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thatifI'moldenoughtoscrewwithhim,trip,smokegrassandhashandharassthelocalpigsonwaytojail,I'monldenoughtogetEVO..Love,brothers.SISTERJANDearEVO:Youshouldberunoutoftownonarael(sic)forpublishingsuchfilthydegenerategarbageandI'llseetoit.UNSIGNEDDearEVO:Thingsbeingastheyare,someofyourreadersmaybetakeninbythe"DocHumes"interviewintoday'sEVO.FIDOisjusttheage-oldhopethatsomesilent,omnipotentpowerwinintervenetopreventwar;potbusts,andhigh-handedcollegeadministrators.That'enotthewaytheuniverseisarranged.NeitheraDeusexmachinaor"Humes'FIDOisgoingtopullournutsoutotthefireforus'we'vegottodoitourselves.·'Besides,JohnvonNeumann,whowassup-posedtohavebeenFIDO'sco-inventor,wasde-spitehisscientificbrilliancearavinganti-com-munistandwarnut.Guesswhetherhe'dhavehelpedassembleFIDO.StayWell,JOHNBOARDMANDearEVO:IreallyenjoyreadingyourpaperandIhaveanideatomakeitevenmoreinteresting.Putan-advicecolumninit!Ithink'thatmanyofour
youngrevolutionistsneed.encouragementand
ad'iiceforfacingour-oldergeneration!Iwishsoveryhard'thatyoucouldtellmewhatit'sallabout,thoughIhave"'roughidea.'Myparents
try
cruellyhardtofrightenmeandkeepmeignorantonsexandsaythatnoonewouldeverloveordateme.I'msickandtiredofbeingkepignorantoneverythingandonlyhearingprejudicedsidesofthetruth.Isitreallypossiblethatagirlmyage(14)withnicelookswillnevergetadatewitharealboy,wholikeyourwriters,-fightsforloveandtruth?PEACEWewishveryhardwecouldtellyouwhatit'sallabout,too.'..butwehaven'tgottenmuchpastyourownrealizationthatthereistoomuchlying,toomuchhate,intheoldsystem-'thatit's.gottago.No,itisn'tpossiblethatagirlwhois14,looksnice,andunderstandsasmuchasyoudoalreadywillnotfindarealboy.Severalofthestaffhaveofferedtoprovethistoyou,butweallknewtheyhadulteriormotives,slurp.DearEVO:Toallpigs,fascists,ego-tripsandassociates;youhavebrutalizedusbybrutalizingyourselves.Sobrutalbehavioryourevelin,andsubduewithenthusiasm,reluctance,ornotatall.Delicatebehaviororcatharticbehavioryousquashwithsadismandpanic.WhenweKillyou,thecataclysmicbreakthroughwillbemercilessandcompassionateatonce.Aftertheorgasm,wemaythenrecuperateand,.breathingeasilyandgently;moistnessinourhearts;liveanddieinpeacetroubledonlybyspiritualorgasmsthatwaterthe
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Norevolutionisrepessive.Allrevolutioniscathartic.Yeah:allcometogether(Ed.)DearEVO:ThewritertoEVOwhosignedhimself"Disil-lusioned"andwhocomplainedthathecouldnotfindthe'revolution"intheVillageneedstobeeducatedastowhereitreallyis.Firstofall,thepresent"revolution"isnothingnew.Ithasbeeninprogressformanycenturies.IthasaprecisehistorY'tostofwhichisunknown.althougheventuallyknwable.Itisalwayscar-riedaboutbyaveryfindividuals.Theycarryit-aslongastneyar1notindespair.Assoonsastheyfallintodesir,itmovesintootherbodies.Atcertainperiodsehistoryofthe"revolu-tion'isveryplain.ora·whileitwascarriedaboutbyJeanJacquesRousseau.Heexposedittoviewandmankindwentcrazy,itwassobeautiful.SotheymadetheFrenchRevolutionwhichendedinth<1Napoleonicbloodbath.Thepeoplealwaysdot~ewrongthing..Butthe"revolution"neverdies.Itremainsanddeepens,growingevermoreintelligent.Itlearns.Itistheonlythingthatdoes·learn.Intheeighteenhundredsthe"revolution"spitupintofragments.Itisactuallypossible
