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This serial is available at Research Online: https://ro.uow.edu.au/livingdaylights/5 ★ Blitzing the modem motor car ★ The martial art of Kung Fu. How to do it ★ The Coke conspiracy- the real thing THE ARMY OF THE RARE*with Richard Beckel

l o a t l i k e a b u t t e r ­ marijuana while remaining silent f l y , STING LIKE A BEE O f i W/YIEAGATF on booze. Unfortunately he (I F AM THE GREATEST); Mu­ seems to have failed to grasp the hammad Ali Whitlam recently WATERS ATf, point that neither Rothmans CLAUDIA returned from foreign parts, an­ l J f \ K f 4 nor Philip Morris have any inter­ nounced that apart from leading est in marijuana. They have a WRITES the nation he was the best for­ very definite vested interest in eign minister Australia had ever HOTEL booze. had. Responding heartily to this FOR peace of megalomania, voters, YoU A££„.... when questioned on which pol­ It is unnecessary to review the e a d i n g t h e w a y t o itician they liked the best, re­ main ramifications of the Water* ENLIGHTENED DEMO­ NATION gate scandal. One need only note L plied that they thought that Bob that for the first time in 50 years, CRATIC GOVERNMENT: Pap­ two Cabinet members — John Hawke was much better and Mitchell, the former, Attomey- ua New Guinea’s chief minister, REVIEW perhaps a little less boastful. Ms General and the former campaign manager, afid Maurice Stans, Michael Somare, has warned his Whitlam, in a desperate attempt former Secretary of Commerce and .former chief political fund­ fellow countrymen they will be — as she to defend her husband, said, “Of raiser— have been indicted. shot if they cause trouble once John W. Dean, formerly the course he’s Australia’s best for­ President’s legal counsel, Jeb the country becomes self- Stuart Magruder, formerly his pleases eign minister, it goes without deputy campaign manager, and governing. “ I’ll tell you straight, saying." Then she added: “Ar­ Frederick Larue, formerly one of his White House assistants, have you fight the police, cause rogance is permitted where there pleaded guilty to obstruction o f Claudia (“Claws” ) Wright has parted brass rags with the ju stice. trouble, you just watch out, I’ll is something to be arrogant Melbourne Herald. • John Ehrlichman, formerly the be tough,” he said. It is under­ about.” Sir Robert Menzies is President’s chief domestic adviser, and two lesser White House stood that he is also going to The caustic, sometimes bitchy, ofttimes brilliant Claudia has believed to have laughed. aides have been indicted on other revive cannibalism once his na­ battled with management and male chauvinism to win recogni­ . ch arges. H. R. Haldeman, another of the tion is free of Australia’s re­ tion as one of Australia’s finest journalists. President’s closest assistants, has been forced to resign.. straining hand. AITING FOR SECOND Still" pthers formerly in high We have commissioned her to write “whatever thoughtful, office in th e N’ix on ’A d m in istration savage and sardonic things she cares to write — so long as it WIND: Israel and Egypt have publicly conceded that they W committed perjury, destroyed evi- brings writs only in moderation” . after years of futile bloodshed gtence, obstructed justice, or, ELLO D ERE: In yet ‘committed other crimes but nave, and hatred finally decided to not yet been indicted, Hanother profound world Read what she does write with a completely free hand, in Cou’d these men have so acted sign a ceasefire agreement, not pronouncement, Uganda’s Presi­ Nation Review next week. without the President’s know­ because of any new found love le d g e ? - dent Idi Amin m a telegram for one another, but more pro­ of sympathy to United States saically because both sides appear president Richard Milhous to be running out of weapons Wales branch of the Build­ Nixon, said: “I must compliment and a necessary pair of hands to you most sincerely for this most ers Laborers Federation has ac­ ISAAC operate them. Doubtless hatred courageous stand. I am sure any tually retired voluntarily from will return once more sons are other weak leader would have his position to pick up the shov­ born. resigned or committed suicide el once again. (After long service after being subjected to so much leave of course.) This relinquish­ AARON harassment because of the ment of the reins of power OU CAN PUT DOWN Watergate affair.” It is believed without being pushed is believed YOUR GLASSES LADIES that this heartwarming message Y to be unique in the political FREE CONCERT from brilliant avant-garde AND GENTLEMEN, HE’S gave President Nixon the history of the new world. It is rock and rollers Isaac Aaron. GONE FOR THE DOCTOR: strength to appear yet again on believed shortly that certain offi­ Driven mad by the rightwing American television and state There'll be a few other good acts too. cials of Sir Robert Askin’s prem­ leanings of both parties and the that he would not resign and ier’s department will start a rem­ Don't miss it. North Court, Melbourne University, voters in New South Wales, pol­ that the process of democracy edial education course to free itical commentators abandon could go to hell. However, per­ Monday, November 19th, 12-4 pm. Mundey of his revisionist telling anxious readers who is haps fortunately, he did not thoughts and instruct him in the going to win the state’s election reveal the source of this new political ways of western man. on Saturday and instead specu­ found inspiration - after all

lated how big Sir Robert Askin’s * * * there was the southern vote to Liberal margin might be. Thank­ consider. OR DO THEY HELP ing them in advance for their PRISONERS: Sixty ward­ Subscribe to support, Sir Robert gaily an­ N ers at Melbourne’s Pentridge jail nounced that once elected he broke up a sit-in demonstration h e r i s e a n d f a l l o f planned to retire as leader and The Living Daylights of prisoners demanding better TTHE AFFLUENT SOCI­ hand over his licence to print recreational facilities and an eas­ ETY : The National Safety Coun­ money to a younger man. cil of Australia has admitted that Brighten up and energise your letterbox! ing of their overcrowded condi­ the incidence of child drowning Gladden up your postie’s mailbag! tions by a baton charge. Thus Picture this: It’s raining outside; the shop lies beyond they fulfilled both demands of in private swimming pools is on the bridge which has been swept away in the INNIE THE POOH IS the prisoners. With the baton the increase as more and more raging flood; the water's rising around the dwelling W DEAD: Disneyland, Skip- charge they provided healthy people get more and more and you’re reaching for the roof. All is bad py and Lassie were just three recreation and by breaking heads money. A good renewed bout of and boring . . . until you see your shows listed by the Australian they cleared the cells and added the 30s Depression would prob­ friendly postie rowing to YOU Television Childrens Action to the population of the jail’s ably cure this strange disease. with YOUR copy of The Living Daylights. Committee as being dangerous Just the thing, you think, infirmary. Needless to say this for the tiny tots. The report stat­ humanitarian gesture was not to look at till the water subsides ed that television tended to turn (if it ever does). appreciated by the prisoners. o t t h a t p o o l d e a t h s children into zombies who no Tear off the coupon below. NHELP THE PENSIONERS: Fill in the details and send it in. longer laughed or smiled. It also The taxation department has ad­ objected to the life and death It's fairly safe. h e r e is b u t o n e g o d mitted that increases in pensions situations depicted in most AND SCOTCH IS HIS have led, in some instances, to SURFACE MAIL: Within Aus­ shows and it claimed that “child­ NAME:T One in 20 Australians those lucky aged recipients of tralia $A15.60; New Zealand hood was not valued”. However, SA19.24; any overseas address $A21.84 have drinking problems so seri­ federal welfare to tax deduc­ the committee appeared to have A IR MAIL: ous that a person could not get tions of up to ten percent of no answer to the fact that life Australia $A20.28; through a single day without the their fortnightly cheque. It is itself is a life and death situation TPNG <$A20.28; New Zealand equivalent of ten scotches, the understood that the federal gov­ or that nice little children grow $A23.92; South Pacific, Malaysia former minister for customs ernment when making the an­ up to be nasty drunken adults. $A41.60; other Asian countries Donald Chipp has alleged. De­ nouncement that pensions for SA 46.80; Canada, United State's, * * * spite the fact that alcohol was those who struggled all their $A57.20: Europe, lives to support the nation were South America $A62.40 the third greatest killer of man, I i ”I IVE HIM TIME HE’LL to be increased, neglected to Pro rata rates for six months it was freely advertised on tele­ \JT LEARN: Jack Mundey, vision, radio and newspapers, he mention that the increases were said. He criticised the fact that going to be painlessly removed the adult community attacked by the federal treasury. To: Incsubs, The Living Daylights, Box 5312 BB, GPO well known troublemaker and Melbourne, 3001. Please secretary of the New South The Living Daylights is published every Tuesday by commence my subscription Incorporated Newsagencies Company Pty Ltd at 113 as foliows: Rosslyn Street, West Melbourne, Victoria. You can write ( ) Six months $7.80 enclosed to us C/- PO Box 5312 BB, GPO Melbourne, Victoria ( ) One year $15.60 enclosed 3001. Telephone (03) 329.0700, Telex AA32403. EDIT­ ORIAL: Terence Maher, Michael Morris, Richard Neville, Laurel Olszewski. PERFECT MASTER: Barry Watts. BUSINESS: Robin Howells. ADVERTISING: MEL­ BOURNE: Robert Burns (03) 329.0700; SYDNEY: Stan Locke (02) 212.3104. DISTRIBUTION: VICTORIA: USE BLOCK LETTERS PLEASE David Syme & Co. Ltd. Telephone 60.0421; NSW Allan NAME ...... Rodney Wright. Telephone 357.2588; A.C.T.: Canberra City Newsagency. Telephone 48.6914; Q’LAND: Gordon ADD RESS ...... & Gotch. Telephone 31.2681: STH. AUST.: Brian Fuller. Telephone 45.9812; TASMANIA: South Hobart News­ POSTCODE- agency. Telephone 23.6684. BROKEN PROMISES DEPARTMENT: Hermann Hesse Part Two will appear next week instead of this week, as previously intimated. Page 2 -T H E LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 The pause with claws

