G-FAN #147

Above, G-FAN #147.

A little while ago, I went down to the post office at the Flying J to pick up today's mail.

Included was the current issue (No. 147) of G-FAN magazine. 

Before leaving the parking lot, I did some perusing and some things immediately caught my eyes.

First, several articles on last year's G-TOUR 4 were published. Most of them had plenty of interesting photographs to accompany them. I am sorry to have missed the tour, but the duration was a bit too long for me to rely upon friends to cat-sit my cat Sierra. In years past, either my mom or daughter did when I still lived in California. 

Next, on a sad note, a tribute article on the passings of three prominent G-Fans: Gene Rizzardi, Michael Schlesinger and Richard Pusateri. I first met Gene back in 2000 when we worked on G-FEST 2000 in Hollywood. I knew Mike Schlesinger from the days of the American Cinemateque. I posted previously about Richard Pusateri, whom I known since G-FEST '99 in Burbank. I wasn't aware of Schlesinger's passing, so that was a sad surprise.

As this issue is number 147, that means that three more issues remain until the magazine ceases at issue number 150, unless J. D. Lees can find someone to take it over. Even if he doesn't, the magazine had a great run for a fanzine. Usually, most fold after only a few issues, if even that. 

The first issue of G-FAN I saw was issue 36 in 1998. I spotted it at Tower Records in Sherman Oaks. I perused through it and bought it. The rest is history.