Who doesn’t love a play on words? I did this one in a mini zine awhile back I called The King James Version. It was silly character descriptions with fake news casts and commercials and reviews of music that was basically: if you haven’t heard it by now, you really should. It was the early inception of what is this place now.

In other news: 

I am hardly one who is up for gettin down with the long hairs. Passive agressive behavior and “I love you” whispered through a haze of pot smoke does nothing for me…it’s a little too…well…yeah. I don’t approve. BUT! I do approve of stickin it to the man.

I come from a line of gypsies tramps and carnies and on my various travels about the internet I wandered upon a news link regarding the inappropriate treatment of the Rainbow Gathering attendees this year.

Basically when I read ANYTHING in the media about riots and the like I tend to lean towards the accounts of the people involved. The folks that were there have a better handle on what went down than anyone else. It’s thier accounts that add truth to a L O N G history of omission and re-writes. See: THE MEDIA.

Or your history book regarding the Hay Market riots, see: Wells Fargo a History of. 

And for the record I’ve been to PLENTY of protests to know just how the press likes to skew things in the less disruptive direction. I like disruption. It’s the spice of life. See: An upscale restaurant surrounded by smiling quiet talking couples when I run through screaming “GODZIRRA!” with lettuce on my head.

Regardless I personally don’t trust anyone with any kind of connection with the press. I thought this was supposed to be fair evenhanded unbiased NEWS. No. I remember when dubbya came for the kick off of the Republican National Convention and all the news heavyweights for my city there along with 500 angry protesters…come 5pm 6pm 9pm 10pm This was all the coverage that the protesters got: The President came to the xcel center today to talk about the RNC blah blah blah, there were a few hecklers but that didn’t spoil his good time. See: EATING HOT DOGS. Or whatever the hell he did.

Now don’t get me wrong. There is a good way and a bad way of changing the world and running all over the place yelling and holding signs does nothing. I was young, I was full of piss and vinegar…but now I’m all outta vinegar.

When I came across this it got my vinegar levels up. I don’t like it when cops point guns at children. I’ve had it happen to me and it was…to say the least…no fun.

I pressed on further to get different accounts and I found this and this and then this one too. I checked out the ACLU website though and it didn’t yeild any results. Some times I just hate the news.

Seriously.

Thats why I don’t watch it. If I do, it’s more for the entertainment value, not for any kind of information on current events. Sorry. They’re lucky I’ll tune in to watch the weather.

So before you all start thinking I’m some sort of crazy nuts-o job-o you’ll eventually see on the corner with some badly xerox’d maniphesto see: MY ART SHOW I just don’t like the news. Not for the fact that its boring but I always walk away with no actual knowledge of anything. Pointless. It’s just some sort of thickener added to a soup of inaccuracies and sensationalism. Gurgle.

More on this story as it develops now for BG’s ladies of the evening recipe glammoramma!!

-R-

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