FAVORITE ARTISTS ( PART 1 )

Above is the book cover for THE PSYCHEDELIC ROCK ART OF CARL LUNDGREN ( ISBN - 9781613450772 ) - photo source AMAZON

PART 1 OF 2

ONCE UPON A TIME.....

I used to draw, paint, sculpt, make paper-mache figures, and other things... I lost that ability a while ago. However, I still love art, photography, and writing.

I know art-critic-snobs prefer pretentious bullshit made by media hungry members of the FLAVOR-OF-THE-MONTH-CLUB. However, I prefer artists, that had their work showcased on and inside, books, magazines, brochures, model kit boxes, underground comics, product packages, and countless other things.


Above are three issues of SEX TO SEXTY - photo source AMAZON

MY BIGGEST INFLUENCES.....

Just for the record, I've NEVER been a comic book fan, but I was still influenced by them.

During the early seventies I discovered old issues of EC comics, and many underground publications ( many of those issues are worth quite a bit now ).

Most of the hippies, and social misfits in my area would give me underground comics, men's adventure mags, sleazy paperback novels, and sleazy tabloids.

Years later, I would also find these types of publications at swap-meets ( held at local drive-in theaters ).

Anyway, most of those comics - such as SEX TO SEXTY - were targeted towards ADULTS, and that's why they appealed to me.

Anybody out there remember CARtoons magazine?... Or HEAVY METAL magazine?


Above are book covers for NORMAN SAUNDERS ( ISBN - 9780982004104 ), and MARS ATTACKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION ( ISBN - 9781419704093 ).

I never liked, or could relate, to all those superhero characters. I found them incredibly stupid. How can I NOT laugh at a man dressed in bright colored tights?


Above are book covers for THE COMPLETE PEANUTS 1969 - 1970 ( top... ISBN - 9781560978275 ), and SECRET IDENTITY: THE FETISH ART OF SUPERMAN'S CO-CREATOR JOE SHUSTER ( bottom... ISBN - 978-0810996342 )

Charles Shulz was another major influence. The man put more heart and soul into his comic strip than most writers and directors put into their live-action movies and tv shows!

In addition, I loved watching all those Charlie Brown specials on television.

I also have fond memories of all the PEANUTS mass-market paperbacks that were published during the seventies. I used to own a bunch of them.

Almost forgot to mention the art on non-sports trading cards. They were another great memory.

I loved, ODD RODS. I think there was a legal battle over the copyright, but I'm not sure. Regardless, B. K. Taylor is the only person with a moral right to claim that artwork. More ESQUIRE style shenanigans?.....


Newspaper clippings from 1946 - regarding Alberto Vargas and his fight against ESQUIRE magazine. When I think about the way Alberto Vargas was treated, it makes my blood boil!.

I also loved WACKY PACKAGES. That series of cards, had some of the most creative artwork I saw as a kid. I thought they were fantastic.

These days, I look forward to new material from artists like Glen Orbik. I especially love the art he's done for book covers.


Above are the book covers for INNOCENCE & SEDUCTION ART OF DAN DECARLO ( ISBN - 9781560977100 ), THE ART OF ERIC STANTON: FOR THE MAN WHO KNOWS HIS PLACE ( ISBN - 9783836539302 ), and THE PIN-UP ART OF BILL WARD ( ISBN - 9781560977872 )

THE ARTISTS.....

I've compiled some short lists of my favorite artists. Did I forget anyone?... Yes, and I'm sure I'll remember their names long after I'm done posting this.

Carefully look over the names below, and maybe you'll discover someone you never knew about... The artists are listed in kinda-sorta alphabetical order...

