Little Blue World Drawing

As the Tori fanzine Little Blue World approaches the end of its publication run, they would like to thank their readers and the Tori community for your support. They have promotional items to give away, and they’ve decided to share them through a series of drawings. No purchase is necessary, but any order placed through the Little Blue World website (new or renewed subscriptions or back orders) will automatically enter your name into these drawings.

The first drawing began on August 1st and runs through September 30th. Six randomly chosen individuals will be selected to win. You may find an original “Bitch” necklace from the ’94 tour or other vintage Tori tour merchandise in your mailbox. You may find a signed Beekeeper poster, a signed copy of the out-of-print first issue of Little Blue World or a signed American Doll Posse songbook.

The drawing will be held on October 10th and prizes mailed by the end of October. You may purchase as often as you like, but the number of entries for each individual is limited to five.

Please head to Little-Blue-World.org for further details, including info on how to enter without purchasing.

Little Blue World, Summer 2008

The Summer issue of the Tori Amos fanzine Little Blue World will ship in late July. Here’s what’s included in the issue:

• Interviews with comic book artist Ming Doyle, calendar artist Lee Moyer and personality Perez Hilton.

• Birthday tribute “Twenty Years Ago Today” spotlights the contributors to Y Kant Tori Read, while “Y Kant Tori be Tori” looks at the packaging of a rock vixen.

• Feature Articles: “Covered Girls”: Part one of an investigation into “Tori and the Art of Reinterpretation,” and a detailed focus on her cover of “Angie.” “Raspberry Swirl”: Tori’s place in the sex sales market of modern music. “Lighter Fare” takes a deeper look at “The Light Princess.”

• Analysis: “Rape, Repression, Resistance and Resilience: A Deep-Sea Dive into ‘Pandora’s Aquarium’”

• PLUS regular features, including News and a review of the sound of Fall of Snow.

For more information about back issues, this issue, or how to subscribe, visit Little-blue-world.org.

Who Wants Tweets?

Hey, dudes and dudettes, for those of you that use Twitter, you can follow Undented over there.

You’ll get mini-feeds of the latest news we’re posting, and we sometimes even add goofy stuffs when the mood strikes. It’s sort of a mash. You can make silly comments or ask questions or pester us when you’re bored and whatnot. If we’re bored too, we’ll answer, especially if your icon is really cute.

It’s an easy way to keep up with Tori news when you’re on-the-go. As a bonus, it’s also a great way to find fellow Toriphiles to follow.

Even if you don’t have a Twitter account (but you really should, ‘cuz it’s LOADS of fun!), you can still view all our tweets.

Little Blue World Fanzine Retiring From Print

The Tori fanzine Little Blue World will, after 8 years and 32 issues, cease publication with its final issue of Winter 2009. The sharp rise in productions costs has made it impossible for them to continue as a print fanzine at current production values.

During the transition, they will offer pro-rated subscriptions for the current and upcoming three issues. New and renewing subscribers will have the option to subscribe at reduced rates according to the number of issues that remain. In addition, to help meet publication expenses for these upcoming issues, they are offering their back issue packs at the most substantial discount they have ever offered. This “fire sale” will end and prices return to normal when they meet their goal.

If you have questions about an existing subscription or a subscription you’d like to start, please send them to LBW’s subscriptions editor, Aimee Lortskell, at subscriptions@little-blue-world.org. If you will still be owed issues after Winter 2009, LBW will compensate you for the issues that cannot be delivered. If you have other questions about the fanzine, please send them to editor@little-blue-world.org, where they will be received by Nadyne Mielke and me (Angela Reid).

The staff of LBW is currently considering options for continuing in another form. Information about this will be released as available.

For more details, please see their website, little-blue-world.org.

A Tragic Loss

Very sad and tragic news… At 1pm last Sunday, June 8th, a fixed-wing, single-engine Cessna crashed in Toledo, Ohio, killing all six people on board.

Toriphile Allie Ansted was on this plane, along with her father, Bill, and her fiance, Matt Clearman. Allie’s funeral was held on Thursday, June 12th. Surviving are Allie’s mother, brother Andrew , and godson Camden. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society, Zion Lutheran Church (Gibsonburg, Ohio), or to the Allison Ansted Scholarship Memorial Fund c/o 5/3 Bank. Private condolences may be sent to Allie’s family through the hermankinn.com website.

