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[page 4] (Words) {Title Art: The font used for "Words" adds curls to every serif, and swirl motifs in enclosed sections of letters.} WHERE TO BEGIN? MOST OF THE PEOPLE RECEIVING THIS FIRST ISSUE OF _MOJO ENTMOOTER_ WERE CONNECTED WITH MY TWO PREVIOUS PUBLISHING EFFORTS, _MOJO NAVIGATOR_ AND _ENTMOOT_. TO BOTH THESE GROUPS I OWE AN EXPLANATION, SO I GUESS I'LL BEGIN WITH THAT. IF YOU SUBSCRIBED TO MOJO, AS HUNDREDS DID, YOU PROBABLY AREN'T READING THIS. I NO LONGER HAVE ACCES TO THE SUBSCRIPTION LISTS, OR I WOULD ONLY TOO GLADLY SEND YOU COPIES (IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO WAS A SUBSCRIBER, TELL HIM TO SEND ME THE ADDRESS LABEL FROM ONE OF HIS COPUES AND I'LL ADD HIS NAME TO MY LIST. THAT'S THE BEST I CAN THINK OF). _MOJO-NAVIGATOR_ WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ROCK & ROLL MAGAZINES, BEGUN IN THE SUMMER OF 66 BY MYSELF AND TWO FRIENDS. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, SHORTLY BEFORE THE 15TH ISSUE WAS TO HAVEGONE @HAVE GONE@ TO THE PRESSES, AN ISSUE THAT WOULD HAVE EITHER RUINED _MOJO_OR ESTABLISHED IT AS A MAJOR INFLUENCE IN THE MUSIC WORLD, THERE WAS A DISAGREEMENT AMONG HE EDITORS AND I LEFT THE ORGANIZATION. MY FORMER ASSOCIATES, WITH ALL THE MATERIAL AND FILES, HAVE THUS FAR FAILED TO PUBLISH ANYTHING, SO I ASSUME THEY HAVE ABANDONED THE VENTURE. OUR UNDERSTANDING FROM THE BEGINNING WAS THAT I WAS HALF OWNER OF THE ENTERPRISE, SO I SUPPOSE I COULD TRY TO REVIVE _MOJO-NAVIGATOR_, BUT I HAVE NO SUCH INTENTION. AT ONE TIME _MOJO_ FILLED A DEFINITE VOID: NO OTHER PUBLICATION WAS PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE UNDERGROUND MUSIC SCENE OR OFFERING MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS OF THE NEW MUSIC, RECORDED OR OTHERWISE, TIMES HAVE CHANGED, AND THERE EXIST A SCORE OF SUCH PUBLICATIONS, ESPEICALLY _ROLLING STONE_, WHICH, WERE THERE NO OTHERS, WOULD STILLBE ADEQUATE FOR THE NEEDS OF ANY MUSIC FAN. SO THEWRE WILL BE NO MORE _MOJO-NAVIAGATOR_. BUT MY MAIN LOVE IS STILL MUSIC AND I FEEL THAT MY OPINIONS ON THE SUBJECT HAVE SOME VALIDITY, SO THE EMPAHSIS IN THIS MAGAZINE WILL BE ON MUSIC. LET IT BE UNDERSTOOD, HOWEVER, THAT I GIVE THESE OPINIONS AS AN AMATUER, AN INDIVIDUAL REACTING TO MUSTIC WITH THOUGHTS THAT MAKE NO CLAIM TO AUTHORITY. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE TO STRETCH YOUR MEMORIES A BIT TO RECALL _ENTMOOT_, THE FOURTH AND LAST ISSUE WAS PUBLISHED TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T REMEMBER, ENTMOOT WAS A FANZINE DEVOTED TO THE WORKS OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN, AND AT THE TIME OF ITS DEMISE WAS BECOMING INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN IN FANTASY CIRCLES, NOT SO MUCH FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS CONTENTS AS BECAUSE OF THE GREATLY SPREAKING INTEREST IN TOLKIEN. I GAVE IT IP TO DEVOTE TO MOJO AND MUSIC, AND I ADMIT THAT I AM NOW HOPELESSLY OUT OF TOUCH WITH FANDOM AND THE TOLKIEN SCENE. THE OLD _ENTMOOT_ WILL NOT LIVE AGAIN, EITHER. BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT MATERIAL RELATING TO TOLKIEN, SCIENCE FICTION, FANDOM, ETC. IS WELCOM AND I AM NOW PAYING MONEY FOR THE PUBLISHED MATERIAL (NOT MUCH, BUT ITS CASH), SOMETHING I'VE NEVER OFFERED BEFORE. [page 5] I MAY BE PUBLISHING