?Waddya know? !Not much, you? _____ _ _ ( _ ) ( )_ _ _ ( )_ | (_) | ___ | ,_)(_) _ _ (_) ___ | ,_) | _ | /'___)| | | |( ) ( )| |/',__)| | | | | |( (___ | |_ | || \_/ || |\__, \| |_ (_) (_)`\____)`\__)(_)`\___/'(_)(____/`\__) _____ (_ _)_ | | (_) ___ ___ __ ___ | | | |/' _ ` _ `\ /'__`\/',__) | | | || ( ) ( ) |( ___/\__, \ (_) (_)(_) (_) (_)`\____)(____/ Greeeeeeeeeeetings, and welllllllcome to ATI. Issue 209. The "special one." [yeah, aren't they all???] I'm Anarchist Prime and I'll be your 23'rd host through this journey we call a 'zine. And why? Because we've been surfing the info super highway since: 0 1983 9 Gilligan's first joint 8 David Letterman's 9am pilot on NBC 7 Mad Magazine's fold-up covers made sense 6 modems were 3/12 5 8Bits! 4 George Bush's last blow 3 SNL didn't suck. 2 it was a dirt road and the # 1 answer is: 1 Al Gore owned his first roach-clip-feather-earring. I'll end my column with a poem, but first this: It took him 50 albums to do it, but Carlos Nakai finally got nominations for grammies. You know, the awards given out like porridge to Muzak Slaves by National Ass. of Recording mob-Agencies. You know, the ones that float back and forth between NY and LA depending on who's cheaper that year, Hit Factory or Record Plant. Yeah, that one. When your creative output is assayed like so many chunks of granite that might have more than 26% gold-ore and assorted other ferrous oxide-type stuff, it can get pretty spiritually draining, I know. A BIG HUGE CONGRATULATORY PRAISE-BOMBING GOES OUT TO THE MEGA-PROLIFIC CARLOS NAKAI for sticking in there all this time and not letting the thuggery, buggery and drudgery get him down! Proving once again: APARTHEID AMERIKAN STYLE: It's Not Just For Black Folk Anymore. Last week I watched Tibetan Monks and Lamas creating a Mandala. OK the Lama read The Complete Works of Shakespeare paperback he bought in Borders, while the Monks made most of the Mandala. I stood there for forty minutes or so in full awe. I felt a flashback of my mom's father cutting wood in Connecticut half way up a black rock mountain where he'd built two homes, and me and my sister would haul the wood for 2 cents a log over to the house where it was piled for the fireplaces. We were those monks and the sand was those logs. My grampa was that Lama and his axe was that Shakespeare book. Totally sublime. I can't "paint" it here at a keyboard, and fotos wouldn't cut it either. However, I can say with all-knowing grin, you had to be there. It's surely one of those half-way-up-a-mountain moments. Just as soon as it was deemed "there," at it's most beautiful, beyond words... they carried it a mile or so to a river that feeds a lake that feeds a fjord that feeds the Atlantic Ocean. I wasn't there to pray with them or be there, I had to go home to my consumergasmic harried hurry. But I could almost feel the Pentagon getting its needed dose of help and health! The CIA building, and the IRS building. The FBI and the two competing Masonic Temple headquarters buildings in all their cut-stone splendor, sharing the same cityblock, the Reagan Building and the George Bush/Richard Nixxon Library. So, if you heard Baltimore or Alexandria shaking, now you know why. I'd heard that a Lama walked across the Himalayas to his freedom the other day. Near the Mandala I just learned he was one of the four highest Lamas under the Dalai Lama. He didn't walk alone, but he basically got up one morning took only what he might need and walked 24 miles a day or so through the Himalayas until he was beyond the sight China's tibettan-keeper-inner-there-guarders. Then he found a town where he could ask to be brought to India where his boss is hanging out. Now THERE'S A HARRY WOO STORY YOU'RE N O T GOING TO BE ABLE TO TURN INTO MARKET SHARES! This Lama was the leader of the second oldest line (total of four I'm told) of "orders" (for lack of a better anglo word.) Good walk, good life. Good work! R U There? SANTA MONADA a pome 4 U Have you ever eaten an orange? No I mean Have you ever EATEN an orange? Did it have seed(s)? Seed. Do you remember seeds? Have you ever eaten an ORANGE? Was it difficult to peel - Without leaking out the nectar! Juicy dripping-wet OJ; On your chest or your lap? Have you? Did your body drink up - The nutritious nectar like radiator fluid; Pouring in with your motor running? Have you ever in your life... have you? Have you ever eaten an ORANGE!?! 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You dig HST...that's why I contacted you... appreciate intelligent writing, and I know you'll appreciate these intelligent songs... http://www.kinkajourecords.com Since... Kacey Jones [prm cmmnt: & wht mks U thnk jst bcs i pblsh rglrly n alt.hst.fan.club tht i wld aprct knky frdmn??? thnx tho...] Cindy, Here ya go! Be careful...believe me..I know.. I've downed our computers many times..and my family just kinda sighs and look at me...Yeah, yeah..I know, I know..I messed up again...But I always get them back up!!! later, Roy Kirk [uh, roy. please accept your humble apology. there is NO ONE named Cindy here. Your style was brand new about a year ago. Nice try though.] Hey Marco, I think that you are on the right track, I got a letter from "Hotmail" that says that I can't have a subscription, so fvck em' I'll transfer to somebody else. love Stv. (414) to ati@etext.org (Sort of) [if you count us and thousands cc'd] In Britain, the audience continued to build through the season (we