Austin Fanzine Project

tomato time

In stark contrast with last issue's dis of the alleged Drew Barrymore article in High Society, I suggest you check out a copy of the January(?) Playboy. It has an excellent pictorial of young Miss Barrymore that is hotter and steamier than Beaumont in July.

Bar joke of the month: "So, this grasshopper walks into a bar and the bartender says, "Hey, did you know we have a drink named after you?" The grasshopper says, "Really? You have a drink called Murray?"

Ask Susan to tell you the bear hunter joke.

There you go. That's it. That's all.

Issue Staff: Iron Fist......Jennifer Seasoned Veteran...Susan Vicious Upstart....Steve

And Cameo Apperances by: Jeff Breeze Dave Nickerson Jackie Belvin Ben Hecker Carl Jason Trent(aka Oswald Caligula III) *all uncredited writing was probably done by Jennifer 1,4,5s Pics by Jasmine Jopling

-art by Tim Inklebarger Brien Hindman Trevor Wallace

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Table of Contents

Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 an interview by susan and steve.....................1

Memphis, Tennessee jennifer's road trip journal...........................10

Rekkerd Reviews ...........................................16

Minnesota, Chicago and the Grifters Jennifer keeps on travelin'............................18

From the Musty Basement of... ...Steve Deconstructionalist..............................23

An Open Letter To Michael Corcoran Jason Trent flies off the handle.......................24

Nickerson Goes West another failed attempt to escape..........................29

Columbia Breeze a Missouri college scene report......................33

Jackie Takes Manhattan New York as Seen through the eyes of a Louisiana native................................36

Gourmet Cookin' two recipes and hot cookin' tips.........................38

Print Reviews ...........................................40

Railroad Jerk an interview by susan ...............................41

1,4,5s and Teen Titans an interview by susan ...............................49

Tomato Time..............................................57

[clip art of dictionary illustration for 'beavers': "Beavers 1. beaver raised 2. beaver closed"]]

Thursday, 22 June 1995

We woke up just before 4am, and took off up I-35. It felt great to be going 70mph away from Austin. We kept going until we got to the trusty Waffle House just south of Dallas on I-35E. We ordered the all-you can-eat breakfasts, but for the first time in my life, were in too much of a hurry to get where we were going to dig around for jukebox change. (But I highly recommend Waffle House jukeboxes which are novel musical treats with songs on them like, "Hash Browns'n'Biscuits.")

I'll spare you lots of roadtrip detail here... We got to Memphis at about 8pm. Finally. Home of the Blues. Birthplace of Rock'n'Roll. Musi cal Mecca. Cool fuckin' town. Being the exhausted motor vehicle operators we were, we proceeded directly to the first motel on our Memphis Hard Luck Motel Tour. This particular Motel 6 was the sorriest motel I'd ever stayed in and Susan hated it even more than I did. Still, I was happy to collapse on the bed for a few seconds, get a shower and consume some wretched Chinese-type food at the too-convenient-to-be-true restaurant across the street.

Refreshed, we called some people we knew in town to see what was up for the evening and we ended up going down to the P&H Cafe (it stands for Poor & Hungry). The place is owned and run by a woman named Wanda who was once a truck driver and has a supporting role in Teenage Tupelo. SHe looks like a distorted Dolly Parton and was very hospitable and kind. We had a good time relaxing, drinking beer and shootin' the shit with Tripp and "his people"--the P&H is a favorite hangout.

Friday, 23 June 1995

Friday morning we had breakfast at Brother Juniper's College Inn this badass place that Tripp had given us directions to. Next we stopped by Shangri-la Records, one of the best record stores in the universe, which is run by a fellow by the name of Sherman who also runs the Shangri-la Records (the label) and who is therefore responsible for

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2002-A Guadalupe #292 Austin, TX 78705

Iron Fist...........Jennifer LaSuprema Default Editor........................Susan

Spring 1998