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Kelly Dessaint published zines and books under the name [[Phony Lid]], which was a faux publishing "empire." That is, the empire consisted of himself and an outdated Gateway computer.
 
Kelly Dessaint published zines and books under the name [[Phony Lid]], which was a faux publishing "empire." That is, the empire consisted of himself and an outdated Gateway computer.
  
Dessaint was a presence on alt.zines for several years. He worked with and was eventually sued by [[Rev. Randall Tin-Ear]] of [[Angry Thoreauan]] Magazine.
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Kelly Dessaint was a constant presence on alt.zines for several years. He worked with and was eventually sued by [[Rev. Randall Tin-Ear]] of [[Angry Thoreauan]] Magazine.
  
Zines published by Kelly Dessaint: Vagabond, FyUoCuK, vis-a-septic, and the Pick Pocket Books. After several years of hiatus, currently doing a zine called güero chingón.
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Zines published by Kelly Dessaint: Vagabond, FyUoCuK, vis-a-septic, and the Pick Pocket Books. After several years of hiatus, currently doing a zine called Piltdownlad.
 
 
While some hardline zinesters would contend that zines and books (especially those with barcodes and [[ISBN]]s) were mutually exclusive, Kelly Dessaint employed the same principles to book publishing that he (and the vast majority of zinesters) did to zines: using whatever means were available to put words and images into print.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 17:29, 30 April 2012

Kelly Dessaint published zines and books under the name Phony Lid, which was a faux publishing "empire." That is, the empire consisted of himself and an outdated Gateway computer.

Kelly Dessaint was a constant presence on alt.zines for several years. He worked with and was eventually sued by Rev. Randall Tin-Ear of Angry Thoreauan Magazine.

Zines published by Kelly Dessaint: Vagabond, FyUoCuK, vis-a-septic, and the Pick Pocket Books. After several years of hiatus, currently doing a zine called Piltdownlad.