Excess in Wyoming
So Guess what? It’s that time again; more of the same shitty photos of the same dudes at the same shitty park in nowhere Wyoming. I bet you’re so stoked.
One thing you won’t confuse this zine with is Success. Not with all the guys going to prison, bloody fights and stepdads burning down houses… Excess is like COPS, only in skate zine form. Excess hails from Wyoming, but for some reason I was able to pick up issue #4 for free at our local indoor park in Portland. I couldn’t figure it out until I saw the fat Bacon advert spread, so now it makes sense. One of the jailbirds featured, Handsome Jack Mackeral (pictured above) also spent some time in Portland so there you have it. It’s actually a pretty good rag. Mixed in with all the depressing details of their local scene is some intelligent writing and a sense of humor. There’s a surprising feature on How to Fuck a Feminist. Instead of a bunch of crude jokes (don’t get me wrong, I like a good tasteless joke), it actually contains dating advice if there is a feminist whose pants you want to get into. I’m married so someone please let me know if it works. From the photos, there doesn’t seem to be any lack of skate spots or advertisers for that matter, but seriously, does Lowcard really need a 1/2 page plug in Excess? Excess is free if you can find it, but why not send PJ a couple bucks for your copy, it’s worth the effort and will probably make his day.
PJ and Excess – PO Box 507 – Laramie WY, 82073
Laramie Wyoming is also the home of the rockingest band in the US of A, Teenage Bottlerocket. Yeeha.
The Wyoming guys kill! John Doe Zine is another good WY rag.
Thanks for the plug. I was up in Portland the first week in January visiting my ex girlfriend (writer of How to fuck a feminist) so that is how the zines got at the department of skateboarding. Email me your address and I will keep them coming your way.
-PJ
Excess is a pretty good zine. I’ve got a couple now and I owe you guys a CD. Hope the book of stamps helped.