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New Orleans: the Fri. show for the locals is on. And you are A MAGNET AND I AM STEEL. And on and on, i got on that plane and i felt like i was from pluto, and I was. And life was good, very very good.
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RALPH NADER FOR PRESIDENT 2000
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/News/20000625-0.html
CELL SHOW 7/9/00 TEMPEST/FLUFF GIRL show: fri. night 7/7/00:fluffgirl rocks, MY FAVORITE LOCAL BAND, I'LL RUN MY STUFF AT THEIR SHOWS, NOT BECK'S, ran 2 machines at this LITTLE punk rock bar, wouldn't let me run my secret weapon with pyro, still fun tho. Bob burned his hair, SPIKE crushed records.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ************************************************************************************ I think that risk-taking and adventurism are a search for transcendence, for forgetting, pulling out of your boring reality, for release, letting go. There's a desire in people who constantly defy death and need an adrenaline high. To feel alive in our stultified world. People who are always testing the limits are gambling with their lives, it falls under the archetype of Adonis, the beautiful young man (or woman) whose blood is shed to regenerate nature. MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: Q: How can I bring you guys to my city or school? A: Check out our booking information ROBOTWARS/BATTLEBOTS? Boooooorinnnng, did it, well at our own gigs never with one of the Corporations. I get asked this sometimes 4 times a week, their gig is a no-brainer, painfully obvious, the first thing you think of when you start building stuff, so i am trying to work on the 2nd, and well even the 5,000th thing i have thought of, SRL? done did that to, Mark is brilliant, the grandfather of scene, i learned buttloads there, quite empowering, at a cetain point I realized I wanted to do other stuff. work with different ideas. It was time to move on if i wanted to work on my own ideas Q: Has anyone ever been injured at one of your performances? A: No one has EVER been injured at a SEEMEN performance, ever. Q: Will you help me or show me how to build ________? A: Dear ___________, Thanks for the interest in me helping you build some art. Unfortunately at the present i am not helping build or design other peoples' work. So thanks so much for asking it sure makes my fucking day!!
live Performance
Sunday, July 9th 2000
at: Cell Space
2050 Bryant St.
San Francisco, Ca.
In the LOVELY Mission district
415.648.7562
Doors 8 PM performance at 10 PM
$8.00 CHEAP no one turned away for lack o cash
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6/17/00 PHOENIX WHAT DID IT ALL MEAN, WE WILL SEE. don't go back to sleep she said We are going home, try and get my bearings in SF, Show on JULY 9TH IN SF. YEAH. maybe Point Arena July 4th MAYBE NEW ORLEANS maybe 6/16/00 At Steven Eye's space, hot, hot, hot, 110 degrees, and here I am doing a fire show, I have been doing shows here for 11 years, Steven is a gem, I really put him through the wringer this time though, his space is all wood and kinda tight, we ran the RING 'O FIRE with the flames lapping the ceiling, packed house, every machine pushed it farther and farther, the crowd freaked as each piece did its thing, it was obvious they weren't prepped what we were going to do, people are FREAKING, the volunteers are timid, this is the first show like this this tour, now at the end. it made for a cool vibe, the volunteers were truly heroic when they survived each piece, they were the stars, not me, it was all about them, they triumphed, each person was a hero who looked their demons in the eye, I try and build machines that address this, looking at things that need addressing, that would normally be covered up, those are the things that need addressing, hence the hardest things to deal with, it freaks people, it brings them bliss, I am ALWAYS enraptured by the unpredictable results, we talk and talk about this the next day over breakfast, using fear as a tool, as a a medium, I have talked about this all tour, hell for years now, now it seems a little clearer, all the more important, To inspire people to go on their journey, itÕs not about me, its about something bigger, Steven is a killer philosopher, we ran the BED 'O FIRE on the street out front, EVERYONE is losing it, poor Steve included, funny, by the end he was beside himself, in a good way and a bad way, I gave him a huge hug, I felt for him, he never said anything, let me keeeeep going, Steven is the wise man, philosophical in the best way, kind, giving, outspoken, a real gem, Potatoe showed up with a possee from Bisbee, SECRET CHIEFS were cool , scammed all the door from us buts that's what rock bands do, scam, I hang there and gab with Steven for hours and hours on end, good ole Tucson, people there from 11 years ago, like going back home....driving through the desert, sippin coffee, gadz the desert is beautiful, it looks lanscaped, like someone went through the millions of acres and placed everything in its perfect spot, life is good. We are now turning the corner, heading west, back to civilization. TUESDAY 6/13/00 ANTIOCH COLLEGE: