My good friend since we met three decades ago, David McGuirl, passed away on February 5, 2022 after a battle with AS. Dave and I met at the Providence Conspiracy League at Newspeak Bookstore, and we co-founded Paranoia Magazine in 1992. He wrote under the pseudonym, Al Hidell, a tip to the “other” I.D. found in Lee Harvey Oswald’s wallet. Together with a great team of artists and writers, Paranoia enjoyed an international following, publishing 52 issues and several books between 1992 and 2011. A talented graphic artist, Al Hidell designed many of the magazine’s provocative covers, inside illustrations, and stellar layouts. He penned the highly-anticipated Paranotes section—inventive narratives that tied curious events together synchronistically. There could not be a better friend or business partner in the world. Al Hidell will be missed by his family, friends, and dozens of team members from his twenty years in the “conspiracy” business.
Al Hidell's stunning design work was half of what made PARANOIA so eye catching and professional looking--several cuts above every other zine in existence in the 1990s and beyond. Yes, indeed, it's a dark day in Conspiracyland! Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
Al Hidell's stunning design work was half of what made PARANOIA so eye catching and professional looking--several cuts above every other zine in existence in the 1990s and beyond. Yes, indeed, it's a dark day in Conspiracyland! Ring the bells! Ring the bells!
Dave McGuirl (AKA Al Hidell), Rest In Peace
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