An access guide for hard-to-find items, equipment, and information Last Updated: 05/16/93 CASSETTES / MUSIC BY MAIL Sub Pop Records Address: 1932 First Ave. Suite 1103 Seattle, Wa 98101 Phone : 206-441-8441 FAX: 206-441-0474 Price : Free AWESOME catalog of groups like Mudhoney, and Nirvana, and millions you never heard of (I reccommend this!). Reviewed by: Suicidal Failure on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE CHEMICALS, DRUGS, AND HERBS * Aardvaark Industries Address: PO Box 35066 Louisville, KY 40218 Phone : 502-966-2115 Price : Catalog $2.00 Exotic chemiclas such as ricin, scopalomine (truth serum), curare, cobra & rattlesnake venoms, etc. Also carries specialized laboratory apparatus, glassware, etc. * C.C.P., Inc. Address: 900 Old Koenig, Suite 125 Austin, TX 78756 Phone : 512-454-2459 Chemicals. * Chemical Service Co. Address: Route 7, Box 7184 Brenham, TX 77833 Sells potassium chlorate, iodine crystals, aluminum powder, and other hard-to-find chemicals, in small quantities at fair prices. Full listing $1.00 * Ol' Green Giant Address: PO Box 62 Burns, KS 66840 Price : Catalog $0.50 Offers a prepared, ready-to-use vial of one of the most deadly poisons known - nicotine sulfate. Great for knocking off rats or cape buffalo with a blowgun, crossbow, or air-gun dart. Also sells blowguns and survival gear. * Phoenix Address: Rt 1, Box 221 Blue River, WI 53518 Potassium nitrate, magnesium, and other chemicals. * Sun Scientific Address: 175 S.W. 20Th Way Dania, Fl 33004 Phone : 800-533-4605 Price : Free Call for free catalog. Chemicals (HCl, nitric acid, potassium cyanide, lots more), glassware, and other lab equipment. Reviewed by: Jakn4beatz on 03/24/93 @ TOTSE COMICS * Last Gasp Address: 2180 Bryant San Francisco, Ca 94110 Phone : 415-824-6636 FAX: 415-824-1836 Price : $2.00 Comix, lots of Art books, zines, and much more 'free thinking' literature. Reviewed by: Pupmuncher on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE * Mile High Comics Address: 2151 W 56Th Ave Denver, Co 80221 Thousands and thousands of 'mainstream' comics at decent prices. Reviewed by: Pupmuncher on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGY * BNF Enterprises Address: PO Box 3357 Peabody, MA 01960 Phone : 617-531-5775 General electronics supplier. Has a vast selection of surplus parts, components, gadgets, etc. Huge catalog. * Cabletronics Address: Box 30502R Bethseda, MD 20814 Price : $13.95 + $2.00 postage. Videocypher II descrambling manual, schematics, video & audio DES, cloning, muskateering, EPROM codes (HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, Adult channels). * Capri Electronics Address: Route 1 Canon, GA 30250 Phone : 404-376-3712 Sells scanner accessories, descramblers, bug detectors. * CBC International Address: PO Box 31500 Phoenix, AZ 85046 Sells tech info, kits, parts for modifications to CB radios, such as FM conversion, frequency expansion, linears, etc. * Deco Industries Address: Box 607 Bedford Hills, NY 10507 Phone : 914-232-3878 Kits for miniature FM xmitters, telephone bugs, etc. * Diptronics Address: PO Box 60 Lake Hiawatha, NJ 07034 Price : Catalog is $3.00 An excellent source of information and components for satellite TV systems, from complete dish kits to separate parts for homebrew systems. Catalog contains some good technical info. * Diversified Wholesale Products Address: PO Box 1275 Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Price : Catalog $3.00 Scrambler phones, bug detectors, ECM, executive & personal protection equipment, etc. * Edmund Scientific Co. Address: 101 E. Gloucester Pike Barrington, NJ 08007 Offers a catalog of science/hobbyist-oriented devices and materials, including binoculars, IR viewers, lasers, lenses, and some electronics gear. A well-established, reliable co. * Excalibur Enterprises Address: PO Box 266 Emmans, PA 18049 Phone : 215-967-3443 Price : Informative catalog $5.00. Night-vision devices, Starlight weapon scopes, etc. * The Intelligence Group Address: Jerry Ogelsby (Mngr) 1324 West Waters Ave Lighthouse Point, FL 33064 Phone : 813-933-9244 Specializes in video equipment of all types, including pin-hole lenses, ABSCAM investigative equipment, etc. * J & W Electronics, Inc. Address: PO Box 800 Mansfield, MA 02048 Phone : 800-227-8529 Cable converters, Macrovision, signal eliminators, snooper stopper (which prevents cable co.'s from knowing how many cable converters you have). * M.D. Electronics Address: 115 New York Mall, Suite 133E Omaha NE 68114 Phone : 402-554-0417 Cable TV descramblers, cable converters. Dial 1-800-524-1150 to order. * Mouser Electronics Address: 11433 Woodside Ave Santee, CA 92071 Price : 619-449-2222 Electronic components, parts, & equip. Good prices & service. Usually has what you can't find elsewhere. * PK Electronik Address: Heidenkampsweig 74 2000 Hamburg 1, West Germany Phone : 040 249011 Offers the most complete line of highly-sophisticated electronic bugging devices & cloak-&-dagger devices in the world, with prices to match. Prompt service via Air Parcel Post. Bi-lingual English/German catalog $25.00 by International Money Order. * Scramble Facts Phone : 718-343-0130 Phone for 3 mins of satellite TV industry news, tech tips, & new product info. * Scrambling News Address: 15552A Hertel Ave Buffalo, NY 14216 Phone : 716-874-2088 Price : Monthly subscription $24.95/yr Newsletter with info on Videocipher, cloning, microwave hacking, Z-TAC systems, etc. Product catalog $1.00 * TAP Address: Room 603 147 W. 42 St This is a Times Square mail drop for these folks. Basically, they are anti-telephone co., anti-bureaucracy, technically-oriented, semi-radicals who publish a newsletter, which is usually one or two pages of technical information on such things as how to rip off pay phones & utility companies, cheat the postal service, and other similar ideas. A sample newsletter is $1.00, but don't send cash as TAP isn't all that reliable about filling orders. * Trans-World Cable Co. Address: 12062 Southwest 117th Court Suite 126 Phone : 800-442-9333 Cable TV converters, descramblers, remote controls, accessories. * United Electronic Supply Address: PO Box 1206 Elgin, IL 60121 Phone : 312-697-0600 Cable TV accessories, descramblers, remotes, anti-jammer kits. * Video & Satellite Marketeer Address: PO Box 21026 Columbus, OH 43221 Phone : 614-451-6353 A newsletter for those interested in video, VCR, satellite dishes, etc. Has a catalog of a wide variety of recorded tapes, and interesting classifieds. * Wynn Engineering Address: 4327 Aspenglade Dr Houston, TX 77064 Price : Catalog $3.00 Home-made surveillance gear or good to excellent quality. Good performance. GREAT CATALOGS * Books-by-phone Address: P.O. Box 522 Berkeley, Ca 94701 Phone : 800-858-2665 Price : $2 for Catalog Books-by-Phone offers controversial and underground books on topics such as comics, criminology, cyberpunk, drugs, ID, the occult, privacy, rock&roll, sexuality, shaminism, survival, visionary literature, and weird&exotic books. Call and have them send you a catalog today! Reviewed by: Jeff Hunter on 05/06/93 @ TOTSE * Loompanics Unlimited Address: Michael Hoy P.O. Box 1197 Port Townsend, Wa 98368 Price : $5 for a Catalog Loompanics sells "unusual" books. The sections in their catalog include The Underground Economy, Tax Avoidance, Fake ID, Big Brother, Locks & Locksmithing, Self Defense, Revenge, Guns, Bombs, Guerrilla Warfare, Sex, Drugs, Science & Technology, Anarchism, Self-Publishing, and MORE! * Paladin Press Address: P.O. Box 1307 Boulder, Co 80306 Phone : 800-872-4993 FAX: 303-442-8741 Books on Scams, New ID's, SWAT, Military, Ivestigating, Weapons, Self-Defense much, much more. Reviewed by: Pupmuncher on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE GUNS AND EXPLOSIVES (Warning: information wants to be free, but people also often want to be stupid. Provided for informational purposes only. Use at your own risk.) * Atlantic Address: Box 12627 Charleston, S.C. 29412 Stinkbombs. * Bumble-Bee Wholesale Address: 1251-3 Oxnard St N. Hollywood, CA 91606 Phone : 213-985-2939 Barnett crossbows, guns, archery equipment. * C & T Enterprises Address: PO Box 18564 Tuscon, AZ 85731 Sells M-18 military-type smoke grenades; any color. Used to sell for $18 each. * Criminal Research Products Address: 206 - 218 East Hector St Conshocken, PA 19428 Handles a large line of general police and investigative equipment, including electronic surveillance items. They have two separate catalogs, one for the general public, and one for law-enforcement. Genuine law-enforcement officers should specify this fact when requesting a catalog, or they'll receive the ORDINARY one. * Guardian Security Products Address: 4001 East Fanfol Phoenix, AZ 85028 Phone : 800-527-4434 Price : Catalog $1.00 Electronic stun guns, 90000 volt baton, spray weapons. * Howell Laboratories Address: Box 73 Folly Beach, SC 29439 Sells formulas for smoke grenades, fireworks, contact explosives, etc. * Larc International Address: PO Box 460 Maitland, FL 32751 Phone : 305-339-6699 Sells a freon-powered BB machine gun. Shoots 3000 BBs per minute at an effective range of about 30 yds. Uses standard BBs and standard-sized cans of freon (avail. at most auto-supply stores). Price used to be about $40.00. Dangerous; not a toy. * Liberty Industries Address: Box 279, Rd 4 Quakertown, PA 18951 Price : 12-page catalog $1.00 Offers a fantastic selection of pyrotechnic components & chemicals. They specialize in complete kits, consisting of pre-formed tubes, end-caps, fuse, and everything else needed to make REAL fireworks. They START at the M-60 size and go upward to the quarter-stick and full-stick items. They also have kits for making big aerial gun salutes. May be illegal in some areas. * Phoenix Systems Inc. Address: Po Box 3339 Evergreen, Co 80439 Phone : 303-277-0305 FAX: 303-278-8101 Price : $3.00/Copy Lockpicking supplies, bugs, smokebombs, videos, books...ect. Reviewed by: Vicious on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE * Rosedale Chemical Co. Address: R. 17, Box 3042 Rosedale, KS 66103 Phone : 800-821-5157 Sells an aerosol-type CN tear gas grenade. Thumb-lock to release and toss. Discharges an impressive amount of CN. Great for those boring parties. * Scramco Address: 852 W. 1st St Birdsboro, PA 19508 Phone : 215-582-1694 Sells mechanically-triggered tear-gas expellers for use in booby-traps and other similar applications. Also has electronically-triggered and time-delay models. * Silent Partners, Inc. Address: 230 Lafayette St. Gretna, LA 70053 Offers a full line of threat-zoned modular body armor. This is a T-shirt type, bullet-proof material with add-on panels. * Steve Arnold's Gunroom Address: PO Box 68, Dept 32-1 Dexter, OR 97431 Phone : 503-726-6360 Price : Catalog $2.00 Professional locksmithing tools; picks, tubular lock picks, Schlage wafer, books, double-sided tumbler picks, etc. * Wiley & Sons Address: Route 1, Box 86 Wills Point, TX 75169 Phone : 214-848-7912 Tranquilizer guns, darts, & knockout chemicals. * Yankee Mfg. Co. Address: 59 Chase St Beverly, MA 01915 Phone : 617-922-8262 Smoke bombs, grenades, flare guns, launchers, flash bombs, fuse, etc. NEW AGE SUCKERS Sounds True Recordings Address: 735 Walnut Str. Boulder, Co 80302 Phone : 303-449-6229 FAX: 303-449-9226 All sorts of tapes from Gregorian and/or Tibetan chants to herbalists and/or meditation, etc. ... Reviewed by: Texasbob on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE SCHEMES AND SCAMS * City News Service Address: PO Box 86 Willow Springs, MO 65793 Phone : 417-469-2423 Price : Catalog $3.00 Sells very authentic-looking PRESS ID cards. Several different types, including wallet, clip-on, dashboard signs, window stickers, etc. Prices are fair, quality is excellent. Reliable. * Columbia Pacific University Address: 1415 Third St San Rafael, CA 94901 Phone : 415-459-1650 Price : Costs about $2600.00 College degrees; no studies, state authorized. * Garrison Address: PO Box 128 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Price : Catalog $2.00 Sells excellent-quality locksmithing tools & equipment. Reasonable prices. * K Products Address: PO Box 27507 San Antonio, TX 78227 Price : Color catalog $1.00 Sells ID