Here is the second of the Starbucks-produced Joe Magazine which dates from 1999. Homer Simpson is on the cover. Take a good look at the Homer Simpson cartoon on page 46! There is even a small Mother’s Day mention, and so I decided I should publish this blog post on Mother’s Day.
If you are reading this and you are not familiar with some of the history behind this Starbucks-produced magazine, I highly recommend that you go back and read the Joe Magazine #1 episode article. I’m not going to repeat that whole blog post here, rather I’m just going to share a few selected pages of Joe Magazine #2.
I owe a huge thank you to a blog reader in Arizona who mailed this to me. I am stunned at what good luck it is to find Joe #2. He discovered that this Joe Magazine had been sitting in his garage for almost twelve years, and offered to mail it to me. Thank you so much! And thank you to Molly at Seattle Custom Framing for helping me out with the photos.
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Homer on the cover of Joe Magazine? Interesting…
I have to say: I know almost zero about the “Simpsons” ….except that it was a big contorversy when they first came out. (bad taste or something)
I’m sure this is an ‘age’ thing for me but…. I think I would likely not have been a fan.
The magazine and info you come up with Melody, is another thing! Thanx so much for all you do, and SAY!!!!
Happy Mother’s Day to all you Moms!
Love that you found a second magazine and wonder if they revamped it in some way it would sell? Neat pics. Thanks Melody again for all your sources that bring you such great items. The SB of old is so different than the SB of now. Sometimes, I think it is missing a beat. Happy mom’s day also to all moms!
Homer Simpson is my cartoon soulmate.
This is awesome. I freaking love The Simpsons. 🙂
@Pencil_to_paper – I like the Simpsons too! It just makes me laugh so much! The donuts, Krusty the Clown, the nuclear power plant…
I never thought I’d see those baggy pants again! Oh the memories! Very interesting how the magazine picks up so many different topics. But I kind of wish they had Homer holding a Starbucks coffee cup somewhere in the magazine 😀
Is it me, or what? i think Homer Simpson – I think Dunkin Donuts!!! There is no way Homer would be a Starbucks kind of guy!
@Chgo – Maybe these days Homer Simpson would be found at McDonald’s? After all, they’re trying to go a little upscale. 😉
@ Mel – McDonalds is one of those companies that goes through a phase from time to time, but they eventually return to their roots. They can pretend with their new fireplaces, but they will never reach that upscale status they seek. Perhaps your right though. Homer fits in better with the McDonalds crowd.
I know it sounds weird, but denise and I must be from another planet. I don’t think I have ever watched a whole episode in my life of the Simpsons either. If Bart were my kid, I’d have to strangle him! LOL! The closest I came to watching the Simpsons is when they first appeared like 23 years ago on the Tracey Ullman Show.
Come to think of it, that other planet denise and I come from, would be Chicago! My bad!
@chgo: we are east of the Mississippi! (and thankfully not right on it now!)
Again Im really bumbed that this magazine never took off. The colors are so rich and I love the feel/style
of JOE as well. I know that Joe is a project they tried then mpved on from
but Im still hopeful that its something they try again 🙂