Comments on: Hertz: Byers Will WOOF

By: Lloyd Penney

Lloyd Penney — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:04:27 +0000

Randy and I have been chatting via Facebook all day…I relayed my own experiences and observations, plus some recommendations. I tthink this issue will be a good one. Now I’ve got to get a zine done…

By: Dave Locke

Dave Locke — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:20:19 +0000

@R&yXers: Mike is right that this is an inspired idea. Bill Bowers would have had a teeshirt made, but in this instance a motto on the cover of WOOF sounds perfect to me. Go ahead, kiss the back of your hand.

By: Taral Wayne

Taral Wayne — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:11:06 +0000

Sorry, Mike, modesty forbids me from making any suggestions…

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:38:14 +0000

@Randy: An inspired idea. I like it.

By: Randy Byers

Randy Byers — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:24:38 +0000

“The Worst Idea Bruce Pelz Ever Had” sounds like a great motto. Maybe it should go on the cover?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:03:23 +0000

@Taral: There are present-day Willises and Tuckers? Point me in their direction!

By: Kim Huett

Kim Huett — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:41:40 +0000

I’ve never understood the point of WOOF. I’ve seen 3 or 4 mailings and each one was largely composed of hastily written ‘gotta make minac’ type contributions. The rules governing it seem designed to ensure WOOF highlights the worst aspects of apas rather than the best. Compared to the practise of assembling combozines back in the forties and fifties WOOF is simply embarrassing.

By: Taral Wayne

Taral Wayne — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:34:42 +0000

I gotta second that… though some people seem to enjoy WOOF and there seems no harm in it. It’s just that it seems to attract the sort of person who was compelled to contribute every week to every mailing of Apa-L for as long as it lasted. Not so much the present day Walt Willises and Bob Tuckers.

By: Dave Locke

Dave Locke — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:57:11 +0000

I’m quite certain that nice Mr. Byers will do an excellent job.

If Bruce Pelz were still alive I’d bet real money that he would step in at this point and yet once again confirm his belief that WOOF was the worst idea he’d ever had. I can envision him shaking his head and looking downward while he repeats that.