Charitech is featuring Ben and Jerry with free ice cream, Steve Taylor? is heading up this event. I wonder if these guys need any SQA Engineers? 8:30 am to 2:30 pm Wednesday at the Austin Convention Center.

Wish I lived a 1000 miles closer. I LOVE ice cream! How was the presentation?

I missed it, but it was great from what I've heard, they carry B&J ice cream nearly everywhere now, we're talking HEB and Walmart in *Bastrop* for godsakes. I'm sure you have it most places in mile-high-ville. By the way, the web cam is recording a gorgeous Texas sunset right now for those lucky enough to be viewing http://www.spring.com and seeing it live.

What else is happening around Austin. I'll be back in December if not sooner. Some friends of mine just got married (on a cruise) and are having a reception Nov. 1. I'd love to be in Austin for Halloween and at their reception. We'll see plane tickets still have not started that merit system thing. Hell, I'd offer my drink serving services for free if they'd let me hop a plane. A temp flight attendant if you will.

Events around then, hmmm. 60,000 plus costumed folks revelling on Sixth Street on Halloween. Around Christmas there's the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar. Ballet Austin will be doing the Nutcracker Suite. Steve Winwood is playing November 7th at the Austin Music Hall. Green Day at Liberty Lunch, Oct 31st. Does this give you some ideas?

I wonder if there's a football game around then? Hi Stacey.

I called on tickets Friday. $365 rt. UGGGGHHHH! It doesn't look good for an interim visit. But winter holidays is a must so, regardless of the price, I'll be back in the central time zone in a couple months. Kim Phung, Magnolia, Mushoshino, Dog&Duck... HERE I COME!!!

When are your winter holidays? Between Christmas and New Years. Keeping trying for a better rate, that's way too high, maybe you can do some clever routing and go through somewhere else, or get a stopover to somewhere else and skip the somewhere else. There are creative ways to finance travel!

How creative are we talking here?!?! *giggle*

Well, maybe not *that* creative.

And then again... WER

(LOL) and a residual smile... the afterglow if you will!

Apparently we did whether I was will-ing or not! Did ya film it? WER

oh man, you guys crack me up!!! Off the subject (whatever it was) I saw Circe de Soleil's presentation of Quidam last night. If it comes to town, YOU MUST GO!!! The show was the most amazing I have ever seen and I will not even attempt to explain it. Amazing, beautiful, and subjectivly FULL of meaning. I LOVED it. Plus it was the first time I've been in a huge tent that didn't smell like elephant dung!

All the huge tents that I've been in smell like smoke, and mildew, and man sweat. Oh, well... WER

Wow, maybe elephant dung isn't so bad afterall...

Come on Stacey, try and explain it.

Dare ya! WER

Now, now boys... I am above that type of tempting. (For all you know anyway!)

So, what type of tempting are you far, far below? WER

Good question, the envelope please.

(Drum roll...)

Tempting of the senses. Taste and touch would be among my weakest areas of resistance. Ohh, but visually I can certainly be swayed. Specific, low frequency sounds can be tempting...

So, dinner at Jeffrey's followed by a full body massage with the sounds of a soft summer breeze would blow your fuses?

spicier than Jeffrey's... full body massage is right on... and torrential rainstorm are more my style (on the balcony...)

Now we're talkin' major event.

Woo! I got a little outta hand there. Apologies all around.

No need, s'far I concerned. WER

I thought the two of you might be forgiving. Wouldn't want to get a spankin' or anything... Damn, I've got to work on this. My mind keeps dropping back down into that proverbial gutter. Really, I'm a nice girl...

That's what I'm hoping for... Hey, maybe we should have a topic in the Sex conference called Inuendo, and behave everywhere but there? WER

It's ok with me.

The wife found this at school today, not sure to post or not, or where so here goes... [Front Page] Who is David Cabral? David Cabral is the beloved brother of Amanda and Mikey and also the beloved son of Michael and Cynthia Cabral. My name is Michael Angelo Cabral and the correct question is who was he? For in fact, David is dead!! At only two years of age, his precious life was ripped violently away from him and us on October 21, 1995. Not only was he the victim of a violent, negligent crime; not only was he killed in public, but the person responsible for his death remains "at large". This person whose name is David Rudisill is not only "at large" but living and working happily in Sugarland (Houston), Texas. He is suffering no true repercussions for his negligence in the death of our son and brother. The police know where he is. The courts know where he is. The problem is the San Antonio Police Department have determined with insubstantial reasons, that no crime was committed. That his violent death was merely an accident. The fact is that David Rudisill's full size pick-up truck completely left the paved road and struck David Cabral killing him instantly. There were other injuries incurred by the crime to me. The driver tried to avoid detection by lying to the police and no alcohol blood, urine, or breath tests were given to the responsible party, David Rudisill, not even a ticket. Was it because the driver was White and my son was Chicano? Was it because the criminal is rich and my family is poor? I really don't know. I do know that we miss David every day. But if this could happen to my son and my family, it could happen to you!! Our case is currently on-going. The San Antonio Police Department have yet to even attempt to charge anyone with this crime. Justice is what I am after. Please help!! Attention is what we need!! Michael and Cynthia Cabral 12106 Robin Ridge Lane Austin, Texas 78750 phone: (512) 346-0163 pager: (512) 373-9952

sobering. angering. saddening. frightening.

