The Duckberg Times
March 6th, 2006
Yeah, I know it was an obscure DC ‘zine before zines were cool, but I loved this publication. And I talked to the publisher, Linda, a bunch of times at various clubs, including the short-lived Pub Club and Cagney’s.
To this day, I remember Love Monkey:
- Love monkey, love monkey, set me free.
- It’s gonna have to wait till I take a pee.
And there’s more–one strip about the CIA planting a radio device in somebody’s head.
I’ve still got one strip in my old photography notebook, and I’ve seen something about the Duckberg Times on amazon, so I guess I’m not the only one who remembers the Duckberg Times.
Picture of AdSense Holiday Gift
The other day I promised to notify you if I locate an image of the Google AdSense Holiday Gift. Well today, Shawn notified me that someone posted an image of it in his forum. Here it is, you can click…
I remember the Duckberg Times well. Ron began to drop off copies to The Back Alley Cafe in late 1985.
He wrote a review in February 1986 that I wish I still had - he really liked the place and the music.
After his review we experienced weekly geometric growth, doubling every week. 20 customers week 1, 40, 80, 160, 320, 400+ week 6 and line out the door. Within 6 weeks we were packed beyond capacity.