He's addicted to Artohol.

By Colin Hunter

  Not long ago, while foraging for free reading material at the front of Encore Records, I came across a peculiar little 'zine I had never 'zeen before. It was both tiny and large -- truly pocket-pocket sized in its proportions, but enormous in content, scope and ambition. The issue I picked up was a full 100 little pages long.

It's called The Wandering Artoholic.  At first, I was rather taken aback because I misread it as The Wandering Fartoholic, which would also be a fantastic title for a 'zine, though the content would be drastically different.

The Wandering Artoholic is the handiwork of one guy, Pat Lackenbauer, who has evidently decided to make his life/hopes/dreams/drawings/musings a matter of public record. The 'zine is free to anyone who stumbles across it, and filled with everything you could ever want to know (more, actually) about Pat. Here's a random sampling of entries from Issue 2: A list of '80s glam bands, thoughts on being a fan of Ultimate Fighting, drawings of lamps, a travelogue of Port Elgin, wine tasting, and a recipe for tom yum soup.

The wee magazine is a document of a soul-seeking dude reaching out to the world through creativity. Is it self-indulgent? Maybe just a tad. Is it interesting? Mostly. Is it admirable? Definitely.

Look for it wherever free magazines are available (issue five is apparently in the works), or have a look at The Wandering Artoholic website.

Comments

[Robyn]

I'm glad it finally showed up in the Record - think he'd do Art in the Park sometime?