SOME OF THE OLD MATERIAL FROM MY _ENTMOOT_ FILES, ESPECIALLY THE ARTWORK OF RUTH SWEYCAFFER. I WAS ABOUT TO USE IT IN A FIFTH ISSUE OF ENTMOOT WHEN MY OLD MIMEO WAS REPOSSESSED SUDDENLY. IT IS JUST AS WELL I DIDN'T, FOR RUTH'S DRAWINGS ARE MUCH TOO FINE FOR THIS TREATMENT. I AM NOW THINKING OF ISSUING THEM IN A LITHOGRAPHED PORTFOLIO WHICH WILL BE SENT FREE TO _ENTMOOTERS_ AND SOLD TO OTHERS WITH A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE PROFITS BEING RETURNED TO MISS SWEYCAFFER AS TOKEN REPAYMENT FOR MY THOUGHTLESSNESS IN SITTING ON HER WORK FOR SO LONG. SO MUCH FOR _MOJO_ AND _ENTMOOT_. _MOJO ENTMOOTER_ IS NOT EITHER OR BOTH OF THEM, BUT THE INTERESTS WHICH CAUSED ME TO PUBLISH THEM STILL LIVE IN ME AND THE DESIRE TO PUBLISH ALWAYS WILL. I ENJOY PUBLISHING VERY MUCH AND THAT IS THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS FANZINE. I WOULD LIKE _MOJO ENTMOOTER_ TO BE A VERY UNUSUAL FANZINE. THAT WILL DEPEND ON WHAT MY CAPABILITIES TURN OUT TO BE, BUT AT THE VERY LEAST IT SHOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THE AVERAGE FANZINE. IN THE DESIRE TO GET SOMETHING INTO PRINT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I HAVE NOT SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME ON THIS ISSUE, BUT FUTURE ISSUES WILL BE HEAVILY EXPERIMENTAL, FOR ME AT LEAST. PERHAPS ITS MOST UNUSUAL FEATURE SO FAR IS THE FACT OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE _UNDERGROUND PRESS SYNDICATE_. NO OTHER FANZINE CAN MAKE THAT CLAIM, AND THE PRIMARY ADVANTAGE IS THAT I CAN REPRINT MATERIAL FROM THE UNDERGROUND PRESS THAT I THINK FANS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING. I KNOW THERE AREN'T MANY FANS WHO REGULARLY READ ALL FIFTY OR SO UNDERGROUND PAPERS. BESIDES THE UNDERGROUND PRESS, _MOJO ENTMOOTER_IS BEING MAILED TO ALL THE MAJOR RECORD COMPANIES, IN AN UNABSED MOVIE TO SCORE REVIEW COPIES OF NEW RECORDS. I REALIZE MY CIRCULATION IS ONLY ABOUT 500, WHICH IS RATHER SMALL (THO @THOUGH@ I'M NOT SO SURE I CAN'T CONVINCE AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE OUT OF 500 TO BUY A RECORD IF I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY ENOUGH), BUT THERE ARE TWO OTHER POINTS. FIRST, RECORD COMPANIES AS A MATTER OF COURSE SEND REVIEW COPIES TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE UNDERGROUND PRESS, EVEN THOSE SUCH AS _VANGUARD_, A PUBLICATION FOR HOMOSEXUALS, WHICH HAS NEVER TO MY KNOWLEGE PUBLISHED A RECORD REVIEW. SECOND, THE OTHER UNDERGROUND PAPERS MAY REPRINT MATERIAL FROM THESE PAGES. THIS IS A POINT POTENTIAL FANNISH CONTRIBUTORS MAY KEEP IN MIND, TOO. A WELL-WRITTEN PEICE MAY END UP BEING READ BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. SO ANYWAY THAT SHOULD EXPLAIN SUFFICIENTLY WHAT I AM ABOUT HERE. HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS ISSUE AND NEXT MONTH, OR WHENEVER THE NEXT ONE COMES OUT, THIS COLLUMN WILL TURN TO MORE INTERESTING MATTERS. I'LL PROBABLY BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, OF WHICH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. JUST TO BEGIN WITH, SINCE I WAS LAST ACTIVE IN FANDOM, I'VE TAKEN A J OB AT THE POST OFFICE, GOTTEN MARRIED, AND MOVED OUT TO THE COUNTRY, (WELL, SORT OF). BUT MORE ABOUT THAT NEXT TIME. FOR NOW, HAVE A MARIJUAN CHRISTMAS AND A HIPPY NEW YEAR. AND DON'T FORGET TO BOOGIE.