mini show out in front of the student union, I was sick, some kinda NY bug hangin onto me, reminding me that I was just devoured by the great toilet called NY, I hadn’t escaped unscathed, I hadn’t slept more than 5 hours in a week and I was snapping, feverish, soar throat ,GREEN snot, good god, I keep thinking I am 39 fucking years old, WHAT AM I DOING THIS TO MYSELF FOR???, I feel I can’t go on, but what else am I going to do on this planet, not one single thing comes to mind, nothing, we were SPENT, drove straight thru from NY, this was the opposite of NY and that was just fine, I was totally exhausted, ran 5 machines, the students were great, happy, enlightened bunch, this school is unlike any other, really, it was so peaceful, green and expansive there, a breathe of fresh air. I reckon we will be back. We went to the Bicycle Museum in New Bremen , Ohioo, brilliant machines, then we drove straight through to Albq.Into the desert, into the 100 plus degree heat…… We are driving through New Mexico, truly GOD'S country, you can feel it in the landscape, we spent the night and part of the day in Albq. At my old partner in crime Mykel Diaz's, it was fantastic. We ate, we drank,,,,,,,,,,,,, like kings. Peaceful. Off to Tucson, then Phoenix, then, finally, home, & one more show at CELL in SF. It feels so good to be near the end, that ALL the shows have been successful, despite all odds. Never had any real bad machine breakdowns, pretty miraculous, for homemade machines, never building any prototypes, still get all the loser guys who aren't following their own journey tellin me what I should build next, god. STUFF GIVEN TO ME ON TOUR: a cow killer gun (really) CD's, videos, fireman's coat, porn mags.,food, drugs, very very good home cooked meals, T-shirts, drugs I don't do, more food, cab rides, shitty beer, stickers, sex, magnets, handshakes, hugs, advice, books, tapes, GOOD BEER, countless couches and floors and beds to sleep on, a very cool joystick (I've been wantin one of these, from a woman from Kent State ART faculty, bless her), more CD's, computer discs, more videos, a mini japanese style gazebo, herbal extracts,. NEY YERK SHEWS JUNE 9 & 10, 2000 The hardest moost difficult shows to date, phenomenal amount of energy and meetings and discussions and EVEN the dreaded lawyers and insureance men involved. If they all were like this I would never ever consider performing again, thank god they aren't. No sleep. Warm loving audience, 2 jam packed shows. we flyered a SONIC YOUTH art opening, THURSTON exclaimed OH COOL THE SEEMEN! Ryan and I were drunk, giddy, 1/2 the crowd were snobby, the other 1/2 went to the shows, I was soaked from a rainstorm, I ran into Margaret from SF, I was tongue tied, I couldn't believe it, I had such a crush on her once. Packed warehouse, a miracle we pulled off two shows in the middle of Manhatten under the watchful eye of Guilliani, cops came in full force the first night but were diffused by the Madagascar Institutes finest, pigs show up but, as usual, after we are done, set up a paranoia fer the second night. The M.I. also presented a WONDERFUL FIREWORKS SHOW right ON THE STREET after our 2nd gig. People are hungry there, damn hungry. Each night really really great volunteers Screaming with approval. Screaming hot, sweat pouring out of every poor, like a cleansing. A very very positive scene. People are insane there, loopy, irrational, everyone knows how I should present my work and doesn't give a rats ass how I want to. they ALL expect and demand a piece of you, and they wll probably get it. WFMU is the worlds greatest radio station. Filth, tourists, horrible water and air. Martha Wilson, the woman who brought me to NY is an angel, a gift, a national treasure. DAHLIA Truck got a flat & was early towed Put up $2,000 before hand for rent, ins. Webaccess, etc. LIVE WEBCAST OF BOTH SHOWS, thouroughly archived, media were like bloodhounds on us! DD was there from DC, my old neighbor Pat with his daughter ROGUE!, I asked her how was my garden ?? she said it was HUGE! And beautiful, CROW was there, David Lantow and Lea, it was so crowded, I would wade thru the crowd to the next machine, I was wearing SETH'S MR PORNO shirt, and I would run into someone I knew!, I was speechless, fer once, NY is bizzarre, after a certain point I couldn't do any more interviews, I wanted to hang out with friends I hadn't seen in years, I wanted to drink a beer UN-selfconsciously, I wanted to pick my nose, It got old being the man of the moment, it sure brings out some visciously jealous feelings in some, warm apprecative feelins from others. NY, I can't begin to understand it, as much as I hate it, I love it, I can't begin to comprehend my month there nor the shows……THE WORLDS MOST beautiful women,
!!!!!!!!!!!NEW YORK CITY SHOW!!!!!! So much of it is about time.. Time in the truck(long painful hours/days) In a hurry to get where we are going Time during the actual performances (fleeting) Missing loved ones and home i can't begin to understand time, i want it circular, i want to time travel, to suspend time, to slow it down or stop it, then you could keep growing intellectually and stop aging.
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