manager standing dressed in his Steel Can OCA-COLA badly needs weather­ Can Coke crush ecology? Or will the people rise up against this scourge People recycling t-shirt, trying to read out men to tell it which way the wind C of urban kids, this pause with claws, this bottle which has launched his prepared press release stating how blows. a billion sips? The strategy of big business, as it faces mounting delighted he was by the whole thing. Their weathermen are the market re­ He remained delighted as the demon­ searchers, advertising agencies, public re­ antagonism to its products, was revealed last week in a remarkable strators drowned him out, banging cans, lations consultants, marketing executives, submission to a Reps House committee on Environment Conservation. Our dancing, sweeping into the glass-walled etc. who have analysed, identified, re­ man, GABRIEL LA FITTE, formerly an inside spy on BHP, files foyer, chanting slogans at the TV cameras searched and surveyed exactly who can this report from the for 20 minutes. Equally delighted were be persuaded to buy the real thing, and besieged bunkers of the executives of the US parent of Coke, how. PR men. and of Coke’s can suppliers, flown in With a national market of at least 800 from Sydney and Melbourne to watch the million cans and bottles of the real thing demo. a year, everything depends on tapping the Coke remained so delighted that, as alienation and frustration of youth. Some the Canberra committee hearing was told 300 million cans and bottles are sold to last week, Brian Kirk-Williams flew to the 14 to 24 age group, so the groovy Melbourne on May 2, 1972, to demand of image has to be kept tight, paced to keep his protectors in the can making com­ neither ahead nor behind the demand of panies what they were going to do to get youth for something to believe in. Coke out of the firing line. The switch from Coke after Coke after Kirk-Williams explained that in the Coke to things go better, and from that fortnight since the demonstration, people to the real thing, cost millions; and was had discovered that Coke has an auto­ only done after market research pin­ matic all-night answering service for shop­ pointed a shift in the target audience keepers who run out of the precious fluid away from the unthinking hedonism of during the day. So they could ring up at things go better. night to tape record an order for more. Coke is an urban drink, and to stay on Kirk-Williams, who has the title of top the Coca-Cola Export Corporation, company ecology officer as well as adver­ which is the US parent company head­ tising and public relations manager, said quartered in Sydney, has to pay to keep that increasingly the messages on the tape up with the growing urban blues. Coke were abusive. His response to this was Export makes the secret syrup in Sydney, firstly to protect delicate female ears by and rails it to local bottlers round the removing the playback of the tapes in the country in stainless steel tanks. morning from the women who used to do The de-cocainised syrup, laden with it, and putting a male salesman on; and additives currently under investigation by secondly, passing the tapes over to the the US Food and Drug Administration on suspicion of causing cancer and genetic South Australian police for them to match electronic voice structures with defects (the sort of thing they used to say their tapes of known radicals. about acid), is then mixed with sugar and water, carbon dioxide is forced in under Kirk-Williams said he had been assured pressure, and then into a can or bottle. by the police that a prosecution could be expected in a month. There was no Most tin cans are sprayed inside with prosecution, either because their faith in lacquer, none so thickly as Coke because technology was misplaced, or because it the drink is so acid the lacquer is needed never occurred to them that plenty of to prevent the real thing eating into the people other than “known radicals” tin and steel. The acidity is chiefly due to might wish to abuse Coca-Cola. the sugar content. Bruce Siney, who is Coca-Cola Mel­ Australians each drink and eat one bourne equivalent to Kirk-Williams, last pound of sugar every three days, a world year suggested buying a swimming pool record. So far, sales of the real thing, for Monash University, presumably also aided by astute choices of the right words, the right music and the right on the theory that all potential demon­ musicians, have continued to soar. From strators are fanatical swimmers. Coke, afraid that politicians would see soft drink sales of 77 bottles and cans per person per year in 1962, the current level front to greet the demonstrators, pretend­ unpressed dirty jeans, didnt shave and a vote catcher in clamping down on has shot up to 160 cans and bottles a ing to be glad to see them, shepherd them then went along to the planning meetings. throw away cans, or even the drink itself, year; due to top 240 by 1980. round the back of the plant to the I also persuaded Lin Swayne, who does looked for counterstrategies. You might expect the groovers run­ “recycling centre” which had been hastily public relations for Keep South Australia Coca-Cola developed a longterm and a ning Coke to be sitting back, enjoying the set up for the occasion, out of the range Beautiful, to attend meetings and send shortterm strategy. In the longterm, they fruits of success; but instead they are very of any TV cameras. back information to us.” decided to get in first with the next worried, almost panicking. The chief After persuading the demonstrators to The chairman of Keep Australia generation of potential consumers and cause is the environment movement, drop the cans they were due to bring with Beautiful, Mrs Phyllis Frost, was present distributed Coca-Cola ecology kits to which is knocking increasingly large holes them into the “recycling” bins, they at the committee hearing in Canberra primary schools. in Coke’s groovy image. would be invited inside for a chat about when the fact of KAB’s involvement in These kits, which are widely used by Evidence given last week to the federal “our mutual commitment to ecology", the affair became public. An hour later, US corporations, explain basic ecological parliamentary inquiry into drink packag­ and of course a free Coke in the board­ she was on the witness stand, but she did concepts like the food chain as “grass- ing pollution outlined Coca-Cola’s use of room. not deny KAB’s role in helping Coke cow-hamburger”; and include colorful police, infiltrators and employees of This strategy was decided on after ready itself for the demo. games the class can play, by learning how public relations front organisations to spy consideration of a number of alternatives; The House of Representatives standing to plan a model town with a Coke on ecology groups, report back on their ranging from, at one extreme, allowing committee on environment and conserva­ bottling plant, without doing any harm at plans in an attempt to defuse them; and the demo to occur and pretending that it tion was also told that Brian Kirk- all to the environment. even the use of political police to try to wasnt there, to, at the other extreme, not Williams had explained to a representative The short term strategy was to hire a jail radicals who had supposedly been allowing the marchers to leave the of BHP and the can makers that “the public relations consultant who in turn abusing Coca-Cola. grounds of Adelaide University. managers of radio, press and TV are good hired a couple of bikini girls to wander In April 1972, students at Adelaide This could be done quickly by calling friends. I'll tell them they’ll of course round Melbourne beaches picking up University planned to demonstrate the police but, as Coca-Cola’s Adelaide have to cover the demonstration; but I cans. But what is causing the panic behind against Coke, concentrating on the advertising and public relations manager can also tell them to instruct their news the groovy public exterior is the growing healthiness of the drink, the wastage of Brian Kirk-Williams explained to an ex­ editors to remember the image of Coca- realisation thal environmentalists are energy and resources of the package, ecutive sent by BHP and the can makers Cola. about to attack the real thing, not just litter, pollution, foreign ownership, and from Melbourne to Adelaide to help Coke “They will handpick reporters and tell because cans are left lying on beaches; overflowing garbage tips. face the demo: “Our plant is manned them what questions to ask and what not just because the drink is addictive and As soon as Coke heard that a demon­ only eight hours a day, so what is to stop attitude to adopt. I will say the recycling dangerous; not just over good ole US stration was planned, a conference of them from dropping filth, breaking centre has been there for some time, and imperialism; but also because the throw marketing men from Coke, their can windows or other acts of destruction if that we havent advertised it because we away cans the drink comes in is respons­ suppliers, Gadsden, and the manufactur­ we dont allow them to get their kicks dont want to publicise ourselves." That ible for mercury pollution through the ers of the steel for cans, BHP, sat down from a demonstration. was a week before the demonstration was heavy usage of caustic soda in the making and drew up a plan. BHP was heavily “If we took steps to stop the march due. of both steel and aluminium cans; over involved, because it was afraid that if it before it started, they wouldnt get it out Two days later, Kirk-Williams reported didnt help protect Coke from environ­ of their system. We could have the police back that he had been successful: “I’ve the destruction of black communities, through the mining of manganese for mental attack, Coke would switch to here in seconds, but an incident involving gone to the media, and all are only too aluminium cans, as it has in Sydney and police could damage our image with the willing to co-operate. They say their news steel cans at Groote Eylandt in the Melbourne. youth market we rely on. I’ve had two departments say demonstrations are so Northern Territory; and because of the BHP also directly owns the Coca-Cola plants attend planning meetings so that common these days, so they have decided damming of Lake Pedder which was bottlers in north Queensland and in we know what their plans are. not to cover many. They may not cover flooded to provide electricity for Papua-New Guinea. “ One of them is out there in the this demonstration at all.” aluminium smelters. The strategy decided upon was for the executive pool, Jamie Roberts, a graduate In the event, the demonstration was a GABRIEL LA FITTE manager of the plant and a cricket star economist who volunteered, but he didnt total success. The 300 marchers brought who is on the Coke payroll to stand out look the part. So he put on a dirty t-shirt, thousands of cans and ignored the □ T H E L IV IN G D A Y L IG H T S , Novem ber 13-19, 1973 — Page 3 £ lM f c > o b f \ A FLICKER OF DOUBT ALB IE THOMS ABOUT THE LITTLE FELLA ELL, the Little Fella didnt Nelson’s special effects third eye what that is. I’d have to seek that W make it, but they had a movie Chakra which I saw in for myself. But I didnt feel the movie of him instead. So I went London earlier this year. It both need, so he left me alone after to the Teachers Federation Hall loses and gains by being part of revealing he had just got $3 0 0 0 where the Divine Light Mission this Maharaj movie. It suggests from the Experimental Film Fund HE Federal Minister for Health, Dr Everingham, delivered a had organised a satsang to gather the beginning of the world but he to shoot at the Astrodome show. I T belated king hit to the sugar industry this week, with a recruits for the Maharaj’s Millen­ was made to refer to the Jewish- was intrigued that the Australian letter of criticism and admonishment. He called sugar a third rate nium Spectacular at the Houston Christian Bible rather than to the government was buying into the poison and a second rate food. Shock waves now ripple through Astrodrome in Texas. Upanishads. This gave way to a act and look forward to the tropical boardrooms and the Country Party gathers up its skirts The Divine Light Mission John Hubley-type animation of results. in defence of the sacred profit. charged no admission to their the “ What Does It All Mean” Sitting so long in the hall I But the sales of crumble bars and licorice allsorts are unlikely movie, despite the fact that it is a cartoon and some Walt Disney- couldnt escape brooding on the Ji to be dented by the antics of party politics. Everingham has classy production that might help type wildlife footage. phenomenon. After all, his fat already bemoaned the evils of analgesics and drawn up blueprints Keith Mormon out of some of his While this was all done in a face was staring down at me from for the censorship of their advertisements. Talk about shutting problems down at the State fairly punchy style, the real his throne. I’ve long ceased to be a the stable doors after the horse has already galloped around the Theatre. Here it was presented in esthetic of the movie wasnt dis- worshipper of idols or polisher of world . . . a tiny hall that reduced it to the cernible until the satisfied-cus- icons, but their presence still sug- The damage to society’s collective health by the drugs of the church hall atmosphere that has tomer testimonials started appear- gests something of their power, bourgeoisie is inestimable and irretrievable. Opposition to sugar, killed many another audio-visual ing among the documentary foot- Being more temporally inclined I aspirin, Coke, antibiotics, sleepers, speed, tobacco, caffeine and so presentation of the religious age of the Maharaj’s previous preferred to take in the process in on derives not from any intrinsic “badness”, as imagined by gospel. gigs. There was some interesting the room, the bowing and scrap- fanatics, but because the demands of an overwrought society The lone projector was sitting footage on him as a child talking ing, the prayers and responses and transforms the occasional use of these delightful intoxicants into in the aisle and some loon was wildly to all-comers (tho this the self-conscious holiness of the a debilitating daily habit. running the soundtrack back and didnt have sync sound). Then devotees. The concept of consumer addiction is fundamental to this forth thru the gate without turn­ there were home movies, plugs for Outside my companion saw the society’s survival. Everingham is one of the few cabinet ministers ing the picture light on. On the Divine Airlines, Divine Sales and film as a Hitler analogy. It all who senses this, and shuffles about with the usual repertoire of rumpled sheet-screen there were Divine Data Processing. Towards seemed too much of a cliche, but proclamations, paperwork and irrelevancies. Unfortunately, gov­ no images to be seen. the end there was a sales pitch I let my head drift into her grid ernment dogooding invariably imposes further limitations on our Beside this on the stage was a from Rene Davis selling the Astro­ and I saw along with her what freedom, apart from being a mammoth insult to the national silk upholstered armchair from dome show. we’d just seen. There was a feeling intelligence and a gross admission of philosophical pessimism. Grace Bros Homemakers Store on It approximated to a “it’s of 30s dictators in the parades and It is not surprising that Everingham should conjure up that which was perched a plain wood gonna be greater than Woodstock, the mass meetings, tho these are golden boy of ambitious liberals the world over — Ralph Nader — frame containing a larger-than-life folks” sort of line and was still going on in Red Square in to fuel his threats. Many Australian politicians assume an aura of photoportrait of Master Ji him­ thoroughly convincing. ’Cept the Moscow and Peking. ethereal sanctity as they look at the horizon and blissfully await self. Beside that was an even larger Divine Flights werent free (tho The way Hitler rose on the for Nader’s Invaders. I just shiver, because Naderism is the root of portrait painted on to a large reasonably cheap) and the rest of backs of the youth all meddle. His odious crusades on my un-asked-for-behalf banner that had a definite sugges­ the company didnt seem too ap- movement and . u<, interfere with my freedoms directly and oppressively every day. tion of Red Guard Mao banners. P^ing. the nature ' ^ ° At a time when the usefulness of the nation state is seriously In front of this was a throne­ freaks did questioned, up pops Ralph Nader, a beastly swot, puritannical, like wooden armchair (empty) have a zonked on work, forging at his anvil of consumer chastity fresh and around this vases of flowers. resemblance implements of power for a decaying state of wield. It was all very austere, suggesting to the // gentleman in He has turned the car, for instance, into an object of an improverished but evangelical the Indian robes monumental boredom and inconvenience. A whole new safety sect determined in its ways regard­ , x\ i offering Hindi industry is born and front seat passengers can no longer turn less o f the abstination obviously The film was worth lessons to around and talk. Apart from their uncanny demoralising effect on necessary to sustain its survival. a gold, tho I doubt if these acid- social buoyancy, safety belts merely give police another excuse Tho the movie was advertised the judges at the Aus- / j V^7 casualties to stop cars. for 7.30 nothing organised hap­ tralian Film Institute Ji V- / 0 f I never fail to click a twisted, suffocating belt around my pened until eight when a lame would think so. It waist, without realising that Nader has got us exactly where he folksong quartet began singing didnt use original wants us, stolidly safe and powerless, with future destination rockabilly hymns. While the music, but lifted slabs from Steve Miller and unknown apart from more straps, buzzers, alarms and other presentation was slack and the urban civilisation. And Ji’s offer fetters of interminable interferism. lighting very poor they managed other Californian notables. And it .... . - , had a slack section towards the ofa ^ennm m of peace does ring We’re becoming mere ciphers in the uncomfortable clasp of a to keep up the rhythm and sing end with Ji doing a Khrushchev hke Adolf’s Thousand Y ^ r Reich, paternalistic government. Do not forsake your right to take risks, the devoted words in an entertain­ riding round on a tractor. Also it 1 ^membered Lem Reifenstahl s or what’s left of it. Why should drinking water be chemicalised ing fashion. I felt it was a bit of a relied fairly heavily on parade m° vle °* ^ Nuremberg Rally, because brats require armor plating on their ivories to prepare con laying this on when we’d come to see the movie, but in a footage, conjuring up the Nazi/ them for 70 years ahead of jam tarts and sweet teas? ton movie will be used the same way it was expected. Maoist big crowd illusions. The The great mistake of our ancestors was to surrender their grasp way. I was infected with her of the political process to a professional class. Exercising the right Tongue-tied and over-earnest sets for these were sumptuously designed (in contrast to the a*aT1; to vote is an abnegation of the right to participate directly in hardsell followed. A tight-lipped A few nights later I was watch­ political affairs. Exactly 180 years ago, William Godwin warned: lady who seemed very worried for austerity of the set in the Teach- ‘‘Above all, we should not forget that government is an evil, an the salvation of us all recom­ ers Federation Hall), tho the boy ing G° u^ onDt?Je TV asuhe ^ sitting on his throne had more of traip^ed thm Pekmg^to the sound usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience mended we offer ourselves to take of Click Co the Shears. Then a sheikish lean than a Buddha of mankind ...” the guru’s knowledge and become there was the film of his meeting half-lotus. The role of government needs to be reduced, not fed fat with as happy as she was supposed to with Mao in a library of ancient moralism. Corporations and the state continue to expand and yet be. Except she looked no happier As soon as the movie finished, scrolls. It was all in the good old the more you think about the fruits of their polluted union, the than the greyhaired old ladies who there were more speeches and tradition of forei bowi at hymns. Everyone seemed a bit less essential to one’s satisfaction their goodies become. sit on the front rows of regular the feet of the Chinese emperor Finally .. . churches and dote on the fire- high (as one expects from any who rose to power from being a This week has seen much media applause of Time magazine’s and-brimstone of the preacher’s good movie) tho there was an peasant bandit. invisible coercion keeping us in unprecedented editorial. After 50 years of pseudo invisibility, the sermon. The slack presentation This is a regular cycle in China, the room. A few made a break for editors have come out to thumbs down Nixon. It now seems augured badly for the movie. Be­ , . , , , , and I started to see the guru appropriate to remind our readers of their glowing cover story on hind me there was a bolt of it watched by hundreds of pairs henomenon as art of the January 72: Nixon - man of the year. Mad magazine knew lightning and something in the of eyes for a flicker of doubt, hysteria that goes with the end of otherwise. Satirists inevitably make better prophets than news projector blew up. Another smil­ while others were engaged in con- a millennium (the second AD) editors. ing loon appeared at the projector versation by the devotees who had Then j ^ taM a and suggested I look back to the infiltrated into the crowd of just- Buddhist who reminded me of the front while he attended to his mquisitives as well as sincerely- false hets who at the problem. hopefuls attracted by the movie. end £ a millennium and of the One of the devotees, a youth- Back on stage there was much times when Satan (the left hand bowing and scraping as an Indian ful sometime filmmaker talked to of God) in the j of gentleman in national costume me about the movre (and his lack God ^ is not distinguishable walked up to the Ji portrait and of knowledge about how it had frQm God M dless mind en. rendered himself prostrate. Then been made) and his Knowledge j ed these parablesand j j settled he moved to the microphone and (which had him heading for down in mind somewhere Houston).\ HeLJ A seemed A/1 fto/n haven^«v/\ laid on his rap. A few tautological , , , , with Amy Semple McPherson CO(^%Y questions, a parable and a recom­ grasped the Don t worry, be buildi a Tower of and i s mendation we take Hindi classes happy and “Solution to yr prob- then issi off ^ the cash our of from him so we could sing the lem is that there is no problem So l didnt b the Divine L ^ ht hymns and know what they mean, routines of a few years back but brand u -s an advertisi ad o r d e r I*.* — before he introduced the movie. It feels there is something special that ^ ^ le what was now at 8.30. about what Ji has to offer. th dom want January 3, 1972 April, 1971 The movie began with Jordan Of course, he wasnt saying Page 4 —THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 THE WONDERFUL WORLDjfCANS

AN OIL scarcity in Holland has forced the Dutch government to ban the use of private cars on weekends. The citizens are whooping it up under clear skies, blissfully riding bicycles down the freeway. Meanwhile in Melbourne a daily newspaper has offered a grant to Melbourne U to determine just why people go bonkers when they get behind the wheel. Here we present our tribute to those chokin’, smokin', clankin’ piles of lethal junk — the motor car.

T WAS early morning on the chewing the tiny car, barely paus­ eats through the Kelly country afternoon? I’ll tell yuh! Because Hello, what's this, thinks I’m IHume Highway near the Wagga ing, spitting it out, leaving it, between Benalla and Albury. On some minutes ago I decided to trying to focus on the sky? A car turnoff and the semis were drop­ bumping and bouncing over the this strip drivers succumb to their cross the street. I’m trying to wants to attempt a right turn. ping like comets. road as its panels splattered the machines and tend to drift from ignore the throbbing waves of And, glory, he’s aimed at me who Swooping silently in angel gear countryside amid a screeching of the straight path, lost in the engine warmth blowing against happens to be standing on the down the Great Divide, those rendered metal and human cry. vehicle’s momentum, the roadway me, and the maniacal eyes of the spot designated for his turn. My laden juggernauts - jockeyed by None survived. haze and the fury of the traffic. drivers. Instead I’m trying to liver is a lily, the traffic roars past wide-eyed drivers hopelessly try­ The Hume has trees that stand Some nod off, some just give think of something objective to - into the city, out of the city, ing to control the weight of the and take the bumps and blows of up. They may wander into the say about motor cars. It’s hard, desperate, every little car and load, the pull of Newton’s gravity, wayward and misdirected vehicles. gravel and spin out; they may veer very hard . . . truck. The man doing the turn is a frantic time schedule and a The trees lose some bark, some to the right into oncoming traffic. I suddenly realise just how trying to toot me off my Switzer­ spiralling speed intake - crushed people lose their lives and the But there aint no real reason, sir. vulnerable we all are. Somewhere land, my white line. I’m ageing all in their path. body responsible for road safety Crosses painted on the gums . . . in the Victorian road laws is a bit noticeably. Like the Mini coming from paints crucifixes on the gnarled So why am I standing here on a saying how we pedestrians have When I eventually crossed a Wagga, heading for Albury. The trunks. very thin and very fragile white right of way and here the only man standing, watching the Kenworth caught it midships and Many such trees line the line in the centre of Spencer thing keeping me alive is the white action, said: “Shit I thought you behaved like a wheat combine, straight ribbon of bitumen that Street, Melbourne at 4.30 in the line. were a gonner.”

