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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

my buddy marcus lowe (step by step, entrance, il libretina, etc.) have started up a soundcloud page that will feature little punk songs from 1988 on. click here to listen and bookmark it for updates: LITTLE ROCK PUNK ROCK!

who can spot marcus and me in this pic from 1990, at the NUMBSKULZ/ALL show in little rock!?

microcosm publishing gives fluke fanzine birthday cake!

the good people over at microcosm love fluke #9! check it out *here*!

fluke #9 hits the #1 spot on nardwuar's top 5 in razorcake!

the legendary nardwuar loves fluke! issue 9 makes #1 in his top 5 list in razorcake #64! doot doola doot doo...

fluke fanzine presents!

bobby joe ebola and the children macnuggits (interviewed in fluke #9) are back out on the road as of tonight! they are with tornado rider this go around, so come on out and get stupid!

if you're in arizona, come out to trunk space in phoenix and say hi! more info on tomorrow night's show *here* on az kaos' tumblr (thanks for the props!).

come one, come all - from trannies to grannies!

TOUR DATES:

BOBBY JOE EBOLA UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

Wednesday, September 14
8:00pm
OAKLAND, CA @ THE UPTOWN w/ EDDIE SPAGHETTI (SUPERSUCKERS) & THE WHITE BARONS
Thursday, September 15
8:00pm
PHOENIX, AZ @ TRUNK SPACE with TORNADO RIDER, THE HAYMARKET SQUARES AND EMPIRE OF THE BEAR!
Friday, September 16
8:00pm
EL PASO, TX @ LOWBROW PALACE W/ TORNADO RIDER AND MEXICANS AT NIGHT!
Saturday, September 17
10:30pm
AUSTIN, TX @ The Highball with Tornado Rider, THAT Damned Band and Bold! Daring! True!
Sunday, September 18
8:00pm
Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's with Sweet Eagle, Tornado Rider!, & Stella Fancy!
Monday, September 19
8:00pm
LAFAYETTE, LA @ GRANT STREET DANCE HALL with Tornado Rider and Open Mic Night!!
Tuesday, September 20
8:00pm
Grayton Beach, FL @ Pandora's with Tornado Rider!
Wednesday, September 21
8:00pm
Sandestin, FL @ Funky Blues Shack with Tornado Rider!
Thursday, September 22
8:00pm
Pensacola, FL @ SLUGGO'S w/ TBA!
Friday, September 23
9:00pm
GAINESVILLE, FL @ TURKEY TOWN w/ BENT LEFT and more TBA!
Saturday, September 24
» 12:30am
GAINESVILLE, FL @ TURKEY TOWN w/ BENT LEFT and more TBA!
8:00pm
St. Petersburg, FL @ Fubar Downtown w/ Your Pest Band (Japan), Holy Shit! (Milwaukee), The Tim Version and Nothing In The Dark
Sunday, September 25
8:00pm
Chattanooga, TN @ SLUGGO'S NORTH with Tornado Rider, Rowdy Downstairs and Hollywood!
Monday, September 26
8:00pm
Asheville, NC @ The Get Down with Tornado Rider, Keanu Phoenix and Sugarfoot Serenaders!
Wednesday, September 28
8:00pm
Asbury Park, NJ @ THE SAINT with Tornado Rider, Honah Lee and more TBA!
Thursday, September 29
8:00pm
Brooklyn, NY @ Tommy’s Tavern with Mikey Erg, Franz Nicolay, Stza Crack, Devastation Wagon and Zero Content
Friday, September 30
8:00pm
Allston, MA @ O'Brien's Pub with Tornado Rider, Real Good, and Civil Warblers!
Saturday, October 1
8:00pm
New Hope, PA @ Triumph Brewing Company with Honah Lee, Tornado Rider and more TBA!
Sunday, October 2
8:00pm
Cleveland, OH @ Brothers' Lounge with Tornado Rider, Uno Lady and more TBA!
Monday, October 3
8:00pm
Chicago, IL @ The Moving Castle with This Is My Fist! and more TBA
Tuesday, October 4
8:00pm
Minneapolis, MN @ Lee’s Liquor Lounge with Nato Coles & The Blue Diamond Band and Ogre Smash Death Boom
Wednesday, October 5
8:00pm
Lincoln, NE @ The Zoo with Tornado Rider and more TBA!
Thursday, October 6
8:00pm
Englewood, CO @ Moe's with Tornado Rider and more TBA!
Friday, October 7
8:00pm
Salt Lake City, UT @ Raunch Records with Tornado Rider and Discoid A!
Saturday, October 8
8:00pm
Nevada City, CA @ Haven Underground with The Minibosses, Tornado Rider, & M.C. Th'Mole!
Sunday, October 9
8:00pm
Chico, CA @ Thunderdome with Tornado Rider, Shivaree and more TBA!
Monday, October 10
8:00pm
Sacramento, CA @ Luigi's w/ Kepi Ghoulie and Tornado Rider!
Friday, October 14
7:00pm
Oakland, CA @ Mama Buzz (Teach In Prison Benefit) w/ Yi, Wild Assumptions and more!
Showing events until 10/15. Look for more
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MRR review of fluke #9 (and top ten!)

MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #340, SEPTEMBER 2O11:

Fluke #9 - Quimby's

Fluke #9 - Quimby's

born against - "nine years later"

razorcake review of issue #9

steve hart reviewed issue #9 for razorcake, here's what he had to say:

This is the twentieth anniversary of Fluke. That’s a long time to write a zine, so congratulations are in order. There are a couple articles with a couple of the co-founders of Fluke, which started in Little Rock, Arkansas, and they explain the beginning in detail. The interview with Jason White, who currently plays guitar in Green Day, is a really interesting. Mike Scott, of Christ On Parade infamy, contributes a list of tour tips that are often funny and each contain a back story that most bands can relate to. I especially enjoyed an article on a musical play list. A song will come on and the writer tries to write what that song means within the time frame of the song. I thought that this was a good writing exercise, and one I’ll try in the future.

"fluke boys" 1992

matthew thompson, steve schmidt, jason white. little rock arkansas, 1992.

thrasher review of issue #9

thanks to wez lundry for the killer review in the august '11 issue of THRASHER!

the body on npr!

old little rock friends were featured on npr, where they talk about touring with a full choir. the body was interviewed for the new issue of fluke.

read *here*

happy 4th of july!

green day authority distro!

yep, the fine folks over at green day authority are distributing the 20th anniversary issue of fluke! check it out *here*

a few words from eric powell

"i gotta keep this shit punk rock." so glad THE GOON is back!

read *here*

nothing wrong with me

delfina writes about the jason white interview in the new issue of fluke! read it *here*. click the "buy now" button on the right to get a copy.

BAM! 20 years and goin'...

I got the 20th Anniversary issue from the printer today, it looks great!

the 2011 underground publishers convention

i will be at the UPC tomorrow at conspire, selling my zine and other fun stuff. come on out and say hello!

cometbus #54 - "in china with green day?!!"

once again, as he has been doing for the past 20+ years, aaron has inspired the hell out of me with his celebrated fanzine, cometbus. this issue, which is about his two-week jaunt with green day in china, left me feeling sad as well. the passage of time, the distance of friends, the mistakes that were made along the way. on the other hand, from aaron's perspective, it was invigorating to get an up-close account on what jason white has been doing for the past 10 years as their touring guitarist. i mean...octopus balls in osaka!? hell yeah, dogtown! to read more about jason and his job with green day, stay tuned for fluke #9, coming out in late spring/early summer.

you can buy cometbus, as well as fluke fanzine, at microcosm publishing.

bobby joe ebola and the children macnuggits!

up to bat.

little rock demo tape series - big cats

chino horde bid farewell following their summer '93 six-week tour of the U.S., after which burt took off for kalispell, montana. he holed up in a motel and wrote his first songs for a rock n roll band he wanted to start up. when he got back to little rock some months later, he initiated (the late) shannon yarbrough, josh bentley and colin brooks to form the big cats. jason white now plays in shannon's stead and the big cats are working on a new LP, to come out on burt's max recordings label.

here are those first songs, recorded in little rock in 1994.

click here --> big cats demo tape

12.12.2010 @ 924 gilman street

here's a little taste of the gilman show, headlined by andrew jackson jihad! jason white, fellow fluke zinester, played as well.

*click here!*

also on sound channel, you can check out more great stuff going on in the bay area.

nate powell guest spots on SWEET TOOTH comic!

dogtown, arkansas' own nate powell never ceases to amaze! he has been asked by jeff lemire to write and draw for his (awesome) comic, sweet tooth. issue #19 will be hitting stands in march. check it out *here*.

nate drew the cover for fluke #7 and contributed art to the alan short interview in fluke #8.

christmas card from a hooker in minneapolis

west coast tour poster

my backpack is stuffed with issue #8!

andrew jackson jihad/royal monsters/fluke fanzine west coast tour!

we are headed out on december 7th, this medicine show is hitting the best coast!

