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?