"They've destroyed rock 'n' roll. Those cats doing that can't play. It's just electronic push-of-the- button-music. Not Bo Diddley. If the lights go out and the juice goes down, I can strap on an acoustic guitar and just kill 'em." --Bo Diddley, on current music trends. "I want 10,000 words, Thompson! You hear me??" , _ || ' < \, =||= \\ /-|| || || 2000 July 7! (( || || || Didja think? \/\\ \\, \\ issue232 This issue of ATI is dedicated to Oak Toebark. COLUMN IN THE FORM OF A POME By The Prime Anarchist We clash you and me. First I thought because you are so different, you see. But then after all the dust cleared And the shrapnel was swept up into neat little tins And all our respective allies' bodies were policed up by loved ones - Dogs and crows and old men with metal detectors and headphones Closing the circle in little by little hoping to find a scrap or two, And the grandmothers all weep over tea, saying I Told You So: See? Nothing Was Accomplished Again; Who's Gonna Feed The Kids. For the 432nd time, It was then I realized: The reason you and me, We used up every bullet we had Not because we're so different, you see. Because we're mirror images, aren't we? Like Isaac and Ishmael maybe, But who needs analogies when we're each other? We do kinda look alike, huh? Besides all the acting, and talking And walking like each other. But enemy, my friend. Can I ask you one question? What kind of Creator lets us miss each other that many times? 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These are the same great software titles you will find retailed for up to $99.99! Click Here! [no thanks] If you would like to be removed from this... [{snip} silly instructions that keep you "off the hook"] Marco You've got very nice shoulders Cindy LETTER OF ASSURANCE TO PARENTS OF A TEMPORARILY MISSING FAMILY MEMBER. Please try not to worry. There are no telephones at the gathering. It is probably a half day's journey to the nearest payphone. Cell phones don't work at the site. Hopefully someone will take a message to the gathering and post it at INFO. But please realize that just because a message even makes it to the message board, doesn't mean anyone will see it. Please try not to worry. If he's at the gathering and you haven't heard from him that means he's doing ok. If something bad was wrong he would have ended up in police/hospital areas and been able to call you. In other words, no news is good news. The bulk of the people will be leaving the gathering in the next few days. You should hear from him soon. Please realize that the gathering is a totally decentralized disorganized peaceful and calm event. So it's very hard to contact people while they are at the gathering. If you happened to know what camp he was planning on staying with, it would fascilitate getting a message to him. The gathering is spread out over a few square miles so it's hard to find folks unless you know where they might be. Here's a great big hug to hold you over until you hear from Jeremy. Love, Karin OPEN LETTER TO THE HARTFORD COURANT: Wow, thank you very much for making my heart smile this Thursday morning. I went to my news on the internet and learned that you've formally apologized for your corporate sponsorship of slavery all those years, which you so aptly termed the buying and selling of human beings. I find your penitential reflection almost as profound a moment as when the song "Amazing Grace" was penned. Now if you would help me any way you can, I believe our nation is still living under some form of apartheid. Let's at it. marco --------------------------------- AND NOW A WORD OR THREE FROM POET BRETT AXEL: RE: B & Not So Noble --------------------------------- http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/departments/06_29_00/upfront_%20censorship.html "In Germany first they came for the communists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me --- and by that time no one was left to speak up." -- Pastor Martin Niemoller (victim of Nazis) I'd rather not speak up. My livelihood depends on stores like Barnes & Noble selling my books. Hell, I'm still waiting for checks from Barnes & Nobles in San Antonio, Austin, and Waterbury Conn. I also know that things like this have been happening in isolated spots around the country. As long as they are isolated incidents, when the new puritanism silences you, there will be no one left to speak up. If it matters to you, gather a few poets and make your statement, pass word & Feel free to let your local media in on this National statement. Check out more about Taalam at http://www.nrgod.com Visit me at http://www.orn.net/~axels/welcome.htm Brett Axel to ati@etext.org Your zine sucks. --anon to ati@etext.org I've enjoyed your zine for years now, Marco. Thanks for including me. Susan =+= DESTROY ALL PAPERGEEKS: A Short Story With Only One Developed Character by Marco Attorneys are ALWAYS asking for funds toward phone calls. Many of them claim they pay about seven dollars a minute to talk on the phone. They say they pay 3 dollars a gallon for gas and they must pay 75 cents per photocopy, more if it's color and more for both sides, and Judas forbid it be an odd size! No wonder after agreeing to give them 33% when you sue someone who hurt you s/he goes after 10,000 and your "two-thirds" after paying extras turns out to be about 4,000!!! I joined a class action against a nasty bill collector where I was assured they were going to get me $2,000 besides erasing my old debt. "Only contact us if you don't want to join." Of course I got the letter after the suit began so I just kept on keeping on. He got me the 2000 alright - we all won fair and square. After expenses I still stood to gain quite a bit he assured me in a form letter with more cc's than I've even seen in spam! I was very excited about the check when it came in. I'll never forget the day. It came to my mom's house so I had to go eat her famous tunafish sandwiches with the perfect little squared off cubes of celery in 'em and the Hellmans mayo she swore by. Her mom insisted on miracle whip, mom was a hellmans girl. Probably television's fault, but I digress. You got mail, my mom told me. "I think it's good news. It looks like a check." You know those windows