Arthur Suydam

Bernie Wrightson

Bill Campbell

Bill Ward

B. K. Taylor

Bob Waldmire

Bruce Minney

Carl Lundgren

Charles Schulz

Chris Achilleos

Chris Turner

Dan DeCarlo

Dave Deal

Dave Stevens

Ed Roth

Eric Stanton

Frank Frazetta

Fred Harman

Glen Orbik

Greg and Tim Hildebrandt

Gregory Manchess

James Bama

Jay Lynch

Jim Warren

Joe Jusko

Joe Shuster

John Berkey

John Harris

June Tarpe Mills

Ken Laager

Luis Royo

Michael Koelsch

Michael Whelan

Mort Kunstler

Norman Sauders

Paul Rader

Rafael Desoto

Ricky Mujica

Robert Maguire

Ron Lesser

Vincent Di Fate

Wallace Wood

Walter Baumhofer

NATALIE HEART, FRAT-BOY FILMMAKERS, AND MOVIES

Above are screengrabs of a performer using the name Natalie Heart. It's from a short film. I think it's called CASTING COUCH X, but I'm NOT sure. It should be called PURE CRAP, and that, I am sure of!... Look at those amazing eyes. There seems to be a lot going on behind them, and I don't want to speculate as to what those things are. Look at her face, there's nothing typical about it, or her personality.

The only good part of CASTING COUCH X, is the interview with Ms. Heart. The rest is just sex, for the sake of having sex. It's incredibly sterile and unerotic. Plus, she seems hesitant, and does NOT look happy, especially during the end.

Just looking at someone, isn't going to tell you what they've been through, or what they're currently going through.

We all have the right to express our opinions, and I'm going to express mine... She doesn't seem to belong in the adult video world. Sometimes you'll find a piece of a puzzle that doesn't quite fit in, and the only way you're going to make it fit, is by damaging it. Well, that's what I thought of, when I saw her in that short film. Does that make sense?

Just for the record, most folks don't realize that the so-called "mainstream" studio system chews-up and destroys, far more people in one month, than the adult industry does in a year... And that's the truth. Just compare the amount of suicides and "train wrecks" in the "mainstream" system, to the self inflicted deaths and ruined lives in the adult industry.


Front and rear covers for the COLLEGE RULES 14 DVD... It's NOT a movie, it's a collection of glorified loops, and Natalie Heart is in one of the segments... I do NOT own a copy, so I can't give you any details about the disc.

THE FIRST TIME I SAW HER.....

I found out about Ms. Heart, after getting into an argument about adult films with some film school students. Before things deteriorated, they showed me a video from a DVD called COLLEGE RULES 14.

The segment had NO story! It was just a bunch of cute coeds performing sex acts.

I spotted her immediately, and unlike the CASTING COUCH video, Ms. Heart looked like she was having a genuinely good time.

She truly stands out, in a good way.

I asked the ASS-CLOWNS who the cute brunette was, and one of them told me her name.

About a week later, I was told I could find free videos and photos of her at several websites. Just for the record, I'm NOT going to post links to any of those websites.

One is called FREEONES, there do NOT appear to be any POP-UP ads at this website. This is were I saw the CASTING COUCH video.

The other website is called X VIDEOS.... WARNING!... That website DOES have POP-UP ads. Some of those ads have VIRUSES!... AVOID that website!

Plus, there seems to be questionable material there! Please, do yourself a favor, and avoid that website like the plague!

I managed to see a few videos of Natalie before I fled that website.

FYI - The laptop those ASS-CLOWNS used, had really sharp picture quality ( don't know what brand it was, but I was impressed ).



GLORIFIED LOOPS ARE NOT MOVIES.....

I'm NOT fond of adult films made after 1985. Things really seemed to go downhill during that decade. Sure, there were exceptions to the rule, but generally speaking that part of cinema was dead to me.

Even many of the old crappy loops were far better written and shot, than most of the CINEMATIC-CRAP, that mascarades as full length adult movies these days.

From the thirties to the early eighties, and from SOFTcore to HARDcore, the one thing most of those films had in common, were stories!

The majority of those flicks actually had a script, and most of the folks in front of the camera were serious about acting ( even when they didn't have much talent ).

