King of the Kippax | Last ever edition (p 20)

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Nope. Bluemoon would still be here and as strong. KOTK would be doing even better ( deservedly) Cannot sing its praises enough. Intelligent contributors, with great wit and knowledge. Plenty of good stuff on Bluemoon too, but when someone has to sit down, get a plan together to write an article, proof read it, change it and finally decide to send it for publication, that’s a higher level. Opinions of course of which I don’t always agree with but never the less, well informed stuff and doesn’t toe the company line so to speak. I’m from Belfast but go over to a lot of games, if I see a seller when I’m there, home or away, I’ll buy another zine to support it. If it goes before I do I’ll be gutted. Love it, just love it.

You are spot on regarding time taken in producing fanzines. Of course the issue always was you could write an article one week after the current issue came out which meant it would be maybe 5 or 6 weeks before your piece was out on the streets in the next issue - by which time it could be obsolete / irrelevant!
The internet is that perfect vehicle for saying something now that is up to date and relevant. Changes can be made on the spot. The internet also reaches thousands and thousands of fans instantly rather than selling say 2000 copies over a 4/5 week period.
It is a big credit to Dave and Sue that they have continued rain or shine for 30 odd years.

 

[johnnytapia]

The problem is that on here 200 words is a lot. In KOTK I can write 4000 and really go into detail.

There's a reason the internet's so popular...

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Are you Blue or are you blind..fanzine...or have i just imagined that...?

 

[easyken]

Are you Blue or are you blind..fanzine...or have i just imagined that...?

nope definitely remember seeing that one...specific memory of seeing it at Oldham away for some reason. Possibly the Andy Morrison THUNDERBASTARD game.

 

[mancityvstoke]

Few faces here - Dave doesn't look any different.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

nope definitely remember seeing that one...specific memory of seeing it at Oldham away for some reason. Possibly the Andy Morrison THUNDERBASTARD game.

I dont think it lasted very long but i loved the title.gonna have to have a dig thru my Blue Memorabilia cos i,m sure i brought one...purely on the strengh of the Blinding title!

 

[BTH]

I dont think it lasted very long but i loved the title.gonna have to have a dig thru my Blue Memorabilia cos i,m sure i brought one...purely on the strengh of the Blinding title!

Frank Fowles produced this one.

 

[bobbymimms]

Sure there was one called Singin the blues. And only 50 pence. BY scott looney

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Scott Loney , Les and Mike Holden I remember correctly , top lads

It was Singing the Blues before that.

 

[Kakhaber The Great]

I first bought KOTK at Fratton Park in 88-89 and bought all the City zines for a while.
The following season we tonked the rags 5-1 and a few weeks later Private Eye mentioned us drubbing them in an article about the farcical attempted takeover of the rags by Michael Knighton. I sent the article to all the fanzines and I think they all printed it. Dave Wallace was the first editor I met and I kept sending him odd comments which eventually grew in the Ged Sounds Off page. I also helped Dave and Sue sell the fanzine for about 20 years, and still do occasionally when others sellers aren't available.

Well done, Ged, yer a trouper!

I always hear your voice reading the articles, in my head as it were. So, sort of world-weary, despondent, borderline depressed...

(note: coz when I last spoke to you back in the day we were shite!)