#32 And if you can't think of anything that means something to both of you, may we recommend: anything by John Donne, W.H. Auden, Octavio Paz, or Rilke and Page 154 of Philip Roth's Saddath's Theater.

November 1, 2006 4:30 AM

Please help me find an old GQ article entitled, "82 Ways To...Take Back the Wedding." It's from June 2004, before the online archive got off the ground.
posted by anotherpanacea to Computers & Internet (8 answers total)

Best answer: Call your local public library -- they may have back issues or know where back issues can be found.
posted by JanetLand at 5:58 AM on November 1, 2006

I remember that article. I don't know where else to find it, but if you find an e-copy, let us know!
posted by Amizu at 7:05 AM on November 1, 2006

Are you sure that's the date/title? I did a few searches of GQ and some more general searches using an online database I have access to

(ke (wedding))LIMITS:(JN ("GQ - Gentlemen's Quarterly")) And (DA (20040601 - 20040630)) 
(ke (82)) And (ke (wedding))
(ke (rilke))LIMITS:(JN ("GQ - Gentlemen's Quarterly"))
(ke (82))LIMITS:(JN ("GQ - Gentlemen's Quarterly"))  
(ke (rilke)) And (ke (wedding))  

and didn't find anything.
posted by jessamyn at 7:14 AM on November 1, 2006

Best answer: This is what libraries are for. Head to your local public library and ask for:

82 WAYS TO… TAKE BACK THE WEDDING. By: Martin, Brett; Maroukian, Francine; Raftery, Brian; Robischon, Noah; Seller, John; Rainey, Candice; Moritz, Robert; Gilbert, Elizabeth; Hylton, Wil S.. GQ: Gentlemen's Quarterly, Jun2004, Vol. 74 Issue 6, p150-169, 11p, 1 chart, 18c, 4bw; (AN 13319414)
posted by caddis at 8:18 AM on November 1, 2006

Response by poster: Heh. I didn't even think of a -public- library. I figured that if my university didn't have it, I was SOL. Thanks all!
posted by anotherpanacea at 8:46 AM on November 1, 2006

wow, amazing. I just went into the database that I have access to and they have most of the articles in that issue but not that one for some reason (copyright? dunnow...) You may want to make sure to tell the librarian that the article isn't available in the Thompson-Gale General Reference Center database, in case they try what I tried.
posted by jessamyn at 11:10 AM on November 1, 2006

I used Ebsco.
posted by caddis at 11:44 AM on November 1, 2006

Librarian rumble!
posted by footnote at 4:19 PM on November 1, 2006