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WHAT S ON in Sydney & Melbourne (plus Sunbury details)

a OLLOWING our US bases feature F last fortnight, there have been sev­ eral repercussions, the least important of which was the front page o f Melbourne’s Truth, sat, jan 19. n t n j l f As the source o f Truth's hallucinations (“ BLOOD WILL FLOW” ), we were cited as a “ left wing newspaper” (ha ha marx- ists) and credited with a variety o f dast­ ardly intentions. We would like to thank Truth for publicising the march on the US bases, leaving Melbourne early in may Richard Beckett and driving through the other major cities. Details from Stop Omega, box 215, Elstemwick, Victoria 3185. beats up As TI.D goes to press amidst headlines o f war with China, it seems eccentric to the week’s news devote the cover to Men against Sexism, although this too has all the forebodings ENGEANCE IS MINE NOT THE o f a war, with a movement that will gain V LORDS: Israeli general Ariel Shar­ momentum and biff the confidence of on welcomed the disengagement agree­ yer average alf-freak sexist chauvinist. ment between his own country and Men against Sexism demands total per­ Egypt over the Suez canal area, which sonal commitment to the evolution o f a brings peace to the region for the first heightened consciousness . . . it will catch time in 25 years by resigning in a fit o f many with their pants not far enough petulance. During last year’s hostilities down. Page 9. between the two nations Sharon helped In the cities the fight between the the cause of peace by invading Egypt developers and the residents continues. without the knowledge of defence min­ Last week, in the wee hours o f the ister Dayan, who himself is not normal­ morning, the men from Hookers moved ly known for his kindness towards into Lanark terrace, South Melbourne, people of opposing nationalistic views. with alsatian dogs and sledge hammers With a little more help from general and began demolishing some of the build­ Sharon and his supporters, no doubt the ings. Ross McPherson reports on page two nations will be back at each other’s seven. throats by the end o f the week. Pics galore arrived this week, and we’re sorry not to be able to use them O IT’S NOT, VENGEANCE IS all. Casualties included the Busmen’s N OURS: Eleven people died and picnic, by Syd Shelton (hopefully next hundreds more were wounded as mobs week) and a series by Oliver Strew on the of rioting students in Jakarta celebrated by a resident British naval liaison officer iff bam and thank you dairyfarmer outlaws of Grafton (already the arrival o f Japanese prime minister in Canberra. One would be interested in BMA’AM: China seized control o f saturated by straight press and television). Tanaka in the Indonesian capital on a the criteria used by the Australian navy the nondescript Paracel islands o ff its The great dope drought continues, goodwill tour of the Asian regions. The in selecting the young lovelies to grace own coast after a light brush with the with most stuff on the market being lovable government of general Suharto the royal presence. heavily United States trained and equip- either worthless or poison. It is time to promptly cracked down on the stu­ ped South Vietnamese navy. After the : campaign for an end to the pot smoker’s dents, perhaps remembering the part humiliation of the gee whizz South : oppression and we are beginning to devise they played in the downfall o f his own nother first for Aus­ Vietnamese aside, it just might be a : a strategy with community grass reform predecessor. Back home an unscathed A tralian DIPLOMACY: The good idea if the yanks alerted the Pearl | groups. This week, a quick pot report by and somewhat relieved Tanaka admitted Australian embassy in Washington has Harbor shore defences — just in case ; Steven Phillips, page 3. that perhaps it was about time his decided not to buy the Maryland house mind you. : Amos Drummond went out to talk to businessmen started to improve their of former United States vice-president Ian Sykes, chairman o f Exoil Petroleum image and methods of operation else­ Spiro Agnew, not for any moral reasons ood god, he’s at it again: i where in the world. And in Jakarta, for aiding and abetting a convicted Pty Ltd. Sykes has been fighting the big Uganda’s president Big Daddy : oil companies since he formed his com­ president Suharto issued a communique G felon, but because, more simply, the Yiddi Amin is threatening to enliven an • pany in the late 60s and in a way the stating that the Japanese prime minis­ Greek thief was demanding too much ter’s visit had made a “ significant con ­ otherwise lacklustre commonwealth \ interview exemplifies the rapacious money for it. games in Christchurch, New Zealand, by ■ nature o f the fuel juggernauts, their un­ tribution to strengthing friendship be­ his personal presence. Amin, who is fast • derhandedness and their tenaciousness in tween the two nations”. It did not turning into the world’s leading Merry : keeping out new rivals, however small. mention the riots. onvicts are tougher Prankster, recently started a banana | See pages 22 and 23. THAN REFORMERS: Tony C benefit fund for the relief of darkening : We’ ve boosted the overall news con­ ONT WORRY, THE CATHOLICS Green, a Sydney prison reformer, was Britain, and called that ancient nation a : tent, although this week Sydney seems a ARE MAKING SURE THERE released from a mock up of a window- D disgrace to the rest o f the common- ■ little short (wake up Grant Evans) and WILL BE PLENTY OF PEOPLE TO less maximum security cell built at wealth. Outside o f that the only news o f • residents o f that city are reminded that KILL: Roman catholic authorities in Sydney university after spending 231/2 sportsmen stricken Christchurch is that, • Stephen (Living Delights) Wall is grump­ Australia said that a newly developed hours inside and almost suffering a once again, in a true commonwealth •: ily available for consultation and the odd contraceptive pill for man was immoral nervous breakdown. The object of the spirit, all female athletes have been J cup o f tea, tuesday to thursday, at his and warned all good micks against using exercise was to prove that new cell imprisoned behind an eight fo o t high: modest abode, 18 Arthur street, Surry it. To make matters worse, Melbourne blocks built at Sydney’s Long Bay jail barbed wire topped fence. Hills . . . or, if you’re nearer 777B George doctors now testing the male pill believe are somewhat hard on the nerves. How­ street, Sydney, there is always the should­ that Australian men are too vain to ever, the good New South Wales minis­ here was some good news jj ers o f the ebullient George Munster of accept it willingly. Health minister Dr ter for justice, Mr Maddison, upon Professor F. A. Whitlock, profes- i Nation review to cry upon. Everingham said: “ The Australian man hearing o f Green’s sufferings said the T A Melbourne news service is being is conceited about his ability to ‘give’ test was merely a political gimmick. “ I sor o f psychiatry at Queensland uni- :• versity, has stated in the Medical journal collated by Piotr Olszewski who can be children to his woman. Because o f this have said over and over again - and I contacted direct at home, 63 Lygon st, attitude, proven methods of birth con­ say it again now — the maximum o f Australia that operating on the i human brain to change unwanted behav-: Carlton: 38.5979, and would love to hear trol like vasectomy have been relatively security block is an essential feature o f from anyone with secrets and gossip to ignored.” With all this evidence against the New South Wales prison system,” ior is more or less immoral. Psycho • surgery on so called mental patients was :• spill — large, small and in-between. the damn thing one might well ask why Maddison said. “ It is designed to protect being carried out, not so much for the > Finally, we are looking for a part time public money is being wasted on some­ their fellow prisoners, prison officers good of the patient, but for the good of ;■ graphics person — a flexible talent to thing that no one will ever use. and the community from these danger­ society in which he lived, professor •: assist with illustrations, layout and typog­ ous men.” The trick is obviously to Whitlock said. Doctors, he added, had •: raphy. This would involve about 12 hours HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN: drive these bastards crazy in the first a week and former art students and A The Royal Australian Navy spent place by locking them in the cells and no moral or legal right to perform j: others with a modicum o f ability and : endless time and trouble over recruiting then use this craziness as justification surgical treatment on the brains o f patients solely to make them co n fo rm : experience are invited to phone Jenny i 15 (remember that figure) young girls to for keeping them there - a neat theo­ to society’s requirements. That explains: Stansfield on 329.0700 for an appoint­ i attend a Brisbane party in honor of the logical point that would have been the continuing good health of Joh: ment with Richard Neville. (Please, no i heir to the British throne, prince understood by the judges of the star Bjelke-Petersen. : folios or written applications) sorry to be i Charles. 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ADVERTISING: MELBOURNE: Robert Burns (03)329.0700; SYDNEY: Stan Locke (02)212.3104. Enrolments are now open. DISTRIBUTION: VICTORIA: Magdiss Pty Ltd, Tele­ For information ring 754.2803 or 754.3685 phone 60.0421; NSW: Allan Rodney Wright. Telephone 357.2588; A.C.T.: Canberra City Newsagency. Telephone 48.6914; Q'LAND: Gordon & Gotch. Telephone 31.2681. STH. AUST.: Brian Fuller. Telephone 45.9812; Volunteers interested in contributing time or skills TASMANIA: South Hobart Newsagency. Telephone are also invited to contact the above numbers. 23.6684. Page 2 — THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-28, 1974 WARD McNALLY looks at the government’s F Gough Whitlam really couldnt stop crying. A doctor told Idoes want to go into the me to sit down and that I would history books as the prime minis­ be attended to soon. After about handling of the aboriginals ter who led the aboriginal race out ten minutes two detectives from of the darkness of white preju­ the vice squad arrived and took dice, white oppression, and restore me o ff to police headquarters. to it some of the dignity it once “ When I kept asking for medi­ possessed, he had better get crack­ cal treatment one of the detec­ ing or it will be too late. tives leaned over me and leered: He could start by taking abo­ ‘Cut out the comedy, you little No riginal affairs minister, Jim slut. You’ve been fucked before Cavanagh, aside and telling him to . . . You probably enjoyed it this stop trying to be so bloody ham- time, too, and decided to put on a fisted, and listen a bit more to blue when you werent paid. Now people who really do know what that’s about the size o f it, isnt it?” needs to be done. People like Charlie Perkins or professor T. Marlene told me: “ I was taken Strehlow. Remember Strehlow? back by this, and when the detec­ He’s the 65 year old professor of tive repeated it I lost m y temper hosanna and retorted ‘Yes, I’ve been fuck­ languages at Adelaide university who resigned from the Institute of ed, and by a fat pig o f a white Aboriginal Studies a few weeks businessman. Now what are you ago in protest against the wastage going to do about it . .. because of money and effort within the whatever you like to think I was institute. raped'.” Strehlow blamed much of the The detective did something mishmash that’s been going on in about it alright. He charged Mar­ for lene with using offensive language. and around aboriginal affairs on Dr (Nugget) H. C. Coombs, chair­ Later, in the charge room, she was man of the institute committee. called a "black slut” , and says I wouldnt know whether or that when she objected the officer not Dr Coombs is to blame for behind the desk said: “ Well arent failures in the institute, or the you?” recent furore over Charlie Perkins. Because o f the seriousness o f But I do know that Strehlow was the girl’s allegations I obtained an Cavanagh born at the lutheran mission out­ interview with Queensland police side Alice Springs, and lived the commissioner, Ray Whitrod and first 15 years o f his life there. asked him if he intended doing Aboriginal kids were his play­ anything about the girl’s original mates. He speaks the language. claim o f being raped. Aboriginals trust him, just as they He said the matter was “ being trust Charlie Perkins. considered” . They dont know Dr Coombs. Nothing ever came o f it, He doesnt speak their language, though. So Marlene escaped to nor did he ever have black kids as New Zealand where there is no playmates. color bar, no overt racial discrim­ Black patience is running thin ination. with Labor. Anger is rising like a But you wouldnt really expect black tide across the land. If you anything to be done about it, doubt me stop and listen a mo­ would you? I mean look at the ment to warnings from men like record . . . aboriginal author and poet, Kevin Take the case o f pastor Don Gilbert. (See Gilbert’s story this Brady. He’s an aboriginal minister issue.) of the methodist church. For Gilbert, a man who taught him­ weeks his little church in Spring self to write in prison during a life street, Brisbane, was defaced with term for wife murder and was nazi slogans and signs, and on released after 14 years, said re­ three consecutive Sundays as his cently: “ If the Labor government congregation emerged white louts doesnt do something quickly to in souped up bombs roared past, give blacks a better slice o f the shouting racist insults. On the national cake, something to re­ fourth Sunday Brady and his store our confidence in it, crim­ eldest son chased a carload o f inal violence w on’t be long in louts and trapped them in a blind replacing the ‘patriotic violence’ street. we’ve already seen erupting.” “ We thought we had them, and Gilbert was referring to the could take them to the police,” black resistance to police attacks Brady told me. “ And with this in upon demonstrating aboriginals mind both Vincent, my son, and I outside parliament house, Canber­ tried to open the doors of the old ra, in mid-1972, and in George car. Finally Vincent kicked at the street, Brisbane and in the streets door. He lost his balance and the of Redfern. car roared off. He’s right. There will be vio­ “ We thought that was the end lence before long if Labor doesnt of it. That we’d probably be left catch up lost ground and start alone in future. But brother, how honoring pre-election promises. wrong can you be! Late that While researching my book afternoon police arrived and Goodbye dreamtime I talked to charged Vincent with causing aboriginals in many parts o f Aus­ damage to the lout’s car. He was STEVEN PHILLIPS gloomy withdrawal from stoned drug squad on a localised scale in tralia who vowed they had reach­ fined when he appeared in court fantasy, Mascot airport has fur­ Sydney’s southern beach suburbs ed their limit o f endurance o f ...” Brady’s face paled, and look­ HERE IS a shortage of dope ther developed its fine team o f was reported as saying it was not white oppression. ing at me hard he asked: “ Can in Australia at the moment. glass-eyed hash puppies. But even the individual user he was worried T Take, for instance, the father of you imagine the son o f a white Informers say pounds o f mari­ if Sydney customs was slack, dope about but the dealer who harassed 18 years old Marlene Cummins. minister being charged if the cir­ juana have risen to as high in price is still not easy to find in foreign young surfers. An intensive beach He’s had enough. Marlene is living cumstances had been different. . . as $500 on the ordinary market. ports. campaign is under way this sum­ in New Zealand because she’s if it had been black louts abusing This has resulted in more and A Sydney dealer who travels mer and every smoker in Sydney afraid to live in her native Queens­ a white minister, defacing a white more smokers saving seeds and regularly all over the world claims is feeling the pinch. They have land. church?” growing their own with the count­ overseas customs have also be­ been deprived of what little stock Two years ago she was waiting A few weeks after that pastor er-result being a complete with­ come tighter and nothing can be was in circulation. for a bus on the outskirts of Brady’s Holden station wagon was drawal o f seeds from the market found on the wharves. Local market speculators are Brisbane to return home to Ips­ set on fire while parked outside by high-rolling dealers. One immediately feels like ask­ tipping that seeds will soon be wich. A middle aged, respectable his house. Police visited his home The same informers claim the ing why such a potentially in­ worth up to 100 times the price looking white man drove up in his once to ask if he had any idea marijuana pyramid in Sydney is dependent country as Australia of the full grown plant, pound for large, immaculate car. He liked who might have committed the not an entity itself but part o f an could not supply her own to her pound. the looks of neatly dressed, attrac­ crime. No one was ever charged economic strategy designed to own. The fascinating answer is An interesting observation is tive Marlene and offered her a lift. with the offence . . . create a sellers market and bring that local growers were dom in­ that apart from the usual Christ­ She felt safe enough and ac­ In Adelaide where South Aus­ back the fat profits which had ating the market during the price mas rush, pubs have received none cepted. tralian premier Don Dunstan has been enjoyed until a year ago fall which lowered the price per o f the floating trade. Not only are Two hours later she hailed a brought in legislation making it an when the consumer price sudden­ weight half ounce from $30 to smokers not smoking, they’re not cab and asked to be driven to offence for anyone to discrim­ ly dropped. People were smoking $20. Sentimental smokers say the drinking either. Queen Alexandra Women’s Hos­ inate against aboriginals, Ruby more and enjoying it more be­ quality was rare. Could it be that an economic pital. She was crying. Her clothes Hammond, a worker in aboriginal cause they could well afford to. A series o f farming busts along trend changes the course of the were torn. She had been raped. affairs, knows o f cases o f police Tightened customs security has the east coast over the past eight smoking revolution? It’s the same This is how she outlined the bashings o f blacks. also been blamed as a significant months was justly blamed for the old free-enterprise story. experience to me. “ When I paid “ One young man spent days in factor in the current drought. As short-lived period o f plenty. the taxi o ff at the hospital I asked smokers roam the streets in a A high-ranker working with the for treatment. I was shaking and continued page 4 THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-28, 1974 — Page 3 From page 3 hospital following a police bashing Kevin Gilbert says in the lane at the back o f a city hotel. It happens often,” she told me. Ms Hammond, who was born in tribal conditions in the North­ We want land, ern Territory, says misuse o f abo-1 riginal girls still goes on in many outback areas o f Australia. “ I suppose I’m one of those I stirrers the south graziers have been talking about lately,” she compensation said, adding, “ I am sick and tired o f all this ‘stirrer’ rubbish. All those of us who go out among the semi-tribal and fringe-dwelling wrong is his use o f words and the aboriginals do is to tell them they T IS ironic that at a time when the youngsters of and consequent implied slur, rather dont have-to live like th a t. . . that I than the basic facts of the situ­ there is a better way. white society are everywhere seek­ ation, is obscured in a wave of ". . . that’s not stirring. I call ing new, simpler definitions o f how to live, how to cut down black resentment. that trying to uplift oppressed This sort o f thing explains, too, people — my people. Of course, unnecessary consumption, how to go back to nature and get off the autonomy why wiltjas are only suitable for some graziers and other leaders o f distant outback areas, preferably vested interests might see educa­ capitalist treadmill, that aborig­ inals are publicly standing up for where blacks live without a near­ tion of blacks as an end to their by European settlement, for it is exploitation o f them. They are European style living standards and loudly proclaiming the need not the wiltjas that are wrong; it is trying to protect their dollar and the white/black psychological in­ use scare phrases to frighten for same as a preliminary towards, o f all things, assimilation! teraction and reaction to them whites who have only a slight that is the problem. That is why knowledge o f the real position So when it was revealed recent­ it ly that the federal government the government could never pro­ pose putting them up on the While gathering material for was installing wiltjas (transport­ able canvas homes or “ humpies” fringes o f a class/color snotty my latest book, The angry Austra­ southern country town. I dont lian, many aboriginals told me - as we called the structures we built for ourselves on the banks of need to labor that point any their faith in Labor had been further. shaken by Whitlam’s sacking o f the Lachlan river years ago) on aboriginal reserves in South Aus­ Contrary to Stanley’s ideas, un­ Gordon Bryant as minister for assimilated aboriginals dont want aboriginal affairs. Generally they tralia, a howl went up from at least one section o f the aboriginal assimilation (and many “ assim­ seemed to think he had their best ilated” blacks regret their assimila­ interests at heart, and they clearly community. National Aborigines Consultative Committee member tion). At a time when aboriginals trusted him. are trying, desperately, to assert They dont trust Cavanagh be J. Stanley said among other their identity, and revive their cause he hasnt shown any under­ things: “ Whether homes are for tribal culture, this type o f transitional standing o f them. They say they housing project is vital as an in­ want Bryant back or, failing that, people or not, they should con­ terim measure until such time as Manfred Cross o f Brisbane as their form to accepted current stand­ ards. Housing goes along with we get our land base, monetary minister. compensation for the theft of the Cavanagh can probably save his education, employment, home management, discipline and hy­ rest o f Australia and then have the portfolio if he reassesses his posi­ means to decide, in communities, tion and takes a more understand­ giene. If aboriginals live in a wiltja how we want to live. ing stance towards the people who on a dirt floor, how can we ask them to be clean? So it’s a self-determination and expect his help and guidance, not Wiltja Mk 1 “ It is impossible for aboriginals regeneration that we seek — not his trenchant criticism. assimilation or any o f that rub­ And one o f the best ways he to be assimilated into the Austra­ lian community if their education bish. It won’t be until we get land can demonstrate his sincerity compensation as a prerequisite for would be to stop referring to for it includes homes with dirt floors. I feel strongly about these mental health that we can begin aboriginals as “ lazy bludgers” , and to aim for hygiene, discipline and to look for causes and correct houses being so primitive when we should be encouraging aboriginals makes fairly frequent changes of so forth. them. she’s going to come a cropper, but The first block against the re­ Some serious talking with men to be able to move into European campsite possible. who was I to disillusion her? generation of the aboriginal peo­ like Perkins and Strehlow would style houses.” Could Mr Stanley, perhaps, put her We have long understood that Not long ago when I met a ple is the fact that white Australia help in that direction. If he feels it right? one of the reasons for bad health university dropout who — alien­ conditions where aboriginals con­ is going to do its damnedest to is below his dignity to do that Of course - like our young ensure that blacks dont get a ated from the city, her parents gregate is because a nomadic peo­ then Cavanagh should resign and seeker — colored folk like Stanley, meaningful land base and dont and her entire social context - ple, with nomadic habits, can’t get seek another portfolio where the long without a culture or any free themselves o f white control. iron fist and bulldozer approach was determined to abandon her pride o f race, are themselves vic­ used to having to stay in one The second block is the condition­ will succeed. It certainly won’t in sewered, serviced, hygienic dis­ tims o f their own hangups. Blacks locality. Y ou see this even in the ciplined St Ives splitlevel back­ ing o f blacks themselves. the sensitive area o f aboriginal like him have too many emotional south; after generations of white Blokes like Stanley are object­ affairs. It’s time both Whitlam and ground to go north, to seek blocks which prevent them from contact, many southern blacks among “ tribal aboriginals” that ing less to the practical applica­ his present aboriginal affairs min­ being able to concede that the still maintain a lifestyle more suit­ tion of the wiltja project in suit­ ister realised that. satisfaction in living that she felt provision o f easily moveable able for a shifting type o f life. At was absent. least in outback areas, the move- able areas than to the fact that, all weatherproof wiltjas are, in some his life, he feels that he has been □ Unless she’s very, very lucky semi tribal outback situations, able wiltjas are the obvious ans­ looked down on by white society, wer. ideally suited to the current needs It is the aboriginality of the wilt­ Of course it is difficult for WHAT’S THE FUSS ABOUT? of the people. jas that he is rejecting; the con ­ As an interim solution to the whites to say these things, even if notation of being “ primitive” and SEND FOR THE NATION REVIEW appalling housing conditions in experience tells them it is true. therefore, in his mind, inferior. some o f these areas, it is to be Southern blacks, ever sensitive to WITH Seeing in aboriginality only shame commended. European style any suggestions o f racial slurs and degradation, “ assimilation” is 1LITARY AID houses take a lot of sophisticated would straightaway yell “ Discrim­ a step up the social ladder. looking after. If they dont get this ination!” . 2MRY KISS I The black psychology is sick. they become cockroach ridden, So how do you think blacks Almost the entire aboriginal race, white ant infested, badly drained take it when a white official rath­ health hazards that can be seen on er tactlessly says things like “ abo so many aboriginal reserves in the riginal people like to live in the south. dirt?” The fact that the only thing A wiltja is far less difficult to maintain. The hardstamped dirt TO floor is easily swept, the humpies RY AID themselves are far less prone to c »Aj\eS ’ 'MSSING vermin infestation and they do SNTIA not cut off community inter­ action like the suburban “little AE1 boxes” do (although they’re a H. MARSHAL! *** «TXA bit tough if you like privacy!). f l > SIR JA& ^ \vctc The only problem posed for us ANBERRA . Ml Vu \ ^ .'IONS, was that it wasnt easy to drag clean water to them daily; and, CAMERO> a \frc . • *. nr®1’1B BOYCC because they were made o f scrap ? . LANCE BARK atv N°tv°-tc /EGRET iron, hessian and beaten kerosene ALTER RICE . ML atv o ^ e\ ^ ^ e' ME tins, they were never weather­ |M . UNIONS . HEN a ; - OM OREN proof. Made o f superior materials, ASHINGTON . CONFw- e*v - . VIETNAM drained by properly dug trenches, I CHARD N IX O N . CABLES HARRY SHIITE they cannot help being a healthier proposition than fixed structures SEND 40c POSTAL ORDER TO A/R..GPO BOX 5312BB. MELBOURNE, 3001 especially as their portability Wiltja Mk 2 Page 4 — THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-28, 1974 Good health without whitey PIOTR OLSZEWSKI HIS WEEK, while the Pat- T terson-Perkins aboriginal affairs slanging match was at its height, and hopes that some aboriginal-non aboriginal reconcil­ iations might ever be achieved were at their lowest, the federal minister for health, Dr Evering- ham, made some surprisingly radical statements concerning abo­ riginal health. Everingham, addressing a family planning seminar at Continued from page 4 Sydney’s Macquarie university, advocated integrating aboriginal medicine with current modern Western methods and said that “ we may have more to learn from our old Australians than to teach them” . He added that aboriginals had more wisdom in their medicine than even they realised but they to varying degrees, feels this ap­ had come to distrust it because o f palling, character-sapping shame Lake Tycrs, the very powerful impact of white about a culture that has been medicine. hospitalised and underwent Perhaps the reason for this withdraw the wood or bone from denigrated by whites for almost Examples of aboriginal medical operations. The blacks refused moping malaise could lie in the the patients body.” 200 years. (So the editor o f a gov­ prowess have been known to and left the settlement. After 18 fact that many aboriginals The aboriginals believed that ernment magazine for New South whitey for a considerable time, months they returned, completely believed that their disease had the w ood or bone extracted by Wales aboriginals, New dawn, although whitey, displaying his cured after using only the wattle been communicated to them by the koonkie was the body o f the has to apologise in the december usual closed mindedness, has not bark lotion. Upon examination of an evil disposed person. disease which had been 1973 issue for stating, in an earlier bothered to take an active the three blacks, the Melbourne Amongst the Dieyerie communicated by evil persons. issue, that certain tribal character­ interest. Official reports and coroner, Dr Wimott stated in a aboriginals, doctors (koonkies) Aboriginals were also aided in istics survived amongst blacks at documentation are scarce and in report that: "However violent the had to see the devil (Kootchee) their avoidance and treatment of Collarenebri!). most cases biased by white disease may appear among before they became eligible to disease and sickness by the fact How can even a start at healing scepticism and ignorance of aboriginals, it could not enter into practice. To be elected to the that they were extremely hardy for blacks come, until white Aus­ aboriginal traditions. Many their systems as it did in European office of koonkie young beings and displayed great natural tralia grants the substance - and chroniclers, particularly good constitutions.” Dieyeries, who had experienced resistance to disease. Their not just the principle - o f land Christian fellows, were blinded by Among the female aboriginals nightmares would relate them to tenacity and stamina helped them rights, compensation and self- their abhorrence o f the aboriginals o f the Darling river, vegetarianism tribal gatherings, and, if it was overcome sickness and injuries determination? And not just in "pagan, primitive and barbaric” was used to combat VD. Thomas decided that the young man had which could incapacitate their little bits here and there and Hill Goodwin, in a report to the seen Kootchee, he would then be Caucasian counterparts. It wasnt hedged with restrictions but in rituals. church mission station, Yelta, initiatied in the rites o f the until whitey arrived in Australia one spectacular hit all over the However, despite all this, historical records are scattered Upper Murray, said that he had Koonkie. that aboriginal health conditions continent? with intriguing accounts o f observed cases o f VD amongst the The healing process of a began to degenerate. As far back Land given once, spectacularly aboriginal medicinal feats and females. Severely affected females koonkie, as described by a white as 1860 Thomas Goodwin and in full justice is the only thing suggest that concentrated research would abstain from animal foods called Gason, is thus: recorded a statement made to him that can set off the psychological into this area could reveal much and after a short time were able to “ The koonkie sucks and rubs by an old aboriginal: healing that blacks need. Land of significance in practical move about again. the afflicted part to ascertain the “ In former times, before would mean, for all blacks every­ medicine and in faith, or spiritual, Incidentally, a vegetarian diet cause. He then retires and obtains whitefellow came, blackfellow where, that white Australia is at healing. was widely used by aboriginals o f a piece of wood or bone could run like emu, but now, last forswearing its arrogance and In november 1860, a certain both sexes to combat fevers. In approximately one or two inches supposing that big one run, then attempting a restitution of justice. William Thomas dispatched a Victoria, aboriginals placed great long. He returns to the patient, big one tired, and plenty heart The alternative is clear. Unless report on aboriginal health and importance in the curative powers warms his hands on red hot jump about: not always like that aboriginals are given the chance to o f wattle bark. To treat boils, charcoal, kneads the disordered with blackfellow.” heal, as a race, they will continue medicine to Melbourne’s district police court. In his report Thomas which affected aboriginals badly parts, and then appears to to be disaffected. Increasing so­ stated that: and could swell to the size o f emu phistication and self-hate will “ Wounds, o f whatever kind, eggs, a wattle bark concoction was form the nucleus o f a criminal Ennui is smothering you. Then you hear which do not affect a vital part applied. If this proved class that will be virtually without are more readily cured than in the unsuccessful a poultice made from postie’s whistle. Aha you say, rushing out to a conscience; that will always feel case o f white people. I have seen boiled wild marshmallow was the mail box. And what’s waiting for you? it is guiltless because o f ancient desperate wounds inflicted by used. wrongs. The usual load of crap from Readers Digest, a their weapons (that would have To treat dysentery the There are signs o f the develop­ blurb from the supermarket offering packaged kept Europeans invalids for aboriginals would, at night time, ment o f this element already. Can months) healed in an incredible take pills made o f wattlebark and poisonous “ specials” , four bills and an evic­ whites seriously expect blacks to short time, to the astonishment of qum. During the day they would tion notice. It’s a stone drag . . . But you can be very worried about the sanctity medical men.” drink large draughts o f a of property when they have stolen do something to lighten and brighten the load Thomas then described the wattlebark concoction and chew an entire continent? (once a week, anyhow). Yes, you can . . . aboriginals wound healing gum leaves constantly. Given justice, a formidable task methods. “ If the wound was in a To cure internal complaints, would remain for those blacks fleshy part o f the body, they swellings, and rheumatism, who have managed to remain reas­ sucked at it until blood ceased to Victorian aboriginals used steam, onably whole. Black community be extracted. If blood did not or vapor baths. The patient lay on organisers are vital in the blue­ ...SUBSCRIBE flow, they would lance the wound a platform made o f sticks. ! prints for aboriginal rebuilding. with a sharp bone, or place the Beneath this platform were placed Things have to start happening on Or you can exploit child local newsagent to have body in a position so as to hot stones, and on top of the labor by arranging for your Daylights home delivered black land; a new lifestyle has to compress the opposite part to stones, wet waterweeds. The be forged; there have to be new Dear Newsagent, outlets for the people besides force blood. Then, when the patient was covered in possum wound was thoroughly cleaned a rugs to help trap the steam from reserve for me grog. Please a copy of The Living Daylights every Tuesday, Thank lump of pridgerory (a tree wax) the waterweeds. deliver to me That is why, Mr Stanley, your you : job on the NACC (if we must have was applied and the wound left to To cure sandy blight, an eye heal naturally. If infection set in disease, aboriginals plucked hair Name . such an organisation) need never the wound would be reopened, from the patients head and consist o f anything more than Address . cleansed again by sucking and ground it up finely by chew­ whispering in the white bosses P ostcode . ears: “ We want land/compensa­ recovered with pridgerory.” ing. Then the patients eyes were Thomas also recorded that in opened and the hair particles tion/autonomy.” Drum that mes­ SURFACE MAIL: Within Aus­ dealing with disease which, in the spat into the eyes. This caused $A23.92; South Pacific, Malaysia sage home, son, and you ’ll never tralia $A15.60; New Zealand SA41.60; other Asian countries first instance must have been acute agony but the eyes go astray. SA19.24; any overseas address $A2l.84 SA 46.80; Canada, United States A IR M AIL: contracted from whites, the improved rapidly until they were SA57.20: Europe PS: If my dedicated black broth­ Australia $A20.28; aboriginals devised “ simple but perfectly cured. South America SA62.40 TPNG SA20.28; New Zealand ers at Nowra wish to persist in efficacious” cures. To combat Spiritualism also played a very Pro rata rates for six months hanging white skeletons from a venereal disease the aboriginals important role in aboriginal USE BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE tree in retaliation for the bull­ merely boiled wattle bark and healing. White doctors, much to NAME . . . dozing of our burial grounds in applied the resulting lotion to the their chagrin, repeatedly reported New South Wales, I know where afflicted areas. the death of sick aboriginals from ADDRESS they can dig one up a little further Thomas cites the case o f three a malady called moping. Doctors north o f here. I nominate Bjelke- Goulburn blacks who had reported that once an aboriginal POSTCODE- . baby as No. 1 swinger for the contracted VD to the extent that was moved into the hostile T o: Inc subs, The Living Daylights, my subscription as follows: year. the then colonial surgeon, Dr environs of a white hospital he Box 5312 BB, GPO ( ) Six m onths $7.80 enclosed Cousins decreed life could not be would sink into a deep depression Melbourne, 3001. Please commence ( ) O ne year $15.60 enclosed □ saved unless the victims were and generally just waste away. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-28, 1974 - Page 5 BLACKOUT on crime news available to the press from the PICS: ROD MANNING A Victoria police has been ordered by the Hamer Liberal government. The Liberals have imposed this censorship on crime reporters fo r tw o reasons. First, allegations of serious misconduct against the police have increased since the recent exposure of the drug squad using signed blank warrants. Journalists, as well as conservative lawyers, were shocked that the police could get away with this practice. Since this case crime reporters have started asking critical questions as to other police practices. Second, the anti bashers campaign run by the Melbourne Herald has made the community highly critical of the govern­ ment's attempts to stop the increasing rate in these offences. As well as the claims of graft and the attempted bribery of jurors, allegations o f police bashings have increased. Tw o ex­ amples are the cases of Christopher Currey and Leigh Lawson. Fifteen year old Currey had his arm broken and detectives later admitted that they had made a mistaken arrest. Lawson was knocked unconscious from behind and also had his jaw broken so badly th a t he could not speak fo r tw o months. No charges have been laid against the police involved in these incidents. Chief secretary Rossiter and top police have also been enraged at the continual questioning by several journalists fo r the date of a coroner's inquest into the death of a police sergeant's wife. The sergeant, who is facing a charge of breaking with intent to steal, is under suspension. A friend of his dead wife claims that the deceased told her several days before her death th a t her husband Rockers come out of the closet for Bill Haley's return to Melbourne was threatening to kill her. The journalists hectoring has obtained a february date for the coroner's inquest. During the week two people died in police cells. The cops said that a 70 year old man, who was found wandering in a distressed condition with an apparent loss of memory, was not charged with any offence but placed in a cell for his own protection. An GLENN GAUDIER autopsy will be held. It's believed that the Victorian Council of Civil Liberties will look into these incidents to see if a more HIS NEW ALBUM satisfactory procedure can be taken in this type of problem and also to investigate whether there was any negligence on the part o f police. But while the cops were treating the press with scorn and not talking to them, the journos were still able to get info via the D24 radio messages which were relayed into the press room. This "service" ceased at 9.30 am Sunday.

