Where will you go to talk about music after you leave ilm for good?

at the very least it's a conversation starter! while i was out that night, i asked a few more people if they were aware of Sassy magazine (then and/or now) and one guy learned about it via Rookie. ya never know! this is why talking with people is enjoyable. it's not a competition.

Was Sassy the one that used to have "Cute Band Alert"?
yes
also "sassiest boy in america" (ian svenonius was the inaugural winner iirc), tutorials for making your own clothes and other DIY stuff, cover stories about girls who do cool things, diverse models. a total departure from girl mags of the time. it was a real template for what we recognize as modern girlhood (diverse, confident, independent, DIY) it came up because i was talking about making collaged flyers with my class by cutting up old magazines and i bragged that i had every issue of sassy but they're in a pile at my parents' house. my brag was useless though bc this person wasn't aware of sassy. the end.

anyway as far as talking about music is concerned, i recommend a perennial classic: going to shows and talking with people.

I recently learned that a guy I know wasn’t aware of Sassy magazine!

How old is he? I've never heard of it but then again I was born in the mid-80s and have never knowingly bought a music magazine.

i wouldn't have brought it up if he were very much older or younger than me -- he's about 4 years younger than i am iirc?
i used to guzzle music magazines, it was all there was!