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# Issue 2 — Home
- URL: https://www.michaelverdi.com/zine/issue2/
- Published: 2023-06-15T14:47:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T21:43:20.000Z
- Description: The Sopranos, northern New Jersey, hanging out with Mom, looking for home. Plus, links, videos, music and notes from issue 2.
- Author: Michael Verdi
- Tags: Zine

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## Notes and links for this issue

Ugh - I messed up Issue 3 and the QR code points here. [Here's Issue 3's notes.](https://michaelverdi.com/zine/issue3?ref=michaelverdi.com)

- [The Sopranos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%5FSopranos?ref=michaelverdi.com) \- If you haven't seen this, you should give it a try - ([where to watch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-sopranos?ref=michaelverdi.com))

Most seasons of The Sopranos begin with Tony walking down the driveway in his robe to pick up the paper.

The Sopranos, season 1, epidode 6\. This is where they throw a guy off the bridge over the falls. This is like 2 blocks from my middle school.

- [Grey Matter Gravy #2](https://greymattergravy.com/issues/2/?ref=michaelverdi.com) \- watching 2001: A Space Odyssey with Dad and Jim.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a1/71/a1713dff-1c20-4537-94e7-fbc621840054/content/images/2025/08/legriffon-1.jpg)

Le Griffon - 2022

This was a play I created video for in 1999\. It was written by Sterling Houston and directed by Steve Bailey. Steve directed this re-staging in 2022\. When I was digging out the tapes for this play I found the "NJ Tour" video I shot with my mom.

Click on the pins - each one has a photo

This is where that Joan Didion quote came from.

It took me about 16 hours (not counting drying time) just to print this issue.

### Music

I've finally started to listen to other things in addition to Weyes Blood this year.

### Other Inspirations

- [The Year of Magical Thinking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%5FYear%5Fof%5FMagical%5FThinking?ref=michaelverdi.com) by Joan Didion
- [Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in his own words](https://book.stevejobsarchive.com/?ref=michaelverdi.com)
- [The Memory Police](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%5FMemory%5FPolice?ref=michaelverdi.com) by Yōko Ogawa
- [Making Movies](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/104488/making-movies-by-sidney-lumet/?ref=michaelverdi.com) by Sidney Lumet
- [Werner Herzog Teaches Filmmaking](https://www.masterclass.com/classes/werner-herzog-teaches-filmmaking?ref=michaelverdi.com)