HE AWARD of an MBE to John Edward Davies, governor T of Victoria's Beechworth training prison has brought discord in the Victorian public service. Davies received the award in the last new year's honors list for humane and meritorious service to the prison service. We understand that the director of prisons, Eric Shade, has instituted a secret inquiry into how Davies got the award. The usual procedure is that the public service head makes the nomination, but in this case it is believed that Davies was nominated by several liberal politicians who have found Shade's administration of prisons, and Pentridge in particular, to be backward.

AST friday a demonstration of approximately 100 students Lmarched on the Indonesian and Japanese embassies in Canberra to protest at the murder of students in Indonesia. The students also warned o f large demonstrations being planned against Japanese prime minister Tanaka who is to arrive in Australia in march.

HE EDITORS of student newspapers have decided to T challenge the libel laws in Australia. A t their annual national conference in Canberra they issued a statement that there were too many exposes not being published because of the threat of libel. They have decided that if one editor is threatened with libel then the others will all run the story as an act of solidarity.

A WORK OF HUMOR, PATHOS, OT O N LY leftwingers are aware of the meaninglessness of N" jo in t c o n tro l" at the US Northwest Cape communications base. Tim Hewatt, an old rightwinger from Geelong grammar, INSANITY AND LOVE claimed in his column in the Melbourne Sunday observer, that without access to the codebooks Australians will only be at the 35037 LP CASS base fo r appearances.

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THE organisers o f a proposed started patrolling the street just Alternative Community Resource outside the building. They hurled Centre in Adelaide claim their personal abuse and kept saying attempts to establish the centre things like “ We 11 get you . are being frustrated by constant One night I went to my car, police harassment. They claim which was parked outside the police have used violence and building in Rundle street, to find conspiracy to undermine the pro­ the tyres had all been let down. ject. For the next six nights my van The centre’s chief organiser, was subjected to vandalism. All Peter Carey, claims he has been headlights were smashed, and the the subject of extreme provoca- car on blocks one night when tion from South Australia’s police a tyre was taken from it I found force This provocation, he be- the emergency brake cable would lieves, is a direct result o f his not work and when getting it involvement in the project. fixed was told it had probably Carey takes up the story: been cut deliberately. The harassment began a couple o f Tbe mechanic who worked on months ago. Many people seeking Carey’s van substantiates his alternatives in Adelaide were be- claims about the damaged head- ginning to realise that a consoli- Kqhts and says the brake cable was dated effort was needed to boost cleanly cut. He says the chances interest in our aims. o f this happening naturally are The Clear Light Bazaar, housed extremely remote, in a basement in Rundle street, Carey and Co weathered the was the only base for such matters abuse and continued their work and it was beginning to get too on tbe building with the market Mad dogs and Hooker’s small for all the activities it was authorities remaining keen on the attracting. A small group o f venture. However, the major set- friends and I began to look back was still to come, around town for larger office The six weeks up, their lease space, hoping to house free legal had to be signed and one month s men go out and drug protection services, com- rent pa , ^ 1r!p 5 mune communication pipelines group turned up Walker told them and other activities such as coffee to get off the premises immediate- lounges and vegetarian restau- V- He would give no reason; he to make a slum rantsy just wanted them to get out “ over-enthusiasm” . The company About this time we heard im med^tely. r o s s McPh e r s o n from the terrace and all houses about a two-storey abandoned The Tnplight group, realising were in perfect condition. did have a planning permit for its 21-storey block of flats but did fruit warehouse, a little along the they could not reason with the HE BRUTAL disregard for Hookers simply left all the doors, not have a demolition permit. road from the bazaar, at 281 man< a5k6d him for two days public feeling that seems to windows and rear access gates T South Melbourne council will Rundle street. We decided to try ^ c e to move their equipment characterise Sydney’s completely open so the houses attempt to prosecute Hookers for and get hold o f the place and out The request was; granted, “ developers” came to Melbourne would become "vandalised”. approached the owners, the East However, when Walker found illegal demolition, excessive noise last week when Hooker Home Hookers didnt even complain at night and lack o f safety End Market Cooperative Ltd. 501116 of the equipment remaining Units set their demolition team when the prior owner of the in the building on the third day he precautions and insurance cover. Their secretary, Mac Walker, against Lanark terrace at 2 am terrace flogged off the marble had some market employees toss Meanwhile, in a quick hearing said he was extremely keen to thursday. They managed to pull fireplaces, staircases and bannister it on to the street. He then barred in the supreme court later on have the place used for something down eight chimneys and knock rails to an antique dealer. A the door of the building and thursday, Master Brett stayed the "esoteric” , and said we could have huge holes in the back of the member o f the Emerald Hill pasted signs on the window planning tribunal’s decision until the place rentfree for six weeks. houses before police armed with a association saw marble slabs being We told him we would use the declaring it Market Co-op prop- justice resumes in march. While to court order stopped them two carried out, so the association ignore this ruling does not building for offices and a vegetar- ertV and lssum9 a warmn9 * * hours later. immediately raised the money and unfortunately constitute ian restaurant, to which he agreed. tref asserTs The terrace is a group o f six bought it all back from the dealer. We registered ourselves with When I called Walker last w contempt of court, Hookers have houses, built in 1892. Resident The association is incensed that self-righteously agreed to delay the South Australian Companies he » ld he woukl unot be dlawn groups have been struggling to any developer can hasten the issue Office as the Triplight Together mto argument on the issue When demolition until this thursday, prevent their demolition since of planning permits by Company and submitted plans to told of Carey s allegations that he after the Emerald Hill association december, when the Town deliberately causing deterioration. agreed to underwrite the costs of the owners of the building and the had f 0* " 8* Wlth tbe pohc,e Planning appeals tribunal ordered Last tuesday was the final day Adelaide city council for the Mld he bad thrown the Tnplight the delay. South Melbourne City Council to to lodge an appeal against the Melbourne manager of restaurant. The plans were accept- 9r0UP out bec6Use a 6heclue be issue a planning permit. The tribunal’s ruling in the supreme Hookers, Peter Ford- (who ed and we began to make minor had 16ceived from them had tribunal (which has an otherwise court, but since justice takes a doubtless would have been their structural changes to the building, bounced encouraging record as far as holiday around this time o f year, golden boy if he had got away During the six weeks we spent , , Carey disputes this. We gave conservation is concerned) did all the Master could do was nearly $500 in materials to get the Walker a cheque for more than with it) is understood to be on the this on the grounds that the adjourn the application. Getting mat with the Sydney-based place into condition. However $150 to cover the rent before the houses were in a dilapidated state wind o f this, Hookers sent the management. Send him your from the first time I set foot in lease was drawn up. There was a and uneconomical to restore. boys in after midnight Wednesday, Australia-day best wishes, 606 St the place I had a strange feeling ™ with this. One o f die At the time South Melbourne armed with bulldozers and Kilda road, Melbourne. nothing would come of our work. ™embers °f tbe group left fo council first rejected the permit alsatian dogs in what the company Earlier on we were interviewed Nimbln and t0° k f ° me m of y ° u the tenants had just been vacated later describes as a bout o f by two uniformed policemen account leavm9 « a blt about a chair they claimed was short. “The cheque was returned stolen. They asked a couple of aiuicii. ° marked Present again. However questions about the chair and , , A. j , . •„ „„ __ __ dunnq this time Walker told us to then proceeded to grill us on our y , , activities in the building. Then ?6t out and we stopped payment they hauled a couple of the guys 111 6ase he trled t0 rip off 1116 away for questioning at police ™ n e y .■ branch headquarters. It turned out that r , ™ ’ the chair had been taken from a o f Ihe A N Z confnmed Carey flat, but no one was charged and “ ory. At no tune did the cheque the chair was never picked up. bounce. r Following theu eviction from Next up the homicide squad Rundle street the Triplight group arrived. They told me I was a the case o f three tried to find suitable accom m oda­ suspect in tion elsewhere in the city but children who disappeared while at a football match on the Adelaide w6re told nothing was^ available Carey claims it is obvious there oval because I tallied with an has been considerable political identikit of the prime suspect. pressure preventing its establish However, in the press he was described as a fortyish “ new ment. “ At present” , he says, “ moves Australian” with short hair. I am in my 20s, Australian and have are bein9 made t0 sue the y ' Co-op for the money we lost at long hair. Rundle street but this is not the This was followed by several main issue. It seems though that raids by the drug squad on houses there has been some co-ordinated I had visited. The Rundle street effort to block our project at a building was subsequently visited high level.” 5 SiSSs by almost every squad in the force, and uniformed legmen □ Front view, Lanark terrace, South Melbourne THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-28, 1974 — Page 7 HE LAST thing Michael X Grace of God of Great BritainS Twill see in this life is the Northern Ireland and the face o f Trinidad’s prime minister, British Dominions beyond the seas Queen, Defender of the Dr Eric Williams, beaming down at him from the death cell wall. Faith, Greetings!” The irony is that Williams (so He then reads the warrant, Michael X told me) encouraged (signed on the queen's behalf by him to return to Trinidad where the governor general) a document he did the state some service by incomprehensible to any but the deprecating a black-power 17th century lawyers who drafted movement which at the time was it. At the end comes the good discomfiting the government. news: Her Majesty has graciously Now it is Williams w.ho must bear allowed the condemned wretch 24 the ultimate responsibility for Trinidad dollars (about $8) to ordering his execution - a order the food of his choice - responsibility which may be provided he orders it then and difficult to bear in good there. conscience. A man who has just been told Trinidad’s constitution pro­ Michael X, the black power spokesman who came to prominence in Britain in the he will hang by the neck until he hibits any “ cruel or unusual 60s. has never been popular with anyone, black or white. It is often argued that is dead is hardly in the mood to contemplate a menu, so the treatment or punishment” and in he ripped o ff white libs in the name o f black politics, solely fo r self-aggrandise­ queen’s largesse is usually spent december last Michael X ’s lawyers ment. I first met him in 1966 and saw him regularly until he left London for sought a declaration that his on icecream. Trinidad around 1970. When the muddled reports reached me of corpses in the sentence was just such an There follows a daily ritual of unconstitutional punishment. The coppice, I couldnt connect them with the warm and humorous Michael that I greasing the trap and weighing the registrar agreed to set the case knew. “Above all, murder is a stupid crime,’’ says Agatha Christie, and on these condemned man. The former down for february 8, the earliest grounds I can hardly see Michael as a machete man. His early letters from process, Michael X tells me, can be clearly heard by everyone on date that Michael X’s counsel, Trinidad, before the murder charges, were full o f brisk plans fo r consolidating the the row - a regular reminder o f Louis Blom-Cooper QC, could interests o f the West Indian poor, cheerful and conspiratorial, with no hint o f argue it. But the government had their own fate. The repeated other ideas. murky domestic dramas. N ow Michael sits in death row. G EO FF ROBERTSON, weighing is apparently a The solicitor-general went an Australian lawyer at large, has made contact with Michael and files this report. precaution lest too much guzzling of her majesty’s icecream should secretly to a judge and demanded - R.N. the motion be heard during the make the prisoner too heavy for Statement written by Michael Abdul SLRs, self-loading sub machine guns. dad today. This beautiful Caribbean coun­ the strength o f the rope, resulting Christmas vacation because it was Around the court stand 68 heavily armed try is now described as a police state, 14 Malik, Royal Gaol, Port o f Spain, in decapitation instead o f undesirable to keep Michael X in a Trinidad, May 1972. uniform men, inside are twelve more with years after independence from England, state o f uncertainty about his fate side arms and ten with riot staffs, I am our country has been in an officially strangulation. proclaimed State of Emergency for the (a consideration which has never The first part o f this little note may seem curious how many are around in civilian The ropes are imported from on the surface as a litany o f complaints, dress. My lawyers are harassed directly past year. On my arrival in Trinidad Jan­ Birmingham (another tie with the bothered Dr Williams’s and indirectly, like for example a three uary 1971 I began working on a Social but complaining as such is far away from mother country) and come government in relation to other my mind. I relate the following picture so hundred dollar demand or personal viol­ and Agricultural Programme, with large condemned prisoners - I met one you who are faraway may see and get a ence for a taxi bill or on the other hand a gifts o f money from people like you John packaged specially with the clear picture o f what's really happening refusal by Immigration to allow my law­ Lennon and your wife Yoko Ono who desired weight-range for their man who had been in death row came and witnessed at first hand some o f here. yer's clerk entry into the country, noting human victim printed on the box. since 1970). The judge obligingly by the way he had been in four times be­ our work, we were able to alleviate much First you must be aware that this is not a fore, working and researching in my poverty in what is essentially quite a rich After use they are recycled to the sat on December 28, when he criminal trial, it is political. Murder as a defence. Mr Regis the clerk is an accredited country (oil rich). With hard work and Trinidad Blind Society, whose knew Michael X’s counsel would charge in relation to myself, is an absurd member at Lincolns Inn, London. My much patience I gained in passing a large suggestion. When I was brought back to members use the sisal for weaving. be unable to attend, and used this situation is made difficult even more by a following o f the ordinary people and many Trinidad, I was put in a stone and concrete Recently the society gratefully non-attendance as a ground for hold up at gun point o f my wife and seizure enemies, the present administration is cell six foot by twelve foot, with no bed ■ o f my diaries and address book and her afraid. They are parading 24 or more wit­ accepted a rope used to hang a dismissing the motion as or any other type o f furniture, this should diary and address book by the police. The nesses against me on one charge o f murder blind man - one of its members. “ frivolous and vexatious” . speak for itself, I remained on the con­ almost finished manuscript o f my new that o f a local man, and 40 witnesses on crete floor for twelve days. My lawyers Michael X, or Abdul Malik (the book was seized and destroyed and strewn Another charge o f murder, this one being On monday relatives pay their made representations to the Chief Justice name he assumed instead o f about my yard by the Police when they an English woman. To defend m yself le­ last respects across a thick wire and the Prisons Commissioner and I was occupied my property, I am not allowed gally in this protracted legal battle will Michael de Freitas when he joined finally given a little bed with fibre filled mesh - touching the condemned to write bar on two tiny forms weekly bear enormous costs which I cannot afford man is prohibited. Other prisoners the black-power movement etc), is mattress, no sheets or pillow case, this is and there I must say nothing o f my health at present two lawyers from St. Lucia, Mr. the situation to this day three months the centre of attention on death or weight or conditions in prison. I am not Kenneth Foster and Mr. Leo Regis his in the cramped row must endure later, our constitution states that as a row. He is under continual allowed to go into the sunlight for exercise clerk who are knowledgeable o f the Car­ the ordeal as his loved ones wail, remand prisoner I am entitled to a light observation: the light in his cell is as is the custom for other prisoners, nor ibbean scene and who believe in my in­ scream and frequently have to be to read by, a copy o f the Quoran as a nocence have taken up the cause at con­ can I get any answers as to why I must carried out on stretchers. But never switched off. This seems to Muslim, and the diet o f a Muslim, table, endure such harsh punichment, particularly siderable expense to themselves, they can chair, but none o f these things are disconcert the warders more than as I am not convicted o f any crime. be reached at Box 218 Castries, St. Lucia, evening brings a visitor with more allowed me, my usual two hundred and West Indies. Mr. Foster is also the leader Michael X - eight have asked for My wife on occasion visited me here in sang-froid: the hangman. This five to two ten pounds is now down to o f the opposition party in St. Lucia, I ask transfers since his arrival. prison in the company o f a local person, gentleman, I was told, is a 159 one hundred and fifty nine, since o f you my friends to send to me at the on leaving the prison they are picked up There is no sympathy for him coming in here I have not eaten any food, Royal Gaol, Port o f Spain, Trinidad, what Jehovah’s Witness lay preacher, by the police and interrogated as to what in Trinidad - he is regarded as an I sometimes eat a few biscuits and milk or assistance you can, and hope that one day who keeps his occupation a secret "pert they are playing in the Revolution" sugar water with a bit o f citrus squeezed we may see and serve each other again. unholy amalgam o f Charles in it, this we call "juice", or a piece o f some are kept for many hours, the result, from his wife and his church, as Manson and Ronnie Kray: the cheese or butter substitute. people are very frightened. Even hotels Yours in Peace, both have publicly deplored have refused to grant accomodation to my Michael Abdul Malik. . more credulous believe he is the Sometimes I go for a week or nine days on capital punishment. His fee is 15 wife who is in an advanced state o f preg­ water only, it it over tftree months now I wish to further request you to spread guineas per head. devil incarnate, while even learned nancy. She was refused'admittance in 14 I am in this-situation. They say there will this information and write me. M. counsel for one of his co-accused hotels. I have since advised her to go, and At 5.30am on tuesday the be a decision in about a year. I go to court remain in Guyana, the country o f her birth, The retaining cost has been estimated at various court, government and felt it necessary to read books on now about three times a week on average. with my four daughters. 25,000 dollars. demonology before he could To travel the 18 miles to court, I am escort­ prison officials obliged to witness master his brief. ed by 25 armed policepxen with modern The picture I have shown is one o f Trini­ the execution assemble and watch Yet the mercy pleas from while the naked prisoner takes his Michael X ’s letter smuggled to London OZ before the trial America in the last month have last bath. He is then ordered to undoubtedly embarrassed the that the defendant was properly claims, on the strenuous advice o f are fully occupied. The only hope dress in a white robe and hood, government. They have come not represented or that the whole his counsel, a politician from St for a condemned man is the and is led, looking for all the only from leading black-power truth emerged. He wasnt, and it Lucia who had offered his services inappropriately named "Mercy world like a Ku Klux Klansman, figures like Angela Davis and Dick didnt. by telegram shortly after Malik’s Committee” which has not to a cell directly opposite the Gregory, but from R oy Wilkins, The strangest aspect o f the arrest. “ I have never lost a murder actually shown any mercy since gallows where his priest is waiting. of the NAACP, and other Skerritt murder trial — and it trial,” he boasted on arrival in 1969. Its power to reprieve is No tranquilliser except religion respected black civil rights groups puzzles Michael X as much as Trinidad - a phenomenon which exercised by several government is administered - while the priest for whom a “lynching” in anyone else - was the tactics o f local lawyers put down to the fact ministers (including the engages his attention tw o guards Trinidad seems as contradictory as his defence counsel. The only that he had never appeared in one attorney-general, who would suddenly seize him, drag him a gas chamber in Israel. direct prosecution evidence before. normally have authorised the across the narrow passage o f death Was the trial political? against him was provided by the What will be achieved by prisoner’s prosecution) and four row, and string him up. (Michael Admittedly the press coverage was accomplice Parmassar who had Malik’s execution, planned with a worthy citizens, such as the claims that the flying o f the trap reprehensible (one frontpage previously helped, in Malik’s macabre sense o f timing for the secretary of the Trinidad Turf is distinctly heard by the other photograph depicted Malik with absence, to kill Gale Benson. His tuesday in february closest to the Club. condemned men. He has now devil’s horns superimposed) and credibility as a witness could and anniversary o f Skerritt’s death? It The Mercy Committee meets heard it six times himself). the attorney-general, who had should have been destroyed by will certainly not rebut the on Wednesdays. If it turns down a The dead man must remain staked his political future on the recalling his part in that murder. fashionable conspiracy theories prisoner’s petition, he is topped suspended for a full hour, during outcome, prosecuted relentlessly. Incredibly, Gale Benson was not that Gale Benson was silenced the following tuesday. The which the officials are served More sinister was the sudden mentioned at all in the whole because she was working for MI6; decision is announced, without breakfast in the death cell. One illness o f the one pro-Malik juror, course of the cross-examination. that Skerritt died a blackmailer’s forewarning, between one o ’clock eyewitness described to me how who recovered mysteriously as With Parmassar’s testimony death; that the trial was rigged and four on thursday afternoon. they eat while in their midst the soon as he was discharged from undented, Malik’s only hope was and the juror poisoned. The inmates of death row spend body twists, as it were, slowly in the jury. But otherwise the to go into the witness box and Capital punishment in Trinidad each thursday in a state o f terror, the wind. At the end of the hour prosecution o f Abdul Malik for maintain his innocence on oath. is hot just cruel and unusual, it is straining to hear the creak o f a the body is cut down and taken to the murder o f Joseph Skerritt was Many hostile lawyers feared he positively barbaric. Since the door which is only opened when the prison hospital and its final neither “ political” nor unfair; he would outwit the attorney-general death penalty is automatic for there is • a death warrant to be degradation: a slashing o f the was certainly the logical suspect and "sweet talk” at least one juror murder in die island and the read. The prison official entrusted wrists and the tendons o f the feet for the crime. The trial judge (Trinidad requires unanimous murder rate — in a country where with this task strides up and down - probably an arcane symbolic reference to the (‘quartering’) scrupulously excluded a good deal verdicts) into voting for an there is always a coconut-chopper the row of tortured men, stops aspect o f the (‘hanging, drawing of prejudicial evidence and acquittal. near at hand to end a rum suddenly at the cage o f the victim, and quartering’) of more savage provided no grounds for appeal To everyone's amazement, he punch-up — is 25 times that of clears his throat and declaims: days. against the verdict. But to say the “ elected” not to give evidence - a Great Britain, the monkey cages “ In the name o f Queen trial was “ fair” does not mean decision only taken, he now lining death row in the royal jail Elizabeth the Second by the New statesman.

