Sticky fingers 1981

Sticky fingers was the second of the anonymous spoof fanzines produced in the 1980s by Alan Rider—who also edited Adventures in reality, Not the job hunter, Certain substances, and Negative reaction (all also in RAPMM). This one-off fanzine, devoted to the local music scene of Coventry, England, included an article on how to be a fanzine editor, claiming you needed £2800, most of which was to be spent on private helicopters, personal secretaries, and bodyguards. There were also recipes for rat stew and a piece on how to be in a band (“Get Mummy to knit you some nice anarchy jumpers”), as well as cartoons and funny stories. The anonymity of the authorship was eventually revealed in an editorial of Adventures in reality.