All of the above. This is bad news and the media haven't really picked it up.

Hard to get the media to expose someone who may be directly responsible for some of their publication dollars (directly or indirectly)

This is something that would be good to talk about on Bob and Sammy some morning, these guys are pretty good at uncovering scandal and laying out unpleasant realities that the newspapers overlook sometime. And they've got a pretty good audience.

heard from ronks@well.com: 18th Annual Institute on Computer Law: February 23-24 in Austin TX, I'm going to try to get into this one. It has sessions on licensing, content control, partnering, domain names, the Year 2000 (Y2K if you're hip) Problem, product launching, privacy in cyberspace, electronic payments, and more.

And they'll have a party too.

*** ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:32:06 -0400 To: vtw-announce@vtw.org From: "Shabbir J. Safdar" Subject: Conference on Computers, Freedom, & Privacy 1998 Reply-to: vtw-announce@vtw.org The Eighth Annual Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy - CFP98 It's been called a lot of things over the years, but it still remains the one place where anyone, who is anyone, goes to immerse themselves in the issues surrounding the health and viability of the Internet. Dubbed the "Woodstock of online activism" by veteran attendee Simona Nass, it has been the nexus of discussions of online privacy, free speech, and human rights. If you work for a company in today's economy, these issues have relevance to you. For three days, you can learn about the pressing, cutting-edge issues that are developing today and will affect your future. CFP is an intimate setting with the conference lasting throughout the entire time you're not sleeping. With only a few hundred attendees every years, the conference becomes more of a retreat where law enforcement agents socialize with hackers. Last year saw advocates on both sides of the Internet free speech debate socializing with each other during one of the many spontaneous after-hours parties in the hotel. Below you'll find stories from several members of our community who continue to support and attend CFP. We hope to see you there! This year promises to be just as much fun, with the panels touching on lots of great topics, including privacy implications of biometrics, the Internet in schools, the sale of government records, cryptography, medical records privacy, link licenses, universal access, and library filtering. In addition, there will be a moot court about suing spammers, and a mock wiretap. You can't afford to miss it! To register, simply go to the website at http://www.cfp98.org/ Also, the program is there, and you can check out the issues that will be under discussion! Sincerely, /s/ Shabbir J. Safdar *** Stories from CFP veterans *** Todd Lappin, Editor, Wired Magazine While the panels at CFP '97 were very useful, the most worthwhile part of the conference took place outside the meeting room -- and in the hot tub. Each night during CFP 97, the hot tub at the Burlingame Hyatt became a gathering place for cyberliberties advocates of all stripes -- from authors Paulina Borsook and Ellen Ullman to Joseph Reagle from W3C and Jon Lebkowsky from EF-Austin. The water was hot, the conversation was intense, but the atmosphere was relaxed. A. Michael Froomkin, Associate Professor of Law CFP has great speakers. It has even better audience. The audience congregates in the hallway; this makes for agonizing choices -- do you go see that great debate in the ballroom, or say out here and pick up stuff you would never hear anywhere else. I've tried it both ways, and still can't make up my mind. It's my one "won't miss" conference of the year. Jon Lebkowsky, EF-Austin My favorite story is from CFP '93, when an FBI agent pretending to be a PC Week reporter asked Emmanuel Goldstein and I our opinion of the FBI presentation. CFP '93 was a great one for me...so much was coming together that year. It was the social aspect that I found most stimulating, the conference in the hallways. That was the year that I interviewed Phil Zimmermann and Tom Jennings...interviews that are still alive online. Diana Jarvis, Counsel for VTW Center for Internet Education Aside from the fact that CFP collects together the most wonderful and interesting people I've ever met (and aside from the fact that the gagetry on display is better than Comdex) and great thing about CFP is the way in which the conference cuts through the hype. Take Information War -- only at CFP did I hear people seriously and intelligently criticize the military's hype about how the terrorists of the future will disable our industrial infrastruture by pointing out that networks, powerlines, broadcast communications etc. are much more robust and redundant than they were in the 50's, 60's, and 70's and that those eras saw the multi-hour blackouts, network outages during broadcast, etc. Everyone else merely dutifully reports that our military tells us we must be prepared for this great threat they've dreamed up to stop cutting military budgets. Shabbir J. Safdar, Voters Telecommunications Watch I remember first being introduced to the debate over "Who Owns The Law?", about the issue of the ownership of legal decisions. Currently, West Publishing holds the copyright on most of them, and there aren't really any public domains sources for them. The moderator introduced the panel, which included advocates from both sides, and then stepped out of the way. I never realized debate was a full contact sport. About 45 minutes and a whole lot of screaming later, it suddenly hit me that I had just had the perfect crash course in the topic, and had gotten it from both sides. I'd been able to watch advocates poke holes in each others' arguments, then rebut them. Afterwards at one of the room parties that night, I was able to sit and talk to one of the advocates at length. That sort of intimacy is what makes CFP great for me, and I'll continue to return every year for it.