Page 8 -T H E LIVING DAYLIGHTS,January 22-28, 1974 The author has been living in England fo r several years. When he visited home over Christmas, he was shocked by the aggression and sexism o f men friends and acquaintances and agreed to elaborate on these reactions for TLD. It was delivered the day he departed, with stem instructions not to molest or truncate the copy, to which we adhered. Although a little pious and preemptorily dismissive o f distant scenes (such as the US), it is undoubtedly an important contribution in the gropings towards male enlighten­ AGAINST SEXISM ment. Too many men have been atrophied by the womens movement or content to A blast at the local lads from an Australian brother living in England utter tokenistic jargon from behind the arras o f a trembling ego. Men against Their program was (1) opposition to As well as planning another conference Lancaster. Sexism sorts out the mind revolution­ the oppression of women; (2) liberation six months ahead, a newsletter was set up Fears that we would try and use the aries from the jerk o f f gang, and from the disadvantages of masculinity; to be produced by a different local group conference to get our various lines across further discussion is warmly invited. (3) liberation from sexism as a counter­ each time. The first to appear was - usual male leftie style - proved revolutionary ideology; (4) for socialism brought out by a Birmingham group and groundless. Quite spontaneously, no one — without sexism. Attended by about 50 was called Brothers. I remember it chiefly wanted big meetings, agendas, papers, men, the conference itself wasnt too for the articles which lacked the usual workshops even. Instead we formed into good: everyone crowded into one room, male leftie certainty and confidence and small fluctuating groups dotted here and THE MEN AGAINST SEXISM listening to papers, followed by mainly recounted personal experiences which there. When everyone did briefly come MOVEMENT IN ENGLAND academic-style argument on Engels on the opened up a bit on the hidden together on the last day, we mainly family. underworld of the male ego. listened to accounts o f what each group There were some punctures in this A very tentative and nervous had rapped about. HERE were scattered examples of atmosphere (a man broke down and cried beginning. Extract from my own impressions: Tmen meeting together to discuss while he played a tape about his own Six months later at the Birmingham Never experienced such openness and sexism in 1972 and earlier, but it wasnt sexist freakouts) and, despite everything, conference I was really knocked out by lack o f resistance from other men . . . we really till june last year that any sort o f a real optimism that something had start­ how fast things had grown, and how avoided responding ideologically ... we movement got-under way. A conference ed which was going to develop. Going much we'd all developed. About 150 men were all listening hard, even to those with on “ Masculine Attitudes” was called by a around the room, we learnt that there were there, most from men’s groups whom we politically disagreed (a rare group of Communist Party men - known were eight groups there, most o f them already in existence (about 20), but also thing) . . . If meetings and conferences as “ Men Against Sexism” . local, which had grown out of quite a few who said they’d com e along color our general politics, then some real (Hearing about a CP mens group really community-based politics in which because they wanted to join one or start change is underfoot. A far cry from those blew my mind, because up till then I’d women, active in womens liberation, had their own. There would probably have meetings dominated by a few, full o f thought the Marxist Left was completely taken part and sparked o ff rethinking been more, but the weekend clashed aggressive argument, and men competing hostile to such things.) among some men. (sadly) with a Gay Marxist conference in

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and defining themselves in opposition to MEN’S MOVEMENT: In England, cially determined meaning . . . Our oppression is reduced to sexist oppres­ other men. Isnt this change bound to relations between men in the GLF and ‘ oppression’ does not parallel that sion, all anger is directed against mascu­ affect how we behave at work, in strike men in men’s groups are still very unclear. which is suffered by women or colon­ linity and none against the Monster situations or in community action?’ The gay movement is presently going ised people, or racial minorities. Their whose belly we’re still in. The conference was seen as an through a period of flux (some men at struggle has given a new meaning to exchange point and stimulus to the last Gay Marxist Conference argued the word ‘liberation’, and to use it for MEN AGAINST SEXISM IN AUS­ grass-roots struggle on the level o f small that GLF had capitulated to capitalism). our purposes would be to distort its groups. Here’s a resume of a report from TRALIA. Men’s groups which include both meaning .. . It would be a travesty for the Leeds men’s group given out at the “ gays” and “ straights” seem to have us to use it.” READ somewhere that Frank conference: generated a lot o f consciousness o f the (extract from Men against sexism Hardy says that the Australian We havent tried to hammer out a need to break down these stereotypes. 1 Newsletter). male, despite mateship, unionism and all coherent ideology or political Some of us have attacked the GLF for its HUMANISM: Also a lot of the stuff the rest, is one o f the loneliest people in manifesto, although we do see pro-masculine ideology. Some men in the coming from the States seems marred by the world. Maybe that’s exaggerated, but ourselves as trying to break new GLF, on the other hand, have expressed a misleading humanism. On the one ex­ until I left for England six years ago I ground politically. At present we come suspicion o f men’s groups, seeing them as treme this takes the form o f men crying felt pretty lonely, even when I had together because the struggle against the latest tactic by straights to pacify gay “We’re oppressed too”. This they do to ongoing relationships. It wasnt till recent­ sexism is relevant to us. We feel the militancy, and as the Labor Party of the the extent that they become mere trans­ ly when I got involved in a men’s group need to extend our struggle more sexual revolution. One key issue seems to mitters o f stress within a total system. (in England) that I’ve felt less isolated. widely, but are wary o f this leading us be: Do men need to feminise and in what This leads to the picture that men are also In Australia for a brief visit that male to treat our meetings as crash-courses ways (obviously not by imitating women loneliness has come back to me with a in anti-sexism to be rapidly followed we’ve enslaved)? On this issue, men in to be pitied, since they suffer. While it’s bang. I keep on picking up on what I was by the Real Business o f trying to build both movements split different ways. true that we too are dehumanised by like when I lived here and how much o f a mass movement amongst all those Maybe literature from the Effeminists in sexism, many o f us feel it’s hopeless to my old male self I still am. Like here I am “unliberated” men. We expect our the States will provoke more debate soon. try and base a men’s movement struggle consciousness-raising and the work o f on this. It suggests that men should seek about to criticise sexism amongst men getting behind our masculine masks to MEN AND SEXUAL POLITICS: Most for solutions within their own psyches on here as if I was in this superior less-sexist be long and painful and at times o f us at the december Birmingham an individual basis. Johnny Cash here we position. And sitting here, pen erect, threatening . . . Maybe we won’t conference seemed to agree on the need come? setting out to write in the very aggressive always need the meeting structure and to change our patterns o f sexual and Another trouble with this picture is way I want to criticise! can com e together in other ways, but emotional relating - to break with the that it makes out that in struggling 0 Coming back it didnt surprise me to in some form collective consciousness- “ performance principle” . It was amazing against their sexism men will have noth­ find that down under women are still raising needs to go on all the time . . . how many men who carrie over as normal ing to lose and everything to gain (like kept just so — down under. What did POLITICAL MEN: By december practising heterosexuals spoke about being more human). Whereas it seems to surprise me, however, was how rampant anti-sexism had made inroads at a sexual hangups. We talked a lot about us that most men have a real stake at sexism still seemed amongst the male left national conference o f people active in what was sexist about how we fuck and present in hanging on to their power and and the male counterculture. (It’s men in libertarian class-struggle politics. It was what we can do about that (about things privileges, since the alternatives seem so these scenes I want to concentrate on.) called mainly to discuss strategies for the like needing to be always in control, etc); threatening. To give up dominance is I have heard about some striking ex­ winter offensive now in progress (miner’s about the masculine priorities of existing going to entail, at least in the immediate ceptions: like the way the BLF has made overtime ban, etc), lone of the groups sexual freedom ideologies; about relating future, loss and pain and disorientation. sexism an issue within some unions; (Islington) proposed that the men discuss to women as sex-objects. (Some o f us had Ego-dissipation. Also it may mean a lot of like some of the discussion about sex­ separately the extent to which we could got a lot out of reading a turgid but attacking other men and refusing to ism at the last worker’s control con­ practically make anti-sexism basic to exciting pamphlet — put out by a mixed collude in their oppressive games. ference in Newcastle. But generally the every struggfe we were involved in collective from London - entitled At the other extreme this humanism struggle against sexism seems virtually (whether around factories, housing, Politics o f Sexuality in Capitalism. (All leads to the view that men are solely and non-existent outside the women’s move­ squatting, social security, the law, free pamphlets mentioned in article available simply oppressors. Like all masters, they ment. Here for what they’re worth are schools, Northern Ireland). from Rising Free, 197 Kings Cross road, may be fucked up, but they’re not some o f the attitudes I’ve come up What happened when we split o ff from London, WC1.). oppressed. Such pessimism against men against talking to and observing men I’ve the women was mindblowing: for the met out here: MEN AND LIVING COLLECTIVELY: changing is nothing new. It’s common in first half o f the meeting it was as if we ATTITUDES TO WOMEN'S LIBERA­ We all seemed to agree that the nuclear sections of the women’s movement. were trying to justify ourselves politically TION: I heard men talk a lot about the family structure was basic to our sexism. Amongst men it’s recently arisen as part to this invisible panel o f hostile male women’s movement. I’ve come away feel­ Struggling with our sexism meant consid­ o f a male guilt reaction against feminist lefties. We talked about the Political ing confused, because they were mostly ering collective living. Men there with ex­ attacks ("G od, we’re such sexist shits Value in men developing more trust and so negative about it. Sometimes I felt I perience o f living collectively warned that . . . “I wish I were a woman, then I’d solidarity (less political disunity in crisis was in the midst o f a counter revolution there was nothing magically anti-sexist have a cause” ). This view ignores how situations), the Political Value in against it. Almost every male remark I about living that way, it depended on how men are oppressed by sexist structures, heard included somewhere a bit about demasculinising (after all the masculine you did it. Another problem was that even if lightly, compared with women w ay w e project ourselves as how “ they’ve got that/this wrong you you could just develop a feeling of com­ (only Real Men make good soldiers, etc.). know” . I suppose I hoped men in these class-conscious men alienates a lot of placent superiority to men living in But mainly it’s such a convenient cop-out ordinary people), the Political Value in scenes would at least be defensive. In­ couples or nuclear families. All the same determinism: if men are inherently op ­ ceasing to go about our political work stead they seemed to have an endless it did give more scope for potentially pressors then there’s no point in trying to compulsively and busily (which wrecked stream o f reasons why women’s crit­ breaking down sexist roles and structures change. This just diverts attention away us psychologically in the long-term and icisms didnt apply to them. They seem to in relationships. But we all had to struggle from how we daily choose to actively fucked up our personal lives). We also have manoeuvred so that they need not from where we were. support sexist structures. In any case, talked about how Radicalising it was for see the women’s movement as affecting Phew! It’s impossible to say how since when has being white (= oppressor) those o f us working around industry to them in the least. things will develop from here. With the been a reason for acquiescing in racism. raise with male workers the issue o f their I dont mean they said nothing pos­ increasing cycle o f industrial and Or being a first world citizen (= oppres­ domestic situation, since sexism at home itive. There was a lot o f lip service to the community crisis, it seems essential for sor) a reason for acquiescing in imperial­ commonly had a conservatising effect women’s cause. This seemed, however, to Men Against Sexism to link up more with ism. (In the sexist class-war our slogan is: (“ Sorry, I can’t go on strike occupation have little effect on the sort o f relation­ wider struggles against capitalism. Maybe DESERT!) with you lads, I’ve got a wife and kids to ships they were having with women, with the next conference at easter will make CLASSLESSNESS: Since they’re less support you know” .) kids, with other men. They were domin­ things a bit clearer. . . oppressed by capitalism, middle-class men Then suddenly we realised what we are often better placed to begin a struggle ating in discussion (often I felt the only were doing. All this JUSTIFYING! So we against sexism. But much o f the literature way I could talk to them was by adopting started to talk about the fears leading us j g NT| MOVEMENT IN THE from the States seems slanted towards their masculine style o f arguing), they to do that. Most qf us, it turned out, had perpetuating a narrow middle class base. seemed to prize their masculine freedom a very strong fear that to make anti-sex­ Much of it is academic and offputting for from things like childcare. After a while I ism basic to our everyday lives would T’S WORTH mentioning some Eng­ working-class men. It may seem difficult definitely began to feel I was some sort of de-politicise us: eg. spending time around Ilish reactions to stuff coming out (especially in the States) to get revolu-' freak who was taking the whole issue babies and playgroups would subtract from the States. Some o f us were influen­ tionary sexual politics to take root much too seriously. from energy we could/should be putting ced in the early stages by the pamphlet amongst working-class men, but it’s vital It is this habit o f presenting themselves into agitating in the workplace or Unbecoming men. (We dug it when we - if a men’s movement is to seek mass as commentators - on something with community. I call it the "pram on the first read it, now we tend to dismiss i t . . . change through class struggle, that is. which they are not themselves concerned building site syndrome” after an there’s something fishy about that.) With There are, anyway, weak links in the - which stuck out most. All this stand­ experience described by one brother from experience of our own, we've become chain o f working class sexism. In the ing back and authoritatively pronouncing London: While agitating around some more critical. meantime, middle-class men need to re­ on what women in the women’s move­ building site, he reckoned the men MEN'S LIBERATION?: There’s a re­ think using academic jargon, cos isnt that ment should or should not be doing. working there had stopped taking him jection of the way some men’s groups in part o f their sexism (words are sometimes Whereas I felt that their commentator seriously when he turned up one day the States — and in England - talk about more powerful than muscles)? position itself contributes to the bur­ wheeling a pram (it was his turn to look Male/Men’s liberation. It’s felt this gives a Classlessness especially seems to dog den on women. And their own patterns after the baby). totally false impression that men’s op­ the Effeminist movement. Their Mani­ of relating to other men (egotistical, We ended up talking more about our pression is on a par with women or festo, for example (which has a lot o f competitive) were also rich sources of feelings about ourselves and how we’d blacks. A t the last conference in Birming­ circulation in gay circles in Australia, I’m sexism? For many the whole issue o f had to change in order to become ham most o f us felt we should keep told), mentions not a word about how sexism had been twisted into little more political. We now at least realise that we central what we are against, and to focus sexism is affected by capitalism, gives than a new supply of jokes about male will often have to decide against male our attack on how and why masculine economic and political control to a few chauvinist pigs and butch women. priorities in our political work. superiority works for capitalism: and exploits the majority. Instead it talks ATTITUDES TO GAY LIBERATION: CAY LIBERATION AND THE “ ‘Liberation’ has a historically and so­ about an abstract "Male Principle” . All 1 quickly came to see what gay brothers I Page 10 -T H E LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-28, 1974 met meant by “ liberal” attitudes towards view Richard Neville did last year in (God forbid) men getting more involved there with her tw o kids described the them. Gay Liberation was OK as just one an issue o f POL he guest-edited. His with kids. Because at the moment kids effect o f this at a public meeting follow ­ o f many radical causes, but it wasnt replies to questions about effects on him are basically the responsibility of women ing the evictions: ‘ I was freed for the relevant to them. To them the issue raised of women’s liberation included ones like: (married or unsupported mothers). first time to become politically involved.” by gay militants was just whether or not “I’m looking forward to the changes in OK maybe — I went on too much A small PS here: when men do start you fucked with other men. Most men sexual etiquette. Ever since the Female about the need for childless and single involving themselves with kids, it’s not talked about gays as if they were a race eunuch, I’ve been sitting round waiting men to decide politically to get involved necessarily a drag or a bore at all, apart and about gayness as nothing to do for a woman to slide her hand up my with kids. Maybe I was being too doq- particularly if it’s outside the usual pri­ with them. They seemed to see being trousers ...” matic in saying that, but I certainly dont vate family context: you can learn a lot “ gay” and “ straight” as chromosomally “ I’m personally enjoying the current re­ want to make a revolution which still from kids, you might start feeling part o f determined. “ Hasnt gay liberation made definition o f male-female relationships leaves childrearing a private responsibility a (previously) hidden community of you think about the shit that’s involved . . . men are the first beneficiaries if of women. But why did I have to? childcare all around you — in the streets, in being a masculine man?” , I asked. women can get their rocks o ff without Typical responses I got: shops and buses. men, then we w on’t have to puff and SEXUAL LIBERATION?: An awful “ There’s enough kids around without me pant so much.” lot o f the men I met saw sexual liberation breeding any”. (They dont consider MEN AMONG MEN: There’s been Maybe he's changed since he said this, as something which only women needed. being involved with kids outside the some really nice exceptions, but most maybe he had his tongue in his cheek They didnt seem to see their own pat­ context o f raising their own family). men I’ve observed behave towards other (although that in itself is significant), but terns o f sexual relating as alienated. I say " I ’ve got more important things to do, men in aggressive, abrasive and interrup- reading this it’s as if we were right back seem because most of them were very kids are a bore and time-consuming” . tive ways . . . or quiet evasive ways which with the sexual attitudes of the late 60s - evasive about this topic. Made me feel (Women have more important things hide their feelings. Friendships seem based with all their male priorities and male like a voyeur, actually. to do too, mate. By not sharing the on respect for how each projects himself values. How can freer fucking liberate Yet one way or another I heard a lot task around the community, you’re to the other as possessing qualities they women or men so long as it leaves male of references to fucking - fucking spoken blocking them.) both deem manly. All the intellectualis- power intact? of as something you do to women (or “ If women have kids, that’s their fault.” ing, and Politics with a big P. One way o f Despite hearing a lot of men criticising other men if you’re gay), not with. A lot (Oh yeah, why should contraception communicating with other men, an en­ “ nuclear couples” , most still seem to live o f rating o f people going on according to be up to the woman alone? What tirely different way with other women. within a couple or else to feel unstable whether they were “good” or "bad” about vasectomy? And even if it were Brothers, where’s the mutual vulnera­ outside of one. Why do the same compul­ fucks. A lot o f sex jokes turning on a woman’s fault for producing, how bility, collective commitment to change, sive patterns recur and .recur? Why are so anxieties about how men perform in bed. does that relieve men o f responsibility efforts to develop a language for expres­ few men trying to work out concrete How much does this reflect men’s needs for sharing looking after kids once sing our feeling and discussing our sexual alternatives? What can we do about jeal­ to mostly be in control sexually? Why is they’re in the world?) and emotional lives in a critical, support­ ousy, competition, possessiveness? there such a horror o f any sort o f male These kind o f responses strike me as ive way? Funny thing is that I sense that KIDS: I came out here with a year old passivity? more or less oppressive according to the there is a positive side to mateship and all baby who six o f us have been rearing I recognised a lot o f attitudes really situation of men who made them (I’m that, but it’s usually so twisted up in collectively. I soon began to notice that well because I still share many o f them. told that with the rise in the unsupported living up to each other’s sexist expecta­ my being with this kid a lot made them My reaction wasnt so much shock as mothers pension, some freak men are tions, that it gets nowhere. And when the uneasy. They reacted as if I was getting at sadness that men werent starting to talk putting pressure on their women to pro­ idea arises o f men actively getting to­ them. I was. I think most o f the men I about them with other men. We’re never duce so they can share in the handout). gether to talk about sexism, a lot o f fears met dont want anything to do with kids going to get out o f these attitudes on our There are signs o f some change. Eg. and anxieties come out (“They’re self­ own. because they want to hang on to their the co-operative playgroup at the Victoria destructive, explosive, we can’t handle I sense that in the sexual sphere a lot male privileges. In this sphere even men street squat before they were evicted them”). | j o f men see women’s liberation as basical­ on the left are the staunchest defenders involved several men, including some who ly about more benefits for men. For o f the status quo. After all, any change were not fathers, in taking their turn in instance, I was looking through an inter­ from the present setup is going to mean looking after the kids. One mother living

