Is that from Beverly Hills Cop? That song quoted for this entry's title? More 80s. I could google it, but it's too damn hot to bother, hence this blog entry, which is to say we joked that while the rest of the publishing world would be partying at the Hamptons, we at Fanzine would be bizurp (that's a phrase on the Three Six tip) working hard through August.  Well we are, but things did slow a bit, after initial stubborn enthusiasm against the sun, humidity, and mosquitos. 

That's not to say that a lot is not lined up, almost ready to go. We are getting great stuff in daily. Meanwhile, Scratch, our mascot, got his first trip to the beach last week at St. George's island, a dog friendly place in between the surreal cookie cutter beauty of Seaside (where The Truman Show was shot, but has evolved into its own real thing now) and the redneck Riviera of P.C. (Panama City, which is...well to call myself unredneck would be a denial, at least of my youth). Scratch was a natural.  He attacked the surf and rode it back at times on his little belly.

Anyway we spent most of our time in between Seaside and P.C. at Rosemary beach, which is amazing and I don't remember existing when I was a kid. Got a report in from Rayvon, who gave us the Purple Rain piece, saying he'd read Infinite Jest for the Infinite Sumer challenge. I suggest we all catch up on reading while the freon lasts, and check back in soon as we catch up on our editing negligence. Peace. -CM

There's certainly nothing funny about messing with the elderly (just as those messing with Sasquatch commercials aren't that funny). I mean once you've worked your whole life and maybe even fought Nazis like some inglorious bastard and you've finally figured out Medicare, the last thing you want to worry about is the thought that it could get more complicated, or god forbid, run by the government (Medicare is run by the government btw, lest we forget, very popular, though very in debt).  A couple of days ago maybe you saw Arlen Specter field salvos from the voice of the "sleeping giant", but do we really need to scare the bejeezus out of our seniors in order to get a functioning health care system in this country? Is this another Willie Horton campaign, or should we really be afraid of universal health care? Ummm....Humph... well I wish I had some, health care that is, but anyway, make sure to hit your town hall meeting, should be a hoot. Hannity drawing by Danny Jock.

Hmmm...yeah guess that could be true. No comment here. Thanks to Mr. Jock for allerting us to the issue.  The above is known as treadeating, could be the new craze. Humph...

Good read from Intelligent Life Magazine, an offshoot of The Economist.  Like the comment by Hemingway - "he can tell when (Faulkner) he gets tired and does it on corn." And I agree with the last line of the piece, stay away from the recovery books, writing them anyway, but the line before it, well, it won't make you any better, but in the South, even if sober it's hard to stay away from the bars, just too much good stuff there (sometimes that is. Often it's just tedious, but you go anyway.)  Image from the piece by Kathryn Rathke.  Article by Tom Shone.

And the journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee are free. Well, technically they're pardoned, but if all cartoon depictions of Bill Clinton's prowess are true (i.e. The Simpsons, Family Guy), then who better to negotiate their release than Bill, though I'm sure John Bolton and Rush will still disapprove. What were those two journalists doing in North Korea anyway? I'm sure we will see and hear their story in a documentary some time soon, but for now enjoy this image taken straight from a lost Wes Anderson movie about the global adventures of two wealthy, respectively revered, but usually misunderstood world leaders. Just kidding, it's from the New York Times.

—mkl

Okay no more damn bickering, not today anyway.  It's National Friendship Day! - as Danny Jock just informed us (with drawings in support of the notion), so if you've been waiting for that chance to coast in a hot air balloon or ride an Indian elephant with your best bud, hurry and do it before the sun sets.