GARRETT COUNTY PRESS IS BORN; AUGUST 1834 "it's everything against everything, and everything before that - that's the pre." MADISON, Wisconsin (April 21, 1997) -- the garrett county journal, site of degenerate art and writing on the web, offers today the Garrett County Press, a pre-anti-ist publishing company. "Pre-anti-ism is about the elevation of trash and the comprehensive rejection of 90's Baby Boomer infected pap," proclaims G.K. Darby, enabler of the GCPress. "In a world pock-marked with chain-store media, the venerable, antiquated Garrett County Press offers the cynicism of a 163 year-old ink spigot fueled by the desperation of punch drunk striplings." Collaborating with the GCPress include Keffo, and his internationally ipsofamous worker zine, TEMP SLAVE!; Cory Kapczynski of the Tiger Rose Tattoo Studio; The Ten Fat Tigers of the Order of The Ten Fat Tigers; and Justin Hall, who, according to Details magazine, is the leader of an "internet cult." "Our goal is to print interesting on quality recycled paper," suggests Tom Hancock, Image Participation Coordinator for the GCPress. "We want to bring artists and writers together to create, that are fun to look at, fun to read." STRONG ANTI-MARKETING Suitable for framing, the GCPress's opening salvo is a single page manuscript letter by tattoo artist and writer Cory Kapczynski. Titled, "A Letter To, For and About Mom, Dad and I" it is the first artwork of its kind ever beheld by eyes of man woman or beast, synthesizing photography by Thea Crum and outstanding color design by a Madison printing company that wishes to remain anonymous because, like the GCPress, they have a strong anti-marketing DIY philosophy. "Every time I get discouraged about the little stupid things of enabling a small business, I read Cory's story and understand why we're here," Darby cries. "'A Letter To, For and About Mom, Dad and I' is pure magic and it deserves to be read. And it's a great gift for any parent!" "A Letter To, For and About Mom, Dad and I" begins with the memorable line: "Dear Mom and Dad, Fuck the world with the eighteen inch dildo I found in Dad's sock drawer when I was eleven years old." Cory Kapczynski's Letter becomes a live, real-time, twitching prophecy for the planet April 22. Each limited edition prophecy is hand numbered and signed by the author. Orders will be filled directly through the GCPress. NO COP-OUT Future missives include a battery of Cory Kapczynski's short stories christened "Elixir"; the "Best of TEMP SLAVE!" archived buy Keffo; an "information appliance" crafted buy Justin Hall; and a religious handbook, "The Talmud of the Order of the Ten Fat Tigers," pulled from the sky buy The Ten Fat Tigers, and edited buy Ben Granby. The Ten Fat Tigers regularly risk imprisonment on the campus of the University of Wisconsin--Madison for their wacky wacky re-creations of important historical events such as the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the Jonestown Massacre. Recently, the TFTs proposed that all incoming freshmen receive a welcoming gift consisting of a copy of "A Catcher In The Rye" and a handgun. TEMP SLAVE! is a mighty megaphone for the thousands who slave in offices where self-worth and job security are forever defined by the word, "temporary." The Wall Street Journal and other bow-tied knit-wits have recognized TEMP SLAVE! for its honest, often hilarious, first person view of cubicle life in the 90s. "Participatory culture rears its shaved head yet again," says Justin Hall, pathological web publisher (http://www.links.net/) and GCPress Media Liaison. "If you haven't heard of the people we're publishing, you will -- they're friends of friends or friends of friends of your family." For additional information on the GCPress or the garrett county journal, contact: The GCPress Web: http://www.gcpress.com/ E-mail: g a r r e t t @ G C P r e s s . c o m Phone: 504.598.4685 Postal: The Garrett County Press 828 Royal St. #248 New Orleans, LA 70116
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