September
-
Behind Enemy Lines European Tour "There is a dull roar in my
head, loud as a jet engine. I am traveling over the Atlantic, thousands
of feet up into the atmosphere, following the curve of the Earth, headed
west.At 300 miles an hour I am strapped in, the nylon belt of seat 36E
holding me down, as the days of the past month traveling in Europe burn
and blur together in my mind."
July
-
Bloodstains House "If you think jumping down THE CHUTE sounds
dangerous, well, you are probably right. Luckily, defying logic, nobody
yet has broken something. But, who says punk is safe anyway? All winter,
cabin-fever-induced Boston punks jumped down THE CHUTE between bands
during the shows, and crash-landed into a pile of foam and cardboard
to cheers and beers. Punk fucking rock! This particular show-of-the-five-flyers
was special not only because it was a benefit for ABC, but also because
it was to be the last show at this space. The Boston DIY punk scene
depends on basements to thrive, and this was the inevitable goodbye
to yet another house."
June
-
Racing Clouds and Solidarity "A
few days after the festival, we received alarming news from Elizabeth
and MSN. David, who was currently in prison, was suddenly moved to an
undisclosed location by Mexican authorities, unreachable by his family.
Elizabeth’s family and supporters believed the move was in direct
retaliation for her trip to Boston. David has since been
returned to his original prison, but he awaits sentencing and his situation
remains grave. As a collective, we saw no alternative but to publicly
protest the femicides and stand in solidarity with Elizabeth and her
brother David. The Mexican Consulate, as a representative of the Mexican
government, seemed the best local target.."
May
- European
Tour (Part 4) " It's 4
AM and snowing. Another blizzard hit Boston, and the snow is flying
diagonally in waves. I put on my black padded trench coat and stepped
outside into the thick of it, alone in the quiet street outside my apartment.
I walked, smoking another damn cigarette, thinking of living in the
moment. Enjoying this moment, the crunch of snow under my feet, leaving
the only footprints. Everything was quiet, and I could hear the sound
of the snow landing, a million crystals falling from the sky."
April
- Short
Note "This month, I'm in the midst of organizing La Rivolta!,
a two-day anarcha-feminist festival in Boston, celebrating International
Women's Day. At this writing, there is exactly a month until the event,
March 5-6. Holy Emma Goldman! Damn! Over the last month, La Rivolta
has quickly become the largest single event I've ever helped put together,
and also the most exciting."
March
- European
Tour (Part 3) "The night was inky black and chilly. The stars
were out. I was sitting on a wooden bench, outside the Zorro squat in
Leipzig, Germany. Getting some air into my lungs, getting a moment to
myself, clearing my head. Trying to catch myself in time and space,
feeling a little bit on the edge of the world. The day had cracked in
Berlin, looking up at an anti-fascist banner on the wall."
February
- European
Tour (Part 2) "There is a cement face of a woman looking up,
her head as large as a Volkswagen bus, broken off at the neck, at one
end of the building. Her gaze takes in the many window apartments of
the squat, seeing the rich tapestry of years Kopi has been built, organized
and defended by many hands over the last decade. In her ears you can
hear the sound of broken glass, when bank windows were smashed as a
warning-Kopi would not be sold to the highest bidder!"
January
- European Tour (Part 1) "This was our first European tour,
so we didn't know what to expect in the way of borders. We didn't know
what to expect at all..."
2004
December
- Rape
"Many punks know by now that three women were raped in Philly during
the Pointless Fest. Many punks also know that a group of women came
together immediately afterwards, and confronted the rapist bastard on
the street with the strength of the truth, their rage, and their fists."
November
- Sharks on Election Day "This election is coming on like
a car crash. Here I am, typing from my third story apartment in Boston,
sitting near the window. The sounds of traffic waft up from the busy
street below. From a distance there is the sound of a loud engine going
way too fast, building speed down the straightaway..."
