/\ \/ The Folk Process and c/o Sing Out welcome to po box 5253 ATI Bethlehem PA issue 107 18015-0253 Your Source for good newz since before 1989 To the Tune of "Were You There." Were you there when they diverted those funds. Were you there when they diverted those funds. Oh, sometimes it maketh me angry, so angry. Were you there when they diverted those funds. Were you there when they gave the contras arms. " " " " Oh, sometimes it maketh me angry, so angry. Were you there... Were you there when they gave Iraq those planes " " " " Oh, sometimes it maketh me angry, so damned angry. Were you there... Were you there when they sold all of those drugs, Were you there while they distribute those drugs, Oh, sometimes it makes me angry, so angry. Were you there... Were you there when they charged it to the poor. Were you there when they bilked it on the poor. Oh, oh, sometimes it makes me angry. So ANGRY; Were you there when they charged it to the poor. (repeat first verse) Hi, Prime Anarchist here. I don't have much to say today so I'll keep this short. I got up late, and then decided to put ATI in the composing room this morning instead of tonite. So you all get a slightly early treat. And MUCH BETTER THAN KIBBLES AND BITS. Speaking of which, did you know they came out with a gentle high-fiber version of Kibbles that's geared for older dogs and getting them the consistancy they need in their doggy lifestyle? Kibbles and Schi*t*z. Well, we'll get quickly on to the #'s run and then some interviews and stuff. There were no contributions to the ati@etext.org box so most of this issue will be my own fault. I haven't been near the marco99@juno.com box in a couple weeks so there might be a backup of submissions there if anyone's responding to old ATI's. (and I can't imagine how many letters are being deadlettered or bounced from the BRO box or the New Jersey Addresses. Any way of finding out, Ground Zero? OK here goes the #'s runs. Hope you all had good Holy Dayz. Happy New Years too. Hope you made good new years revolutions. Mine is to change things. #'s run for sunday, dec 27, 1997. 10:38 hours... http://www.angelfire.com/oh/jagsplace/hopi.html /ny/fasters/vent.html /wi/kokopeli/tek.html http://www.cyberstreet.com/users/rellik/diebarney.htm http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/1963 http://www.tao.ca/earth/tormedia http://www-esl.tamu.edu/~marc/faces2.html http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/5012 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/5661 http://www.vigilante.net/~puce/mestuff/sarah.html http://www.soback.kornet.nm.kr/~pixeline/heeyun http://vvv.com/~tommy/files/taps.yip http://www.passagen.se/je73/index2.html http://www.speakeasy.org/citizen http://www.disinfo.com http://donde.uji.es http://home.earthlink.net/~theloser/tv.html http://www.nolo.com http://www.sundaypaper.com/general/postcard http://griffin.multimedia.edu/vf.sindex.hem/~ktaylor/citizen/ word/schitz.html PAP #180 theory. Brookfield, CT 206x189 Denver, CO 145x189 Whitelake, WI 175x181 Rome, Italy 360x179 (waddya maka DAT, huh?? Huh???) EXERCISE AND REFLECTION: from the 1993 book "Holy Fools and Mad Hatters." How To Be Your Own Court Jester The next time you feel caught up in some problem which has you upset or worried, call in the clowns. Exaggerate the issue as much as you can: "Oh, God, this is the WORST thing that has EVER happened to me. It's worse than the San Francisco earthquake of '89!" Then you might pound your head in clown's jest, weep fake tears, throw yourself on the floor... then have a good laugh. Be both audience and clown. When you're done you may not only feel better, but the issue or problem may find its proper proportion in your life. And tha's the fax, ma'am. /\/\/\/\/\/\ \like or as,\ \ and i'm not OP ED. \talking \ ------ poetics. / Well, I am somewhat. I'm trying \/\/\/\/\/ to get the word "like" in the grunge context completely out of my vocabulary. And now that it's more popular than ever, it's ever so much harder to remove. Much less, keep out. "I was like..." "He said, like..." "She's like, as if, like, um, like..." Oh! Oh. Ho! NO!!! Pet peeve of mine. Bigtime. I'm like -- postal, ballistic, I mean like you know... Like oh my god. No way. I mean it's like... I wonder how much an American (or any for that matter) running shoe would REALLY be if companies weren't allowed to find $6 a day labor somewhere outside their own country? Let's see. When a brand new pair of Nikes comes out they're about $109.99 and they're handmade in the US of A. Then about 6 months later they're made in Korea by hand and in the US on a machine and they're about 89.99. $70 and $40 seems to be the magic #'s at ALL the shops by the time you can walk into a store and start asking for help finding that model, but an American made pair. I swear, ask a clerk to help you find it, you might be able to find them this discovery for their own self-revolution at the same exact moment! The shoes are all mixed in by now. Korean handmades, Thai machines, "Made by real live Tianamin College students," "Handmade in the USA" "made by scabs," all of them. Same "who cares-price" for each of them. USA, Korea, China, Guatemala, no one seems to care by then-- same "low" price! Of course when they get to Goodwill that $109 pair sits right next to a $39.99 pair for $5. Ask if you can have them both for $6 see where THAT gets ya. So I'd say "middle class" America is unwittingly working with slaves hand-in-hand to bring us these so-self-subsidized sneakers. (AND NIKE'S NOT THE ONLY ONES BY THE WAY - ASK ME WHEN THE LAST PAIR OF SANFRANCISCO LEVIS i EVER BOUGHT WAS??? They're just scapegoat of the year, I'd say.) Yeah, we're keeping Nikes from being $300 a pair, on Kate Moss' feet, 209.49 on ours and staying out of Goodwill's bins for about 3 extra weeks. So how much is a pair of sneakers really if we remove slave labor from the picture? Who the heck knows. Do the math however you want. I figure it's about 80:30 and/or 240:90 but this economy's just so darn complexified now I've got half a mind to stop doing math altogether and just plain call it FALSE. (did he say "false?" Anarchist said "false economy?" Prime Anarchist said a "false..." I would never... well... This rhetorical Math-quiz brought to you by Levi Strauss. Makers and Breakers of Guatemala since the Great S.F.E.Q. of '89. riddle: how much would a can of greenbeans from Greenbay be if illegals weren't ALLOWED to work at DeanFoods, DressBeef, Vlassic and assorted others we would be shot onsight for mentioning? ans: five dollars and thirty-five cents!!! We end with the gen-x 12 days of xmas. send all subs to listserv@brazerko.com put: SUBSCRIBE ATI as the entire message. get back issues at: http://www.angelfire.com/wi/kokopeli/cygnus.html send anything you want to contribute: ANYTHING AT ALL -- lennon/mccartney to: ati@etext.org hatemail? just hit autoreply. (works for everything in case u didn't know...) If you've sighted Elvis please keep it to yourself. On the 12th day of (gen-x) xmas my x-wife gave to me: 12 loofah sponges 11 former friends 10 pages of taxes (the longform) 9 divorce decrees in the local papers 8 kids who flirt with me. 7 lawyers laughing 6 lesbian vampire chicks cheering 5 tons of ANGST 4 calling cards 3 visas 2 bill collectors and a par-boiled rice box half-full. And if you've nothing better to do, go to: http://www.angelfire.com/ny/fasters/vent.html #30