From: dh644@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (R. Patrick Jones) Subject: Drum. Volume 1. Number 1. Date: 22 May 1993 18:33:11 GMT ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| || |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||| ||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||| |||| | || || | || |||||||| |||| |||| || || || |||| |||| || || ||||||| |||| |||| || |||||| |||| |||| || || ||||||| |||| ||| ||| |||||| |||| |||| || || ||||||| |||| ||| |||| |||||| |||| |||| || || || || || ||||| ||||| | | | | || ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| =Drum= D we're talking about transfor- edited by rpj R mation here, the line by line grafik concept st. witch U by edit endless unrepentant online translation doomboy M charge up and out through the d self to society becoming as special thanks: hipriestess - r large as society and enacting a asexual guru of love - john b. u physiochemicalspiritual change - brunette dreamr - kozmik tryb m so cataclysmic that it ruptures - disciples of RAM - books & D all the old organs out and co. - peirce & barb - doomboy - R regenerates raging. m.t. capone - U M our generation was raised with xtra peace 2:: eris - yvonne s. d icons of bugs bunny, speed - t. macneeley - annye camara r racer, battle of the planets (dreams into action) - my folks u and now in our early twenties a - mr. gabbard - judy y. - m presentation of a technological D myth that touches the very core xtra props: william lee - brain R of our spirit. within an age cell possee - nova mob - pax to U where warfare is fought through all! M the stamping over of under- d developed countries; whipped up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r into a jihad fever to take oil, u the lifeblood of our mechanical m society. or perhaps warfare as feature "acid house" music and D the assumption that there on has been growing in europe ( R truly are no rules. planting the united kingdom) and in some U bombs in baby carriages; in called "rave" features synthesi M international flights, assuming also been very popular in the g d that anyone who doesn't take a number of years after its intro r side is expendable, that there substance. it became illegal w u are no innocents left in the that it caused permanent damage m world & that the object is to research has failed to support D become terrifying technological illegal, and strange stories ci R specters hiding out and using causes the spinal cord to lique U the same guerrilla tactics that stories, but both mda and mdma M the viet cong used. the same some people snort them or (rare d tactics the revolutionary intensifying their action and p r americans used in their war of drugs with alcohol or other dep u independence. lity or adverse effects. as se m the pleasure of touching, but t D if revolution engenders the with orgasm in both men and wom R emergence of a force that is have been reported; they resemb U more repressive than the almost identical to serotonin, M previous then it's that force different hallucinogenic state d elemental that can't be in ayahuasca, where it is combi r destroyed. which leaves one to make the dmt orally active. in u conclude that this destruction injected or smoked to manifest m of rule is impossible. within seconds, and the trip la D dose. one distinctive characte R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tendency to produce visions of U terence mckenna has written and M TOWARD THE INFINITE . . . .* ordinary phenomenology of the d d + .. .* . reports we have had from others r .. . . + . .. .. . + "elf" contacts. mckenna was al u + .... . .. + . :. : he called "visible language," o m .... + . : ... colored modalities that have li D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U once looped she could use them. M surprisingly beautiful; the mel 10111001101.\ .| / 01011010000 d being into hybrid instruments. 001011000000.\.| /.001111110111 r the presence an underground str 0110010000111... 1011110100111 u 110000000111 / | \.100000100111 m know that the seven spheres mus 10100110000 / | .\.00101101001 D their seasons, one at a time, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R know that the four beasts of th U iniate, each in their own time =NOTES TOWARD A MANIFESTO= M ever to rise to the stars, and d then a new age will come of ear the fact that technology is r whole, and the waters will be a here should never in any way u not been named. remember to pr limit our soul and spirit. we m the family. the elder sign and have within our grasp the D watcher too if they be slow. a seedlings of machinations that R that time, for the blood will b can alter the future of the U and will call them. beware of homo sapiens. we must coalesce M cult of the dog, the cult of th our apocalyptic surroundings d they are worshippers of the anc into a unified myth to rescript r in for they have a formula of w this rape of our souls. we u these cults are not strong, sav have been molested not by m open up to them and unto their technology but by the mentality D behind it, which offers nothing R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . but a narrow faddish view of U our consumed selves. we have M Rearrange these six matchsticks been bred to be perfect para- d to make "nothing." No match- sites, cogs in a machine that r sticks may be bent, broken or gave us the persian gulf, h- u placed over each other. bombs, vietnam, a.i.d.s., m george bush, holes in the