Geek Weekly #2 [November Food'n'Fun issue]

[image of text, "Another place you don't want to be when that harsh chemical laxative kicks in."]

Ok so, here's the Satans review for this issue.

Satans 9/9/94 Hole In The Wall: Sean is the single most rockinest drummer I have ever known. Mysteriously, he never breaks anything. Heath is a rock star, cranking that guitar/amp connection. Brock holds down the rhythm fort without even breaking a sweat -- or messing up his hot hairdo. And Hunter is the perfect frontman, raisin' hell and forgetting his lyrics. There you have it. The Men. The Satans.

THEN: Some guy named Justin had a party at Emo’s on Sunday 10/16. I don’t know him but he had the Satans, the Motards & the Cryin’ Out Louds playin’ his party, so he must be cool. I got sick of Emo’s before the Motards & the COLs played, but I did catch the itty-bitty Satans set. They’re good to their fans at least, they played most of their hits in the (?) 20-minute show. They did the Guido Sarducci version of Slugger - just one time through. It left me wanting more, but I was pleased (albeit drunk).

Zeen Seen...

ALCOHOL DRUGS AND DRIVING #2: This issue is a reading oddessy. [sic] A perfect companion at 3am (the perfect time) at Ken’s Donuts (just about the only place open at 3am). Chock-full of intriguing articles & entertaining news clips. Both educational and motivational. Includes Bargain Bin (about neat things for free in the library or cheap at thrift stores), a Texas mass murderer profile, New England news on News-of-the-weird-style candid camera, a paranoid tale of credit bill collectors, a surprising survey by Parade magazine and instructions on how to build your own atomic bomb. Free and easy. (AD&D, C/O ALTERNITY PRODUCTIONS, PO Box D, Austin, TX 78713-8904.)

APATHY TREND #14: I haven’t read many of these, but I sense a really straightforward attitude. It gets a little hardcore for my taste every once in a while, but basically it’s got some great reviews (mostly by Chuck) and a quote at the beginning of each just to kinda get you on track. So read this bitch & learn something. Free, too. (A-Trend; 912-A W. Elizabeth, Austin, TX 78704.)

GEEK WEEKLY #2: Meatier than the first issue. Written at a frantic pace & botched in places as a result. Apparently the author will be giving issues away for 25¢ each (or will trade for just about anything) instead of the 50¢-rip-off of an initial charge (for 1st issue). Back issues available upon request.

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(Jennifer/Geek Weekly, 2715-A HEMPHILL PK AUSTIN, TX 78705|2715-A Hemphill Pk. Austin, TX 78705.)

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[image of a soda with two straws] PEEK-A-BOO #1-9 [underscored]: I’ve had issues 7 & 8 since they came out & I just got issue 9 & the BOX SET of issues 1-6. I guess I’ll really just review issue #9, but I want to say that as a body of work, this zine is fucking beautiful! Great things in every issue and it keeps hang in’ on. Hasn’t disappointed me yet. Issue 9 includes an interview with Dave of U-236, some good reviews, an interview with a “real” vampire, some what-ifs, a cover of April & Molly, Kegfly & yet another funny installment of the best advice column in the world. I worship these people especially Travis H. Get one — it’s free. (PAB, 305 W. 39th #107, Austin, 78751.)

MASSAGE PARLOR #2: Excellent writing, but I liked #1 better. (No Address)

U-236 #14 - Seen it in passing. A bitch to get ahold of. Love this zine! (2303 Rio Grande #6, Austin. 78705.)

ANTICHRIST - All issues I’ve seen are shit! Crap! Bunk! Bad, Bad, Pretentious, Bad.

FOUR MILE CIRCUS #1: A zine on loan from Susan (some guy sent it to her from Oklahoma City). I haven’t finished it, but it looks intriguing. Includes “Wierdo Manifesto,” some poetry, a feature on John Zorn, etc. . . But it’s $2.50!! Ick. Maybe Susan’ll let you borrow it next. But if Mom & Dad are paying your rent, or you just made a big drug deal, here’s the address: (John Stone, 1602 S.W. 77th Place, Oklahoma City, OK 73159.)

addresses:

[image of part of a table with a plate of a hamburger and fries, a soda with a straw, mustard and ketchup.]

—see Record Reviews (p. 20)

To get a copy of that Flying Saucer Attack record: VHF, Box 7365, Fairfax Station, VA 22039.

For Yo La Tengo’s Fakebook, write to Bar/None Records, PO Box 1704, Hoboken, NJ 07030.

You can get the K-Tel 70’s tributes or any of Javelin Boot’s regards from Pravda Records, 3823 N. Southport, Box A1, Chicago IL 60613 Or I’ll bring ‘em back with me for ya after my X-mas trip to Chicago. I always love another excuse to go to Southport, my favorite Chicago street.

For that lock groove 7” or any of a number of other annoying records write RRRecords, 151 Paige St., Lowell, MA 01852.

An ad caught my eye cause it advertised a Pure Joy CD-ick!! - and Phantom Surfers 45s and stuff by the Fastbacks. PopLlama Products, PO Box 95364, Dept. F, Seattle, WA 98145. Cool Name, too.

And, of course, with Slint, Palace Brothers, Big Black, Royal Trux & Pavement, there’s Touch & Go, PO Box 25520-OC, Chicago, IL, 60625.

**ALL THESE LABELS OFFER FREE CATALOGS**

SO YA WANT SOMETHIN’ TO DO? [bold]

[An image of a soda splashing with two straws is in the center of the page, the rest of the page is divided in to four sections labeled FOOD, CAMPIN’, BANDS, and TRUCK STOPS]

[top left quadrant] There’s no good food in this fucking town. Actually, you can go to Mezzaluna & get good Italian & there’s some really FOOD [bold] good Mexican but if you just wanna, like, eat some fucking food, you’re out o’luck. Might as well go to Taco Bell & save your money for something’ else. Or you can always cook!

[top right quadrant] This is the heart of the best camping in the world. This is the right time of year, too. My favorite places CAMPIN’ [bold] to go are Reimer’s Ranch, Krause Springs & Paleface Park. I think they’re all in the phone book & they’ll give you directions. Usually about $5 per person.

[bottom left quadrant] We don’t have any really good venues in Austin right now, but we’ve got lots of good bands. See these: Satans, Inhalants, Dropouts, Cryin’ Out Louds, Motards, Sons of Hercules, Big BANDS [bold] Drag, Gut, Pork, Jack O’Fire, Hormones rock [written above “.” and “I”]. I can’t think of anyone else right now. But there’s always movies at Dobie & Hogg —> esp. Jackie Chan movies [underscored]! Oh! And the Village, too!

[written along the left side of the line dividing the bottom two quadrants] Go see Gomez rock [written above Gomez]!!!

[bottom right quadrant] This is when we realize that Austin sucks (when we’re bored) and we try to flee its limiting grasp and find ourselves in, yep, a truck stop. But sometimes it’s all you can do. And TRUCK [bold] truck stops STOPS [bold] are cool. Crazy things always happen there. Here are my favorite 2: Dorsett 221 (South on I-35 to exit 221) & Mel’s Diner in Giddings. Also the Petticoat Junction truck stop in Brenham was cool, but I haven’t been there in a while.