Fanorama
Fanorama (also known as Fanorama Society and Fanorama Cabal) is a Rhode Island-based zine and zine-distro produced by journalist/activist REB (Richard E. Bump). According to their website it is the "grand-daddy of the queer zine scene".
First published in 1992, Fanorama emerged as part of the queercore movement, largely inspired by the zine J.D.s (edited by G.B. Jones and Bruce LaBruce), and the Toronto scene from which J.D.s came. Initially a punk-edged collage of gay porn and commentary, REB soon added a strong, anti-assimilationist political voice to the mix, turning the zine into an artful version of the weekly "Queerbeat" column he contributed to Rhode Island's alternative arts newspaper, The NicePaper. The Fanorama tag line at the time became, "For those who want a little smut with their politics, or a little politics with their smut."
Fanorama began to generate controversy, particularly as it addressed racism and sexism in the gay mainstream establishment; one detractor in the media called REB a "kiddie pornographer-turned-moral watchdog". During this period, REB was instrumental in leading protests against a local gay bar over a management-led racist incident - a battle which would take center stage in the gay politics of Rhode Island for the better part of a year. Despite what he began to call his "infamy," REB's popularity as a personality grew, and he was invited to emcee a mid-1990s Rhode Island Gay Pride celebration; though accepting the position, he would take its organizers to task in later years for the increasing commercialism of the event.
Podcasts:
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by Petey Pablo
Funroom
by: Petey PabloAnd I can't be to late
How long we gon' be here?
To when
Where the hell is this taken me too?
Man y'all crazy the fun room?
The what?
Ohh lord
C'mon
Ha ha
Ohh Lord
Ah ah
Its, its, its the Petey Pablo
(Ah)
The first one to run the ball
(Ah)
97 yards in the first quarter
(Ah)
What's messing with those country boys?
(Man nothing at all)
Me and my partner dog
(Ah)
Timberland on the itty bitty wizard of oz
(Ah)
Greatest beat makers of the Greek God
(Ah)
Best thing that happen since the made cars
Running things shiny to the North Star
(Ah)
Best communications since cellular
I'll tell ya boy
We terrible
(Ah)
Every time we get together its a odd
[Incomprehensible]
Load the pussy up, then we out the door
Then what? To the studio
In the mic room baby on the floor
You are nasty
Any thing is likely to go down
When we in the fun fun room
Any thing is likely to go down
When we in the fun fun room
Fun room
(I'm talking 'bout)
The doors locked
In the bath room
(I'm talking 'bout)
Fill the bath up
Some [Incomprehensible]
(I'm talking 'bout)
Cross the boy
(I'm talking 'bout)
Punch him now
(Is this mic on?)
Girl hell naw
(I'm talking 'bout)
Bending over
Bust it open
(I'm talking 'bout)
Give me some jello mode
(I'm talking 'bout)
Quit acting like you ain't done it before
(I'm talking 'bout)
You billy goat touch your toes
Bite on my shoe string if I start hurting you're box
Quits squirming
(Aight)
I'm ah sweat it up
Send ya home
With a ice pack on
And you know what happen last time don't ya
Had you're bad ass on motrin' 500
I'm sorry I hurt ya honey
That means, I am funny
Any thing is likely to go down
When we in the fun fun room
Any thing is likely to go down
When we in the fun fun room
Fun room
Any thing you want is going down
In the fun room, fun room
Any thing you want is going down
In the fun room, fun room
Chain in the fun room
(All night)
Do any thing in the fun room
(All right)
Ca-can you hang in the fun room?
(All night)
Or would ya bang in the fun room
(All night)
Where tha chicks show you love dat
(And they)
Ain't scared to touch ya
(And they)
Mite rub ya butt
(And they)
Make a nigga cum
(And they)
Mite give you some
(If ya)
(I don't)
See nothing wrong
A little bit of fun
Any thing is likely to go down
When we in the fun fun room
Any thing is likely to go down
When we in the fun fun room
Fun room
Any thing is likely to go down
When we in the fun fun room
Any thing is likely to go down
When we in the fun fun room
Fun room
Any thing is likely to go down
When we in the fun fun room
Any thing is likely to go down
When we in the fun fun room