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The ripper Left Edge offers an ad as a premium to encourage membership and support for KMUN community supported radio in these parts. We would like to thank Parnassus Books for their support, and urge our advertisers and readers to support public access, and community radio and television where ever they live ed- Qev. Hults Editorial £ Ttv. Jtwp I) llOiniM Of all q rta t htrratun,m lu»0: VV« /lU no fnte« or traihet. Now & Then Loi-nj <f booth an utUowu ken. NO clerks will fobW« m i)0ur tar. Please Jnuke - but don't dr of tubes! Now for some good news. “ Uncle Mike’s Guide to the Real Oregon Coast with disturbing illustrations by Steve McLeod” is a run-away best seller, at least in these parts. There is barely half ot the onginal printing of one thousand copies lelt. And it barely got out before April Fool’s Day. Do the math. On Memorial Day week-end the Sunday Oregonian printed a (shall we say glowing?) review written by Ursula K. Lc Guin, perhaps the most ‘decorated’ and some would say ‘dangerous writer (she doesn t think like the other children) in Oregon. And as one would imagine, she seemed to enjoy the book as much as we do. May we quote? “To be serious for a moment, Stev e McLeod’s drawings arc beaulilul and masterful in their casual accuracy.”... “Anyone who loves our coast will feel the awed, protective tenderness under all the spoofing and will t ind this book an endearing memento and a wonder! ul gilt.” That woman knows how to boost sales. Speaking ot sales, yes you too could own one ol the limited edition, autographed (No, Steve & Mike, writer’s cramps are not cov ered in the Oregon healthcare plan.) First Edition of this classic-to-be, by filling out the coupon below, and sending us money. Us, in this case being the Lelt Coast Group. Our laithtul and patient readers will remember that the Lett Coast Group is a non-profit corporation set up by your beloved Rev., so he could beg for money to do all the stuff he really wanted to do, but couldn’t aflord. Well, it’s working!!! With the funds from Mike’s books (Don’t forget Letters to Uncle Mike, the Upper Left Edge’s less than polite answer to Dear Abby, also see form below ), we hope to hav e almost enough to print w hat was to be our first project, Sally LackatTs “Wildlife on the Edge”. Sally’s book, twice the size of the limited handbound edition ol 100 she eral ted to lutill her grant from the Cannon Beach Arts Association, is in fact finished and ready for the printer. Yes, we know we have said this before, but it is very difficult to pry it from her fingers. As our number one absolute proof reader she tends to seek perfection, a fault your belov ed rev. has ov ercome, obv iously. But, she seems willing to go with it, and it we can get a few more adv anced sales, and donations, we expect to have it in your hands by... fall. It depends on the fire season, if it’s bad she might be at the fire lookout til late September, early October, who knows. We will, of course, keep you informed. Okay, here comes the pitch; The Lett Coast Group began with the idea of taking piles of paper with words and drawings and making them into books. We love books. The plan was to give grants to writers and artists so that they would complete a project that would become a book. Then to work with them until that happened. Then we would pnnt the book with funds we had raised (1000 copies only), distribute, promote and sell the book, give them copies of the book to give away, and hope tor the best. Well, as we said, it worked. Not only has our first endeavor succeeded, in that it got a voice — a book out there - it has done what we hoped would happen. Based on the sales and acceptance ot “Uncle Mike’s Guide” Michael and Darlene Dube (who put up with Mike, Steve, Your Cranky Rev., the limitations of PageMaker and computers of all kinds, as well as several ‘experts’ who apparently didn’t speak any known language, and still put out a product that stands on its merits) have tormed Saddle Mountain Press (A subsidiary of The Sunset Company. T h ere’s so m u ch com ed y on telev isio n . D o es th a t c a u se com ed y in th e streets? --Dick C avett Tarnassus Booty ^Astoria, Ormon 9 7 '° 3 J T m f /i Street ¿3 4 •Monday through Saturday ' 3 Z S ' ’3 63 ,0 -y.'JO V,cl> A V A 'L A G > C £ d O b M l Unde Mike's Guide to the Real Oregon Coast - $14.95 "There are many p re tty guides to the Oregon Coast. This isn't one o f them The author is a native Oregonian who assumes you want the truth I t s one thing to live in a fool's paradise, another to travel great distances getting to it." The p e rfe c t guide fo r people who should vacation elsewhere L ette rs to Unde M ike - $10.95 The N o rth Oregon Coast's sobering challenge to Ann Landers, Dear Abby and Miss Manners answers questions about life, love, and quantum reality from people who often wish they hadn't asked d M Srapk.d cop,,, a n analabl, a, Japuar » Kan S U n d BaaU and UTal. 