2012

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Nov 15, 2012

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Ricardo Feral commented on Ricardo Feral's blog post Call for Submissions- SciFi/DIY Issue!

"Hey Kera- it depends on what angle you want to take- if you can tie it in to DIY culture, or fandom, or the phenomenon of the Doctor, yes- a straight review I'm probably less interested in. Go ahead and shoot me some ideas at…"

Oct 19, 2012

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The "Gift Economy"

Posted on November 15, 2012 at 1:02pm 1 Comment 0 Likes

I recently finished reading Charles Eisentstein's Sacred Economics . It's a pretty in-depth look at how we might transition to a non-monetary society, and an examination of money-less societies of the past and how we got into the huge economic mess the world is in now. In keeping with the theme of the book, you can read the whole thing for free online.

As zinesters, we know all about the gift economy and…

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World Book Night

Posted on November 15, 2012 at 6:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Hey, I did this last year and it was really fun and rewarding. You can sign up to receive 20 free copies of one of the titles chosen for the year, and on April 23rd, you go out and give awayf the books to people who don't normally read or don't have acess to books. This year there are some pretty great titles- last year I gave away Patti Smith's "Just Kids". Check out this years titles and sign up at…

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Call for Submissions- SciFi/DIY Issue!

Posted on October 18, 2012 at 6:11am 2 Comments 2 Likes

OBSOLETE! Magazine is seeking high quality writing and artwork for the upcoming issue. The theme of OBSOLETE #7 is SciFi/DIY, and will explore the interconnection between science fiction and the rise of DIY culture.

Short fiction, essays, poetry, illustrations, comics and photography will all be considered.…

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New issue of OBSOLETE! out now.....

Posted on August 16, 2012 at 6:37pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Obsolete #6 explores illness, creativity and freedom.

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."

-Jiddu Krishnamurti…

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At 3:53pm on December 29, 2012, fishspit said…: p.s. from Fishspit

Have you lived in Iowa long? That's close to Nebraska . . . did you ever go to a place called "the cave," i believe it was called, in Omaha? I stopped in there a couple time in the 90's to see some shows. Great place?! I have a pal in Lincoln Nebraska named Bill Jones. He's an oooooooooooooold punk. Like he brought 999 to Omaha in the 70's. If you are ever in Lincoln, look him up. Say Fishspit sent ya.

At 3:36pm on December 29, 2012, fishspit said…: Hey ricardo,

gonna put 'em in the post as soon as i get over this christmas depression.

Can't wait to see yours . . . that's funny about the Pettibone!!!!!

"Fuck Christmas"- Lee Ving

Fishspit out.

At 10:58pm on December 25, 2012, fishspit said…: hello ricardo . . . i'm fishspit . . . i got your e-mail about you next "obsolete" (fantastic name) . . . i can make a copy of my very first punk rock zine i made in 1984. It's DIY because i just stole everything to make it. I just reviewed my punk records and then stole art from raymond pettibone and others and put it together. But i was just a kid. I'd also like to send you a copy of my current zine too. So, send me an address and i'll post some on to you. thanks for your time. i appreciate it! joe fishspit

At 3:26am on December 9, 2012, Lubomyr Tymkiv said…: We invite you to take part in the First International Exhibition "ZINESHOW" in Ukraine. Participation is free. Any technique. Any theme and format. No return. Deadline: 15/04/2013. Exhibition on the blog http://zineshow.blogspot.com All works will be exhibited also in the gallery "tymutopiyapres" http://tymutopiyapres.blogspot.com is not a commercial gallery. Welcomed but not "necessarily" summary of your zine or about you or your creative work (this is necessary for further elucidation of the project and possible documentation). Zines for the exhibition please send air mail: "Zineshow" A/C 9875, Sadivnycha 19/1, 79038, Lviv, Ukraine. mailposht[.]gmail[.]com

At 1:53am on December 9, 2012, zeraph dylan said…: Hey, I might be interested in distroing Obsolete! I'm not sure if that's something you do, but if so I would be happy to try it out in the distro. I run The Alchemist's Closet, and I'm in the midst of an overhaul and expansion. I'd love to fill in more of the anarchist/anti-authoritarian section. If you're interested, please message me here or at zeraph@alchemistscloset.org.
Thanks!
Z.

At 8:27am on September 15, 2012, CheapoComics said…: Thanks for joining Science Fiction and Fantasy Zines! Should have a zine fitting the genre published by October if all goes as planned. Hoping you will consider checking it out and I have two other zines available if you're interested in trading. Thanks again!

At 9:18am on August 21, 2012, Jon Foster said…: Hello Ricardo. I would be willing to trade with you. I created a zine about my trip to China. If you're interested let me know, I have my address on my personal site. Thanks for your time.