the eclipse june 1996 info file!

scene guy: what the heck is this eclipse crap i
heard about, man? i heard you run it, tell me
something about it ..

rai: well, eclipse incase you
didn't know, was a local group
i ran about a year ago .. it's
being re-vamped .. there was
about 5-6 contributors, we're
coming back with 3 of the original
members and some more people too ..

scene guy: 3 original members? wow, that isn't very

rai: yeah .. so what .. is there a rule that says there has to be a lot
of people to run an ansi group?

scene guy: well, if you only have 3 original members coming back, you must
suck .. where have you guys ever been before in the scene?

rai: well, i was in ice for four months, and grendel was in for a month
too .. splatt was in acid and lagomorph was a great artist from cia ..
there is also sirdeath, he was in apathy, and plain .. so i mean, there is
only three original members, but we are gathering more talent too, from
all over ..

scene guy: hmm .. well, those are decent affils, but are you guys an all
local group?

rai: well, it started as one, but now we have accepted more members from
ld positions .. such as sirdeath, and smokey,  it is gonne be a
type fun group .. we don't want to advocate laziness or anything, but
we aren't going to be a dictatorship or anything, this group is just
gonna have fun and mess around and kick out great art every month for
you guys ..

scene guy: well, sounds pretty neat actually .. i like
the idea! but, why would you just ditch your previous
groups like that?

rai: well, im not ditching anyone,
i just felt like doing something
different, and having some fun
doing it .. and it's not like there
is people in ice that will hold
grudges against me or anything, ( i
hope! :) ) this is definately not
like i am leaving ice because i am angry with a member,
or because i think ice is a stupid group or anything
like that .. i still think and probably will always
think that ice is the best run, nicest, best art group
in the scene, but this seemed like it would be more fun .. i wanna do
something weird, and have some fun with my local friends, i mean, i have
personally met all the people in this group, and it is gonna be a great
time .. splatt had already left acid before his choice to join me in
my quest to bring back eclipse .. and lagomorph probably feels the same
way as me .. it is just something different to do ..

scene guy: thanks for the essay answer .. jeez .. ;) well, what if yer
group just dies? every other group seems to .. even after they say that
they will be around forever ..

rai: well, im glad you brought that up .. im not going to promise anything
but as long as i draw art, i am pretty sure ill be drawing it here ..
this group is gonna be around for a while, it just might depend on how
the scene perceives it .. i hope you like the pak tho ..

scene guy: well, i hope i do too .. is there any technical things that I
need to know about yer group?

rai: well, we will just be releasing ansi, and we will have an info file
and member list ever month .. nothing special .. there is gonna be no
vga .. i like vga dont get me wrong, but i just think the small ansi pak
will be a nice thing to keep around .. there will be a little ascii from
splatt but other than that we should be all ansi .. we will probably just
remain a small group and try to please as many people as we can with our
art!

scene guy: why do you keep using the same pictures for
me and you in this info file? i mean, dont you think
that the people looking at this will be bored by it?

rai: mmm... you may have a point
there .. hold on .. <rai gets out
his pencil and scribbles a message
on a notecard> .. ill keep that in
mind next month .. thanks for your
help scene guy .. im gonna go on to
a little group news .. so ill talk

* well, group news stuff and the info file ..

hey kids! rai here welcoming you to this, the new eclipse pack! get
ready for some great art and maybe even some humor .. if you didn't
read the section above here, i'll let ya in on a few things .. yes,
we have only a few members now, but dont let that discourage you .. check
out the excellent logos by highly regarded artist splatt, pics and
logos from another favorite artist of many, lagomorph, stuff from a
great artist and good friend of mine, grendel, and if you feel like it,
look at my stuff too .. ;) there is also the mesmorizing art of sir
death, a member i am very proud to have aquired for the group! another
great artist we have gotten into our ranks is smokey, an excellent
logo artist who also is in plain productions ..

one of the biggest things about eclipse is going to be a thing
we are going to expiriment with .. we are planning on releasing two
times a month, bi-weekly .. the 1st and the 15th of each month ..
we will mention in the next months info file how it did and wether
or not we plan on continuing the tradition of it ..

