Same as always, if you edit this ile-fay, it won't ork-way! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***-[INTRO];  an intro to poOp #3 - '#3? you mean there was a #1 an d #2?' by maestro back by popular demand, the first of it's kind, the trend setti ng natiOn mini-mag known as poOp! you are watching history in  the making people! =) welcome to poOp #3! i knew it was time to bring it b ack when i noticed the large amount of groups that tried out our idea, but unfortunate ly failed miserably. =) sorry guys, but there is only one.. for future notice, i don't have to be the only   schmuck writing stuff for poOp. i will accept anything any of  you guys send me for future issues of poOp as long as i think it's  cool enough. =) but seriously, i didn't have much time this month so the quality   of the articles is somewhat, LOW! poOp has no standard format, so if you're saying   to yourself 'golly, this doesn't really look like past issues' just like, umm, shut up or something. =) poOp will look like how i feel like it  to look you bunch of ungrateful, spoiled, brats! oops, sorry. i was getting a 'dad yell ing at me when i was a kid' flashback.. yikes! like natiOn, poOp does not, and will not accept di stro sites, or member boards, or whatever. poOp isn't some empty affil man!  it's a legacy! umm.. fizban came back to help me out with this and coded up the litt le wonder in which you are looking at now. thanks kid, i owe ya one.. ok, i really don't have time for this, i still have the res t of the articles to write. =) umm, thanks goes out to everyone that enjo yed poOp and begged for it's return! ok, so no one begged but they stil l asked. ok, so no one asked, but i did hear a few people talking about it on ce. ahh, who am i kidding, anytime i mentioned the word poOp i  was handed a bottle of malox.. maestro - poOpy face! NOTE: for those of you that are unfamiliar with past issues of  poOp, refer to nat-0794.zip and nat-0994.zip. (cripes, i can't believe there are actually people out there that are unfamiliar with poOp! yeesh.. )  ***-[END]; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOFX Rules! ***-[SOLO];  my own scene - 'prostates and oat bran' by maestro recently i was asked if i would ever join another group again . i just laughed. my friends, when i quit the ansi group scene, i qui t for good. i will never, ever, EVER, get involved in it ever again. be cause i am now involved in a new scene, my own. in my scene, i release whatever and whenever i want. i  have complete control. if i don't feel like drawing, i don't draw.  if i don't feel like releasing, i don't release. however, if i feel   like releasing an ansi of my grandmothers colon i could do that. it' s my pack. i can do whatever i want. when i first started drawing ansi, it was for the fun of it. i   was solo and i released a little pack. however, one day i was consume d by the demon of eliteness and got into the whole group/competition   ansi scene thing. boy, what a mistake.. =) once that happened, ansi got to be too time consuming and stressfull. well now, i am solo again, and ansi is fun once more.  i've gone back to the old school so to speak.. =) it's alot more   laid back. you must remember that ansi is only a hobby, hobbies shoul d be fun. to any artist that is unhappy with the current group he/sh e is in i give this advise. stop searching for that perfect group   man. join me, together we could rule the world! the solo revolution has begun.. maestro NOTE: for more of an in depth look on this subject, look for an a rticle by me entitled 'the solo revolution.'  ***-[END]; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sick of it All RULES! "Goatless" is the BEST! ***-[STEAL];  ansi stealing - 'damn do i hate that!' by maestro the other day i was talking to someone that just recently calle d elixir. he was telling me how great he thought it was and pointed out hi s favorite things about the board. i was happy to hear that he enjoyed it,   because i put alot of work into the board. every ansi on elixir  was done specifically for the use of elixir. well, it just so happens th at later on in the conversation he mentioned that someone he knew enjoyed the loo k of the board so much that they captured some of our ansis and threw them  on their board. let's just say that after he told me of this i was no t a happy camper. i have always felt that taking another artists work and cutting  it up to meet your own personal needs is lame. unless the artist drew  that ansi specifically for your use, or it was released for anyone, you hav e no right to use it. alot of times i will hear the sysop say 'well, i gave him credi t for it.' that's a sorry excuse. i have called boards that have cut up pics  of mine to use as stat screens and matrixes. if they were meant to be sta t screens and matrixes they would have been. but they were not, and it piss es me off so much because half the time after the sysop finishes mutilating  my ansi i don't want my name on it anymore because it looks so stupid. what really get's me, is sometimes these sysops are actually ar tists, in some cases, great artists. and they still insist on stealing some one elses art. that is so impersonal, so uncustomized. i know i'm not alone, because i have heard other fellow artis ts voice the same