G-1972-Bullsheet-Intro

Bosse Bullsheet - final edition (#13) - Bosse High, Evansville Indiana

This is badly faded – the first page is missing entirely – will flatbed-scan a better copy, and do afew color pages – the most-faded pages were re-typed a few years ago, that file should bearound.

This was done in the days before cheap photo-copies, and long before scanning, computers, etc –it was a crude process mastered on a typewriter and copied on a special machine – often hand-cranked, but we got a used one that was electric.

The originals were done in what was called “Ditto” process – a carbon-copy-like master that youtyped on the reverse, so the carbon-ink adhered to the master-sheet – you could also use multiplecolors by changing your carbon sheet – and you could draw directly onto the master, in colors.The carbnon-master was then placed in the machine, and the sheets were coated with a thinalcohol-based fluid that alowed I tiny amoutn of the carbon-ink to adhere to the final version –very mechanical process. The default color was blue, which produced more copies than blackmasters -- Ditto produced a reasonably clean copy – but the maximum number of copies, evenfrom high-yield masters, was under 200 (another process, Mimeograph, allowed unlimitedcopies, but far less graphic flexibility – we used that process for Network in college)

This was our “yearbook” edition – the usual editions were 4-8 pages, we sold them for a dimeand later a nickel, to recover the $100 Fritz’s parents loaned us to buy the ditto-machine – anelectric one, which ran off about 150 copies/stencil – the preceding class, a couple of the seniors(including the drum-major) – stole a case or two of paper from the school and donated it to us atthe end of our junior year, as we started it (two issues in Spring 71, I think).

This last one was called our Yearbook, and sold for 25 cents – never a problem selling them, wedid it in the cafeteria, halls, etc – it was “illegal” to do so, but only a few teachers bothered us –a few also outright supported us – Mr Staggs, Ms Downing/Downey

My contributions to this issue include “Commie” – the rock opera based on Tommy, which weLOVED at that time – Larry Seits (signed LSD) helped, but Commie is 90% my work – re-reading it really makes me laugh – the Pinball Wizard rework is spot-on – also establishes mylongtime practice of taking old tunes and writing new words – the source of most of my bestsongs

The front page was a dual-editorial – Friedrich Fritz Elmendorf on the left side, me on the rightcolumn – the retypes got most of this – my “summa” for high school – all the sententiousness ofmy pre-weed days...

However, the satire “Blistering Bullet Beans Buck” was also mine, perhaps with some goading,but it’s clearly my style – funny to see this forerunner of the Pagan Workers Vanguard design –ie, a “front page” design.

I think the Awards Presentation was Fritz’s – he and I wrote most of the main pieces

Embarrassing to see the sexist jokes and drawings – I disclaim responsibility, but I don’t recallhaving any major problem with it at the time....

We did 11 issues our senior year, plus one or two of a city-wide edition called The City Bloc – itflopped quickly, as other schools weren’t very organized.

I think at least one other edition survives, but I’m afraid most are lost – no huge loss to literaryhistory...

Scanned May 08 – George Franklin

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