The writers, directors, and everyone else behind the camera, knew what they were doing. Many of them were simultaneously working for the mainstream movie studios ( or tv networks ).

Plus, most of the individuals in front of the camera were genuine social rebels, even if they didn't realize it at the time.

How many FRAT-BOY FILMMAKERS, current adult performers, and current film production companies, can legitimately brag about that?!



HIPSTER-DOOFUS-DOUCHEBAGS!.....

Most of my arguments with FRAT-BOY FILMMAKERS have occurred at pop-culture conventions, free film festivals, and other free events.

I know it's ridiculous, but in my defense, I was the one that was verbally attacked, and I had a right to defend myself.

I still don't understand why so many of these FRAT-BOY FILMMAKERS want my opinion. Is there a neon sign on my forehead saying ASK ME QUESTIONS?!... There are tons of other people at these events, so why bother me?

The "gentlemen" that introduced me to Natalie, all thought they were movie experts. They didn't even know who Samuel Fuller, Dalton Trumbo, Doris Wishman, or Barbara Stanwyck were. And yet, people like that, think they know it all!

They repeatedly asked for my opinion, and I gave it. Every time they didn't like my answer, they proceeded to get angry. This type of incident has happened to me once too often.

I'll say it again, most of the current crop of adult films, are nothing more than so-called "reality" tv shows, but with real sex.

Well, I've rambled on long enough.....

RANDOM THOUGHTS: MOVIES & SHOWS ( APRIL 2015 )

Screengrabs from ANGEL'S FLIGHT ( 1965 )

DREAMING IN BLACK & WHITE.....

There are countless movies that have never been released on legit home video ( on any format ).

ANGEL'S FLIGHT is a great example of this. This film is only available via extremely shitty DVD-R... If you're lucky enough to find a vendor that actually has it!

Meanwhile, other films have been found, but only in some sort of altered state. A flick called THE PICK-UP is one such movie. It's only available on DVD-R with burned in Danish subtitles.


Screengrabs from THE PICK-UP ( 1968 )

You may be able to find both films online, but it's just not the same as getting a legit pressed disc.

I keep hoping someone will find reels that are in decent shape. It doesn't have to be pristine, it just has to be good enough for release on DVD.

I've wanted to add these two films to my collection since the VHS era ( see links below ).....

ANGEL'S FLIGHT ( IMDB )

THE PICK-UP ( IMDB )



Screengrabs of Irene Molloy in ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE ( top ), and GROSSE POINTE ( bottom )

IRENE MOLLOY.....

A while ago, I wrote about a short lived tv show called ANDY RICHTER CONTROLS THE UNIVERSE.

I mentioned that one of the stars - Irene Molloy - is also a singer. At the time, I could NOT find an official website. Well, someone told me she has two official websites. See links below.....

IRENE MOLLOY ( OFFICIAL WEBSITE )

IRENE MOLLOY ( OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE )

A reminder, I do NOT have a FACEBOOK page, nor do I ever intend to get one.


Screengrab of Irene Molloy performing BUTTERFLIES ( from the music video ).

I've said this before, and I'm going to say it again, Ms. Molloy has got a beautiful and unique singing voice.



NO NEED TO GO BACK.....

For those of you that don't know, there are plans to revisit TWIN PEAKS for a third season, and plans for an X FILES mini-series.

Why can't they just leave it alone?

In my opinion, TWIN PEAKS does NOT need a third season. It ended the way it should have. The movie FIRE WALK WITH ME was a proper follow up to the show. I just don't see the point of bringing it back.



As for the X FILES, season five should have been it's last. I believe no show should last longer than five seasons - unless I'm receiving royalty checks, then it can go on for as long as possible... ha-ha-ha. I also think, there shouldn't be more than twelve episodes per season ( quality NOT quantity ).

BARGAIN BOOKS - SISSY SPACEK & PIPER LAURIE

TITLE OF BOOK - Sissy Spacek: My Extraordinary Ordinary Life

I have NOT had the time to read the entire book.

