The 41 Shots Heard 'Round The World... LIVE! From the local Brass Rail Bar, it's ATI. Activists Totally Ingratiated. AAAA TTTTTTTT IIIIIIII AAAAAA TTTTTTTT IIIIIIII AA AA TT II AAAAAAAA TT II AA AA TT II AA AA TT IIIIIIII AA AA TT IIIIIIII I'm prime anarchist and this is your weekly cybernote. Issue 229. Special 22:9 issue. [have you heard them yet?] > "If America forgets where she came from, if the people lose > sight of what brought them along, if she listens to the deniers > and mockers, then will begin the rot and dissolution." > -Carl Sandburg, American writer (1878-1967). Hey there, hi there, ho there. Prime tellin' ya: I can finally tell the difference between Hitme Spears and Handme Moore. It's like just getting to know two identical twins who go to your highschool. Only they don't sound quite as much like the members of NSync. I was checking out a bargain bin for some used computer software, just a 'cause you never know what you'll find, right? I spy with my little eye two programs right next to each other. One is Ashton Tate's dBaseIV still shrink-wrapped for sale, one dollar US takes it. The other is Paper Clip III for C64/128 for a buck. And in music notes, I saw Melanie's "Gather Me" for a buck, but I had to pass it up. Warped. Too much for the roll of masking tape trick even! I walked all the way home like a disgruntled little boy with his bottom lip sticking out. Oh well, you shoulda seen the one that got away, as they say. Discussing his book "Gods Go Begging," Alfredo Vea quoted Studs Terkel calling the US, the "United States of Amnesia." Now that's news. If anyone wants a good deal on Bruce Springsteen albums (we're talkin' vinyl here, although I'll bet the CD's aren't too far behind) go to your nearest Goodwill, St. Vinney's or Sally's! I mean it, man. I was shopping for other records and there's pile after pile of Boss stuff. Quite a shift from years past, you couldn't find a used Boss for 20$ american! Now they're three for a dollar? Hmmm. People are clearin' out their stash or what?? [pub note: read the news, you're watching a reactionary moment for sure. Be glad there's not the sudden 55-gallon drums full of napalm!] BOOT LEG -=- The new 20's look like foodstamps. It took me 'til now - June 11, 2000 - 11am to find out what bothered me all this millenium so far. We are remaking the world counterfeit. Anti-trust against Visa and Mastercard - I know, let's go after Coke and Pepsi next - and then while we're still high and strong from victory we'll hit GOP and DP. Have any movies of note found any clever ways to compare and contrast those metal detectors and headphones that walk around after a weekend summer festival with turkey-vultures or some other scavengers? If you don't read ATI how are you going to stay cool? Activist Times, the coolest source, is not in any way affiliated with Arm Strong -- unless you count recognizing their coolness. First thought upon noticing unrest in Fiji, Angola, Sierra Leone, Vieques, Miami, Chiapas, Indonesia... http://www.religioustolerance.org/curr_war.htm ?? It's a CIA year. Which middle-aged, pro-police-state white man are YOU going to vote for? JOURNAL NOTE - Wed 14 JUN - Noon fifteen, is any Salvation Army in the country this very moment NOT tuned into Paul Harvey? Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow. 7? Seven?!? Why was there even a 3? 5! 7?? Must be a part they didn't wanna turn six competitors down for, eh? Politically Less Correct: What does an Indian call a dozen "Anglos" coming closer? Hithering Whites. =prime said that, and don't you regret it= "I don't believe in love-it-or-leave-it; if you don't like it, change it." --Sonny Barger And How. Numbers run for somewhere between Friday and Saturday - 0006171424 and 0006182359 #'s http://www.s11.org http://www.w00w00.org http://drink.to/Damien http://www.tidepool.org http://www.hackphreak.org http://www.alfredovea.com http://www.zinecities.com http://www.jailhurwitz.com http://www.klov.com/G/Galaga.html http://grissle.com/framehome.html http://www.mcicet.com/board/board4 http://www.shockwav.demon.co.uk/bff http://www.indieavenue.com/prepfunk http://www.nv2.cc.va.us/home/selogan http://www.onmacon.com/ccoggins/boycott.htm http://www.etext.org/Zines/ASCII/ATI/trilogy http://www.commondreams.org/views/061600-105.htm http://www.soaw.org/Articles/testimony3Sep97.html http://www.angelfire.com/wi/kokopeli/carulli.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20000608/aponline073137_000.htm & WHAT COMES AFTER #'S??? To ATI: which music do you recommend ? Keyser http://users.greenbaynet.com/~orkin There ya go! __ __ _ / / /_/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / \ / \ / / |_/ to ati@etext.org You have the most scatterbrained columns each week I've ever read. But some parts are ticklish. Molly Ringworm - Hax0r Xtra0rd! (206) Hi Marco, I wanted to send out a note to people and organizations affiliated with the Direct Action Network to say that I thought A16 was great, and I hope to participate in anything else people are working on that might call for rabble-rousing music. At recent events in DC I played a couple songs on the stage at the permitted rally as well as a Saturday (A15) night concert at the Wilson Center with other great musicians and visual artists. Like some of the other artists there, I regularly perform at protests, conferences, and related events. On my website http://www.davidrovics.com I have links to other activist-oriented musicians from around North America, as well as more info on me including a bio, a couple of essays I wrote, press reviews, and songs to listen to. I think there are many qualities of the developing movement that represent a real advance from previous recent efforts. One is the broad, "multi-issue" perspective. Another is the grassroots, democratic method of organization. Another has been the emphasis on blending militant direct action with throwing a party. I think art, music and food are so important for maintaining and inspiring the growth of a movement whose participants feel like they're part of something that's alive. I hope that, in word and in deed, the movement continues to reflect this perspective. Feel free to contact me to talk about incorporating a cultural element into any event you may be organizing. Keep up the great work! Hope