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tracelittlepiecesofithereandthere.ArthurSchopenhauercarriedabitofit.FromthenceitwenttoFreidrichNeitsche.ThewomanLouSalomecarrieditanditwasprobablyshewhopasseditontoSigmundFreud.Itflourishedabundantlyinsideor'FreudandthenpouredwithfullforceintoWilhelmReich.Reichtried,asnomanbeforehim,tobringitintoreality.He.l)xposed
ltto
view.Again'itwasunspeakablybeautifulandagainmankindwentinsane.ThistimeGermany.ItendedinDachau,BUChenwald,Auschwitzetc.Thepeopleawaysdothewrongthing..'Bewildered,'butstillcarryingtherevolutionReichmigratedtoNewYorkCity.ThenhemovedtoMaine.Thenaterriblecrisis'came,acrisisinreasonitself.Reichcould'notpassthecrisis.Hefellintodespairandtherevolutionlefthim.In
1957
hedied..Forawhilethe"revolution"hadnohome.Noonewantedit.Thensomethingsostrangehappenedthatitisactuallyunprintable.Therevolutionwas.forcedintothebodyofamanwhosemainpleasureinlifewasmasturbatingwhilescanninggirliemagazinesandwhoneverexpectedtodoanythingmoreimportantthanDearEVO:thisfortherestofhislife,whichhehopedwouldYourlastissuehadafine-articleonprisons.beshort.Withonly35%ofprisonexpedituresgoingThemantriedtorespondtothisunexpectedtowardssocalled.rehabilitation,onerealizesthehonorbyasphyxiatinghimselfwithcarbonmono-reasonsfor"repeaters".Thewayinwhichcivil-xide.Butitwasnogood.Hecouldn'tdoit.Theianandmilitaryprisonersaretreatedgiveagood"revolution"washeavybutitwasalsofun,conceptofthevaluesonefindsinAmericatoday.morefun.thanhe'couldpassbyatanytime.ThecomparisonofprisonlifeandmilitarylifeUndertheinfluenceofthe"revolution"thiswasexcellent.Indeedlifersarefoundinourmanbecameimmenselyclever.Hebegantomilitaryaswellasinourprisons.Ibelie~emostsolveriddlesofsciencethathadfloggedRous-prisonersarevictimsofthecriminalestablish-seauandReichoutoftheirminds.Notthathement,andwhenahumanesocietyisarealty,wantedto.Hehadto,orelseheknewthereprisonswillbeathingofourbarbaric.past.wouldn'tbeanyfun.Forpeace,EventuallythemanandawomancompanionfounderofWORLDPEACEAPPEALpickedupajointandcalledthatrevolution.
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andgrowing,byturns.The"revolution"wasbroughtdowntotheVillagebecauseitwasthoughtthatitwouldgrowhere.Butthenanold,oldenemycameontothescene,afriedlylittleweedcalledmariojuana.Thepeopiealwaysdothewrongthing.Insteadofpickingupthe"revolution",theypickedlipjointandcalledthatrevolution.Butitdoesn'treally.matter.Bythistimethe"revolution"hasbecomesoknowing,sointel-ligentandso'patientthatnothingthepeoplecandowillsurpriseit.The"revolution"knowsallaboutthepeoplenowandoneday,perhaps,itwillbeableto~ayhandsuponthemandgettnerntovomitout\thetruthaboutthemselevs.
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STRAI-CiE-·
INTERLUDE
byLilAELISeU
ThisistheAgeof...somanythings;certainly
theheydayofmassmedia,interestinTheMove-
ment,andmountingpressures-addparanoia
.andmovethegameofalhterarionoaestep
OVer.
Everypopularviewpoint.has
to
haveitscommu-
nicationsoutlet,andWBAI-FM.NewYork'sfav-oritesonofthePacificaFoundation'strilogyof
stations,hasbecomearespected,loved,
even
adored,
voiceoftheliberal'Left',that-group.
.?bunch
?
importantminority?/majority?-
whofeelthatAmericacanbechangedthroughvariouspressuresshorroftotaleradication.WBAI
islatelyundergoingasmuchflakasthewhole
Church~ystem,andindeedfromtheinsideaswell.