CFP'98 will be held in Austin, TX. CFP'98 chair is Prof. Mark Lemley. He may be reached at: mlemley@mail.law.utexas.edu

And another event we'll run as a Spring webcam event: To: Friends of the CyberOpera Subject: Award-winning Cyberspace Opera to Perform in Austin, Texas High brow, high tech, high Texas CYBERSPACE and Austin, Texas -- The world's first tele-collaborative Internet opera will burst into song on March 21st, 8:00 p.m. from the McCullough Theater on The University of Texas at Austin campus. honoria in ciberspazio, is the cyberopera recently selected as a semi-finalist by the Global Information Infrastructure (GII) Arts and Entertainment Awards along with ABCNEWS.com, ESPN SportsZone, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Under the artistic direction of Bryan Green, virtual and sensually real dancers tell the operatic story of hope-filled humans passionately attracted to their digital lovers. The cyberopera is a tale of Internet love incorporating high-tech stage sets and advanced Internet-based information delivery systems driven by the opera's cyberspatial plot. As a GII Semi-finalist, honoria in ciberspazio has been distinguished for innovation, producing real and valuable results, and for powerfully demonstrating the potential of the Internet that we hear so much about. Vice president Al Gore has cited the GII Awards program "An innovation that is vital to our country's future." The cyberopera's original libretto integrates common and not-so-common experiences of people who send their electronic avatars out onto the Infobahn. The opera's content reflects the chaotic and emotional situations that one finds in electronic social exchanges in virtual communities, mailing lists, and chat rooms. Cyberopera impresaria, Madelyn Starbuck, also known as honoria, tells us that operatic themes are all over cyberspace. "There's deceit, transgender, mythmaking, drama, tragedy, and comedy," she says. "The opera's plot is a product of the highest and purest form of collaboration" says the cyberopera's director of operations, Richard MacKinnon, "by using electronic communication, it is blind to contributors' location, appearance, politics, gender, ethnicity, sexual preference, religion, or other lifestyle choices." As an important high-technology hub, Austin is the perfect incubator for this particular opera because the cyberopera is designed to celebrate the social impact of rapidly evolving technologies. "We have brought opera to the Internet," says Starbuck, "Now we are going to bring the Internet to the opera." MacKinnon and Starbuck are seeking to infuse the cyberopera's development with venture capital and corporate sponsorship as each production showcases high-tech information delivery in the service of high art. The honoria in ciberspazio "Come to Me" aria, featuring soprano Janet Davidson in the role of honoria, will be performed in conjunction with Austin Dance Ensemble's collage of performative works. Tickets are available through UTTM by calling 477-6060. Since 1995, honoria in ciberspazio has benefited from The University of Texas at Austin infrastructure to develop the cyberopera's design in which electronic communication theory and high operatic standards are woven together in an artistically innovative showcase for the rapidly changing technological delivery of information. honoria in ciberspazio is currently a non-profit project under the umbrella of Women and Their Work in Austin, Texas. The target audience of honoria in ciberspazio encompasses anyone who has ever fallen in love. ### honoria in ciberspazio The first cyberspace opera Media Contact: Richard MacKinnon, 512-469-9553

The Big Stinkin' International Improv and Sketch Comedy Festival is the largest of its kind in the known universe. BS3, the third annual incarnation of the festival, will take place in Austin, TX with improv and sketch troupes from all over the world converging on Austin to dazzle their fellow performers, industry reps, and Central Texans with feats of wit, leaps of faith, hilarious sketch comedy, and their courageous exploits in the art of improvisational theatre. Performers Here is the list of performers scheduled at this time: The Second City The Groundlings ACME Theatre Monks' Night Out The Railbirds Only 90% Effective Big Lon Chaney LA Theatre Sports Dad's Garage Oui Be Negroes Houseful of Honkeys Impromptones Lester McFwap The Screw Puppies and more!

