The Beat September 2002

First, a few apologies…

In our mad dash to get the first issue done on time, and again in the even madder dash to get it done four days late, we overlooked a few important things, like crediting a lot of the people who contributed. So before we do anything else, we‘d like to put that right by telling you who they were. In no particular order…

Joseph Steinberg compiled and wrote the Asian News Roundup
M.R. Bradie wrote the Busan Beaches Feature
Gary Gray wrote “Great Pusan”
Bonnie Stewart wrote “i want”
Choi Min-young was a distribution superstar.
Jeff Lebow wrote “Killer Fans” and compiled the Info Page and Events Calendar.
Lee Seong-gwan courted migraines on the business, legal, printing, and distribution end.
John Bocskay wrote “Fukuoka” and “The Impersonals” and edited The Beat.
Andrew Cranston got the better of his computer and did the design and layout.

So…Welcome to the New and Improved Beat. In addition to crediting our contributors, The Beat will now also whiten your teeth. It will soften your hands while you do the dishes. It will offer luxury and comfort and still do the quarter mile in under twelve seconds. The Beat is a secret blend of space-age polymers. It is both a floor cleaner AND a dessert topping. It has been FDA tested and approved, and has no harmful side-effects. And if you are not fully satisfied with this issue, you may return it for a full refund.

Not bad, eh?

The mailbox was jam packed this month. Unfortunately, most of the letters were from various medical firms trying to sell me penis-enlargement pills. (How did they know?) What I‘m saying is, we‘d love to hear from you, our readers. Tell us what you think. We can take it. Send your comments, criticisms, ideas, beefs, praise, etc. to [email protected]. Anything but miracle drugs. Please. I can‘t take it any more.

Enjoy!

John Bocskay
Editor-in-chief