are available in every British home) although the scheduling of the final six episodes was a bit erratic -- (we still don't understand how you're supposed to remember that a show is on at "10:13pm," but that's what makes us Americans!). Also, welcome to our new viewers in Australia who watch the show on their SBS network. Michael Moore (718) Hey Marco, I finally got hold of your zine from M.B. and it's great! I knew you did one but I never saw it! As I come across true words of wit,I'll send them your way. I also saw your personal page a week or so back, very interesting. You would sound to be a most interesting fellow.I would enjoy hearing your classical guitar work. If you would like my latest C.D. leave me an address to send you one. Take care and keep up the good work! K.M. CoverUp Is on IFC. Was REX 84 the Fema Plan you were looking for? And Louis Giefrieda? .anon. [ed note: y] Heard about the Pine Ridge situation. Called some friends in South Dakota to get a scoop on it. Messy stuff. .anon. _______ send any LETTUCE you got to: ati@etext.org or donate to your nearest homeless shelter_______ THE AMAZING RANDI ON CARL SAGAN'S POT SMOKING: Snippets Reprinted from Jan00 Skeptic Magazine. Carl Sagan was one of my heroes, bigtime... And now I have learned that Carl Sagan regularly used marijuana... People should be totally free to decide what to do with their lives, providing that their actions don't interfere with others... I'll never use pot... It might, as Carl seemed to think, enlarge my ability to think and give me great ideas... It was Carl's choice, and I have to respect that... I have no right to saddle other persons with my mores. [ed note: Randi has been engaged in debunking Cults, Hoaxes, Ripoffs, and general bad mood, since I was 'nehi' to a YoYo Champ. To know he's any kind of ally in the upcoming decloaking of the Gov'ts' illusionary "War On Drugs" (can you say smoke & mirrors?) gives me great pleasure, a tingly feeling up my spine and renewed hope hu-personkind' future.] CONCEPT: CHEERLEADING AS WOMENS ARMY CORPS: The New Eight Count? SUGGESTION BOX: If you're only using a 56K modem when surfing grafik laden sites ________ or ____, if things are looking pretty hung up with the hourglass while you twiddle your thumbs, feel free to TRY YOUR /STOP/ button. (top right in NETSCRAPE, and top left in EX-PLURAL. Someone remind me where it is in Opera, eh?) ..submitted.by.me..next.week.someone.else,ok?.. RATRACE: The Grad, the Dad and the Lives They Each Had. An oldie but a goodie. My title. Origin? No idea. Here. 23 The American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how long they took to catch. The man replied it had taken only a little while. He then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch more fish. The man said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. He then asked the man, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" The fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos. A full and busy life I have." The American scoffed, "I'm from Harvard and can help you. You should spend more time fishing and earn enough to buy a bigger boat. From the bigger boat's earnings you could buy more boats; eventually having a whole fleet. Instead of selling your catch to middlemen you can sell directly to processors, eventually opening your own cannery. You can control the product, processing and distribution. Of course you'd need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you'll run your expanding enterprise." The father asked, "But, how long will this all take?" To which the grad replied, "15-20 years." "But what then?" The grad laughed, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company publicly becoming rich, you would make millions." "Millions.. Then what?" The grad said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you'd sip wine and play guitar with your amigos." To All: Lucky Boys Confusion will be playing the metro on 2.22.00 w/ apocalypse hoboken and nash kato -->check out http://www.luckyboys.com for more details. as i write this, dumb pop song has been on q101 for two days; both times it's been in the top nine at nine. and it's certainly not because me and adam and ryan and jason and kaustubh are calling the radio station fifty times a day. no, it's because we have one of the coolest bunch of people helping us out. you folks rock. i know i said this a couple months ago when we tried to get the q to play fred astaire, but i'm saying it again. This is your chance to show corporate radio and corporate rock that YOU HAVE A VOICE. call them up and say "i want my lucky boys". the number is 591-8300, so let's spread out the calls and see if we can keep dumb pop song in the top 9 for as long as possible! and remember, still, that there's every possibility this could all blow over and nothing could happen. we'll still be making music; hopefully you'll still listen to it. we started off writing songs for you guys; we're going to continue writing for you. nothing will change that. ATI was not brought to you by MISS VICKIE'S Sea Salt & Malt Vinegar. Sel Marin et Vinaigre de Malt. From our Farm to You. De notre ferme a vous. Potato Chips Croustilles Hand Made Style Fai a la Main Flavored Arome We've crafted this recipe to Nous avons mis au point cette bring you the unique taste recette de croustilles au sel of our Sea Salt and Malt marin et vinaigre de malt dont Vinegar flavored potato la saveur unique reflete