get ready for months and months of good art .. we're hoping to
stay around .. we're hoping to be like fire in that we come back from
the dead and stick around .. ( heh.. im definately not comparing us
to fire in any way artistically :) )

well, there isnt too much to say .. read this next section, and then
check out our art! hope you enjoy! btw- there is no sites, just a whq
and that is fall from grace, 1-616-791-7571 ..

rai + ecl_

now i've got a little story to tell, you guys are probably all
wondering about what being in eclipse is like .. it's awesome let
me tell you .. all of us eclipse guys share a cramped little
room in an apartment, we dropped out of school, and all we do is draw
ansi now .. so if we don't get better within a few months, let us
know so we can shoot ourselves .. i don't think ive showered in about
3 weeks, all i do is stay up all night and draw ansi .. then i go look
at my board and check out the activity .. the funny thing is, i havent
slept in like 3 days, but i havent drawn any ansi, i keep trying but
i mess up .. im a perfectionist i guess .. so ive trashed all my ansi
that ive tried lately .. splatt is starting to get on my nerves, he is
a damn mexican for god sake .. and he really smells, almost as bad as
me .. its just this thing about mexicans .. grendel hardly ever shows
up, he always leaves the house and does other stuff .. but lagomorph now
hes a totally different story, he spends all damn day on the phone
screwing around .. if we didnt have that damn payphone outside our
apartment, he would probably just go live downtown where there is lots
of payphones because he is constantly on that thing .. im starting to get
sick of it, he needs to start drawing some ansi .. or we won't have any
for our pak .. this is just one of the many ways that ansi brings people
together .. if you wanna apply to our group, like i said, we live in this
apartment with six cramped beds, so if you wanna join then you'll have
to sleep on the floor or something .. because you have to live here to
be in the group ..

if anyone can get us a nicer house, we would really appreciate it,
we've been saving up with all the money we made off ansis, but we only
have 30 dollars .. so if you wanna buy ansis then it would help.. or you
could just skip that and buy us a nice big house with like a bedroom for
each of us .. because like i said, splatt and me are really stinking up
the damn place, we dont have running water, and this room is filled with
all kinds of taco bell wrappers .. its a pig sty .. if a public
health official inspected this place he would probably quarantine it
because it's unfit to live in .. sheesh ..

we all started off with just us few local guys, me, splatt, grendel,
lagomorph, red circle, and torgo .. its now looking like sir death is
hoping to fit into here .. the nicest thing about this place is the
spirit that torgo fills us with .. what a mascot, lemme tell you ..
he's so cooky, he keeps us alive with all his spirit, with his weird
cheerleader outfit .. i dont know what it is with him and cross-dressing,
but it helps us when we can't get the ideas for ansis flowing .. he helps
keep us awake, etc.. and if we ever try to get out of eclipse, he'll set
us straight and shoot us if we try to escape .. once yer in eclipse, yer
always in eclipse ..

red circle just sits around and codes our web page .. maybe some
day he'll actually finish .. that would be cool because nobody even
knows we exist .. well, on top of it all, like we said, we're all
anticipating sir death's arrival .. its like christmas twice a year ..
we can hardly wait for the fun to begin .. a new roomie!! we're all
preparing the welcome cake, and the banners and streamers .. throwing
all those dirty clothes in the closet .. etc ..

sir death isnt the only new guy comin to room with us .. also
packing up his stuff to join our circle of ansi drawing buddies is
smokey, also of plain productions! he's a personal favorite of mine
lately, and it was a real great thing to hear he was joining!! we'll
have to add a nice smokey to that welcome cake! this house is really
gonna take a beating though, with all these new people!

well, atleast we have our ansi and our music .. the sounds of
screeching weasel, minor threat, nofx, millencolin, rancid and a variety
of other lookout and epitaph bands fill our ears every day .. eclipse is
the thing that bonds us together .. so just remember .. if you wanna
start an ansi group, start with this thing called "absolute dedication" ..
its our method, if you can't live together, then you can't run a group ..
so im sure all you guys wanna rush out to apply for eclipse .. please,
we need new roomates .. just read the member list for more info on
getting into eclipse ..

rai + ecl_

... EOF