The Imaginary Zine is a 60-page old school printed zine recounting our first 10 years with some of our favorite blog posts and stories from our imaginary friends. It is extemely limited with only 333 handcrafted zines made.
It also includes a cd chock full of rare, live, or exclusive songs by some of our favorite local artists, including The Long Winters, BOAT, Tullycraft, Exohxo, Tennis Pro, Math & Physics Club and many more!
This morning a link to an ebay auction of Saraopoly (a monopoly version based on Sarah Records) was sent my way -- and since then my brain is spinning with ideas for an IndieRockopoly based on our favorite indie rockers and locales.
Instead of Marvin Gardens and it's yellow brethren, would we have The 40 Watt, Little Kings and The Grit based on Athens, GA mainstays? Would the Crocodile be Pennsylvania Avenue? Would we have lil Colin Meloy, Conor Oberst and Kim Deal figurines? Would the railroads be record stores?
What kinds of Chance and Community Chest cards would there be?
Let's brainstorm!
1 Imaginary Mimi said on March 25, 2009
Oooh, for Chance you could have something like:
"Wayne Coyne calls you a pretentious asshole in an interview. Collect $500.00 for slander settlement."
or for Community Chest:
"Your venue gets busted for mistakenly serving alcohol to a minor at an all ages show. Pay $100 fine."
2 John in Ballard said on March 25, 2009
haha, I like that Wayne Coyne Chance. Nicely done.
I think in this version Jail would have to be replaced with Rehab.
"Miley Cyrus talks bad about you after you snub her at an award show. Lose one turn."
If the old Monopoly streets are now the venues, I think that makes Ticketmaster the money gouging string of hotels that bankrupt anyone who goes to those venues.
3 imaginary liz said on March 25, 2009
Oh - or a twist could be that the properties are indie rock stars and the game piece figurines are venues? So many ways to go with this!
4 ChrisB said on March 25, 2009
Your keyboard player gets arrested for Domestic Violence: Go to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect $200.
5 Imaginary Mimi said on March 25, 2009
"Suge Knight dangles you out a window for talking smack. Pay $250 dollars for stitches."
The railroads could be major festivals like Coachella, SXSW, Bumbershoot, and All Tomorrow's Parties or something like that.
The utilities could be really epic venues like "Live at Budokhan" or "Madison Square Garden."
Oh my GOD I love this idea.
6 jordan said on March 25, 2009
your tour van breaks down in wyoming; pay $150.
you got signed by a very small indie label! collect...$0.
7 Kiku said on March 26, 2009
Chance:
"You are invited to play Bumbershoot! Miss every turn for two weeks before and after receiving this card."
8 Liesbeth said on March 26, 2009
Free Parking should have a picture of a van instead of a car.
And if the streets are now venues, you could invest to build up audiences. Little indie kids with their arms crossed for houses and a hotel could be a crowdsurfing mob.
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