October
- Salad Days "Ah, these are the days, dear reader, that
make my heart sing! July passed in a whirlwind of amazing punk shows,
nights hanging out with friends and days of protests in the streets
of Boston."
September
- Ten Speed "Black and red and gold ribbons on my bike handlebars
stream backwards in the wind as I downshift into low gear, cruising
fast and furious down an asphalt river cutting through the city. I travel
at the speed of my legs and arms, spinning wheels against the stone,
feeling free..."
August
-
Harriet Tubman Has a Gun "War, poverty, genocide and greed
are the bones of America. This has been going on for a very, very long
time. Since 1492, to be exact. Often, I despair. How can we change any
of this? I mean, really?"
July
-
The Missing Column. MRR forgot to print it. And it disappeared
from my computer. Oh well, you'll have to imagine! Read "The Autobiography
of Malcom X."
June
-(written 4/5/2004) April Fool's! You're Dead. "Some witnesses
said the Americans were still alive when one boy ran up with a jug of
gasoline. Soon, both vehicles were fireballs...April Fool's America,
there's a war going on!"
May
- I'm Thirty, Fuck You! "At thirty, I find myself still
angry at the world-but more than ever, with every passing year, I own
the power of my rage."
April
- Just Super! "The NFL Super Bowl was sponsored this year
by two erectile dysfunction drugs, Levitra and Cialis...Meanwhile, Janet
was attacked by the US press for almost revealing a bit of breast."
March
- The Worm. "The next day, mom sent dad to work, acting
the dutiful wife, sorry about their argument the night before. Once
he was gone, out of the driveway, she started to run...I have no easy
answers, other than the absolute necessity of the liberation of women
everywhere."
February
- Fascist attack! Fuck that! "On November 20
a group of skinheads attacked a Boston area punk house sending
one punk to the hospital with a fractured skull. Currently anarchists,
anti-fascists, punks and skins are on the alert, and are keeping an
eye out for the gang's possible return."
January
- Song of Baghdad. "This
week, the US Senate approved a payment of $87 billion dollars ($87,000,000,000.00)
from the US Treasury to pay for the War in Iraq and Afghanistan. More
than the money, what's the cost of misery, what's the cost of war?"
December
- The Boston French Connection. "It's one in the morning
and I've just come home. Tonight was an amazing show that made me fall
in love with Boston punks all over again. LA FRACTION and BORN DEAD
ICONS played at Amory Street house, and it was glorious!"
November
- Culture Wars, Serpant Bites its Tail. "Behind the world-view
that PNAC spouts in their policy papers and the "memos to opinion
makers" found on their web site (www.newamericancentury.org), things
are very cutthroat. You are either at the top of the pyramid enjoying
your third home and a latte, or making shoes for Nike."
October
- WITCH, A People's Herstory and Curses for October. "Happy
Halloween! For this ancient holiday, I took a look at WITCH- a radical
arm of the Women's Liberation movement that cursed and hexed the corporate,
sexist, greddy bastards back in 1969. Good stuff. Witches- take to the
air!"
September
- Road Stories "I love the sound of a cheap car radio, static
sound turned up loud, warm breeze rushing through open van windows.
Last month I was gone, traveling around the country with my band THE
PROFITS. There are too many things to tell, too many days that ran together
stretching from coast to coast and back again."
July-
Propaganda. "Propaganda creates story lines that change
how people view the world. It is a very powerful psychological tool-that
for now-is one of the most important forces keeping working class Americans
in line. Edward Bernays is an important figure in any conversation on
purposeful deceit."
June
- DIY Television. "As the corporate controlled 'news' presents
no dissent to the war in the Iraq, now is the time to create our own
media. America might be addicted to empty television, but cable access
rocks. Fuck this US war of aggression, and the media machine it rode
in on."
May
- Blood and Crocuses "As I write this, all is dark and cold
outside as winter reaches its fitful, blustery end. Everything is heading
for war, death, destruction, suicide, while millions of people on the
streets of the world have called for peace, trying to hold back an army."
