After about 5 minutes of reading through Fort Drastic, I was finally able to figure out what it was all about. I think my age is starting to show due to my lack of insight into current youth culture. This became evident to me as I tried to figure out what was going on here. However, once I had it squared away, I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Fort Drastic is a group weblog that is run by a half-dozen or so guys. These guys contribute to the site in various ways: from weblog entries to music reviews to writings and seethings. My interest was piqued among most areas of the site, though I must say the weblog page itself wasn’t overly stimulating. Short entries that didn’t really make sense to me (perhaps my age showing again) were sprinkled lightly with links to off-site and local content.
I had the most fun reading through other sections of the site, such as the Mountainspace and Review areas. Digging through the archives surfaced more good stuff to read. I also liked the Grits area, which was a page full of off-site links you usually don’t see on other weblogs. Having been in a band that opened for GG Allin back in 1990, I was particularily amused at the link to his site. (My age comes through again).
Each contributor to the site had a short bio, all of which were humorous, to say the least. I especially liked that of Buss Russ, who offered insights into sneaking drugs out of El Salvador in boxes marked “Tube Socks”.
The overall design of the site was decent, though a little confusing at times. I kept trying to click on little icons and things that looked like buttons, to no avail. However, the navigation was simple and nothing crashed my browser or annoyed me into leaving; a definite problem among similar sites I have reviewed
For a good display of what a group weblog can do when several people put their minds to it, go check out Fort Drastic. By all means an entertaining site.
Fort Drastic