Dear Friends: We are writing to you about our friend Jan Reid. If you haven't already heard about the tragedy in Mexico, Jan and three friends were in a cab in Mexico City that was hijacked by gunmen. They were taken to a remote suburb and, in a scuffle, Jan was shot. The bullet shattered his wrist and penetrated his torso, lodging against his spine. Amazingly, no organs were damaged, only a portion of his small intestine. We still don't know how much, if any, spinal damage there may be. Jan has feeling in his legs, which is a good sign, and he can move his toes. So we hope and pray that the early forecast of partial paralysis will prove to be wrong. But we just don't know. What we do know, however, is that Jan is facing months of physical rehabilitation, even under the most optimistic forecast. Fortunately, Jan has medical insurance through his wife, Dorothy Browne, which has covered most of the medical costs so far. But it will be a long time before Jan gets back to writing full time. In the meantime, he and Dorothy need our support during this difficult time. We are seeking to raise enough money to tide Jan and Dorothy over for the next six months. In May, we are planning two benefits, which you will be hearing about soon. But Jan and Dorothy have immediate needs to attend, and we are asking through this letter for our friends to help them out. Please consider sending a check or money order to the Jan Reid Rescue Fund for any amount. Every bit of this money will be going directly to Jan and Dorothy. Even small contributions can make a great difference. The address is c/o Phyllis Cartwright, P.O. Box 13151, Austin, TX 78711-3151. Sincerely, A few of Jan's many friends JIM ANDERSON, JOY ANDERSON, SARAH BIRD, PAT BOOKER, BILL BROYLES, GARY & PHYLLIS CARTWRIGHT, ALISON COOK, ELIZABETH CROOK, GREGORY CURTIS, JOHN DAVIDSON, KATY FLATO, LISA GERMANY, ALICE GORDON, MICHAEL HALL, STEPHEN HARRIGAN, JAMES HOGGARD, MICHAEL R. LEVY, DAVID & JOYCE LINDSEY, LAURENCE MILLER, TURK PIPKIN, CACTUS PRYOR, JAN JARBOE RUSSELL, MIMI SWARTZ, HELEN THORPE, LUCY TODD, EVAN & JULIA SMITH, JUDY WILLCOTT, LAWRENCE WRIGHT, AND TOM ZIGAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRIENDS OF JAN REID. Invite you and your friends to dinner & a very special evening of readings by ANN RICHARDS LARRY L. KING MOLLY IVINS DARRELL ROYAL KINKY FRIEDMAN JOHN GRAVES plus A Spectacular Silent Auction 7:00 pm, Saturday, May 9, 1998 Four Seasons Hotel, Austin Reserved Tables - $1000 Individual Tickets - $100 at the door IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO RSVP By phone: 512 472-2149 By fax: 512 472-4313 By e-mail: harrigan@mail.utexas.edu Dress - Austin Casual Funds will go to the Jan Reid Rescue Fund -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We'll have the webcam at this event. Look for a *live* feed on our website.

http://www.nppc.org/CONS/porkchopstop.html The Pork Information Bureau kicks off its five-city Pork Chop Stop, bringing grilling fans around the country a taste of pork chops with regional twists. The tour will stop in Providence, R.I., Birmingham, Ala., St. Louis, Austin, Texas (June 9th), and Portland, Ore.

oh yummy! *grimace*

to borrow from Emeril Lagasse, Pork fat rules!

how about, pork fat makes me vomit?

June the 29th is your last chance to get your ballots in for this year's Best of Austin poll in The Chronicle... vote online at http://www.auschron.com/bestof98/

Vote for us in the Internet category and for Little Italy in the restaurant category!

August 23, 1998, is the date for the third annual Chocolate Sunday at Barton Creek Square Mall. $10 buys you ten samples and, yes, yours truly will be competing again this year for Little Italy...so, all you Austin types please come by, the benefits will be going to Another Way Texas Shares.

