I S S U E - N I N E - C O N T E N T S
Brave News World
Geek Treasures
Prep X Bookshelf: Encyclopedia of Explotiation,Gall’s Inc. Catalog, Exotic Dancer
Bulletin, Seizure Man The Enigmatic T.R. Miller
Folly
The Good Doctor S
Vanity Unfair
Sick About Cusack
Me, the Jury
Starring N.C. As Itself
Konig Who?
Service Struggle
SALUTON!
If I had
a dollar for every time somebody asked me what the theme of the next Preparation
X was going to be, this issue would have come out a little bit sooner. I had
been accumulating stuff that didn’t fit the themes of any previous issues. Eventually
I had enough to fill a whole issue—an issue that really didn’t have a central
theme.
There were some diversions that kept this issue from coming out when I wanted. Other parts of my life demanded attention (work, other projects, sleep, acquiring a couple thousand 16mm films); so Preparation X was put on a back burner.
One such diversion was when I went to the Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN. Take your average mall and multiple it times five—meaning that you have five different card stores, ten different athletic shoe stores, five different bookstores that sell the same stuff, etc. Then put an amusement park in the center of the mall. After getting an Orange Julius (!), my cohort Michael and I rode the log flume. We were yelling (Michael was yelling the names of Death Metal bands; me, I was screaming in faux terror) as we floated along on the ride. On the last hill, I screamed louder than I ever have before—just to add to the drama of the ride. We were greeted at the end of the ride by a mall security guard who followed us off the ride’s premises. But before leaving, we stopped at the log ride photo booth where they had taken pictures of Michael and I going down the last hill. In the picture, my face was bright red and my mouth was wide open. The booth attendant was giggling. “Was my scream really loud?” I asked. She replied, “Oh yes. It echoed all throughout the mall.” I guess I forgot since I’m now an adult male, a loud scream can be rather disturbing. Mission accomplished.
I don’t feel so bad about the delay in publishing this issue since there are lots of nifty local publications floating around at your local club, bookstore or record store. Here are just a few examples..
HA! challenges the male-sex-dominant paradigim and all its subtlies. I owe the editor Lisa Garmon a great amount of thanks for recommending my current printer. Her latest issue is 60+ pages and she gives it away free locally, but I would send her at least $3 bucks to cover postage. Send it to PO Box 1282, Carrboro, NC 27510. She has also has a web site (http://www.unc.edu/~cherylt ).
NGASAMA (short for “Nobody Gives A Shit About Music Anymore”) has taken on the task of talking about local music without pulling any punches—although, it is only one guy doing all the punching. You can get a copy of this two page zine by send a SASE to1705-A Smith Level Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 or you can find it at this web site (http://sunsite.unc.edu/grady/NGASAMA).
Luv American Style is devoted to finding the ultimate in cheap beers (although using Miller High Life as a gold standard will give flawed results. Olympia would be a better choice). Send a SASE to 190 Park Place #2, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. I’m sure I’m missing other publications that are to be found. Seek them out and even buy a couple (they’re not that expensive when compared to the cup of coffee you need to get you going in the afternoon). Entertainment and information squeezed into such a smart little package.
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