SMILE, HON at Baltimore Book Fest, tattoos, zombies and more!

BALTIMORE – Eight-Stone Press and CityLit Project put the "Baltimore" in the Baltimore Book Festival with an evening of literary mayhem, music and more beginning at 6:00 p.m., Friday, September 24, 2010, at the CityLit tent, on the circle in Mount Vernon.

Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! contributing authors Earl Crown, E. Doyle-Gillespie, Sharon Goldner, Fernando Quijano III, William P. Tandy and Lisa Wiseman will offer live interpretations of their work, highlighting the good, bad and ugly of Baltimore life. And don't miss the aural spectacle of "interstellar misfits" The Dirty Marmaduke Flute Squad, whose musical canon includes such classics as "Do You Got a Disease?" and "Show Us Your Boobs (Buy Me a Beer)". While you're there, crack open a complimentary cold one, courtesy of Clipper City Brewing Company, or browse a wide selection of Smile, Hon back issues, t-shirts and more.

For more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com.

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Going to the Baltimore Tattoo Arts Convention this weekend (9/10-12)? Stop by Atomic Books and pick up a copy of Skin Deep, a special ink-oriented edition of Smile, Hon featuring tattoo-related stories, essays, poetry, color photos, tattooist interviews and more! "[Skin Deep is] a great read." – C.W. Eldridge, Tattoo Archive

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In related news, regular Smile, Hon contributor Davida Gypsy Breier announces the release of locally-produced horror zine Rigor Mortis #3, featuring original art, genre analysis, reviews of movies, books, graphic novels and more! This issue's highlights include a remembrance of author Z.A. Recht, the "Sexiest Monsters of Filmland", the Feast trilogy, Tony Todd, Nazi zombies and gargantuan movie monsters! Pick up your copy locally at Atomic Books; visit www.leekinginc.com/rigormortis/index.htm for more information.


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Eight-Stone Press at the BMA this Saturday!

BALTIMORE, Md. - Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! Editor William P. Tandy mans the Eight-Stone Press table from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. this Saturday, March 27, 2010, in the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Fox Court, as part of the DIY Marketplace component of the Baltimore Fair for Contemporary Prints & New Editions. Pick up the latest issue in the series, the raunchy Smile, Hon, You're in Flagrante!, back issues, Smile, Hon t-shirts and more! Other local print/publishing forces on hand will include Leeking Inc. (zine-review zine Xerography Debt, horror zine Rigor Mortis); Atomic Books; Ben Claassen III; Closed Captioned Comics; Narrow House; Red Emma's; Shattered Wig Press; Squidfire; The Holster; Jordan Jeffries and Gary Kachadourian.

From the harbor to the hills, the award-winning Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! collects the tales of those on whom Mobtown has left her indelible mark. Polished, professional essays; barroom sermons delivered from the sanctity of a favorite stool; the poet's fleeting sentiment, captured in both word and snapshot – Smile, Hon offers a slice of Baltimore as told by Baltimore, presented with the time-honored DIY accessibility of a limited-run, handcrafted zine. A two-time Utne Independent Press Award nominee, Smile, Hon has also been dubbed "Best Zine" by Baltimore Magazine (2008) and Baltimore City Paper (2004). For more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com.

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Local Zombie Zine RIGOR MORTIS on Today's SIGNAL

BALTIMORE – Attention, horror fans! Tune in to today’s edition of local arts and culture program The Signal for an interview with Davida Gypsy Breier, editor/publisher of the Baltimore-based zombie/horror zine Rigor Mortis (and regular Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! contributor). The program airs at noon, and again at 7:00 p.m., on 88.1 WYPR-FM, or you can listen online.

In related news, if you missed Smile, Hon editor/publisher William P. Tandy on the October 28 edition of The IndieBookMan Radio Show, you can now listen to the podcast online. Hosted by Brad Grochowski, The IndieBookMan is a biweekly radio show which airs on Umbrella Radio Wednesday evenings at 8:00 p.m. (EST) and explores issues related to independent publishing. Check out other episodes of The IndieBookMan Radio Show online.

For more information, contact:

William P. Tandy, Editor
Eight-Stone Press
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, MD 21212
wpt@eightstonepress.com
http://www.eightstonepress.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wptandy
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/eightstonepress


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"They're Coming to Get You, Barbara!"

Hey, zombie/horror fans! Tune in this Friday to local arts and culture program The Signal for an interview with Davida Gypsy Breier, editor/publisher of Baltimore-based horror zine Rigor Mortis. The Signal airs at noon (and again at 7:00 p.m.) this Friday, November 13, 2009, on 88.1 FM (WYPR), or listen online at www.signalradio.org.

