on 3/18/03 12:41 PM, Jim Flannery at newgrange@talmanassociates.com wrote:
skip Heller <velaires@earthlink.net> wrote:
Also, the technology of the time made it harder for fans to just start printing their own zines.
Er, no. There were APA's (Amateur Press Associations) going back into the 1920s, and a distinct "zine culture" in the Science Fiction fan community from the late 30s/early 40s onward. Mimeographs, spirit duplicators, etc. ... music zines were a relatively late development, but you can't really blame it on the technology (and the earliest music "zines" shared the technology).
Don't get me wrong -- there were forerunners. But the xerox machine made it possible for more people to get away with it, for cheaper than ever, and more quickly. Wait til your boss goes out for lunch and hit the green button. No plates, spirit gum, stencils. Just a li'l old pasteup, and BANGO! Punk rock immortality. And zillions of 'em!! But that could not and would not have been possible without the sci fi community and the poetry community (and a few others) making chat book type things. They set a huge precedent. sh http://www.skipheller.com (the new and improved website)