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 -* pI ^ 5 T,SoRt®y

Scones and jam on five faces looking menacingly through tightly wound up windows of a station wagon. And slowly but A word from surely they are edging my friend into the oncoming traffic. He’s on the hospital a motor bike so he’s a public nuisance they think as he des­ bed... perately tries to convey you are trying to murder me. They smile AST WEEK while travelling grimly and the driver keeps on Lin a diabolical hunk of tech­ edging right, spruce in his starch­ nology known as a “car" we were ed bowling clothes. A vigilante. struck from behind. My passenger My friend now has a pistol ended up in hospital with a strapped under his fuel tank. broken leg and I had the stuffing There’s a sign deeply rooted knocked out of me . . . beside Melbourne’s Footscray Every year in Australia some Road, Welcome to Col Paige 40 0 0 people are killed in auto Territory. Col sells Fords to the accidents, about 90,000 are in­ people of Sunshine and Foots­ jured and millions have the tripe cray, where nothing grows but scared out of them. But the vio­ granite rocks, scotch thistle and lence of the car doesn’t end there. pollution levels. The area feeds The materials used in constructing itself with its motorised violence the motor car — metals, glass, and at peak hours goes totally plastics etc - and the materials it insane. consumes in order to stay running Recently a visiting American - oxygen, oil and rubber - are was run off the road by some not unlimited. Supplies are run­ hoodlums driving a Ford. With ning out. beer bottles they proceeded to From these valuable materials smash every window in his car. the car produces toxins: CO, NO, That done, they dragged him to the etc, deleteriously affecting the road, kicked his ribs in, fractured entire ecology. It is one of the his skull and broke his arm For most dangerous threats to the life no apparent reason. He had been of the planet. in the country two weeks. Wel­ Society has been sold the idea come to Col Paige territory. that the car is the supreme mode Some weeks ago my neighbor­ of transport. The four wheel gas­ hood panelbeater eyed the roar­ oline lifestyle is pounded into our ingness of the Friday peak hour skulls by everyone from sparepart traffic, sniffed the dampness in salesman pushing the newest in the air, rubbed his hands and said revolutionary innovations to to me: “Ahh, it’s going to be a adom the dashboard to construc­ good weekend for business. I tion executives selling the latest in think I’ll have to put on some concrete freeway design. To big extra men for Monday.” business the motor car is worth He told me that although the billions and for that reason the Winter had been a wet one, it was corporation heavies make the de­ not a good one for smashes. “ A cisions about transport systems. wet road is no good unless it is The greatest difficulty in de­ greasy. The last two weeks have vising another transport system is been fairly cjry, so when this rain to change peoples attitudes and comes the roads will be nice and concepts of motorised transporta­ slippery.” tion. So . . His hands are torn, toiled and A POSSIBLE EXPERIMENT . . . grainy. After years of tearing at SIXTEEN city blocks are section­ metal. The fingernails are gnarled, ed off and two-thirds of the rising in moonless lumps. Some streets are taken from the cars by nails are growing back, some are residents for playgrounds, com­ in the stage of falling off. They munity centres, or larger property got like that from things - gear­ lots. One portion is set aside for boxes and hammers etc - falling community garages. So, drive­ on them. ways, garages, and carports are A huge and battered dump bin made available for people to use stands in squat ugliness outside other ways. the panelbeating sbop. It ingests The community garage is a the auto jetsam and is emptied cooperative effort, which makes twice a week by an orange truck petrol and car servicing cheaper. which comes by, stops, reaches The cars could be owned com­ for the bin with steel claws, raises munally, or nationally, and check­ it skyward, upturns it, gobbles up ed to make sure they are running the buckled metal, returning it to well. A well tuned car is safer, the pavement. A fascinating dis­ cheaper to run, and less polluting. play. If communities bought cars joint­ The panelbeater’s “ business” ly they could expect discounts, lines the street. He bribes the local making their cars cheaper. parking officers: “ All the wrecks The nature of community is won’t fit in the workshop.” Last changed by changing its transport week, in the gutter, an Austin organisation. Less roads will de­ looking like an electrocuted gar­ crease noise and traffic hazards in fish, headlamps distended, wall­ the area. People could walk eyed, the front crushed inwards through the neighborhood to get from both sides, the grill pouting home from the garage, and see in agony. more of the community. The gar­ The place has no lunchroom so age would act as a place to organ­ the men eat their meals in the ise car pools to various places. cars, with the bloodstains. The Rather tban having strictly private kids who live around here play transportation, people begin to around the wrecks after the panel- meet and travel together. Car safe­ beaters finish their work and go ty becomes less a matter of per­ home, roaring off in their sonal finance, and more a com­ Monaros and GT Cortinas. . . ,— , munity concern. .— . - MICHAEL MORRIS (__ | DAVID SOD Page 6 — T H E L IV IN G D A Y L IG H T S , November 13-19, 1973 ...And one from a spannerhead

■jyyf ODERN cars are being de- them. But even if you are happy, Toggle switches also get ten signed to as far as possible relaxed and confident, they’ll points each, knobs and switches eliminate the actual sensations of probably get you in the end any­ of all other kinds five points. driving. You hardly notice that way. Double all points for eccentric you're doing it. This is probably So what the hell, a short life arrangements, like a gearshift of unsafe because it tends to give the and a merry one, be happy, relax­ the right-hand side or a handbrake driver a false sense of security, but ed, confident and aggressive, and lever projecting from the roof. If its major result is a sheer dilution kill as few people as you possibly you have fallen in love with the of experience. can. car, ignore its points score and Driving a car is probably the CHOICE OF CAR. buy it anyway. most adventurous activity of the IT is unfortunate that many peo­ Keep in touch and we’ll try to average person in this society. It ple have been so hypnotised by get you some reviews of worth­ offers danger, travel, excitement, the technological mysticism of while cars like Peugeot 403s, old a chance to display initiative and this fat corporation-consumer Rover 90s, Austin A40s, Rileys, aggression. It also requires a sense conspiracy that they choose their old Buick 8s, etc . . . I I of timing and coordination that is cars on grounds totally unrelated M. O ’RO URKE one of the few real skills available to driving satisfaction. to anybody who is otherwise Such irrelevant criteria as per­ manually unskilled. formance, engineering sophistica­ On the other hand it is these tion, economy and, most laugh­ very factors which make driving able of all, safety features. L et’s so dangerous; but it would be face it, you only need safety excessively foolish to pretend that features if you plan to have an they arent there. Driving a car is accident. I would strongly advise not just a means of getting from you to avoid having accidents; point A to point B, as many they constitute a grave danger to drivers are heard to claim. Driving, your corporeal substance, which particularly in the metropolitan you will need in order to drive area, is more like swimming in your car. shark-infested waters. Indulge There is only one way to de­ your aggression only when it is termine the worthiness of a car. safe to do so, but do not fail to Count the dials, knobs and indulge it when you get the switches on the dashboard. Give chance. Drive to win on points. ten points for each circular or One thing that you must realise octagonal dial, is that the majority of other and double these drivers will kill you if they can. points if the Some of them try consciously to dials are se t, do this, others are simply agents in wood. of a greater power. Score off them by being more clever than they, not by trying to kill them back. It is unfair to score points against pedestrians or little old ladies in Minis. If you are in the habit of doing this you are a nasty coward and you might end up killing one of the poor defenceless things. If you dont like driving you

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 - Page 7 Beep! Beep! Look a t the big 1 The busy little taxi See how the ca speeds across town. monoxide and I Tick! Tick! deposits from it; goes the meter. pipe fill the narr Beep! Beep! city street ? goes the little yellow taxi. Beep! Beep! goes the little y; Cough! Cough! goes the big tru

Look at all the The concrete-mixer Stop! says the tn little mini-cars. truck is pouring cement for at the busy inter They are made of very a multi-storey car park. He is wearing a thin metal and come It makes so much noise respirator becat from Japan. Some are it can drive people mad. couldn't breathe1 small enough to fit Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! undera semi-trailer. goes the little yellow taxi. goes the little yel Beep! Beep! Clank! Clank! Gasp! Gasp! goes the little yellow taxi. goes the concrete­ goes the traffic c Buzz! Buzz! mixer truck. go the little mini-cars.

Page 8 — T H E L IV IN G D A Y L IG H T S , N ovem ber 13-19, 1973 A Drudge’s Daydream DEAR DAYLIGHTS. Thank you tor printing John Hoyland's article on jealousy. I read it through about five times and it is almost the first honest article on sex from a male I have read. I say "almost" because, although I have read other examples of honest male soul searching it is the first attempt I have come across to be both objective and to come to grips with what the double standard does to both sexes. Somewhere in the second issue it was stated that Hoyland's article had not prompted anything similar from your readers. So here goes; this attem pt of mine is not as objective as Hoyland's and it's written with a great deal more caution. Not because I am ashamed of being a "randy housewife" because I'm not. But because if my husband "R o y" were to read the piece and recognise himself he would be deeply hurt. Men pride themselves on their ability to satisfy women and dont want to know about it if they can't. I have used a pseudonym because if "R o y " were to pick up mail he would ask questions that I dont really want to haveVto answer. Pardon my dishonesty or discretion or whatever you want to call it. Perhaps you would call it disloyalty - most men would, I think. "JOSEPHINE TURNER" OMEN hit their sexual peak style” sort of advice. I tried them: courtesy of one’s man and listen­ W in their mid-30s; yet for an they didnt work very well. ed with compassionate disbelief to Australian married woman of this Meanwhile, his career was his similarly sincere but inauthentic age to admit to randiness is the main preoccupation and he was commercials for the bliss of matri equivalent of her husband public­ very successful indeed. A better mony. ly declaring homosexuality. It’s house, more salary, more enter­ Every so often one would hear just not on. taining and just as little sex and that Maisie’s husband, or B etty’s Women are supposed to be understanding as ever. husband was playing up, but it transported to the land of eternal Perhaps he was unfaithful now simply wasnt done to divulge bliss (suburbia) and surething ful­ and then, I dont really know. But suspicions that one’s own man fillment by getting married and I had reason to suspect that he might be straying or that the having kids. Monogamy is the was. I dont think I was jealous in husband of the woman passing on cement that binds society to­ the usual sense of that word; the gossip might be well known gether and heaven help any mar­ certainly I felt rejected and de­ for philandering. One of the ried woman foolish enough to prived and bloody resentful of the women in the street started an speculate whether or not this so­ freedom he enjoyed. affair of her own, we all pretend­ ciety is worth such expensive Roy, on the other hand, tend­ ed ignorance, but there were mortar. ed to get very moody indeed if I Heaven help her if she ques­ muted hints of her husband’s lack flirted or showed interest in men. of “manliness”, whatever that is. tions the myth that women are I had had a previous relationship “innately” monogamous. Women Damn all those marriage with a very jealous man and I of my age were trained to accept manuals with their hypocritical didnt want that scene again so I our “biological destinies” passive­ suggestions that sexual dis­ learnt to curb any tendency to ly and to internalise our mens harmony is almost inveriably the public exuberence. need for our dependency so that wife’s fault. There were precious Because I loved him I tried to it can be agonisingly hard to few times whem I didnt welcome live up to the stereotype and on Roy’s attentions and I dieted and admit that we remain, when all is the whole he probably found me said and done, human beings with exercised constantly to keep satisfactory enough. He was “too human needs that the noble in­ myself appealing. busy” to help with the housework Damn all those prissy injunc­ stitution of matrimony often fails but firmly believed that a spotless tions for women to be more to satisfy. house reflected a woman’s char­ broadminded in accepting their During the first years of mar­ acter. Sometimes I moaned and husbands needs, ie. fellatio and so riage, my husband’s somewhat un­ put on a turn, but on the whole I on. When it comes to sexual imaginative lovemaking wasnt too complied with sickening meek­ narrowmindedness men can be as hard to bear. I was young and ness. uptight as any Victorian pater­ confident and sure that adjust­ My older children started familias. Reciprocation they just ment would come in time, just as school and I was left at home with dont want to know about. Damn the marriage manuals promised. the youngest and with TV, books all those snide, hurtful jokes about Besides, bearing and rearing babies and rather more masturbation for frustrated married women. How didnt leave too much spare energy consolation. Lonely, lonely, the hell do women get to be left to resent deprivation. lonely. frustrated in the first place. Roy was concerned with ad­ It’s a cliche: Wife meets tired, Damn all that ubiquitous prop vancing his career and took on uninterested husband at the door aganda that women need to be or lots of extra responsibilities to with pentup, semi-hysterical gab­ should be faithful and that only a make sure that he was not going ble and complains that she is slut wants more than her husband to be overlooked for promotion. going around the bend. Husband can provide. Damn our mens need Our sex life was minimal, a quick sighs wearily and reaches for a for submission and dependency screw in the approved Christian bottle of beer from the fridge and and ‘‘the exclusive use of position every week or so — not prepares to listen tolerantly whilst woman’s body” to prop up their too much messing about with wife recites her days frustrations sense of masculine power and preliminaries, that was kid stuff. I masturbated every so often and woes. aggression. And damn us for ac­ As sizzlingly exciting breaks in cepting these sorts of inhuman but Roy didnt know that and if I the monotony there were coffee had told him he would probably victimisation. sessions with one’s peers, school have felt insulted and rejected. If life was dreary and far from and kindie functions, occupation­ Mind you, I am not blaming him fun back in the days when the al therapy (pottery and tennis - — this was what he expected kids were small then the crunch but I didnt like pottery and have married life to be and no one had came when they were all at always hated tennis) to be explor­ as much as hinted to him that it school, all growing up into in ed in the hope that one might find mightnt be all that satisfactory to dividuals and I hit the traumatic something meaningful to fill in a woman. mid-30 years. All those simmering I complained every so otten those hours until the kids arrived needs and yearnings came to the but he responded merely with home and he got back from work. boil virtually overnight and for a looks of blank incomprehension. I Cliche fantasies about running period I fell hopelessly in love had him, a nice home, beautiful away from home and becoming a ous woman scientist/artist/writer/ ers. At night I could hear them with a whole succession of men children, what more could I want? stripper at King’s Cross; in one’s any-bloody-thing-except-m u m. raging and screaming at their hus­ whom I never would have dared I didnt know either, although I fantasies boobs never sag and Why didnt I take up study again? bands just as I periodically raged to approach. did my best to find out. The abdomens dont bear traces of Because he didnt damn well want and screamed at mine. One man conceived a passion books I read congratulated me on childbearing. One is forever 18 me to, that’s why. We women never discussed our for me which he couldnt/ my good fortune and didnt get and delectable. All up and down our nice dissatisfactions, that would be wouldnt/didnt consummate be- beyond the “candlelit dinner for Fantasies about taking up suburban street my neighbor breaking the line. Instead, one C = £ 7 two and new nightie and hair­ study again and becoming a fam­ ladies were likewise going bonk­ bragged about the perfections and