opinion on the subject. if your thinking about putting u p a board, not just any board, a quality board that people will notice, reme mber what i said. you will always be able to find an artist that will be w illing to do you a freebie. if not, you just might have to dig into your po ckets and shell out a little dough (which i find completely fair, if an  artist is going to take time out of his schedule to do you an ansi he s hould get something in return). trust me, it will be worth it in the long r un. oh, and one more thing.. STOP STEALING ANSIS FROM ELIXIR YOU  BASTAGES! maestro  ***-[END]; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Black Church . . . The Way We Were ***-[MA!];  maestro interview - 'the real deal baby.' by every[poOp] when walking through the halls of my high school, you are boun d to run into a tall lanky kid that's face is always garbed with a  smile. the people around him will most likely be laughing due to  some of his outrageous antics, and almost always, you'll hear someon e say 'hey, doesn't he remind you of Jim Carrey?' he hates it when peop le say that. later on in the day you might see him trying to pick up  some chicks and afterwards, moonwalking down the hallway. he's one o f the friendliest and funniest guys i have ever met, his name is Stev e. you know him as maestro. incidently, before i go on with this interview i would just lik e to inform you that maestro told me to write all of that. :) oh yeah, and i'm cooler than he will ever be! :) every] so what's up dude? maestro] nothing much man, that intro brought  tears to my eyes man.. =) every] it should have, you worked a long ti me on it. ;) maestro] ack! not the wink thing again! you kn ow how i feel about the wink thing!!! every] oops, sorry. ok, let's get on with t his, i'm going to go play some b-ball in a few. so, where do you want me to start? maestro] umm, i dunno. you're the interviewer,  you're supposed to know these things. every] uhh, only because you asked me too b ecause you said interviewing yourself would look lame. :) ok, umm, do you want to get into y our real life or what? i don't know much about your computer life.  :) maestro] man, you really suck. i want a new in terviewer! you know how i feel about talking about my real life to computer people. every] ok, first question. why do you try t o hide your real life from computer people so much? :) maestro] figures you would ask a question like  that. because my real life is none of their business. on the computer i am maestro, not steve. two different kinds of people i guess. every] i noticed, in real life you're like  this friendly comedian guy, and on the computer, no offense, but sometimes you can be a real di ck! although, it seems that lately you've been combining the two. you seem to be getting closer and closer to your real self on the computer. any reason for that? maestro] great, now everyone is going to think  i'm some kind of schitzo. =) i dunno, i just don't have time to be a 'dick' anymore. beside s, being friendly has turned out to be alot more fun. i used to start trouble and stuff just because it was funny to watch all these people that said they drew just for fun, blow their rectul lining over a stupid message. heh. every] tell joel to put my account back on  elixir, that wasn't cool. maestro] what does this have to do with anythi ng? every] nothing but i want to start calling  again. :) maestro] uhh, ok.. anywaaaaays.. every] i don't know what to ask next? maestro] man you really suck.. i'm calling up  devil's sin, he'd probably be better at this you stupid schmuck. this is all going in too , so you better finish this or you're going to look REAL dumb! = ) every] why are your little brothers so anno ying? :) maestro] why are you asking such dumb question s? =) every] well it's not like i'm into this shi t, i got better things to do. maestro] thanks pal, you're swell.. =) every] no problem dude, ok, umm, so when ar e you going to be on tv? maestro] one day man, i'm going to be on satur day night live! you'll see!! that's my dream.. (dead silence as maestro gazes at the televi sion with a stary look in his eyes) every] that would rule dude, so what are so me of your hobbies? maestro] wallowing naked in giant bowls of pud ding, collecting toe nails, chugging malox, you know, normal stuff that all 18 year old's  do. every] hehehe, dude, i have to go. my frien ds are here. going to go play some b-ball now! :) maestro] you want to continue this later? every] umm, not really. ;) maestro] damn, there you go with that wink thi ng again! you know i hate that! you must be gay man! NOTE: every is not gay, but he is also not a good interviewer so  he was given the boot (that whole b-ball thing was just made up so he wouldn't look that bad). maestro interview part 2 - 'the real deal baby.' by devil's sin[poOp] sysop chat enabled.. devil's sin] where do we start? maestro] well, every left off with, umm, hmm..  i forgot.. lemme go look at the capture file.. =) devil's sin] alrighty. maestro] ok, he left off with me getting on tv  and my hobbies and some other stuff like that, so umm.. i dunno, you ready to start? NOTE: devil's sin did begin the interview but i didn't like his q uestions so i gave him the boot and decided to give every another chance . maestro interview