Hopelessly Romantic zine profile picture

Hopelessly Romantic zine

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me


For Mikey Dread
Bankrobber and Rockers Galore...UK Tour
This is a fanzine dedicated to Joe Strummer, and The Clash plus related bands and topics. So far I've managed to produce one issue, issue two should be on it's way to the printers by the end of the month (message me if you're interested in a copy so I know how many to get printed) and issue three should follow not long after.
Any Joe/Clash/punk/DIY or related contributions are welcome (as long as they're written in English) and all contributers whose work is used will get a free copy of the finished issue.
More about the zine
Other zinespaces: hrzine.110mb.com - full website coming soonish
Two beautiful quotes from Joe
"There's no way to eliminate the most terrifying reality - that we all have to die - but at least the sun shines, and we've got a bit of time, so it's not all sniveling."
- Joe, 2001
http://www.ijamming.net/2003/06June9-23.html
"we must be positive and know the truth is on our side, music can turn people on to the beauty of a life still to be lived...we choose to not take anymore and not be miserable."
Antonino D'Ambrosio interview April 2002 from Let fury Have The Hour
(beautiful tribute in Falcon Liricas' Amazon review )
My personal blog - http://jenna-appleseed.livejournal.com/ Disclaimer: despite the name I'm not looking for dates/romance - the zine's name comes from a music interviewer in the 80's describing Joe Strummer as (along the lines of) being "hopelessly romantic as usual" + Pennie Smith calling The Clash romantics and Joe's self description as a hopeless romantic.
Opose unfair welfair reforms

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Joe/Clash/Meskies fans, people interested in reading/buying &/or trading for my zine, people interested in and/or interested in writing anything about Joe, The Clash, punk, left wing politics, anti -racism, anti-fascism (Nazi punks fuck off), DIY culture, zines and similar topics.


Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros playlist

Open player in a new window

ugh!

My Blog

Classified ads for April/March- promote your cds/tours etc here

Friends comments with long graphics/promotional text will be moved to here (except for the occasional execption - like if I know you)Clashified advert 1 - Punk Illegal Fest 5 12-13/6Posted to my livej...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:06:00 GMT

Put People First say "don't believe the smears"

from Twitter - " Putpeoplefirst: Please don't believe misleading smears in the papers: Put People First will be a  peaceful, law abiding event: http://...com/c6lryj "from article -"This is what we are...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:57:00 GMT

Songs for Saturday (and other G20 events)

inspired by both listening to Super Black Market Clash again - only it's third (or so) play and it's already an old friend (in a good way) fun, enjoyable, capable to be both comforting and surprising ...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:24:00 GMT

Trancript of the DEC Gaza appeal that the BBC won't broadcast

"The children of Gaza are suffering. Many are struggling to survive. Homeless and in need of food and water. Today, this is not about the rights and wrongs of the conflict. These people simply need yo...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:21:00 GMT

URGENT - open letter re UK welfare reform needs support

(reposting from elsewhere, with permisionm because this is fucking important - if you can help, or know anyone who'd be willing to sign, contact me ASAP and I'll send  you their email.) There now...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:16:00 GMT

The Good The Bad & The Queen to play Love Music Hate Racism Carnival

(reposting)---------------- Bulletin Message -----------------  From: The Good, The Bad & The Queen Date: Apr 20, 2008 9:41 PM Jerry Dammers brings The Good The Bad and The Queen to LMHR...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:12:00 GMT

Song of The Moment - All You Fascists

Billy Bragg & Wilco + Woody Guthrie for teh win I'm gonna tell you fascistsYou may be surprisedThe people in this worldAre getting organizedYou're bound to loseYou fascists bound to lose Race hat...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:16:00 GMT

The truth about the British National Party (reposting)

from http://www.uaf.org.uk/theBNP.asp The BNP is a fascist organisation The BNP has terrorist and criminal connectionsDavid Copeland, who carried out the London nail bombings in Brixton, Brick Lane ...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:16:00 GMT

more about contributions to the zine

doesn't have to be about The Clash - can be any punk/ New Wave or even indie bands.  (first issue has coverage of The Libertines & Pete Doherty) Billy Bragg , The Pogues, Babyshambles - their...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:25:00 GMT

looking for ideas/submissions/feedback

 (cross posted to livejournal zine comunities)UPDATE for myspace/yuwie etc. users:  I'll be starting a site/blog for the zine on wordpress and am planning to have a links page&nbs...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:49:00 GMT