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[[Image:Outpunk.12%.jpg|frame|'''Outpunk''' Issue 5]]
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[[Image:572768.jpg|thumb|right|Thrift SCORE #1]]
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'''Thrift SCORE''' was a zine about thrifting by [[Al Hoff]], a woman reporter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., who loves to thrift.
  
'''Outpunk''' was a [[fanzine]] published by Matt Wobensmith in San Francisco.  
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Subtitled, "the zine about the fun of too much thrifting," ''Thrift SCORE'' was the ongoing chronicle of Al Hoff's adventures in thrift stores, which included her experiences with other shoppers, as well as descriptions of popular thrift store items in articles like "Collectible Mania," and tips on second-hand shopping.  
  
Outpunk ran for seven issues from 1992 till 1997 with contributions from queer punks such as [[Anonymous Boy]] and [[Donna Dresch]], interviews with people like Jody Bleyle and queercore bands such as God is My Co-Pilot, Behead The Prophet, No Lord Shall Live, Sister George, Tribe 8 and Pansy Division. Issue two appeared as a split issue with [[Fembot]], a zine by [[Gary Fembot]] of the band Sta-Prest. Issue 6 was a [[compzine|compilation]] issue consisting of a collection of reprints of articles from zines that Matt felt were notable, such as [[Bamboo Girl]], [[Bikini Kill]], [[Double Bill]], [[Fat Girl]], [[Fembot]], [[Girl Germs]], [[Jane Gets A Divorce]], [[Now I Devour You]], [[PC Casualties]], [[Rude Girl]], [[Queer]], [[Shrimp]] and many others.  
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Issue 14, the final issue, was published in 1999. In the introduction, Hoff listed several reasons that she was ending the zine, including: "reproducing this has become a major headache," "I'm out of questions and mysteries," and "I hardly even thrift anymore." [[Thrift_Score|Read More...]]'''
 
 
'''Outpunk''' was also a record label, the first devoted to queer [[punk]] bands, releasing the first recordings by bands such as Tribe 8, Pansy Division, Sta-Prest , Behead The Prophet No Lord Shall Live, Mulkilteo Fairies, and Lords of Lightspeed...  
 
 
 
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Thrift SCORE #1

Thrift SCORE was a zine about thrifting by Al Hoff, a woman reporter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., who loves to thrift.

Subtitled, "the zine about the fun of too much thrifting," Thrift SCORE was the ongoing chronicle of Al Hoff's adventures in thrift stores, which included her experiences with other shoppers, as well as descriptions of popular thrift store items in articles like "Collectible Mania," and tips on second-hand shopping.

Issue 14, the final issue, was published in 1999. In the introduction, Hoff listed several reasons that she was ending the zine, including: "reproducing this has become a major headache," "I'm out of questions and mysteries," and "I hardly even thrift anymore." Read More...

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