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 — Page 9 A Drudges Daydream Cont. cause I was a married woman and would have to be hard up i hence somebody else’s property. (pun intended). For an agonising year after he had It’s been so long since my declared that (cliche again) “we femaleness has been acknow­ could be nothing but distant ledged and wholeheartedly ap­ friends” I lay awake at night and preciated that my never very cursed his scruples or cowardice in secure self esteem has eroded to a between wondering if I was really wisp. Fantasy is one thing but the not worth it and that was why he thought of taking my clothes off refrained. for another man brings me to Sometimes I wonder if my kids stark terror. What if, after dredg­ and Roy see me as a human being ing up every possible bit of cour­ at all — certainly few men seem age and racing some man off, he to. Is it because I’m forbidden rejected me? territory, property, and anyway At long last I’m back at uni­ past the age of masculine interest? versity studying for that worth­ Sex is difficult enough when while vocation and its certainly kids are small but it becomes very better than sitting at home brood­ strained indeed when there is an ing or rushing around doing a adolescent awake and studying in whole lot of unnecessary house­ the next room. Habituation has work. Roy has reached the top blunted whatever attractions one and thankfully is content to bask has retained and one’s husband in it instead of discovering some doesnt look too bloody interest­ new ambition. He is a lot less ing either. demanding about housework now You know precisely how he is and even helps, age has mellowed going to approach you, what he is my aggressive careerist. going to do, how you are expect­ Yet, my discontent still drives ed to respond and how you will me to swill down valium and take feel afterwards. Used. a few too many drinks whenever You wake up to the fact that the opportunities arise. Partly you have been used for years and this is because I am in the com­ that any recriminations on that pany of much younger women score will fall on deaf ears. For (some of them feminists) who th at’s what marriage is all about would reject out of hand the sort and few men feel any guilt about of marriage I existed through and accepting, without question, a who regard R oy’s sort of pos­ woman’s body and other matrim­ sessiveness as a barbaric survival. onial services. Because I am non moralistic One should feel gratitude that and non judgmental, they confide he isnt a wife belter, a boozer, a in me. Believe me, their con­ womaniser, or a no hoper who fidences brutally underline the doesnt provide the necessities for sort of predicament I’m in. I listen his family. And one does. One to their criticisms of marriage, sex counts one’s blessings until they roles and sexual relationships and wear and fray in one’s fingers. cannot but concur with their Every so often, when the strain analyses. I groove on their un­ of being Mrs Perfectly Faithful abashed sexuality their courage Housewife becomes unbearable I and their freedom and whilst I hive off to the local GP and coax envy them bitterly I pray that him into prescribing tranquillisers. their ideals may never be tarnish­ Monogamy in tablet form. ed. Fidelity in a pill. Instant relief for Marriage, as an institution is aching flesh. I look into the faces getting pretty shaky, and I for of my peers clustered in the wait­ one, couldnt care less if as it is ing room flicking through the presently structured it quietly col­ tattered womens magazines (none lapsed. Something better has to of the modern risque one's, just take its place and while ever men the respectable weeklies with their feel the need of sacrificial victims, potted solutions) and wonder how virgin brides, stainless wives, while many of them are there for the they themselves acknowledge no same reasons as I, and what such constraints then marriage is a symptoms they produce for the sham and rotten confidence trick. benefit of the longsuffering GP. Fortunately, the term “frig­ Sexual deprivation and frustra­ idity” is less bandied around than tions can produce a great many it was in the 50s and 60s, but quite authentic symptoms. Every­ surely it is not too much for men thing from period pains to miscar­ jto acknowledge that cold, re­ riage with backaches and other luctant wives merely reflected the woes in between. I know, I’ve sorts of atmospheres that men (suffered a lot of them myself. themselves help to produce with Why try to be Mrs Perfectly anti woman, anti sexual attitudes. Faithful Housewife? Mine has been a good marriage Weil, for starters, there is my by usually applied criteria and husband who loves me in an un­ Roy has been a model husband excited sort of way and kids who using these same standards of would suffer if I threw my cap judgment, but really, is it enough? Earth - Fire - Water over the windmill and started When I remember the sorts of LORIA Fletcher is one of museums. If it is to survive it little problematic by landing a screwing around. humiliations I used to impose on Gthe few aboriginal artists in must be continually rejuvenated man on the moon. There is my own cowardice myself trying to wring a little Australia. She works in ceramics. She also has an almost meta­ Her main work consists of and fear of R oy’s retaliation. passion out of a more or less About her past, she said, "There’s physical theory about her art. tiled panels. On average these are Shyness; women who grew up in indifferent husband, I cringe. But nothing there, just hardship and “Many of my pots are bound in made up of 24 six inch tiles. They the fearful 50s were not trained to it’s not much good feeling bitter struggle.’’ chains just as we are bound to the are heavily embossed with a linear be sexually forward. I just or self-pitying about it because Born in Weipa in 1937 she universe,” she says. Gloria has pattern which breaks the recti­ linear structure of the panel. The wouldnt know how to deliberate­ my problems are not mine alone, attended a mission school where her own way of expressing earth- tiles are richly textured both ly set out to get laid. Cynicism: I they are Mrs Anywoman’s. “nobody ever talked about going fire-water. She moved her hands through relief and color. The dont imagine that other womens Women are still putting them­ on to higher levels. We hardly as if she was going to begin work; color contradicts and comple­ husbands have much more en­ selves through hell trying to live even knew you could. So almost “Mud, clay-volcano-the-seas-the ments the modelled form. She thusiasm or prowess than my own up to the impossible, still buying nobody went on.” universe.” uses natural glazes, particularly and besides, I would hate to be this creme, this eyeshadow, and It was her mother and Auntie A figure looking up into the iron, which are applied unevenly party to another woman’s depriva­ as an ultimate obscenity buying Kitty Dick who taught her abo­ sky, to the moon, into the uni­ verse is Gloria’s metaphor for thereby giving a large range of tion. Lack of opportunity; how squirt goo to drown their natural riginal legends while she was a colors and surface textures to her many seductive men do you odors so that some man will child. Her first artistic endeavors imagination. “Modern people work. imagine lurk about suburban come to find them desirable. were on bark and these were sold never look up into the sky any­ Earlier next year Gloria will be supermarkets? Meter men and en­ Women are still being exhorted to tourists. more. They just race from their having her first exhibition outside cyclopaedia salesmen are not all to attempt the impossible, to be Gloria came to Sydney three home and TV sets to work, and of Australia. She will exhibit in that attractive either. Panting Passionflower and years ago and did a tech course in then back home again. Their eyes Japan for four weeks and South But right deep down where I Patience Pureheart all within the ceramics. down or straight in front of Korea for four weeks. dont like to look very often is the same, handy for all sorts of un­ Her various works are attempts them.” A figure looking up into Presently she has an exhibition dreadful suspicion that I am not pleasant labor, body. And it’s all to keep a distinct aboriginal cul­ the sky and the moon recurs in at the Divola Galleries 165-167 really very sexually attractive. such a waste of time, men dont ture alive. The actual motifs and her work along with her various Rowntree Street, Birchgrove, R oy’s lack of passion may have seem to be all that much interest­ designs in her work are from moon surfaces. NSW. |— | had a very good cause. I suspect ed in women and sex anyway. traditional sources. In her mind Though modern technology, that any man who wanted me aboriginal culture is not for the she added, had made this field a GRANT EVANS I— >

Page 10 -T H E LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS

T WAS in the Shaolin monastery, I set in the rugged terrain of Honan province that Bodhidharma, father of Zen Buddhism and first patriarch of China, spent the latter part of his life, meditating and developing Shaolin temple boxing (“ch’unfa” — way of the hand). This defence, used by the gentle monks as protection against the maraud­ ing bands who roved near the temple, carries with it legends of extraordinary feats by the monks in warding off their attackers, of incredible leaps ( “ sing-yi”) from standing and sitting positions. From the marriage of rigid physical training and meditation evolved five dis­ tinct Shaolin styles: dragon, snake, crane, Kung Fu is based on the principle o f the yin and the yang, praying mantis and tiger, the expressions a pair o f complementary and interdependent forces that act of the five elements — dragon being yin or negative vitality and tiger being yang continuously in this universe. In the symbol, the yin and or positive vitality. The movements of the yang are two interlocking parts o f “one whole”, each creatures were emulated in the styles in containing within its confines the qualities o f the other. “ soft” and “hard” techniques consisting The common mistake o f most martial artists is to identify of blocks, kicks, punches and application these two forces, yin and yang, as dualistic (soft style and of reverse-joint techniques. Like Aikido, some of the movements firm style). But yin-yang exist as one inseparable force o f an of Shaolin temple boxing follow the unceasing interplay o f movement. They are neither cause nor yin/yang principle of receiving energy effect but should be looked on as sound and echo, light and (yin) and redirecting it (yang). Unlike shadow. If yin and yang are viewed as two separate entities, Aikido one does not harmonise with the realisation o f the ultimate reality o f Kung Fu won't be opponent’s energy, instead, working di­ achieved. rectly against the energy to neutralising. A master’s performance has the grace and elegance of the swan’s flight, the lethal power of the cheetah, the hypnotic effect of the cobra. ' , - ... All training focuses on the develop­ ment of the “chi” — the “life-energy” or Fen who was said to be inspired by a bat­ “superstar” exponent? The ultimate tri­ Lee also developed a rather unique bio-electricity - the central concept of tle he witnessed between a bird and a umph of mind and body over sword and double reverse roundhouse kick, which he Taoism. Chi, centred in the abdomen just snake. rifle or the next inevitable stage in the used with remarkable effect in Fist o f below the navel, flows through the body The Chinese Zen temples were forced epoch of film blood and guts? Why the Fury. Stressing the need for an individual along subtle paths from the soles of the to close after the Boxer Rebellion, but mushrooming of martial art schools? approach Lee said that “each one of us is feet to the top of the head. Meditation the pure Shaolin spirit lives on in Japan in Perhaps these films are the completion different and each one of us should be practice was the closing of the five gates the form of Shorinji Kempo. Headquart­ of the cycle from the anti-hero of west­ taught the correct form. By the correct or senses and centring the chi by circulat­ ers is the Shorinji temple (Hombu) centre erns to the warrior hero of the East, its form, I mean the most useful techniques ing it in a microcosmic orbit from the of the Zen Kongo sect on the island of precursor being the immortal Seven a person is inclined toward.” abdomen up the spine to the brain so as Shikoku. Samurai. With such a proliferation of styles and to discover the immortal golden light Doshin So, its founder, was trained in Films such as Fist of Fury, and Five schools, a suitable introduction for many between the eyes. China by the great Shaolin master Fingers of Death are highly stylised with people would be the study of the Wing One of the most closely guarded Buntaise. He was repatriated to Japan scant plots, instead concentrating on Chun style of Kung Fu as it dramatically Shaolin secrets was the knowledge of the after the war and established the temple lightning speed and accuracy of the hero demonstrates the circular continuously 7 0 8 points along the passages of the chi; in 1946. So explains that the Shaolin as he devastates the opposition. They flowing chi. A following publication by 142 being those to which lethal pressure secrets have only been recently unlocked have a special appeal as “they tend to use James Yimm Lee is a valuable aid to such could be applied. as the masters were afraid of the great special effects to dramatise the energy. A study. But note: the author stresses the However, this knowledge was used for potential harm through their misuse. man raises his hand and vapor flows from need for a competent instructor, especial­ healing purposes and the prevention of Training is concentrated on developing his palm. It seems very exotic, but it’s ly for learning the “Chi Sao” technique. ailments by restoration of the energy chi, which is used “to defeat an op­ simply a visual metaphor. The Chinese So beware the fast-buck instructor who flow blocked along the different paths. ponent without physical force or the moviemakers feel that they have to make teaches you Kung Fu or Wing Chun in ten This was the basis of the theory and strength of a blow from the fist”. things a little more concrete, just like easy lessons! practice of acupuncture which inserted “Kenzen” is the operative Shorinji prin­ Hollywood”. For those wishing to pursue this art, needles along the paths to stimulate the ciple, Ken being boxing or physical move­ But do we see beyond the impact of there are a number of instructors in free flow of chi. The emphasis was on ment, Zen being calm or stillness which is the kick or blow? Sydney who hold classes in Wing Chun prevention rather than cure and as Lu applied in the daily discipline and training Indeed, the argument against “mind­ and Shaolin styles. Edmund Lee holds a K ’uan Yu says: “The saints and sages of of Shorinji students. less violence” has no place in this con­ Wing Chun class at the gymnasium at old did not wait for illnesses to manifest Kicking, open and closed fist striking text. In the case of Bruce Lee, the final the University of NSW; Serge Martich- and then cure them. They cured them and hitting with base of the palm are the visual image is the result of many years of Osterman, a superb Shaolin exponent, is while they were latent.” basis of the art’s Eleven Fundamental' hard and disciplined training. Winning at to be found at Sydney University. Mr Yu, Techniques. Kicks to the mid-section and all costs is not the theme of these films; who is also at the University of NSW, was blows to the temple are two of the most it is man’s preservation of honor. head of the Fifth School in Hong Kong common techniques. To progress to the But Bruce lee is NOT Kung Fu and and was trained for 15 years by a Taoist UNG FU (pronounced Gung Fu) rank of Seikenshi (black belt), 100 tech­ Kung Fu is NOT Bruce Lee. He developed monk. He often demonstrated the five K sprang from Shaolin, but a less re­ niques must be mastered. It is estimated a highly unorthodox style, which he essential principles which must always be fined art was practised in Canton from that there are about 300,000 practition­ called “jeet kune do” (“intercepting fist borne in mind: where many Chinese emigrated to Ameri­ ers in over 1500 hombus throughout way” ) which was based on an intensive Avoid rather than check, ca. Tai Chi Ch’uan (“supreme ultimate”), Japan. anatomical study of martial art move­ Check rather than force, with its slow harmonious circular move­ ments. Its premise being: immobilising Force rather than injure, ments, is the least aggressive of the arts, the opponent from the “roots” (the legs, Injure rather than maim, but among the most widely practised in HY the amazing success of the Kung linchpin of any stance) one could virtual­ Maim rather than kill. the West. It was evolved by Chang Tsang W Fu film, with Bruce Lee as the ly control him at will. BRIAN WILLIAMS THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 — Page 11 DO IT YOURSELF RUNG FU 1 Actually, this was never meant for and I kept copious notes on the pertinent publication. I started out taking notes on points and techniques. Wing Chun in 1962 so I could teach Kung Television and motion pictures have Fu to my eight year old son when he tremendously increased the amount of became old enough. As my son grew interest in the Chinese, Japanese, and older, however, his interest turned to Korean martial arts, and as a result tennis — not the martial arts. I was afraid schools are springing up everywhere. that my years of note-taking had been Some are good; some are inferior. wasted. Then I decided to write on Wing Eventually, Kung Fu schools will go Chun in hopes that >t would benefit through the same type of upheaval and aspiring martial artists. turmoil that karate schools have gone Through my brother Bob, I was intro­ through in past years. There will be the duced to my future Wing Chun instructor, inevitable bickering, pettiness, and ruth­ Bruce Lee. Because of my unfortunate less exploitation of the ignorant public by past experience in other schools, I really the unscrupulous. appreciated the simple and direct style of I hope this will give the layman a Wing Chun and its practical application. clear perspective of Kung Fu so that in What you practice today, you can use his quest for knowledge he will enrol in a today. good school. Those who use this for I was fortunate to be able to study home training may pick up some useful under the late Bruce Lee and be his pointers. If Wing Chun (Kung Fu) is help­ assistant instructor. When he was living in ful then I'm glad I took the time to take Oakland, we were in daily contact. He notes. was always there to clear up any doubts I J. YIM M LEE, might have about his style of Kung Fu, Oakland, California

According to legend, the Wing Chun (literally, “beautiful springtime”) style of Kung Fu was founded by a woman, Yim Wing Chun, some four hundred years ago. Yim Wing Chun learned her basic self-defence from a Buddhist nun, Ng Mui, (nuns were quite active in the arts at various periods, and some were supposed to have been fierce fighters) and passed the style down through the centuries to Leong Bok Sul, Wong Wah Bo, Leong Yee Tai, Leong Jon, Chan Wah Soon, Yip Man (the present leader of the Wing Chun style), Leong Sheong and Wong Soon Sum. Right stance Although Yim Wing Chun learned from STANCES another, she is still considered the founder of the Wing Chun system. She felt that too Right square stance much emphasis was placed on the “hard horse” and “hard style” so evident in the other systems, and being a woman, she believed that a wiser course of action should be taken to complement the “hard” way. In order to apply energy more efficiently, she devised the chi sao practice, a unique feature of the Wing Chun style in which one flows with the opponent instead of trying to dominate him. Since structurally this style complements opponent strength rather than trying to dominate it, Wing Chun is ideal for women. It is an aggressive style with very compact, economical attacks and defences. Yip Man, the foremost authority of the Wing Chun art today, is responsible for Mr Yip Man bringing the style from China to Hong Kong.

To assume the square stance, dis­ To assume a right stance from the tribute your weight equally on both square stance, move your right leg feet and bend your knees. Position forward, but distribute most of your hands at the centerline (joan your weight on the rear leg. Con­ sien), placing your right hand for­ tinue to guard the centerline. ward of the left. The left stance is the reverse of the Remain in the square stance, but right stance. place your left hand forward of the right hand. Left stance Left square stance

Bruce Lee, the James Dean o f the East

Page 12 -T H E LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 DO IT YOURSELF KUNG FU 2 CENTRELINE THEORY The centerline (joan sien) is an integral part of the wing chun style of kung-fu. It is the nucleus on which the defenses and attacks of wing chun are based. The centerline influence can be seen in all wing chun stances, hand positions, shifting of horses, advancing and retreating.

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(A) In a square facing stance place your right hand forward and your left hand at the center of your chest. (B) When you change the position of your hands, regardless of the stance, never leave the centerline unprotected.