12.8.10 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill (1233 17th Street) w/ Hard Girls (bring a toy, get $1 off ticket)
12.9.10 Portland, OR The Artistery (4315 SE Division Street)
12.10.10 Seattle, WA El Corazon (109 Eastlake Avenue East) w/ Blunt Mechanic
12.11.10 Portland, OR The Artistery (4315 SE Division Street)
12.12.10 Berkeley, CA Gilman (924 Gilman Street) w/Jason White 5PM
12.13.10 San Diego, CA The Che Cafe (All Ages) 4:30PM w/ Jehova's Fitness
12.13.10 San Diego, CA The Casbah (2501 Kettner Boulevard) 21+ 8:30PM w/ The Vision of a Dying World (Full Band!)
12.14.10 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour (9081 Santa Monica Boulevard) w/ Joyce Manor
http://andrewjacksonjihad.com/index.html (go to "shows" to buy tickets)
http://www.myspace.com/andrewjacksonjihad
http://www.myspace.com/royalmonsters

come on out, let's all get murdered. or married.

three records zine

chrissy sent my copy of her three records zine, here is my daughter's and my submission.

3 records:
metallica, "master of puppets"
bad brains, "live"
chino horde, self-titled

3 songs:
tom waits, "underground"
devo, "uncontrollable urge"
andrew jackson jihad, "apples and bananas" (raffi cover)

three records zine #4 out now!

chrissy piper has just released a brand new issue of her celebrated three records zine and my daughter and i each have a submission! click *here* to buy it and back issues, as well as her split photozine "everyday" which was recently released with brian maryansky. alright!

broken pencil review

broken pencil #48 has reviewed fluke #8, here's what they had to say:

Fluke

Fluke seems to be putting out regular issues lately, with a focus on their local indie music scene, interviews, exclusive photography, and on-the-road styled music gig journal entries. I enjoyed the interview about the thriving metal scene in Little Rock and the piece entitled "Lucky Strikes" about a 34-year-old man diagnosed with cancer was sincere and informative. There's also a cool interview with Paige Hearn about skateboarding which touches on the sport's popularity in the 1980s until present. My only criticism is Fluke needs a table of contents as it's sometimes a bit overwhelming to go through the magazine without any references. And the interviews themselves need to be formatted differently to distinguish who is speaking. Though hard to nail down the editorial theme of this particular issue, overall it's another great effort from Arizona-based Fluke. (Nathaniel G. Moore)

Zine, Issue 8, PO Box 41931, Tucson, AZ, 85717, USA, flukezine@gmail.com

jason white solo 45

our buddy burt at max recordings has released jason's debut 45 and it's a rocker for sure!

"hungover" b/w "i'm a mess"

inner groove inscriptions:

side a: "what's the matter? too hot?"
side b: "no, too sweeeeeet!"

max recordings, little rock, arkansas, 2010

andrew jackson jihad at trunk space in phoenix, arizona

here's a clip from the show last night, this is andrew jackson jihad w/kepi ghoulie covering david bowie's "ziggy stardust." great show!

4th of july

gimme something better

this is a really cool book about the bay area punk scene "from dead kennedys to green day." fellow fluke fanzine creator jason white is featured multiple times throughout. there's also a *website* that allows people to add their stories of their experience within this scene. get into it!

black flag

i'm sitting in a laundry mat in phoenix that has wi-fi! i'm reading a book about black flag called spray paint the walls which is highly recommended! this book is full of stuff not commonly known.

i learned that this is the first song of henry's first show as black flag's frontman. note the one tattoo, the black flag "bars" he got the day of the show. can you imagine how henry must've felt at this moment? enjoy!

arkansas times article

this week's arkansas times features an article on fluke fanzine! read it -->here<--.

fearless vampire killers (F.V.K.) radio on indefinite hiatus

dear listeners,
i have been summoned to work up in tempe for a number of months and have regrettably discontinued my show in the meantime. i hope to return by halloween but only time will tell! thank you for listening,

here is the archive of most of the F.V.K. shows over the past 3 months: http://freeradiochukshon.org/station/archives/835
yours,
dj foundlow

f.v.k. radio #13, bad brains!