Saturday, Sept. 26 there will be a benefit for the travel expenses of the family of Kiersa Paul. Perhaps you remember her story. Last summer she went out on a date with a man who raped and killed her and left her body in the Barton Creek Greenbelt. Her killer goes to trial soon, and Kiersa's parents, who live in Minnesota, want to attend the trial but cannot afford it. From 2p.m. to 10 p.m. several bands will perform a benefit for this cause. Advance tickets are $10. At the door they cost $12. All proceeds will go to the travel-related needs of the Paul family, who will be in Austin three or four weeks. If we can reach the goal of covering all the Paul family's expenses, any extra money will be donated to the Austin Rape Crisis Center. If you would like to support this effort, but are not coming to the benefit, checks can be made payable to: "The Paul Family" c/o Old World Bakery 814 W. 12th St. Austin, TX 78701 The benefit will be held at: The Elks lodge 700 Dawson Rd. (2 blks south of Barton Springs Rd. 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thank you

CONTACT: FringeWare attn: Paco Nathan 2716 Guadalupe, Austin TX 78705 +1 512 494 9273 tel/fax http://www.fringeware.com/event/ email@fringeware.com open noon-midnight Our schedule of events for Nov/Dec 1998 includes listings for film/video, music, author signings, distinguished speakers, comedy acts, political and corporate protest, and circus acts. -------------------- Nov 6, 1998 FringeWare, 8pm-midnight http://www.fringeware.com/hot/phil9811.txt Philip H Farber book signing and impromptu stand-up routine for "FutureRitual", practical magick in the context of science. Nov 13, 1998 FringeWare, 9pm-midnight http://www.fringeware.com/hot/prev9811.txt c0mm0ner e-zine release party with music by Austin pop chemists "Made From Scratch". Nov 14-15, 1998 State Capitol, 9am-5pm http://link.tsl.state.tx.us/bookfest/ Texas Book Festival -- post-election charity soiree with Laura Bush, her father-in-law George and some SS agents, a booth by FringeWare, and several controversial Waco historians. Nov 14, 1998 700 Congress Ave, 8pm-6am http://www.fringeware.com/f3films/ Texas Fine Arts Association Around-The-Clock Block Party, featuring a film and video festival projected on the side of the new TFAA building by F3 Films, music by "Futura" and other bands, and free breakfast tacos at midnight. Nov 16, 1998 Circus Redickulus FringeWare (afternoon - T.B.A.) http://www.laughingsquid.com/dammit/circus/fall98.html Chicken John returns to FringeWare with Dr. Ducky DooLittle for their circus spectacular. Nov 20, 1998 FringeWare, 8pm-midnight http://bot.fringeware.com/subcult/Erik+Davis Erik Davis book signing for "TechGnosis". Nov 23, 1998 corporate chain superstores worldwide, 12noon http://www.fringeware.com/friends/ "Bag Day" protest organized by Friends United in Creative Knowledge of the Faceless Attitudes of Corporate Entities, RTMark, Negativland, Church of the SubGenius, and other corporate saboteur groups, on the birthday of American anti-corporate hero Billy the Kid. Dec 4, 1998 FringeWare 8pm-midnight http://www.fringeware.com/hot/store9807.txt Deconstructionist Jazz Ensemble performing in-store. Dec 5, 1998 (T.B.A.) http://bot.fringeware.com/subcult/Robert+Anton+Wilson Robert Anton Wilson and the Church of the SubGenius appearing in Austin, sponsored by FringeWare and Forbidden Books.

Damn but I wish I had a life so that I could make some of these...