with your name on it? OK I'll cut to the chase. The suspense is killing you. Nineteen bucks and chumpchange. I think 35 cents or something. I was pissed. Say it ain't so, Joe. Disillusionment is well... pretty durned disillusioning. My first and last lawsuit I've ever agreed to so far in life. Not for lack of opportunities, just that, well, to quote Odetta, "and before I'll be a slave, I'll be buried in my grave, go home to my maker and be free." ONE LITTLE APPLESEED by Marco Capelli I found a good reason for a capo instead of transposing today. You learn a song exactly as it's played but it's a key that doesn't suit your voice. My example is "I Was Only Joking" by Rod Stewart. Not too low for me to sing, per se. Too low for me to sing powerfully. I sing it every day because the lyrics mean so much to me. I've never noticed anyone singing along to this one. Today I was singing it capo'ed up two frets and a teacher about my age with three children around age 9 recognzed it. So did one of her girls. She tried to sing along, but of course now I'm in a key that's completely odd for her. Noticing this and wishing to respond, I told her I'll sing it again in the key it's supposed to be as long as she's willing to lead, because my voice isn't very powerful through most of those notes. She was happy to. Now, I'll end saying this. Heavily inspired by Pete Seeger, I walk the following path: ] My only purpose for singing is for the off chance ] every once in a while I can get a whole bunch of ] people around me to all sing ] T O G E T H E R ] Frankly, if I wanted to sing for you to simply sit there ] and hear me, I would have run for preacher or president. "Grandfather advised me: Learn a trade I learned To sit at a desk and condense No layoff from this condensery" --Lorine Niedecker "There's something fantastic and moving in the simple fact that every November we all stop in an elementary school or firehouse and overthrow the government." --Aaron Sorkin having maybe a little too much faith? Quoted in a recent George magazine. FINE PRINT This e-zine is the result of the most modern typing techniques in the zinemaking industry. In HITECH - the 15 degree cutter slant angle is utilized, the latest development in the art of invective, allegory and wit. The non-linear setup greatly reduces distortion and gives the utmost reproduction of the original thought through its dynamic depth control and reliable stylistic wording. To protect your zine, print it out immediately and get as far away from your computer as you can. In LOTECH - the master typings are transferred directly through the finest Amp-X (active music and poetry non-windows-based) 300 series typing machine to a specially designed VDT which drives the BBC crazy because of all the state secrets it can figure out on its own. Because of the simplicity of our new typing techniques, quality satire, cynicism and assorted other humour is assured. HI or LO TECH, your e-zine will give you the truest possible reproduction of original thought. Have you seen the movie "HEAD?" Produced by Jack Nicholson; choreographed by Toni Basil. Starring the Monkees. Annette Funicelo, Sonny Liston and Frank Zappa all have cameos, among many others. I just saw a rerun thanks to VH-1. I think it got lost on people who were not there "in the now," back then. You want my opinion it was either a profoundly major movie, or a majorly profound one. Take your pick. PAPER - Prime Anarchist Patent Expediencey Requests. #1 A re-writable LP record printing press. #10 Effect pedal to make whatever amp you're using sound just like a Fender Twin Reverb. #11 A switch to flip when an artist is missing her lip sync that flashes "pay no attention to what you see, Britney is NOT lip syncing," across the screen. POLICEMAN'S LOG - CARDATE 9919092109 (PAWN) - Anytown, USA - Police are on the lookout for a poetical prankster they say is travelling town to town committing close calls with his alliteration, rhyme scheme and armed manic attempted murders. "Nobody dies," said Natalia Derosers," but we all get such close calls it's so stressful." She said he picks a new city every Saturday, but in a very haphazard way he seeks someone to simulate a slow motion meditated murder with. Take Deroser's husband for instance. "He threatened his life with a knife, pressed it against his chest, and then made it look as if he'd stabbed him in the abdomen," said she. She went on to say he left the knife on the ground and walked off without a sound, stepping it up to a run in his Tevas and Levi 501's. Police are still searching and have this to say, "If he comes to your city, he should be considered armed, shirtless, and extremely witty." OPINION - Al Gore will be appearing around Wisconsin this week with Bill Bradley sharing the stage. Has he been doing this already, or is this news? [this just in, I found out it IS news. It will be their first appearance together.] I know a lot of political things start here in WISC Land. Well, besides cheese! I'm talking LaFollette, McCarthy, schools that actually teach, Abe Lincoln stabbing his first Indian, things like that. Are there precedents for an "incumbered" travelling with one and picking another? Or would this be some kind of indication? NEWS SHORTS & HEADLINES - Beck turns 30 Dalai Lama turns 65 Ringo Starr turns into Lama Al Gore Bushes Man to Death Camp David Name Change: Goliath George Bush Gores Someone To Tears Gore, Bush Kin Defend Endangered Deer NYC Struggles With Millions of Democrats Chicago Buckles To Truth In Advertising; Renames Local Baseball Team Off-White Sox Greenpeace Ship Eaten By Medium Sized Whale Bill Clinton To Columbian Cartel: Hoot, Mon GOP Convention To Draw Confederate Flag Supporters Christina Aguilera changes her name to Harry Potter Don Kirshner admits he was Neil Sedaka in drag all along Joan Osbourne turns two tables and a micro-radio station Archaeologists Find Brown Pelicans at Sex Suit Protest in Miss Pope Says He'll Allow Two Men To Marry Selves Before Each Other -30- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Whew! That was an issue. To your liking? Watch for ATI 233 s00n! Be k00l! ATI, a freedom paper. ATI, a way of life. 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