Slim Goodbuzz

Slim Goodbuzz (b. 1970) is an American writer known primarily for his reviews of drinking establishments in newspapers and magazines. He is also the author of a collection of dirty limericks.
His penname is a reference to Slim Goodbody, a television character who promotes physical fitness. Goodbuzz's real name has not been disclosed in his articles or by his publishers.
The bulk of his material is regional, focusing primarily on northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, but his bar reviews have covered territories as far away as Toronto, Canada and the Dominican Republic.
He began his newspaper career in 1999, calling himself the “commander-in-chief of the Twin Ports booze scene” and writing drink-by-drink accounts of the happenings at local dive bars for the infamous Ripsaw, an alternative publication in Duluth, Minnesota.
His column, originally titled “Barfly on the Wall,” always begins with the headline “Gettin’ Ripped at ___,” with the name of the bar he’s writing about filling in the blank. Ironically, the original title was dropped when the Ripsaw folded, but the headline inspired by the Ripsaw name continued on. The column is now known as “Gettin’ Ripped,” and is featured in the Duluth weekly Transistor and archived on a Web site called The Drunken Compendium.

In 2003, Whoppin Unlimited published the first Slim Goodbuzz book, a collection of dirty limericks called Perverse Verse. This sparked a brief flurry of public appearances by the normally reclusive author, who traveled to various beer festivals to promote the book.
Goodbuzz began to cultivate a global audience in 2004, when he became a regular in Ruminator magazine, alongside Harvey Pekar and Chris Monroe. The stint was shortlived, however. The magazine ceased publishing in early 2005.

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