The Cliffs of Insanity

I scanned the entire fanzine I bought in 1980. Click the piccie to go to the picture album!

Does anyone else have this or know of it?



This was bought for me back in 1980 and I've tried to keep it safe ever since. the cover came off and I carefully taped it back together. Other than that and the natural discolouration and dog-eared results brought about by long years of existence, the magazine is in surprisingly good condition. I don't plan on ever letting the magazine go, but I do wonder how much it's worth now that it's going on 30 years old and the Xanadu phenomenon has been rekindled by Broadway.

It's been so long since I've done High Ritual, with all the accoutrement's, I've lost my ritual gear. Damn. So I'm going through the house, rooting around for my bag of goodies. I've gone through most everything, but I still have a few places to look before I resign myself to the fact that I'll need to find a new athame, make myself a new robe or go skyclad, make myself a new pentacle or buy one, not to mention the other things I need to replace. Blech. I'm disheartened about this. But I'll continue my search tomorrow.

But I did find a bunch of other stuff. My folder stuffed with Old Rhyllan language translations. A press kit created for Barry Andrews back in 2003. The lyrics to "Angel" by Sarah MacLachlan only hours after I'd heard the song and thought to myself that I needed to get the lyrics and relearn it. Funny how that happens sometimes. Yep. I found some stuff that I'm going to send to booraven22 once she sends me her address (hint hint). My Sith Lord ball cap (on the back of it, it says Jedi do not concern me.' Tons of old family and friends photographs. The official Xanadu magazine, which includes the graphic mini-novel of the movie, put out by Marvel Comics, and a plethora of other things. I'm going to be scanning, taking pictures, and transcribing a fair amount of what I've found.

For now, here's the letter that introduced the press kit for Barry Andrews, transcribed of course.

21 July, 2003

Dear Listener,

Enclosed is the latest offering from Barry Andrews.

You may know Barry from the early years of XTC, him being one of the founding members and the keyboard player on their first two albums. You may also know him as the driving force behind the avant garde New Wave band, Shriekback.

Not only was hie instrumental in these project, but he also lent his talent and skills to the formation of Robert Fripp's League of Gentlemen and Iggy Pop's Soldier project. In addition to this, he was creative consultant for fluke during their recording of OTO, which boasts the songs featured in the first X-Men movie and a recent GMC automobile commercial.

His reputation as a consummate musician and keyboardist precedes him, and I'm very pleased to find him once again ready to share his incredible talents once more with the public. I hope that you will be inclined to provide for him the medium by which he may accomplish this.

Enjoy the CDs and the literature provided and, if you wish to contact Barry Andrews, you may do so by writing to either address below.

*******@****.****
angelina@barryandrews.net

Kindest Regards,

Tracy Angelina Evans
Barry Andrews Resource Center
Shriekback Digital Conspiracy

So yeah. I was a busy girl back then. Not so much now. ::sigh:: At least he has a recording contract now, and that's all that matters. So yay!!!

Tomorrow, I'll continue my search for my ritual gear. Who knows what treasures I'll come across as I seek my greatest treasure.