Right Sitting Horse Stance O

This series illustrates how to guard the centerline during the execution of several jabs in a training exercise. Start the finger jab from the middle of your chest so the jab protects the centerline as it travels forward. (1) From the completed left finger jab position, (2) begin a right finger jab by retracting your left hand as you shoot out your right hand. (3) Continue to move your right hand forward and your left hand back. (4) When your right hand is fully extended and your left hand is in front of your sternum, the right finger jab is com pleted. (5) In a left stance place your left hand forward to cover the center- From the square stance assume the line. (6) In the right stance the right right sitting horse stance (jor mah) hand is forward. by turning your body toward the right. Keep most of your weight on the rear foot. Lower your left hand, turn your palm toward the floor, and bring it across your body until it is in line with the right hand. IMMOVABLE ELBOW Left Sitting Horse Stance The immovable elbow theory (but doan jiang) is very important in wing chun. Theoretically, it works like a hurricane. The eye of a hurricane is always still, but its periphery is constantly moving and exerting tremendous force. The immovable elbow works similarly. The hand and forearm can move in any direction, but the elbow never moves. It remains about three inches in front of the body. Also, the hand and forearm should never pass the imaginary perpendicular line that intersects the elbow. If the arm is pressed too hard, it is better to give way with the whole body than to give way with the elbow or violate the boundary line. The distance between the thumb and little finger on the left hand is the correct distance that the elbow should be from the body. In the immovable elbow theory, boundary lines limit the sideward and up-and-down movemert of the hand and forearm. The height of the boundary is the eyebrows, and the lowest boundary line is the groin area, although the elbow must never dip below the navel. The width of the boundary extends just past the shoulders.

The left sitting horse is just the opposite.

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 — Page 13 DO IT YOURSELF KUNG FU 3 FOUR CORNERS The boundaries of the four corners are the same as those of the OUTSIDE I------INSIDE immovable elbow: the eyebrows at the top, the groin area at the HIGH HIGH bottom, and the area just past the shoulders on either side. The GATE I GATE four corners are divided into four equal areas, or gates. For instance, the top half of the side of the forward hand is the outside high gate. Any attack to this gate will be blocked to the outside. Attacks to the inside gate will be blocked inward. Within each gate there are also two separate areas as seen in the side view: a forward area and a rear area. Any attack to the forward area will be blocked by the forward arm. Attacks to the rear area will be handled by the hand that is back.

HIGH HIGH FORWARD R EA R ^ AREA AREA I I

THIS supplement is extracted from the I book Wing Chun (Kung Fu) by J. Yimm Lee, Ohara Publications, Los Angeles, I California. The books are available in I some city bookshops. I

LOW LOW I FORWARD REAR OUTSIDE . INSIDE AREA AREA LOW I LOW GATE l _ GATE

Outside High Forward Outside High Rear Inside High Forward Inside High Rear

This is an example of a forward, Here is a rear, outside high block An example of the forward, high A rear, inside high block can be outside high block with the right (slap block) executed with the inside gate block is the left performed with a right slap hand. Note: One hand is high left hand. palm-up block. block and a left straight punch. and the other is low. Outside Low Forward Outside Low Rear Inside Low Forward Inside Low Rear

A forward, outside low block The rear, outside low block can The forward, inside low block A rear, inside low block is exe­ can be accomplished by exe­ be executed with a low, left slap can be accomplished with a right cuted with a left slap block. cuting a low, outer wrist block block. slap block. with the right hand.

Page 14 -T H E LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 DO IT YOURSELF KUNG FU 4 ECONOMY OF MOVEMENT Practicing economy of simultaneously will be movements in both defense structurally faster than a and offense and keeping style which incorporates a within the boundaries of block and then an attack. the four corners is the heart The Chinese call the of sil lim tao. Any style simultaneous block and which blocks and attacks attack lin sil die dar.

(5) The right arm is beyond the boundary line of the right upper gate. Too much motion is wasted. (6) An economical block would be a slap block to the high gate. Remember to keep your hand within the boundary line.

Figures 1 through 4 show the wasted movements that I am expending to counter my oppo­ nent’s technique. This is not an exam ple of lin sil die dar.

(7) The boundary line is again violated. The block is too extreme and the movement is wasted. (8) A low outside wrist block is faster to execute and stays within the boundary line. Notice how the right hand is guarding the centerline (joan sien).

THEORY OF FACING

Since the structure of wing chun is based on straight punches, guarding the centerline, elbow in, and immovable elbow, knowing how to face your opponent (jiue ying) is essential.

(1) Never use this block in wing chun. It violates the boundary line by passing the shoulder. (2) A palm-up block is a more economical way to defend your outside high gate.

(1) I am not facing my When I face my opponent opponent nose to nose. Con­ (2), I preserve my centerline sequently, all my opponent has and make it inviolate. I am able to do is com e in at an angle to block my opponent’s left and m y centerline is useless. punch because I am facing him. NEXT WEEK Footwork and Sil Lim Tao, the first

(3) This low block is too extreme—too much wasted motion. (4) You can defend the same area more economically with a slap block to the low gate. form of Wing Chun Kung Fu

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 — Page 15 HE PILOT banked his craft society . . . until you contemplate rampant. Rain (and the beer) ed as he lifted the piano lid and T approaching Andamooka Is­ the sturdy Japanese safe in your helps cleanse the soul and breaks drew the armless office swivel land to let us have a clear view of motel room. When it rains in down the suspicions of what chair closer to the keyboard. Notes Lake Torrens. “That’s Andamooka Andamooka the miners down others intend and do. Rain is “Should we start” , he asked ahead now,” he said. “Great tools and drive into town to enjoy therapy in Andamooka. “by playing God Save the place. Lousy strip, if it’s wet — a beer or two. The community Peter is 72, he looks younger. Queen?" Then a quiet aside "I from gets very soggy - might have appears to accept this ritual readi­ He was bom in Pilsen (“ where the think you might be anarchist, to use the emergency one.” So ly- beer comes from”) and has been too”. His rough, aged fingers, saying, our helmsman gently arc­ Drinking Southwark in one of in Australia 24 years. He is a denying their eight years in the the ed a township revealing vertical the bars on a wet Andamooka qualified architect and structural shafts, commenced dancing across holes amongst mountains of mul­ afternoon is a memorable experi­ engineer. the black and whites revealing a lock, occasional open cut swathes ence for most city escapees. No We readily accepted his invita­ man of intense compassion. He Andamooka and heat-reflecting corrugated- one, it seems, has a surname. One tion to visit his air conditioned played his native national anthem iron homes. meets Gus (mine host); Lottie home that evening. He joined us with great pride; he played De­ This is Andamooka - king of (who cooks like a dream); Arnold for dinner and later we set off, a bussy with flair and many pieces under­ the southern opal fields; 400 odd and his wife and daughter; Walter; party of seven, with a flagon of of Chopin. miles from Adelaide; where men Peter (who enters soaked, clutch­ red and some reservations about He played and he played, paus­ work hard and play hard and ing two old books and a large box our several legs being pulled. Peter ing now and again to translate thrive on the anticipation of both. of tissues); Reinhold again (his lives in a house built by Walter some folk lyrics that we might ground Our landing was perfect. Two brother is driving a truck to Adel­ some 17 years earlier. It is half understand the temper of the cars waited on the end of the aide); Pepe the local portraitist; built into a hill and consists of movements. He spoke, too, of his runway, having sped from town and several miners whose broad three sections. Peter asked us to childhood and his schooling; the following our “we’re here” cir­ smiles beam through dark, lined wait until he lit his home before war years and of coming to Aus­ cuit. Luggage was transferred; legs^ faces. we entered. tralia. Then he played again. stretched. Reinhold (sometimes Most of the miners wear tough, By the light of a solitary lan­ Occasionally he’d pause for a called Ron) and his mate greeted browned faces. Some are in shorts tern we crossed his front door, mouthful of claret or a puff on a us warmly . . . they knew our and singlets; unlaced boots, beards, passed immediately through the smoke. He told of his beloved pilot from earlier visits. We bounc­ and long hair. Their style is nat­ kitchen area and the next room inherited violin, since sold, and of GLEN ed into town. The main street - ural — ever ready to laugh or which was dimly lit by a candle conversations with Hepzibah HALFBACON “the boulevard” to tourists — was express opinions in a loud, gestic­ rammed into a stubbie. Menuhin. He apologised for his a quagmire. Red water lay inches ulating manner. Many have arrived The next area, the “Opera hands being less supple than they deep between squelshed up wheel from Europe and found Anda­ House”, measured approximately once were. “Tomorrow” , he said, tracks of sticky clay mud. mooka the perfect temporary out­ 10 feet by 12. (Other candle- “my friend is coming to tune the Crudely painted signs pro­ let for their talents and ambitions. stubbies provided sufficient light piano. But tomorrow you are go- ■ _ »> claim “gems for sale”. Cannibal­ Many stories are told - some to reveal his bed on one side and ing. ised car bodies lie at all angles, for the benefit of the visitors. an upright piano on the other. Tomorrow, before we went, I indiscriminately dumped. Many Someone tells of a successful sui­ Peter indicated that we could returned to take some photos. homes are built from combin­ cide who strapped dynamite to his occupy the several chairs packed The piano tuner and two mates ations of rocks, hessian, asbestos chest; and how his remains and into the room or sit on his bed. were there. One didnt like me and roofing iron. The roads serve that of his house were pushed into Overhead, his joke about air con­ taking photos of Peters home. simply to link the "houses togeth­ his shaft by bulldozer. ditioning became obvious. A tear “What are you - some bloody er, curving where necessary over There are inferences of stand- in the canvas ceiling revealed communist or somethin’? Takin’ hillocks and around shafts to do over men from interstate, no cracks in the roof thatching pictures an’ askin’ questions? so. There are no telephone or dates, no packdrill of course. through which the stars twinkled. Talkin’ to Peter ’ere.” The sun **$^8? ** .*si power poles, letterboxes or phone Stories abound about mistresses Peter beamed at us - his pleasure was shining outside, the sky was booths and very few fences. and disputed claims, of thefts and at having a small and more than blue — no sign o f rain. Here, one feels, is a classless corruption. Laughter, however, is slightly humbled audience increas­ □ Page 16 THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 On October 24, KEVIN GILBERT appeared in the Newcastle magistrates years ago, after having been given a life sentence for murder. His articles have court charged with having written a letter containing a threat to kill the appeared in Nation Review and the Aboriginal Publication Foundation’s Queen. Gilbert pleaded not guilty. His counsel told the court that a request magazine Identity, he is the editor of Black Australian News. He is the to the prosecution to see the letter had been refused. The case has been author of a book to be published later this year. remanded until December 18. Gilbert was released on parole two and a half White poison’s gonna kill yuh kids they can understand, that’s all they’re capable of wanting. And they’re getting \ 7 OU KNOW, when you really come it, so you can’t say that they’re stupid. JI to think about it, you have to h These dirty, life-stained passionate old admit that, as a race, the Australian men have fixed it so that people like you, aboriginal is much, much more intelligent as distinct from us blacks, have come to than you whites. believe that it really won’t matter if the Hitler, who pinched his ideas on race birds dont fly anymore because they’re from theorists such as de Gobineau and all long time passing into dog food tins or H. S. Chamberlain, classified us as one of because their guts are loaded with DDT as the four pure races left in the world. A well as all the other muck that the drug pure race is a superior race, he reckoned, houses flog us to keep their dividends up. and therefore more intelligent. But over It really won’t matter if 1984 is just the past 200 years English country gentle­ around the corner because old Sir What’s men (and others) who came to settle in his name did OK out of it all just before the Antipodes have had a rather unmen­ things started to crack, eh? Which is all he tionable country sport — one that got ’em cafes about. That, and shutting up guys a lot more excited than any riding to like me who go around saying that it’s hounds would ever have, I might add, and wrong. That murdering all the wallabies is the Australian aboriginal race somehow wrong. That corruption is wrong. And became a little less pure than it once was. especially that the appalling misery of us Nevertheless, Hitler was right. Us not so stupid aboriginals shouldnt be blacks have only been mongrelised for a allowed to continue at the indefinite mere 200 years. Quantitatively, or should pleasure of those rat/pig/pol bastards. I say qualitatively, white people have Christ! I wish they’d all forget to nomin­ several thousand years of extra mongrelis- ate! ing up their sleeves. So that means that Aldous Huxley once called the whole not only are we blacks purer, like, but thing a Cosmic Intelligence Test. I dont brighter, too. know, as my aboriginal fathers did, about It is because of this self-evident fact the Cosmic part. But I do know that if we that aboriginals are better equipped with just see it as a plain, simple, garden the necessary grey matter that keeps us all variety sort of intelligence test, then alive and kicking in this dog-fight they almost the whole of white Australia rates call life, that they havent ever been quite the mark of “Failed". With distinction. as gullible, as stupid as that great oozing jelly-like mass known as the white middle THE POLICY MAKERS class. (A t the crunch, most of us claim to Our tribesmen raised a banner belong to it, dont we?) That’s why blacks In a just and noble manner give our Uncle Toms the arse while you And the tramp of feet go seeking whites not only elect yours but keep on Human rights in its own way. reelecting them even while they can be Yet I yearn to see the working seen to be killing your kids in front of Of real men, above mere clerking your own stupid faces! Dont think for a Who take, and keep an office moment that it’s only the Yankee great sil­ F o r reasons truer than pay. ent majority that is crazy. Dont think . . . When us blacks see one of our Uncle Oh, those stupid sneering faces Toms come sliming up to the mission for Peering from appointed places his annual visit, dressed like a king and of Where honesty as virtue course in the Mercedes, we dont bloody Is rarely ever found cheer. We chunder. It’s so bloody ob­ Where “manhood" stands for treason vious. He’s come to deliver a line of bull, Against all common reason pat the babies on the heads (not forget­ And childrens flesh is devoured ting to wash his hands afterwards), tell By the cruel and bloody pound. them how if they make sure 'n work razor-instinct for survival that makes them much shit burdening our minds, so we within the system, well then they’re do the dirty or have to do the dirty can see more clearly just what’s happen­ Can't you see that men o f error gonna be alright in maybe another 200 pretty often. So you can imagine what ing in this country you took off us, never Are a human, jungle terror years, and mainly you’re liable to get hurt the ones without a heart are doing. mind about the Hew Hess Hay. Let loose within the office if you dont toe the line and ’bye folks, Or can you? After all, that’s all going Remember how Yankee Doodle’s No 2 Of a man “who should have cared?" until next year. And all the time he on in the silly US isnt it? We dont really man was supposed to be Mr Law 'n And the arrant heartless city knows that his black brothers are busy believe that our politicians would do Order? Trumpeting about the virtues of Spawns a man devoid of pity chundering up the sheep’s guts they had things like that, do we? Even though getting and spending and being respect­ To prey on the misfortune of the souls for breakfast and wondering how many evidence to the contrary is daily scream­ able and never questioning anything? It So helpless bared. of their kids have died to pay for that ing at us from the block type of all the kept ’em quiet for years while he made a beaut car on account of how ol’ Tom newspapers. fortune out of kick-backs. Now if you all Can’t you change, or pause a moment, won’t use the position he’s in to help Even the establishment’s own bastions, hold on to your breaths for a minute, I’ll Cure your heartsick soul’s sad fom ent them buck the system that’s keeping their the mass media, have to report about it. tell you something — a secret that most Can’t you listen to an ego kids dying which is exactly why he can Christ, if they didnt what else would all blacks know — the secret of our new Or a voice that's not your own? afford those wheels in the first place. It’s there be to write about? Then of course Dreaming: IT’S THE SAME HERE. But Please remember, Mr Kicker stuff like that that makes those mission for every 1 oz. that’s reported on, there’s they’ve managed to get you so hung up' That the flesh was made but quicker blacks, those poor, stupid, uneducated about a ton of slime underneath. All the on words without substance like “ de­ And a man must grow in stature jackies just that little bit smarter. They’re journos, know it. The gutless ones can’t cency” and "respectability” and all that Of the soul to match his throne. not fooled by it. write about it much beyond the 1 oz. stuff that all they have to do is put on a But the jelly is. There isnt hardly one level because there’s these memoranda nice grey suit, stick on their smile and member of it who doesnt think that coming down like hail from heaven from trot out to lead you around by the nose, getting an extra $5 or maybe $50 a week their press bosses telling them what they mooing. is what it’s all about. And so long as the can’t know about. The ones with guts Point is, it’s killing you. Killing your mugs can be kept thinking that, can be can’t write it, can’t talk about it, because kids too, while you dont even realise it. kept from understanding the structure of the whole complex of corruption that While you keep your head in the sand. In this universal delusion which the psy­ makes up the living pageant that is 20th the name of law ’n order, honesty, chologists call their conditioning, then century Australia makes bloody sure that decency, hard-workingness, respectabil­ the rats, the big money boys’ll go right on they can’t quite get enough of the evi­ ity, profit and progress and DDT the rats making their $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 or their dence to blow it. And without that are fixing it so your kids won’t ever get to $5,000,000 extra a week. evidence, they’d get slaughtered. (Phrase see kangaroos, wallabies, butterflies, birds It makes me laugh how stupid people by courtesy of Sir Asher.) or even an honest old garden snail. are. We read all about how the two top It really is as simple as that. Yet still (That’s supposing of course that they politicians in America, the two top politi­ you stupid gubs keep swallowing the survive long enough after Nixon’s pressed cians, have been shown up as filthy, crap. Why? Well, it seems to me that the that nuclear button that he was itching criminal rats. Now you just dont get to be reason why us blacks arent fooled so on the other day to even have time to that powerful unless there’s something easily as you lot is because most of us are miss such things.) Not that any of that wrong with you, something different closer to the basics of what life is all stuff is the real stupidity, anyway. Be­ about you. Even among the small few about. We havent been quite so comfort­ cause the rats who are causing it all, the who do hide a heart somewhere under­ able as you have and there’s nothing like big money boys, the politicians, are get­ neath their grey serge suits there has to be a bit of discomfort to make you get your ting out of it what they want all right. a level of cunning, a level of craftiness, a priorities straight. Also, there’s not so Money. Power. Sex. Prestige. That’s all CAN’T TRUST A HIP CAPITALIST N THE beginning there was “a new place to come and be I Fuetron, a quintessential yourself”. It’s hoped that a craft Road, Glebe. yellow painted building with Mick centre will soon occupy one of In some ways we may be con­ Glasheen’s geodesic dome crown­ the remaining buildings. The sidered a community centre for ing the roof, just off Sydney’s Glebe setting is ideal - directly social and political action, linked Broadway. It was to be a home opposite Sydney University, in a with groups such as womens lib, for future-oriented activities - vital area where many counter gay lib, builders laborers and video, film, synthesised sounds, culture ideas have blossomed. whatever consciousness raising conceptual art, environmental de­ The question is, how firmly is groups we can get together with. sign. Omnibus based on alternative so­ But that’s not all, for our Let it All this came to be, but dis­ ciety lifestyle, philosophy and Flow motto can not only lead to appointingly with less vigor than values? the assimilation of all these groups hoped for. The Bush Video group Michael Elvins, the coordinator but also it can be the key to took over one floor, an art gallery of the scheme calls it “an experi­ reaching the ultimate High, the another, a film processing business ment to get a lot of people co­ fourth transcendental state where another and down on the ground existing” . Elvins had for some time you become part of the infinite level a shop opened selling pers­ been looking for a home for his cosmos outside space and time. pex objets, beanbagsr pseudo- Omnibus concept and had ample It seems now is the right time Scandinavian fabrics and modern disillusioning experience at deal­ for Omnibus. The obstacles that furniture from the Fuetron fac­ ing with developers on whose land have had to be surmounted were tory. he wanted to set up a creative innumerable, especially those But Fuetron hasnt exactly ful­ centre. dealing with the system, such as filled its promise as a centre of A string of near misses led him’ the obtaining of licence’s. But alternative vision. to wealthy young businessman there’s hard core of people who Meanwhile the man behind the John Bourke, who also happens to have thrown themselves into set­ scheme, owner of the building and own great chunks of property at ting up Omnibus ans who won’t of the whole Fuetron business, Balmain and three million dollars easily give in unless locked up for John Bourke, was buying up a worth of township and farmland bankruptcy. block around the corner - 1 to 37 at Mullumbimby. Bourke is a cap­ When the place began to pay Glebe Point Road. In recent weeks italist conscious of the impact of its own way through the charging the buildings sprouted his signa­ alternative community lifestyles of admission to live rock and light on society at large and is influenc­ shows we were closed down for ture bright yellow hue and there Natural Health are paying $100 A phone call to Bourke's own entertaining without a licence. was much talk of a counter culture ed by his spaced-out organist- and will have to raise another Peter Craig Real Estate company Little did the pigs realise that they centre. artist brother Lindsay. $200 a week when they expand revealed that the Omnibus Per­ opened our heads on to another Chris Dalton’s Institute of Na­ Elvins drew up a feasibility into further space they’re thinking forming Arts Factory was indeed tural Health moved into one of study for John Bourke, set to of occupying soon. on the market for $210,000. level of consciousness with the whole Omnibus trip. the buildings from their previous work with assorted freaks to con­ Bourke undoubtedly believes Bourke claims his tenants would We’d become so involved with premises in Surry Hills. Next door vert a former neon light factory he is piloting a scheme "conducive be protected in the event of a sale, Legalities, financial problems, they opened a whole foods store. into the Performing Arts Factory to a better way of life” and he but it makes you wonder how heavy physical labor and just get­ A gay lib group started living in and is paid $50 a week to pro­ talks of all kinds of plans — which deeply committed he is to the ting the place together that we’d one of the buildings and the Bush mote the scheme and find further will take years to approve - for mutual ideals of Omnibus if he’s lost sight of some of our goals. By Video people squatted in another. suitable tenants for the rest of the opening out the buildings into a willing to sell out for the highest having to register as a club in The core of the whole scene is block. natural health restaurant and con­ personal gain. the Omnibus Performing Arts Fac­ But Bourke’s values, for all his necting floor levels for further order to have rock nights we tory, which opened a few weeks counter-culture jargon, throw a unity. — JUDITH RICH □ began to see ourselves as a club and a family again. ago with weekend rock shows or note of discord into this dream of But despite his hatred of the “parties" as they prefer to call harmony. His insistence that all Them/Us dichotomy separating OT ALL of us want to go to The dances were cancelled for them, at $ 1.50 entrance “ Bring Omnibus activities must operate the capitalist mind from the coun­ N the country, except in short the weekend but the coffee shop your own cushion and candle — as “ commercially viable units” ter culture in-group, he’s got a bursts. Many of us are partly stayed open. On the Friday night it’s basic but it’s got potential”. puts a strain on the tenants and an long way to go to break down the turned on to the “Rainbow Fam­ everyone found it quite unpleas­ ant to say “Sorry no rock” ; by Out front there’s the Magic emphasis out of key with alterna­ distrust. And no wonder. ily of love and life” , but still exist Pudding coffee shop and the three tive ideas of cooperation and love As I talked to Michael Elvins within the structures of the estab­ the Saturday night there was floors will house drama, music, replacing competition and greed. and some of the Omnibus tribe of lishment. speed and excitement in he air for markets and whatever performing The rents he is charging for voluntary helpers over pumpkin Many of us draw our creativity everyone was discussing the total arts come together there. A lot of premises that his tenants have had pie in the Magic Pudding Coffee and express our talents right in possibilities of Omnibus as a club people have been giving their time to clean up and renovate them­ Shop, a grey-suited stranger wand­ the midst of it all. So we need and as a centre for the “family”. By the Sunday night the spirit set and labor free to get the place selves are at normally high com ­ ered in and inquired if this was the many centres throughout the cit- ready. mercial rates. The Performing Arts building that was up for sale. ie s* countryside and world. in on the coffeeshop; people were The whole Glebe Point Road Factory is paying $200 a week, Bourke later admitted that he Omnibus is where we are all at; jamming, talking, relaxing and just conglomerate is called Omnibus, a raising to $400 a week from the turned down the man’s offer be­ our spaceship earth at the end of letting to with the light show. pulling together of varied energies, end of December. The Institute of cause it wasnt high enough. the rainbow on 1-5 Glebe Point - ANNE

