Makes me miss Oboe Jones
Found Kevin Frank's website through a link in the Wittenburg Door site today. I really miss my Cornerstone Magazine ! Every new issue of that oversized (and jam packed, information overloaded) 'zine was a treasure I held on to until my recent move back to NY. I would always turn to the back of the 'zine to see what was going on in Oboe's life. Kevin Frank touched me with his story and art then and I am so glad I found his site today! There was a time (WAY back in the 80's) that I would be desperate between my issues of Cornerstone magazine and True Tunes magazine (yes - that link is correct. I want my buddy JJT to get the credit he truly deserves). There were a few others I lived for, too. Mostly fanzines but others like Syndicate (out of St. Louis, published by the greatly admired Brian Quincy Newcomb) and HM (what can I say about the amazing Dougie Van Pelt?) really were lifeblood for a guy that loved his music with edge, excellence, truth, and actual ...