Monthly Archive for February, 2009

New Stuff 2/28/09

Well February is done. Tonight we’ll be at an off site event for the Nation Guide to the Nation. So come say “Hi” if you’re in the North side area.

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Quimby’s History Made: A Marriage Proposal!

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Saturday, February 21st sure was a memorable evening here at Quimby’s. Living Proof zinester Andrew Mall asked his girlfriend to marry him during his reading! And she said yes! Thanks to Aaron Cynic of Diatribe Media and Billy Da Bunny Roberts of Loop Distro for organizing and hosting a good ol’ fashioned Old School Zine Reading featuring Matt Fagan (Meniscus), ReyRey (Stream of Consciousness) and more!

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Not at Quimby’s, But Cool Anyway and You Should Totally Go: Comic Art Battle hosted by Ezra Clayton Daniels

Here’s Ezra’s announcement about this FREE event he’s hosting this Thursday (2/26) at Pistol Bazaar Vintage — if you have any questions beyond this, his site is here:

Free entertainment is becoming a more highly valued commodity, and as free entertainment goes, this week’s Comic Art Battle will surely be hard to beat!

Featuring:
Richard Lee – www.loftysofty.com
Steve Krakow – www.plasticcrimewave.com
Nate Beaty – www.natebeaty.com
Grant Reynolds – www.myspace.com/grantreynolds
Aaron Renier – www.aaronrenier.com

And probably some special guests!

Thursday (it might rain, but it’s supposed to be warm!), February 26th
@ Pistol Bazaar Vintage, 1717 W. Chicago Ave.
Doors at 6pm, Battle starts 7pm Complimentary cocktails and munchies.
All vintage will be 20% off.

FREE!

New Quimby’s Bookmarks! Hot Off the Press!

I know many of you are fans of the little bookmarks we make with illustrations by different artists, so without further ado I introduce our newest bookmark designed by Leif Goldberg. For those of you unaware of Leif’s work he is the brain behind National Waste, maker of those awesome silk screened calendars we get every year, and one of the mighty muscles behind the infamous Paper Rodeo. So next time your in the store scoop one up and keep your collection complete!

I wonder if any of you can name all the artists who have made bookmarks for us?

Quimby’s Top Ten Best Sellers For the Week of Feb 15th – Feb 21st, 2009

1. Cabinet #32 $12.00
2. Make #7 Fall 08 Win 09 $4.95
3. Make a Zine by Bill Brent and Joe Biel (Microcosm) $7.00
4. Pinups #8 Juanjo and Tony $14.00
5. Bitch #42 $5.95
6. Dwelling Portably 1980 – 89 by Bert Davis and Holly Davis (Microcosm) $8.00
7. XLR8R Presents Vis-Ed Vol 1 $4.99
8. Mojo Mar 09 #183 $9.99
9. Boys Club #2 by Matt Furie $4.95
10. Omnivores Dilemma: Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Penguin) $16.00