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JAZZ Waltzing Matilda, Spring- JOHN RUPERT AND THE BAND, (eve): Prospect Hill only, Reserve road, Cam­ «1.20, 80c (stu), or $7 ($5 vale. HENCHMEN: Croxton hotel, Kew. berwell. stu.) for season ticket ob­ FRANK TRAYNOR: BOURKE AND WILLS: Park, Preston. TV “ PUSS IN BOOTS” : Ac­ tainable at screening. Beaumaris hotel. Powerhouse, Albert Park UPP, CHAIN: International FILMS tor’s theatre, mon-sat, 2.30 S K Y L IG H T S : Prospect hotel. Airport West. IN CONCERT: HSV7, Lake. “ THE PRIME OF MISS pm, child. 75c, adults Hill hotel, Kew. 10pm. OUTDOORS KUSH: St Albans hotel. West. JEAN BRODIE” : Athe­ $1.50, 196 Church st, “ BORN TO KILL": Movie, Richmond. OCKERS ROCKERS: naeum, late 10.30 pm. FILMS Penthouse hotel, Broad- HSV7, 11.40pm. “ PETER PAN” : Footscray LUNCHTIME SQUARE FOLK “STREET OF CHANCE”: DANCE: Treasury gardens, meadows. ROCK Grand, till sun. 1.30 pm, ‘‘HIROSHIMA MON HOT CITY BUMP BAND: Movie, GTV9, 12.05am. check with cinema, 12.10pm and 1.10pm. JOHN CROWLE: Frank HOME: Icelands, Ring- OPEN AIR SHAKE AMOUR” (Resnais) and Matthew Flinders hotel, 68.1138, Paisley street, “ PERSONA” (Bergman): Traynor’s. Chadstone. wood. Footscray. SPEARE: Flagstaff gar­ HUGH McEWAN, RICH­ FANTASY: Croxton Park, dens, 12.10pm and NFTA, Guild Theatre, Mel­ AR IEL: Station hotel, “RUMPELSTILSKIN”: ARD LEACH: Tankerville o a t i w i d a u Preston. 1.10pm. bourne Uni Union, 7.40. Prahran. Alexander theatre, Monash $1.20, 80c (stu.) or $7 ($5 Arms, Carlton. uni, 10 am, 2 pm, phone TV stu.) for season ticket ob­ GEOFF AND DIANE FOLK ROCK FOLK 544.0811 for further de­ tainable at screening. HOLLINS, CAPTAIN DANNY SPOONER and tails. MATCHBOX WHOOPEE AYERS ROCK: Southside BUSHWHACKERS AND GORDON McINTYRE: DYLAN THOMAS MEM­ BAND: Dan O ’Connell, Six, Moorabbin. OIR: ABV2, 10.25. MEETINGS BULLOCKIES: Polaris Inn SID RUMPO: Canopus, Frank Traynors, 100 Lt THEATRES Carlton. Lonsdale st, City. SONNIE TERRY and hotel, Carlton. Box Hill. LINK-UP ORIENTATION GRAEME LOWNDES, MARG ROADKNIGHT “WALTZING MATILDA”: BROWNIE McGHEE: NITE: 8.30, 59 St John JAZZ M ISSISSIPPI: Matthew Pram Factory, wed, sun, ABV2, 10.55. MIKE O ’ROURKE, Flinders hotel, Chadstone and GUESTS: Outpost street, Prahran. 8.30, matinees wed, CHRISTY COONEY: (aft). Inn, City. OWEN YEATMAN: Pros- fri & sat, 2 pm, a national Frank Traynor’s, 100 RONDELLS: Whitehorse RADIO TV pect Hill hotel, Kew. pantomime with tomato Little Lonsdale street, hotel, Nunawading. DAVE RANKIN JAZZ EXPERIMENTAL sauce, $2.50, $1.50 (stu), City. BIG PUSH: Croxton Park, MELBOURNE NEW MUST PROGRESS DE­ UFO — FACT OR FIC­ BAND: Alma hotel. Chapel 325 Drummond st, Carl­ VARIOUS ARTISTS: Out­ Preston. MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Com STROY: 3AR 10.15. TION?: HSV7, 7.30. street, St Kilda. ton. post Inn, 52 Collins street, AYERS ROCK: Southside FRANK TRAYNOR: Ex­ mune, N. Melbourne. “ AFRICA” : Back Theatre, City. Six (Aft). RADIO change hotel, Cheltenham. Pram Factory, thurs-sat, TANK: Monash Uni. 10.30 pm. A savage rock w e c b t e a t y JAZZ KUSH: Matthew Flinders PICK OF THE GOONS: TV MEETINGS musical by Steve Spears, (eve). 3LO, 8.02pm. YARRA YARRA JAZZ “THE GALACTIC SAFA­ $2, see above address. GTK 74: MUSIC FESTI­ HOME: Station hotel, ROCK BAND: Prospect Hill hotel, Prahran. RI” : Mr Hal Steel, Theo- OUTDOORS V A L : ABV2, 7.30, Mike Kew. sophical Society, 88 Col­ FILMS GARY YOUNG AND HIS McClellan and Slim Dusty. BRIAN BROWN QUAR­ lins st. THREE DOG NIGHT: “SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5” FAT CATST Whitehorse LUNCHTIME SQUARE TET: Commune, 580 Vic­ (M) & “SHOOT OUT” hotel, Nunawading. DANCE: Flagstaff gardens, GTV9, 7.30. toria street, N. Melbourne. OUTDOORS SIT YOURSELF DOWN, w u t e ( a & (M): Carlton cinema, thurs- KUSH: Croxton Park 12.10pm, 1.10pm. “SALUTE TO AUSTRA­ sun, T.45, 90c Faraday hotel, Preston. OPEN AIR SHAKE­ TAKE A LOOK POETRY AROUND: ABV2, 9.45. LIA ” : Fitzroy gardens, 3 street, Carlton. BILLY THORPE: South- SPEARE: Treasury gar­ FOLK pm. Complete with pomp “ PERFORMANCE” : Trak, Folk-rock. side-Six, Moorabbin. dens, 12.10pm , 1.10pm. FITZROY POETRY MAR- G o r d o n McIn t y r e , and ceremony. “ Films of 6 pm & 8.30 pm. SYDNEY H H Stephen Wall 698.2652 (except tues, wed). guests THE DRIFTERS: theatre, Sydney uni. 8 pm. Liverpool sts, City, about PO Box 23, Surry Hill* “TRASH” and “FLESH”: Whiskey, 8 pm-3 am. FILM 8-10 pm. New Arts, Glebe, all week SILVER CLOUD: Stage­ ROCK tvedtteM fa# BOOK NOW" except tues, wed. Sat, sun, coach, 8 pm-3 am. “ HEAT” , “ LONESOME ROCK 3.00, 7.30 pm; mon, thurs, CLOUD NINE, MATA- COWBOYS” : New Arts, fri, 4 & 8 pm. $2.00. PLACES HARI: Chequers, 8-3 am. JAZZ, BLUES Glebe, 660.4250, 12, 4, 8 S.F.A.: Fiddler’s Vine, ROCK “ WATTS T A X ” and pm, $2.00. 7.30-10 pm. DAVID CASSIDY and sup­ “ DIRTY LITTLE OLD CHURCH: Drop in to THEATRE MODERN JAZZ - PETER CLOUD NINE, Matahari: porting group: The Peptic BILLY”: Academy Twin, TV Chequers, 8—3am. tea house and library, 2 BOOTHMAN: Limeric Ulcers. Rand wick, 2 pm, Paddo, 33.4453, 2, 4, 7.45 pm to 11 pm, tue9-fri only. “LOVE FOR LOVE” by Castle, 211,1401, 7.30 pm. TR AN SIT IO N : Oceanic march 2, $4.20 each. Send pm, $2.50. “ MOVING ON” — Drama William Congreve: Opera GOLD TOPS: Fiddler’s hotel, Coogee, 7-10 pm. to David Cassidy Concert, “ THE CANTERBURY about farming and bank­ THEATRE House, 663.6122 for info, V in e, 115A Cronulla Free. PO box 346, Haymarket, TALES” — an erotic clas­ ruptcy: Chan. 10, 8.30. HUSH — Farewell perform­ 2000. “LOVE FOR LOVE” by 8.00 pm. $5.50, pension­ street, Cronulla, 523.8019, sic: Embassy, 11.00, 2.00, ers, students, children “ SIT YOURSELF DOWN ance: Brighton hotel, 7-10 ROD STEWART and the William Cosgreve: Opera 7.30-10. 5.00, 8.00, sun, 1.30, 4.30, $2.75. “TAKE A LOOK AROUND pm. Free. Faces: Randwick race­ 7.30, House, info 663.6122, DICK HUGHES QUAR­ — Bernard Bucan, Marian course, february 1, 8 pm, 8.00 pm, $5.50, pension­ FILMS TET: Stage Door Tavern, Henderson, John J. Fran­ FILMS $5.20. Book at usuals. KIDS ers, students, children cnr. Castlereagh street & cis, Alan Luchetti: Chan. $2.75 (except sun). “ THE COSMIC TUBE” — Campbell street. City, 7.00- 2, 8.50 pm. FILMS 10 pm. NFTA “WOMEN” SERIES SUMMER ACTIVITIES — “JACK SHEPPARD OR Surfing movie: Opera “ HORIZON” — Looks at 21ST SYDNEY FILM CHRIS TAPPERNAC and — Ingrid Bergman, “ Gas­ drama, dance, painting, ANYTHING YOU SAY House, 4.00 pm, $2.00. the life living on humans — light” and “ Casablanca” : FESTIVAL: june 1974. WILL BE TWISTED” : En­ DAVE FURNISS: Forest puppetry, karate: New the­ (Except this sun, mon.) bacteria and minute ani­ Aust. Govt. Centre theatre, Ring 660.3909 (BH), for atre, 519.3403 (except sat, semble, 929.8877, all “ SUNSHINE SEA” — Lodge hotel, 7.30-10.00 mals: Chan. 2, 9.20 pm. pm. 7.15 pm, $1.20. Members mailing list. sun, mon). week, 8 pm, sat 5.00 pm, More, Surf and Foam: ‘•THE FIRE CHASERS” — 8.00 pm. MERV ACHESON TRIO: only. Join at door for CREATIVE LEISURE Opera House, 6.30 pm. crime story with a cast of $3.00. FESTIVALS “ TOOTH OF CRIME” — A Bellevue hotel, Paddo, CENTRES: Ring 61.2462 $2.50. (Except tues, sun, unknowns: Chan. 7, 10.00 SIR KENNY CLARK — ADELAIDE FESTIVAL savage sendup of the pop 7.00-10 pm. for details of play groups mon.) pm. fourth of a series of X + l OF ARTS: Ring Sydney scene with 50s rock music: in your area. NFTA WOMENS SERIES THE BEST M AN” — called “ Civilisation” . A 25.2641 for a booking bro­ 33.3933, tues, sun, 8.30; — Marlene Dietrich in CLASSICAL chure. SCHOOL H O L ID A Y Henry Fonda, Cliff Robert- much ballyhooed show on CRUISES: No. 4 jetty Cir­ fri, sat, 5.30, 8.45 pm. “ Knight without Armor” on, Margaret Leighton — “NABUCCO” by Verdi: Kultcha. Good viewing be­ cular Quay, 2.30 return “ WHAT IF YOU DIED and “ Destry Rides Again” : political drama by Gore CONTEMPORARY Opera House, Darlinks, sides: Art Gallery of NSW, 4.30, 50 cents. TOMORROW” by David Aust. Govt. Centre theatre, Vidal: Chan. 2, 10.15 pm. LEE CONWAY, MARIAN 8.00 pm. $2.50 to $7.50. 12.10, 1.10, 2.10, 3.10, “ THOSE DARLING Williamson: : Elizabethan 7.15 pm. $1.20, (members “ DUBLIN NIGHTMARE”: “MADAME BUTTER ­ 6.10, 7.10. Free. HENDERSON, JOHN YOUNG MEN IN THEIR theatre, 51.7471, 8.15 pm, only join at door $3.00). Chan. 10, 11.10 pm. CURRIE and others: Ope­ F L Y ” Film with Royal JAUNTY JALOPIES”: $4.70, $3.70, $2.70. “ HEAT”, “LONESOME ra House, february 1, Opera House, Rome: TV, RADIO M anly Silver Screen, COWBOYS” : New Arts, $3.50, $5.00, $6.50, 8 pm. Union theatre, Sydney DISTRACTIONS 977.5503, 11 am. Sat, sun, Glebe. 660.4250, 4.00, Uni, 8.00 pm. COMMONWEALTH 2 pm, 60 cents (except 8.00 pm. POETRY READINGS: Old GAMES — live. Running, ALL WEEK t u e & d a y “A CONCERT FOR tues, wed). FOLK Church, 184 Palmer street, jumping and jingoism: CHILDRENS MATINEES: BANGLADESH” : Opera East Sydney, 31.6270, Chan. 2, 2.15 pm. EXHIBITIONS Manly Silver Screen, 2 pm, SYDNEY CO-OP film pro­ House, 9.00 pm, $2.50, 8.00 pm. Free. “GTK ’74 SPECIAL” info 977.5503, 60 cents. grammes. See opposite. (except tues, sun, mon.) TRADITIONAL FOLK: MARILYN MONROE EX­ Elizabeth hotel, 26.3132. Captain Matchbox HIBITION — over 160 TARONGA ZOO: Feeding Whoopee Band: Chan. 2, times — Alligators, 1.30 JAZZ, BLUES TV DARTS KELIMOCUM — photographs: Angus & M ixed folk. Bernard 7.30 pm. pm, sun, thur; lions 2 pm, Robertson, 207 Pitt street, “FREE AND EASY” — Bocan, Bill Moyinhan, BRIAN CADD AND FAM­ daily (except fri); seals, MERV ACHESON JAZZ Sydney, 1st floor. Free, Surfing special: Chan 7, 11 Jeannie Lewis, A1 Ward, ILY: Chan. 2, 8.00 pm. 2.45 pm, daily. Take ferry TRIO: Bistro, Avoca st, business hours only. pm. Dave Dehward, Eric Davis, “WRONG ARM OF THE “ INDONESIA TODAY” — from No. 5 wharf. Every Randwick. “ COMMANDOES STRIKE LAW ” — comedy film with DICK HUGHES PIANO: and it’s booming: Eliza­ JAZZ the largest display o f Indo­ day 9.30 am-5.00 pm. AT D AW N” — War movie: beth hotel, Elizabeth Peter Sellers (worth watch­ nesian culture ever exhibit- $1.50, kids 40 cents. French’s tavern, Oxford st, Chan 7, 9.00 pm. ing): Chan. 10, 8.30 pm. 6-9 pm. street, City, 8 pm. Price — PORT JACKSON JAZZ fed in Australia: The Aus­ “ PETER PAN” — Walt Dis­ “THE ERNIE SIGLEY “ DIVORCE ITALIAN DON DE SILVA: Old a mere pittance. BAND: Stage Rock Tav­ tralian Museum, 10 am-5 ney: Forum, 211.1955. SHOW” — Almost certain­ ern, 7.00, 10.00 pm. STYLE” : Chan. 7, 9.00 pm, adults 20c, kids 10c Mon-fri, 9.30 am, 11.45, Push. ly the worst (best!) variety pm. ECLIPSE ALLEY FIVE: ROCK UNITY BAND: Old Push, (except sat, sun, mon). 2.30, 5.10, 8.00; sat, 11, 2, show in the country. 8-12 pm. “ LAUGHTER INCOR­ 5, 8 pm. Vanity Fair hotel: Goul- Chemical aids will help: CLOUD NINE, MATA- PORATED”, ABC radio FILMS “ TOM SAW YER” — Fami­ bum st, 7.30 to 10.00 pm. Chan 9, 9.00. H ARI: Chequers, 8-3 am. CLASSICAL (BBC) — “ Pick of the “CAESAR AND ROSA­ ly musical film: Paris the­ SUMMERTIME CINEMA PUMA: Brighton hotel, Goons”, 8.02 pm, “ Round LIE” : Wintergarden, Rose atre, 61.9193. 11, 2, 5, 8 CLASSICAL — “ A PAIR OF BRIEFS” : 7-10 pm. “THE MAGIC FLUTE the Home” , 8.30 pm, “ The Bay, mon-fri, 4 pm-8 pm, pm; sun 1.30, 3.30 pm. “THE MAGIC FLUTE” — Chan 2, 7.30. TRAN SIT ION: O ceanic Opera House, see tues. Navy Lark” : 9.30 pm. “THE ADVENTURES OF $2.00. Mozart (in English): Opera “ THE CREEPER” — hotel. Coogee, 7-10 pm, “ AID A” — film of Verdi’s “THE JAYHAWKERS” — “■THE HIRELING” — SARAH THE COOK” — House, 357.1200, 8 pm, Mystery/Horror movie :i free. opera starring overseas Western: Chan. 9, 10.30 Sarah Miles: Village Twin, Holiday Panto: Rockdale $7.50, $2.50. Chan 10, 11.10. heavies. Union theatre, pm. 2, 5.30, 8.30, sun, 5.30, town hall, 10.30 am, 2 pm. “ NEIL WILLIAMS & “A CRY IN THE NIGHT” THEATRE Sydney uni, 8.00* pm. “ LUCRETIA BORGIA” — 8.30, $2.50. Adults $1.60, kids 90 ELENA ALLPORT” : Jim — Drama with Raymond sex, politics and pomp: “CRYSTAL VOYAGER”: cents. Clifford, Jill Clifford and, Burr, Natalie Wood: Chan FOLK Chan. 7, 11.00 pm. Manly Silver Screen, 7.30 “ LOVE FOR LOVE’*: others: Opera House, info 10, 8.30 pm. M atinee show, Opera and 9.30, $2.00. ROCK 211.2646, 8 pm, $4.00. “VOYAGE TO THE END House, 2.00 pm, $4.50, AUST, SCOT, IRISH, EVENTS “THE MAGIC CHRIS­ OF THE SEA” — Around RENE GAYER AND “BARBER OF SEVILLE” pensioners etc, half price. COUNTRY MUSIC: Red T I A N ” : Manly Silver the world single handed. CHEAP FOOD, organic MOTHER EARTH, special — Film with Tito Gobbi Lion hotel, cnr. Pitt and Screen, 5.30 pm, $1.50 and Irene Gehna: Union Doco: Chan 10, 7.30 pm. fruit? No! Organic veg? Listings are free. Copy closes Thursday before publication. Second Stage — 12 noon Poor Tom ’s Poetry Band; Merrilyn Lambert; Rod Freeman Smith and Moses STEPHEN WALL from the Pram Factory;h ACCESS “ AFRICA”, Pram Factory; O self-respecting media maniac Tricky stuff this money making. Write Rob Ducat (folk); Vic­ torian Ballet (rock ballet); Nwould be without the june '73 to Priority Publications, GPO box 894, Limehouse. Department of the Media Report of Sydney, 2001. Free. Activities. It details such matters as the Sunday Main Stage — 10 am-3 am television points scherne which the Matt Taylor; Madder Lake; straight press rubbished without telling BOOK freaks, booksellers, newspapers Mackenzie Theory; Kush; us much about it. Also provides info and sundries might care to write to Linda George; Ross Ryan; on the power structure within the “Rising Free” , a non-profit, non-sec­ Dingoes; Captain Match­ box; Rock Mass. department, film development, and tarian, left, bookshop collective (Oh, government advertising and publishing. and what more could you ask for). Second Stage — 12 noon New Harlem Jazz Band; Send to AGPS, PO box 84, Canberra, Based in London, they, stock all sorts Storyville Jazzmen; Rob of mags, papers, journals and books Sunbury . . . getting their shit together. 2600, including 70 cents to show you Ducat; “ AFRICA”, Pram m ean it. that y ou w ou ld expect a n-p, n-s, 1, b, Factory; Poor Tom ’s demonstrated and sold, Friday collective to stock — liberation, educa­ SUNBURY and hamburgers will be in Main Stage — 7.30 Poetry Band; Ballet Vic­ Queen; Sherbert; Pirana; toria; “ AFRIC A” , Pram tion, imperialism, anti psychiatry, tech­ FESTIVAL abundance. There will be a' IN 1972, the heavies of British human­ Milk Bar, fruit shop, health Home; Plant; Ross Ryan. Factory; Heillan Rovert; nology etc, etc. Their booklist may be foods and grog shop on Graham Dodsworth. ists put out a small document called a good way of keeping in touch with SU N BU R Y . Lives again site, spacious camping Second Stage — 6.30 pm People first — a humanist m anifesto. It with four nights of rock, Monday what is being printed about what is grounds and more toilets. Poor Tom ’s Poetry Band; is written in the “ stop having a good folk, blues and jazz. Just All for only $12 (cheaper Roger Bell’s Jazz Band; Main Stage — till 11.30 pm happening in London and Europe. I about every Melbourne than the Hilton and more Limehouse. Various artists as yet un­ time” mode, unfortunately with a think the list is free but a dollar stuffed muso will appear, with uncomfortable). There will decided. good deal of justification. I am a little Saturday in with the letter wouldnt do any harm Daddy Cool re-forming spe-t probably be changes before cynical only because the rhetoric has daily to play on Saturday the festival (3XY will Main Stage — 10 am-3 am In addition, other groups I’m sure. Rising Free, 197 Kings Cross been around for so long. The NSW night. Drama, folk, and broadcast reports from the Billy Thorpe; Lobby will be playing during the road, London WC1. Lloyd; Queen; Ariel; day and the Monash Play­ humanists have reprinted it, with a list jazz will be almost con­ site), but here is the pro­ * * * tinuous on a second stage. gram at the time of going Chain; Daddy Cool; Missis­ ers will rove through the of Australian native humanists, spon­ Arts and crafts will be sippi; 69ers; audience. to press: sors and other supporters. It is worth IT IS fairly difficult to find out detail­ having a look at — with luck it may be ed info on radio entertainment from the daily press in Sydney; TV reigns. If No! Organic paper bags? STREET” : Chan. 9, 11.00. SEVILLE” — Rossini MIND SERIES— Bresson’s a further step towards beneficial propa­ Dont be silly!! Uni NSW “PARANOIAC”: Spooky Opera House, info “ Pickpocket” ; Hitchcock’s ganda. Send 30 cents to the Secretary, you are content with the commercial Food Co-op for all/none of movie, truly brilliant!!! 357.1200, 7 .3 0 pm, “ The Wrong Man” : Opera 72 Tooronga terrace, Beverly Hills, lollypop, bubblegum and hi-pro, local Chan. 10, 8.30 pm. $16.50, $12.50, $9.50 House: 7.15 pm, $1.60 the above, 5 pm-8 pm, 2209. programs of commercial radio then this (cheap. Shoes must be members only (join at door EVENTS worn, no long hairs). $3.00). absence of information won't bother “ THE PIED PIPER” : In­ you. But if you want to keep in touch f a t t y FILM MAKING WORK­ dependent theatre, TV, RADIO RECEIVED a letter from Richard Fox, with ABC radio, I suggest a subscrip­ SHOP — 16 mm facilities 929.7377, 2 pm. a lawyer and member of the National for interested people: Old VILLAGE B AZAAR — All “ THE FELON” — Convict tion to the ABC Radio Guide — a Church, East Sydney, sorts of goodies for sale: escape from Goat island in Lawyers Guild in Los Angeles. In part highly detailed weekly list of programs JAZZ 31.6270, 8.00 pm. Free. Cnr. Newcombe st and Ox­ early Aust.: Radio 2, 4.00 he says “ In that there are Americans in on all of Aunty’s Sydney radio sta­ ford st, Paddo, 9 am-4 pm. pm. Australia who are military deserters, or DISTRACTIONS “ONE NORTHERN SUM­ tions. There is no such thing in Mel­ JAZZ BOAT — Ray Price FILMS MER” — Special on eskimo in trouble with the Selective Service bourne; the A ge does the job there so Jazz Band: No. 6 wharf, BAND ASSOCIATION OF whale hunters: Chan 2, System, we would appreciate anything I’m told by the ABC publicity depart­ Circular Quay, 8 pm, 7.30. NSW and THE MUSICI­ MARX BROS — “Room you can do to get information out to ment. That’s a shame ’cause it is a great $2.75. ANS UNION BAND at Service” (1938); BORIS “TDT MAN BECOMES A those individuals that the army has TRAD JAZZ — Kevin Hyde Park and Circular KARLOFF in “ Bedlam” BUDDHIST MONK” — little source of info on the more Goody: Limerick Castle, Quay west park, post (1946): Union theatre, Story of Alan Driver, 28 granted a de facto amnesty to its obscure airings and if classical music 211.1401, 7.30 pm. Kitsch entertainment: 3 Sydney uni, 3.30 pm, year old former reporter deserters and that many young men, interests you, it’s invaluable. Cost CHRIS WILLIAMS: Unity pm to 4.30 pm. Price: $1.00 adults, 50c kids. (aflight from the media who think they are in trouble with the Hall hotel, 82.1331, 7.30 VERY FREE. and, alas, back): ABC $8.50 pa, $4.35 6 months, $2.25 3 “ADAM’S WOMEN” — Selective Service System, actually are pm. SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE Australian Historical Film: Radio, 8.00 am. months — also available at some news­ DOC WILLIS: Albury OPERA: “ Australian Opera House, 2 pm, $2.00, “ THE PROMISE OF not because of changes in the law and agents. Write GPO b o x 487, Sydney. hotel, Oxford street, City, Made” by Harry M.: Opera $ 1.0 0 . MIRACLES’7 — 90 minutes regulations regarding selective service 8.10 pm. Free. House, 8.30 pm, $4.50, “CITIZEN KANE” and of the sounds of events and since they left the US. If you know of * * * UNITY BAND: 01<^ Push. $3.50, $2.50. “KING KONG”: New entertainment of the first any deserter groups in Australia I THERE is a fellow in Sydney who ARTS DISCUSSION: Arts, Glebe, 660.4250, 50 years of radio: ABC CLASSICAL Camp Centre, 33A Glebe 11.15 pm, $2.00. Radio 2, 8.00 pm. would appreciate your relaying this writes a column in the Sun-herald each Pt. road, Glebe, 3.30. Free. “ PRINCE IGOR” : Film “WHEN THE WHEEL information to them with an invitation week. His name is Leslie Walford and “CAVALLERIA RUS- with Leningrad Kirov Ope­ TURNS” — comedy about to correspond with me directly regard­ this is what he w rote last w eek after TICAN A" and PAGLIAC- ra and Ballet Coys: Union redundancy in Britain: viewing a few of Brett Whiteley’s paint­ Cl” — 3xh hours, so be M r f u n c t y theatre, Sydney uni, 8.00 ABC Radio 1, 8.00 pm. ing any specific cases they may have prepared: Opera House, pm. “ MOGAMBO” — Big white any questions about.” Write to Richard ings: “ Art exhibition viewing is a com­ info 357.1200, 8.00 pm, hunter gets it on in the P. F ox, 1888 Century Park East, Suite pulsion of mine, not forced upon me $2.50 to $7.50. TV, RADIO African jungle: Chan 7, “ DON GIOVANNI” — film JAZZ 8.30 pm. 225, Century City, Los Angeles 90067, but complementary to consciousness of Mozart’s little number: “THE WORLD OF JAZZ” “MAN IN QUESTION” — US. I hope his info is better than his of the visual world. Through the end­ Union theatre, Sydney uni, DOC WILLIS: Albury ho- with Eric Child: ABC Dr Jim Cairns: Jim tells us letter writing style. less aspects of art we can reach extra 8.00 pm. tel, Oxford st, City. 3-6.00 Radio 1, 10.25 am. why he left the police dimensions of sensations and inspira­ FOLK pm. “ PICK OF THE GOONS” : force: Chan 2, 9.35. ECLIPSE, ALLEY FIVE ABC Radio 2 (2FC), 12 “ INSIDE DAISY tions and share a wider view of our “PEOPLE who can, do, people who AUST. SCOT. IRISH (arvo): Vanity Fair hotel, noon. CLOVER”, Natalie Wood, human lot, sensing also the direction of COUNTRY: Red Lion, see 4-7.00 pm. AUSTRALIAN FILMS — Robert Redford — one of can’t, teach.” I suspect it is the same in our times.” It is times like this that I MERV ACHESON TRIO: A selection of 13 films by the worst movies of all thurs. business. Premier Askin has signed the wish we had a Pseuds Corner. Maybe CELLAR FOLK: YWCA, Bellevue hotel, Paddo, Australian filmmakers: time: Chan 9, 8.30. 3-6.00 pm. 6.30-12.00 pm. Chan 7. AN AFFECTIONATE introductory foreword to a nifty little Access in future can run a few of the 189 Liverpool street, City, NSW publication called D eveloping 8 pm. DOC WILLIS: Beresford THE GOVERNOR GEN­ LOOK AT GEORGE more notable nuggets of bullshit like TRADITIONAL FOLK: pub, Bourke st, Surry Hills, ERAL’S AUSTRALIA BURNS — Should be your business. Lots of “how to” info — this one. Send ’em to me if you spot 8-10 pm. Elizabeth hotel, 26.3132. DAY MESSAGE — Turn worth watching: Chan 7, like how to register your own business UNITY BAND: Old Push, any. DON MORRISON: Freud­ on, tune in, turn off!!! 10.35 pm. 8.30-12.30 pm. Chan 2, 7.30 pm. name, labor regulations, health regula­ ia n Slip, Redfern, * * * CHRIS WILLIAMS: Unity “THE TYRANT YEARS” 699.1736, 7.00 pm. KIDS tions, info on energy, insurance, fi­ Hall hotel, 82.1331, 7.30. — The emotional turmoil OPERA THROUGH THE nance, business equipment, export aid SEND your info nugcjets and access of Charles Dickens’ declin­ TIME MACHINE — a gems to APP, PO box 8, Surry Hills, ROCK FOLK ing years: ABC Radio 2, etc. I would guess that by publishing child’s guide to opera: 8.30 pm. this booklet, the person responsible is 2010 (I’ll settle for trace elements and SIMBA, STUMBLE: Cheq- TRADITIONAL FOLK: Opera House, 11.30 am. “ ABOUT MRS LESLIE” — uers, 8-3 am. Edinburgh Castle. BE Adults $2.00, kids 60 involved in developing his business. cut glass). Sentimental love story: PUMA: Brighton hotel, EARLY! 8.00-10.00 pm. cents. Chan 9, 10.15 pm. 7-10 pm. BLUES: John Burke: Lim­ “LOST IN THE BUSH” T R A N SIT IO N : Oceanic erick Castle, 12 Ann st, and “ANOOP AND THE hotel, Coogee, 7.30-11.45 Surry Hills, 211.1401, 7.30 ELEPHANT” — kids films pm. pm. 4 U * u t y in color: Opera House, 2 F AIRPORT CONVEN­ filmmakers CHOCOLATE WATCH- pm. Adults $1.00, kids 60 BAND: Fiddler’s Vine, TION: Opera House, 8.00 cents. 7.30-10 pm. pm, $3.50, $5.00, $6.50. CLASSICAL SUNBURY FESTIVAL CELLAR FOLK: YWCA, See Melbourne Delights. 189 Liverpool st, Sydney, “MUSIC ON THE HOUR” cinema 8 pm. — Continuous music in the n t o t t d a p ST PETERS LANE DARLINGHURST 2011 PH 31 3237 THEATRE DON MORRISON: Freud­ recording hall: Opera ia n Slip, Redfern, House, 11-4.00 pm. P. O. BOX 217, KING'S CROSS 2011 “ THE BALLAD OF 699.1736, 7.00 pm. BIRGIT NILSSON with ANGELS A LLE Y” — rol- TRADITIONAL, CON­ the Sydney Symphony Or­ TV, RADIO licking Aust musical: New TEMPORARY: Elizabeth chestra and Charles Mac- theatre, 519.3403, 8.15 hotel, City, 26.3132. Kerras — all Mozart: Chan “THE CHILDREN OF QUI NHON” — a special pm. 2, 8.45. Australian Feature Australian History report on South Vietnam TUESDAY?? “THE HOSTAGE” by ROCK “ LA T R A V IA T A ” — Film THE OFFICE PICNIC children today: Chan. 2, Children's Show FORGOTTEN CINEMA Brendan Behan:: Cronulla CHOCOLATE WATCH- with Rome Opera House THE KID (Chaplin) Tom Cowan (1972) 8pm. Arts Theatre, 523.6888, Orchestra and chorus: 7.30 pm. A. Buckley (1965) 10pm. BAND: Fiddler’s Vine, + others including FANTA Remember Vietnam 8.15 pm. Better to book. 7.30-10 pm. Union theatre, Sydney uni, “ THE W EDDING” — first - 2pm. MY LAI VETERANS THE BALLAD OF HOT ROCKET: Liverpool 8.00 pm. JOE H IL L of four plays: ABC Radio Joseph Strick 10pm. FILMS hotel, 7.30 to 11.30 pm. 2, 7.30 pm. French -New Wave Bo Widerberg *1971) T R AN SIT IO N : Oceanic FOLK PIERROT LE FOU F R ID A Y 25 12pm. J.L. Godard (1965) 6pm. NFTA CLASSICS — “ His- hotel, Coogee, 7.30-11.45 “THE ROLLING STONES Children's Show tory is made at night” pm. LIVE CONTEMPORARY STORY” — A BBC docu­ Australian -Feature "THE K ID (Chaplin) SU ND A Y 27 (1937, dir. Frank Borzage), PUMA: Brighton hotel, MUSIC — Best in town this mentary: ABC Radio 1, THE OFFICE PICNIC + others including FANTA Children's Show plus “ His butler’s sister” ; 7-10. week: Peter Quentin, Bud­ 8.00 pm. Tom Cbwan (1972) 8pm. 2pm MOON ROCK, ZAP AMP theatre, Circular BAND OF LIGHT: Taren dy Wilson, Bob Hudson, “ MONTY PYTHON’S French New Wave Australian Feature + others 2pm. Quay, 7.15 pm, $1.20. Point Youth Centre, 8.00 and one other: 422 Cleve­ FLYING CIRCUS” : Chan. PIERROT LE FOU THE OFFICE PICNIC Members only. Join at pm, $1.40. land st, Surry Hills, 8.00 2, 11.25 pm. French New Wave J.L. Godard (1965) 10pm. Tom Cowan (1972) 8pm. door, $3.00. SIMBA, STUMBLE: pm, $1.00. TRANSEUROPE Chequers, 8pm—3am. ROCK WEDNESDAY 23 Remember Vietnam EXPRESS “TRAIN 349 FROM BER­ THEATRE MY LAI VETERANS A. Rohbe-Grijlet 4pm. LIN” — “ A post war film THEATRE CLOUD NINE, JEMMA, Children's Show Joseph Strick 10pm. on political refugee situ­ “THE BALLAD OF SEBASTIAN H AR D Y: THE KID (Chaplin) French New Wave ation” : Humanist House, ANGEL’S A L LE Y ” : Chequers, 8-3 am. + others including FANTA SATURDAY 26 TRANSEUROPE T H E BALLAD OF 2 pm. 10 Shepherd street, Chip­ ANGELS ALLEY: See fri- friday. Children's Show EXPRESS pendale, 212.2038, 7.45 day. FILMS Australian Feature MOON ROCK, ZAP A. Robbe-Grillet 6pm. pm. Free to humanists, THE HOSTAGE: See fri- FILMS THE OFFICE PICNIC + others 2pm. New Co-Op Films others? Bring proof! day. “ YOJIMBO” by Kurusawa. Tom Cowan (1972) 8pm. Remember Vietnam ACK ACK GIRL. FAUST M ARILYN MONROE in a Japanese film classic: MY LAI VETERANS & others 8pm. technicolor double — Opera House, 7.30 pm, Australian History TV OTHERS Joseph Strick 4pm. “ Gentleman Prefer $1.70. FORGOTTEN CINEMA Open Screening (9pm) SHOWBOAT HARBOR A. Buckley (1965) 10pm. Australian History Bring your films 10pm. “ IN CONCERT” — Uriah CRUISE — Harbor City Blondes” and “ The Prince Heep. Canned Heat. Shawn and the Show Girl” : Union “ ADAM S W OMAN” : Aust THURSDAY 24 FO RG O TTEN CINEM A Jazz Band: No. 6 Wharf Midnite to Dawn Philips, Mott the Hoople, theatre, Sydney uni, $1.00 historical film. Opera Children's Show A. Buckley (1965) 6pm. Circular Quay, 8.15 pm, AUST. MOVIE Country Joe McDonald: adults, 50c kids. House, 11.00 am, 2.00 pm, T H E K ID (Chaplin) Australian Feature “MAN IN HALF MOON $3.00. MARATHON “ THE BARBER OF NFTA IMAGES OF THE $2.00, $1.00. + others including FA N TA THE OFFICE PICNIC 2pm Tom Cowan (1972) 8pm. 12pm THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-28.1974-Page 13 JwM/ i iU '-'% 'Sfc S'-

