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The newest edition of Ed’s “Touring America” series (Jan, 2024). The cover proudly shows the state flags of Arizona and California, the 2 states Ed visited last summer, a long way from home for this Jersey-boy. I love all of his Touring America zines, but have a particular attachment to this issue because Ed and I actually hung out together in Arizona! And being best buds like we are, he offered me some space in his zine! The first half of this zine is my review of our time together in Arizona. We played pinball, went to the state capitol, and hung out together at the Phoenix Zine Fest. All of it taking place during a heat-wave in Phoenix!

Immediately after our time in Phoenix, Ed hopped a plane and headed to Oakland, where he saw some baseball games, ate some delicious food, and took in a handful of other local sites. Ed is always up for an adventure, and this issue is the latest report. I love his attitude of “touring America,” slowly checking off boxes of cities and states, able to make conversation about more and more locations. “Oakland? Yeah, I’ve been there once, had a great time!”

Half-size, 12 pages, mostly B&W, with color cover and color centerfold.