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TOMATO TIME

PHONE NEWS: When I set up my current phone service I took the option of having a free calling card. With its arrival came several inserts explaining the usefulness of my new card, as well as this one (below) telling me how to use it. Notice the second instruction, "LISTEN for the bong." This used to be printed on the back of the card itself, but the newer version just says, "LISTEN for the tone."

FREE PRESS IN THE US: There are at least two magnificent papers being distributed on the streets of some US cities. The papers can each be acquired for one buch from guys standing on street corners and riding on public transportation. The first of the papers is StreetWise which is published by the homeless in Chicago. This paper features articles of community interest, editorials on social issues, an entertainment section and typical newspaper features such as horoscopes and letters to the editors. The cover story for the May 1-15, 1995 issue is a great interview with a Chicago garbage collector.

The other paper is a Nation of Islam publication titled The Final Call. It contains an incredible number of articles on social issues affecting "Black America" including pieces of Farrakhan, the framing of black youths for a crime in Alabama, Mike Tyson, Mandela, and the DEA. One of my favorite political cartoons of all

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POINT OF VIEW #4 BY BRO. DAMON (817)-451-2933

Panel 1: "Remember you owe me five dollars if this works!" "Its a bet hurry and set it up!"

Panel 2: Free, take one

Panel 3: "Come on man, there's free 40's, blue and red rags, and gats on the block!" "Hey lets go!"

Panel 4: "Ill be I owe you five dollars."

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time (which appears at left) was found in the July 5 1995 issue. The paper also runs a number of mail order ads including one which offers audio and video tapes of speeches by Farrakhan like "Why Got Hates Divorce (Parts I&II)," "Mating: The Idea of Genetic Engineering," "Satan and The Mastery Of The Sexual Urges," and- I kid you not- "How To Give Birth To A God (Parts I-V)."

DRUG USE IN THE US: In Memphis this summer, I was struck by how healthy and robust the garage/punk show-goers seemed. Upon returning to Austin, I noticed how sickly, wan, pale, frail, and all strung-out the kids look here (especially, of course, at Emo's- the Sodom and Gomorrah of the Austin music scene). I have two theories which may explain this cultural phenomenon. Theory #1: Here in Austin, we have a more serious heroin and pill problem. In the last month I have seen two bands take pills on stage, one band even threw their extras into the audience (some recipients sucked 'em down immediately, not even knowing what they were.) During a recent discussion of this situation, Craig Koon observed, "Did I mention it's really punk?" A brief and incomplete survey of the Memphis scene suggests that most you rock'n'roll Memphians drink and smoke. Maybe that's why everthing's so slow there. Sedate. Theory #2: The incredible soul food available in the Bluff City is next to impossible to resist no matter what altered state you happen to exist in. And food like that tends to foster a healthy plumpness if you're not careful. Most of the folks I know up there are too poor to be fat, but Memphis' sons are strong and healthy and its daughters are voluptuous and beautiful.

BEWARE BEER DRINKERS: There was once a famous and brilliant astronomer named Tycho Braghe. He lived long ago in Italk or Denmark, I think. Despite his wealth of empirical knowledge and astronomical know-how, he must've lacked in common sense. Or he just got too drunk. For one evening he drank too much at a party and presumably got stuck in too long a bathroom line. His life was cut short that evening, as he died of an exploded bladder. The moral: Drink responsibly and always join the potty queue about ten minutes before you have to go.

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Illustration of an apatosaur, captioned LONGEST NECK

JENNIFER/GEEK WEEKLY 2002-A GUADALUPE #292 AUSTIN, TX 78705

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