le gout chips. It's the flavor of a d'une epoque plus tranquille. less hurried time. We make Nous les tranchons avec soin these chips by carefully avant de les cuire dans des slicing and cooking them in marmites, en petites quantites, kettles in small batches to pour leur donner le gout bring you the honest simple veritable et frais des and fresh taste of long ago produits d'autrefois. January 26, 2000 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More information: http://rtmark.com/etoypress.html thnx # 30 # You think a gallon of gasoline is expensive? This was submitted by a guy named Sam. He says some prices are way off so it must be another golden moldy. But it sure packs meaning, huh? .Diet Snapple 16oz - $1.29 - $10.32 per gallon .Lipton Ice Tea 16oz - $1.19 - $9.52 per gallon .Gatorade 20oz - $1.59 - $10.17 per gallon .Ocean Spray 16oz - $1.25 = $10.00 per gallon .Pint of milk 16oz - $1.59 = $12.72 per gallon .STP Brake Fluid 12oz - $3.15 = $33.60 per gallon .Vick's Nyquil 6oz - $8.35 - $178.13 per gallon .Pepto Bismol 4oz - $3.85 = $123.20 per gallon .Whiteout 7oz - $1.39 - $25.42 per gallon .Scope 1.5oz - $0.99 = $84.48 per gallon And the REAL KICKER: Evian water 9oz - $1.49 = $21.19 per gallon 21 BUCKS 4 WATER!! And now A POEM. Sort of anonymous. It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here And I'm most obliged to you for making it clear That I'm not here And I never knew the moon could be so blue And I never knew the moon could be so blue And I'm grateful you took away my old shoes And brought me here instead dressed in red And I'm wondering who could be writng this song.... WHOA, NELLIE!!! NEW YORK (AP) -- An Empire State Building elevator plunged 40 stories when a cable snapped, but the two inside were saved by an emergency braking system. "I was scared, terrified," Shamika Peterson, 20, said Tuesday. "I thought I was going to die." She and Joe Masoraca, who work in different offices on the 44th floor, boarded the elevator Monday afternoon and pressed a button for the lobby. "We were on our way down when all of a sudden the elevator dropped, like a bungee jump," Peterson said at a news conference. The elevator dropped about 400 feet before a safety system stopped it at the fourth floor. Maintenance workers used another elevator to guide Peterson and Masoraca to safety. Peterson was treated at a hospital for neck and shoulder pain and released. Masoraca refused medical treatment. The elevator plunge was caused by a sheared compensating cable, the wire that adjusts the weight of the car, building spokesman Howard Rubenstein said. The elevator passed inspection May 19, he said. [note: emergency braking sys. woe! thank god for backups] [!--this is a sourcecode poem for raevyn i could sing song lyrics to you and string song lyrics for you and strum song sounds and rythyms for your love draws things from me and draws me to you and You love draw me into you with a passion that speaks to me of futures and that cries to me of our tear-ridden pasts and i don't have to Say to you i can be and feel and look and you know everything i am 6.01pm oct22 http://www.blairbitchproject.com --] MORE GREEN JELLO 24Jan00 \Alternative Tentacles\ For Immediate Release Much to his surprise, Jello Biafra was nominated for the Green Party candidate in New York. Biafra, former lead singer/songwriter of the Dead Kennedys, accomplished spoken word performer, and renowned social commentator, will be an official candidate in the March 7 election. Also on the ballot are consumer advocate Ralph Nader, Stephen Gaskin, founder of The Farm - a commune in Tennessee, and Joel Kovel, a doctor, peace activist, and college professor. Biafra, a registered Green Party member in California for several years, has chosen award-winning journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, as his vice-presidential running mate. This decision will focus attention on Abu-Jamal's status as a United States political prisoner. Biafra does not plan to actively campaign. For further info about the Green Party (including volunteer positions) contact Craig Seeman at cseeman@earthlink.net. Direct press inquiries related to Biafra or AT Records to Michelle at michelle@alternativetentacles.com. Biafra's Platform for 2000 Green Party... [SNIP] [prime note: go find his platform yourself. ATI's not the place to put platforms, people. Please.] I WOULDN'T FRET, TRY A SLIDE. The following violinists have been officially hated and/or followed by agents of the US Government: Eugene "Farrakhan" Wolcott Judith Bari Pablo Casals We end with a poem by R.T. you slum your way through old downtown what once was hip, now is down find some time to rock around in bullet proof ballroom gowns what kind of world are we living in ... shuffle like cards priorities rearranging the truth with ease sinking down to the bottom line internalize the demented mind scruples are commodities whenever they exist at all so keep draining the earth consume, pollute, so the economy doesn't stall what kind of world ... voting for starched good looks whose lightest deeds embarass crooks and celebrate the misery of life in our dependencies you villify the terrorists which you can't see, but know exist so kill the poor if you don't find what lives inside of your mind what kind ... =--= This has been the special issue of Activist Times, Inc. SEND NO MONEY PLEASE! IT ONLY OBLIGATES US... 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