Comments on: Charles Plymell and Now

By: Demi

Demi — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:32:18 +0000

Great article, Jed, and I love the added materials.

As an interesting complication to the dates on Now Now Now (which M&M sets at 1965, and has since been the authoritative statement on publishing date — the issue itself contains no date), I have an issue of Now Now Now inscribed on the cover by the publisher: “Printed by Charles Plymell – somewhere in/on ’66”. I’m not certain where the truth lies, but I tend to believe the publisher.

http://www.outskirtsofthecity.com/2023/02/now-now-now-number-3-c1966.html

By: Brian Henrikson

Brian Henrikson — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:54:20 +0000

Hi: I have a Now Now and a copy of Fux! Magascene and a copy .that I’ve seen on someones website They have wear to the covers and staining plus the Fux has a taped spine but the insides are good. I also have a copy of a publication called HO with a man riding an old 1800’s bicycle. But I’m trying to find out about 2 articles that were in the magazines called Fram-o-Gram I have no’s 3 and 4 can anyone help me.

By: FOPOPL

FOPOPL — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:12:39 +0000

What a wonderful thing you have written.

I have a NOW dated 1963.

It’s bright orange, it’s a bit soiled on the covers, and its spine is rubbed. But it’s tightly bound, with no marks inside.

I am planning to sell it, as part of my volunteer work for a library-friends group I’m in. So I need to sell it for a “fair” price — meaning one that will draw gasps. Look for it soon on eBay.

By: Guy

Guy — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:45:57 +0000

Dick Carlson, been too long since I checked this page. I have the Burning Bush books. I picked them up after I purchased some printing plates (the exact ones you and Charlie used to print the Burning Bush books) off eBay from the person selling Myerzove’s items after he passed away. Do you think Myerzove may have been the inspiration for Wallace Berman’s use of the Jewish symbols in his art?

By: Douglas Songer

Douglas Songer — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:54:16 +0000

I have recently come across a couple Oracle issues and The Last Times: Final Star Edition #2a, would like to know more about them and if there is any interest in the purchase of these publications. Thanks for any help

Doug

By: dick carlson

dick carlson — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:01:10 +0000

Charles Plymell-

Been a long time since we printed NOW at Impressions Productions on Mission Street with Ralph Ackerman -about 47 years ago. I still have copies of all three of the mags. Remember Leland Myerzove – we printed his mag Burning Bush, and I remember you, Charlie. You were a good guy.

RICHARD W CARLSON, WASHINGTON DC rwc@defenddemocracy.org

By: B.Hilvitz

B.Hilvitz — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:32:07 +0000

Thanx for everything Charles!!!!

By: Dave Boles

Dave Boles — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:41:29 +0000

fantastic collection of some incredible publishing. yowza what a find!!!!!

By: charles plymell

charles plymell — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:01:50 +0000

Thanks for the history. Letters from Wallace Berman to me sold on ebay. They menioned Artaud, Dean Stockwell, George Hermes and Dennis Hopper artwork. I don’t have their contents. I don’t know what happened with NOW originals, which I guess were picked up from my “underwear strewn” floor as Ginsberg wrote in the poem. I had a reason for putting my dirty clothes and towels on the floor to act as dusting before I took the whole works to laundromat. It was probably shocking for a middle class kid from Patterson! Ha! I had a mattress on floor and record player and mss, just essential items. Neal’s room was on one side and Allen’s on the other at the Gough St. flat where he wrote the poem (above). “Bed on the Floor” is and old tune by Woody Guthrie and my lifestyle long before I heard og the Beats. Charlie

By: Guy

Guy — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:13:45 +0000

The center pages of NOW NOW NOW above has poems by Mr. Roxie Powell on the left and a drawing by “Manny Lipshitz” which is actor Dean Stockwell above and a picture of a sculpture of Bob Branaman by artist Dion Wright below.