//Just got finished reading "As Far As My Feet..." by Josef M. Bauer. WOW! What a fantastic book this is! I was stuck to every page and didn't want to put it down --not even to get to sleep! that's really the test of a book's quality, can you fight off sleep in order to push forward with reading? Anyhow, this is the story of a German guy who gets sentenced to 25 years of hard labor in a Siberian prison work-camp. He spends a couple years there before finally escaping for good (he has a half-hearted escape attempt, but is quickly recaptured). The book chronicles his three year and two month journey walking back to Germany! Holy crap, walking? Yes, most of his travels are made walking. But this book has loads of train hopping tales, as well as hitch hiking, being a stowaway, sledding, etc. The escapee, Forell apparently told his story to the author, who turned it into this book. Pretty sweet how Forell learns how to hunt, cook, impersonate people, bullshit, and more! It's like a great adventure novel crossed with a punk-rock travel 'zine! For real! So find this book 'cuz I guarantee you'll be enthralled with it!
//I also read issue #2 of "Lover's Quarrel" written by a kid named Ravi from Princeton, NJ in 1994. This kid is in love with hardcore, veganism, and straightedge. Lots of cute emo-ness in the form of sketches and pictures, as well as some sappy writings. I guess this dude was involved in running that organization, Earthwell out of NJ in the 90's. They put on fundraiser shows, benefits for causes like "Food Not Bombs", sexual assault awareness literature, animal rights, fanzines, and I believe they put out a few records. A worthy cause in the hardcore scene of the time. This issues got at least three ads for 'zines done from folks in Princeton, NJ, Ravi's town. Which just goes to show how many people actually did fanzines as well as playing in bands, booking shows, etc.
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