Rampage

Rampage.

Zine: Rampage
Issue: Unknown
Created by: Terry Nourse
Format: 4 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Where: Oakdale, MN
When: 1989

This is a weird little photo-heavy mini-zine advert for Rampage – an indoor ramp park – by Terry Nourse who normally whips out thick Rip zines. I think this was an insert to one of the last copies of Rip I got.

Notes: I don't know what the copy method was for this publication, but the halftone for photos is chunkier than cheap-ass bulk window screen from the hardware store.

Drivel

Drivel.

Zine: Drivel
Issue: Unknown
Created by: Unknown
Format: 8 1/2" x 11"
Where: Unknown
When: Unknown

I don't know a thing about this zine. There's a reference to Foster City. There's a reference to the Door Stop banks. An interview with The Mummies? Hmm.

Notes: There was a certain style to this that made me think it might have been an insert zine to something else. The handwritten text reminds me of Matt Bennett's scrawl, but the layout isn't his style. Does anyone know who created this one?

Forever Stoked

Forever Stoked.

Zine: Forever Stoked

Issue: April '88

Created by: Paridy

Format: 8 1/2" x 11"

Where: Kansas City, MO

When: 1988

Kansas City represent! How many professional bmx freestyle riders came out of the midwest? The west and upper-east coasts had far more notables than the middle of the middle of nowhere, but Dennis "DMC" McCoy showed up and turned all us Emporia, Kansas kids onto Haro Masters, Adidas and swap rock. DMC was hyperspastic? Yes, also hyperlocal. 

While Paridy's production is a little on the nose since she was apparently dating DMC at the time (fanzine created by your biggest fan) and it's a bare-bones magazine-style layout, it's still a great piece of history from the midwest bmx scene, small as it was. Paridy did justice in representing KC. This issue has a Leo "Animal" Chen interview, a ton of Kansas City local news, contest run reviews from AFA Oregon and Florida comps, and some familiar local names - Tom Raniolo and Ben Mahoney. Look 'em up. 

Notes: "We do shows, make money, go to contests, and rogue up." -Leo "Animal" Chen

Stuntwood #1

Stuntwood #1.

Zine: Stuntwood
Issue: 1
Created by: Dave D'Andrea
Format: 8 1/2" x 11"
Where: 
When: 1990

Dave keeps changing up the names of his zines, but the content and layout is consistently great. This one has a Bryan Pennington interview and  good zine and music review sections.

Notes: Maybe Sudden Impact #2 was actually the second issue of Stundwood? Who knows?

Sudden Impact #2

Sudden Impact #2.

Zine: Sudden Impact
Issue: 2
Created by: Dave D'Andrea
Format: 8 1/2" x 11"
Where: Bristol, CT
When: 1990

I want to say this is highlight-reel Dave D'Andrea for overall zine content and creation. I've got the copies of Cold Turkey to see where he's come from, and while I somehow missed Sudden Impact's inaugural issue, number two is a proper how-do-you-do. 

Notes: Cover photo... do you know how hard it is/was to kick flip that high on an era-appropriate setup? The trucks and wheels alone weigh 50 pounds.

The Twilight Zine

The Twilight Zine.

Zine: The Twilight Zine
Issue: Unknown
Created by: Esmann
Format: 8 1/2" x 11"
Where: Due West, SC
When: Unknown

A cool rag that I don't know much about. The one copy I have is an art-heavy, high-contrast, great-layout prototypical skate zine with some Andy Zalan and Alberto Kroeger art and a few good stories. 

Notes: The pigs on the cover remind me of something else, another piece of art, but I can't place it.

Just Another Stupid Zine

Just Another Stupid Zine.

Zine: Just Another Stupid Zine
Issue: Unknown
Created by: Unknown
Format: 8 1/2" x 11" full-page
Where: Fort Worth, TX
When: 1991

I remember absolutely nothing about this zine. I have no idea who created it, but it's from 1991, so I can imagine it was created by someone I'd corresponded with or traded zines with in the few prior years. There's a full-on Alberto Kroeger page with some of his usual artistic brilliance. The Robert Brown: A Man Of Few Words page is gold. 

Notes: This zine was copied with full 8 1/2" x 11" pages, stapled at the far left side. No half-fold letter paper here. 

Disobedience #7/8

Disobedience #7/8.

Zine: Disobedience
Issue: 7/8
Created by: Alberto Kroeger, Bryan Wendzel
Format: 8 1/2" x 11"
Where: Boulder, CO
When: 1989

An underused concept in making zines, this issue of Disobedience is like a split 7" by your two favorite bands. Kroeger does issue seven as the first half of the zine, Wendzel does the flip side as issue eight. I only have issue five and this one... I wish I had more.

Notes: I did rotate the second half of the zine in Photoshop so you wouldn't have to turn your computer upside-down. Kroeger's current work and zine Girl Greaser are available at Backward Messages.

Disobedience #5

Disobedience #5.

Zine: Disobedience
Issue: 5
Created by: Alberto Kroeger, Bryan Wendzel
Format: 8 1/2" x 11"
Where: Boulder, CO
When: 1989

Disobedience was one of those prototypical zines that everyone wanted to make, that everyone wanted to look like, that everyone wanted to feel like. It's some serious badass cut-and-paste. Great layouts, incredible use of type and a cool handwriting style – not to mention Kroeger's artistic stylings – made Disobedience one of the legendary zines of the late 80s. This issue has a cool opening contents page and it just gets better. 

Notes: This was my first introduction to Alberto Kroeger. Who knew that 25 years later, we'd meet up for Mexican food in Austin, Texas and swap boxes of old zines?