ROGER HUTCHINSON

". . . wherever men are honorable and must be finishing the job off. upright and persevering, lovers o f home, Three days ago (as I write) I had to of their brethren, of justice and of hu­ catch a KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) manity, men in the world may say, ‘ We plane from Heathrow to Rotterdam. still have among us the gifts o f that great English race'." When I arrived at the airport, Heathrow was swarming with troops, uniforms o f all - Stanley Baldwin, On England, 1924 shapes and sizes, and conspicuously prowling plain (!) clothes special branch. “ An illusion can become a half-truth, a Investigative Itch to the fore, I asked one mask can alter the expression o f a face. In o f the cops why? It was, o f course, England such concepts as justice, liberty security measures against a potential and objective truth are still believed in. Palestinian guerrilla attack, a la Lod, They may be illusions, but they are very Fiumicini, Schipol, and Athens airports. powerful illusions. The belief in them I sat down again, and looking nervous­ influences conduct, national life is differ­ ly around Heathrow departure lounge, ent because of them ..." pictured the ricochet o f bullets o ff bar - George Orwell, England Your England, counters and marble pillars, the blood 1941. scattered across carpets; and felt deeply QUOTED the first because it rep­ for the first time in my life a surprising 1 resents a school o f opinion which emotion - tender gratitude for the Brit­ has exerted considerable influence upon ish army and police force. English thought for the last century and a Shaking myself together, I rationalised half - if not longer - and I quoted the that the arabs have a just cause, that their second because it seems to me to be the homelands have for years been either truth. Both extracts are relevant in the annexed by Western powers, or annexed light o f the deportation order placed this by Israel while the West stood by and Christmas by home secretary Robert Carr, nodded approvingly. They have the right on seven young fugitives from general to draw their plight violently to our Pinochet’s chile. attention — or, if violence is no man’s Apologists for the British political right, their use o f it is a little more to be status quo have, since some children o f expected than most. Albion first realised that all things English But it’s no good. I want to stay alive. I do not constitute a latterday Eden, dont want to suffer, or watch other pointed to the state’s traditional generos­ pawns suffer because of the botchings of ity in tolerating internal opposition and my country’s elder statesmen. And if granting asylum to foreign malcontents. Humanitarian Society Stakes. cynics, any more than it is a government staying alive in that situation means being The fact that Marx studied in the British Fed for lifetimes on such odious pap of merit, since no profit is possible from thankful for - nay, encouraging — the museum, and that Lenin held meetings as the above quote from onetime prime the C & PD Bill. Mary Whitehouse might army’s control o f civilian areas (hateful off-Piccadilly, has been used to justify minister Baldwin (“ not to be graced with shut up for a month or two, but her and frightening in implication though liberal (British) capitalism more times the title o f stuffed shirt” , also sprach silence will surely be offset by the howls such a presence may be); then I’m inevit­ than either of those gentlemen could Orwell, “ he was simply a hole in the of the already overworked metropolitan ably thankful. possibly have imagined. If the justifica­ air” .) this complacency allows contem­ police at being told to enforce an un­ The tactics o f urban terrorism are, o f tion was ever valid, it no longer applies. porary British governments, secure in a enforceable law. N obody gains from the course, proven successful as means to an Shortly before his death, Lenny Bruce semi mythical legend of hospitality, to banning o f a Lenny Bruce, or from the end. The jews first won Israel partly by was refused admission to our hallowed abuse and contradict that very legend. expulsion o f Chilean refugees — unless assassinating a British representative. And turf. Some years later Rudi Dutchke, still Perhaps more ironically, it may also allow Heath wasnt on the re-staffed Chilean it may be that, if enough people are suffering from the bullet wounds inflicted the present government to curtail the civil embassy’s revised xmas card list as a scared o ff Heathrow (as I certainly am, on him by West German fascists, was rights o f British citizens. result o f them being in this country. from now on), enough people bombed hauled before a kangaroo “in camera” Shortly after parliament re-sits for the out o f London’s central railway stations, court and consequently deported. It was new year, they will debate a bill proposed N ENGLISH acquaintance o f Henry the Western powers would concede sup­ a wholly indefensible move, recognisable by Robert Carr. Its name is The Cinema­ Kissinger, recently visiting Washing­ port to Black September's program. And, only as conciliation to the more paranoid tograph and Public Displays Bill, and if A ton, tried to phone Kissinger at his private in the case o f such a concession, the parliamentary rightwing. Two years ago passed by the Tory majority in the office number. He was not put through, tactics are (as tactics) once more justified. Dave Dellinger, veteran American pacifist, Commons it will legislate more heavily and informed that HK was “ out for the But it’s the long term effect on terror­ was churlishly turned away from Heath­ than ever against media forms (books, day” . The next day our hero, determined ised countries that bother me. The fact row. And now, after the British embassy records, magazines, TV, and films) which to speak with Kissinger, tried again. that every IRA bomb gives the metropoli­ in Santiago had been the only European choose to deal with sexual matters. The Again, no dice. Curiously inflamed, he tan police more public licence to invade embassy not to grant temporary sanctu­ timing o f this bill is preposterously, al­ caught a cab to Kissinger’s offices and homes across London; confiscate, interro­ ary to the junta's victims, in a shameful most comically, bad. bustled through to the great man’s secre­ gate, and accuse with the minimum o f and profitless move seven opponents o f While millions o f people are laid off, tary. She took his credentials, went into justification. Leftist groups are discredit­ Chilean fascism have been given notice to and millions o f others trying to cope with an adjoining room, and came back two ed in the public eye if they attempt leave Britain, pending appeal. rocketing prices and reduced wages, the minutes later with a beaming Kissinger by explanation of the desperate acts of The fact o f Britain’s acting in so home secretary will be telling parliament her side. oppressed people: any attempt at under­ chauvinist, reactionary a manner would that “ indecent” public displays are cor­ “ Many apologies,” gushed Kissinger, standing is regarded, and despised, as be unremarkable were it not for the rupting the British citizenry. When the pumping hands. “ They should have let implicit alliance. pretensions that gloss the action. It is a laughter dies down, it should be apparent your English accent through. I only told Taken to its logical conclusion, this conviction o f the British people that they that Carr’s bill is as much a conciliatory them to block calls from Nixon.” thesis could become a double-think argu­ live in a uniquely liberal political climate, gesture to the puritanical Christian ban­ ment against civil disruption o f any vari­ unfettered by media censorship, unsnoop­ shees behind the festival o f light, as was ety. Such is not my intention. But any ed upon by secret police, free to vote, Dutchke’s expulsion to the vultures on F a chronic shortage o f most life- revolutionary methods which deal with read or preach whatever they like. As the Tory backbenchers. support goods, and apparently the taking of human life require thorough Orwell points out, such illusion can affect I Actions of such profound stupidity imminent rationing, has led Britain to the consideration, targets must cautiously be reality. It has developed in this always illuminate quite clearly a part o f the edge of a “war time consciousness fixed. And I can think of many, many pompous race, a smug self-satisfaction British government’s nature that is too syndrome” ; then the irregular urban ter­ people I’d' sooner see dead than random which excludes any notion, any inkling of often overlooked. It is apparently not rorism practised (and threatened) jointly travellers and airline officials in Heathrow doubt about Britain’s leadership in the altogether a company of profiteering by arab and Irish revolutionary groups airport. Page 16 - THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-26, 1974 Kids contributions can be sent to either the Sydney or Mel­ bourne monitor. If you live else where, choose either one and enclose a stamped self address­ ed envelope. MELBOURNE: Rob King, “ Lodge Ralph", David Road, Lily dale. SYDNEY: John Geake, 17 Bridge street, Balmain 2011.

Introduction

DISPARATE collection this (skies my save) Disguise my safe. I A week. There is little room have rencht the gate. for pretense that there is some comm on theme which runs Child killer through them. With the exception^ of Graham Hallett’s drawing (marf ELL, one dark, misty night, sitting on a box reading) they are W the Gruesburgs went to a the work o f younger kids than monster movie, and had to leave those who usually write for this little Sammy at home. They did page. not see a sly, sneeky, sinister The younger kid is pre-oc­ figure, or the one and only S.S.S. cupied with getting his feelings or slinking along in the upper under­ visions on to the page. Commun­ growth. ication comes a distant second. As Little Sammy was playing with a result, although they are not as his two pet frogs. Z-i-pp, came the readily digestible as more sophisti­ sound o f a knife dashing past cated work they often have a hell Sammy and killed one o f his o f a lot more substance. frogs. Kill the queen and Stop fishing The S.S.S. figure moved in were the work o f first formers at a slowly. It was dark. Not a light in boys tech. Most kids at tech the house was on. schools feel 'hopelessly out of A scream o f terror rang out. their depth when it comes to The one frog that was left had written language. When, as occas­ bitten the S.S.S. figure. ionally happens someone con­ Later, Sammy went for a swim ducts literacy tests among tech in his big fish pond. Sammy got kids, the results indicate that, on to a high diving board. The depending on the area, between S.S.S. figure came in too, with his one third and two thirds o f the scuba gear, including his spear juniors are functionally illiterate. gun. A consequence o f this remark­ Sammy saw him and called able fact is that English periods ‘Scitch him Rover’. are not happy experiences for The S.S.S. figure saw a 10 foot many o f the kids and their teach­ alligator com e out from an under­ ers. T oo often classes become a water dog house. The S.S.S. figure drawn out struggle for control, or, just got out in time. when it becomes apparent that By this time Sammy was control by either side is out o f the thirsty, so he made a Bardi and question, a struggle for survival. Coke on the rocks. Sammy was Like any other struggle, however drunk, and the S.S.S. figure sordid it may appear, however moved in with his pocket size, six pointless, there are moments of foot bolo knife. heightened awareness for both Sammy started to see pink teachers and students. Mainly elephants. He saw a pink elephant these are transitory in nature and above the S.S.S. figure. We all are lost for ever. Sometimes they know that you cannot keep pink resolve themselves into something elephants in the air. The S.S.S. more durable, like a nervous figure was squashed. breakdown or a decision to quit The S.S.S. figure was mad and teaching. Occasionally they are \ chased Sammy all over the house. wrought into word or line and are Sammy ran into a dead end. He miraculously preserved. was cornered. The S.S.S. figure Such is the case with these two moved in with his sub pop gun, or anonymous works. The word o ff to engage in meditation and is it sub machine gun, blazing. which has been scribbled out o f other forms o f inward thinking Poor Sammy never had a chance. Stop fishing, is the name o f the which will restore their strength Later teacher, obliterated to protect the for renewal o f hostilities. The Gruesburgs got home at innocent. Graham Hallett’s drawing is al­ the dot of four hours after they I am not so sure about the together a more civilised piece, a had left! Well, they found Sammy origins o f Child killer. It is by reminder that, with age, the strug­ Kill the queen dead, and were angry, because he Boyd Farran, and, although it gle loses its rawness, without nec­ hadnt fed Spot. But . . . but . . . lacks the urgency of Kill the essarily changing in form. He N MONDAY might I am but . . . Spot wasnt hungry, be­ queen, it is quite unequivocal writes . . . Perhaps a point of Ogoing to the paecs where the cause Spot had caught the S.S.S. about its subject matter, and was interest, the original was created queen lives to her. I am going to figure halfway across the tennis probably created during one of in the thick atmosphere o f a banck in with ten hand gasm one court. By the way, Spot’s a shark. those uneasy classroom truces, concrete classroom, deep with the sub maechine gum and a hand And, everyone lived, or died, during which both sides take time sounds o f settling minds.’ pistle shots 50 beis. I am going to happily ever after. R ob King.

