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eb mmmmmmamam wm contact us at ao. bom iost, Athens, ga sosos.or MAiL9siAeooiA.com am MS I f EimS letters may be bostssb sob style, clarity and soace considerations <> ■ Eric of the no last name has now indi cated very clearly on two separate occa sions that he does not have a clue. In his rebuttal letter In the May 10 issue of Flagpole he tries to take the moral high ground by saying that women in rock arid roll bands that get "all dolled up" are selling out to the recording industry. It seems to me that rock and roll stars of both sexes, i.e. Chuck Berry, Joan Baez, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, the Beatles, Grace Slick, Jimi Hendrix, Jams Joplin, the Stones, Patti Smith, Curt Cobain, Bonnie Raitt, etc. have dressed according to the prevailing fashion of their time. If Eric had bothered to look around him at the people enjoying Little Red Rocket’s performance, he would have noticed that many members of the audience wore clothes that were not significantly different than those worn by both the male and female members of LRR. Since it is clear that Eric does not have a clue, I will give him a hint. The reason that people go to performances and buy records, tapes and CD’s by the artists listed above (including LRR) Is not in the clothes or In the look: IT T S IN THE SOUND. Lawrence P. McKean Athens personal attack I just wanted to comment about the review [Record Reviews, May 17] of Of Montreal’s Horse and Elephant Eatery (No Elephants Allowed). 1 think it is a great album, and it sure puts me in a good mood whenever I'm feel in’ down. I think your review was quite harsh and pointed directly at the great Kevin Barnes. I know everyone Is entitled to their own opinion, but maybe next time you write a review, you should think about the person's feel ings. Did you ever think that writing things like that may hurt the band?? Huh? Didn’t think so. Long time fan of the band Email AWARDS SHOW SUM You know I think Flagpole Magazine Is a very good thing In this world. I love f7agpo/e. But whoever thought of having an awards show for the music scene really needs help. This person needs much atten tion. It’s so self masturbating, Indulgent, such a popularity contest, self gratifying. I can't hit the right word, but 1 know it's out there. Leave awards shows to those who profit from them. Like—1 mean I thought the Academy or Emmies were silly. It’s like a beauty pageant—It’s such a waste of nat ural resources. I think going to see a band is enough appreciation. Oh, I don’t know what audience you’re catering to. Maybe with a good attitude I’ll go see them one day, and you never know: I’m not a musi cian, but f may one day be presented with an award. Ah hell. Thanks, but snap out of it! Oh, it’s Just very silly and a popularity contest, so have a field day. explody Email PONT ANSWER Each week, the first thing I read in your paper is “This Modern World." Sure, prox imity to the cover does account for much of my expediency; but I really do enjoy it. in much the same way that I enjoy Jello Biafra. While I only agree with him 50-70 percent of the time, he is funny, and he is a welcome exception to the political apathy that so much of our generation so vehe mently espouses. Unfortunately, 1 believe that Mr. Tomorrow is falling into the reac tionary pitfalls of narrowly defined Ide ology... Sure, from Tom’s point of view, the census form (long form) is only a question naire, like the hundreds of marketing forms we fill out, Intended to help our govern ment allot funds. The information we put on them can be easily found by our govern ment through a myriad of other sources, and we who don’t wish to tell our govern ment our race, sex, Income, type of house, living situation, commute to work and even the disrepair of our plumbing are paranoid. But, constitutionally, our government has no right to demand we answer such ques tions, while threatening us with the law if we refuse. Sure, the questions we answer will prob ably never be used In any way that would affect us. But, they cm be; and, here's the bottom line: THEY HAVE BEEN. Census information was used to fdentify and appre hend Japanese and Aslan-Ameiican citizens during WWII and place them Into Intern ment camps. These camps still exist, same as prisons, ready to house millions of people in Nazt-style work camps, should the need arise. What's more, a few years back. House Bill HR10479 proposed to designate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as the entity responsible for running those sites. This bill defined polit ical dissent during a time of war, or strong opposition to government policy, as a national emergency, and charged FEMA with the task of apprehending and impris oning dissidents. What that means is that all of our parents who protested racial seg regation, the Vietnam War, or the draft, had they done it today, would be shipped off to work camps, stripped of their rights, and held as political prisoners. All of us who opposed the Gulf War, Kosovo, the War on Drugs, the World Trade Organization, envi ronmental policy, presidential philandering, congressional waste, the census, and nearly every other charged political Issue fn which one sides against the policies of America, and in the case of treaties and foreign policy, NATO and the United Nations could face imprisonment. This bill was very nar rowly defeated. But, over the next six years (two under Bush and four under Clinton, the former war protester, who bombs inno cents when his office 3$ in jeopardy, and who has done more to impede our rights under the guises of anti-terrorism and fighting drugs) everything in the bill, and far, far more was made into law either by hiding it in the fine print of other bills, or in a slew of unconstitutional executive orders. So, next time you protest the School of the Americas, the WTO, or human right abuses, remember what could happen. So, the question becomes whether we should fill out our census form or whether the information could be used against us... Jud Cox Athens Tilt HMIM ffILI by TOM TOMORROW —WHICH WOULD, Of COURSE, FEATURE VNABASHBD \ S£tlTlM£J*TAlrTY~ '•(stuff'*' mm HAIR SALON 163 N. Jackson St. * Downtown. waxmg available INTERNET Woli Ftp included Di.iiyp atid Oedl rated Accounts lor indiuduals flnd businesses LOCAL TO ATHENS, ATLANTA, GREENSBORO, & ELBERTON lri?erriet Access. 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