Sender: pacoid@fringeware.com X-UIDL: a26784dcaf1200d76414e72c945ddc3a FOR IMMEDIAST RELEASE November 11, 1998 CONTACTS: FringeWare (venue), +1 512 494 9273 Eric Brandt (publicist) +1 415 863 5163 Erik Davis book reading/signing TECHGNOSIS: Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information FringeWare Bookstore 2716 Guadalupe / Austin, Texas Fri Nov 20, 8pm-midnight You are cordially invited to attend a book reading and signing by Erik Davis for his new work, TECHGNOSIS: Myth, Magic & Mysticism in the Age of Information, published this month by Harmony Books. The event is open to the public, and will be held at FringeWare on Friday, November 20th, beginning at 8:00 pm, with complimentary food and beverages for guests attending. The oft-quoted Arthur C. Clarke once wrote: "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." With this understanding, Mr. Davis sets out on a wide-ranging search for the magical, mystical roots of the technological revolution that has taken all of us by surprise. As millennial fever approaches, there is much thought given to a newer, better world -- a utopia where technology improves our health, enhances our entertainment, and strengthens our Jeffersonian liberties through the free exchange of information over the Net. Will emerging technology help us realize this utopia, or in our obsessive haste to exploit and commodify the world through technology, will we reach an apocalyptic end? Can we find spiritual meaning and purpose in a technological age? From the Dead Sea Scrolls to Timothy Leary's dying wish to download his soul, from the Confessions of St. Augustine to the hubris of Bill Gates, Davis's TECHGNOSIS does for our post-modern technoculture what Weber's classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism did for modern culture at the last turn of the century. "TECHGNOSIS is a tour de force of scholarship, insight, and juicy writing... like Marshall McLuhan, Erik Davis sheds light on the shadows in our search for the meaning of human inventions," writes Howard Rheingold, author of The Virtual Community. "Davis marshals an impressive amount of evidence from Eastern and Western literature, history, philosophy, scripture and popular culture... surfing Davis's datastream makes for an exhilarating ride," praises Publishers Weekly. "Erik Davis has written one of the best media studies books ever published... TECHGNOSIS is literate, accessible and funny," writes Austin-based author Bruce Sterling. The renown techno music shaman DJ Spooky calls TECHGNOSIS "a new Rosetta Stone for the Digerati." Mr. Davis grew up in a well-known surf mecca, "stoking the dying embers of the California counterculture". He left the beachside babylon to run away with a carnival, where he smoked his first Camel straight and got introduced to meditation, psychedelics, and the occult. He went on to graduate from Yale University, winning awards for his English thesis on Philip K. Dick. Mr. Davis has written for Wired, The Village Voice, Details, Spin, Gnosis, Rolling Stone, Lingua Franca, The Utne Reader, Mondo 2000, FringeWare Review, and The Nation, on topics as diverse as Klingon Star Trek fans, French philosophy, and the rave scene in India. He lectures internationally on topics related to cyberculture and the fringes of religion. As a contributing editor for FringeWare Review magazine, Mr. Davis co-edited the "Chaos Spirituality" issue in 1996, along with Spiro(s) Antonopoulos, where some of the preliminary material and themes for TECHGNOSIS were tested. He has spoken at SXSW Interactive, and visits Austin often from his native home in San Francisco. Also, please mark your calendars for the Robert Anton Wilson presentation in Austin on Saturday, December 5th, at 7:30pm at the OFFCENTER, sponsored by Forbidden Books (Dallas) and FringeWare. Contact either store for ticket information. BACKGROUND: Erik Davis http://www.levity.com/figment/ http://www.levity.com/techgnosis/ http://www.fringeware.com/fwr/fwr10.html http://bot.fringeware.com/subcult/Erik+Davis FringeWare Bookstore http://www.fringeware.com/shop/ http://www.fringeware.com/event/ * * * This event marks another spectacle in the ongoing "Beverages, Books, Blasphemy" series held in the UT/North Drag area by FringeWare and Mojo's Daily Grind. All events are free to the public, held at: FringeWare Mojo's Daily Grind 2716 Guadalupe 2714 Guadalupe Austin TX 78705 Austin TX 78705 +1 512 494 9273 +1 512 477 6656 open noon-midnight open 24 hrs Mon 8am- Sun Mid http://www.fringeware.com/ http://www.fringeware.com/mojo/ "Fiercely Independent Books" "A True Coffee House" # # # #

The book at least sounds like an intriguing read...

Please Forward this information to any appropriate list or individual... TEXAS COMMUNITY NETWORK CONFERENCE, AUSTIN, DEC. 14-15 The Texas Community Network Conference (Austin, December 14-15) is a non- profit project to assist local leaders interested in using Internet tools to benefit their communities. This statewide conference will offer 1998's largest gathering of experts providing information and direct assistance with local online project design and funding. For Details Hosts and sponsors for this subsidized conference include state agencies as well as major telecom companies and non-profit organizations, who feel online networks are increasingly important for communities who want access to all the resources and opportunities available in the Information Age. We would like your help getting this invitation to local leaders who might want to attend. Since these leaders can come from any part of a community (libraries, schools, economic organizations, almost anywhere) there is no established communications channel to reach them. So we are asking members of the Texas "telecommunity" to please forward this invitation to any list or individual where it would be appropriate. thank you very much. http://www.main.org conference@main.org 512/303-MAIN

Here's one from Jon Lebkowsky: Jon Lebkowsky :-) (jonl) Tue Feb 16 '99 (17:46) 19 lines Doug Block will be screening his documentary, "Home Page" during South by Southwest. (Your humble correspondent jonl interviewed Doug for the Austin Chronicle . The screening times are: Sun, Mar 14 at 10am (at the Alamo drafthouse),Mon, Mar 15 at 5:45pm (Alamo) and Sat the 20th at 10pm (Dobie 3). doug'll be there with justin hall for sure, and probably jaime levy and carl steadman, for a sure-to-be-lively q&a after the screenings on the 14th and 15th. justin and doug are also on a fun panel (along with speed levitch, the subject of the doc "The Cruise" and annabel chong, subject of the 151-man gang bang as seen in "Sex: The Annabel Chong Story") about the art of the interview in docs, called "Real Life to Reel Documentaries," on Saturday at 1:30 pm.

Is this years series kind of bombing out, or am I just delusional. Now they're promising the sexiest, steamiest scenes ever in the coming episode. Is this what it takes to keep the emaciated show alive. What's up with David E. Kelley, is he putting all his creative juice in to all these other new shows like Snoops?

