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September 1998
New Classifieds page added: I have received so many messages from readers looking to either buy, sell, or trade various National Lampoon items that I have decided to add a special page devoted to such requests. As a result, this type of item will no longer appear on this News page. The inaugural edition features requests I have received over the last year, many of which I have not been able to follow up on--until now. If your query appears but is no longer valid, let me know. If you sent me a request and it does not appear, let me know (it's difficult to keep track of them all). Any future queries to me regarding buying or selling items will automatically appear on the Classifieds page. This new page is a free service to readers of this site and should work much better than the hit-or-miss manner I have been handling them until now. (Thanks to Dave Meredith for the suggestion.)
New issue of National Lampoon to be published. According to reader Dave Pullano, the next issue is due out in November.
More Michael O'Donoghue--with reprints: Reader Michael A. Simon passed on a link to a site that has a "pretty decent tribute/bio" of Michael O'Donoghue, and reprints of the articles "How to Write Good" and "The Churchill Wit."
Speaking of Michael O'Donoghue... I finally went out and bought the Dennis Perrin biography, "Mr. Mike:The Life and Work of Michael O'Donoghue, Man Who Made Comedy Dangerous," and am about half way through. Very fascinating book! Knowing his history prior to his NatLamp days really sheds light on his work at the magazine. His pieces in National Lampoon make a even more sense when you see they are part of a much larger picture. The book also reveals O'Donoghue's importance in setting the tone and personality of the magazine in contrast to its more restrained Harvard Lampoon roots.