Last night, I descended into a realm of danger, adventure and pure underground style. I hobnobbed with those who choose to live outside of what we call normal society. I drank martinis with individuals who climbed one of the city’s tallest bridges only to plant their flag of non-conformity at its peak. Yes, last night, I aligned myself with a collection of souls whose main goal is to spread their message of free expression, discovery and exploration in the form of a magazine catering to those who dare to reap the rewards of life that awaits them – I became a denizen of Planet Jinx.

I was invited to the Lansky Lounge for the premiere of issue #5 of Jinx, a quarterly magazine that is like no other. A magazine that is worlds away from the normal articles and ads that can be found in the countless bounded pages of other periodicals that clutter our newsstands. For Jinx is not a magazine, it is a message, a message that screams to its reader, “LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST!” – which is exactly what I did last night.

I arrived at the Lansky Lounge to find the two masterminds of the Jinx Project – Laughing Boy and Lefty – waiting patiently at the door for their minions to arrive. As I made my way down a dark stairway through a corridor into an alleyway (in typical Jinx style), I came upon a door and entered a dimly lit room to find a myriad of people from all walks of life coming together for the same reason – to celebrate the release of the Jinx Project’s fifth message to the world that they are alive and well – and growing.

I met Laughing Boy and Lefty at the premiere of their last issue and have been a proud supporter of their project ever since. They are doing society a true justice by showing all of us that our world is full of so much more than we think. There are people like Timothy Speedlevitch, who, using his own unique form of the English language, encourages all to, “abandon the retched existence of normalcy and embrace the true effervescence that lies ahead.” People like Virtua Val, this issue’s “Danger Girl”, who made us swear that we would not go home at a reasonable hour. “You guys better not leave!” she demanded as she smoked a cigar with one hand and drank a martini in another. While her beauty shows no signs of danger, the cover shot of her leading the assault on the Williamsburg Bridge shows why she is the perfect “Danger Girl”. Then there was Joe Blow the Loverman. A native New Yorker for the past three weeks, this Texas-born record producer has embraced the Jinx Project as its new publisher, allowing the message of Jinx to reach those who dare to listen.

By the end of the night, all of us were standing in an alleyway enjoying fine cigars and dry martinis until the wee hours of the morning, and as we departed, I felt confident knowing that the Jinx Project is in good hands and ready for the new millenium, but is it ready for them?

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