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E d ito r /P u b lis h e r /J a n ito r : The Beloved Reverend Billy Lloyd Hults G r a p h ic s E ditor: The Humble Ms. Sally Louise Lackaff Date. Phone. #of years, u p to 3. S Enclosed_______ . @ $30 p er year LITT COAST &WMP m o m row D awn S mith R easonable R ates C onfidential R eferences A vailable M argaret K ing P.0. Box 544 C annon B each , OR 97110 (503) 717-4035 . Date. Phone (we w ant y o u r p h o n e n u m b e r in case we c a n ’t re a d y o u r w riting) U ncle M ike’s G uide to th e Real Oregon C oast”: A utographed lim ited edition $20 e a . ------ Copies “L etters to U ncle Mike": A u tographed lim ited edition $ 1 5 -------- Copies “W ild life o n th e E dge”: A utographed Limited edition $20------------ Copies (Checks o r m oney o rd ers only) $ Enclosed-------------- Im a g in a tio n is th e on e w eap on in the war a g a in st reality. K dvertising F orm Tim Davis P O Box 174 Totovana Park. 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We are usually on th e stre ets by th e first w eekend o f th e m onth. 436-0679 hris Beckman B ass Player: Bill Uhlig P o etry E d itor: John Buckley W in e E xp ert: Jim Anderson P o litic a l C o n su ltan t: Kathleen Distribution U. LL [AMLET BUILDERS, INC. Karkeys Myma Uhlig Address. L icensed B onded I nsured C o p y E d ito r /S c ie n c e E d ito r /V o ic e o f R e a s o n /I n d ia n C o u n tr y /U n c le M ik e/etc.: Michael Burgess W ild life I n fo r m a n t/M u s ic R e p o r te r at Large: Peter "Spud" Siegel E d u ca tio n Editor: Peter Lindsey I m p r o v is a tio n a l E n gin eer: Dr. P a s t e /P r o d u c t io n /P r o o f R eader: Name. D Ci Mi IftUUOftXftV- Well. D o rftitju st figger. Reverend Hults called me into his office two months ago and sheepishly, regretfully, notified me that I was pink-slipped, placed on permanent waivers. After the shock wore off, I retuned home to my roost, crestfallen and hollow, and informed my loved ones that the string had ended. T ie Professors writing duties and The Upper Left Edge itself had ended. I tried to relax, sighed, choked back the tears, dusted o ff the chaise lounge, chilled down a flagon o f Sheafs Stout, and settled in for the humiliation o f forced retirem ent Gradually the mortification subsided. Well- intentioned friends consoled me. "You’ll have blocks o f quality time to yourself now." "You should take up golf!" (Golf! Who do they think I am? Spiro Agnew?) "Look on the bright side. Those enemies you made may forget you now.” "Volunteer for a few hours a week at the Chamber o f Commerce. Maybe help with promoting the Sandcastle C ontest" "Get a pet. Dogs can take your mind off problems in a time o f loss. I read about it in Redbook Magazine." Ye Gods and little fishhooks! I conjured visions of Schnauzers and Cockapoos running amok in my bachelor's quarters, scroffling and soiling my carpets, slavering on my feet, rubbing scabrous hot spots against my bare legs. Loidy! Tliat fairly gave me the Pan Tods. Tlien Bill’s Tavern went down hard. I don't need to describe for you the horrors, the spiritual vacuum, that cataclysm created. For the first two weeks I encountered scores o f grown, men mumbling piteously to themselves, vacant-eyed, shambling, and disoriented. At the emotional nadir, I sunk lower than a maggot in whale excrement. I was that low. Last week Billy cast out the lifeline. He planned to jum p start the Upper Left Edge after a two-month lay off. "I'll want your piece by the 15th. We're going to press." So here I am again, rummaging ab o u t sniffing for some grots and bits o f material, trundling out the old saws and shopworn lines, cadging the odd quote o r phrase. For this lead o ff article on the ledge o f the New Edge, I thought I'd begin with a few observations, maybe sling a little m ud to loosen up the caustic muscles. Seaside, Oregon's premier resort, introduced its fabulous outlet mall during the Edge's downtime. My friend Betsy refers to it as "Attica W est" some allusion to predominate architectural features. "A diamond in a billy goat's arse" comes to mind, perhaps a zircon in tins instance. The city's comprehensive land-use plan must be written on the back o f a discarded Pamper. I’m told that in certain o f that city's circles our town is referred to as "Cannot Beach." Harrumph. On tic sliinier side, our own library addition seems to be progressing nicely. W eather conditions remind the Professor of Fiji. The cathedral at Bill's received a liandsome web work o f beams last week, a promising harbinger o f early completion. T ic verdure o f early sum m er lias never been more pronounced and varied. Soon tire pelicans arrive. The Upper Left Edge should hit tic streets by June. ATI's right with the world. Phone. Starting Date__ Size of a d . N um ber of issues. Tear sheets?_ Contact Person___ _ $Enclosed___