tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post8385878786035992767..comments2024-03-27T10:18:49.702-07:00Comments on Diary of a Fat Slob: Paranoia runs deep.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-21239517980536681322023-02-12T13:14:04.869-08:002023-02-12T13:14:04.869-08:00I honestly don't remember. I think so.I honestly don't remember. I think so.Captain Hampocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849547698251622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-1026524970507012842023-02-12T12:14:48.956-08:002023-02-12T12:14:48.956-08:00Ah jeez, that's frickin' hilarious. Haha! ...Ah jeez, that's frickin' hilarious. Haha! <br /><br />Did you read the original BROKEN CROWN too?Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-89378280575432807172023-02-12T12:00:56.925-08:002023-02-12T12:00:56.925-08:00I'm pretty sure I remember this also from Brok...I'm pretty sure I remember this also from Broken Crown, or maybe it was in a letter to you (or maybe even me), where he said something like "I imagine that I'll one day open the store for business, hang myself, and have the first customer of the day come up and tug on my pant leg asking where the batteries are."<br /><br />Medium-sure that was J-ManCaptain Hampocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849547698251622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-45735610021948786962023-02-12T09:04:46.057-08:002023-02-12T09:04:46.057-08:00Here's one more bit about the J Man, from 1996...Here's one more bit about the J Man, from 1996. My habit back then, same as today, was to collect quotes that seemed profound and insert them into my zine as filler, and as I'm typing up old PATHETIC LIFE entries today, I found this filler/quote from the J Man's original, loose-leaf BROKEN CROWN:<br /><br />"It's not over until you're dead. That's when you can have Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-68026553205392669642023-02-10T15:38:54.579-08:002023-02-10T15:38:54.579-08:00Add me to the list — J Man Times was one of my top...Add me to the list — J Man Times was one of my top ten favorite zines of the 1990s. Sam I Amnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-26497940610977852492023-02-10T11:13:06.344-08:002023-02-10T11:13:06.344-08:00>[Henry used to publish THE J MAN TIMES, an on-...>[Henry used to publish THE J MAN TIMES, an on-paper zine I liked a lot, way back when.]<br /><br />Holy shit, I was just thinking of The J Man! He was damn fine as a writer.Captain Hampocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849547698251622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-14695983883195064372023-02-10T11:10:30.553-08:002023-02-10T11:10:30.553-08:00Thought for a moment I'd ordered a book I'...Thought for a moment I'd ordered a book I've already read.<br /><br />I'm old, and some things I remember sharp as sitting on a thumbtack, but some things I don't. The title BROKEN CROWN rang a distant, perhaps cracked bell, but I *definitely* remember reading and enjoying an unbound book.<br /><br />If that BROKEN CROWN no longer exists, it's a raging injustice.Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-87071173935372657942023-02-10T10:28:36.141-08:002023-02-10T10:28:36.141-08:00Ha! That 'Broken Crown' is not the same! I...Ha! That 'Broken Crown' is not the same! I just re-used the title! Totally different set of words. I wonder if anybody has any of those old 'Broken Crowns' still laying around? Henry L. Racicothttp://ftbtfi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-8108441917653652502023-02-10T10:22:56.935-08:002023-02-10T10:22:56.935-08:00Pretty sure Doug reviewed Broken Crown in an ol...Pretty sure Doug reviewed Broken Crown in an old PL or ZW, and I even seem to remember it was an unbound ream of paper at the time. It was a positive review and I was delighted to be able to buy a copy twenty years later, thanks to the genius of Jeff Bezos.Claude Reignsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-74684596624262130032023-02-10T10:20:16.323-08:002023-02-10T10:20:16.323-08:00Well, you sold me a book. I'm a notoriously sl...Well, you sold me a book. I'm a notoriously slow reader, and going back to work next week so it'll be a while before I read it. But if you're still the J Man I remember, pretty sure I'll dig it.Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-18514942045362789502023-02-10T10:16:20.757-08:002023-02-10T10:16:20.757-08:00Sure, no problem, go ahead and post it. You can a...Sure, no problem, go ahead and post it. You can also say Henry L. Racicot used to publish his own paper zine The J Man Times. Maybe some old-time ziner will remember it. If you want to include an email address for me, use <a href="mailto:thejman99@aol.com" rel="nofollow">thejman99@aol.com</a>. Twitter = <a href="https://twitter.com/HLRacicot" rel="nofollow">@HLRacicot</a> (I'm giving youHenry L. Racicothttp://ftbtfi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-45940168848767783212023-02-10T10:12:37.520-08:002023-02-10T10:12:37.520-08:00It's The J-Man! My second favorite writer in a...It's The J-Man! My second favorite writer in all of zine land! I've bought all three of his books on the dreaded amazon.com and suggest everyone else do the same. <br /><br />Jesus or no Jesus, he's a great writer. Claude Reignsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-72605114921694616912023-02-10T10:10:23.537-08:002023-02-10T10:10:23.537-08:00PS: All this would be of interest on my site — wou...PS: All this would be of interest on my site — would you mind if I published this entire exchange? I would byline you as Henry L. Racicot and include links.Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-76734233600607632142023-02-10T10:07:03.432-08:002023-02-10T10:07:03.432-08:00Thanks for not being offended. Really, who has the...Thanks for not being offended. Really, who has the time for that?<br /><br />Like you, I also have none of the old zines from back then. I do remember that you wrote about Jesus a lot, but my recollection is that you also wrote other things, and your website these days seems to be all Christ all the time.<br /><br />Thanks for offering a freebie book, but I'd never do that to another Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-10661094588087970772023-02-10T10:05:27.428-08:002023-02-10T10:05:27.428-08:00I thought she was a ziner, too bad. . .I probably ...I thought she was a ziner, too bad. . .I probably traded with her back in the day. . .unfortunately I no longer have most of those old zines, though I still have a few Pathetic Lifes and an old Brian Johnson zine.<br /><br />Oh, no offense taken at the question about the bible verses. I guess you don't remember I was always interested in the bible. Probably a book I just finished and put onHenry L. Racicothttp://ftbtfi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-61315678005954645352023-02-10T09:56:39.279-08:002023-02-10T09:56:39.279-08:00Deep in the article, it says "She was also th...Deep in the article, it says "She was also the publisher of CLAMOR MAGAZINE, a bi-monthly alternative magazine." I'm not sure I ever met Jen, but I definitely remember CLAMOR.<br /><br />Sounds like she was a hell of a dame. "If a suspect is arrested by police, Angel's family said she would not want her assailant to be prosecuted in criminal court. Angel did not believe in Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-62754306294887710782023-02-10T09:51:02.973-08:002023-02-10T09:51:02.973-08:00Hello Doug,
Came across this news article. Is th...Hello Doug,<br /><br />Came across this news article. Is this one of of our old zine buddies?? I'm pretty sure it is, just can't remember the name of her zine.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-woman-unlikely-to-recover-after-violent-robbery-friends-say/amp/" rel="nofollow">Beloved Oakland bakery owner dies after violent robbery, friends</a>Henry L. Racicothttp://ftbtfi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com