Saturday, July 16, 2011

City Limits Gazette # H1/4 (Dec. 1991)





Logo by Dan W. Taylor, CLG index for 1991, Hubie review by Mark Campos, Lynn Hansen comix reviews.
State of beings # 4. Arkansas distributed with this issue.

Phone photo 552

Tumwater. Washington

City Limits Gazette # Feverish clambake (Dec. 1991)








What is selling out?, Bil Keane Watch by Troy Hickman, Jay Kennedy on the Guide and also Bil Keane, Hector chain cartoon, Lynn Hansen comix reviews, news from Matt Feazell, Jim Danky describes the State Historical Society of Wisconsin comix collection, bad cover versions of Long and Winding Road, Love Me Do.

Phone photo 551


Pioneer Cemetery
Centralia, Washington

City Limits Gazette # Bowling With Fred (Nov. 1991)





The Bil Keane Watch, some eerie Fillmore/Arthur coincidences, bad cover versions of I'm Only Sleeping, I'm So Tired, In My Life, Inner Light, It Won't Be Long, It's All Too Much, It's Only Love, I've Got a Feeling, I've Just Seen a Face, Julia, Lady Madonna, Let it Be.

Phone photo 550

Sidney S. Ford, 1801-1866
Traveled the Oregon Trail, 1845

Pioneer Cemetery
Centralia, Washington

City Limits Gazette # Digger Digger Rocking Chair (Nov. 1991)





Logo by Mel. White, the number for this issue came from something my daughter (then 3 years old) said, news from Bruce Chrislip, reviews by Lynn Hansen, Bil Keane Watch and illustration by Wayno ("The Dysfunctional Family Circus of Cruelty!!"), Mark Campos on underground comix, Jerry Riddle on Kennedy's Guide.

Friday, July 15, 2011

Phone photo 549

Pioneer Cemetery
Centralia, Washington

I have several ancestors buried in this place


City Limits Gazette # Chock full o' frogs (Oct. 1991)









Hank Arakelian comments on Kennedy's Guide, reviews by Lynn Hansen, bad cover versions of I Want to Hold Your Hand, I Want to Tell You, I Want You (She's So heavy), I Will, If I Fell, If I Needed Someone, I'll Be Back, I'll Cry Instead, I'll Follow the Sun, I'm a Loser, I'm Down, I'm Happy Just to Dance With You, Bruce Sweeney's Underground Station, The Bil Keane Watch with contributions from Bruce Chrislip and Wayno.

State of Beings # 3. Arizona was included as a bonus with this issue.

Phone photo 548

Pioneer Cemetery
Centralia, Washington

City Limits Gazette # Lump o' pain (Oct. 1991)





"As E-mail systems grow and paper costs rise, CLG will probably be the last of the hardcopy small press newsletters. No passwords required here."

Logo by Mel. White, Ingrith Deyrup-Olsen's study of slugs, I'm too nice, The Ghost of Vaughn Bode / by Bruce Chrislip, The Bil Keane Watch with a contrib by Ted Bolman, bad pun by Mark Campos, bad cover versions of Hey Jude, Hold Me Tight, I am the Walrus, I Call Your Name, I Dig a Pony, I Feel Fine, I Me Mine, I Saw Her Standing There, I Should Have Known Better, I Wanna Be Your Man, I Want to Hold Your Hand.

Phone photo 547

City Limits Gazette # dead porcupine icebox (Oct. 1991)





The Bil Keane Watch with input from Bob Richart, Mark Campos, and Ted Bolman, Bruce Chrislip gives a nice report on Shary Flenniken's talk to Cartoonists Northwest in Seattle, we say goodbye to the great Dr. Seuss, bad cover versions of Hey Jude.

State of Beings # 2. Alaska came with this one.

Phone photo 546


Centralia, Washington

City Limits Gazette # Terra Waldo (Sept. 1991)





Logo by Dan W. Taylor, who also donated a nice heap of publications to the Washington State University Library comix collection, Ben Adams (the Minnesota Ben as opposed to the California Ben) joins up, profile and bibliography of Kevin Collier, we all wonder who was walking around in the giant Richie Rich head and realize Bruce Chrislip has some explaining to do, bad cover versions of Here There and Everywhere, Hey Bulldog, Hey Jude.

Phone photo 545


Centralia, Washington

City Limits Gazette # Banjo on my knee (Sept. 1991)





Death of Rick Griffin, Bil Keane Watch, Bruce Bolinger sends some censorship trivia involving the ATF and French painter Jean Dubuffet, Michael Neno climbs aboard, bad cover versions of Helter Skelter, Her Majesty, Here Comes the Sun, Here There and Everywhere.

This issue featured the first CLG bonus, State of Beings # 1. Alabama, which was included in the mailings to all subscribers. Since I have already scanned all of the State of Beings series, I'll just be providing links as they show up in the CLG run.

Phone photo 544


Centralia, Washington