January
27th
oftbisyear,ChrisAlbertson,formerprogrammanagerofWBAI,devotedhisI5-minutejazzprogram
to
adenunciationofstationpracticesandprocedureshefeltweredestroyingtheoriginalconceptofWBAI,givingpublicnoticeofaconflictwhichhadbeenalternatelysimmer-ingandragingforthepastyearortwo.
Mr.
AlbertsonjoinedWBAIin1960asavolunteer,wasmadeastaffannouncerin
1964,
andthat
fall,acceptedthejobofstationmanager.In1966,heresigned,feelingthatthejob"was,simply,
tootime-consuming."Heproceededtoscreenap-plicantsforhisjob.thenfoundOUttheFounda-
tionhadselectedFrankMillspaugh.In1967,Al-
bertsonreturned
to
WBAIduringtheirMayfund-raisingMarathon,andfelta'senseofnonplussed,definitealarmatthedirectionhefeltthestationhadtaken."Therewasrelatively.littleemphasisonpublicaffairs,andrelativeover-emphasisonfolk-rock-whichyoucouldgetfromothersta-tions."Hewasalsoupsetbythe"starsystem"he---feltwasgrowingup,allowingseveralcommen-tators(especiallyBob
Fass,
LarryJosephsonandStevePost)
"to
beunbelievablyrudeandcynicalintheir'attitudetowardslisteners:'giveusyourmoneyand
shucup'."
Duringthistime,
1966-1969,
itshould.benotedthatsubscriptions
l
haverisenfromapproximately
8,000
to
20,000
not
to
men-tionthecorresponding
and
non-measurablerise
in
listeners.
TogetherwithTana
de
Gamezandothers,
Al-bertson.formedaCommitteeofConcerned
Lis-
teners
andSupporters
toWinBack
WBAI,
inor--dertoinform,thepublicofpracticestheyfelttobeharmful,including:
1.-
The"starsystem"chargewherebyseveralcommentatorsweregetting'"exorbitant"salaries;2.-ThemisplacedBuildingFunds'money,whichwastobeusedtowardsfindinganewresi-denceforthestationwhentheleaseon39thStreetwasup_Themoneyhasbeenusedforvariousopera-tionalnecessities,althoughtheCommitteefeelsthatthenecessitiesweremerefancies;3.-Thegeneralmismanagementofthesta-tion,resultinginamoveawayfromtheconcerned,listener-sponsoredbasistowardsamorecommer-cial,bland,packageofcontent,includingcensor-shipof'programs.Missde
Gamez,
awell-knownlectureronSouth_Americanaffairs,hadbothnewsandcomcmntary
programsonWBAI,butwasfelt
to
beunfairly
mixingthemup,editorializingthenewsasthoughitwerecommentary,andherprogramwascan-celled.Mr.Albertson'sprogramwasremovedafter
theJanuary27th
On
May
Srh,
Thursday,theCommitteeheldameetingattheHotelDiplomat,"rightinthemiddleofourfund-raisingmarathon_---:-!Q!_r~aIly
a
timeforaheavy-turnout,"asone
WBAI
an-nouncerPUtit.Estimatesofattendancevarybe-tween
125-250,
buteveryoneagreesthatabout
.30
wereleftattheend,andabout
"22
cameforfurtherdiscussion
in
myapartment,"notedAlbertson...Needless
to
add,eachside
is
capable.ofrefutingtheother;chargesofmismanagementand"star-system"salaryarrangementsarepersonalview-points,orrealities;implicationsof
CIA
associationsonthepartofMillspaughboildowntohis
one-
timeworkfortheN.S.A.andthe
U.
S.Youth
Council.
It
istrue
that
WBAIhasbeenreceiving
larger
and
more
frequentgrantsfromfoundations,andfederalaidthrough
a
collegework-studyplan;again,todrawtheconclusionthatthis
must
meancompromisedprogrammingis
to
havetongr~thatalmost
any
groupnottotallyself-sup-porting,almosttothepointofmakingitsownmoney,iscompromised
by
theinter-dependenteconomyofthe
U.
S.BobFassnotedthattheAlbertsonpublicairingalsocoincidedwiththe
JuliusLesterprogram
(The
JuliusLesterprogram,theoneof.theJewbaby,watch
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must
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to
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