Re: Maximum Rock N Roll returns to LUVeR!

(The Beer City Boyz wrote:)

Glad you liked it.

When I went on your site I noticed that they were being offered as podcasts as well. I think that's great. I was going to ask you would it be possible for you to grant me access to your ftp so I could just download all the shows at once instead of having to do it one by one?

Guilty as charged. Glad I could help get this going. Im sure tons of people will enjoy these shows. The other nice benefit of all this is more people will be turned on to your station now to. Im glad I was.

Take care,
Mike

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yes, we are offering the shows as podcasts. But we are only creating one podcast a week as we web cast each show ... Because it is a big project!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

no how berkeley can you be fest this year : (

Dear Frank,

I don't know if Corey mentioned it to you all, but there was a letter in the Berkeley Daily Planet from one of the co-founders of the How Berkeley Can You Be fest and he said that due to financial considerations, there would be no festival this year. I'd love to see an anarchistic version of the thing happen... no permits, no authorization, just a bunch of weird people dressing up and having a giant party. Just converge like a flash mob and take over some city park! Of course, I am not the person to organize such an effort, I'm just spouting off here... any ideas?

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yes, I sent it out yesterday. On the surface level it is about the bad economy. But in reality they don't want the people [our kind of people] to gather together. That was the feeling even last year. You could feel it was the last parade. Everything was in a lower key.

Actually i did two "FANTASY COSTUME PARADES" in the mid- seventies which were the model of HOW BERKELEY CAN YOU BE. We started in PEOPLE'S PARK [or actually the park above it] and ended in HO MINH [CIVIC] PARK with big free concerts. A lot of nudity, see-through colorful costumes, body paint and glitter. But you need a few months to set it up. Also that was back in the time when the City supported such actions. So we could get permits.

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

Senator Hancock's Budget Update

I don't normally send these out. But In-Home Supportive Services and SSI are what I survive on. A few months back I talked about how they cut our money. Well, this month they cut sixty more dollars between SSI and In-Home Supportive Service. And now this!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

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Dear Friend:

Even in a painful and prolonged economic downturn, we have a responsibility to work together to protect our most vulnerable people. Unfortunately, in the midst of difficult negotiations to solve the state’s budget crisis, Governor Schwarzenegger’s rhetoric and policies reveal a failure of leadership in this vital area.

Many vulnerable people – the old and physically disabled -- use a program called “In-Home Supportive Services” for help with dressing, bathing, cooking and shopping. This allows them to live at home instead of a nursing home.

Governor Schwarzenegger has made no secret of his wish to see these services slashed to the bone or even eliminated. In his July 3rd guest editorial in the Los Angeles Times, he wrote that, “…the program has no safeguard against fraud.”

Let’s look at the facts and not the Governor’s new projection of himself as the watchdog against fraud and abuse. His supposed vigilance is one of the oldest strategies in the demagogue’s playbook - demonizing the poor.

In reality, studies have shown that there is very little misuse of this important program. According to a recent state and county review of nearly 24,000 cases, only 523 were referred for investigation of possible fraud – only 2%.

Fortunately, senior advocates and members of the social services community cried foul and responded with appropriate outrage. IHSS actually has many safeguards on both state and county levels. County social workers do reviews and home visits with IHSS recipients, looking for any potentially fraudulent activity or signs of low quality care. In addition, IHSS providers must complete a rigorous enrollment process that requires certification of valid social security numbers and in some cases a criminal background check.

So while Governor Schwarzenegger tells the New York Times that he soaks his stress away with nightly dips in his Jacuzzi with a cigar, Californians who need help with basic bathing, food preparation or taking the appropriate medication will have their help cut back or taken away.

Is that the California Dream?

Governor Schwarzenegger’s attempts to marginalize poverty and criminalize disability are wrong. All Californians deserve better leadership. We are better people than that.

Sincerely,

Loni Hancock
Senator

FRANK MOORE - POW WOW

Hi,

Frank Moore submitted a proposal for your POW WOW FESTIVAL.

Can we verify that you received his submission?

Can we find out the status of his submission?

Thanks!
Linda Mac

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hi -
yes, we received it. sorry for the delay in our response.

we are very happy and honored to have frank moore in our festival! :)

the only thing is, we do not know if the performance space is wheelchair accessible, we will find out and let you know. if it's not - we will carry him in our own arms!!!!

please follow this link for the acceptance video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92DcoItaUPE

please let us know if there's any questions, we are here to help!
alyssa, co-curator

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www.myspace.com/powminiperformanceartfestival
POW! POW! mini performance art festival
san francisco, CA
october 15-17, 2009
curated by: guillermo galindo AKA gal*in_dog + alyssa lee

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hi, Alyssa! I am excited and honored to be a part of POW POW! Not to mention being carried in your arms!

Btw, what a cute great video!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

The How Berkeley Can You Be festival is not happening this year ...

(the boyz wrote:)

Capt. Fred told us about this letter today when we were over there:

http://www.berkeleydaily.org/issue/2009-07-09/article/33302?headline=Letters-to-the-Editor

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too bad! It was going to be our finale of the summer!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

Re: wow! (Steve Zehentner)

So happy you liked what we did! The content is sublime. Yes you can use them on your site and any way you wish. I'm about to turn in these tapes for playback..I'll confirm dates with you when I do. They will stream live.

Cheers,
Steve

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can't wait!

In Freedom,
Frank Moore

Re: wow! (Penny Arcade)

Glad you liked my intro Frank and linda I was very happy doing it and it i found it very exciting!
xpenny

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penny and Steve, you captured me! And we revealed the backstage of art [as well as some assholes in art]!

ART IS A BITCH

Someone [an "emerging queer performance artist "] asked:

1. What were the THREE MOST IMPORTANT things you did to get a break and start moving toward recognition as a performance artist?

2. While you were moving toward getting to where you needed to go, how did you make enough money to survive while not taking away TOO much time and energy from your creative work?

3. How do you spend your days now, mostly? e.g., approximately what percentage of each day is spent writing, marketing yourself, planning shows, arranging tours, scoping out and applying for
grants, bringing in outside income, acting as a mentor to other artists, etc.?

4. What do you love MOST about doing what you do now?

5. What do you HATE most about doing what you do now?


I can only answer
art is not a career
not a money maker
but a money taker
an addiction,
a life long master
who does not give
a flying fuck
what I “THE ARTIST”
loves, hates,
what I want do,
where I want to go

the artist’s job is to surrender,
to follow, to melt into art

making money is easy
but the river of art rarely flows
naturally that way
without damming the river up

so keep your day job
get a day job you like doing
because art is your mistress of night
& you ain’t her pimp
she’ll take your money & time
she will take you into the basement
of the unseen

you’ll get old with her
attending her needs
rocking on the porch with her
no goals, no plans, no marketing,
no rush.

Just rocking, just surprises everyday,
just people dropping by,
just floating without knowing,
just doing, just suffering, just enjoying.
Just following.

Just trust the bitch art!

FRANK MOORE
Saturday, March 20, 1999


In Freedom,
Frank Moore