ZINE

Ever hear of a "zine" ? -- you know like a magazine -- Zine is a new word for me. But I do know it's not indie cool to say a full word. No, no. You'd be mistaken if you thought that.

It's indie cool to take a perfectly normal word and remove letters from it (or in some extreme cases add letters) -- it's indie cool to say zine. Nerds.

art by Chris.

But! Portland has released its first Zine -- Sweet Ride, by Chris Koelle.

You can check it out on the Portland blog here.

32 pages. $10.00

Essentially, Chris took a bunch of old pictures of people and bicycles and drew them. Oh boy! Short pants with lots of wrinkles.

There are also originals available for purchase. $40.00 for an original + a zine.

Cycle your way across the internet over to the Portland Store and pick up a signed, limited edition. If you are into that sort of thing.

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They just got into the studio here the other day and they look and feel very, very nice.

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Here's a quick musical tour of the book. If you're not yet convinced:

*** This etymological update from our anonymous correspondent: