“COMMAND PERFORMANCE”
The Arthur Magazine Email Bulletin
No. 0073
April 16, 02007
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Comments:
1. TAKE TUESDAY AFTERNOON OFF, COME DANCE IN THE STREETS OF ANGELENO HEIGHTS…
From Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond…
“hello people!
hey! do you want to come dance in the streets with us?
we are making a video for the song “open your heart” and we are going to dance!
ok!
so! dancing in the streets for the lavender diamond video of “open your heart” will happen tomorrow, tuesday the 17th of april!
all celebrants should meet at 2 pm at the corner of douglas street and carroll ave. in the engeleno heights area of echo park! 2- 5! that’s the perfect time for dancing in the streets!
here is a map:
all are welcome! bring your friends!! bring your children! bring your parents! bring your grandparents! bring your self!
we will teach you a few dance moves!
please come wearing bright colors!
it will be so fun!!!
see you there!
love, becky /lavender diamond dance team!”
“open your heart” plays on your computer at
http://www.myspace.com/arthurmag
2. ANGELENO HEIGHTS IS PRETTY GREAT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelino_Heights,_Los_Angeles,_California
3. ARTHUR AND BUILT BY WENDY AND LAVENDER DIAMOND PARTY TOGETHER IN L.A. THIS THURSDAY
a. Shopping Party Thurs April 19 6-9pm Built by Wendy in L.A. (7938 West Third Street LA)– wine and a twenty percent discount on Wendy’s spring 2007 collection
b. Lavender Diamond (with orchestra!) and Indian Jewelry at REDCAT 8:30pm
ltd quantity of tix at
http://redcat.org/season/0607/mus/ldij.php
c. Partying continues at Arthur’s weekly Echo Park Social(ist) & Pleasure Club night at Little Joy (1477 Sunset Blvd. LA) Thurs April 19 9:30pm-2am… free beer 10-11pm, courtesy Built By Wendy…
4. ARTICLES FROM THE LOST ISSUE OF ARTHUR (MARCH 2007) AVAILABLE FREE ONLINE….
“Where Music Lives”: Deerhoof dude Greg Saunier on how all-ages is the gig that gives and gives
http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1718
“Natural High” by columnist Sir Eric Sweetscent
http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1731
New Herbalist Zodiac POSTER (!) by columnist Molly Frances
http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1704
“Mobilizing Vehicles for Change” by “Applied Magic(k)” columnist The Center for Tactical Magic
http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1713
“Blank in the Fill” by “Do the Math” columnist Dave Reeves
http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1703
“He was the soundtrack to my show”: Sonny Hopson (The Mighty Burner) remembers James Brown, as told to Peter Relic
http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1697
“Net Loss” by columnist Douglas Rushkoff
http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1696
“Bull Tongue” by columnists Byron Coley & Thurston Moore
http://www.arthurmag.com/magpie/?p=1694
5. LATEST ON ARTHUR IN ESTABLISHMENT PRESS BLAH BLAH BLAH
from Kevin Bronson’s “Buzz Bands” blog at the LATimes’ website:
Arthur magazine is back, but ArthurFest?
Herbalist L.A.’s counterculture core is smiling a little more this week with the news that Arthur magazine has come back from the dead. Whether that means the magazine will return to mounting its music and culture celebration, ArthurFest, remains to be seen.
Of course, the spirit of Arthur — champion of the freak folks, waver of the herbal flag and thorn in the side to all things bloated and consumptive — never went away, even after the magazine drowned in a pool of bad blood between co-founders Jay Babcock and Laris Kreslins in January.
Some of the material intended to run in the ill-fated issue No. 26 is being posted at the Arthur website. There’s still good reading from myriad contributors at the Magpie blog run by Babcock. And there is still fellowship to be found at the weekly Echo Park Social(ist) & Pleasure Club on Thursday nights at the Little Joy.
Babcock — now in hock after having bought out Kreslins’ share of the publication — also says an ArthurFest documentary is nearing completion; a “unique Arthur benefit performance” is in the works; and the mag’s compilation album “So Much Fire to Roast Human Flesh” (an anti-military recruiting benefit) is out.
And what about ArthurFest? “No comment,” Babcock says.
6. A MESSAGE FOR SPRINGTIME FROM LAVENDER DIAMOND
Recent post at lavenderdiamond.com:
APRIL 5, 2007
So,
today is already spring and we are home again, wherever that it is. Los Angeles is our home although really we feel an allegiance to the planet more than anything. We feel compelled to express gratitude above all. We can’t possibly imagine how things could be more beautiful. Well, I guess we can imagine how things could get better. So let’s imagine together- how things could get better–
1. End to all war. All wars on earth cease. This is a spontaneous act. Of course, it’s a long time coming. We recognize that every moment of war is creating unspeakable horror. So we ask and pray that all wars cease forever now.
2. Friendship between all people. This is hard to imagine but easy to imagine at the same time. How everyone could feel love for each other and the world would become an infinitely interesting place. But it already is! Imagine if everyone was your friend- what a world of celebration it would be!
3. Peace with the earth. An end to terracide. This will be amazing!! When humanity recognizes earth and all life as equal! Destroying the earth for profit will be a memory! Exploitation of earth will be considered suicide– and these ways will be lost in history–
4. Love is the unlimited source. Soon we disconnect our energy from fear and reconnect with love. Fear is a concept that is limited- like war and degradation. These are ideas and practices based on separation. The infinite source is celebration– communal and unknown. Solar and wind-powered.
Please feel free to share your visions for a peaceful future! Imagination is the key!
May love guide your path!
Peace forever and now-
love,
Lavender Diamond
There’ll be swinging and swaying,
The Arthur Gang
Los Angeles, California
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