Hardcore Wrestling, 1985

Hardcore Wrestling was a 1980s ‘zine written by a bunch of punk rock/hardcore musicians who also happened to be hardcore wrestling fans. I’m not sure how many issues were produced, as I was given the premiere issue as a gift from a friend. This issue contains columns by Dave Hintz, Bob Mould, Richard Sheir, Greg Stout, Bill Stretch; scene reports, card results, wrestling history, explanations of wrestling holds and moves, wrestler profiles, etc.  As someone who grew up as a very big wrestling fan (and later, a big punk/hardcore fan), this zine is about perfect.

“In The Past, People Were Dumb” : 101 Stupid Term Paper Titles

The following is an article I wrote with my friend Billy for the first issue of my ‘zine Alco-Beat, from around 2001 or so. After spending some time in graduate school, we were amazed at the seemingly ludicrous topics you could get away with writing papers about. So we brainstormed on some that would probably be too stupid to actually use.

101 Term Paper Titles
From Stacey and Billy

Having a hard time coming up with a topic for an impending paper? Well, look no further, friend, for we have compiled a short list of possible academic avenues for you to explore. What follows is a list of paper titles followed by a suggestion of a class or two that the topic may prove useful for. WARNING: These titles may not guarantee you a good grade. In fact, they may even get you expelled! Because some of ‘em are just plain offensive! And some of ‘em are probably just unwritable because the subject may not even exist. But ironically enough, some of them may actually be do-able. (In graduate school. If your department has a sense of humor.)

Spin Cycle

I wrote this article, “Spin Cycle”, about laundromats for my old zine Alco-beat in 2001 or 2002.  Click the pages for enlargements.

Spin Cycle by Stacey

I’m not sure what exactly It is about laundromats that give me the creeps, but they do. Perhaps it’s because they are  relatively new to me and I still haven’t exactly decided what proper Laundro-etiquette is.  As a kid, my family wasn’t exactly swimming in cash or anything, but we were of enough economic stature to have our very own washing machine and dryer.  A lot of people in the rural Midwest don’t seem to have this luxury, however. I can remember my Ma taking me to the local Laundromat occasionally when I was young; you know, in case ours was on the fritz, or in case she needed to wash an especially large quilt.