............................................................................ ......::::..|...###.....###...###...###.....#######.....###......;;;;....... .....::::..-*-...###.....###..%##....###.....##..%##.....###....;;;;;;...... ....::::....|...##.##....#####%##...##.##....##...%##...##.##..;;;;;;;;..... .....::::......#######...##.#####..#######...##...%##..#######..;;;;;;...... ......::::....###...###..##...###.###...###..##..%##..###...###..;;####..... .............###.....######...%#####.....###############.....###..###.##.... *****###****###***********************************************###**#**##**** ## ## ### I S S U E # 0 9 9 0 7 - 1 5 - 0 0 ### #### ### # ### ####### #### ### "aNAda: Behind the True Hollywood Biography" ### ####### by Phairgirl #### Another Night and Day Alliance e'zine: it was born from the decimation of HOE e'zine. It didn't do anything particularly innovative. It brought together some of the greatest in slightly-more-than-mediocre talent in the 'zines scene and managed to change absolutely nothing. But the story behind aNAda's conception, rise, fall, and ending triumph is nothing short of an epic tale. Today, aNAda's tale will finally be told: ANADA: BEHIND THE TRUE HOLLYWOOD BIOGRAPHY It all began on a simple Pentium III in the middle of nowhere, Dubuque, Iowa. Phairgirl had been on The Internet for a good number of years, but had never been a part of the 'zine scene until very late 1998, unfortunately, long after its decline. She wrote for and later edited HOE e'zine (http://hoe.nu), and later was ousted along with much of the 'zines' staff in an attempt to invigorate the 'zine and the entire scene in general. And with that, the idea of aNAda was born. Phairgirl met up with many of her ousted HOE compatriots: Effy, Seaya, Big Daddy Bill, Uberfizzgig, Mutter, and Oregano, as well as some of her other old friends Jphish and Devon, and decided to carry on the HOE legacy as something only somewhat different. They recalled times of when text files weren't just crap, but a conglomeration of actual readable text and interesting ranting. In fact, they remembered back in the day when people actually attempted to write something they felt they could be proud of, no matter what the subject or style. Plans were set into action. anada.net was bought. Web design was made. The staff was brought together and began churning out ASCII. The release date was set to February 1st, 2000. And there was no turning back. aNAda began with five simple text files and a dedication to the inspiration behind its name of Another Night and Day Alliance: Mr. Kevin Moore, former keyboard player for Dream Theater and current man behind the project known as Chroma Key. The webhits were plentiful. The feedback was supportive. aNAda had no reason to think that any of this would fail. Then, tragedy. As the days and weeks trudged on, aNAda suffered ups and downs in their web statistics. Some days would be bountiful. Others were downright pathetic. Phairgirl did what she could, posting to numerous bulletin boards and e-mailing random parties that seemed as if they could do the 'zine some good. In the end, a few more writers joined the project and the hits began to steadily grow, but it just wasn't enough. To compensate for their lackluster presence, Phairgirl turned to alcohol. Days and nights would pass, and she wouldn't even notice. She curled up with her stuffed Pikachu and a fifth of Jose Cuevo, losing herself in her stupor. Jphish turned to pantheism for consolation, starting a cult and avoiding the mess that was aNAda. Effy started smoking crack and spending weeks at a time staring intently into her toilet. Mutter gave all of his money to Bill Gates and moved out on the street where he spent months babbling incoherently. Oregano moved into a small wooden hut in the backhills of Montana and began experimenting with bomb ingredients he had learned by reading _Fight Club_. Big Daddy Bill sought inner peace and became a Buddhist monk. Uberfizzgig became obsessed with his quest for knowledge and began doing crazy experiments to enlarge his brain. And Seaya moved to New York City, registered as a Republican, and began working for The Man to increase the power of The Man. Even the newer recruits were losing their grip. Sabazio suffered a severe blow to the head after attempting to recreate the van-surfing scene from Teen Wolf and falling off while doing a handstand on a curve while travelling 30mph, causing him to forget aNAda ever existed. Jason got a prescription for Prozac. Alek's girlfriend was attacked by a mentally handicapped individual and devoted all of his time to her recuperation. TanAdept stopped petting Anna. Yet somewhere, a bright beacon of hope continued to flash at the aNAda staff, silently pleading with them to come to their senses and carry on. Issue 100 is approaching, it would say. Barryploegel.com wasn't the end of the webhit extravaganza, it would say. YOU HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN, it would say. Suddenly, out of nowhere, HOE, aNAda's predecessor and wartime enemy, decided that years and years of their mounds of textfile madness would come to an end. Not only did they announce their own untimely end, but they also conceded in their war and gave much-deserved props to their bastard love child, aNAda. And just as suddenly, the staff woke up. To celebrate, plans were made to bring Anna to MadIguanaCon to ensure that she most certainly was petted, and piles upon piles of text was written. Today, aNAda continues to grow, staff continues to be added, submissions continue to be submitted, the mailing list continues to grow, psychotic people continue to leave voice mail, and the list goes on and on. Will aNAda last forever? Maybe not, but for now, it is leaving its mark. **************************************************************************** # (c)2000 aNAda e'zine aNAda099 .*. by Phairgirl # ............................................................................