Ahhhh, the glorious mid-90s. While we were waiting for the information superhighway to bolster to 8 lanes a side, we were still figuring out what was cool courtesy of zines.

The lovingly compiled, hipper than hip cut and paste missives from the dawn of desktop publishing were a stapled together staple for (I have to say it… gross!) Generation X denizens looking to keep up with wot was worth keeping up with.

Buffalo had a few great ones, one of which was Slack. While hitting the strip for a tandem of Village Green, Apollo Records, Adr-Ian’s Bagels and (insert yer favorite long-gone Elmwood Avenue business) you could pick up a copy of the mostly monthly zine for free.

I was still a year away from the legal age of 21 when Slack published issue #8 all about beer, glorious beer. Boy, can I use it now

Luckily, Slack publisher Mark Wisz - former ne’er do well, now local design maven - has put it online. You can and should check it out here at his blog:

RoamBuffalo blogspot

Now that Slack is making its way to online archives, it’s time for Avenue Player. Chris Celeste, are you reading this?