tonite is the big "kerry 2004 meetup." i'm a little worried that it'll be boring or awkward, but i really wanna do something. things are getting so dumb. PEOPLE are getting so dumb. margaret cho was on msnbc the other day, talking about the horrible new FCC actions, and when she said that it's a ploy from the Bush administration to rally their fundamentalist Christian base because they know that no one else will vote for them because he's been the worst president ever...the anchorman totally interrupted her and was like, "now margaret, why are you getting political?" and she was like, "it IS political!" and he was like, "but why do you have to be all 'he's the worst president ever?" and she's like "well he IS, but..." and then he was like "okay that's all the time we have," and they totally cut her off. when she's gone, he gives the camera this look like, "what a crazy bitch."
i was FUMING when i saw this. how STUPID could you possibly be to ask someone "not to get political" when talking about the FCC -- a POLITICAL body!! how can someone on the NEWS chastize someone for being politicized?!! nothing outrages me these days like dumbness, and it's everywhere. ENOUGH DUMB is what i say!
on the bright side, cheese on bread has scheduled our cd RE-release party in july, and so far we've gotten confirmations from soce the elemental wizard, schwervon, dream bitches, and dibs & sara!! it's gonna be such an awesome night, and then we're driving to philly the next day to open for GRAVY TRAIN!!!! (those four exclamation poins are part of their name) i love those guys. we gave them our demo last year and they emailed us about doing a show. at first i thought it was a joke. that band is so inspiring. i wrote the rap for "gucci model" when i was totally ensconced in their first EP. and i got re-excited about shooting the gucci model video after seeing their video for "ghost boobs."
i've been having some pretty lame get-bureaucracy-done nights at home lately. except like all of my work involves sitting at a computer, which is what i do all day at my job, so i always end up just doing yoga, watching the newshour, and going to sleep. tonite before the meetup i think i'm hanging out with phoebe and dibs and dashan, so that'll be a huge relief.
dude. so these 9/11 hearings, right? the whole commission is going on and on about why past administrations didn't do more to kill osama bin laden. and why they didn't find a reason to invade afghanistan sooner. but NO ONE is suggesting that the best way to fight terrorism is to ELIMINATE REASONS FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME TERRORISTS. no one mentions that people are more likely to become terrorists when a) they have no money or security, b) they see the U.S. as an aggressor, c) they sympathize with the plight of the palestinians but cannot see the humanity of the israelis because no one gives them a reason to trust western powers....anyway blah blah. the point is that the very TERMS OF THE DEBATE seem to have shifted entirely to a violent rightist framework of war and destruction, not constructive or progressive healing. and the more we ONLY use the language of war, the harder it will be for future generations to even CONCEIVE of a humanistic, peaceful diplomatic strategy.
anyway. i miss having a weekly column. it's really useful to force yourself to make your political opinions coherent and orderly. and that's something i definitely HAVEN'T been doing in this journal. oh well.
see you friday at 11pm at sidewalk!!!
xoxo
dan