I've only been able to read a few random chapters and look through it.

As the title says, this book is about Sissy Spacek.



BOOK INFO:
ISBN ( 9781401324360 )
AUTHORS - Sissy Spacek and Maryanne Vollers
COVER ARTIST - None... Photo cover
COMPANY - Hyperion
OBTAINED AT - Dollar Tree
PRICE - $1.00
HARDcover
SIZE - approximately 6 1/2" wide by 9 1/2" tall
PAGES - approximately 271

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
No!...

It was only ONE FUCKING DOLLAR!

Normally, I don't buy books about actresses or actors, but there are exceptions to my rule.

For the price it was selling for, I definitely wasn't going to leave this on the shelf!


Some chapters have drawings. Those small and beautiful bits of art are directly related to the text.


There's also TWO photo sections ( eight pages each ). Those pages contain black and white photos AND some color pics also.

In case you're wondering, yes, there is a photo of her from CARRIE.




TITLE OF BOOK - Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir ( Piper Laurie )

I have NOT had the time to read the entire book.

I've only been able to read a few random chapters and look through it.

This book is about Piper Laurie.



BOOK INFO:
ISBN ( 9780823026685 )
AUTHOR - Piper Laurie
COVER ARTIST - None... Photo cover
COMPANY - Crown / Archetype
OBTAINED AT - Dollar Tree
PRICE - $1.00
HARDcover
SIZE - approximately 6 1/2" wide by 9 1/2" tall
PAGES - approximately 357

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
No!...

IT ONLY COST ONE DOLLAR!

I prefer my showbiz books to be about movies, or theaters, or companies, NOT about actresses or actors. Having said that, I wasn't going to say no to this book. It was only a dollar!

It contains a sixteen page photo section ( all of them black & white )


One of those photos, is a pin-up of Ms. Laurie from the forties. Wow!... What a babe! Unfortunately, it's not a full page picture.


Piper Laurie and Paul Newman ( THE HUSTLER )

Yes, there's a photo of her from CARRIE.

I noticed a few pages in the photo section are starting to become loose, but I don't care. I'm NOT going to complain about paying ONE DOLLAR for a recent HARDcover book.

SWANK MAGAZINE

Above is the cover for the May 2015 issue of SWANK magazine ( photo source AMAZON )

The last time I saw a print edition of SWANK and it's sibling publications was in the late nineties.

Apparently, it's still being published. Some - or all - of the issues include a DVD. I can NOT confirm the content of those discs, but it's safe to say, it's NOT family friendly... ha-ha-ha.

From what I've read, the original version of SWANK was more like ESQUIRE and GQ, than the PENTHOUSE type of rag it eventually turned into. I've never seen any issues of the original SWANK, so I can NOT confirm this as fact.



FYI - A lot of low budget / micro budget "actresses" appeared in SWANK publications ( and SWANK's competitors ).

They all performed sex acts in photo shoots ( with others and solo ). In fact, some of them even performed in pornographic videos. And yet, most of these same "actresses" thumb their nose at adult stars.

They think they're better than the adult performers - in regards to talent and "morals".

Some of them think they didn't do "porno" because their photo shoot or video, did not involve vaginal penetration by a man. Truly absurd, they're in some serious denial. Let me point out the obvious, they're colossal hypocrites and delusional hacks.

Many adult actresses in the sixties, seventies, and early eighties, had theatrical backgrounds. A lot of them also did "mainstream" work, before and during their adult careers.



LEG ACTION, LEG SEX, and LEG TEASE, were all supposedly part of the same company that published SWANK. - I can NOT confirm this as fact.

Just for the record, A LOT of those classic era adult stars could actually ACT! You can NOT legitimately say the same for most of the low budget / micro budget bimbos.



I'm almost positive there is a direct connection between SWANK and MARVEL COMICS, but I can't remember what that connection is.

Some of my former friends used to call SWANK, skank magazine. Fair enough, but if they thought it was beneath them, why did they continually purchase it?... I think we all know the answer to that question.