documents: International drivers' license & other cards, custom-made police & security badges, etc . * Taylor Address: PO Box 15391 W. Palm Beach, FL 33416 Offers international drivers' license, international student ID card, Social Security Card, and other documents. Service is slow, quality is good. Not to be used for deceptive or illegal purposes (of course). SLEAZE AND SMUT * Ju-Ron Company Address: 3211 W. Rohmann Peoria, IL 61604 Strait-jackets, leg irons, iron neck-collars, slave helmets, leather underwear, etc. All the latest fashions in bondage and restraint apparatus. (Hardware only - you have to come up with your own software) * Slippery When Wet Address: Sunah Cherwin P O Box 3101 Berkeley Ca 94703 Price : $20/4 Iss. Sub., $6/Copy Formerly Logomotive. Slippery When Wet is a magazine of sex and fun for people of all sexual persuasions. Hot photos, horny stories, and lots of stuff to make you laugh. All your favorite perversions in one magazine. Recent issues include: R. Crumb photo session, hints for FTM transgenders. Reviewed by: Arkuat on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE WEIRD SCIENCE * Amazing Concepts Address: Box 716 Amherst, NH 03031 Phone : 603-673-4730 Sells kits for FM xmitters, telephone bugs, phasor thingumabobs, and (no kidding) an "invisible pain field generator," which is supposedly quite weak & disappointing. Also known as Information Unlimited and Scientific Systems. * H & W Address: PO Box 4 Whitehall, PA 18052 Sells genuine human skulls, whole skeletons, arms, legs, etc. Everything is clean & in good condition, with no holes. A complete listing is avail. for $1.00 and a SASE. * Merrell Scientific Co. Address: 1665 Buffalo Rd Rochester, NY 14624 Phone : 716-426-1540 Price : Catalog $3.00 One of the biggest & most well-stocked mail-order chemical suppliers in the U.S. Extremely large selection of high-quality chemicals and laboratory apparatus. Good prices, reliable, professional service. ZINES * Arson Address: Jello Somalia 10290 Shekinah Hill Nevada City, Ca 95959 Phone : 916-478-1922 Price : $2.00, No Subs. Yet ARson (a publication of The Estranged Youth Society) is just full of a bunch of anti-authority stuff. issue #1 contains: pranks to play on the church, mail terrorism, 101 ways to kill your parents with an axe, and more. There's also some cool humor, like the mineral water review and night of the living sea mon. Reviewed by: Storm Shadow on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE * Forbidden Lines Address: Charles Overbeck Po Box 23 Chapel Hill, Nc 27515 Price : Sample Copy is $1.75 Forbidden Lines is a magazine of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, cyberculture and experimental fiction. It's published quarterly and is really slick and cool. Not at all an amateurish effort. Reviewed by: Ruffin on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE * Mondo 2000 Address: Queen Mu & R.U. Sirius P.O. Box 10171 Berkeley, Ca 94709 Phone : 510-845-9018 FAX: 510-649-9630 Price : $24Us/Year - 6 Issues Mondo 2000 is the magazine of cyberpunk, virtual reality, wetware, designer aphrodisiacs, artificial life, techno-erotic paganism, and more. A great source of information for life on the fringe. Reviewed by: Jeff Hunter on 03/05/93 @ TOTSE * Vox Mundi Address: Po Box 196, Memphis, Ar 72301 Memphis, Ar 72301 Price : $2/Issue, $7/Year Humor, politics, extensive self-analysis, much reader contribution. Be heard, not herd! Reviewed by: Soulcatcher on 03/02/93 @ TOTSE * Wired Address: Louis Rossetto, Publisher P.O. Box 191826 San Francisco, Ca 94119-1826 Phone : 415-904-0660 FAX: 415-904-0669 Price : $19.95/Year - 6 Issues Wired explores where the leading edge of technology is leading and driving our culture. Wired not only shows the latest gizmos and gadgets, but tries to discover what changes our society is going to undergo because of these gizmos and gadgets. Very hip, great artwork, excellent writing. ($45/year overseas). Reviewed by: Jeff Hunter on 03/05/93 @ TOTSE This report is updated weekly. For the latest copy, call TOTSE @ 510-935-5845