I am only three pages into Joshua’s flyer fanzine and already I am laughing my ass off. I swear he is one of the funniest writers I know. He also has the most airtight memory of anyone I have ever met. It’s a fucking gift.
The zine is one of three he gave me when we were up in Oly a couple weeks ago. It’s a collection of flyers he’s carried around for shows his band played, or shows he put on, or just shows he attended. Mostly taking place around Seattle or Oly, in the mid-late 90s, some from early 00s. Each flyer is accompanied by a story about the show. A sample:
“This was Behead The Prophet’s last show. Most of us knew it was going to be… I dubbed it a queer show because everyone either had queer members or at least seemed gay. All who played were excellent that evening. I dressed as Robin Hood and had a little bow and arrow. There was a giant mushroom. Twas whimiscal. The light got knocked out but we sort of finished the song anyway.
“Jeff Biallo got kicked out for cutting people’s hair in the pit with a pair of scissors, which as far as I know is a one of a kind activity. After he snuck back in, I accidentally kicked him in the face. Right after that, he had one of the most awesome looks I have ever seen on someone’s face, like he had just eaten the biggest piece of shit in the world.”
Also:
“A HISTORY OF QUEERCORE, BY JOSHUA PLAGUE
JOURNALIST, GAY
“At first there was no gay person anywhere in the Universe. Then all of a sudden I came along and everything was much better ever since.”
Joshua is the raddest.
The other two zines are about taking Greyhound buses and being a chef. If you would like to have these zines or find out more about this amazing person, visit his little web page why not? He spends most of his time doing personal cheffing tours now, so if you enjoy absolutely heavenly gourmet vegan food, hire Joshua!
CONFIDENTIAL TO ALLISON: He is going to be in Milwaukee in mid-October, you seriously need to hook up with him for a dinner. If you don’t I will be very sad for you! Let me know if you’d like his email address…