FYI - Their wives and girlfriends were real cranky bitches ( that may have been their main reason for purchasing SWANK ).


Front and back covers of BEAVER STREET - a book by Robert Rosen

On a related note, Robert Rosen worked for SWANK. That publication is listed in the table of contents of his book BEAVER STREET: A HISTORY OF MODERN PORNOGRAPHY ( ISBN - 9781900486767 ). See link below.....

ROBERT ROSEN ( OFFICIAL WEBSTIE )

MOVIE ADS: THE EROTIC ADVENTURES OF CANDY

Newspaper ad from 1978 ( New York City )

QUOTES FROM AD - "Carol Connors live in person - July 19, 20, 21".... "Live in person", as opposed to what?... Dead in person? Did anyone out there attend this event and take photos?

QUOTES FROM AD - "Live in person, PLAYBOY's big 10 girl and director of CANDY, Gail Palmer, July 19, 20, 21"... Once again, I'm asking, did anybody out there attend, and take pictures of Carol and Gail?


Screengrabs of Carol Connors ... from the EROTIC ADVENTURES OF CANDY trailer ( VINEGAR SYNDROME version )


Screengrab of Carol Connors ... from a FULLscreen online video of the EROTIC ADVENTURES OF CANDY

The CANDY series of films were some of my favorite adult flicks when I was young.


Article about Carol Connors - From February 14, 1978

Writing and directing credits are given to Gail Palmer ( some folks dispute that claim ).

Carol Connors is the star attraction.

John Leslie ( 1945 - 2010 ), Georgina Spelvin, John Holmes ( 1944 – 1988 ), and other familiar faces also make appearances.


Article about Gail Palmer - From October 4, 1978

Quotes from the above article.....

"A native of Lansing, Mich., where she is the most notorious woman in town, Gail is the black sheep of her Roman Catholic family which agonizes over gail's chosen profession"

"I saw many poorly made sex movies I decided anyone could turn them out and that I could do a lot better by using common scense"

"Sometimes I get stimulated sexually while I'm directing"


Screengrab of Gail Palmer... from the EROTIC ADVENTURES OF CANDY trailer ( VINEGAR SYNDROME version )

THE EROTIC ADVENTURES OF CANDY was released on VHS. I had a legit tape, but I can't remember which company released it.

As for region one DVD... It's been released on both pressed, and grey-market DVD-R, many times, and by many different companies. The latest version has been released by VINEGAR SYNDROME ( on pressed disc ).

LYNSEY BARTILSON

Screengrab of Lynsey Bartilson in GIRL WITH A DRAGON TATTOO ( by RECKLESS TORTUGA )

Remember a tv show called GROUNDED FOR LlFE?

Megyn Price and Lynsey Bartilson were two of the stars, and between the six of them, they held the attention of millions of American males every time the show aired.

Lynsey Bartilson appears in a series of sketch comedy web-shorts, made by a company called RECKLESS TORTUGA.

Ms. Bartilson is FUCKING HILARIOUS, she's also HOTTER THAN A FRIED CHICKEN'S ASS!

Let me say the obvious, being "grounded" with Ms. Bartilson, would be a reward, NOT a punishment.


Screengrabs of Lynsey Bartilson - and a alleged "blond" actress - in a short called THE LYNSEY & LINDSEY SHOW ( episode called NEW MILF, DUMB HACKERS AND STRIPPER NEWS! by RECKLESS TORTUGA )


You can watch Lynsey Bartilson perform at YOUTUBE ( see links below ).

RECKLESS TORTUGA ( YOUTUBE CHANNEL )

RECKLESS TORTUGA ( OFFICIAL WEBSTIE )



As for GROUNDED FOR LIFE, the first twenty episodes were released on region one DVD by ANCHOR BAY. They also released all five seasons individually.

The first and second seasons were also released individually by MILL CREEK. Plus, they've also released the entire series in one boxed set.