part 3 - 'the real deal baby.' by every[poOp] maestro] how was b-ball? every] it was alright, i was busting out wi th some crazy dunks! :) ok, so, umm, let's finish this thing. ok, before we were talking about your real life, how your this big comedian guy and real friendly, and some other crap. umm.. let's see.. maestro] just go by the format i told you and  you'll be alright.. =) every] ok, umm, when did you start drawing  ansi? maestro] about two years ago.. it was somethin g different and was kind of fun. every] what made you stick with it? maestro] definately all the girls i was gettin g.. i'd get phone calls from a different girl every night 'hey, are you maestro? wow,  i really love your art. maybe you can show me how to do it sometime?' it was pretty cool.. every] ahh, ok, uhh, do you think you're a  good ansi artist? maestro] hmm, i dunno. sometimes i like my art, but most of the time i don't. but regardless if i like it or not, it's always fun. every] in chronological order, name all the  groups you were in. maestro] eternity/acid/tribe/nation.. yippy! every] do you miss being involved in the an si scene? maestro] nope.. every] umm, ok.. dude, i dunno what else to  ask? this is stupid. maestro] cripes, i never new doing a friggin i nterview was so hard!?! you really suck man.. =) every] bite me, umm, soo.. get a new chick  yet? :) maestro] hehehe, umm, well, after i gave my la st one the boot i started to work on this new one, but i dunno. she's kind of boring. i like chicks that are real outgoing like myself. a chick that i can have fun with. she's not like that, the other day i asked her if she wanted to come over and watch my dog lick it's ball s and she hung up on me? every] hahahahahah, i wonder why? :) heh, u mm, well how is elixir? you see, i wouldn't know seeing how someone accidently deleted my account and all.. grr maestro] it's awesome man, everyone seems to l ove it so i'm happy. i put alot of work into that board, as did sociopath. just like re-apply or something. or are you afraid you'll get voted out?  =) every] shut the hell up and just make my account for me already! :) maestro] anyway, this is starting to get a tad bit off topic.. =) every] some say that the ansi scene would b e alot different if you were never around because of all of your contributions. what do you  have to say to that? maestro] people say that? i never heard anyone  say that.. i just suck.. every] i forgot.. oh well. you know what i  think would be funny, is if all these ansi people got to meet you in person one day. i bet they would be quite suprised! :) maestro] heh, i've thought of that, i bet alot  of ansi dorks think i'm like this uptight, 200 lb, jerk! =) every] i'm sure if they saw you at the Mr.  CCHS contest they wouldn't think that! :) congrats by the way.. was devil's sin there? maestro] thanks spanky.. =) umm, yeah he came  down just to watch me make a complete idiot of myself. the best thing is, i got the whole thing on tape for hours and hours of pure enjoyment.. =) every] dude, that was some funny shit.. peo ple were crying man.. your dance was quality man. pure quality. FAME! :) maestro] hahah, eh, it was ok, not some of my  better work.. =) every] heh, anyway what's up with your net  element? maestro] it's doing real good, right now it's  pretty active and we get people applying for it like everyday. yippy! every] cool, i can't wait to check it out,  that is if i ever get my account back again.. maestro] how many times are you going to tell me that? you do know that everything you say will be going in? every] like i could give a shit, no one kno ws who i am anyway, they can all blow me.. :) so have you made any new answering machine message s yet? your last one was one of your best. :) maestro] hehe, yeah, i made a new one this mor ning. it's ok, not as funny as the last one but it will do. i'm going to change them every week seeing how people enjoy them so much and all. =) every] i bet that fag Nelson enjoys them. : ) maestro] i bet he does, the kid is still calli ng my friggin house.. the other day he told some people he beat up a gang of latin kings  or something.. =) he rules! NOTE: the individual we are refering to is a mentally disturbed l ocal lamer that goes by the handle The Traveler. every] i'll kick his ass. anyway, well you' re a senior now. what do you plan on doing after you graduate? you write, you compose, you act, y ou pimp it.. what's it gonna be? maestro] well, i love music, but i've been act ing ever since i was a little kid. i've always wanted to be a comical actor. ever since i co uld remember i was goofing around. you don't really ever see that  side of me on the computer. every] NO CARRIER maestro] schmuck forgot to disconnect call waiting again.. doh! maestro interview part 4 - 'the real deal baby.' by maestro[natiOn/poOp] maestro] so, what made you go solo? maestro] i just got sick of the whole group th ing, it turns you into a jerk and takes up too much time. being solo makes me as happy as a proctologist in a room full of bare butts! maestro] hey man, anyone would be happy in  a room full of bare butts.. so, what's up with natiOn? maestro] natiOn is my solo thingamajusik.. it' s just something i can throw in my sig, but it's not a group. i am the only artist in natiO n. maestro] ok, you know it's time to end when  you start interviewing yourself. maestro] i agree, hey, you're pretty handsome man.. maestro] thanks, you too! the end (or is it?)  ***-[END]; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- My closest friend is linoleum. ***-[CRAP];  just plain crap - 'constipation is fun!' by maestro 1] who was the idiot that came up with th e title 'colored ascii?' if it's in color it's not ascii damnit! that's what ansi is y ou stupid schmuck! 2] what is eeries obsession with drawing  wierd looking chicks with round faces? hmm.. 3] what kind of name is 'bitchslap' for a  mag? i mean, couldn't he come up with something normal like poOp? 4] when the hell is someone going to star t a group called 'kawbc.' killer artists with butt cancer! 5] is it true that IRC actually sta nds for 'we have no life?' 6] why do artists like getting on co nferences so much? hmm, a bunch of guys, talking on the phone, all night.. 7] i'm sorry, but anyone that scans a pho to of themself and then passes it out to everyone on IRC has got to be gay.. 8] why do you people get such a kick off  my answering machine? sure it's funny and all but when you start having your friends call  just to hear it that's a little overboard.. 9] why the hell am i wasting time writing  this CRAP?! 10] why am i still writing? 11] can you tell that i am very bored this  morning? 12] the other day one of my friends 3-waye d some lady on the phone for me to prank.. it turned out to be my mom.. ugh.. 13] isn't it funny how i always critisise  the ansi scene people for being losers with no lives? boy, this is making me look swell.. time  to end..  ***-[END]; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mother forbidded me to waste away me life. ***-[BBSRVW];  Hey, welcome to devil's sin's bbs review! Yes this is my first time doing this so i wanna point a few things out. First I will not be giving rating's (such as stars, one though ten, and ect.) because this is just plain lame. Also i will not rag on any boards unless i feel the need to. So let's go this month i will be reviewing vice versa, prayer, elixir, and failure. vice versa - (314) 846 4387 Well shattershot's vice versa is nothing less then a great renegade setup. It's message system is extrodinary and pulldown menu set is suprisingly quick. It's no wonder why shattershot is in firm with this awsome rg. But one thing the board is lacking is one of the most important.. USERS! This is due to the fact that the board is new and not well know as of yet, So call today! The board carries element network and specialize's in art, and bbs software and util's. So if you are into those great looking, well modified renegade boards give this one a ring you will be pleased. prayer! - (908) 390 1480 Prayer, well chromatik must have said one of these when setting up this board cause it's VERY nice. T he setup is full of ansi cartoon's which i love and the color scheme while not totally original works well and everything really matches. While nothing here is totally spectacular it's it's still worth a call. maybe even a few. =) eliXir! - (413) 782 1851 To drink of the elixir of youth is to live, so says maestro and he may be right. The board which was formally death row it's the WHQ for element network and is one of the most respected boards to date. Most of the setup was done by maestro himself. The file bases are filled to the top with one of the biggest art and h/p sections around and is well worth a look at. Trust me you will not be disappointed with it's kickass setup or message activity. failure - (000) 000 0000 Well when it comes to setup's failure is well.. a failure. the colors are eight and four and it's way to dark maybe if it was a little brighter.. maybe. the high point of failure is it's message's and files they are packed the message bases get a good two-hundred posts a day and you can find almost any art related file you want. the sysop (vill) is a great guy and even answers his mail! so all in all if your looking for a great setup call somewhere else but if you are looking for activity or files give it a buzz you won't be disappointed. well thats it. i hope i didn't get anyone pissed and it shows so thinks some sysops have to fix. later. ds.pOop  ***-[END]; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eat Me. ***-[PROMO]; _____ _____ / ;\ / \ |; | | |; | | | ,_/ ____ ____ | ,_/ | \/ \ \| \ |; \ |, | |, |; \ \______/____/____/ \______/ p o O p prOmo.. the warden'95 ***-[END]; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***-[COOL];  how to be cool - 'i am the essence of coolness.' by maestro 1] quit the ansi scene.. 2] eat tostitos.. 3] listen to barry manilow.. 4] wear curduroys.. 5] drink yoo-hoo.. 6] watch old re-runs of 'mork and mindy.' 7] submit a cool article for poOp!  ***-[END]; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let In Life ***-[NEXT];  next issue! 1] the return of 'rumor or fact?' and 'cool  guy of the month!' 2] interview with, umm, we don't know yet.. 3] gif of maestro's feet! 4] complete lyrics to the song 'FAME!' 5] transcript of a conversation between dev il's sin and his blow up doll susiepoo! so stay tuned folks!  ***-[END]; COMNT0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000SAUCE0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000Àn