Allie was a regular poster on The Pool forum and her friends there miss her very much. Jena is one of them:

The Tori Amos community, and this world, has lost a great person. Her name is Allison (Allie) Ansted. Only 23 years old, she died in a tragic plane crash in Ohio along with her boyfriend, Matt. They were going to be married October 9, 2008. Her father was killed in the accident as well. She had friends all over the world who were Tori fans. She was one of our main posters and best friends. She will be sadly missed. I know that she would be honored if she knew we were asking for a moment of silence at Undented. I don’t know if this is possible, but we would really appreciate it from the depths of our hearts. She was such an inspirational person, the entire Tori Amos community should know of her. Her picture as we knew her… being silly:

Please take a quiet moment today to think of Allie, perhaps listen to your favorite Tori song in her memory. As she was planning to a trip to China this summer to teach English, “China” would be especially appropriate. We are certain that somewhere, she is dancing.

Sweet Dreams (Of Tori)

Some people dream in color, some dream in black and white, and then there are the people who dream in … Tori.

Are you one of them?

Adam McCollum, Toriphile and Associate Editor at ForbesLife Magazine, is writing a book that will contain a compilation of essays on dreams that people — both men and women — have had about Tori and are willing to share publicly. Ideally, he would like to gather around 150-200 submissions of actual dreams (not made-up stories). The plan is to also include artwork with the project, however the type of art has not yet been decided. One possibility is the inclusion of fan art.

If you have had a dream (or dreams) about Tori and are willing to write them down and share them with others, contact Adam. Please note that submissions are subject to publishing without payment, however everyone who does end up being published will receive full name credit and at least one copy of the finished book.

The ADP Site Returneth

The American Doll Posse website, which was temporarily unavailable due to the Epic split and upcoming new ToriAmos.com, has been restored to its former glory. Its new home is ToriAmosMusic.com. Existing logins still work and all content appears to have made the transition to the new address unchanged. We doubt any new updates will be made on the ADP site — as between ToriAmos.com and Everything Tori, there are already enough official Tori sites — but the community and content that was built up there is intact and can continue to evolve.

PS22 Says Your Brain Is A Comic Book Tattoo

Although Perez Hilton has made sure that no one on the web doesn’t already know, it would be remiss of us not to mention that the PS22 Choir has covered Flying Dutchman. Check it out on their blog or view it below. Thanks to Devin for the heads-up.

We’re guessing this isn’t a marketing cross-promotion with Comic Book Tattoo — but perhaps they ought to consider it!

Little Blue World's Spring 2008 Issue

The Spring issue of the Tori Amos fanzine Little Blue World will ship in mid-April. Here’s some of what’s included in the issue:

• Interview: “The Guy Who Runs the Place…” Our exclusive interview with Rantz Hoseley, who talks about Tori’s breakthrough into comics, as her songs become the subjects of an upcoming graphic novel.
• Special focus: the results of our photo contest; unveiling the winning photos and more.
• Feature articles: “Friday Night Margaritas: Tori and God,” “Polaroids 1998-2008, Part 2: A look back at from the Choirgirl Hotel,” “Tori and the Recording Studio: the invisible instrument” and “Giving Us the Boot.” Examining the “Legs & Boots” series.
• Reviews and retrospectives: “Singing Ears with Feet: Casey Stratton” and “When a Happy Song Isn’t: Happy Rhodes.”
• Regular features, like News, Ask the Expert, our quarterly comic and a “Tori Story.”

For more information about back issues, this issue, or how to subscribe, visit www.little-blue-world.org

Little Blue World Contests & Winter 2008

This is the final week to enter the holiday sweepstakes of fanzine Little Blue World as it ends on January 15, 2008. There are prizes (some signed) for three randomly chosen entries. Ordering back issues, extending or starting a subscription will enter you automatically, but no purchase is required to win.

LBW’s winter issue will ship soon. Contents include:

• Interviews: exclusive with support performer Joshua Radin on opening for Tori and with feminist scholar Patricia Leavy who talks Tori, feminism and music in today’s world.
• Special focus: Tori on Tour. “Reinterpreting the Girls”: Live Dolls transform Tori classics. “VIPs For a Day”: Two fans share their Gold and Platinum ticket experiences.
• Feature Articles: “Dispatches and Polaroids 1998-2008”: Checking in ten years on at The Choirgirl Hotel (Part 1). “And All That Could Have Been With Their NINE INCH NAILS”: A brief look at the complex history of Tori Amos and Trent Reznor. “Tori and Place” Part 2.
• Plus regular features like News, Reviews, Expert and their quarterly comic.

Also, don’t forget their photo contest, ending February 1, 2008. Five prizes will be awarded, including more signed memorabilia, for the best photos of Tori.

See their website for more about the fanzine, the contests or how to subscribe.