First Issue of Text

At long last, I distributed the first issue of my 'zine, 'Text.' If you would like to pick up a copy, you can find it at Mill Mountain, Bollo's, Easy Chair Bookstore, or the Coffee Mill in Radford. Or, just let me know you want one and I'll make sure to get it to you. Here's an exerpt from my opening letter in the 'zine:

It is my intention, with this 'zine, to provide the New River Valley with another source of do-it-yourself, independent media. This style of media is one that I support whenever possible and would like to see a lot more of. I realized that if more independent media was what I wanted to see in my community, then by golly, I needed to get started. I hope that in the future, this 'zine will be more of a collaborative effort, with a larger number of contributors and a greater diversity of articles.

In this first issue, you will find a feature on the ever-blossoming Blacksburg electronic music scene, followed by a tribute to the Lyric in honor of its 75th anniversary. Then there's a piece from outside the valley expounding upon 18 reasons to venture to the 'Noke. The reviews section covers the novel Belshazzar's Daughter and a retro film review of "Dangerous Liasions."

The column, "Great Outdoors," describes the growing "geo-caching" phenomenon while its neighbor, "Great Indoors," features an interview with one of Blacksburg's premiere yoga teachers, Akke Hulburt. Lastly, this first issue wraps up with a free concert listing and a 'toon. For what sort of 'zine would this be without a 'toon?

Hope you get a chance to pick one up!

Busy Summer Days

There are rumblings among the masses that they are hungry. While I am tempted to dismissively say, "Feed them cake!" I will instead write a brief post. (we'll save the cake-eating for J's birthday on Friday!) Camping this weekend was a gorgeous affair and did inspire in me some thoughts on the philosophy of place. However, I will have to save all that for another day as I am on my too short lunch break right now. Anyway, the 'zine will be out soon and then everyone who has missed hearing my thoughts will get a heaping helping!