When I first started my “History of Zines” oral history project back in 2013, one of the first people I reached out to was Sean Tejaratchi, the man behind the incredibly ambitious clip art zine Crap Hound. [As someone with OCD, the obsessiveness of Crap Hound really resonated with me, and I wanted to find […]
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The Untold History of Zines… Sean Tejaratchi on Crap Hound
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Special Projects, Uncategorized Also tagged 1970, A is For, A Sordid Evening of Sonic Sorrows, abortion, action figures, Adam Parfrey, Adidas, aggressive massage, Amok, amusement parks, animal erections, Answer Me, Anton LaVey, Apple Cabin, Bertrand Falstaff Heine, birds with human penises, book design, bubbles, calendars, Cane toad, Captain Matthew Webb, change, Charlie McCarthy, Chloe Eudaly, Chris Thile, clip art, coffee, consignment, consistency, Crap Hound, Dan Howland, Danzine, Death Scenes, Debbie Goad, Dishwasher Pete, DIY, Doc Johnson, dongs, ear trumpet, erections, Eugene, Evel Knievel, evolution, fake band posters, feral child, Feral House, Geek Love, Genie the feral child, graphic design, Gregg Turkington, He-Man, Heinous, identity politics, Independent Publishers Resource Center, IPRC, Jim Goad, John Coffin, Journal of Ride Theory, Katherine Dunn, Kathy Molloy, Kinko's, Lake Wobegon, Larry Crane, LiarTown, Live from Here, living in the past, Los Angeles, maggots, Martha Plimpton, Masters of the Universe, Mattel, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Michael McKean, Mike King, Miranda July, navel gazing, Nick Bougas, Oregon, oversharing, PDXS, penises, pigeon, poop exchange, Portland, Portland City Council, Portland Mercury, Powell’s Books, Prairie Home Companion, privacy, Reading Frenzy, Rebecca Gilbert, romanticizing the past, Satan Takes a Holiday, sculpture, Sean Tejaratchi, Skeletor, Smurfs, Snake Mountain, Snipehunt, Social Justice Kittens, Stanton Greer, Stella Marrs, Steve Mandich, surf monkey, Tape Op, The Crap Hound Big Book of Unhappiness, The Devil’s Notebook, The Untold History of Zines, the Voight-Kampff test, Toad Licker, toad licking, transitions, Watts Riots, Weekly World News, Westworld, Willamette Week, WOW Hall, zine library, zines 24 Comments
This was a lot better before I noticed that she had a dog
I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to add “pooping jewels” to my list of tags. [photo credit: Kristin Schrader]
Posted in Other Also tagged dog shit, dogs, jewels, Kristin Schrader, poop, pooping, pooping jewels 7 Comments
Escape to Beaver Island
I’m sorry for running off and leaving you these past few days, but I needed a break. Clementine and I, desperate for a little father-daughter time away from the hassle of everyday life, headed north to Beaver Island, where we crashed with some old friends. And, for the first time in over a decade, I […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Michigan, Photographs Also tagged attacks against Mark, beaches, Beaver Island, Clementine, Dragon, islands, Jason Wright, Maria Cotera, nature, parenting tips, sand, sand castles, turtles, Upper Peninsula, utopian communities, vacations, Walter Reuther 16 Comments
Having won the title of World’s Best Comic Book Store, Ann Arbor’s Vault of Midnight plots global domination
After years of shopping at Ann Arbor’s much-beloved comic book shop Vault of Midnight, I finally had the occasion a few weeks ago, at an event hosted by Concentrate Media, to meet the store’s founder Curtis Sullivan. What started as a friendly conversation on the current state of Ann Arbor retail quickly escalated into an […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Pop Culture, Retail, Uncategorized Also tagged Ann Arbor Skate Park, Art Prize, Batman, Comic Book Men, comic books, comics, Conan, Concentrate Media, Curtis Sullivan, Doctor Strange, Elizabeth Sullivan, entrepreneurism, entrepreneurship, Eye of Agamotto, games, Grand Rapids, graphic novels, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, Jim Ottaviani, Kevin Smith, Ming Chen, Morrison Restaurants, Norm Harris, retail in Ann Arbor, Ruby Tuesdays, Steve Fodale, superheroes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vault of Midnight, vinyl figures, Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award 21 Comments