By Melody Sherosky
Blind Man’s Rainbow

It is not just a cute name. This zine is seriously bound with black-dyed hemp twine. Zine making can be such an insane labor of love and I appreciate that Meyer and probably a few devoted friends took the time to hand bind the zine I am holding in my hands right now. I also appreciate that Meyer is traveling around to meet other zinesters at conferences and gatherings from PA to MN. His influences show: there is a solid mix of quality zine material, rambling, inane stories, and art with great titles like “Tumorboy lives in a world of broken promises.” I greatly enjoyed Meyer’s account of changing his own windshield wipers, which begins, “I feel like such a manly man today because I ventured inside an auto parts store. Many years ago, as a young boy, I entered many of these houses of ill-repute whilst tagging along with my car-aficionado father but never before this day, midway through my 29th year, have I mustered the constitutional fortitude to step inside such an establishment all by myself.” It’s a brave journey from there but I won’t ruin the ending. Meyer keeps the zine lighthearted and it is an easy and extremely amusing read. Along with the wiper story there is Meyer’s account of Republican florists (among other things) called “How Rush Limbaugh Gave Twenty Bucks to John Kerry.” It is not really political, just a funny tale. Also, there is an interesting correspondence concerning vegan veal. It’s just 28 pages, as the name says, but it is one of the best reads in the pile of zines we received since last issue. Christopher Meyer deserves that A+ he gave himself on the cover. Most definitely worth the $2.