*here* is the archive of F.V.K. RADIO #13, an all bad brains set i compiled and played last night. tomorrow night is the bad brains show up in phoenix. it's the after party for the PHXAM! can't wait!

maximum rocknroll review of fluke #8

razorcake #55 review of fluke #8

you can also read it here --> razorcake review

QUIMBY'S says about FLUKE #8...

"This zine could really kick any other zine's ass if put to the test. Fortunately, it seems to be pretty level-headed and rad."

read more and order FLUKE #8 here!

F.V.K. RADIO #10

this week is all SST bands! click here -> F.V.K. #10

here are the archived shows so far: FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS!

wow, cool!

no, seriously...wow cool!

F.V.K. radio!

i have my own radio show now! FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS airs every thursday from 6-7 p.m.(MST) on 103.3 FM here in tucson, arizona. the show also streams live and will be archived here on the free radio chukshon site. my debut show was last thursday but i wasn't officially registered on the site so it wasn't archived. so, i decided to at least post the playlist. tune in every thursday and let me know what you want to hear, maybe i have it in my collection!

send song requests and feedback to fvkradio@gmail.com.

click here-> F.V.K. #1

fluke #8, 2010

published in tucson, arizona, 2010. 68 pages, half size, offset print, $2.00 by hand, $4.00 by mail. interviews with christ on parade, andrew jackson jihad, paige hearn and alan short. writings by shane halvorson, tre baker and mark "sledge" howe. artwork by nate powell. photo credits: siobhan king, monycka snowbird, paige hearn, shane halvorson, lindsey gaither, meredith bennett and julie halvorson. stencil by stencilpunks.org.

FLUKE FANZINE #8 OUT NOW!

#8 was released today and will be available on the ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD tour as of tonight in san francisco. it will also be available in these cities:

***

1.7.10 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill w/ Dan Potthast, Kepi Ghoulie and Partners in 818
1.8.10 Portland, OR The Artistery w/ Kepi Ghoulie, Partners in 818 and Erik Anarchy
1.9.10 Olympia, WA The Overcast Project w/ Kepi Ghoulie and Partners in 818
1.10.10 Seattle, WA Healthy Times Fun Club w/ Kepi Ghoulie and Partners in 818
1.11.10 Seattle, WA The Morgue w/ Kepi Ghoulie and Partners in 818
1.12.10 Bremerton, WA The Charleston w/ Kepi Ghoulie and Partners in 818
1.14.10 Sacramento, CA Luigis's Fungarden w/ Kepi Ghoulie and Partners in 818
1.15.10 Santa Barbara, CA Biko Garage w/ Watercolor Paintings, Kepi Ghoulie and Partners in 818
1.16.10 Ventura, CA Billy O's 21+ MATINEE (2pm) w/ Kepi Ghoulie and Partners in 818
1.16.10 Riverside, CA Back to the Grind w/ Kepi Ghoulie and Partners in 818
1.17.10 Echo Park, CA Echo Curio w/ Kepi Ghoulie and Partners in 818

***

i'll be getting 50 in the mail by next week. for mail order, send $4.00 to:

FLUKE FANZINE
PO BOX 41931
TUCSON, AZ 85717-1931

this issue has interviews with:

-CHRIST ON PARADE

-ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD

-PAIGE HEARN

-ALAN SHORT

there are also more goodies, including the return of MANIMAL, writings by tre baker and mark "sledge" howe, and a travel diary i wrote while on a little 4-day trip with ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD.

NATE POWELL, who did the cover for issue #7, has returned to contribute some art for #8. truly incredible stuff!

thank you and happy new year!

-FLK

end of a great year!