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THE LIV[N G DAYLIG H TS. January 22-28, 1974- Page 17 OST of you probably know liking for turtles. He describes creed appears to be “ never play M next to nothing about John himself as an amateur herpetolog­ one not when you can fit in Fahey. This is what we call a state ist, which is no mean achievement 75 o f primal innocence, or being when most people dont even Perhaps you think McLaughlin steeped in original sin. Fahey is an know what a herpetologist is. is the very apotheosis o f guitarists, American guitarist; or rather, Perhaps his major achievement in which case I would urge you to America is the country most near­ is to have retained an ancient pick up a good guitar and absent- ly contiguous to the world Fahey musical wisdom that most of us mindedly tap it about the face for inhabits. have become too sophisticated to a while. A complex piece o f music He plays a 6-string flattop gui­ understand, and that is: musical is no more “ better” than a simple tar, described sometimes as a rare instruments have a built-in tend­ piece of music than a novel is (almost unheard of) Bacon & Day ency to sound good. That is what “ better” than a poem. I have guitar, at other times as a Martin they are for. If you are careful not known several people who claim D-45. Photographic evidence is to overtax your abilities, almost to have read and understood Fin­ available (cover o f Requia) to any instrument will respond grate­ negans wake and I think they may substantiate the existence o f the fully to a sure and easy touch. be liars. As Joyce himself said in Bacon & Day, while the guitar on A guitar, a fiddle, a piano or a another context: Life is too short. the cover of Days have gone by flute all exist only to make music, Fahey was born in Takoma may well be a D-45. The and they dont care how damned Park, Maryland, evidently un­ He may own two guitars; but clever you are; they won’t forgive attended by signs and portents. either or both may only be ma­ mistakes made in a flashy run, but He started playing guitar at about chines o f his imagination. It is they are kind to beginners and the age o f 13, his early sources difficult to think o f him as using those who remain novices all their being white country music and anything but heavy-gauge strings lives. A dedicated shit-hot guitar­ black country blues. At university Voice and fingerpicks to play his pieces. ist can often lose touch with the he studied philosophy, religion Fahey’s source materials in­ sound-box o f his instrument alto­ and American folklore. He has an cludes the whole depth and divers­ gether and start thinking o f the MA, which means that university ity of American traditional guitar guitar as a fingerboard with graduates and undergraduates can styles. He does not, as too many sound-box attached. This is a listen to him in the secure knowl­ others have done, take the music faulty view, is it not? edge that he is basically all right. of the and polish it up, keeping only the If you just breathe on a guitar Now this next interesting fact surface decoration of notes; he in the deadly hours o f the night it is very important: he owns his has gone down deep into the will reply with a muffled boom or own record company. Most, but strong currents of emotion and a singing tone. And if you live in a not all, o f his records have been vision that sustain the melodies. nice lively house, the room will released by this company, Ta­ There are many strange things respond with vibrations o f its koma Records. It is difficult to going on once you get that far T urtle own. It is those endlessly receding imagine any o f the mainstream down; and this is probably why reverberations that can be heard companies releasing these records; Fahey has more than a usual MIKE O ’ROURKE in Fahey’s music, though you they dont exactly stink of finan­ might have to learn to listen for cial success. FDISCOGRAPHY> them. Fahey’s music, like all old, Often it is the beginning guitar­ deep and secret things, tends to be ist who can hear them best, and thought of as resource matter TAKOMA though he might not realise what rather than subject matter. It may C1002 Blind Joe Death it is that he slowly loses as he have been all right to play guitar C1003 Death Chants, Breakdowns, and Military Waltzes gains expertise, it is the gift o f like that 20 years ago, but it isnt C1004 The Dance o f Death and other Plantation Favorites valuing every single note, har­ all right now. Now we know C1008 The Great San Bernardino Birthday Party m ony or chord, no matter how better, hey? As it is, he has been R9015 The Transfiguration o f Blind Joe Death easily achieved. able to lay his music down in a Cl 014 Days Have Gone By The cult o f the virtuoso will leisurely fashion, though he has CIO 19 The Voice o f the Turtle probably always be with us, but the financial lusts o f Ed Denson Cl 020 The New Possibility - John Fahey's Christmas Album you can at least try to ignore it. to contend with, if we may be­ C1030 America Competence is altogether more lieve all that is written. Which o f valuable than virtuosity. course we may not. VANGUARD Who writes Fahey’s record notes? Does Eliyah P. Lovejoy VSD-79259 Requia and other Compositions exist? Does D. P. Banjoeawiz? I VSD-79293 The Yellow Princess If you hardly think so. They are prob­ want to know ably written by Fahey himself, WARNER BROS what I mean by though the only notes he has MS 2089 Of Rivers and Religion the term "virtuoso” , signed with his own name are MS 2145 After the Ball listen to Maha vishnu those on the sleeve o f The Yellow John McLaughlin, whose Princess. Certainly Fahey would So you want to buy yourself a guitar- ROSS HILL most guitars are now made on ity o f the tuning heads is even working that day, kept and played assembly line basis and if the man more crucial because the steel and handed on till it winds up on URNING on to guitars in­ with the glue has an o ff day, 50 strings require more tension, so the market again. The same prin­ T volves so much technical odd guitars find their bridges com ­ they’re more prone to slip out of ciple applies to paintings, cars, knowledge that a lot of people are ing loose after a month’s playing. tune. And on steel string guitars anything really - objects take on discouraged because they dont get Same goes for the quality of the action is also more important; magic to the extent that people a good enough instrument to start the wood and the action, though if the strings are too high o ff the give it to them. The mysticism of with and give up in disgust. as a general rule the technical side frets you ’ll wear away your fing­ guitars is no different, if they’re I remember when I was about o f the guitar, as opposed to its er-tips trying to play. played and loved the w ood seems 15, buying a cheap but quite soul, will be proportionately as Also, most salesmen in big to know and gives o ff its best handsome instrument for some­ good as the price. music shops are what I would call vibrations. thing like 12 pounds — if one The machine heads are vital; if chicken musicians. They have the So you can buy a battered old remembers what those are. It was they are cheap, old or damaged techniques but instead o f using instrument that has more guts a beginner’s guitar but had a good the guitar will keep slipping out o f them as an artist would - to take than a new guitar five times the sound and an easy action, (the tune and all your musical energy people higher — they use them to price. The secret is to see whether action o f a guitar is the alignment and enthusiasm will be drained. sell guitars to gullible grand­ it’s been played a lot. There are o f bridge, strings and frets, usually So if you’re rich go buy yourself mothers by giving virtuoso per­ two ways to check this out: most cheap guitars have the strings too an Aria or Maton or Epiphone. Do formances on instruments they obviously the strum marks, and high o ff the fret board and make so, and hope lady luck is shining. know are going to go out of tune the less noticeable marks on the it painful to play), but what I But there’s another way. For five minutes after the money wooden part o f the fretboard. If didnt know, and it turned me off most aspiring musicians a hundred changes hands. you see either o f these signs it’s a playing until a year ago (but bucks is hard to get together, The alternative is to get one safe bet you ’ve got a guitar that’s what’s ten years in the face of especially if you dont know second-hand. Not only pawnbrok­ worth buying. eternity?) is that the other style whether the guitar fantasy is going ers, but antique shops and junk This happened to me by turning pegs it had, made it im­ to last. For $50 or under it’s very shops have them. The darkest and chance. I bought an old Pacific possible to tune. Moral: it's better hard to get an instrument made dingiest might have treasure lurk­ guitar for eight dollars, a cheap to buy an expensive ukulele than a with any sort of love or devotion ing in the back room, but you guitar but one that had lasted and cheap guitar if you want your in your established music shop. have to know what you’re looking had been played. The only thing child or teenager to get high on The cheap Spanish style guitars for because there is usually a time wrong was that the heads were music. O f course all knowledge made by the Japanese invariably factor involved and you can easily damaged by rust and knocks. By comes with experience, so take have poor quality heads, often the miss a bowed neck or a faulty spending two dollars on a really along a good musician if you can, bridges pull away from the face of bridge if you havent got your eyes good pair o f brass machine heads I if not I’ll try to share with you the guitar. Same goes for acoustic, peeled. But the advantage is that had a humble but beautiful guitar, what I’ve discovered. they may look as good as the you can get a really good guitar with a terrific sound and easy Most o f the established music expensive ones but usually there’s with some history and character action (on the first four frets houses are like any other money­ a crucial flaw, even though the for a third the price it would which is all you need to worry making concern, if you’re pre­ overall design has been copied normally cost. about if you’re reading this). And pared to spend upwards of $70 from a really high quality make With time a sorting process it kept its tune! with luck you’ll get a good guitar. such as Gibson or Martin. occurs: new guitars are bouqht, Life is one big treasure hunt, so But then again, you mightnt, for With acoustic guitars the qual­ used and, if the assembly line was I wish you happy hunting.

Page 18 - T H E L IV IN G DAYLIG HTS, January 22-28, 1974 not have been able to construct his remarkable mythology had he been recorded by a "mainstream” record company. Fahey’s mythology centres around himself as mythic hero, and has the interesting effect o f making the usual everyday world seem like a special case o f Fahey’s expanded visions. Blind Joe Death, musical genius, who re­ solves the music o f the spheres, appears at the beginning o f the saga. The transfiguration o f blind Joe Death is accompanied by a 30 page booklet in eccentric script, which tells o f the fearsome Getchells, their curious diet o f human beings and $he-wolf brand homogenised afterbirth, Ralph Riverboat, grist, Evil Devil Woman, Beautiful Linda Getchell, Looking and Ed Denson’s plot to rule the world. These notes are signed by Charles Holloway, whose own ex­ istence is called into question by back in the notes to The voice of the turtle, where he is mentioned as a mythical figure with Pop Corn Man and the Big Sunflower. The voice of the turtle comes nostalgia complete with the Fahey Picture Album, wherein are actual photo­ graphs o f several beings and places, both imaginary and exist­ MARGARET MACINTYRE ing, such as Blind Joe Death, Chester C. Petranick, Evil Devil Woman, The Adelphi Rolling PINUPS: David Bowie (RCA groups were playing the Ricky- Grist Mill, Knott’s Berry Farm APL1-0291). Tak (was it a “y” or an “i”? - Molly, Beautiful Linda Getchell, Scene club circuit (Marquee, eel and John Fahey. The merest N THESE days with nostal­ pie island la la). Some are still glimpse o f a turtle is also vouch­ I gia such a marketable com ­ with us.” His choice of songs is safed, and on Fahey’s next modity, hands up all those who superb - beginning with Rosalyn Takoma record, America, draw­ remember Rosalyn by the Pretty and including such greats as the ings o f turtles and tortoises Things? In Melbourne in 1964, Easybeats’ Friday on my mind abound. Rosalyn symbolised a victory of and Sorrow by the Merseys. Fahey is one of the few con-, youth over a record company - It’s obviously not just the temporary musicians whose later or that’s how I saw it then. songs that are favorites, but the work does not make his earlier At that stage 3K Z’s Mersey interpretation o f these songs by work seem outdated, or at worst beat was the only radio program the particular group that popular­ silly. It is impossible to effectively to realise (in spite o f its name) ised them. Thus this album is not describe a piece of music in words that there was more to English “ Bowie Sings the Hits o f the 60s” (a fact that lamentably few journ­ music than just the Beatles, and at - rather it’s Bowie singing the alists ralise) so I am unable to 4.00 pm we would tune if for half Yardbird’s I wish you would, the give you a bar-by-bar breakdown an hour to see how our campaign Who's Anyway, anyhow, any­ o f any o f his pieces in emotive to have Rosalyn locally released where etc. He has not attempted language and stagger you with my was going. Petitions had been sign­ to record a definitive version of descriptive abilities, which are ed and forged, tear stained letters See Emily play, but instead he has pretty inadequate anyway. had been sent, threats had been attempted to recreate the feeling I can tell you that he opens up made. behind “ Syd’s Pink Floyd’s (as he a new understanding of what a The first import record I cov­ calls them) version. And in most guitar is, and what music is really eted was an English copy o f the cases he has done this success­ under all the flying-fingers acro­ single “ Rosalyn” , for which an fully, with a gentle humor and a batics (sour grapes I suppose) and envied collective of three school- great deal o f affection. Had he the academic nonsense. The best friends had paid one pound fif­ wished to, he could have had the place to start on his Takoma series teen. Envied that is, for a week or original backings copied note for is at the beginning. The releases so, until, finally, our pleas were note, but instead, each peculiarity on other labels do not follow any heard: Rosalyn was released on an is extended and exaggerated, and pattern; I would recommend O f EP along with the Pretty Things’ thus gently sent up. rivers and religion for those who next single, and all for 15 shil­ Maraccas shaking away in the are scared o ff by the Takoma lings. background — a sign that we records. Only now is it becoming hip to really are back in '64 - Rosalyn is The artistic passion seems to be wallow in our glorious past - the first track on the album, and a genuine lust like the lusts o f the from 1963 to 1967. For the past all Pretty Things fans will be body, and is probably an intensi­ couple o f years the mid 50s have amazed to discover that the song fied, generalised lust that has to been in vogue, but though it’s actually has words. Not world In Shapes o f things Bowie would have been extremely dis­ find peculiar outlets. Did Fahey been nice to get a second chance shatteringly profound words, sounds more like Anthony New- appointed if they did. His objec­ realise that he was a creative artist to catch all that, for me it’s hardly admittedly, but more than just a ley than Keith Relf of the Yard- tive has been somewhere between and so start to create, or did he been nostalgic. In those days I was series o f groans and moans emit­ birds, and obviously he enjoys the sending up these old hits and look at his creations and decide more interested in listening to ted by Phil May. Both Rosalyn profundity of the lyrics, like: simply celebrating the energy, en­ that he must be a creative artist? Smokey Dawson or Life with and D ont bring me down get a Come tomorrow, will I be older thusiasm and the pretensions that He even goes so far as to describe Dexter than the hit parade. fairly straight treatment from Come tomorrow, may be a soldier made them so popular. himself as a “ creative artist” . (The Of late, however, both the art­ Bowie, with just enough vocal Come tomorrow, may I be bolder, David Bowie has been the vic­ yellow princess.) ists themselves and the industry aggression to conjure up the dirty than today tim o f a great deal o f hype in the I am inclined to take him have been turning to the more meanness of the Pretty Things — Guitarist Mick Ronson also has a past - so much so that it has been seriously when he says it, though I recent past. One o f the more that unfortunate group whose lot o f fun on this track with his tempting to dismiss him as hype would not take you seriously if dubious results o f this has been image has been taken by the Jeff Beck imitation. alone. He has also made a mirac­ you said it o f yourself (whoever the reformation of such groups as Stones. The Who’s tracks are the most ulous ascension to pop aristoc­ you may be) nor do I take myself Gerry and the Pacemakers, the On Them’s Here comes the remarkable in the accuracy o f racy, rivaling Jagger with his pop seriously when I occasionally Swinging Blue Jeans, Herman & night Bowie begins to let loose a Bowie’s highlighting - from Keith social power. Yet in all the stream entertain the thought. I think His Hermits, to name but a few, little, mincing the vocals and wail­ M oon’s maniacal drum solos to o f publicity it has been hard to Fahey understands creation better while some o f the better results ing down into the chorus in a Roger Daltrey’s tone and phras­ glean anything about Bowie him­ than I do. have been albums such as the parody o f the original. It says a ing. self. He has carefully fostered the I also think that he is probably Who’s Quadrophenia. great deal for Bowie's taste and Sorrow is a highlight o f the image o f artist as mirror: “ The bonkers, but I still respect and On Pinups David Bowie takes a style that he is able to send-up album largely because o f the song performer is strictly a product of fear him. He is the only creative look back over his shoulder and without ridiculing. He manages to itself. The single from this album, the public’s imagination ... I artist, musician or writer or paint­ comes up with this collection o f pinpoint that essential quality in it was_a hit for the Merseys dont feel I’m a person at all er or sculptor, that I have ever 12 songs, all British hits from the original version that made it (formerly the Merseybeats) in sometimes . . . I’m just a collec­ found to be absorbing me. There 1964-67. Bowie himself has been outstanding: thus in Friday on my 1966. It is a great sob song and tion o f other people's ideas.” are times when I almost feel that I in and out o f the London music mind he emphasises the manic Bowie wallows in it, wringing the Through Pinups however we am turning into John Fahey. A scene since about 1964, and his insistence in Stevie Wright’s lyrics dry, his voice choking and can see that among other things cold sweat springs out on my affection for those days shows vocals, to the point where you breaking. Bowie has a very shrewd musical brow and I resist, but there is clearly through this album. In the laugh, but only because he is so One criticism repeatedly made sense o f humor, and a fondness nothing to resist. Can you pos­ cover notes he says: “ These songs right; it was that very manic in­ o f this album is that Bowie’s for the 1964-67 period of music sibly take this seriously? Maybe ■are my favorites from the ’64-’67 sistence that made it such a bril­ versions o f the songs do not sur­ that many o f his audience will you should. period of London. Most of the liant song. pass the originals - I think Bowie share.

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Page 20 - THE LIVING D A Y LIGH TS.j an u a ry 22-28, 1974 Tears of rage from the South

From a Special coordination and timing. When Correspondent in Seoul. other campuses joined the groundswell that started at Seoul ff'T 'H E SOUTH Korean university, the m ood was not one X governm ent cannot of wild protest, but of serious continue as it is. It is on a demands. The restoration of free collision course with the people speech and press; academic and the crash is less than a year freedom, including the removal of away.” all KCIA agents and informers Opposition leader Kim Dae from the campuses; the abolition Jung made this statement shortly of the KCIA; and an end to the after the end o f an 11-week ordeal country’s increasing economic which began when he was subordination to Japan. All these kidnapped from his Tokyo hotel are being sought. room by the Korean Central The movement’s steady growth Intelligence Agency (KCIA). In has had a considerable impact on the two months that have elapsed the larger society, especially since then, the KCIA’s power has among liberal intellectuals who declined rapidly. had been fencesitters during At the same time, the student earlier demonstrations. First, the movement has emerged as a major college seniors — usually the most political force, with a strength not reluctant to demonstrate because seen since students sent president of upcoming jobs — joined the Syngman Rhee packing in 1960. protests. Then, many Christians, Marches, boycotts, fasts, and who had teen only discreet sit-ins have spread like wildfire sympathisers, found the courage from Seoul national university to to march in the streets. virtually every major campus in By december 1, the protests Tear jerker from the North t h e country. Formerly spread to the media: reporters o f From BILL KNOX in Singapore acquiescent churches have set up a one of the major Seoul defence fund for arrested students newspapers went on strike, ACED with ever growing and enough of southeast Asia’s looking hopefully towards a and have organised their own followed by a strongly-worded, F resistance in southeast Asia population have lived through the future secure in the undoubted marches. Hundreds o f journalists resolution by the Korean to their updated version of a bad times o f the first half o f the wisdom of Kim II Sung and have joined in, demanding an end Journalists Association demanding “greater co-prosperity sphere” , present century, or heard o f them communism. to the KCIA’s massive censorship a free press. University faculty the Japanese will certainly not be firsthand, to have a ready With so little information system. members, long under tight welcoming with acclaim the sad sympathy for the plight of a poor presently available on North The immediate government government control, began to and touching film Flower girl peasant fam ily struggling Korea, Flower girl, for all its set response was to shut down speak out, too. currently playing in southeast hopelessly under the double yoke formula, allows some insight into colleges and high schools in early Behind the scenes, the Asian theatres. of the landlord and colonialism. the emotional patterns of the december. President Park Chung government has begun On the face o f it the film is just Far more so than Chinese films country and exemplifies the kind Hee has warned that criticism o f emphasising that pro-government another tear jerker, one of a type o f the same genre, the Koreans are o f romantic image making that the government will be dealt with loyalists will be rewarded. The that provides a relatively welcome most heavy handed when it has virtually made an emperor, if harshly. Nevertheless, students minister o f education told 34 respite in the otherwise comes to pathos. One quite not a god, out o f Kim II Sung. continue to talk about april, 1974 university deans on november 19 neverending stream o f Chinese literally expects to see the The blatantly anti Japanese as the deadline for the existence that scholarships should no longer swordplay and karate movies. The villainous landlord tying the tone of the film indicates that o f the Park regime. go to students with good Malaysian Chinese, in particular, heroine across the railway tracks whatever the superficial Until now, the KCIA has relied academic records but to “ students have flocked to the film with large in the path o f an oncoming train. respectability o f relations between on students and professors as of good conduct with a firm handkerchiefs to mop up the tears Though the film, set in the North Korea and Japan, the informers. But this system is nation loving sense” . Similarly, shed in sympathy for flower girl 1930s one guesses, does manage Koreans, along with their close breaking down as many of these the government has put rightwing, Ggodbun and her blind young to avoid this cliche o f the western comrades, the Chinese, are fully part time agents turn on their anti communist Christian groups sister. screen, it does equally as well with aware o f the political mileage to former bosses, and other on its dole in an attempt to Although it has a mandarin a good many other bad guy be gained in southeast Asia by informers stop talking in fear o f undermine growing church Chinese soundtrack, the film is in situations. Ggodbun sells flowers fanning the already smouldering reprisals by their fellow students. opposition to the regime. fact one o f the few released for in the neighboring town to buy indigenous fires o f distrust Says one student organiser: “ The The pace o f events has picked Asian distribution by the North medicine for her ailing mother, towards the Japanese. Japan may informers arent sure they can up in the past few weeks. For the Koreans. It features anti Japanese who continues working as a have the econom ic and trust the KCIA anymore - it has first time in recent Korean material in no small measure. The laundrymaid in the landlord’s technological resources to buy lost so much credibility in the history, there is opposition to the Koreans, even more so than the house so that Ggodbun will not be friendship o f a sort with her past few months.” regime in power from almost Chinese, have no reason to be sold into concubinage. underdeveloped neighbors, but Previously, student protests every sector of society. It is endeared to the Japanese who Unfortunately, the flower there still remains the obvious tended to be spontaneous anybody’s guess how long the held their country under harsh business is poor, and besides, inability o f the Japanese to outbursts on isolated campuses Park regime will survive but as one colonial control from 1910 until Ggodbun is subjected to the effectively relate at the human which were quickly put down. university professor put it, "It is the end of the second world war. humiliation of the local whores level beyond the boundaries o f The latest uprising, however, has no longer a question of if the Park The film is unashamedly and spat at by their snappily their individual corporate been different. There has been a regime will fall, but o f when it propagandist - though the dressed Japanese patrons. The organisations, much less so steady growth of student will fall.” |— | sentimental story line is elder brother can offer no outside Japan itself. mobilisation that shows planning, something of a smokescreen - protection, as he has been Such diplomatic masters as imprisoned by the Japanese. When Chou En-lai - and he no doubt Ggodbun raises sufficient money has the ear o f his Korean to buy medicine and hurries home counterpart - are only too ready with the curative herbs she finds to use the sinitic cultural fifth her mother dead. column at their disposal in Unremitting misery so crowds southeast Asia to the immediate the heroine and her young sister disadvantage o f Japan. that even the cynical Caucasian O f further interest is the observer gives a heartfelt sniff or Malaysian compliance in the two. Finally the elder brother, screening of such a film. Does the thought to have perished in government feel the anti Japanese prison, returns from his sentiments o f the film are worth revolutionary experiences as an the obvious risk o f exposing the enlightened comrade soldier just population to the communist in time to lend a hand to the message it carries? Perhaps they peasants, who are in revolt and feel that such co-operation with marching with flaming torches on the communist countries to the the house o f the landlord. (At this north - and they are virtually stage the front stalls erupt with ready to diplomatically recognise clapping and footstamping such as China — will be the quickest way one hasnt heard since childhood o f getting Chin Peng’s guerrilla days at the Saturday afternoon forces o ff their backs. Or was the matinee when the cavalry finally censor’s vision, too, so misted arrives to relieve the indian with tears that he missed the besieged fort. political undertones of Ggodbun’s All ends well with brother and adventures? j— | Sth Korea: cardboard image o f Park sisters walking into a rosy sunset, THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, ianuarv 22-28. 1974 — Pane 21 man-on-the-street that there must be decided to put on dumping cash securities AMOS DRUMMOND talks to IAN SYKES some reason why the government is pick­ against XL and that took $300,000 o f ing on XL. XL was the first com pany to our money. That money is now due to be start discounting petrol, is that right? refunded because the tariff board found It’s not so much that. XL is more it shouldnt have been collected in the vigorous in its attitudes and it won’t do a first place. And not only that, the cus- deal with the big overseas companies or 'toms really shouldnt have put that tariff anything like that whereas I think all the ’board imposition on us for the simple other independents will or have perhaps reason that people in their department several times. I think XL is the main had already recommended that there was enemy o f the big oil companies because it no dumping case for XL to answer in the won’t shut up and it tries to do what it first place. believes right for the industry and Austra­ The latest move of the customs & lians as a whole. So I’ m afraid if they excise department is that now — when want us to compromise they'll have to crude oil is suddenly very desirable to fight us to the very last penny we’ve got. buy at the present price - suddenly XL is The part that I must admit I dont like the only company through APC to be is that if the oil companies want to fight taken o ff the list and yet it’s got the us, all right they can have price wars biggest market share it ever had. When round us which they did and failed at. you add up that story I reckon it’s really Customers could work out what was pathetic and it seems to me that some­ going on and could see that if XL was how people in the department of customs pushed out of business the other com­ & excise are being got at by the propa­ OF THE panies would immediately put their prices ganda, or by other means they’re being up. got at by the large oil companies. In fact in some garages where we lost DAYLIGHTS: Why do you think they - because the big oil companies leased treat you that way? them back from the suppliers — they of It’s looking even more absurd because course put the prices up so this showed every time they have an independent everybody what was going to happen. So judge or arbiter, like sir Leslie Melville, customers stuck to us and even though they find for XL and against the customs the big companies cut prices by about 12 & excise people. But they still seem to be cents near XL outlets, customers in gen­ doing these things. When I spoke to them eral didnt go away. They thought it was last week on why they cut XL off they better to have a reasonable discount just refused to answer. I went to see them continuously than just a big discount as last year and I have written to them but I A N SYKES is the chairman o f XL Petroleum Pty Ltd — the purchase price o f buying XL out. have got no satisfactory answer at all. a company that retails petrol principally in Melbourne. But since then the big companies have They quite obviously treat XL arbitrarily I more or less been able to, in my opinion, Years ago he made the decision to fight the multi­ and they have singled XL out for this heavily influence the customs & excise unilaterally oppressive treatment. national, monolithic oil giants and began the great administration and the previous govern­ If a person has been crooked I think petrol discount war. ment. I’m not saying that they’re influ­ he should be punished but the tariff But he found his enemies also seemed to include the encing the present government because board people hadnt found we'd been government whose bread is buttered and chutneyed by the when I saw Mr Connor [minister for en­ crooked or anything like this; they’d ergy] he said the first he knew o f XL not international oil moguls. found another company that had import­ getting crude oil anywhere was when I ed petrol had apparently evaded duty but When crude oil in Australia was considered contacted him. Customs & excise have re­ it wasnt XL. expensive, the department o f customs decided Mr Sykes fused to give me any explanation at all as I dont see why large companies or any had to take an unusually high quota. N ow that Bass to why they have treated me in these vari­ other bodies with some personal idiosyn­ strait crude is dirt cheap b y world standards, and ous ways and in fact I’d like to see it look­ crasy should be allowed to perpetually ed into by an independent judge or party, scarce as hens teeth, the department, in its wisdom, interfere with our aims. In other words it because obviously if people have a market has kept our company very small and I cut and finally eliminated his quota once again putting share they should get a crude oil alloca­ feel that just because we’re honest and X L on the brink o f disaster — a position well known to tion. that we speak out we’re being kept small, Sykes. We shouldnt be singled out to be whereas the big companies in my opinion Sykes is an ascetic man. He is an honest man and he treated in harsh ways all the time just have acted most improperly on a large because somebody is friendly with the lacks the pretentions and slick veneer o f most number of occasions and have influenced people in the customs & excise. There’s a' the department of customs & excise. businessmen. His office is in the front o f one o f his series now o f about six moves that have These people seem to get all the advant­ petrol stations at Chapel street in South Yarra. impinged heavily against XL. Each one is ages. That’s not right. He has been compared with Ralph Nader but he goes against XL and each one is in favor o f the DAYLIGHTS: How have the big oil a step further than the American consumer champion. Rather big oil companies. I dont think that’s fair.I companies acted improperly? Are there than doing his battle on the sidelines, Sykes has DAYLIGHTS: Besides the removal of any specific examples? your crude allocation what other moves Yes, there are. My main objection to chosen the same battlefield as the giants. A nd in this against XL have been taken? them is that they have basically charged case the giants are a notorious, cut-throat and highly I’d say the first one was ordering XL in Australia falsely high prices for petrol, professional pack o f thieving bastards. the very beginning to take a crude oil shipping freight and crude oil from their Many people label Sykes an eccentric which is a hell allocation, because at that stage we had own fields overseas and through their o f an indictment o f honesty in today’s society. If the no refinery and no refining deal and no own ships. Most o f the oil tankers, o f possibility of an export licence and also course, are registered in Liberia, Panama big boys crush him, Diogenes in today’s society. If the not enough money to accumulate a large and places where there is no tax at all. again. shipment of crude oil. Also I think that When I say no tax, there might be 0.1 rule was unnecessarily oppressive to XL percent and basically the big companies when some sort of duty could have been DAYLIGHTS: The government has cut to it and that’s the part that we think have chosen to rake their income in their imposed to more or less cover that home countries. you o f f from crude oil supplies. How needs review. That’s all very well if you’re a Dutch much petrol do you have left and how DAYLIGHTS: Why do you think you disadvantage. But no, we had to take the person, or if you’re a British person, or an long do you think you can keep going? were singled out, (a) in the beginning to crude. American person, but it’s not so good for Petrol is no problem. It's basically the pay in advance and, Secondly, we then actually had to pay for the crude oil in advance whereas the poor old Australian taxpayers who are crude oil allocation that we used to (b) why have you been cut off now? thereby caused to pay more tax than they obtain by virtue o f our market share o f Quite frankly there has been a long series contracts with every other market share should. the petroleum market in Australia. Every o f unilateral discrimination against XL by person was simply you paid for crude oil company with a market share is entitled the customs & excise department. They 30 days after delivery. Truly, it was a Also, o f course, We have seen the oil to an allocation of new crude oil from the imposed at one stage a duty of 7.5 cents a terrible imposition for XL to have to fork industry paying almost no tax at all in Australian fields production and that gallon on XL’s petrol in order to make out $600,000 o f its small capital in order some years and yet they have accumulat­ basis was decided in 1969 at a series o f XL sign a contract with Esso to pre-pay to pay for crude oil that it had never seen ed vast assets and oilfields here. And o f government/industry meetings. XL did for Esso crude oil. No other company was a drop of. That’s a terrible imposition and course all the petrol service stations at the extremely well last year and has in fact treated in that way and I have found it I’ve never heard o f such an imposition end o f the last war were largely owned by got the best sales it has ever had by remarkable that a government depart­ being placed on any firm in any other Australian individuals. Today there is expanding in New South Wales and open­ ment could behave like this. It almost country or in any industry in Australia. hardly any owned by Australian individu­ ing up new outlets in Victoria. seemed that they were being pushed As if that wasnt bad enough the als so we’re being pushed backwards by Now in spite o f this we have suddenly along by the rest o f the oil industry. government then imposed a 7Vi cents deceitful transactions o f the large inter­ been cut off from crude oil and it’s almost Then again they had this customs duty through the customs & excise on national companies. sinister because when crude oil was low inquiry recently into whether XL was XL’s petrol imports and we had to fork I feel too that the large oil companies priced overseas and high priced in Austra­ dumping and whether this hurt the Aus­ out over $100,000 for that and later that are rapidly losing their advantages over­ lia we were forced to take crude oil. We tralian industry and the net result was was repaid. My view was that the sole seas because the host governments arent were also singled out to pay for crude oil that the minister didnt bother referring purpose o f putting that duty on XL was so happy in other countries o f what they in advance o f actually getting it, so the inquiry to the tariff board for about to make it prepay Esso crude oil in have been up to. I feel if they had acted eventually we had $600,000 o f pre paid 7-8 months which made it very hard for advance and that naturally caused XL to with non deceitful transactions they’d crude oil. We did a deal to get this refined XL to carry on under those conditions, become insolvent. have been able to look other governments with Am pol this year and recently crude and secondly, once the tariff board had Luckily the commonwealth arbiter, sir in the eye and say we’ve been dealing fair oil has gone up overseas to about three heard the inquiry they more or less threw Leslie Melville, came in and said he dinkum and fairly we havent been fid­ times the price of local crude which is it out and said that XL had to get back its thought it was pretty unfair for XL to dling around with governments. But they fixed til '75 by a government contract dumping securities in full and eventually pay in advance for crude oil and the can’t do this and they’re trying to get with Esso. Our crude oil in Australia is we’ll get this back. government couldnt do that any more. advantages over and above what are fair now very cheap and at just this point it DAYLIGHTS: You sound like there is a That saved our life. and reasonable. seems that XL is suddenly denied access conspiracy. It sounds to the average But then the customs & excise people The next thing is because the big