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Page 18 -T H E LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 T ’S exam time. The kids who bound to the conclusion that ACER is regarded with a certain fest itself in extreme forms as is occurs to these students that if evidenced by the program of read this page will not need to they were of lesser virtue. amount of awe by the teacher, the system is both inane and I ‘Brother John and the Creative be reminded. They are well aware Times have changed however. but also with fear and suspicion. arduous, that they might be better Learning Collective’ (TLD no. 2). that their entire consciousness has The unpleasant is no longer uni­ But, despite the erosion of off finding reality elsewhere. More frequently it is manifested undergone a dramatic transforma­ versally equated with virtue, and public confidence in its value, the public examination has survived in the form of passive resistance, tion during these past weeks. war is no longer equated with or apathy if you like, during the The general reader, however, manliness, or even with human as an institution. In Victoria these first two terms of the year. will probably recall exam time on dignity. The successful doubt the examinations take place in the THIS IS all by way of introduc­ Finally, sometime during third a physical level, perhaps even virtue of their success, and the fifth year in technical schools, tion to the two pieces we present and in the sixth year in high term, both teachers and students with a shudder, but the experi­ failures suspect merit in their this week. Both are the work of schools. are driven by their accumulated ence and its meaning will by now failure. Examinations are regard­ final year students. Heather John­ In recent years, the technical guilt to a state approaching son is a fifth form student at a probably be lost. But, like so ed with distrust by a substantial schools have been inclined to anguish, and they seek redemp­ many sublimations of the dis­ section of the community. Educa­ technical school situated in a throw in the towel and confess tion through self punishment. tasteful, the state of conscious­ tionalists come out in open revolt Housing Commission estate on that they are unable or unwilling ness induced by examinations against examinations without They drive themselves to trans­ the outer reaches of Melbourne; to educate their students to the cend the state of consciousness Ardel Shamsullah is in sixth form continues to lurk and exert its feeling in the least deviant. At standard of a public examination. which has prevailed, and to re­ at Melbourne High School, an form of control, out of reach of junior levels, exams are abandon­ They have, therefore, with very place it with one which will en­ anomaly in the State system, the mind. ed and replaced by progressive loose external supervision, been able them to pass. which he rightly describes as It was once believed that there assessment of work done during setting their own examinations or “that bastion of the establish­ was virtue in undertaking arduous the year. This drive for transcendence ment”. and unpleasant tasks. They were The older teachers worry devising other forms of assess­ often has pleasurable side effects, There is no common theme. felt to be good for the mind and about this sort of thing, but they ment which will enable a respect­ and students frequently find that Heather titled her piece simply spirit, rather in the way that cold know that they are outnumbered able number of their charges to exam time is the first time that showers were thought to be good and outdated. At the Australian be passed. they have any real appreciation of An Apple Eating Institution. for the body. Exams are recalled Council for Educational Re­ In the high schools, HSC sub­ the subjects they are studying. Ardel called his poem Alcatraz by this generation not with search, the backroom boys of jects are taught often by young This is in part an illusion, induced Night. I have put these two pieces pleasure but with a kind of pride education devise curious tests of teachers who do not themselves by the exclusion of most other in the fact that they came the subconscious, examinations believe in the value of public varieties of reality, but it pro­ together because they are indica­ through it all. of the multiple choice answer examinations, but who cannot duces the conviction in the minds tive of the workings of the mind Exams, for those who missed type which aspire to produce escape the knowledge that success of many students that meaning caused by the search for trans­ cendence which takes place in the out on the war or the Depression, scores of innate ability to work or failure at the end of the year can be created by independent are the great initiation into the with numbers, words and con­ will have a profound effect on the activity of the human brain. final year of school. They rep­ mean game of life, the struggle cepts. future lives of their students. Exam time, and the months resent a refusal to allow the for survival. They are a cathartic However, in the end the tests The students, sensing the preceding it, is also a time when separation of the personal, the experience. Those who passed only succeed in producing scores dilemma of their teachers, adopt many intelligent students drop social, and the cultural, which the were entitled to consider them­ of equivalence between the sub­ the reasonable attitude — if they out. The hypocrisy and internal education system seems to de­ selves endowed with superior conscious of the examinee, and dont believe in the exams then inconsistency of the education mand. virtue. Those who failed were that of the backroom boy. The why should we? This may mani­ system is on open display. It

have to beat this apple eating ALCATRAZ NIGHT institution. Definition of an apple eater: It In the Coral Sea of time, is a person who, without realising Drifting aimlessly. it, looks at the world with only Then washed up on a New logic, reasoning and facts, leaving York beach, little or no room for imagination Where dictionary beer-mugs and their ability to see things as are discussing the relevance of they really want to, not as other the toilet bowl, people see them. You dont have Flute heroes discussing the to see things as other people see relevance of the cocktail olive, them. And me wondering about Take, for example, an abstract relevance. painting. One person will see his interpretation, and another might Time wrecked upon the beach. see something entirely different. The Saracen hordes swarm It depends on the experiences and upon my body, influences he has had in the past. The seaweed rags flutter from “An elephant only looks big com­ the flagpoles, pared to a person; If you were to The rain coming so tired and compare it to a mountain, the thin and desolate, elephant would be small.” It is Dylan’s harmonica cloudburst only the way you have been Around the bewildered puppy, conditioned to think and see. His eyes as large as his sorrow. We all have traces of apple eaters in our minds — without Rome crumbling into a seven these traces we could not com ­ hill golf course, municate. It is when you refuse a And a grin put upon one face, bite of the apple, that is when And a smile wiped off another. you can die — for the majority have already been bitten. Mattresses roasting over a HEATHER JOHNSON □ marshmallow, And prunes popping into eye­ WATERGATE has proved be­ balls, yond any doubt that straight And into the mouths of trams politics can be fun, and educa­ As they gorge the metal track, O DOUBT the teachers of see the past as a record of experi­ cannot confuse past experiences tional. So I am turning over these Which snakes into a smoky Nour institution are nowhere ences by which they can trace with the understanding which has pages two weeks hence to the asylum. near the approval of our attitude. back information that will help come with them. Sure, under­ Politics o f the School, Even the word "teachers” disillu­ them in the present. But the past standing is all based on previous Stories, articles and artwork Are these people real? sions me. The fact that we look at is not happening now. How can experiences but — pertaining to student government, them in this manner reduces any you believe in something that has (I am a hypocrite - this writ­ SRCs the perfect system, spon­ My eyes are devouring my head, feeling we have for them. already happened. It is not here ing is confused and senseless.) taneous outbursts, or any other And with it my mind Teachers are people who have now, nor is it likely to return in I guess I was trying to be form of wheeling and dealing are And with it myself. been greatly influenced by their this lifetime. someone I’m not, a someone who hereby solicited. Send them to me C/- PO Box past experiences, good or bad. Whether you realise it or not, people would believe because 53 1 2BB, GPO Melbourne, Vic. □ everything you do now has a they seem to make good sense. And they want to use their past 3001 ARDEL SHAMSULLAH experiences in the present. They consequence in the future. You And seeming isnt the answer. We ROB KING

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November ,13-19,,1973 - Page.19 [The carnal curiosity of the pre-teen When a group of adults and children in Denmark were recently shown porno films, scientific instruments recorded severe heart tremors from adults and tranquility from kids. “Not in front of the children, dear” is just another phony middle class shibipleth. Here SASHA SOLDATOW comes clean about sneak peeking in the swimming pool dressing sheds and reveals what the Green Park pull-off gang will do for you and $2.50.

