Early 19th Century French politician Joseph de Maistre said: “Nations get the governments they deserve.” And 20th Century author George Santayana then said: “Those who ignore the lessons of history …
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now in Chile, the response in Lima was great, its always fascinating how different cultural groups pick up on different aspects of the music… here in Santiago its an extreme …
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being in Lima Peru for election day has been surreal to say the least… the slums here are profound and the closeness to america just heightens the images of poverty… …
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i am very split by the climate surrounding the election in that on one hand i feel totally divorced from it like its some kind of stupid game show while …
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i’m pleased to announce that after years and years the GUN CLUB’s stuff is finally available again, Long Gone John at ‘Sympathy for the Record Industry’ has done a great …
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so the ramones benefit in the city, i saw a load of people i hadnt (seen) for quite a while, we were kind of burnt by the time we got …
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last night (7:30 am sleepless at heathrow or thereabouts) was the last of this short UK stint, Southend, a large sold out show at one of those old theaters that …
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firstly im proud to announce that i got a couple of pictures up on http://www.streetmattress.com one is at http://www.streetmattress.com/sm.php?mattress=5096 and the other is at http://www.streetmattress.com/sm.php?mattress=5094 i forget how i came …
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San Francisco… several days spent wandering in chinatown, fantastic the one here though i cant always help but think that it must have really rocked in SF a hundred years …
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just a couple of things: its pretty grotesque to see and feel the level of anger and animosity that the current election climate has engendered… the other day the post …
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