Message 2/21 From APJC Calendar Jun 18, 0 10:12:38 pm -0700 Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 22:12:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: APJC Community Calendar 6/19/00 To: apjc@lists.tao.ca Sender: Austin_pjc@yahoo.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Austin_pjc@yahoo.com ***** Austin Area Activities Calendar ***** Sponsored by the Austin Peace and Justice Coalition (updated 6/18/00) June 19 Mon. 4:00PM PICKETT PRESIDENT CLINTON'S FUNDRAISER A protest is planned to draw attention to President Clinton's pro-corporate policies during his visit to Austin. The Longhorn Pipeline's threat to Austin neighborhoods will be a focus. He may just be the most corporate friendly president in history! Come and let him and his rich donors know not everyone is at the party! 403 Lakecliff Trail (see http://maps.yahoo.com for directions) June 19 Mon. 5:30PM MARCH ON THE MANSION TO STOP THE EXECUTION OF SHAKA SANKOFA Formerly known as Gary Graham, he is scheduled to be killed by the state on Thursday. Shaka has fought a 19 year battle to prove his innocence. Evidence that should exonerate him has never been heard in court. Tell Bush to stop the killing machine this Juneteenth! Gather at the Capitol (11th and Congress) Sponsored by Campaign to End the Death Penalty More info: (512) 507-7700 or austincampaign@hotmail.com June 20 Tues. 7:00PM PEACE ACTION FORUM: AFTER SEATTLE - CHINA, PNTR, AND THE REVOLT AGAINST GLOBALIZATION Speakers will discuss issues central to the whole Movement for Global Justice which has sprung up in the wake of the Seattle and Washington,DC actions. The IMF, World Bank and the effect of trade "liberalization" on the Third World will be discussed along with the battle over Permanent Normal Trading Relations with China. This is a crucial time for the Movement to link up and maintain the momentum. This will be the first of Peace Action Austin's monthly forums (see meeting notices below, for future dates). Trinity United Methodist Church (600 E. 50th. Street) Sponsored by Peace Action Austin For info: Rahul Mahajan at rahul@tao.ca or call 477-5902 June 21 Wed. Noon - 1:00PM ENVIRONMENTAL RALLY AT THE CAPITAL Join citizens from across the state to take back the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission from the big polluters. Eat a free lunch, speakers MC'd by Ester's Follies' Dubbya Bush himself. Testify afterwards at the Once-In-12-Years hearing on our state environmental agency. Make an impact in what could be the most important environmental opportunity we'll have in years. Capital South steps. Info: www.texascenter.org/sunset or or call 454-3050 June 22 Thur. 7:00PM VIDEO - BEHIND THE COCAINE WAR Thousands of Colombians have been killed in a complex battle involving the army, cocaine traffickers, paramilitary death squads and guerrilla forces. The violence has been used to justify U.S. military aid. This program shows how the "war on drugs" actually increases the Columbian army's human rights abuses against peasants. Focuses on the regions where nonviolent movements of peasents seeks to create a peace process. Examines the alliance between the army, big landowners and narco- traffickers. The "war on communism" is now the "war on drugs". Texas Drug Policy Forum For info and directions: Karen at 462-1486 Month of June ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY VIGILS Vigils will be held each day of a scheduled execution Time: 5:30 - 6:30PM Scheduled executions: June 22, June 29 A large demonstration is expected on June 22 if Gary Graham is executed as many believe he is innocent. Location: Governors Mansion, Lavaca St. Sponsored by Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Contact mloehlin@jump.net July 1 Sat. Noon PICKETT THE GAP! SAY NO TO SWEATSHOP LABOR Join this nationwide monthly action protesting the GAP's refusal to join with other clothing manufacturers to settle the law suit on behalf of foreign workers on the US territory of Saipan. This action speaks to the mounting international solidarity for worker rights and a living wage. This street action needs YOU! Corner Guadalupe and 24th. Sponsored by United Students Against Sweatshops, the Austin Peace and Justice Coalition and the Austin Living Wage Campaign. For info: APJC at 452-7140 ******************** Regular Meetings ******************** ONGOING PICKET LINE AT OVERNITE FREIGHT - each day 8-5 pm at freight terminal in Pflugerville (IH-35 exit on 247 East). Your support of this nationwide Teamster organizing drive helps all working people struggling for representation. Come by! For more info: Rick657@aol.com HOUSE THE HOMELESS - First Tuesday of each month - 4:00pm. 701 W. 5th St. For info: www.housethehomeless.org TRAVIS COUNTY GREEN PARTY- NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION Third Tuesday of each month, 7:00 PM at the Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St. For info: call J. D. Porter at 708.9872 TRAVIS COUNTY GREENS CAMPAIGN 2000 ELECTION MEETINGS - Every Saturday , 10:30 am at the Green Party Campaign Headquarters , 1817 east 6th St. Our Lady's Family Center. For info: call party headquarters 499-8776. AUSTIN ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY - First Sunday of each month. 6:30 pm at the AFL-CIO Building, 11th & Lavaca. The AfD is a progressive populist organization dedicated to ending corporate domination and working for true democracy. For Info. call 491-5210 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL GROUP 500 - Two regular monthly meetings: Second Sunday of each month from 4 to 6 pm at Central Market Cafe (upstairs), 40th. and Lamar. Letter writing sessions. Fourth Wednesday of each month at 7pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover. Organizational meeting. For info: 444-2399 TEXAS HEMP CAMPAIGN - MONTHLY VIGIL Fourth Monday of each month from 4:30-6:30pm Governor's Mansion, 1010 Lavaca. Call 441-4099 or http://www.eden.com/~thc INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST ORGANIZATION Meets every Wednesday at 7:00PM, Friends Meeting House, 31st. and Washington Square Call 494-0667 for more information ACLU - CENTRAL TEXAS CHAPTER -Public Forum last Friday of every month. Noon. Furrs Cafeteria Banquet room, Northcross Mall Presentation is video taped for later broadcast on Taking Liberties, Channel 10 every Wednesday 7-8PM, For info: 459-5829 or ruthaclu@aol.com IWW Lucy Parsons General Membership Branch meetings Third Wednesdays 6:30pm @ Gaby & Moe's on Manor for more info, delgin@io.com WORKING STIFF JOURNAL COLLECTIVE MEETINGS First Wednesdays, 7:15pm Ran Moran's house, 5214 Duval To contribute or subscribe, email the WSJ at labor1@yahoo.com PEACE ACTION AUSTIN Monthly meetings first Monday 7:00PM. June 5 meeting: Texas Union (Guadalupe between 23rd and 24th) Asian Culture Room. For info: Rahul Mahajan RESULTS Austin meets at 1:00 p.m. on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 2026 Guadalupe, Newman Hall, St. Austin's. We participate in a national strategy conference call and then plan our local actions. All interested in ending the worst aspects of hunger and poverty are invited to attend. For info: Mark at 823-7321, mcoats@io.com ZAPATISTA COUNCIL meets at 6:30om the first and third Monday of each month at the American Friends Service Committee office, 1304 E. 6th. St. Suite #3. For info: Elaine Cohen at or 302-4789 PEACE ACTION MONTHLY FORUMS held the third Tuesday of each month (June 20, July 18, August 15). Stimulating discussions and information on a broad range of subjects. rahul@tao.ca LIST YOUR GROUP'S MEETINGS: The Calender now has a Regular Meetings section to list your group's meetings, time and place. 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Wow, Terry, are you going to any of these things?