Page 22 - T H E LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-28, 1974 companies have charged Australia fic­ have enough guts to stand up against the 20 cents a gallon. I can’t import petrol a court case for years because Shell titiously high prices for petrol freight and multinationals. now to compete on the local market if I fought it to the limit. oil they’ve been able to cause the prices No, I dont think that’s true. I think that dont get my local crude oil allocation at I’ve known the sort o f enemies I’m up commissioner in New South Wales and they have enough guts but they just dont two dollars a barrel. I have to pay six against but on the other hand the system South Australia - which influences the know what is going on and it’s just the dollars a barrel overseas and XL is going will work and judges generally are not whole petrol price structure in Australia same with this bloke with the United to be a dead duck sooner or later. Then corrupt, they think on principle. So these — to put up the price of petrol to a most Nations as with the department of cus­ again we have a contract with Am pol and people eventually (and tariff boards too) unreasonably high level. And o f course I toms and excise. They just dont know yet that may stand up alright and give us the after they get the information and get the think they have really got at the taxation the serious power that the administration petrol we need another way. inquiry under way, will come to the right commissioner too by putting forward has, power that should be divested in the But the rules say that everybody with decision. But o f course this takes years these odd sort o f prices that they have in law courts and o f course in parliament a market share o f petrol sales — and X L ’s and years and I’ve seen my competitors their own invoices so I think that it's itself. I’m sure that the Labor cabinet - if had a market share in the past — gets a grow much quicker while I have been a really good thing that the govern­ they realised what the report that this share o f crude oil in accordance with that kept very small and very humble. ment has appointed a royal commission. man had written to the United Nations market share. Now we’ve asked: I’ve had very small trucks for instance I just hope that these people are really adds up to - would be so ashamed (a) for our market share o f crude oil in where as they’ve had big modern trucks intelligent enough and diligent enough to they’d almost tear it up and throw it the future; and because I can’t afford the really big get stuck into what really are the facts. away. (b) for a special allocation of crude oil trucks and the efficient operations that DAYLIGHTS: The problem here is that They just dont seem to realise that the to make up for the nine months in which they’ve got. But nevertheless my policy they are so big, the large multinational basic reason that multinationals are get­ we’ve not got an allocation at all or we’ve has been to keep a bit of cash on hand to oil companies, that governments are ting so powerful is that the tax laws are got a reduced allocation. try and fight with, even though it means usually afraid to get stuck into them; being administered arbitrarily, that inter­ So we just want to get back the crude staying much smaller. A company for they depend on them to a great degree? national firms^of auditors, of which there oil that basically we should have got but instance which started only four years Yes, they do. And overseas we have seen are dozens in Australia, are signing their havent got because the department of ago has now got about six times the small South American countries where names to accounts which say they are customs & excise suddenly cut us off. number of outlets that I’ve got but the the governments have physically been true and fair, when the blessed things are DAYLIGHTS: Are you optimistic about thing is we’ve not cheated or anything. changed by such entities as the big just a mass o f deceitful nonsense, o f the future of your company in the future We've always paid the government what international oil companies. Not neces­ prices that really arent true prices at all. o f Australia? they’ve asked us to pay. We’ve not altered sarily the oil companies but International They have just fiddled the accounts. They I’ve never been optimistic about the our invoices overseas and we’ve been Telephone and these multinational people have got apparently responsible audit future o f XL for the simple reason that absolutely truthful, as far as I can be have got this taxation advantage over firms which are really only getting their we’ve had such huge enemies to deal with truthfuL I’m not saying I’m perfect, I’ m everybody else and they are thereby revenue from these same people both in and I’ve been perfectly aware o f the sorts sure I’ m not. The thing is to the best o f accumulating the world’s assets under Australia and overseas to sign and put o f things they get up to. There’s no my ability I’ve done the best I can and their own control. their seals on accounts as true and fair transaction, there’s no underhand dealing I’m going to keep doing that and if I go We havent any multinational compan­ when they are just untrue and unfair, which they won’t do. I’ve been aware of under then I’ll go under fighting. Not till ies so really it’s a form o f economical they’re just monstrous nonsense. that from the very beginning, it’s kept my the last gun’s fired underwater will it be imperialism 1974 style. That has gone on It’s those sort of things that XL is company very small. When I had a court the end of XL. for a couple o f decades. The advantages attacking, so its force o f action is beyond case aqainst Shell in Canberra they kept arose when various governments started the petrol industry but I must admit I $155,000 o f X L ’s small money tied up in raising a large amount o f revenue by agree with you that the Australian gov­ taxation. That is a new thing that really ernment should get itself more wised up only happened in a big way in the last into what is really going on. I realise that 20-40 years when taxes have gone higher they’ve got to undo the terrible transac­ and governments have become bigger. tions and the whole institutional struc­ And, as you say, governments tend to ture that has been built up not only in rely on these people and they then get Australia but worldwide in 25 years. frightened to do anything about it. The things we say to the United I think non deceitful transactions are Nations must reflect truly what the Aus­ the basis o f all proper administration and tralian people as a whole want and not prediction for the future, otherwise you just what multinational corporations want. just get told a lot o f bull. You can’t base DAYLIGHTS: What are your chances of proper decisions and policies on non­ survival? sense. I think first of all the government What really is the price, what really are will look at top level at what has the freight rates, what truly should be the gone on and I just hope they go further price o f petrol. These are the things that and because I dont think I’m the only ought to go to be audited and go to prices individual having the rules o f the game commissioners and government depart­ manipulated against him. I think many ments to plan the future of the nation. In small Australian companies have found fact XL was only set up to be a sort o f the same thing but have not been able to revolutionary force to stop deceitful speak out, or perhaps are not so rash. I transactions and to motivate proper plan­ think that all the people who lost their ning. garages over the past 20 years really lost As I go on in XL I find that more them not because they didnt have good and more overseas people are experi­ land or werent efficient business people encing exactly the same things and I must but because some other business people admit one o f the things I am very upset had gotten from the government power about at the moment is the Australian to gain capital quicker than they did, so delegation to the United Nations group they lost their capital and got bad assets that’s studying multinational corpor­ and the other companies got the good ations. Unfortunately I think the Austral­ land. ian government has chosen a person who And o f course this is going on all over is just going to put the view o f the Australia; in fact when you look at the multinational corporations. I think Aus­ share register o f BHP itself about roughly tralia should be saying we dont want any of the order of 20 percent of the stocks more deceitful transactions by multi­ seem nomineed in overseas banks. And nationals. local banks probably represent overseas If Australia went to the United holders so they’re not safe either. If they Nations committee on multinational cor­ think they’re smart, I dont. I think they porations and said that we would sudden­ should radically review the attitudes that ly find that 75 percent of the countries of XL is putting forward because if they let the world would be on our side. But no, people get capital on a favored advantage what is it doing? It’s going along to the little by little those people are going to United Nations and it’s saying multi­ gain the capital o f BHP and all the other national corporations are the best thing enterprises itself. ever made and that sort o f rot. Ampol is another company that is The little countries of the world are largely Australian owned yet when you finding that they’re being divested of look at their shareholders in their register their assets. The little business people in you see huge shareholders in bank nom­ Australia are finding they’re divested o f inee companies and really they’re over­ their assets. Even the big business people seas companies in the main. In Australia in Australia are finding their company we dont even have the right to look shares are more and more owned by behind a nominee shareholder to find out overseas people and they’re starting to who is really and truly the owner. It wonder why. seems to me that we’re pretty weak and DAYLIGHTS: I have heard that the chap that we should get these things fixed up who is going along to the United Nations too, so that we can find out who owns on the multinational report has not only the nominee shares. been out o f the country for more than 20 DAYLIGHTS: If the government, how­ years but is really no expert at all on ever, does not step in in you r specific case multinational corporations and that the what are your chances? Are you going to be report has probably already been written able to com pete against these larger mul­ up before anyone was even asked to tinational companies for an extended com m ent on multinationals. And this period o f time? would all lead me to believe - I dont Obviously we’re going to be in serious know what it would lead you to believe - jeopardy because petrol overseas used to that the present government really doesnt be 10 cents a gallon now it’s more than

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Page 2 4 - T H E LIVING DAYLIGHTS, January 22-28, 1974 newal, Linda still decided to press of many a Hollywood movie countries, including Australia, JEAN BUCKLEY ROG McGUINN ahead with her higher demands. queen. especially in relation to cannabis DEEP THROAT: “ Inside Linda She knew that without her co­ Curiously enough, in the final use. DRUGS, SOCIETY AND PER­ operation, the producers could section of the book, in which The average concerned citizen, Lovelace” . SONAL CHOICE: H. Kalant and say goodbye to the success o f the Linda gives a tantalising list o f to whom this book is obviously IT’S HARD not to discuss Linda O. J. Kalant. (Nelson. $1.95.) second version. Without her un­ things to try out, one finds it a bit directed, will find little basis for Lovelace’s book of “ revelations” inhibited operations, the remake hard to accept her recommenda­ getting excited about marijuana (that book where she finally “ de­ o f Deep throat would be an un­ tions on face value without apply­ HIS is an extremely cau­ law reform, however, on the basis livers the goodies without the mitigated flop. Linda won on the ing reality criteria. I say curious tious work. Written by two o f reading these pages. bullshit” ) without reverting to T deal and got her $250,000. because when you hit descriptions Canadian doctors, it strives for The profile o f the marijuana cliches like fascinating; repulsive; For those who arent really like “ and both their cocks entered complete objectivity, and, as a user which emerges is the tradi­ and ego tripping. interested in movie making and me simultaneously” , those sugges­ result says little that is o f interest. tional one o f the mal-adjusted The book itself presents many the porn industry, Linda includes tions are either taken on face As a factual text, it is dull over- individual who is attempting to doublebinds for the feminist re­ a section on body building exer­ value or not taken seriously at all. simple and two years out of date. escape from the pressures o f so­ viewer — after all, why bother cises — how to develop your The onus o f proof rests on Linda’s It attempts to cover just about ciety, and who is liable to be using reading such sexist crap at all? breasts and vagina (geisha and exposition which is largely inde­ everything, and as a result gives a number o f other drugs. They Presumably in the hope of finding karate style), how to save your pendent. little insight into anything. There make a token concession that some documentation and atti- cunt from going to wrack and Another example: stuffing are some glaring omissions- there may be good reason to tudinal contribution that will tell ruin, how to prevent stretch fruit up one’s cunt was tradi­ Cocaine, for example, is barely escape from modern society, but you something you didnt know marks and how to suck a cock tionally regarded as a source of mentioned. Despite their claims to ignore completely the question of before. without choking yourself on pleasure, but when Lovelace de­ objectivity, the authors indicate why the dramatic increase in the It’s in this book that Linda sperm and without incurring dam­ scribes exercises enabling the that they are completely out o f incidence o f marijuana usage in Lovelace decides to “tell every­ age to the vocal cords, should body to absorb a one and a half sympathy with the reasons given western society during the past thing” - or whatever it is that your decide to get into deep foot long cock, 8” in circum­ by users o f drugs such as cannabis decade. she’s been into in the past few throat too. ference, what kind of male body and the psychedelics. The title is somewhat tjecep- years: her views on the American is she referring to? This does not mean that the tive, since one would suggest some movie porn industry scene and the She does, momentarily, con­ The book is similarly lacking in authors necessarily oppose legal­ discussion o f the rights o f indi­ porn market in general. However, sider the role o f womens lib. Her definitions and researched sugges­ isation o f cannabis. This, as they viduals to dope themselves out if her insignts are less perceptive o f only comment/advice here is that tion. Lovelace’s descriptions are point out, is a matter of choice by this is what they want. Instead, the sexploitation market than womens lib “ladies” should al­ invariably placed in quaint con­ the people in a democratic so­ the authors assume that the gov­ they are concerned to ascertain ways remember that “ Tarzan is texts with no information value: ciety. They argue that anti drug ernment has a duty to protect how the potential o f that market Tarzan — and Jane is Jane” What­ “ While watching TV . . . I can legislation has usually been initiat­ people from themselves, even can be exploited for further per­ ever that means . . . bring myself to 50 orgasms or ed by small pressure groups, with when they dont want to be pro­ sonal gain (hers, o f course). On the personal and sexual more.” One could facetiously ask the assent o f people who made no tected. Her concern seems not so politics level, it could be argued why she bothers to turn her TV attempt to probe the real issues, It is innocuous and uninterest­ much to degrace her sex as to that Inside Linda Lovelace is an on at all. but were prepared to vote in laws, ing reading, and if further proof is make use o f it. "Sex is sex, and let abysmal failure and a ripoff. But Her recommendations are al­ which, seemingly concerned only required, it has a personal comm­ it go at that” , she quips. At the on the level of the politics of ways full of contradictions. For an unimportant minority. The endation from Don Chipp on the same time, she insinuates that the relationships, Lovelace is occa­ example, in one breath she will situation has changed in many back. day will come (soon) when she sionally (and unusually) acute. extol the virtues o f vibrators and and “ a well known movie star” She says she doesnt dig women in the same breath, she will con­ will make the ultimate porn movie who say they can “ no longer demn them on the grounds that to be called Deep Tango. The relate to men” . She can, does — mechanically induced orgasm is so insinuation is no less subtie (as the and wants to: more and more. Her compulsive (once the habit is ac­ “ well known movie star” is so rationale for digging the sexploita­ tion scene is that she likes upstag­ quired), that no man or form o f obviously Marlon Brando) than manual dexterity is sufficient her concern for persokal self ag­ ing guys and does so with commit­ thereafter. grandisement throughtout her ment. Her defence is that she The final section of the book is book, her film, and her life. doesnt dig the underdog female GOWIO* role and, furthermore, that she is taken up with Lovelace’s amateur Lovelace talks endlessly about counselling service. These are not going to drop out for the number 7 her personal assets and her sen­ thoroughly elitist and she goes in suality, and how she uses those cause o f “ feminism” . for a lot of empty forms of There is a slight contradiction qualities to maximum personal address, such as “ my fellow w o­ here: Lovelace claims to be in­ gain. men” . You share her sense o f dependent in playing (and win­ Her views on cock sucking are fatigue as you go through the limp ning) the game their (men’s) way. unorthodox. The traditional view pages o f “ Linda’s sex manual for Yet, presumably, if it werent for is that cock sucking is an exercise tired lovers” , which is trite, slick, her parasitical leeching o f those in female degradation, but Linda smooth and condescending. Her guys and her exploitation o f them, delights in giving guys the deep assumption is that Linda is the the whole structure of her inde­ throat treatment. For her, it only person ever to get into sex pendence would collapse. Capital­ means giving guys the once over, experimentation. So we get en­ ism and the sex market is one because they seem to get “ addict­ lightened and inspiring revelations thing - capitalism o f the em o­ ed” to this form o f "therapy” and like: “ Something else I highly tions is another altogether. thus are bound to her whims. recommend is a waterbed” . She’s One constantly feels inclined Next in the book is the story obviously geared herself strictly to of the making of her first big time to query Lovelace’s so called inde­ middle class gadgetry. pendence. Her unabashed answer porno flic: Deep throat was Ultimately, I suppose, Linda’s porno flic: Deep throat. Her share is that she will continue to do claim to fame through her book in the renewal of the contract she what she’s doing for as long as she rests on her reputation as being signed to make Deep throat, was can get away with it. Be that as it the female answer to Henry Miller $25,000. However, following the may, one does admire Lovelace's - 40 years later. The book is success of the first version, Linda style in her manipulation of the saturated with purple passages like thought she should get more - business side o f the movie sex­ “ (while I) caress that gorgeous $250,000 more. Although there ploitation scene. Not for her the throbbing muscle with hands and •A purpose in life? was no way out o f the original suicide and the self enforced lone­ cheek as though it has a soul o f its •RAJA YOGA and GURU contract and the option for re­ ly retirement that has been the lot own” . All in all, an out and out MAHARAJ JI’s knowledge glorification o f the male part in •Mythology lost. Mythology found. the politics of sexploitation. •THE jesus cult and occultism BELLENDEN KER Lovelace herself sees her con­ •Numerology — using numbers tribution differently: “ My biggest •We are all in prison traditional and con- hope is that Deep throat has made t e m p o r a r y m u s ic, “L. •Psychism 1: failure of modem psychic a contribution towards changing Union Hotel, cnr. Fen- fcOc, sU research wick and Amess Amiss'00., v>\e the movie industry. I want to see •Ancient Indian medicine Streets, North Carlton. avah»b— the day when sex will be an •Practical steps towards higher consciousness accepted thing and violence will — a synthesis of occult systems towards be outlawed.” It all seems so increased perception and awareness ACTORS FORUM PRESENTS facile and simplistic - especially •Pratyahara in yoga: mind control Zetetic GALA AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE when Lovelace asks rhetorically: mind Gerda Nicolson and Lew Luton “ Why is the United States the •Passage through modern India IN only place (in the world) where •CARMIC Economics A black comedy by Alan Hopgooa. violence seems to be favored over With Beverley Dunn and Gary Down sex?” Perhaps no one has pointed Season strictly lim ited, 30th Jan.-9th Feb. out to Linda that there is a freak now on sale ALEXANDER THEATRE, MONASH UNIVERSITY exploitation and movie industry BOOKINGS 544.0311, ext. 3992; A .H .541.3992. that places as high a premium on Distribution Gordon and Gotch A/Asia Ltd. MSD AND MYERS. violence as she does on sex.