EXUAL liberation move­ of 16. And everyone was too She wanted me to describe my around for a fuck. Furtively and their scene - all the other places Sments have probably altered naive to even think it possible. emotional feelings about cunts. It silently while these kids yelled were either too heavy or bad relationships between people to So what was I doing when I was difficult discarding the in­ and screamed and ran around and business. They all had different some extent, but people in this was a kid? Masturbating like crazy hibitions which prevented me tackled each other and scored roles within the group and did context have been understood to and having fantasies. Keeping a from being truthful. I kept want­ goals. different things - a couple of be adult people. What’s happened masturbation book of pictures ing to protect her because that’s They finished their game and them pulled, another didnt mind to kid people? And sexual rela­ that turned me on - ads from the what we’ve been conditioned to wandered up the hill. I was sitting sucking so long as the cocks were tionships between kids and adults. back of Pix and out of the Read­ do. by myself, smoking, and one of clean and one of them had a big “Since she was eight months ers Digest, and a photograph of It reminded me of the kid who them cam e up and asked for a cock so he did the screwing when old she (aged two and a half) has Sean Flynn and Tab Hunter. I went to a gay dance. No one knew smoke. He was about 15 and it was wanted. They charged ac­ indulged in bad habits. At first she threw it out after two weeks in what to do with him, because cocky, with a tooth missing. cording to the job and reckoned simply rubbed her thighs by cross­ case it was discovered. everyone assumed something had Um, can I bot a smoke off you on a good night they’d make 50 ing her legs. I have taken her twice Public toilets attracted me like to be done. Finally someone ap­ mate, gee that’s beaut, thanks a bucks. The two older guys, about to a childrens specialist. The first mad. There was the ritual of pointed themselves his protector lot mate, can I also have a match, 18, saw to it that no one got time, March, 1931, he said we masturbating before each weekly - it’s OK, I’ll look after him. I’ll oh thanks mate. Uh do you mind heavy or didnt pay up. were to distract but not scold her. music lesson so I’d play better. keep an eye on him, to which the if I have one too, gee thanks mate It was a bad night at Green We did distract her but with no And going down to the toilets kid responded: Fuck off! No one — I put my foot down when Park they told me as they were success. Her nurse was very behind the Camberwell Public Li­ looks after me. I look after my­ they’d cleaned me of half a leaving, so they were going to patient. brary in Melbourne where it was self. packet. push on. They drove off in their “The second time, September, dark and a bit smelly. And the But preciousness still found its They stood around, smoking van and left me unsure as to 1931, he said she must be stopped hope that something might hap­ way into his relationships: hesi­ and carrying on a bit. Then one of whether they were bullshitting. at all costs and if everything else pen, something along the lines of tancy about screwing him up the them, standing at a bit of a But that didnt matter all that failed we would have to try ap­ my night fantasies of going into a arse because of the fear of hurting distance, suddenly looked at me much because I liked them. paratus. I had a trained hospital cubicle and getting a stiff and him. Fear of allowing him to and asked, listen, mate, you I liked them because they were and maternity nurse with me. She being discovered and screwed. Or scream with pleasure in case it was wouldnt know anyone around being resourceful about sex and and I never left the child, and being followed in by two guys really rape. here who’d like to have a pull? I playing around with it in any way after a fortnight she was much who would follow my come-on While I was doing the beat was a bit stunned. Oh, we’re really that interested them. They were better. Then she found other ways and hurriedly undress me naked down in Green Park in Sydney cheap, he continued, only $2.50 taking the freedom to discover. of rubbing (sitting with her heel and both screw me hard. The only one night it was interesting to for a pull. It reminded me of my friend under her, standing with one leg time it could have happened I fled watch the patronising role be­ I found out a bit about them in Kate. She was two, and a few of lifted, sitting with legs tightly terrified. tween kids and adults reverse. between them racing off scream­ us took turns every night to have together, though not crossed) and I question now whether it is all There was a gang of about eight ing out at every passing poofter - a bath with her. She used this since then she has been gradually a matter of dirty old perverted kids playing football in the park. hey d’ya want to have a pull? time to investigate parts of the getting worse again. She is un­ men doing dreadful things to in­ What attracted my attention was Freaking out all the amazed body - nipples and breasts, noses, usually intelligent.” nocent young kids. Kids do initi­ that they were playing there at queens. toes, navels. We seem to have come a long ate, but this process is often about 1 1 .3 0 at night. Kicking They came from Tempe and One day she grabbed my cock way from the time when Catholic squashed either by fear (as it was someone’s shoe around.- apparently did the beats on the and started playing with it — nuns would insist that girl boarders over and over again in my case) or I sat and watched them while weekend when they got bored, or squeezing it, tugging at it, general­ recite Hail Mary while washing by the authority structures of around me and up and down the had nothing else to do. Green ly finding out about it. I told her their “private parts” in order to adults and parents to whom chil­ street camps were prowling Park and a park in Leichhardt were not to squeeze too hard because it prevent evil and dirty thoughts. dren belong. hurt. Play with it gently I said and And Catholic boys of 13 and 14 I was talking to a girl who used then wondered why I’d said that. being warned that they only had to go to Gurigania, a progressive She was hardly likely to injure 12 ejaculations - so they’d better free school in Paddington. We me, and I realised I was being very save them up tor marriage. One were talking generally about what self-conscious about what was go­ fellow I know was so scared after was happening in the school and ing on. I was actively preventing learning this he avoided touching one of the things that came up having an erection although the his cock for the next two years. was that all the kids there were situation was more than potential­ He’d pulled himself off about 15 constantly discussing sex. ly erotic. All the fears about times and he just couldnt risk not There was a man who hung fucking with children. being able to produce children. around the school quite a bit. That’s one of the things that’s That was eight years ago. What was he like? A bit funny, wrong with all the sex education Yet there seems to be a recog­ she said. He wore a coat, the same stuff - not that it’s inadequate or nisable smell that comes from my coat all the time, but we didnt misleading, but that it’s all irrele­ past which I still occasionally mind him. We just saw that he vant. It’s a cop out for parents recognise in the present. I went liked being with us so he hung and adults, a way of not facing swimming at Redleaf Pool a few around. He didnt talk much. relationship situations with kids — weeks back. Redleaf is one of One day we decided to get him denying experiences. And it hap­ those Sydney bay beaches, just up by himself and get him to pull pens not only in school, it hap­ from Double Bay shopping centre, himself off in front of us all. Did pens also in that game called enclosed for protection and with he mind? No, I dont think so. He “bringing children up”. long, wooden, functionally aus­ couldnt get stiff for a while. I An example was a friend of tere dressing sheds at the en­ think he might have been a bit mine who made the decision that trance. embarrassed. You were putting a it would be good for her daughter It was empty when I walked in lot of pressure on him though, to see her fucking. At any rate she to get changed, and I just stood werent you - you were in a should see a guy with an erection, there. Haunted, regressing under position of power over him? Oh at least. the weight of an erotic environ­ yes, but we really wanted to see We were in the country, lying m ent Wanting to get in and take him do it. And it didnt matter so in bed one morning, going off my trousers, quickly, and then much because he liked us. We through a bit of pre-fucking pet­ efficiently drag on my togs. Like were really interested. ting. Her daughter kept coming in I’d done 13 years ago when I Then he started pulling him­ and out of the room and I was made sure that I’d keep my shirt self. We didnt touch him at all. We lying there, erection fully ex­ on till last Avoiding the adven­ just spt around him and watched. posed, having my cock played ture. Was he enjoying it? I dont know. I with. And the kid didnt care a While I was undressing, two think he was pleased to be doing damn. Wasnt interested. When we kids walked in. Brothers, about 14 it for us. Anyway, this woman had a fuck she wasnt to be seen. and nine. I was feeling that came in and told us all to go away The next morning she came strange anxiety of me age 12, that and then chased him out. He into the room. She was fuming. rather nice terror which confused didnt blow. We were a bit sorry She woke me up and started me because I didnt know why. about that. He didnt come back yelling at me - get out of bed, . They both had yellow bathers to for about six weeks - maybe he put your pants on, go on, quickly, put on and were tussling with was embarrassed. you’re not allowed to lie there each other while they undressed. We talked on for about another any longer. I asked why. Because And the older one kept sniding hour. The idea of homosexuality no one is allowed to sleep with glances between my legs. Glancing was obviously not novel or freaky my mother except my father. at my prick without looking. And to her. She hadnt met many, Sex as such was not of im­ I kept doing the same with all my though, so she asked questions. It portance to her. What was import­ favorite schoolmates. As though surprised me that they werent the ant was sorting out and under­ not interested, looking at their ordinary "whar. do you do in bed, standing the anxiety state pro­ pricks and waiting for the mo­ what does sperm taste like” ques­ voked by a breakdown of a ment when the gym teacher or tions that I was used to answering. heterosexual monogamous rela­ any other man would undress. Rather they were explorations in­ tionship - an adult relationship. Trying to stay in the sheds for as to attachment and emotion. We And she was a kid, and I an adult, long as possible. compared my feelings towards and neither could respond except I can now count at least 17 men with hers. And she wanted by throwing anxiety tantrums or people from my past who were me to spell out what my actual using power manipulation. fucking a teacher before the age responses were towards women. J Page 20 -T H E LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 e big truck, Varrooo-ooommm! The bulldozer has metal be carbon- goes the shiny red GT tracks instead of wheels. _and lead coupe as it races past. It can easily push over :rom its exhaust Look a t its fa t tyres an old house to make 3 narrow and high-speed spoiler, way for a petrol station. ■ ? t can hit trees a t 140 mph. Beep! Beep! ep! ieep! Beep! goes the little yellow taxi. ittle yellow taxi, oes the little yellowtaxi. Chug! Chug! ough! §narl! Snarl! sig truck. < goes the shiny red GT.

3 the traffic cop Make way! Make way! The pedestrian is much y intersection, The rough tough slower than a motor car "in ga tow-truck rushes through and much softer too. because he the traffic. They a re hard to see in eathe without it. There is a 24 car pile-up the dark and lots of them ep! on the freeway. are knocked down. ttle yellow taxi. Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! jp! goes the little yellow taxi. goes the little yellowtaxi. raffic cop. Honk! Honk! Fuck o ff! goes the rough tough says the pedestrian. fow-truck.

THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 — Page 21 A street

numberSamuel Rosenberg essay The TREETS are there to have visions upon and about, regard­ Streetcar Named Paradise Lost, Sless of what T. S. Eliot intimated. actually spent his life collecting Streets are interesting. Apparently streetcar transfers (tickets), and O YOU remember the time when I jammed with unconvincing seriousness. in the strict sense, a street is a wrote a book on them and pub­ Dyour car?” don Juan asked casually. "Take the car away, Genaro,” don Juan urged metalled road with houses on one lished magazines on them, and in His question was abrupt and unrelated to what him in a joking tone. or both sides. fact did litde else. He entered we had been talking about. He was referring to a “It’s done!” don Genaro said, frowning and You can add to that that they Harvard University at age 11, time when I could not start the engine of my car looking at me askew. have cars in the middle. It is okay showing he was fairly bright, and until he said I could. I noticed that as he frowned his eyebrows to be in the street but if you stray when he graduated, dropped out I remarked that no one could forget such an rippled, making the look in his eyes mischievous then you can be said to be "on the and studied peridromophily event. and penetrating. street” which is not socially the (riding trams and collecting tick­ “That was nothing,” don Juan asserted in a “All right!” don Juan said calmly. “L e t’s go same, but certainly earns more ets). factual tone. down there and examine the car.” money. William obviously knew more "Nothing at all. True, Genaro?” “Yes!” don Genaro echoed. “Let’s go down Metalled roads are those which about what the street held than “True,” don Genaro said indifferently. there and examine the car.” consist of broken stones which are most of us. He died in 1944, “What do you mean?” I said in a tone of They stood up, very slowly. For an instant I did then streets. It seems that dirt probably around the time Ronald protest. “What you did that day was something not know what to do, but don Juan signaled me to roads are just roads and not Reagan was making one o f his truly beyond my comprehension.” stand up. streets. Most of our streets, that’s fo rg e tta b le B-grade movies. “That’s not saying much,” don Genaro retort­ We began walking up the small hill in front of city streets, are bitumen so the Ronald’s coming to Australia, and ed. don Juan’s house. Both of them flanked me, don cars can traverse, which is unfair staying at Rohan Delacombe’s They both laughed loudly and then don Juan Juan to my right and don Genaro to my left, to pedestrians or footpads. house. He is apparently promoting patted me on the back. always within my full field of vision. As a child, when Coca Cola was the Red Cross appeal, because he “Genaro can do something much better than "L et’s examine the car,” don Genaro said again. just a vision in movies, we would knows all about blood, and the jamming your car,” he went on. “True, Genara?” Don Juan moved his hands as if he were often betake ourselves to a road spilling of same from bodies. “True,” don Genaro replied, puckering up his spinning an invisible thread; don Genaro did or street with a pad and pencil And talking about Fascists, lips like a child. likewise and repeated, “L et’s examine the car.” (perhaps a flask of raspberry-ade Benito Mussolini and the Third “What can he do?” I asked, trying to sound They walked with a sort of bounce. Their steps and tomato sandwiches for re­ Reich both sent messages of con­ unruffled. were longer than usual, and their hands moved as freshments), to note the number gratulations to Victoria (the “Genaro can take the whole car away!” don though they were whipping or batting some plates of each car which passed. State) on its centenary celebra­ Juan exclaimed in a booming voice; and then he invisible objects in front of them. I had never seen At the end o f a day we would tion, in 1935. He said "Italy and added in the same tone, “True, Genaro?” don Juan clowning like that and felt almost have hundreds of these numbers the Fascist Government send their “True!” don Genaro retorted in the loudest embarrassed to look at him. but unfortunately, or perhaps greetings and cordial wishes.” human tone I have ever heard. We reached the top and I looked down to the fortunately, I can’t recall why. I He said more. Nazi Germany I jumped involuntarily. My body was convulsed area at the foot of the hill, some fifty yards away, believe it passed the time when said the same. It’s recorded in by three or four nervous spasms. where I had parked my car. My stomach contract­ the local football team were play­ Victorian and Melbourne Centen­ “What do you mean, he can take my whole car ed with a jolt. The car was not there! I ran down ing an “ away” match. ary Celebrations Book, 1934-35. away?” I asked. the hill. My car was not anywhere in sight. I You’d never know there had been Then o f course there’s walking “What did I mean, Genaro?” don Juan asked. experienced a moment of great confusion. I was a Depression. What a lovely book. streets when you’re lonely and “You meant that I can get into his car, turn the disoriented. Full color, full of pictures of without friends, preferably in the motor on, and drive away,” don Genaro replied From Journey to Ixtlan by CarJos Castaneda. warships, flags and greetings from rain. Or looking out on to the friendly nations. street from a window. Basically Victoria Street Abbotsford, humdrum Friday evening. The FJ just sitting There was a minute’s silence streets are there for people to use last Sunday on the 11th hour there, reactions from the passersby mixed, one (man) very irate, and whoever invented them did a of November 11, remembering the owners arrive, two women, one with a small child, they are not part of any fine job. those for whom the road tolled. group, they just painted their car, they are on their way to South The first street must have been The other thing is I dont think Australia to pick made a long time ago, although anyone should be writing about technically, until the bullock cart, streets. You should be out there they would have been “roads”. doing something about them. There seems to be no divine at­ Writing about them isnt in the tendance for one in the street, same street as being in them. although St Christopher came COLIN TALBOT close before he lost office. He was 12 feet high and carried Christ SIR, — I’ll soon be leaving Mel­ across a river. For those on the bourne for a large country town street there is apparently a patron and I think the people and politi­ saint although how that’s justified cians of this day should know heaven knows. why. Although city-bred, the com­ But back to the streets, and off plete inability to escape the* nerve- the cars, which came after streets mangling effect of the infernal- and people, and should leave be­ combustion engine is the main reason for deciding that the quali­ fore. Holland for instance banned ty of life in a super-city has, for driving one Sunday recently be­ me, sunk below the “poverty” cause petrol is scarce and they were line. I may find employment prob­ on the wrong side in the Middle lems outside the metropolitan East war. They’ve also got com­ area, but no amount of'remunera­ munity bicycles there to ease traf­ tion can compensate for the rela­ fic, which means someone in power tive unavailability during normal waking hours of a beach or park doesnt like cars much and more to retire to for a spell of peace. power to him/her. When I arrived in Melbourne some months ago, I searched for a Trains and trams, known as place within reasonable distance streetcars over there, are all right of the city and a quiet park. I and in fact better and generally looked at my map, noticed a large patch of green in South Yarra nicer than cars which are ugly, (Fawkner Park), and investigated, grotesque and mean. There are so but even standing in the centre many fast cars on the roads the roar of traffic was disturbing. crowding each other that it was “What about the beach?” I thought. Next day I thought quicker to get from place to place again; there’s a main road within in the city in 1935. rumble distance of almost every In Tokyo the police wear gas beach from Port Melbourne to masks to ease the fumage. And in Frankston. No luck with the Botanic Gar­ America, because Motor City has dens either; they’re beautiful to turned into a perpetual motion the eye, but nowhere within can machine, the cars keep rolling out one escape a constant aural re­ minder of our civilisation’s num­ and trains are going out of busi­ ber one god. ness. You’ve got to hand it to I also investigated Yarra Park, Ronald Reagan, preferably in a Fitzroy and Treasury Gardens dark street with hobnail boots. No, and many other near-city open spaces, but only on Williamstown seriously, hand it to Ronald be­ Beach and in parts of Royal Park cause public transport is becoming and Yarra Bend Park could I es­ non-existent; Los Angeles is being cape continuous vehicle noise. ; buried under smog from its miles The very idea of running access of solid tarred highways. They roads into a park is self-defeating. Roads should give access to a dont care about trains, they dont park’s edge, but the centre care about streetcars. should be reserved for people. However one man did. William M. MANSFIELD (St. Hilda). James Sidis, immortalised in the The Age 3 /1 1 /7 3 . Page 22 —THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 MUSIC