2009 was a great year for fluke fanzine. i traveled to a lot of places on the "fluke #7 tour" - long beach, san pedro, san diego, riverside, salt lake city, seattle, albuquerque, little rock, and even barcelona! wow.

with the new year comes a new zine, fluke #8! markley at econo press is finished printing and will be sending 50 to me next week and the rest will go up the coast to seattle and back with andrew jackson jihad. once they make it home to phoenix, i will drive up and get them. once they're in my possession, i'll post its contents and order information. until then...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

andrew jackson jihad tucson show

COME ONE, COME ALL!

the JIHAD is playing an in-store at TOXIC RANCH RECORDS at 4 p.m. on december 19th. they'll also be at DRY RIVER later that night.

also, FLUKE #8 has an interview with AJJ so check it out next month!

christ on parade

i saw these guys in salt lake city earlier this week and they kicked ass! christ on parade is a classic american hardcore band. they headlined the first ever show at gilman. go see them if they come to your town. here are the tour dates:

October 30 SEATTLE, WA, THE MORGUE
October 31 PORTLAND, OR @ Plan B
November 1 BOISE, ID @ Gustos
November 2 CLUB VEGAS, SLC, UT
November 3 DENVER, CO 3 KINGS TAVERN
November 4 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO THE ROCKET ROOM
November 5 OKC, OKLAHOMA, THE CONSERVATORY
November 6 DALLAS, TX, JULY ALLEY
November 7 AUSTIN, TX W/ NEGATIVE APPROACH @ RED 7 (same day as FUN FUN FUN FEST)
November 8 EL PASO, TX, THE LAIR
November 9 PHOENIX, AZ, JUGHEADS
November 10 TUCSON, AZ, DRY RIVER
November 11 SAN DIEGO, CA, RADIO ROOM
November 12 POMONA, CA, ANGELOS
November 13 LONG BEACH, CA, ALEX'S W/ CH 3
November 14 BERKELEY, CA, 924 GILMAN W/EL DOPA, ACEPHALIX
November 15 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, THEE PARKSIDE, SF

jason white interview in guitar player magazine

jason was interviewed in the november '09 issue of guitar player magazine. i asked him who played gilman on that first night of his arrival to the bay area and he replied with, "DOA, econochrist and rancid (with billie joe on second guitar)." makes one think that it was all meant to be. here's to jason and his hard work with green day for the past 10 years. we're all proud of you, brother!

dead steelmill

7" on underdog records, chicago, IL, 1990

inner groove inscriptions:

side a: "just got laid off!"
side b: "new wave sucks"

i remember seeing these guys a number of times at shows in chicago. the singer, cornelio (aka "corn"), was having some health issues but that didn't stop him. he'd play shows with a mic in one hand and a colostomy bag in the other! PUNK!

HAPPY LABOR DAY!

fluke fanzine brazilian review

fluke #7 makes its way to south america, read the review here.

little rock demo tape series - step by step

steve kooms - guitar
josh bentley - bass
marcus lowe - drums
jason white - vocals (+ rhythm guitar on second demo)

these guys hailed from north little rock. click here ---> both demos from '90 and '91.

the first demo ends with the crimpshrine cover.

first demo cover, 1990

3/4 of step by step with pat jones (in P.E. shirt), probably on their way to get the other 1/4 in mark lowe. photo by pat jones.

little rock demo tape series - drain

early '90s, click here ---> drain demo

little rock demo tape series - fizzgig

here's the demo of the mid-90's little rock band, fizzgig. click here ---> fizzgig demo

go here for more on fizzgig!

andrew jackson jihad

"only god can judge me"

10" on plan-it-x records, gainesville, florida, 2008

andrew jackson jihad/fluke fanzine tour 2009

first california stop


redlands pit stop before long beach show


5/15/09, 6:15 p.m., redlands, california
“broken van is broke again.” i met up with sean, ben and mark this morning, up in phoenix. we left for long beach around 11:45 and had a great day on the road talking and listening to some great tunes. a while after crossing into california ben noticed the (astro) van was beginning to overheat. we found a leaky radiator hose and then a corroded line and got that off here in the wal-mart parking lot. they are hoofing it to the auto parts store while i stay in the boat and listen to black sabbath. we may be able to fix it and get to the show in long beach or someone may have to pick us up. more will be revealed!

5/16/09, 9:47 a.m., long beach, california

top photo: james andrew



last night we finally got back on the road and made it to the house show at 11:00. the kids hanging out and waiting gave a collective cheer so loud that the cops showed up! sean annouced an impromptu show in the park in pedro the next afternoon, thinking the show was going to be cancelled. a lot of people left, thinking the same thing, but there were still a ton who stayed. mark and i set up the mersh table in the kitchen and the jihad played to an energetic crowd who sang all the songs in unison. a really nice kid named alex asked mark and i if we wanted drinks from the store and refused money so i gave him a zine. mark drank beer and i had water as we sold mersh and talked with a lot of great people. the front room where AJJ played was steaming hot and alex couldn’t really watch them because his glasses would instantly fog up when he walked in there. there were tons of people, punk rock is alive and very well in long beach! we walked to a taqueria and then back home for sleep which didn't happen until 3 a.m. and i awoke at 8:30 to a living room full of soundly sleeping punks. what a night we had! we’re playing at the park in san pedro at 2:00 today! can’t wait to visit pedro town!

