duh, i never posted the call for 'front row center'. here it is. get busy!

Hello writer/creative type and respected friend,

The closing of nyc's SeeHear (zine shop) has prompted me into the idea

that small run print publications, homemade DIY types, are terribly

unfashionable and deemed irrelevant in this modern digital age. Also,

with the new, broad rules given to the FBI by Congress under the

Patriot Act, granting said agency the right to tap personal information

from one's history of shopping at pawn brokers, used car lots, eBay,

use of the library, etc, I am now even more of the belief the only way

to truly keep a secret is to write it down on a piece of scrap paper.

SO...

I'm starting a zine, and I want you to be part of it. Don't worry, it's

not political so you won't be kidnapped from your bed for contributing.

Unless you want to be. Call me to arrange this separately.

The zine I'm starting might be called "Listen" and it's about

this...listening. I'm of the opinion that listening is done both

personally and socially and each person's listening is important and

unique. That said, I would like to do a fanzine type thing about the

experience of listening - to a band, a song, and instrument - and

compile lots of voices on the topic to get a sort of collage of

experiences together. I will pick the first topic and welcome ideas for

upcoming issues which will come out at random intervals and be

distributed by mail and by hand for free. Oh ya, and I'll be running

this thing off on a copier so no delusions of perfect bound glory for

you or me.

So. The assignment (if you're down) is: Write 250 or less words about

your experience with the song "Sympathy for the Devil," originally

recorded by the Rolling Stones. Write anything (about the song, your

experience(s) of listening, the movie, whatever) and then email it to

me by December 12 with the name you'd like to use for your byline. Also

send your address and I'll send you copies for yourself and your

awesome friends and best enemies. Ya?

As is the way, please forward to other types interested in these types

of things and...now that I think about it, Listen is dumb name for a

zine. I'll think of something better or search my lyricbrain for better

monikers.

Hott,

Daphne C

pinkgerl@yahoo.com