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The
Return
of the
Wizard
Galveston Wizard
www.galvestonwizard.com
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Web site:
www.galvestonwizard.com
email
: thewiz@galvestonwizard.com
phone
: 409.621.2864
mail:
P.O. Box 3467 Galveston Texas 77552-3467
A Wizard can do nothing without his helpful staff!
Publisher
David Torkelson
Editor In Chief 
David Torkelson
Assistant Editors
David NielsenChance WeatherlyEric Greer
Advertising Director
David Torkelson
Advertising Representatives
Chance WeatherlyRobert RodriguezSteven “Paul” Kelley
Contributing Writers
David TorkelsonScott KoenningRobert RodriguesLaurie GorhamChance Weatherly
George Douglas Lee
Rebecca AdlerAmy PaceEric AlonzoCaptain Chinbeard
Photography
David TorkelsonChance WeatherlyRobert RodriguesTodd Desbin
Graphic Design/Layout
David Torkelson
Contributing Artists
Kevin KjornesIsaac
Almaguer 
Technical Support
Steven “Paul” Kelley
Web Development
David Torkelson 
Web Advertising
David Torkelson
Distribution
David TorkelsonRobert RodriguesChance Weatherly
Scroll through some thoughts from our readers!
After we had compiled all of the travels of the Galveston Wizard, we have to get them out thereto our readers! (See Sower, Page 22) If you have a copy of the premiere issue, take care of yourcollector’s item! (Only 5,000 printed). However or wherever you got your copy of “The Returnof the Wizard,” it is up to you to get the most out of it! (And tell your favorite businesses we needtheir support!)
Schools:
COM, UTMB, A&M,Galveston College, Ball High
Bars:
Molly’s, M3, Whiskey’s, LuckyLounge, Toni’s Lazy Lounge, PoorMichael’s on the Strand, Coctails, Slices,Ju Ju’s Hangout and Bar, The Lounge,would have done Buck’s too, God resther soul.
Restaurants:
DiBella’s, The Spot,Chico’s Paradise, El Jardin, Queen’sBar-B-Que, Mosquito Cafe, SunflowerBakery, What was once El Napolito III(Boo!), and others!
Convenience Stores:
Bob’s Grocery,Valero on 53rd and Stewart, Cold Store,H&R Grocery and Meat Market, others!
Cool Places:
T.F. Hippie’s (NextPage!), Premiere Cinema, Island Bowl,Government buildings, more!(See the full distribution list on our Web site!)John and Ben (top) helped us load up the first batch oGalveston Wizard’s. Robert (bottom) was a lifesaver in thdistribution process!
Entire Strips around town:
Seawall,61st Street, Broadway, The Strand.
However you got your copy of the Galveston Wizard, we have made great effort to bring itto you! We hope you take the time to enjoy all of the things we have included in this issue!Artists, musicians, things to do, food for thought, great dining suggestions, things to try! Welook forward to hearing from you about interesting things we can pass on to our readers!
I came across your paper yester-day... I dont read newspapers... ever,but I was blown away with yours. Ilove all the subjects and the reachingout for the starving artist and promo-tions you guys do. My life’s goal isto be a photographer and when I sawthat ya’ll are looking for that, I was en-thralled!-Katherine
Thanks Katherine! We look for-ward to seeing what type of photog-raphy you can do! Email us your pic-tures and if it cuts the mustard we will  put it out there for Galvestonians tosee! Be sure to include captions, if necessary.
I am a volunteer with Whisker-ville Animal Sanctuary in Texas City.I know we advertise in a few localsources. Since your publication isnew, I thought I’d tell our director aboutit, but I wanted to have more info for her first. Do you have a discount ad-vertising rate for non-profits? Also, were you the one who ranthrough the Island Community Center yesterday passing them out?-Lisa
Thank you so much for your in-terest in the Galveston Wizard! As tonon-profits, I should say so! We lovenon-profits! Check our Web site for advertising rates and info. We look forward to promoting your business.
I just picked up your paper and Ihave to tell you I see great potentialgood for you. Would be great if it wasweekly you should go after MarshaMellow she writes for the Twisted Par-rot she is freaking hilarious.Keep up the work and keep meposted if you get Marsha Mellow.-Maxx
Maxx, first of all, Marsha Mellow sounds delicious, we will see what her writing schedule looks like for you.We appreciate your input and we think it would be great if it were aweekly too! Our biggest problem right now is the countless visits to local businesses that are still riding the fen-cepost on advertising with us. Oncewe get more advertisers, we will beable to do much more with the publi-cation! Thank you for your time! 
I got suckered into meeting mysister for coffee this morning at a lo-cal coffee shop and ran across your publication. This in itself was quitelucky for me. Short explanation--mysister is about as exciting as watchingthe grass grow. I was thrilled to havesomething “new” to read. Honestly, Ibegan to flip thru the pages to avoidconversation (after all, it was far tooearly for grass watching). Then I dis-covered I was actually enjoying read-ing the articles.There are educated opinions, lo-cal information, and best of all--hu-mor. An absolute delight--and that’s ahigh compliment from me---I don’t do“delightful” that early in the morning.Thanks again for the morning“save”.-Becca
Becca,Thanks for the input! We can tell you are a wise beyond your years.We are glad you were able to en- joy your copy of the Galveston Wiz-ard, and we look forward to hearing from you again real soon! 
