Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and made time to listen to a lot of music. I have some information to share that you hopefully find interesting!
Fanatic! I’m happy to announce
Stay Fanatic!!! Vol. 4
Lessons In Possession And Confessions Of Obsession
is available right now.
https://www.twothirteensixtyone.com/
SF!!! V4 takes in the year of 2018. I was on tour all over the world. The entries go from Los Angeles to Iceland and back.
One thing I’ve never addressed is the fact there’s a noticeable time lag in the year in which the book was written and when it comes out. If you don’t mind, I’d like to explain.
Writing the manuscript is done in real time, journal style. I’ve found that’s the easy part. When it comes to actually finishing the book—that’s when it turns into a long journey.
I’ve been working on SF!!! V4 since I finished the final edit and scanning for SF!!! V3. My usual schedule has me editing/fact checking/scanning for one volume while I write another. I’m in the second draft of SF!!! V5, which takes in 2019 right now. At the same time, I’m writing new entries, finding materials, and trying to scan images every day. What I’m trying to say is these books have ended up being incredibly time-intensive.
I worked on SF!!! V4 on tour busses, in backstage areas, airports and my office. The book has over 700 images, which I think are key in telling the story. Scanning is a perfect mix of dull repetition and exactitude. It takes hours but I think it’s worth it.
In the next-to-final draft, I read the manuscript out loud to Heidi. We do our best to improve sentences, which often run too long. This takes hours a day for several days. Then, the manuscript is sent to Carol and she goes through it looking for punctuation mistakes. After that, it’s like starting all over as the book and the images go to Dave, our layout guy.
This turns into a multi-day, very interactive bit of work. Usually, additional images are needed to fill in blank spaces, captions need to be finalized, etc. PDF files go back and forth. Often Dave and I are working in real time well into the night. It takes as long as it takes. By the time the book arrives from the printer, it’s been through quite a bit and so have we.
It’s a lot of time to spend on a book that “does okay” which begs the question why make them at all? The answer goes to the absolute core of the subject: I’m trying my best to capture the feeling you get when you listen to music, think about music and in my case, are obsessed with music. I want to make something you will hopefully enjoy. That’s the beginning and end of it. It’s a DIY idea from start to finish. The financial aspect never enters into it. The decision is simple—I either make the book or I don’t. I chose to do it. The time and effort required is on me. Not a single person anywhere needs these books! I know this. In my line of work, nothing I do can be considered essential. Honestly, I live for the elective extracurricular. To start with an idea and see it through to where it’s an actual thing, to the best of my ability—this is what I do. I literally work 7 days a week. Some days more than others but I do not acknowledge the concept of a day off. I like what I do, at least I think so. At this point, I don’t know anything else.
Whew! Thanks for reading that, Fanatic.
We have a great show all lined up for you tonight. We’re putting the finishing touches on next week’s show and it should be ready soon.
Have a great weekend, remember to hydrate and STAY FANATIC!!!
–– Henry
Hour 1
- Charles M. Bogert - Western Chorus Frog / Sounds Of North American Frogs
- Cheech & Chong - Earache My Eye / Greatest Hit
- Cypress Hill - Break 'Em Off Some (Clean) / Black Sunday
- Chain And The Gang - Not Good Enough / Music's Not For Everyone
- Dion Lunadon - New York / Memory Burn
- The Cramps - The Way I Walk (New York, August 1979) / Coast To Coast
- Nightshift - Crystal Ball / Homosapien
- The Stroppies - Ornamental Tone / New Centre Of The Universe, Vol. 3
- Gee Tee - ABC / Prehistoric Chrome
- Heather The Jerk - I Don't Mind / Cable Access TV
- Neidermeyer - Pledge Pin / Animal House
- The Birthday Party - Loose / Peel Sessions
- Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away / The Man And His Music
- Bed Maker - Double Dutch / Bed Maker 20243:05
- Jack Name - Along The Round Stones Of The Garden Path / Fabulous Soundtracks
- Hot Tip - Cover Me Up / Hold Me, Closely
- Devo - Falling In Love Again / Art Devo 1973-1977
- Still Animals - Here's A Song / Still Animals LP
- Busted Head Racket - Buried Alive / Busted Head Racket - Go! Go! Go! LP
- Iron Knowledge - Show Stopper / Brown Acid "The Second Trip"
- The Fall - New Face In Hell / Grotesque
Hour 2
- Johnny & The HurricanesJames Bond Theme / The Definitive Collection
- The Stooges - Loose / Complete Fun House Sessions
- Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker / Rocket To Russia
- The Ventures - Fourth Dimension / Born Bad : Volume 06
- Cramps - Don't Eat Stuff Off The Sidewalk / Psychedelic Jungle
- Tep Mary & Dengue Fever - Master Tep Mary / Sleepwalking Through The Mekong
- Memo PST - Dog Meds / Memo PST
- Midnite Snaxxx - No Time To Spend / Typical Girls Vol. 02
- The Prize - Hotel 44/ The Prize / The Unknowns Split
- Program - Memory / Show Me
- Dillinger - Ital Fighting / Ultimate Collection
- Linda Guilala - Éxodo / Espacio De Tiempo (2009-2019)
- Waipod Phetsuphan - Ding Ding Dong / The Sound Of Siam
- WWW - Placer Artificial / Mundo Virtual
- Goblin Daycare - Boss Man / Agitprop Hotline
- Wire - Blessed State / 154
- Liz Lamere - No Regrets / One Never Knows
- Alan Vega - Cyanide Soul / Insurrection
