Stories from Boogie Pensacola

In publication from May 1998 to July 2000, Boogie Pensacola was an alternative newspaper covering leisure and lifestyle with an attitude. It promoted local music, dining and the arts, and provided a voice for diverse segments of the Pensacola community.

Although the paper is long gone, a selection of stories from it are reprinted here.

Volume 3 (2000)

• Volume 3 Quotes
  all quote boxes published in 2000

• Volume 3 #13 (June 28 - July 11, 2000)
  FINAL ISSUE; cover story: ex-Pensacola musician goes on to techno success

• Volume 3 #12 (June 14 - 27, 2000)
  Forty Til Five Hosts 'Blue Roots' Festival

• Volume 3 #11 (May 31 - June 13, 2000)
  Local Musicians Gaining Notice

• Volume 3 #10 (May 17 - 30, 2000)
  SpringFest: The Interviews (3 Doors Down, Dash Rip Rock, Blue Öyster Cult)

• Volume 3 #9 (May 3 - 16, 2000)
  Local Rapper Gaining National Attention

• Volume 3 #8 (April 19 - May 2, 2000)
  Earth Day 2000

• Volume 3 #7 (April 5 - April 18, 2000)
  Blues, Jazz Focus of Weekend Festivals

• Volume 3 #6 (March 22 - April 4, 2000)
  So You Wanna Wrestle? Wild Samoans Train Pros in Pensacola

• Volume 3 #5 (March 8 - 21, 2000)
  Shark Patrol Alert! 'Sharkman' Movie Premieres March 10

Volume 2 (1999)

• Volume 2 Quotes
  All quote boxes published in 1999

• Volume 2 #34 (December 29, 1999 - January 11, 2000)
  Cover story: Y2K is bad but it's not the end of the world

• Volume 2 #20 (May 19-25, 1999)
  From the Editor: Speed junkie

• Volume 2 #14 (April 7-13, 1999)
  Cover story: Interview with a professional dominatrix

• Volume 2 #1 (January 6-12, 1999)
  Cover story: Punks in tux

Volume 1 (1998)

• Volume 1 Quotes
  All quote boxes published in 1998

• Volume 1 #34 (December 23-29, 1998)
  The Pensacola News Urinal: Santa Claus impeached, governor mourned

• Volume 1 #26 (October 28-November 3, 1998)
  Cover story: Real Haunted Houses in Pensacola

• Volume 1 #25 (October 21-27, 1998)
  Cover story: Interview with This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb

• Volume 1 #21 (September 23-29, 1998):
  From the Editor: The self-destructing government

• Volume 1 #20 (September 16-22, 1998):
  Cover story: Poetic license

• Volume 1 #17 (August 26-September 1, 1998):
  Pensacola News Urinal: Terrorist Community College, Hillary's affair and iMacs

• Volume 1 #3 (May 20-26, 1998):
  From the Editor: Give me Cubans or give me death
  Pensacola News Urinal: Anti-speeding tactics, gun haters and Viagra tests
  Restaurant Review: Grandma was a fry cook

• Volume 1 #2 (May 13-19, 1998):
  From the Editor: People who bug me