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-28, 1974 - Page 25 ily when he knows that there is a group A T 9Att*Ev>u DOORS THROLXqH THOSE 0c\NC C.f«,ES t OHAS6D that in his own words is taking “steps Dunstan cny Devyj, qum PsiM c, t h e s c o o k e . s l o w e r 'fovj C-ftoq h T f\ towards rectifying this barbaric inquisi­ AS IS Ac4D C>'Et> ftUIETOJ R e - H E ftA S 'H J o , T H E . W E T tt-t STUoulS Our aims are to compile a record of wonderful and, do not let us forget, i»ftf6N6D, Oya v n u o A e e d psychiatric abuses, publish them and natural event, the flood. New relation­ present to governments reforms needed ships could have emerged from chance in Australian Mental Health Acts. So groupings, new community values cre­ /Vh OE-tHovMrOC^ far, we have also been instrumental in ated from common struggle — but no, AEA co m jo O E k , y o o USll-OoPEB THE XnfAANCE achieving the release of some mental the delayed travellers were stupid ftETOSED AMY patients in Perth and Adelaide who had enough to want to keep travelling, the QuMbfouP been wrongly committed to mental civil defence volunteers did not insist AM I) c u o o c e - o hospitals. upon laurels all round or even a simple THE- C^ONF'KE Commissions exist in Perth (37 tea and biscuit ceremony for the town. Cleaver st,) Sydney (1 Lee st,) Mel­ He doesnt seem to realise that peo­ bourne (724 Inkerman st, Caulfield) ple dont dwell upon or celebrate the and Adelaide (28 Restormal ave, Ful- “ joy and meaning” of big events until larton). they are past, until the “ mundane” job AT EonPtvi C^ATEHS W. K oster, at hand has been done. There were no C.Aoc,wv a sPipeft. secretary, RSL speeches on mateship while the A nd Ram 6 ack wards Citizens' Commission on fighting was going on. Of course, the Human Rights, “ doing” of the flood for Graeme was -y .lf ^ Fullarton, SA the observing and the writing, rather than sandbag filling or even fence walking with the kids, and he hasnt yet Jigsaw Jigsaw producing a much better issue, filled fied and pigeoned-holed with the the “objective” press after receiving been around for the yarras and PAGE 25 of TLD 2/1 is as far as I can with action and impact. If you honest­ many modem day ways of occupying know ledge. “myth-making” (to use the favored understand a jigsaw. What’s a “ post­ ly believe each week the mixture im­ “one’s time” (Ian McCausland — anthropolese) that will follow. PETER FORT, object conception” ? Chronicles of wasted time, jan 15, The imperturable TV watchers of proves or the energy flow thickens, Sydney, NSW 1974). A SELENITSCH, Wee Waa are quite confident that they then I suggest you carry this out. I am Is it that the adherents of the DLM Hawthorn, Vic will be “ incorporating this dramatic seriously beginning to wonder whether are the only ones game enough to put change in their environment” into their your newspaper is really worth 30 Name please their normal everyday existence on the daily lives as a special event — mainly cents. Hence, I hope your next edition Dear Daylights, Potts Point line by asking themselves the question through weeks of hard labor and hor­ is not such a let down, causing many Could somebody please tell me the . . . Who am I? What am I doing here: rible living as the water goes away. disappointment. So, if you plan to name of the man on the cover of last Politics .? And please dont let’s talk about boost the news content, please make week’s (2/2) D aylights? I recognise I READ Miss Bacon’s views on the Dont newspaper people ever direct those dead sheep, or even the indivi­ the articles more interesting (as they him, I know him, but I just can’t think eviction of the Victoria street squat­ these questions to themselves? Is it dually struggling grazier or shearer’s once were) and above all thicken your of his name. I hope someone can help ters. Perhaps you w ould like to k n ow that they dont dare do it? Could it be cook or semi driver. There is no social newspaper. Dont be such a miser. Until me. they were hated by the real residents they fear losing the intellectual secur­ lesson to be learnt here. Graeme re­ then, get off your arses and do some GRAHAM PITT, of Potts Point — the people who pay ity a newspaper offers? bukes the teenyboppers of Gunnedah, w ork! B ox Hill, Vic their way. They are disliked even more Is this why the DLM is never investi­ saying, “Neither the reality of the A non ym ou s, than the Wayside chapel mob and that gated to the extent of a member of the flood nor the saving had impinged in Victoria is saying something. “ objective” press actually taking the Fighting their world,” yet he seems only to have knowledge? Surely if the knowledge is R O N LEE, been struck by those things useful as No knowledge the crux o f the Divine Light Mission, it the shrinks Potts Point, NSW examples in his social analysis. Dear Daylights, should be the point of investigation Dear Daylights, But a few asides convince me that I It amuses me greatly to see the . . . and nothing else. Your correspondent JI of Camber­ P i g g y must take the good with the good — a Divine Light Mission once again classi­ Waiting to hear from a member of well, Vic (TLD, 2/2), can rest more eas- closed road is a safe road, the yankee Gumboot labor exploiters have got mud up to “ RIGHT ON to the new women but, and in their eyes, and for all you heads for the sake of Christ and humanity, be out there in newspaperland, the mush­ sure to eradicate those ‘bristles like rooms will be on this season! lavatory brushes’ if your legs happen to ANGUS BISHOP, have them.” So advises Harry Gum- Nowra, NSW b o o t’s ABC of anarchy etc {TLD, 1/ 10). Balmain Where are y ou — with us or against us, y ou anarchists? Y ou talk a great blues WILL TETLEY season). energetic, lively people with a deal about Truth. Here is a Truth fo r you, with our blessings: DARLINGS, we were so glad that your A large communal kitchen is genuine interest in our project, Each human is unique. In a physical social roundsman Haydn Thompson URTHER to my Letter almost completed as an extension people who are prepared to join in sense, for an individual to feel at home could cover our little do ... in his par from Nimbin in TLD 1/7 of the “white-house” which also our various activities and help us F in his body he must be able to accept “ one day of the year” . . . ( TLD 2 /1 ) here is more information about houses the library, coop office, reach our aims, we do not want his body’s uniqueness. To alter one’s His notes did indeed ease our evic­ the Tuntable scene. We, Coordina­ trucking office (the coop now has our valley to become a halfway body to please others is not in accord­ tion from the Stone House. Most of tion Coop, moved on to the Tun­ 2 trucks at its disposal), sick-bay house, crash pad for transients in ance with this Truth. the lazy left, retired radicals, drunken table Falls property about a and general assembly point for search o f a hippy paradise. Hairs on legs com e naturally to dropouts, burnt out book barons and month ago taking possession of meetings. It also provides sleeping Come and visit by all means women, as they do to men: thick-thin, pisspot lawyers did probably walk two thirds of the 1000 acre prop­ accommodation for a few perma­ but be prepared to join in and bristly-fine, dark-fair. If we com­ down from the London where they nent residents. promise and keep our legs smooth in generally piss-on, as Mr Thompson erty, the remaining one third to work. Better still, come in and accordance with some anarchist’s reported: come under our possession on Work continues on various join the coop and build yourself a image o f desirability — why stop there? We assume that Mr Thompson payment of the total purchase structures for personal accommo­ permanent, more meaningful and Why not padded bras, plastic surgery, would have driven down in his Morgan price. dation and a dome and A-frame satisfying life style. painted “ improvements” to facial fea­ Replica if his venture on the stock- Since moving on to the land for communal use. A large corral Best wishes to all from Tun­ tures, the lot. market — AMAD GOLD/No liability table Falls. May 1974 bring a work has gone ahead at an encour­ is being built for community Laugh a\ bristles if you like — shares, had bean successful. aging rate. Extensive gardens are horses (4 at present) and their better world for all o f us. complain abjout them if you must. But “LEST WE FORGET" being farmed after some kind co­ breaking and schooling. Coordination Coop Ltd, telling us to "eradicate” them is as Balmain. NSW operation from one of the local After the closure of the food Nimbin, NSW good as eradicating our own individual­ farmers who spent a couple o f coop in the Tomato Sauce Fac­ ity and liberty. Daylights days ploughing up the kikuyu tory in town a food coop has been Thanks Will Tetley for the con­ Love from , let down grass with a tractor drawn rotary set up on the property providing tinuing birth notes on the com­ JILL & JENNY, hoe. Now, crops of corn, beans, bulk foods at wholesale prices for mune at Tuntable Falls. We are Victoria Park, WA AFTER reading some of your previous and a whole manner o f other veges coop members and other com­ interested in chronicling the OK, you win. But how would yo u like newspapers, I have found them most are springing up helped by the munities around the area. growth of the IMimbin experiment, a pair of cheesegraters wrapped around interesting and witty — eg. the A n ­ Despite the onset of the wet so if there's any spare photos of your back? H.G. archy issue. However, it seems to me, heavy rains o f the early wet sea­ season (is it here or isnt it?) work the first formative structures, after this A narchy issue your news­ son. paper has become, to my disappoint­ A pipeline has been construct­ is still pressing ahead on preparing lyrical groves, the pioneers etc, King critic ment, very weak and empty. Perhaps ed bringing fresh spring water to the place for an anticipated influx send them along . . with some I WOULD like to commend Rob King it’s because you have intoxicated your­ the dwellings and gardens (not o f people at the beginning o f the helpful notes. Good luck to farm on his article about the current music selves with too much lazing around dry. freaks everywhere from us city that irrigation is a problem at the scene (TLD, 2/1) and would like to over the holidays. I dont know. I moment but will be in the dry While Tuntable Falls welcomes pollution suckers — EDS. hereby confer on him the title of Lord frankly feel you should be capable of Page 26 — THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, january 22-28, 1974 High Music Critic of the Year for his the point o f domination. with equal or greater aggression — with bu t A lbie’s always been a bit slow as a is rare. Great art w hich is part o f a effort in being honest about the no­ It should be emphasised that this greater ease, but with a good deal of bullshit detector. David’s got a cute genre which is not popular in its own where direction of current con­ guilt, when it occurs, is real, and that guilt. musical version of some silly ideas time or the immediate future is rare. temporary music. women are often in difficulties avoid­ The solution to this unhappy situa­ about theatre that some French aca­ (Notice that I didnt say that everything I agree almost totally with what he ing being more aggressive than males. tion is not the psychoanalyst’s panacea demics got carried away with way back which is popular is great art, nor even says, especially about the local non­ Firstly, their upbringing is in this direc­ of removing the guilt (ie. the guilt that then — Keith put him down pretty well that all great art is popular in its time; efforts and the disproportionate mini­ tion, when most middle class husbands women feel; men mostly feel inade­ anyway, so why should I bother? but that all great works are of kinds superstar aura surrounding them. Local are incapable or forced out of dealing quate) and permitting women to ter­ Keith’s into modern jazz, the avant which are popular.) material is certainly not good just by with their children on a very personal rorise males ad lib, but to pay some garde bit (“avant garde?” that’s an The only kind of music which meets its particular nature o f being local. level, so that the mother fills both close attention to why males are so Olde Worlde title, Keith) which has a these criteria today is Rock; thus it is The only thing I would add, how­ maternal and paternal roles, providing short on emotional strength. little more going for it than Albie’s the place where the major musical ever, is that I think he still missed the the pattern for her daughters. A partial solution is in the almost unCaged stuff. Keith drops a lot of achievements of our time may most one gross failing that local music has in Secondly, freak males, who are unheard-of area of the male child names, points out that Rock has 20 reasonably be expected. All this is comparison to overseas material, it’s mostly the products of such upbring­ (notice how friendly and confident years of history (which he thinks historical, and not dependent on taste. one sad, inherent constraint — ie. ing, tend to eschew the aggressiveness young girls are compared with young makes it out of date, though I can’t see Tastes differ; Ornette Coleman and singers o f any real comparable quality. they think of as an “ Ocker” character­ boys?). Ladies, please, be damn careful how; “ avant garde” jazz goes back a Eric Dolphy are too cerebral for my Very few top groups overseas make istic, and along with it such things as not to shut off your man from the fair way too, and both of them have taste these days: clever music, but not it without individual-sounding lead decisiveness and playing games involv­ emotional life of your children — if changed a lot) and actually gives a little enough gutfelt passion. Sure get into it, singers, and the Australian effort to ing personal interaction with elements you love them, dont turn them into argument. Here it is: “ the complexity if you dig it. Some people do (I saw overcome this deficiency, in terms of of competition. These males will often weaklings or male chauvinists (who are of the music, the diversity of its Coltrane’s name in the straight press carefully engineered vocal production not move unless pushed and so are but weaklings underneath). And dont expression, the starkness of its presen­ several times last year, Keith — (and not just a group of background often pushed around by women. demand it o f you r man or y o u ’ll just tation is unmatched by any other where’ve you been?). But before you girl singers a la Brian Cadd), is pitiful. Thirdly, the “ Ockers” that women’s bugger it up, encourage him and boost contemporary music” . rush into print about Art (with a As a budding songwriter(!) who has libbers are so paranoid of are also his confidence. Now I think we can argue about the capital A), try and get a perspective on complexity; we can certainly argue submitted tapes, I know for a fact that mostly the products of such upbring­ NEIL ROBINSON, where we are. And remember that about the diversity (how diverse is producers do not show any sort of ing, and so have little emotional Prahran, Vic some stuff which sold to the masses of acute interest in more carefully arrang­ strength, but partly as a result of their Rock?). But as an esthetic theory, this its time but shat the academics has is pretty rudimentary. Let’s be a little ed harmony, and from their ivory “ beery mates” social setting they can­ Musical been recognised; and some stuff that less illiterate. (W hich is a nasty w ord, self-inflated towers fob you off with a not admit that, and have no way to the masses and the academics both “ keep trying, kid, but dont call me — keep a tenuous hold on their self­ tastes but Keith used it first.) loved has fared likewise; but I find it Dear Daylights, Great art which does not take full I’ll call you” . So, let me just say that esteem other than to playact at being very hard to think of a great work in So Keith Shadwick (TLD 2 /2 ) has it’s nice to see someone do a crit who the “ he-man” by acting aggressively. advantage of the technology available any medium which the academics and joined Albie Thoms ( TLD 1/9) for the is not lost in the fake euphoria of the To deal with these men, women can to it is rare. Great art w hich is not hardly anybody else in its own day great music debate, or which SOUNDS maxim that “just because it’s pop only play at being submissive, or if the closely related to a contemporary or appreciated. means it must be cool, man”. Let’s need is great or the way clear, react are really where it’s at? Albie digs recently past functional form (in the JIM MACKENZIE, face it, the 60s was the era, and S F A ’ s David Ahern, w hich is kind o f a pity, case of music, often religious or dance) Kingsford, NSW been done since. ALISTER WEBB, Oakleigh, Vic Tales from the road I PARTICULARLY enjoyed Phil O’Carroll’s article on hitchhiking (TLD, 2/1) and would like to add a few comments on my own. I have found that there is no par­ ticular social group who show a ten- decency to give lifts. For example, I thought that surfer types might tend to give more lifts, but, no, I’m just as likely to get lifts from plumbers or A Happy Medium salesmen. There is, how ever, on e group who never gives lifts (in O’Carroll's “What were you doing over Yeah - teachin em White Civil­ White. All bright alright. White­ terms, they are co m p letely unwilling to SPIRO MATAMARUS there?” "Police action? Just hold­ isation. Big reflective pause. “ How wash God - The yellow devils relate to strangers) — the married ing things together?” did you do that?” I was drivin a were checkmated out of the God couple with a caravan. About 80 percent of my lifts have RA TA TA! Ra ta ta ta! Get your Na - we were in Hiroshima. jeep round for a captain. Had a ownership race in 1945. A is for been by solo males. Once two girls tickets for the grand final - Tully Terrible to see. All sorts o f dif­ good time over there. “ They tell atom. A King; Queen, Rook. Have picked me up because I had long hair. versus the Mighty Men from Mt ferent flowers and plants sprout­ me it’s a beautiful country?” you seen the Spook? that took a They figured short haired guys were Isa - at the Showgrounds Satur­ ed. Never been seen before. Flat­ Yeah. What, are you doing in look at War and Saw the Civilised more likely to get lifts from straights day. Y ou’ve got to see it to tened the place. We were teaching Mareeba? Thinks — “Maybe I’ll Man? and they were trying to even the scale. believe it. Dont miss the match o f the japs civilisation. pick up some of that "civil-is- If you see him send him home. Assuming I face the oncoming traf­ the year. Blah, blah, blah. “ Oh?” ation” . White variety. Smiles. Dont let him roam forever. fic travelling in the direction I am Ra ta ta ta ra ta ta . . . Bank!! headed: I have found that the drivers Commonwealth!! Top 40 Super- of oncoming cars who I am facing and directly encountering, tend to avoid star, dont miss the Superstar pro­ The Best Harmonica Player in the world relating and stare straight ahead, but gram at 4 pm every afternoon, pubs with junkies singing army songs the drivers in the opposite direction, to sponsored by the Commonwealth ERIC BEACH funny I couldnt ha ha hack it not being with my hands in my ears up to the whom my back is turned, react to me bank - “ It’s the biggest!!. mad for you but the world right then T W AS an unhigh Christmas, I elbows wishing somebody would touch (they call out or relate in some way) Rip. Top. Rip off a top today. and I wouldnt mind the apocalypse if bought an underweight ounce me. A schoolteacher kept introducing someone hadnt slowed it down. about four times more than those in NQ lager in the rip top stubbies, I per $40 because there was a drought me as a wandering poet and taking me the oncoming cars. I assume this hap­ These people they never asked me what better way to enjoy a long on, and three of us sat on the front to parties during the commercial breaks pens because I am not confronting for nothing and I accepted everything cool drink after a hard days porch and $25 later we settled on a saying he liked my prose better while I them face on, and do not appear so and refused everything. I used to have work?? Brewed for the North’s Big white Ibis while the river revved up its shrugged as gracious as malice and threatening. a friend four years forever old who water beds not quite breaking the people kept me stoned for the sake of On the negative side (for me), I Thirst. used to shout everywhere “ y gits nuf- banks at Monte Carlo. We passed and my porcelain eyes and I robbed a thief generally feel competitive with fellow Summertime radio . . . Coming fin for nuffin” and I had plenty of also the days. The night before new of his time and a schoolteacher kept hitchhikers in the same direction, yet I on strong 1040 on your dial. nothing and the schoolteacher was year’s eve I sat alone on the front introducing me as a wandering part and have had some wonderful encounters Zit zap zit zap tic tic tele tele trying and the thief was giving it all porch of a doubt as though there was a I thought of cutting off all my hair with those travelling in the opposite shuffle file, index, record. Motor back and I slept without the grace of war on, debating reality, buzzed by only I had no Delilah. direction. On the positive side, I tend dreams though I’ve dragged this one impulse — reactions from subtle huge mosquitoes left over from Dun­ I was writing a poem which was to relate more absolutely, and an ac­ dream through schools and beaches influence on brain. Reach out; kirk, while the locals set up a barb wire coming down on top of me while the knowledgement, a wave, a gesture or and dance halls and forests and court­ touch. Feel. A long cool stubby. ring for a boxing match and the sec­ Philistines laughed all around. Little some word can have cosmic signif­ rooms and festivals where I'm in the Bank what’s left o f your money onds flapped white towels in free girl from up north with your piss-pot icance. middle of a room with no edges with association, I hit the road for Sydney My worst experiences hitching were after you buy your ticket to the boyfriend remembering me always a my mouth open and everything and around midnight. The first man who little mad and the one I once lived with at Canberra, because everyone pretend­ big game. Ra ra ra up civilisation!! nothing is a bell ringing and everybody picked me up talked wistfully of drag always we meet to deny coincidence ed I was not there, and at Newcastle What are ya reading all that old watching urging it’s not until I wake up queens he had known, tugging wistful­ with news that described me as funny, late at night, because everyone assum­ that I begin to cry. stuff for? What good ’s all that ly at white socks while his wistful ed that a slim, long haired figure, was a Egyptian bullshit gonna do ya white knees knobbled wistfully behind loose woman and an easy fuck; but kids? What we got here is where his ears, which chew ed at the distance even there, feeling really threatened it’s at Progress! We’ve come a between us; I sat there for 40 miles and desperate, a really nice guy picked long way past them pyramids. TV, afraid to swallow. And now, the weather me up and turned me on. man on the moon, electricity, cars The second man to give me a ride EMEMBER laughing at future o f the earth’s climate and WILLY YOUNG, - wow, boy, what’s the good of said he was a Vietnam veteran then stories about farmers and look closely at the three ways Brisbane, Qld R living in the past?? Phew! You opened up on me, when you turn over little old ladies who, in complain­ man may be detrimentally affect­ sure have some weird interests. a man who’s been hit by a dum dum ing about erratic and abnormal Bringing up bullet or a cliche there’s a hole big ing the climate: Hitching a ride to Mareeba; one weather conditions, would mutter • High flying supersonic aircraft. father hour, two hours; short hair, cut at enough to put your fist into, we talked about Power Without Glory and A that things werent like that in the Exhaust gasses from these may I WISH to commend Harry Gumboot as xmas, squatters shirt, clean, cool, Bunch of Ratbags and brothers who old days, that “they’ve” been reduce the ozone in the strato­ the most consistent sign of health in able-to-be-respected. Hop in. Big your coverage of “ alternative culture” . were cops and robbers, while a silent muckin’ round with the weather. sphere - ozone protects us from grin. “ Thanks.” Dont pick up His tell-it-like-it-is rationale has so far moratorium 200 miles long marched Well, now you can stop laugh­ the suns ultra violet radiation. been very accurate in aim at some of hippies but you look OK. betw een us. ing. It seems that a possible effect Also, discharge o f planes water those things which “ freak ideology” “ Thanks.” Raves. Meanders. Sur­ The third man said he’d drop out of atmospheric pollution is a gen­ vapor may create unnatural clouds does not admit. face in Japan 1946. Year I was too only he’d been living poor as a eral changing in earth’s climate. which could reflect the suns radia­ HG’s mention of “ predatory wo­ born. student (I mentioned two shearers I’d Currently studying the problem in tion and lead to a global cooling. men” accords with my impression that met who went to university in the Melbourne are 400 scientists who • The increasing amount o f car­ a lot of womens lib “ raves” show both Another Enoch Poweil off-season) and he still hadnt resolved have gathered for the Interna­ bon dioxide in the atmosphere the extent to which womens libbers are Police investigating * com­ this money problem and he loaned me plaint tiia» a cd r Ksri i-e^n more aggressive than the freak males $5 as I got out of the car. tional Association of Meteorology could trap radiation o f heat from outside oi’flees of the j!r?»*o 1 d the earth’s surface and lead to (or homosexuals) who they prefer to Wilson Organization, on insur­ I walked in the door and she said and Atmospheric Physics and the deal with, and that the purpose of the ance company, in V/overiey International Association for the global warming. Street, i\otriogham, found that it “Have I met you in a psych hospital raves is, as m uch as anything, to obtain was owned h- a Mr Enoch and have you got any dope” and we Physical Sciences o f the Ocean. • The increase in the atmo­ absolution from the guilt these ladies Poweil, a Jamaican, who had left The conference will spend sphere’s content of fine dust par­ it th e re afte r it h a d b r o k e n d ow n ., sang silly songs and I said maybe still experience at being aggressive to Nimbin, maybe no and stood around in some o f its time discussing the ticles also has a cooling effect. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, January 22-28, 1974 — Page 27 Riding the Sunbury gravy train barn.harn It rnnlHcould have been “ the turk and ham and snaraaussparagus and The karate heavies have been was revealed. The lady’s inten- STU HAWK Emergency Services Picnic’’, what r/beef and fish for friday and all axed in favor of a team of tions and homemade generosity E, THE entire entourage, with fire engines and bushfiremen, manner o f salad greens and whites specially selected “gentlemen” , were one of the most sincere and slipped aboard the special ambulance paratroopers and and pinks etc, easing into the trained more in the art of hypeless things encountered on W press train on the banana skinpolice. But it wasnt. The brown- closest available table. diplomacy first rather than chop our brief visit. She explained how smile o f Odessa Promotions, into yellow Sunbury stream, managed And guess who came to our fu now and ask questions they had no hesitation to make the wall to wall air-conditioned to pick its way through garbage at dinner? Ms Duncan, who managed later. half their farm available for “ all privacy o f the railways commis­ about the rate o f a glacier flow, by her single presence to turn the Another new innovation is the these young people” . She added sioner’s private bar-carriage . . . The biggest water movement was whole affair into a CWA auxiliary second stage. A theatre/folk/jazz/ that neither o f the previous with cheese and bickies. It was the courageous young lady in the talk show. Introductions and dance/stage (open and marqueed) festivals had seen a hair or whisk 10.43am when we pulled out of official festival t-shirt who speeches, half drowned by the is rather inconveniently situated of stock or crop damaged, Spencer street station, bound for splished and splashed her way rhythm o f many chomping mol- right at the top o f an exhausting Festival prices have doubled in the Sunbury site. through innumerable camera ars, revealed these things: hill climb, and will present the the space o f two short years and Sunbury. Say no more. It has lenses. For the first time, the festival Victorian Ballet in a flesh and the value has scarcely followed all the flavor of Woodstock, Oz Into the marquee, resplendent will be licensed, in order to try leather rock opera dance, about suit. Inflation mate. Hitting where style, with less rain, more heat, with cellophaned luncheon and and control the “ drinking situa- rebellion o f youth, and the it hurts. Many former festival flies, beer cans and our own punchbowl bar. It would be safe tion”. Rather than try and en- bridging of the generation crap, patrons will remember the dust bands. For the third successive to say that the promoters buzzed force the semi prohibition laws o f etc- P °or Tom 's Poetry Band will bowl atmosphere o f the site at year - same time, same place - and were more annoying than the the previous years, the promoters stage the odd show as well as show’s end. Luckily a very good the Sunbury Pop Festival will many flies, who arrived uninvited decided to try and regulate and perform as itinerant minstrels rain has come the week after each open its costly gates to an ... though not totally unexpect­ refresh the patrons, by serving throughout the crowd. And the festival and the farm has not expected audience of some ed. We were shown the amenities icecold cans over a number o f bars Australian Performing Group’s suffered. This year the place is 50,000 people. and facilities including the can of ... two cans to each candidate, wildly successful Africa . . . the remarkably green compared with The press train was a first. A Aerogard. The band (Plant) who with one opened at the bar. savage new rock musical. previous years. But after 50,000 board meeting decision to take a will lead the procession which The bright young exec from But the nicest thing about the pilgrim’s feet tread the sacred soil group of semi stunned journalists starts this friday struck up and Comalco was introduced and whole business - with business for three days man, the same can on a guided tour and information away. With Macarthur's park explained how his company had the most operated and operative be expected. In fact expectations rally o f and for this year’s festival. floating over the vermouth laced come to the party, by providing word was the lady o f the farm, are the thing most catered for in Chauffeur driven Holden station punch, the wraps were finally receptacles and cash-in spots for She explained how they had what is being billed as the wagons fronted by an ambulance lifted from the spread. Following the aluminium cans. For the received no money last year, “ highlight o f the Australian music and a police motor cycle escort, an endless merry-go-round, pick- thirsty drinker, who has run out because the promoters had just year” . An established venue with delivered us to the amazingly ing and choosing from a marvel- of money, by collecting 60 cans broken even. In fact they lost a reputation. For whom, what, green "site” . The weather stained lous cold collation. . . plates piled or so, at a half cent per can refund money she was told. Several where and why this reputation stage even started to look part o f higher and higher, as were the rate, another can o f froth can be persons almost choked on their exists, and is perpetuated, lies the the place, like a slightly disused lunchers by now, with chick and yours. craylegs as this “ surprising'' fact rub.

Page 28 -THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS,January 22-28, 1974 Published by Richard Neville at 174 Peel street, North Melbourne for Incorporated Newsagendes Company Pty Ltd, the pubTtther and distributor, 113 Rosslyn street, West Melbourne. Anyone who Isnt a black homosexual working class woman Is a pig,