5/17/09, university of redlands, california







we rolled into pedro around noon and i was stoked! i requested we listen to minutemen so we did just that while driving to get the yummy sandwiches at busy bee. a lot of long beach kids showed up and AJJ played a show in the park on the water and i got teary-eyed thinking about d. boon but more from the gratitude i have for life and music and friends and the spirit of that man which lives today in bands such as sean and ben’s. a lot of kids trickled in as they were playing, which was cool. oh, before the show we went to a little place called “the corner store,” where ramsey works. we met him at the house show in long beach. after the show we hung out in the park with the people who showed up, all very nice folks. i had on my mike watt shirt and an older local guy knew him from many years ago. then off to redlands! the show at the university of redlands was okay. there were some good folks there who are fans of AJJ. not a whole lot of mersh sales or even talk with the locals, they kind of passed on it. some sales, though, and the university paid AJJ well. the beer was flowing all around and everyone was having a great time bringing in summer and even graduation for some. i crash around 2:30 and get a good nights sleep on a big couch in the basement. i awoke at 9:30 and get a cup of coffee and some fruit and cereal here in the cafeteria. i’m ready to get out of here and go to riverside for a matinee then to san diego for our last show. i better go see if the crew is moving about yet. we’re all having a great time together!

5/18/09, san diego, california



i’m still half asleep, i woke up tired. the riverside show was great, a lot of young kids really into the bands. this one kid named hassan who is like 15 or so played an acoustic set with a cellist and it was pretty awesome to watch. they played a great cover of “eleanor rigby.” hassan played mandolin with AJJ during their set, which was cool. a hardline vegan guy was yelling obscenities at sean after playing the song “candle in the wind (ben’s song)” about supporting animal testing for medical purposes. it was pretty funny. after the show sean walked up and told him what he did was very rude and then they talked. sean said he wanted to give him a big hug and they hugged one another. it was all pretty funny, though. also, the lakers badly beat the rockets in game 7. there was a tv upstairs and i watched a little bit of it but realized there was no hope for a rockets victory. we sold some mersh but not too much. a friend of sean and ben’s hopped in the van and rode to san diego with us. his name is jackson and is a great guy, we crashed at his pad. he played last night’s show at che cafe in la jolla, which had a great crowd, really nice people. we sold a ton of stuff and i donated my zine to their library. oh, before the show, we ate at crazy burger in north park, where jackson lives. sean had a kangaroo and mark had crocodile! i think ben had a bbq burger. i wasn’t feeling adventurous so i had a pepper jack cheeseburger, which was very good. after the show we went to jackson’s house and watched “beer for my horses” (toby keith masterpiece!) with a few people. i crashed around 2:00 and got up around 8:00. we’re heading home today, this trip has really been good for me, it gives me hope and gratitude in life.

5/19/09, 11:07, tucson, arizona
we left jackson’s house late morning and drove over to hillcrest for peet’s coffee! i’m a big fan of peet’s and although i can get the beans here in tucson, it’s just not the same as drinking a cup of mud straight from the source! we tried to get sushi at this place on university where all of us (except mark) have been before but they weren’t open until 11:30 and it was only 11:00 so we ended up settling for taco bell on the road. after we ate, we did an interview for the next issue of fluke, which i’m working on to get out this summer. i took the wheel and drove us back into the arizona heat. at the colorado river running through yuma is one of the hottest places in the country, i’ve heard. i believe it, it was hotter than the hinges of hades, as my ace steve says. we roll into phoenix at 4:45, making really good time. we all exchange big hugs and go our separate ways with a wonderful experience we will all carry with us for a long time to come. i get chicken and waffles and sweet tea at lo-lo’s on central and yuma before shoving off for tucson, where i arrive after 8:00. i’m tired but i feel very inspired. there were a lot of different emotions felt on this trip, some i didn’t like feeling so much but am grateful that i can feel today and work on being a better person for myself and others. andrew jackson jihad is a very special thing. this is punk rock here and now. their band could be my life.

(this is footage from the the queers/AJJ tour last year)