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One Of The Best Things That's Come Out Of The Seattle Protests Is The Birth Of The Independent Media Center. It's Not As Though The Independent Media Movement Wasn't Already There, But It's Given It Another Jump-start. There's The Feeling That Not Only Should We Report On Our Underground Culture And Our Own Situation, But Now We Have To Start Telling People What's Really Going On At A Time When Everything From Cnn To Usa Today Is As Tightly Controlled As Tass Or Pravda.

The Last True Punk Band To Get A Major Label Contract Was The Dickies.

There's Sort Of An Open Offer To Work With A Guy In Los Angeles Who Does Big Band And Orchestra Arrangements Who Was At Least An Acquaintance To Les Baxter Before He Passed Away.

I Think One Of The Beauties So Far Of The So-called Spirit Of Seattle Is There Aren't Any Leaders, Pop Stars, Or Guru Figures That Everyone Else Is Falling In Line With And Following. No [nelson] Mandela, Havel, Or Subcomandante Ski Mask Riding In On A White Horse And Everybody Else Just Wanting To Follow Them To The Promised Land. We're Stitching It Together And Doing It Ourselves.

I'm Totally Down With Insurrection In The Street. I've Had A Great Time With That Over The Years. Insurrection In The Voting Booth Is The Other Part Of The Equation.