ozone D o o o o o o & on & on ad nauseam. R | | | | | | U | | | | | | majik is the act of manipu- M | | | | | | lating media, to wrap words, d images, sounds, lectures & tv r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . into a whirlwind. to defeat u the "rational" mind and teach m mescaline was isolated from pey and re-educate humanity's D only naturally occurring psyche collective unconscious. to R related drugs. throughout the re-introduce ritual, to show U philosophers, and psychologists the path of urban shamanism or M but there was no general demand techno-paganism, to perform the d adrenaline a few artists with Great Work. r revolution of the 1960s. then u appear. however, since the dru each piece, each artistic m many dealers sold lsd as mescal endeavor is a spell which D needlelike white crystals; half presents another petition, R drug may cause initial nausea, another suit to mother nuit for U its effects last up to twelve h a healing flood and a doorway M the whole cactus. once again to angels & demons. d to once again unify our minds r mdma (methylenedioxymethampheta within our bodies, to transmute u a new drug, mdma (usually calle the concept of being human into m mdm, and adam), gives the same a glorious being filled with D hours instead of ten to twelve. light. R action, it is gentler on the bo U by mouth in reasonable doses (1 and to bring a final fuckin' M mdma rarely causes bad trips. end to "civil"ization as we d an enhancer of empathy between know it in seducing the goddess r counseling. in other circles i to come back home. u reputation as a party drug, bei m "the price we pay for obtaining D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . information is scrambling up R the world somewhere.... in our U . . . study of statistical mechanics M . . we learned it is not possible d . . . to obtain information without r . . . . . . increasing entropy" [cosmic u . .. code] m . . . . . D . it is accepted that 90% of our R . . . . .. . .. . . . . perceptions come via sight. we U . . . seek visual overload to disrupt M . . . . . .. that. information is the d . . . . . . subatomic particle of our r . . . . . perception- seek constructs u . . . . . that divorce perceptions from m . . . . actualities thereby making D . . . . . .. divination easier to be R . . . . . . . realized- our thinking patterns U . . . are chemical and the specters M . . . of "moral decency" & self d . appointed vanguards of r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "reality" limit our chemical u m processes via laws and "common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D sense" doctrines- 20th century R humyns are stunted in their produces the most profoundly U mythmaking abilities due to dmt is the active ingredient M these empirical constructs h beta-carboline alkaloids to d which having done away with ynthetic form, dmt must be r classical deities are left to ects. when smoked, it comes on u make potholes of language or 4-30 minutes, depending on m reside in the arms of 18th and of the tryptamines is their D 19th century morality- one is unters with hon-human entities. R not allowed visions per se- extensively on the extraord- U as sark says in [inspiration rience. our experiences, plus M sandwich], "have wild imagin- porate mckenna's descriptions d ings" which means see elvis in first to report on a phenomenon r your revco if you like only e puts it, "three-dimensional u convince @ least 2 others that c content" m you did. D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U THIS YOUR SPACE- Leave notes, p M oems, xcetera, send on to others- Drum. is not an isolate d d event but an ongoing process. r u "Slide your longhorn between these m towers and pump up a guyser of joy D juice! Ya-hoo buckaroo!" 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So, recognizing the indaubtable will of the people, I am amending the restrictions......again. <*sigh*> You may print hard copies of each issue of Scream Baby, if and *ONLY* if an annual donation of $5 (or more) is made to an organization that plants trees in your communites. In Austin, I endorse Tree Folks / 1710 Eva St. / Austin, TX 78704. You may send money here, if there is no similar organization in your community. A suitable substitute would be an organization which buys plots of South American rain forests in order to create a preserve. Nothing else qualifies. Donations to the charity-of-your-choice do not count, nor do they negate you of your responsibilities under this legally binding contract. Just because I don't have any way of checking doesn't mean that the God-of-your-choice ain't watching. Contributions to Whale Watcher's Quarterly don't count either, no matter how cute you think those dorsal fins look. The only reason I mention them is to inform you that my cat Mao Tse-Teung, is now a fierce protector of a large humpback whale named Fringe. I told Mao this was ok, as long as Fringe didn't come to visit. We have the certificate suitable for framing on our refrigerator door, for those who don't believe. SUBSCRIPTIONS A subscription mailing list is available, so that readers may get copies delivered *directly* to their e-mail box. To be added to the mailing list, answer this essay question, "What does the post-cyberpunk scene look like?" Send answers (<20,000 words) to bladex@wixer.bga.com. * * * "The point about technology is that it has to be a function of some imaginative life, otherwise it's just a