Hey readers! Guess what? (And don't say "chicken butt.") I’m merging all of my fanzine and personal accounts into one, giant mega-account so that I can spend less time on social media and more time making fanzines! So, from here on out, you will find me on
Twitter @paddyjackpress, and on
Instagram @paddyjackpress. Paddy Jack Press is now the superdome that encompasses all of the fanzines I create in my spare time. Yes, all TWO of them! Oh, you weren’t aware that I created more than one fanzine? Well, I do. In addition to
The Joe Bob Briggs Fanzine, I am also the creator and editor of
The Last Fanzine on the Left, a fanzine dedicated to my favorite podcast of all time,
The Last Podcast on the Left. You can find more information about both fanzines at my new mega-super-ultra website,
www.paddyjackpress.com. See how much easier that is than listing eight different accounts? Yeah, I think so too.
Oh! And if you’re wondering where the name comes from, it’s a combination of my two favorite cats’ names, Putter Jack and Paddy. Putter (a cuddly tuxedo cat who would press up against my back and nap with me) was named for a character in
The Legend of Billie Jean likewise named Putter (played by Yeardley Smith). And Paddy was a soft, smushy, scrumptious, sweet black cat who was named after the character Sirius Black from Harry Potter, whose nickname was Padfoot. So, really, his name was Padfoot, but we called him Paddy for short. They were brothers and they humped each other sometimes. It was a very special relationship and I loved them both so much. I still refer to them as my “soul kitties.” They were about 15 years old when they both died, just a few months apart, three years ago. I think of, and miss them, every day. They were the best cats in the universe, and I’m kind of hoping that invoking their names on this project will make my fanzines the best in the universe too. And, before you ask, yes I’m married and have a human child. I just really love(d) these freakin' cats!