Art & Inspiration Rodder's Journal back in '22? Does anyone have any news?

Best news in quite some time. Long live Rodders Journal !

 

So if I'm reading this correctly I can't buy the new issue off of the website yet until they fulfill all the subscriptions?

 

Correct. Same goes for merchandise orders.

 

"I'll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours."

 

I wouldn’t read Hot Rod if you gave it to me for free or even paid me... I don’t agree that it went down hill since ‘56 though, perhaps in the last twenty years or so? In regards to my comment of no tech articles I stand by it. I never said I didn’t like it by the way. I don’t swallow KoolAid just because everyone else is! It would be a complete magazine if old school tech info was supplied. I did say it was a very good coffee table type magazine though, just wish it had at least one article per issue like R&C did when Ganahl was there.

 

Actually it was originally penned by John Lydgate. 1370 - 1450

“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”

“You can fool all of the people some of time; you can fool some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time.” Attributed to Abraham Lincoln in The New York Times, August 27, 1887.

 

Yes, thank you. I knew that but figured more HAMBers would appreciate Abe than a 15th century English monk. But, good for you to catch the literary reference.

 

While I have tried to remain silent since the original thread years ago, this statement gives me hope. Thanks Ryan.

 

This is terrific news. I hope it will be available at Barnes and Noble.

 

I wouldn't hold your breath. Magazine distribution is a mess. At least one of the distributors of smaller (by circulation numbers) and imported magazines went under in the pandemic and mag publishers have had to scramble to get on newsstands. Newsstand sales aren't particularly profitable after shipping and distributor discounts. (The volume does help with ad rates.) I'm guessing it will be below website orders on his priority list.

 

Having been in the publishing world over the years I can attest to what it takes to produce a quality magazine. Steve is a man of his word and I have no doubt that he will stand up to the task. It's been years since I chatted with him; I admire the guy but don't envy his dealing with costs demands, distribution woes and the general economy these days. Hopefully he'll be able to also finish whatever (personal) projects he's got going on. I also offered to help do some photography for him but maybe he'd rather do it all by his self? Well Coonan if you read this thread, the offer still stands. Good luck to you Steve and may TRJ have many more issues to come!

 

Lee Pratt just posted the alternate cover and the spread of his coupe on Instagram. Feeling hopeful!

 

Stunning...

 

This Subject Will Be Kicked Around Until Reality Wins....

 

Woohoo I can’t wait !!!

 

We stopped by Rodder's Journal and East Coast Hot Rod Garage during the Jalopyrama tour and Steve showed us the samples for that issue before it went to Press.

 

#84 made it to some New Zealand customers

 

@Royalshifter's '34 Roadster Tribute Custom on the alternate cover of TRJ #85​

 

Likely that they were subscribers via a local or Australian Distributor eg Australian Street Rodding or Cruzin Magazine.
Rodder's Journal shipped 84 to their distributors in Australia but not to people who subscribed directly to them in the USA.
Not trying to start an argument here - just stating fact.

 

Such great news and I need to get a copy.

 

Subscribe and cut the middleman out....if I understand correctly, the distributors to retailers who shredded thousands of copies of TRJ were a contributing factor to the wheels falling off of the TRJ train in the first place.

I'm thinking that if what we are reading here in this thread is true, there doesn't appear to be much risk in subscribing. I know when my local mag emporium didnt carry a couple of issues back in the mid 2010's and the retailer said 'if we get them from the distributor we put them on the newstand' I said 'OK that's it!' and subscribed to make sure I never missed an issue and Steve C got his monely with no middleman.

Can't wait to get no. 85! GO Steve GO!

 

The exact opposite happened for issue 84 outside the US. No subscribers got it and at least in Western Canada all the distributors did. The real kick in the pants is it's about 1/2 the price to buy from a distributor than it is to subscribe.

 

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it a different way this time- nobody moves and sets up shop near San Francisco to save money. I think that was the tactical error that started the downfall.
JMO. Flame away if you feel you must.

 

Royalshifter is in Caifornia if I understood correctly.
Never mind. Sorry. Don't subscribe then. Whatever LOL.

 

WHEW!!!!!!

 

@mgermca - @Royalshifter was being sarcastic / facetious about needing "to get a copy" ... i.e., the TRJ #85 "alternate cover" pic I posted (see post #140) features his "1934 Roadster Tribute Custom".

 

Plus when Steve moved to SF he took over Roy Brizio's old shop, an ideal place for a mini studio.