Between work, the houses, and working on the Austen University, it's tough to find time these days.

Probably keep you from getting a police record too... As I recall it was a badge of honor in the 60's... That's what the big boys told me, any way *grin*

I went to a reading of Karen Holcombe's Tristan and Izolde movie script last night and thoroughly enjoyed not only the reading but the give and take with the cast, writer and producers talked with the audience. It was real lively. It was at the Ted Hideout, a nice coffeehouse down on 617 Congress Avenue. ONe of the cast members, said he felt the characters had more substance to them than any play or movie he had been in. Fine performances by Chris Huston (Tristan), Andrea Osborn (Izolda), and Henry Fitgerald (King Mark). To add a bit to the above, "movie midwifing" was the carrier for the above event, a screenplay and short film contest open to Texas writers and filmmakers. It was also sponsored by screenplay.com, who gave away prizes like film making software to the winning writers (sb, screenwriting software). I really enjoyed Henry Fitzgeralds insights at the closing discussion, especially. I think he made the comment about the substance of the characters.

Karen has already had an inquiry for her script from a film making outfit in Vancouver. And she's gained some great insights in to her script for actors and an audience so she can go back and flesh out some characters some more and clarify some issues in her screenplay. Too bad Karen's work is the tail end of this years series which started August 1st, next year I'll be interested in seeing the whole series. Alchemyworks is the organization that put on this series and produces http://www.moviemidwifing.com. Alchemyworks will be accepting submissions for it's screenplay contest from January through May 15 for next years series. They're also looking for screenplays to produce low budget feature films (esp. action-adventure, sci fi, and romantic drama). They collaborate with the Austin Digital Video Center, a filmmaking collective and incubator for indie filmmakers.