We’re now into the second month of our highly selective tour through the past two decades of local news and arts in C-VILLE. Already, we’ve touted our early jump on the Obama bandwagon (remember, this is the paper that projected DMB’s rise to the top), and this week, for those of you who had some issues with our recent Valentine’s Day photo essay, we dug up an example of what some might regard as real political incorrectness, the winner of our 2001 photo contest. So stay tuned as we keep looking back at the accumulated pluck and pizzazz that will power this still free and still free-thinking institution into the next 20 years.
Paging through the archives
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“An ode to photos
A picture speaks a thousand words, or so the saying goes.
And our winning pics, this year, will have you on your toes.
O’er many tempting entries we pondered and we gazed,
and when you see the winners, we think you’ll be amazed!
For Charlottesville is full, you see,
of shutterbugs who, full of glee,
snapped shots of women, kids, and dog,
a haunting goth, but not a frog.
So when our next contest rolls ‘round,
send in your photos by the pound,
and we’ll review them, as we do,
to bring glory to us and you."
October 2, 2001
Getting covered
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On October 29, 1991, C-VILLE readers were greeted with a cover image that was either an extremely minimalist drawing of a row of tree trunks, or the world’s largest bar code. Either way, it made no sense—until you turned to page 3 and saw the following explanation: “Yes, it’s a generic cover, but we must cut back for the duration of these recessionary times. If for any reason you are not satisfied with this magazine, we will double your money back.” Free paper…money back…get it? In these latest recessionary—dare we say depressionary?—times,” even lame humor is welcome.
