Contort #2

Zine: Contort

Zine: Contort #2
From the collection of Kilwag

Date: September 1985
From: Boston Massachusetts
Format: Letter sized, folded in half, not stapled. White paper.
Type: Typewritten, photocopy
Pages: 20

By: Dan Estabrook, Larry Rich
Art: Dan Estabrook, Larry Rich
Photos: Buddy Nix, Dae Rogers, Luke Waden, Justin Headland.

Featuring: John Cardash, Ozzie Taylor, Dan Brown, Chuck Treece, Jeff (Girafferey) Lameroo, Gregg, Sluggo, Flairball, Sketch, Jake, Matt, Jimbo, Gil, Steve, Steve Godoy, Kevin D., Russ, Will Heespelink, Mark Conahan, Joe, Twister, Davey Rogers, Dan Estabrook, The Wrecker, Max, Buddy Nix,

Spots: NI.I.C.L.S contest in Braintree, and Vermont, Boston Hospital banks, Metals, Turtles, Newton Center ramp

Highlights: How to write like Gary Davis, old pics Mark Conahan before Skate and Annoy knew him.

Local Slang: Harsh, squid, Suttahead

Extras: I guess a lot of people (myself included) used to pronounce Contort wrong, with the emphasis on the first syllable instead of the second. The photocopier used for this issue must have been running out of toner. It’s got coverage to the edge of the paper, which was rare, but it is one of the faintest zines in my collection. Quite a contrast to a later issue that would be put out in 3D via a color copier, stereoscopic camera, and red and blue 3D lenses. Dan later went on to get a MFA in photography and even received an N.E.A. grant in the 90’s.