BARGAIN DVDs - GENTLEMEN BRONCOS & UPSIDE DOWN

I'd never heard of GENTLEMEN BRONCOS, and had no idea what to expect. Well, I was really surprised by how much I loved it. How can you not like a film that shows a deer sprouting a cannon from it's anus?!

It also has some very cool projectile vomiting.

You know you're watching comedic gold, when a movie makes you laugh so hard, and so much, that it results in uncontrollable farting. Smell the joy!



A young man has dreams of becoming a science fiction writer, and gets ripped-off by an established author.

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!

QUOTE FROM GENTLEMEN BRONCOS ( Tabatha ) - "So Bronco is kind of like your dad, and his gonads are his seed, which means the gonads are you. That's why they're so precious"

QUOTE FROM GENTLEMEN BRONCOS ( Chevalier ) - "Your ovaries will destroy me"



DIRECTOR:
Jared Hess

WRITERS:
Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess

CAST:
Michael Angarano
Jemaine Clement
Halley Feiffer
Héctor Jiménez
Mike White
Sam Rockwell
Suzanne May
John Baker
Jennifer Coolidge
And many others...



VIDEO INFO:
DVD ( 1 disc )
WIDEscreen
Color
Region one
Company - FOX
Rated - PG 13
Extras - Yes... see list below...
1 - Commentary by Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess, and Munn Powell
2 - Deleted scenes
3 - Outtakes reel
4 - Behind the scenes
5 - 500 days of summer trailer
6 - fame trailer
Inserts - No

OBTAINED AT - Dollar Tree
PRICE - $1.00

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....

ONE FUCKING DOLLAR!... FUCK YEAH!




UPSIDE DOWN was another movie, I'd never heard of. I was expecting cinematic crap. I was wrong.

Even though I don't like computer effects, they did a really outstanding job in this movie. In fact, some of the scenes are incredibly beautiful.

It's the story of a young man and young woman that live on different worlds. These two planets are so close to each other, that a building connects them.

One of these planets is rich, the other poor.

Here's something else you should know, the young man and woman have known each other since childhood. Unfortunately, she has amnesia and can't remember him... And that's all I'm going to say about the story.



DIRECTOR:
Juan Solanas

WRITERS:
Juan Solanas
Santiago Amigorena
Pierre Magny

CAST:
Kirsten Dunst
Jim Sturgess
Timothy Spall
Blu Mankuma
Kate Trotter
And many others...



VIDEO INFO:
DVD ( 1 disc )
WIDEscreen
Color
Region one
Company - MILLENNIUM ENTERTAINMENT
Rated - PG 13
Extras - Yes... see list below...
1 - Making of
2 - Deleted scenes
3 - History of the world
4 - Juan & Jim
5 - Preliminary sketches
6 - Tango storyboards
7 - Missing forest storyboards
8 - Sage mountain previz
9 - Office previz
10 - Final shot previz
11 - UPSIDE DOWN trailer
12 - BROOKLYN CASTLE
13 - ICEMAN
14 - WHAT MAISIE KNEW
15 - STRAIGHT A's
16 - STRUCK IN LOVE
Inserts - No

OBTAINED AT - Dollar Tree
PRICE - $1.00

DO I WANT MY MONEY BACK?:
NO!.....

In my opinion, Kirsten Dunst has turned into a really great actress.

UPSIDE DOWN is NOT a bad movie. It's something different, and I liked it. Especially, since there are NO boring zombies, or pussy vampires in it!

ADIOS MOVIESTOP?.....

It appears that MOVIESTOP was sold to a chain called HASTINGS in November 2014.

I found out about this after visiting the MOVIESTOP website, and discovering that it had been replaced by the HASTINGS webpage.

Just for the record, I've never seen any HASTINGS stores in my area.

I asked one of the workers at my neighborhood store, if the MOVIESTOP brand is going to be replaced by HASTINGS, but she didn't know.

The inside of my local MOVIESTOP has continued to change.