tool, only a tool. Some of the most boring people on the face of the earth are the people obsessed with technology, the computer obsessive who wants to tell you what his computer can do but doesn't really want to tell you what he can do with his computer" -- Clive Barker interview, May 1993 issue of Sin Magazine * * * An idea I've been kicking around is offering advice, tips, hints, and maybe eventually a FAQ for those who write, publish, and produce e-zinesters. Become an advocate for the scene, help people out, etc. etc. Perhaps people can even learn from my mistakes, and avoid repeating them. TIPS for WANNA-BE E-zinesters One of the first mistakes I made was that I started writing and collecting material to be published in the first issue of Scream N *me*me. What I should have done was write and collect material to be placed in the *announcement*. I.e. "Hey, I'm starting a way new cool e-zine that's better than the rest of this Internet slag heap; send me submissions". But no, I wasted my time actually doing stuff instead of just talking about it. The inexperience of youth, I guess. Some of you are now thinking, hey, I'd like to write an e-zine, but what should I write about? Fret no more, here are some ideas/titles that you are free to use! "Music That No One Else But Me Listens To" "I Hate Camille" (Paglia) [ala BID's I Hate Brenda newsletter] "The Baroque Aesthetics of Mexican-American low-rider artmobiles" "Hackers v. Crackers" -- the raging debate continues "1001 Ways to Kill Rush Limbaugh" "Why Everyone Else on the Internet Sucks" "How to Make Big $$$$$ Exploiting the Internet" Uh oh, that last one has just triggered a side rant, involving the issue of privatizing the Internet. The future of the internet is "money talks". Corporations and governments rule the world. So to all the stuck pigs, whining crybabies, and academics accustomed to a lifestyle sponsored by federal subsidy.........get a grip. The thing that grates me most is this holy glorification of the net as some vital educational tool that will save us from America's downward slide into ignorance, decadence, and decay. I don't know if the phrase "signal-to-noise ratio" means anything. I'm not quite sure which corner of cyberspace these people have been hanging out on. But from what I can tell, most people who use the Internet are JUST FUCKING AROUND! Oh well, enough ediborial. For now. * * * C: Are techno-nerds like cyber-punks? B: Yeah, but aren't cyber-punks supposed to be cool? C: In a geeky, Elvis Costello kinda way. "Interview in Seattle" Chris Estey and Bob Black p. 230 _Friendly Fire_ * * * FCGSSZ files Frequently Claimed Gonna-Subscribe-Someday Zines Ad Busters Quarterly Ben Is Dead Boing-Boing Details (so sue me) Fact Sheet Five Gray Areas Mondo 2000 SF Eye Sin (no, this one I'm *really* gonna subscribe to someday) Wired Your Flesh * * * An issue of Scream Baby wouldn't be complete without some reviews. These get the SBSOA (Scream Baby Seal Of Approval) RESERVOIR DOGS -- best fucking movie....*ever*. Walked around like a tough guy for 12 minutes going, fuck you, ya looking at me? yeah fuck you, too. what, ya wanna piece of me? yeah fuck you. That the film demands such intense and active participation by the viewer that you *actually* become a cheap, yet professional, hit man. The film's most violent scenes occur off-screen. For example, what Mr. Blonde did in the jewelry store is never shown, but is created in your own mind based on the other characters reactions. What would make professional criminals coil in such disgust? *Bam* *Bam* *Bam* He's a fucking psychopath. Fuck you. Where can I get one of those suits? FRINGEWARE REVIEW -- One of my previous experiments was a WWIV message base called the Cyberspace News Network, a collection of original texts as well as documents appropriated from the Internet. Information was mainly about the cyberscene, i.e., all that Mondo and Wired stuff. Far as I'm concerned, the Fringeware mailing list is the Cyberspace News Network of the cyberscene. Besides keeping me informed of what's going on, and how I can participate in this that or the other, Don Webb, regular contributor, is simply the *weirdest*, hippest thing I've seen in a while. The guy ain't from this planet. Subscribe now, fringeware-request@wixer.bga.com. [I've said that last issue, so what ya waiting for, special engraved invitation?] I was going to write all about the physical you can touch paper catalog, but then remembered that I promised Paco an article for this issue and then never turned it in. I better go start now. * * * "The main things holding people back from doing amazing and interesting things are lack of imagination and unjustifiable fear of authority figures or of the opinions of other people. Realizing that most authority figures and most other people really don't give a shit about you or what you do blesses you with the freedom to do whatever you have the courage to do." -- John Trubee, p.28 of the Summer 1993 Gray Areas d r u m So it's like I saw the Drum e-zi D already experimented with my ver R liked it enough to be able to st U Rather than slag something I don M I do. Does that make me weird? d now? Andy Hawks....wish ya the r crashed. Want all my cyberbuddi u bladex@wixer.bga.com. m D R U M d r u m D R U M d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r u coming soon- --- --- m letters from you --- --- D more rants --- --- R ht mak bathtub napalm ------- U --- --- M RPJ/-ka- -------