September 26, 2006
Some Answers
What kind of father am I? Toe Stubber hit another so-called-writer’s block and allowed so much time to elapse that we didn’t even acknowledge the one year anniversary of TOESTUBBER.COM.
On September 20, 2005 this website was born out of my admiration for a handful of MP3 blogs, a vague fear of getting old, the pleasure of sharing my sweet taste in music and the desire to seem cool. Longtime readers will attest to an initial spurt of posting activity which has steadily dwindled. The last post was over a month ago.
Honestly, I pretty much knew what I was getting into from the beginning. From throughout my abortive DJ period, prior to the site launch, I’d learned not to expect a very rewarding ratio of brainwaves expended to kudos digested. (Thus I try to consider myself a kind of pro bono public defender of good music.) For a while, things were rockin’ - a small group of stubbers had been reading and posting comments and linking and calling me a clever lad. I liked that. But then other factors clogged up the tubes - laziness, depression, isolation, other projects, disorganization, waah waah waaaahh.
Well, I’m back for now. At least you have the incentive to return at least once. I promise that if I haven’t made another post within a week from this one, you have my permission to shoot me in the back of the head, execution-style.
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When I sit on the toilet and reread this compendium of the first three issues of Jim & Debbie Goad’s Answer Me!, a sort of wistful longing overtakes me. To return to those days when I was innocent in my total cynicism - a time when I (the Elite lord of my apartment) thought that my hard cock and street smarts could really protect me - before I got my heart broken a couple of times.
Because I am a romantic. And sentimental fools soon learn that there’s a really thin line between romantic and stupid. Later on, Jim’s stupid heart got the rest of him thrown in prison for domestic self-defense. There’s plenty of documentation of that sad history here, but I recommend picking up the book first, before you savor the salacious dessert of another human’s misery. Mr. Goad’s clear, witty writing holds up incredibly well, considering all the nonsense that came after. This volume also includes about 60 pages of pure comedy that Goad produced after the demise of AM!
You can get a glossy reprint of the fourth, final and best Answer Me! - the “Rape issue” - from the publisher.
At what turned out to be the waning sunset of the printed ‘zine (I gave up on Panty Line Fever within a year after discovering Answer Me!), Jim and Debbie popped four of these impeccably researched, hilarious, passionate and nearly typo-free bundles of reasoned misanthropy and joy straight out of the moist, fertile vaginas of their minds.
Most of us other zinesters were never this good. What were we thinking, anyway?
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Congratulations go to former Toe Stubber muse Michelle for recently sharing a room with the U.S. Secretary of State and somehow surviving the overpowering, acrid stench of incompetence.
Dave the Cruse has a new MP3 blog - DIRTYGROOVES - and I can tell you he’s barely scratched the surface of his awesome record collection. Which is good: You don’t want to scratch the surface. It makes the record skip. I can’t believe I have to tell you this. C’mon, put that down.
Champagne just made a double nickel. Much love, cuz.
The Knights of the New Crusade will be touring Central and South America in November.
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So, until next weekend. Here’s a beautifully sad tune, to give you goosebumps.
Eddie Hinton - “Hard Luck Guy”
Rick at 11:02 pm
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Any blog that posts Eddie Hinton demands respect ! So ‘Reespect’ already & I only just got here ! Keep blogging I’ve added you to the RetroBabe! blogroll !!
Cheers IanB
Comment by IanB Ñ September 27, 2006 @ 1:18 am
Yoshi and you look so good together! You guys should make videos…special videos
Comment by Dick Anus Ñ September 27, 2006 @ 3:47 pm
tell me more about this ‘execution-style’ offer….
Comment by wi11iam13 Ñ September 29, 2006 @ 7:24 am
What’s with Yoshi’s thumb? I’d be scared of that too.
Comment by Dave Ñ September 29, 2006 @ 12:59 pm
Who’s the girl on the right? I think I’m in love.
Comment by jon Ñ October 4, 2006 @ 6:06 am
Lookit those Magic Miracle BRESSSTS! They will NOT be contained!
TRUTH! WILL! OUT!!
Comment by Carl Howard Ñ January 6, 2007 @ 6:48 am
God Bless you for posting that animated gif!
Comment by Tid Ñ February 21, 2007 @ 8:53 pm
I could watch that all night
Comment by Tid Ñ February 21, 2007 @ 8:54 pm