They've added overpriced action figures and comic related crap. When I say OVERPRICED, I mean it.

Here's an example... They had some ALIEN figures by REACTION / FUNKO for approximately DOUBLE the price that BARNES & NOBLE sells them for. I had NO problem pointing that out to several of the customers. All they have to do, is walk a few hundred feet to the BARNES & NOBLE that's in the same shopping center.

HASTINGS also sells books, and that does interest me. However, their book prices seem just as screwy as their DVD prices.



Here's an example... They're charging almost $20.00 for USED copies of THE AMERICAN DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATRE ( ISBN - 9780785829751 ). I purchased this same title for $9.95 from HAMILTON BOOK, and my copy was NEW!

After checking out the DVD prices on the HASTINGS website, I can say they're all over the map.

They've got TWO types of USED discs!... That's so fucking stupid!

They call the consumer owned discs USED, and they call the ex-rentals PREVIOUSLY VIEWED. It's the SAME SHIT!... THEY'RE BOTH USED!

It's the equivalent of describing the town hookers as PREVIOUSLY FUCKED, and the town sluts as PREVIOUSLY ROMANCED!



Here's another example of their screwy pricing... They've got some of those older MILL CREEK 50 movie packs - in CARDBOARD BOXES - listed at INSANE PRICES!

As I've said before, I only shop at MOVIESTOP when I want to find a rare, or out-of-print title, at a CHEAP price.

FYI - In the past, MOVIESTOP gave away FREE crap, like magazines, posters, and many other promotional items. I love it, when stores do things like that.

Thankfully, there's a DOLLAR TREE in the same shopping center... Where else can you get NEW DVDs, BLU-RAYs, HARDcover books, TRADE paperbacks, MASS-MARKET paperbacks, and countless other cool crap, for ONE FUCKING DOLLAR each?!



Oh well, so long MOVIESTOP.....

ZINE-MANIA.....

Above, cover for PUKE STORIES by Kelly Froh

Zines appear to have become popular again.

As recently as the nineties, I could find zines at many independent video, music, and book stores. When those places started disappearing, so did most of the zines.

These days, the internet seems to have replaced all those stores. In fact, author / artist websites seem to be the only way to get your hands on most zines.

The current crop of zines, seem to cover every topic you can think of.

WARNING... I've noticed an unusual number of MAN-HATERS publishing zines. Most of those hairy-afterbirths can NOT write - or speak - without abusing the word misogyny, or misogynist. These loathsome and colossal hypocrites, see nothing wrong with their misandry.

So be careful, who you give your money to.


Screengrabs of Kelly Froh and her artwork... From a short documentary about her. The film was made by John Kinhart and Richard B. Smith Jr.... I saw it on YOUTUBE.

I've been told that some of the first American zines appeared during the late thirties ( I can NOT confirm this as fact ).

Back in the sixties and seventies, most of the zines I came across, seemed to be focussed on politics, or sex, or drugs.

During the eighties and nineties, the focus appeared to be on movies, television, music, and other pop-culture themes ( such as collecting ).

After all this time, zines still come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and construction methods... From homemade photo copies, stapled on the upper left corner, to professionally printed publications.

Below are links to three major ZINE FESTIVALS that seem to be very popular.

NOTE - I've NEVER attended any of the events listed below, so I can't give you any feedback......

L.A. ZINE FEST

CHICAGO ZINE FEST

BROOKLYN ZINE FEST



FYI - There's a book called XEROX FEROX: THE WILD WORLD OF THE HORROR FILM FANZINE.

BY - John Szpunar

ISBN - 9781909394100

COMPANY - Headpress

SOFTcover

PAGES - 800

MESURMENTS - 5" X 8"

I got most of the information from the AMAZON and HEADPRESS websites.

Apparently, the book's focus is on horror. That's too bad, but it still sounds interesting.

I do NOT own a copy, and I've never seen this book at any of my local stores. I also have never heard of HEADPRESS. So, always remember CAVEAT EMPTOR.....