to see you on the road and in the streets. All the best, David Rovics http://www.folkweb.com/davidrovics http://www.mp3.com/davidrovics GATT # 22.9 GUITAR ANARCHY TECHIQUE TIP D G and A7 (of course) -2- -3- -0- -3- -3- -2- -2- -0- -0- -0- -0- -2- -0- -2- -0- -x- -3- -0- Last nite I had the strangest dream I'd ever dreamed before I dreamed they'd closed the SOA And put an end to war This morning I woke to a fantasy That happened before my eyes The pentagon had changed into A place making rhubarb pies. ch I wrote this song at 2:08 When I was weary and tired I hoped and prayed that one fine day No more will have to die -that way ch I opened up my eyes to see The tears fall on my guitar Twas then I knew my heart could see It wasn't gonna be very far ch I came here with a lesson plan But it's extra curriculum I'll teach it in them halls inside Simply put: war is just plain dumb [alt chorus] I opened up my eyes to see The dream I'd seen before They'd pulled the plaque sayin' SOA And put up one sayin' what-re-we-fighting-for ---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------3---3----------------- -2---2-----------2----2-------------------4---0-2----4---2 ----------4--0-------------4----0------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- last nite I had the strangest dream I'd ever dreamed before ------------------------------ -3---3------------------------ -----------4----0-2---4---2--- ---------------------------420 ------------------------------ ------------------------------ I dreamed they closed the SO-A [note:][The first "I" and the "est" in strangest slide down the way I sing it. But you don't have to do that if your voice won't do it. I'll notate it seperate for anyone who finds they can.] --------------- -2---2--------- ----------4\2\0- --------------- --------------- --------------- last nite I - had --=][=-- & More Poetry 4 U: _Stripes_ How come Romero and Gerardi Had the same stripes across their Faces upon death. Romero - stripes across the face, You can almost see the red In the b&w AP foto - Stripes across his face from a Bullet. Gerardi - stripes across the face, You can almost see the red Though I've never seen any foto. Stripes across his face from a Large piece of cement. Whose stripes are these really? If not just a man's? Why must we keep striping - Prophets. ----------------- ...book review... ----------------- I PURCHASE TWO HARDCOVERS A YEAR: "LUNA" Is My First This Millenium by Marco Capelli Because of my chosen lifestyle I can't afford very many hardcovers. So I have to devour the NY Times supplements and assorted other media to help me decide what couple of books to buy each year. Frugal me, I'm usually seen buying one in June, and one in November or so. Well, my first purchase of the year 2000 was Julia Hill's book. I can't stress how awesome this book is, and my words could never give it justice in snippet or review form, so I'm just going to clip two paragraphs for you here: and shut up. "Mickey Hart, formerly of the Grateful Dead, had hiked up the hill with his drum and his core gorup of drummers, and he initiated the main beat. Then everyone else mixed in with bodies and hands and instruments and voices. There must have been a couple of hundred people playing on drums and flutes and pots and pans and shakers and everything else imaginable. We celebrated the sustainable future for everyone that we were working toward, and we celebrated our love for life. It was really windy and quite cold that day, but looking down on this wondrous scene, I felt wrapped in a warm blanket of love and commitment. "To have Mickey Hart visit Luna, and to feel his energy and support, was a big deal for me because I've always been a Grateful Dead fan (though not a "DeadHead"). To say I was deeply honored by him and everyone else is an understatement!" From Julia Hill's book "The Legacy of Luna." http://www.circleoflifefoundation.org/luna.html http://www.enn.com/features/2000/02/02082000/julia_9369.asp A QUICK LITTLE REVIEW OF THE BAND 22:9 on my way back from seeing Dar Williams in Duluth, I saw posters for this band somewhere. Threw it in the back of my mind maybe I'd hear them someday. Now thanks to "cyber space," I got to hear them sooner than later, eh? http://www.mp3.com/stations/opmotherpeoplesmusic & In Other News: SONY ABSORBS WARNER-GANNETT [PAWN]- Portland, ME - The sun was just coming up over the harbor on a foggy Wednesday morning, when Alvin Neuhard looked out the 2nd of three picture windows in his office and saw a DVD player roll into town. He didn't think anything of it at first because it didn't look like much from afar. What he didn't know was just how massive this DVD player was going to be, never mind look like. "It just kept coming," said Neuhard, owner of Warner-Gannett, a small chain of news organs. He said it never stopped until it ate up almost every newspaper in the nation, every TV and radio station, every corn and soy field, every cow, goat, horse, llama "and a little lamb." -30- ---=][=--- POME POLITIC by marco Which Nancy did Reagan marry. Sinatra? Kissinger? Does it even matter? -=- CAMEL: Forgiveness Dances Through The Eye by marco I don't point at all Christians And I certainly can't blame Christ For the fact: Every murderer who's ever come to my attention Calls his or herself "christian." And I certainly can't pin it on Christ But the fact remains: Forgiveness Like spitting through an eye Sure is difficult as sin ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Send anything to: ati@etext.org Go ahead, you know you wanna... We'll update http://www.thepentagon.com/primeanarchist soon; promise! Get back issues of our Zine at: http://www.angelfire.com/wi/kokopeli/cygnus.html and remember the yiddish proverb: "a thousand sheep can eat a peach..." ! ! ^ We end this edition of ATI with a poem. Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation by Carol Snyder Halberstadt They say the water inside the Earth calls the rain down, and it answers. They say the clouds are people gathering. This is the science of seeing a way of knowing. Look around you. They say if you drain the Earth and starve the rivers the clouds will not answer, and this is drought. The water rises to feed the sky that washes it and returns anew, like children. Pay attention. -=[ ati@etext.org ]=-