Bi-Polar??? Stoned???? Constant insults on someone you don't even know...... without those type of ASSumptions your commentswould have recieved respect and honor .... but you sound like your about ... what? 15 maybe 14 years old. Perhaps suffering with anger issues? Check yourself and the way that YOU sound before you go bashing others. Our zine is read by peace lovers, kind folks with kind words even if their views are different. You probally wouldn't fit in. I've heard enough music and seen enough shows to know that most of what you consider to be vocalist problems were actually due to sound problems. The sound man lost the vocalist twice and had the drums turned up above the vocalist several times. The stage & sound was set for spokes persons not a grade A concert, give the guys a break. I clearly heard "1-2-3-4 we don't want your fucking war.... 5-6-7-8 we don't want to radiate". I thought the prayer sang in their native tongue was beautiful and powerful. You can pick up your copy of SMASH at any independent business or venue through out Ga., Fl., S.C, N.C, L.A, TENN., Italy, Swiz. Peace be to you. Charlotte & the SMASH Staff From: "Terry McAuliffe" To: "smash mckellar" Subject: RE: Blowback Chat Message Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 18:00:54 -0700 Wow!!!! You are a regular Ms. Bi-Polar aren’t you… I ASSumed that you were stoned because you would have had to be to understand (I didn’t say comprehend) the lyrics. Here is the scenario as I remember it: 1. A large group (about 2,500) of American citizens and foreign visitors gather to protest the World Bank and stand up for liberal causes. All of them exercising their first amendment rights and doing nothing wrong. This is one of the things that makes our country great. 2. C-Span decides to cover it, live and unedited on their cable program. C-Span broadcasts this great gathering to potentially millions whom might otherwise not hear and see what is happening. Another of the many things that makes ours the greatest country in the world. 3. BLOWBACK gets the gig, which gives them an opportunity to perform their art and get others (read T.V. Audience) thinking about their message. 4. They get up on stage and start their show. From my living room (I couldn’t afford to take the time off of work to travel to DC) I watch their performance. I could not understand one single word the singer was singing. 5. I think to myself….”Here these guys have a chance to get their message out to the great un-washed and I can’t understand a single word of it…” What a tragedy. What a blown opportunity. 6. At this point I conclude that these guys SUCK. (In my humble opinion) 7. I do however watch it in its entirety. At one point the singer gives the band’s web address and says, “Log on and tell us what you think…”. So I did. And I was not alone in my opinions about the band. 8. There I was, on the bands chat (Talk in their terms) room reading “You guys suck…” messages, one after another. Then, someone from the Band starts deleting many of these messages and claims that they are “Racist” even if there are no references to anyone’s ethnicity. 9. Being curios, I go back to their web site on Monday to see if they deleted any more critiques. There you are with your glowing ASSessment of the bands performance. I think to myself’ “She is stoned!! Was she watching the same performance as the rest of us? Did she have her headphones plugged into the monitor outputs on the mixing board? Is she magic? How did she understand the lyrics when no one else could? Payola?”. I was perplexed. 10. I then e-mailed you because you posted your e-mail address on a chat room message… (Which also made me think that you were stoned) I truly thought you were being sarcastic. I have never read your magazine but rest assured, you do have a new customer!!! Where can I get a copy? What stores carry your magazine? Sincerely, Your newest fan, Terry McAuliffe