Reading Frenzy is rad! Especially
coming from a place like new yawrk where every one acts so in the
know about zines and subculture but don't know where to buy the stuff
- or - even worse - don't really _want_ to buy the stuff - just tawlk
about it.
It is fuller of zines than I have
ever seen a place. All tidily arranged in nice, not-too-tightly
packed, but still - ample choice, shelves. I ended up charging
$35
worth of stuff just cuz I knew I wouln't see so many quality goods in
one place. When I brought my stack up to the cash-desk, Chloe, cool
owner of RF, looked my choices over and recommended another "Flatter"
based on what I had already chosen. Real-live and friendly database
of hipness.
Also, it had issues of Naughty Bits
that haven't even made it out to grubby old NY where I have to either
go to Bleeker Comics (everything cool is buried under Star Dreck
shit) or St. Mark's Comics (like 1/2 year behind in getting stuff) or
SEE HEAR (dark, dank, and erratically stocked). (Speaking of dank, RF
is totally NOT - v. sunny and has big ye olde shop windows that Sean
[who does
CRAPHOUND]
is going to paint something wiiiild on).
RF made me think I could live in
Portland some day - a city that takes the "f" out of NY's
"fart".
georgia rucker * art director *
www.stim.com
Review written Aug 3, 1996.
READING FRENZY 1420 SE 37th Portland,
OR
