https://punkdatabase.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Karenmw43ChicagoPunk - User contributions [en]2026-04-30T17:25:02ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.43.8https://punkdatabase.com/w/index.php?title=Coolest_Retard&diff=4635Coolest Retard2007-11-13T16:47:27Z<p>Karenmw43: </p>
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<div>'''The Coolest Retard''' was the one of the original [[fanzines]] for Chicago punk rock. [[Steve Albini]] said in the liner notes to the [[Basement Screams]] CD reissue that it was the "one fanzine" for the scene's earliest days.<br />
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== Staff ==<br />
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* Craig Schmidt - Editor<br />
* Karen Wehrle<br />
* Sinclair Elrod<br />
* Diane Dittrich<br />
* John Von Damen<br />
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== Address ==<br />
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* 2042 N. Bissell, Chicago IL<br />
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== External Links ==<br />
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* [http://www.chicagopunkpix.com/CoolestRetard Issue #13 available for online viewing]<br />
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[[Category:Fanzines]]</div>Karenmw43