Hey, good to see a new paper for we islanders. Always room for a newproduct.Don’t have anything for you rightnow, except for one thought: “Youdon’t have to be a member of the KKKto be a wizard under the sheets.”Traveler 
Uh, thanks! Good to be here. Re-member, our Wizard is more Gandalf,Merlin, or even Harry Potter, and less1989 family movie featuring Luke Ed-wards and Fred Savage or the “clan”...oh, I’m sorry...”klan” But thanks for the joke anyway! Send us your thoughts, sugges-tions, ideas or comments! thewiz@galvestonwizard.com
DiBella’sChico’s ParadiseGalveston.comGiny HoganT.F. Hippie’sBalloon Plumbing and Air Quizno’sCa$h Car$Bill Tanner Your name here!DiBella’sChico’s ParadiseGalveston.comGiny HoganT.F. Hippie’sBalloon Plumbing and Air Quizno’sCa$h Car$Bill Tanner Your name here!
A special thanks to all of the businesses and people that made this publication possible.
 
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This publication is designed to be acompanion to you for Galveston. Let theGalveston Wizard guide you through in-teresting and fun places, people, thingsand ideas.We’ve painstakingly compiled thequests of the Galveston Wizard, with aneye to things to come.We hope you enjoyed the premiereissue, and we trust that you will enjoythe “Return of the Wizard.” Specialthanks go out to all who took the timeto read it. Also the people and organi-zations and people that took the time tohelp us along the way...and the advertis-ers that helped us pay for it!Didn’t get to see the premiere issue?You can check out www.galvestonwiz-ard.com to see what you missed.We got a lot of good responsesfrom readers, and we thoroughly en-oyed sharing our publication with youll! Thank you for all of the support andncouragement.Our first publication presented annteresting dilemma. A free publica-ion to readers is not free to those whopublish it. In fact, there is a lot of timeinvolved in compiling, composing, andpresenting useful information to Galve-stonians.We wish to bring interesting andcool things to those who take the timeto read our publication. We also greatlyappreciate the support of current busi-nesses advertising with us and look for-ward to working with all types of busi-nesses to build their relationship withthem customers.If you like what we are doing andyou can appreciate our style, pleasespread the word. Mention it to others.Offer suggestions, advertise, Write us!If you’ve got something you want toteach or educate Galveston on, let ushelp spread the word!Got helpful hints? Something assimple as reminding people to put thingsback at a grocery store if they don’t wantit, if only because someone has to spendcountless hours every day putting themback in their correct place.Take your time and enjoy this pub-lication. You can read it cover to cov-er. There’s no rush. It should provideenough things for you to do, see, orthink about until we get the next one toyou.Remember, our ultimate goal is aweekly, but we need your help, the helpof the community, and support from lo-cal businesses and shops.Businesses that withdrawl form ad-vertising because business is slow arecontinuing an unfortunate cycle. Theopposite holds true, this publication of-fers it’s readers and their businesses theopportunity to showcase themselvesand support our publication at the sametime.“How do I help?” You ask. T.F.Hippie’s below is a prime example of  just such an advertiser. Susannah Hol-mes, the owner, also directed “The For-eigner” which recently performed at theStrand Theatre. (Check it out, page 25)We need the help of local businesses tohelp you help them.Try to de-condition yourself frommindlessly flipping through these pagesand thinking you’ve read it all!Dig in! If you get an idea that yothink would be interesting to share witGalveston, then write to us and we wilhelp you spread the word!The Wizard will continue to visiGalveston only if the people want hito be here.We’ve got to organize, people!And we’ve got to do it together. Let’put petty differences aside and work to-ward building a perfect paradise.We can neither fund nor continuthis publication without your help, anthe help of advertisers, and the help oleaders in the community. We can alsonot do this publication without the support of you, the reader! Visit our ad-vertisers and tell them you sent them!See a friend in the paper? Bring thea copy!Check out our Web site at www.galvestonwizard.com, or email us athewiz@galvestonwizard.com wityour ideas, suggestions, leads, inquiries, schedules, needs, and anythinother way the Galveston Wizard cahelp you AND the community.
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Wish you could feel like a kid again?
Is there one toy from your childhood that you can’t seem to shakefrom your mind? Have you been itching to play with a hacky sack orbouncy ball? Let us guide you to a perfect solution to your dilemma!A walk thru of T.F. Hippie’s (24th and Mechanic) will bring back unique memories from the past! Why not bring home something foryour child that you enjoyed as a child!And for the Grown up kids, there have been all kinds of advances inthe world of all things that bring us joy, the “toy.” Come and see!Our most recent encounter with T.F.Hippies was as much fun as thetime before. (this time we tried to set up some “b-movie horror murdervictims” toys around Rocco, the store’s lovable cat. But like any tem-ermaental star, you only get two takes and they’re outtathere!) I wanted to give my friend’s son some cool stuff for his birthday, and I knew this was the place.“I need something for a 2 year old boy.” is a com-on sentence theme at the store.Helpful staff then helped me find something that hewould like. (And yes, we will return for a hacky sack!)I brought the toys to the party and they were a hugehit!The only thing he may have liked more than the toyswas his birthday cake! Then it’s back to the toys!Want to bring some joy to someone’s life? Get themsomething they’ll love at T.F. Hippies! Located on 2415Ship’s Mechanic Row, and open Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-6. For more information, call 409-762-1969 . You canalso check out their Web site at www.tfhippies.com!Remember, Peace, Love and Toys! Get one of theirnew T-shirts while supplies last!what was that noise?the lava lamp!cake and toys?!New Shirts On Sale Now!Attempt to set up Rocco pic-ture interrupted when the star decidedhe was done posing for the day...
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