Bobby madness's Blog – February 2011 Archive (6)

living in a teeny tiny village like p-town is weak,but one thing thats cool about it(besides we make zines,which is the only reason i live here)is the tunnels.they were built by chinese laborers a really long time ago.they are under most of the buildings downtown,even though a lot of them are walled off.they used to use them to mug drunks and surrepticiously haul them out to sea to work as slave labor in the ships.when i worked in the cobalt lounge in 96 you could get in them.theyre really… Continue

there are alot of zines out there with cats in them.violent fez,for instance.cats constantly appear in all kinds of zines.as cat stories and odes to cats,or props,or whatnot,appear again and again,it makes me wonder-are the cats in on it?are they doing it on purpose?is it an organized movement by the cats to let thier prescence be known to zine makers?coincidence may explain a few odd appearances in a few counter culture quarterly's (that means they come out three times a year in zine… Continue

as a member of we make zines,i feel a certain responsibility to the zine community at large.i considered joining other zine social networking sites,such as "we make zines that sell",or"we make zines people read",but i figured this site fit me alot better,even though im 97 years old.but the point is not just to talk about me,or how great i am,or how i have a huge penis or how i can get coke tommorow.no,this is way more important.everybody needs to hear this-ive only told my… Continue

the first zine i printed was kaos komix 1 and 2.it was 4 pgs,and i handed it out in the city.bad attitude comics was a group zine i did with some commie punks in ny from 81 to 82,there were 6 issues(8 1/2 by 11,200-500 copy runs).anarcomix 1 and 2 were printed in vermont in 1983,and were 36 pages long(200 copy runs,8 1/2 by 11,self published).cult failure was a group mag/zine printed by damian in 1986 or 7,in upstate.i had 4 pgs in it(full size,500 copies).soul twinkies was an art/zine,20 pgs… Continue

alot of zinesters lately have been touting the awesomeness of the old fashioned letterpress lately.they have a few around people print handbills on for shows.ive seen them,and it really took me back.probably people seeking authentic type quality prints are drawn to these cheap,affordable machines.thats all well and good,but i think its essential that everybody knows to be really careful on those things.of course everyone is,so just disregard the rest of this page and have fun making… Continue

one thing plagueing the zines you see these days is self censorship.censorship in general is really boring,and it makes life alot boring-er.but when it comes to something like zines,which,in all honesty,were not too incredibly exciting to begin with,it's pretty self defeating.zine expansion and production has expanded during the years,with some amazing writing and art spreading across the world,but its come at a price.nowadays you see alot of people just basically puffing up thier resume with a… Continue