Are you really just gonna subscribe without saying howdy? —Ed. HOWLIN’ FOR YOU We get it, you have a lot of barely passable riffs to write to fill all those empty arena seats. ZING. -Ed. WHAT GOES UP... MUST COME DOWN... No one is more surprised at all the love than us.
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Are you really just gonna subscribe without saying howdy? —Ed.
HOWLIN’ FOR YOU
We get it, you have a lot of barely passable riffs to write to fill all those empty arena seats. ZING. -Ed.
WHAT GOES UP...
MUST COME DOWN...
No one is more surprised at all the love than us. But our therapist assures us that it's well deserved. As does your mom. —Ed.
JUSTICE FOR BOY HOWDY!
You know how when you watch an old movie in HD, you can see the wires on all the stuntmen? It's just like that for CREEM, except we ruled before, and with the oversize format, we rule a little harder. —Ed.
STIR THE SAUCE
Howdy Creemy Dreemies!
I wanted to thank you for the fabulous day the new issue has helped bring about for me. I'm in the middle of cooking up Chris Goss’s Sunday sauce whilst perusing said Movies ish & spinning recent Discogs, local record store foundeds, &the Rhino hi-fi Black Sabbath reissue rekkirds. (I’m stirring the sauce after each side change) Among them records is that there Pearl Harbour—Don’t Follow Me.I’ve had the original for years now after Hanoi Rocks turned me onto it by covering Heaven is Gonna be Empty some time ago. Seeing news of the reissue inspired me to go dig out my old copy & also filled me with joy to know that a cool girl like Pearl is still going strong bringing it. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for all y’all’s hard work attempting to bring a bit of color into our gray lives.
Love ya, mean it, Tim Davis
Don't leave us hanging, Tim! Mow’d it taste? *Mario voice* —Ed.
NUMBER ONE
Dear CREEM Magazine,
You’re the first and only magazine I’ve read while “on the john." I don’t even let my girlfriend talk me while I pee so this is kind of a big deal for you.
Thanks, Lucas R. Portland, Oregon
Thank you, Lucas. Please remember to wash your hands after every handling of our magazine. —Ed.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Thank you, Andrew. This is now taped to everyone's desks as motivation, but also as a reminder that sometimes, things can be pretty cool. —Ed.
Please send letters to: Mail Department CREEM Magazine 1525 N Alvarado St #261009 Los Angeles, CA 90026 Or, if you’re lazy: mail@creem.com
AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM THE CDC
I had to swab a random object as part of my microbiology lab—I chose my Spring 2024 issue of Creem and this is what grew. I’m no expert, but I think this qualifies Boy Howdy as a biohazard?
You should probably get tested, Emma
Norfolk, VA
Boy Howdyl's always been f’n sick. —Ed.
MANNERS
Please Print My Letter. It’s A Think Piece.
Dear CREEM:
What Means Anything Anymore Anyway.
The Resultant Piece Of Crap.
All Rumours & Lies I’m Sure.
What Are Editors & Lawyers Even For.
So Much Underlying Subtext.
All The Inside Stories. Not To Mention All The Fine Print.
Best Friends & Mortal Enemies.
Friendless Nights & Secret Forays.
Like Pigfuckers & Semi-Talented Proteges.
Finding Your Publication Very Informative And Partially Offensive.
It’s All Real. It’s All Connected. It’s All Happening.
Sincerely,
Amanda J.
Michigan.
PS. Loved The Letters From Patti & Cameron.
RIP Lisa Marie Presley & Shane MacGowan.
Here's our answer, in haiku form:
Thanks, I am confused These seem like non sequiturs But also I'm drunk —Ed.
