Monk Magazine
Monk: The Mobile Magazine was a travel magazine published from 1986 to 2000 by James Crotty and Michael Lane, aka the Monks.[1] The magazine began publication as a newsletter[2] when Crotty and Lane left San Francisco to travel across the United States by RV. They published a glossy magazine to document their travels, a publication that became a cult hit. In their travels the Monks interviewed numerous off-beat and counterculture figures such as Annie Sprinkle, Quentin Crisp, Kurt Cobain, Dan Savage and Gus Van Sant and offered tips on what unusual sights one should see when traveling.
| Staff writers | James Crotty Michael Lane |
|---|---|
| Publisher | James Crotty Michael Lane |
| Year founded | 1986 |
| Final issue | 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0899-6059 |
| OCLC | 18183102 |
In 1993, they published a book, Mad Monks on the Road/a 47,000-Hour Dashboard Adventure-From Paradise, California, to Royal, Arkansas, and Up the New Jersey Turnpike (Simon and Schuster) reprinting a number of their interviews and adventures.
In 1995 Lane authored Pink Highways(Carol Publishing) and in 1997 Crotty authored How to Talk American (Houghton Mifflin).
The magazine has been replaced by a website, monk.com and a series of Monk travel guides that include Mad Monks Guide to New York City (Macmillan) and Mad Monks Guide to California (Macmillan).
References
- "The Stuffy Biography". James Crotty Official Website. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- Larry Neumeister (January 29, 1990). "A mobile magazin. 'Monk' publishers travel the U.S. in search of stories". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- The Media Business; Monk Magazine Takes Founders on a Rewarding Journey - The New York Times, February 11, 1991.