SMILE, HON Editor on Today's SIGNAL, Plus RIGOR MORTIS Outbreak!

BALTIMORE - Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! Editor William P. Tandy reads a brand-new piece on today’s edition of local arts and culture program The Signal. The show airs at noon and 7:00 p.m. EST, Friday, October 9, on 88.1 WYPR-FM, or listen online through the WYPR website. Then, later, bring your own Baltimore-related stories, poetry, photography, music, kinks, fetishes and non-contagious afflictions by Cyclops Books (corner of Maryland Avenue and North Avenue, in Baltimore) for the Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! open mic, sponsored by Cyclops Books and Eight-Stone Press. Presenters at this free event will receive five (5) minutes apiece, and all work presented will be considered for possible publication in a future issue of Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! The evening begins at 7:00 p.m. (open-mic start time approx. 7:30 p.m.).

For more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com.

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In related news, local imprint Leeking Inc. announces the outbreak of Rigor Mortis #2 from its Baltimore-based containment facilities. Horror fans are advised to recognize and beware of the symptoms associated with the zine's sophomore issue, including, but not limited to:

- Dread Sockett aims for the heart of Klaus Kinski’s Nosferatu;
- Colin Cthulhu rises from the grave in defense of the "ZomCom";
- DeadVida survives a night in Colorado’s legendary Stanley Hotel;
- John Carpenter’s The Fog weathers Grim Pickens’s sea trials;
- "Christian horror", paranormal reality shows, plus a whole lot more.

Written and illustrated by long-time fixtures in the underground press, Rigor Mortis digs into the world of horror with a decided focus on the undead and their perennial roles in pop culture, offering essays, reviews and in-depth analysis of films, books, comics, graphic novels, websites and more. From the Resurrection to Reanimator, the timeless influences of Rigor Mortis #2 will surely appeal to shamblers and sprinters alike.

Supplementing the print edition, the Rigor Mortis blog offers timely updates of all things undead.

Rigor Mortis is a Leeking Inc. production and is available for purchase from Atomic Books, Microcosm Publishing and Quimby’s, or directly from the publisher (PayPal accepted). For more information, contact:

Davida Gypsy Breier
C/o Leeking Inc.
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
Davida@leekinginc.com
http://www.leekinginc.com


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Horror Fans Warned of RIGOR MORTIS Outbreak

BALTIMORE – Leeking Inc. announces the outbreak of Rigor Mortis #2 from its Baltimore-based containment facilities. Horror fans are advised to recognize and beware of the symptoms associated with the zine's sophomore issue, including, but not limited to:

- Dread Sockett aims for the heart of Klaus Kinski’s Nosferatu;
- Colin Cthulhu rises from the grave in defense of the "ZomCom";
- DeadVida survives a night in Colorado’s legendary Stanley Hotel;
- John Carpenter’s The Fog weathers Grim Pickens’s sea trials;
- "Christian horror", paranormal reality shows, plus a whole lot more.

Written and illustrated by long-time fixtures in the underground press, Rigor Mortis digs into the world of horror with a decided focus on the undead and their perennial roles in pop culture, offering essays, reviews and in-depth analysis of films, books, comics, graphic novels, websites and more. From the Resurrection to Reanimator, the timeless influences of Rigor Mortis #2 will surely appeal to shamblers and sprinters alike.

Supplementing the print edition, the Rigor Mortis blog offers timely updates of all things undead.

Rigor Mortis is a Leeking Inc. production and is available for purchase from Atomic Books, Microcosm Publishing and Quimby’s, or directly from the publisher (PayPal accepted). For more information, contact:

Davida Gypsy Breier
C/o Leeking Inc.
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
Davida@leekinginc.com
http://www.leekinginc.com

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We Know You're Out There, 'Cause We Can Smell Your BRAINS!!!

The sophomore issue of Baltimore-based zombie zine Rigor Mortis is coming soon...

BOOKGASM Praises RIGOR MORTIS

Louis Fowler calls the debut issue of locally-produced zombie zine Rigor Mortis "a great primer" in the genre, especially "for those of you just getting into zombies and the living dead." Read his complete review at Bookgasm.

Premiering in January 2009, Rigor Mortis is the brainchild (braaaaiiiinnnnss!!!) of Baltimore-based zinester Davida Gypsy Breier and includes zombie-related essays, book and movie reviews, and page after page of original artwork by artist Bojan. Supplementing the hard copy is the Rigor Mortis blog.