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3rd and 4th grade yep. PACKS OF TODDLERS. Spit slobber pinchy fingers and dirty diapers. Pretty sure most of the world still works this way. Big sister takes care of entire housing project/ neighborhood, parents work/ party . If Nixon hadn't vetoed universal childcare the 70s wouldn't be the same

Directions ahead of time sounds so organzied! I think I mostly just got the address for the show and a phone number or two. Then we would try and call from a pay phone when we got to town and it wasn't long distance but a lot of times no one would answer. Remember liberated calling cards? lol

On my first few tours not only did we not have cell phones. No one had a credit card - debit cards didn't exist - I'm not sure if ATM cards did but it wouldn't matter we had no money. We never had more than gas money to get to the first show. I didn't even bring my ID on tour until I was 21.

Well I mean when dad was 17 he was married with his first kid so China probably seemed like no big deal? He also wrecked 5 cars before he turned 17. So yeah it all made sense.

Pretty sure I went to go see The Dicks the night before the SATs and thus did not get adequate if any sleep?

Mine were awful but it didn't matter at all. I also don't support the existence of elite universities. College should be free and accessible to anyone who wants to learn.

The first few B&W favs that popped into my head: Salt of the Earth, Battle of Algiers, Don’t Look Back, Vivre Sa Vie and the House is Black

A few of mine include The 40 Year Old Version, Frances Ha, A Little Stiff, Mala Noche, Stranger Than Paradise

Five fave black and white films (off the top of my head)

The Innocents
Night of the Iguana
Night of the Hunter
Holiday
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

I know this is all absurd but how can anyone believe he actually cares about anti-semitism?!

Back in ’64 George Harrison found a pic in which he scowled a V-sign with both hands – and had it printed life-size for his door and also as his year’s Christmas card. Plus it was a movie still and part of a Beatles album in France – and no one noticed the V-signs. Merry Xmas, George – and everyone!

I agree - but given that there are still laws I think definitions matter.

Yeah but since there is such a thing as an illegal protest - what makes it illegal? I think the legal definition matters as a way to subvert the looming threat of the decree and encourage resistance.

Is being against school policy what makes it illegal? I haven’t been closely following the Palestine solidarity student movement so I’m not sure exactly what has happened in the past year other than the continued leveraging of anti-Semitism” towards Pro-Palestine organizing. Is that a legal issue?

I know it’s dumb to try and be logical about these decrees but it seems to matter - for example if the institution DID permit a protest and that changed its legal status the decree would possibly have no real meaning? I’m uncertain.

What makes a campus protest an illegal protest? Is any protest that is unsanctioned or banned by the institution illegal? Like is it the same as “unpermitted” ?

cool you can email me if you still have my email and I'll send you the link

We are meeting 3/23 4pm pt virtually does that work
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Some missing context for I’m Still Here

I'm asking again - I am going to do this on Substack if I can't figure out a better place - please chime in - I know there are pros and cons !

Calling my Bumpidee Readers : where would you like to get your newsletter (if not substack) ? Also, if you were previously in book club get ahold of me that is a new secret chapter forming Xo Fred the Worm for the Librarrian

YouTube video by Mike's Archive The Go Team (live concert) - July 20th, 1989, Reko/Muse, Olympia, WA

I need to get ahold of Brad from Manta Men / The Go Team - he is playing here with me and Calvin on my 20th birthday at Reko Muse Gallery (opening for Melvins) 3 guitar attack ! youtu.be/h_Ddy2Dx6zs?...

Can anyone recommend a resource about media consolidation in the late 20th century?

What are people using for newsletters/ publishing?

1 play guitar every day 2 you can’t control other people 3 it’s ok to be alone, especially if you are a writer/musician/ artist 4 do your own work - it’s not selfish - creating culture is a social good - when counter hegemonic it’s one of the most radical things you can do to impact change 5 dance!

My mom and I seemed to know Marianne Faithful was dying yesterday. Anyone else experiencing the psychic collapse of timespace “I’ve been having bad dreams” cue The GoBetweens Palm Sunday (On Board the S.S. Within) “wool in the hold / a blaze in the sky / the water so black/ you could make a shroud”.

If Substack is also bad where should I put my content ? Gxxglx hosts the blogs Amxzxn hosts everything, all of it is using fossil fuel we are renting, how can we own our shit? Even print comes from a digital file - where do we store our data - how to we communicate - network in a security state ?

Yes Timberland has Kanopy I agree it's really good ! I can't remember what Hoopla is at the moment but I will refresh on that and get back to you