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WHATEVER’S FOR US - Joan strength that seemingly deny her John's jerky feel. The production Armatrading (Cube Records, 2326 22 years. Her control and deliv­ is good, with a surprising instru­ 023). ery, and especially the feeling she mental clarity. both projects and communicates The supplementary string and suggest an enormous natural ex­ horn arrangements are added with OAN Armatrading was born in perience other singers take years sensitivity, and a good balance is Basseterre, St Kitts, in the West to acquire. The numbers present­ maintained throughout the entire J Indies, some 22 years ago, anded, with two exceptions, are joint album. The same can be said of moved to England in 1958. Armatrading/Nestor composi­ the harmonies, which are used to Pam Nestor was born in tions. It is a pity the album promote the mood and feeling of Berbice, Guyana, and went to notes are so limited, as it would the number, rather than a decorat­ England in 1961. They first met have been interesting to see who is ive nicety. in 1969, and started writing to­ responsible for the Elton John Armatrading opens the work gether shortly afterwards. This piano and arrangements that are with My Family in a voice deep and album represents their first re­ found in a number of the songs. sumptuous, and follows it up with corded work, so saith the liner The backing is based on a City Girl, in which she flies to a notes. piano/acoustic guitar/percussion vocal level that could almost be The most outstanding feature formula that works most effectiv­ termed falsetto. We all know only of a consistently very good album, ely. The piano is well suited to a male voice is capable of that is undoubtedly Arma trading’s Nestor’s style, but is distracting in . . . but it is the only way to voice. It has a richness, depth and that it is so recognisably Elton describe the rubber band quality she manages. The lyrics are mainly simple and uncomplicated, and rely on her singing abilities to add the Hendrix:Man and Musician color and emotion. A FILM ABOUT JIMI HEN­ to change it, the sex won out and film manages to convey a clear interviewed. Chas Chandler, his Whatever’s F o r Us, the title DRIX: Trak Cinema, Melbourne the audience felt cheated if he image of this while concentrating manager, though he was thanked track, is an updated version of and elsewhere. .neglected to mock-fuck his guitar primarily on Hendrix. This is also in the credits, was missing. Mitch Que Sera, Sera. Instead of what and wiggle his arse. So much so done through interviews, with Mitchell, the drummer from the will be will be, they have sub­ N THE ephemeral world of pop that after the initial splurge of people such as Pete .Townsend, Experience, was present, but only I music a myth can be created in success, Hendrix ran a continuous Lou Reed, Mick Jagger and Eric to say that Hendrix was not as stituted, “. . . whatever's for us, is for us.” one brief performance, as indeed battle against his image. Great Clapton - with Little Richard naive or as easily manipulated as Child Star is one of the best one was at the Monterey Pop albums like Cry of Love (released thrown in for cdmic relief. people suggested. Noel Redding, songs, both as a written number Festival in 1967 when the Jimi after his death) were ignored by The males tend to talk not so bass player with the Experience, and in the treatment and presenta­ Hendrix Experience made their the same fans who broke their much about Hendrix as about his who has filed a suit against the tion she gives it. Her display of American debut. A Film About necks to be first to own Are You effect on them as musicians. Hendrix estate for millions of vocal seesawing and octave travel Jimi Hendrix examines this myth, Experienced by sexy Jimi Hendrix Townsend’s description of the dollars, was absent. Eric Burden, is stunning. In fact the whole tracing Jim i’s career in film clips in 1967. paranoia created amongst guitar­ who blew his mouth off to the album is so uniformly good, the and interviews from the begin­ This misguided reverence is ists by Hendrix’s arrival in daily papers on the death of highlights are hard to pick. nings of his success in London in obviously still alive and well in London and their subsequent Hendrix was, perhaps fortunately, '67 to his final performance at the Melbourne: the interview with his need for emotional reinforcement absent. The second side picks up in Isle of Wight Festival shortly be­ father, A1 Hendrix, himself a paints a very amusing and, I Perhaps they refused to appear. pace and power, with Mean Old fore his death in 1970. musician (“I knew Jimi would get imagine, accurate picture of the Perhaps for political reasons they Man and the heavily percussioned Carefully edited interviews further with his guitar than I slighdy jaded swinging London werent asked. It would have been All The King’s Gardens. Give It A with personal friends and con­ would with my saxophone” ), pop scene of the late ’60s. Clap­ interesting to hear what they had Try is a soulful ballad, and again temporary musicians are alternat­ brought sniggers from an other­ ton, who he had never met before, to say, for there was room in the the versatility she gets is so ed throughout the film with clips wise sympathetic audience. Clear­ suddenly rang him and invited film for many diverging opinions. smoothly managed that the whole of Hendrix in performance - but ly, to some, Hendrix is such a him to the pictures. Strange, The only one opinion that was thing keeps on flowing. neither are allowed to dominate ‘superstar’ that immaculate con­ thought Pete, but he went. At really constant throughout the The album is made more re­ the screen for too long. markable by the fact that this is ception is the only explanation. intervals Clapton began to chat film was that musically Hendrix There are no pretensions to­ her/their first. If she/they can Hendrix’s pre-stardom days are about ‘that guitarist’ Hendrix, and was a genius, and I doubt if wards this film being a biography improve on this, their next efforts dealt with briefly in the film a friendship was formed. anyone would want to argue with - no attempts are made to show will be eagerly awaited. through a number of interviews, Through these interviews the us “the inner Hendrix” or News o f that- MARGARET MACINTYRE STU HAWK the most notable being that with a film becomes not only a film the World details of his private girlfriend from his Harlem days about Hendrix, but also an in­ life. Instead we see Hendrix the who swings her way through, with formative documentary on the ORMOND HALL guitarist in one of the most intel­ an infectious humor and en­ upper echelons of the pop scene ligent and satisfying rock and roll MOUBRAY ST. thusiasm, pointing out the in England during this time. films made to date. PRAHRAN vagaries and muddleheadedness The end result is a good tight Hendrix is one of the few rock $2.00 in Hendrix’s character with great film, one not limited in interest to musicians able to stand up to this affection. diehard Hendrix fans, as it so treatment, for as the film itself easily could have been. The sound The interviews seem to fall KIDS FREE demonstrates, he was possibly the in places is murky - in fact much sharply into male and female most outstanding and influential of one interview is lost because it lines, with only a couple of excep­ musician to grace the rock scene has been filmed very scenically by 6.00 pm come early tions. Each of the women inter­ in the '60s. L’ Arc de Triomphe, much to the viewed - and they include former The film is worth seeing for detriment of the sound, which is girlfriends as well as Linda Keith, Hendrix’s performances alone, largely of the traffic. who discovered Hendrix and in­ Maypole, feast, lights, dancers, music, and they cover each of his In other places, however, when didgeridoo, fancy dress, fairy tales. troduced him to Chas Chandler developments from an early in­ the film itself is murky, it is well Bring a plate, a musical instrument & his manager, and Germaine Greer congruous ‘Top of the Pops' type worth it, for this is in the case of your own (no alcohol). - speak of Hendrix the personal­ performance in London, to his some of Hendrix’s more obscure ity, and together they build a brilliant and menacing version of performances, such as an early The Star Sqangled Banner at substantial picture o f the vulner­ YOU MAY NOT BE AS FAMILIAR WITH BULLFROG RECORDS AS YOU »RF clip from the Marquee in London THIS* ISH B E C A U S F °W F “p S L ORDER ™PORT RECORD DEALERS. 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WE C A RE ABOUT TH E MUSIC stage act however, and attempted and so it is important that this notable absences among those THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, November 13-19, 1973 - Page 23 LIVING DELIGHTS SYDNEY MONITOR: Stephen Wall 698.2652, P. O. Box 23, Surry Hills. MELBOURNE MONITOR: Chris & Eva 51.9563, write Flat 8, No 7 Irving Ave, Windsor, 3181. MELBOURNE Listings are free. Copy closes Thursday before publication. Chuck Berry: Festival Hall. Dave Rankin Jazz Band: don MacIntyre: Outpost Atlas Warrigal Youth Club, Alexander Theatre, community thing but all \ ' J u e s & a n Alma Hotel. Inn. Club. Monash University, Clay­ are welcome. It runs till FOLK etc The Cobblers, Jacko Kevans, Traditional Folk (9 pm) Sixtyniners (afternoon), ton, 2.30 pm. November 25 with pro­ ROCK Geoff and Diana Hollins: and Experimental (1 am): Mississippi (evening): Mat “George 3/4 and Dragon grams at the Fitzroy Town Melbourne New Music En­ Dan O ’Connell Hotel. Commune. thew Flinders Hotel. 1”: Claremont Theatre, Hall, Napier Street, phone Mackenzie Theory, Sid semble: Commune. Gordon McIntyre, Philip John Rupert and the Claremont Street, South 41.5037. Rum po: Broadmeadows Mike O’Rourke and guests: THEATRE Day, Graeme Lowndes: Henchmen: Whitehorse Yarra, 2 pm. Town Hall. Frank Traynors. Frank Traynors. Hotel. Chuck Berry, Mississippi: “The Cripple Play” : La John and Juanita Booth- Big Push: Croxton Park & u c i d c u i Festival Hall. THEATRE Mama. royd, Jacko Kevans, Mike Hotel. Mighty Kong: Station Ho­ “A Bunch of Ratbags”: Gallagher: Dan O ’Connell Hotel. Flake: Southside Six. ROCK tel, Prahran. "The Cripple Play” : La Viaduct Theatre. S tre e t scene, Captain ROCK FOLK etc Mama. Stopwork!": Russell Street Matchbox: Parade for Sid Rumpo: Teasers. Theatre. THEATRE “A Bunch of Ratbags”: Fitzroy Festival, Smith Threshold in a Rock Op­ Threshold in a Rock Opera: Viaduct Theatre. |Country Folk: Commune “An Element of Doubt”: Street, Fitzroy. era “Paul” : Camberwell Camberwell Civic Centre. “ S to p w o rk !” : Russell POETRY Coffee Lounge. Tait Theatre. The Plant: Polaris Inn Ho­ Civic Centre. Street Theatre. Peter Porkhill: Frank Tray­ “Happy Birthday Wanda tel. Fantasy : Croxton Park Ho­ POETRY Brunswick Poetry Work­ nors. June” : Actors Theatre, cnr Jerry and the Reboppers: tel. MEETINGS shop: Saxon Hall, Bruns­ Church and Cameron 43 Hardware Lane, Jazz Flake: Icelands, White­ Poor Tom’s Poetry Band: POETRY wick. Streets, Richmond. and Bepop, 1-5 pm. horse Road, Ringwood. Commune. Orientation night at Link NIAGGRA: La Mama. I Poor Tom’s Poetry Band: “The Cripple Play” : La Up. RADIO FOLK etc FOLK etc Philip Day and guests: ICommune. Mama. “A Bunch of Ratbags”: Frank Traynors. THEATRE RADIO 1973 Salzburg Festival: Nimbin Party — some Viaduct. Contemporary Folk: Com­ 3AR, 8.00 pm. (many? all?) well known “ S to p w o rk !” : Russell mune (9.00 pm) THEATRE ‘Stopwork! ” : Russell Norman Kirk interview: musicians, informal jam Street Theatre. Jack O’Kevins, John Street Theatre. 3LO. 1.30 pm. sessions, maypole, feast, Crowle, Mike O’Rourke. dancers, didgeridoo, fancy “Happy Birthday Wanda ’Jridan Fat Albert: Frank Tray­ dress, fairy tales. Nimbin June” : Actors Theatre. TV TV & Q d u r d a v t nors. “The Cripple Play” : La ROCK Land Co-op Benefit (6 John and Juanita Booth- pm): Ormond Hall, Moub- Mamma. ‘Wonderful Winged Royal Wedding: All chan­ ROCK royd and others: Outpost “A Bunch of Ratbags”: Ariel, Mississippi: Dingley ray Street, Prahran, $2. jFriend” : ATVO, 7.30. nels but “0”. Inn. Viaduct. Council Hall. Brian Brown Quartet: t r‘Great Parks of the Madder Lake, Tank, Flake: Melbourne Mandolin Con­ “ S to p w o rk !” : Russell Madder Lake: Exchange Commune. ] World": ABV2, 8.30. Blaises. cert: Open Stage, 117 Street. Hotel, Cheltenham. Danny Spooner and Gor­ “Cedi Beaton”: ABV2, McKenzie Theory, Myriad, Bouverie Street. Carlton. “An Element of Doubt” : il0.35. ' l U u c s d a ^ Ayres Rock, Matt Taylor: M att Taylor, Captain don McIntyre and guests: THEATRE Frank Traynors. Tait. RADIO ROCK Dandenong Town Hall. Matchbox: Prahran Town Sixtyniners: Teasers. Concert: National Gallery Hall. “An Element of Doubt”: OTHERS “Wooden Prince” — Bar- Great Hall. Flake, Mississippi: Croxton Big Push: Whitehorse Ho­ Sid Rumpo, Ayres Rock: Tait Theatre. ’ tok, Budapest Philhar­ tel. Julie Wong and Marg Road- Park Hotel. G len W averley High Happy Birthday Wanda Fitzroy Festival of All Na­ monic Orchestra: 3AR, John Rupert and the knight: Outpost Inn. Madder Lake, Tank: Waltz­ School. June”: Actors Theatre, cnr tions, Italian Concert of 11.10pm . Henchmen: Croxton Park ing Matilda Hotel. Colored Balls, Fat Alroy: Church and Cameron Classical and Modern Mus­ Hotel. THEATRE MEETINGS Matt Taylor: Station Ho­ Kew Town Hall. Streets, Richmond. ic: Fitzroy Town Hall, Sherbert: International Ho­ tel, Prahran. Ray Brown’s One Ton “The Cripple Play” : La 8.00 pm. Alternative Education: tel. Happy Birthday Wanda Sixtyniners: Matthew Flin­ Gypsy, Lord Dog, Sixty­ Mama., Cat Stevens Film and oth­ Beaum aris Community Captain Matchbox: Polaris June”: Actors Theatre. ders Hotel. niners: Chelsea City Hall. “A Bunch of Ratbags”: ers: Rear of church, 124 Centre. Inn. “The Cripple Play” : La Flake: Whitehorse Hotel. Nemesis, Flight, Sixty­ Viaduct. Napier Street, Fitzroy. Captain Matchbox: Polaris Mama. Upp: Penthouse Hotel. niners: Beaumaris Com­ “ S to p w o rk !” : Russell Free. Inn. 551 Nicholson Street, munity Centre. North Carlton. 8.00-12 pm. Street Theatre. Buster Brown: Altona Civ­ OTHERS ROCK FOLK etc FOLK etc ic Hall. KIDS Fitzroy Festival of All Na­ Mighty Kong: Whitehorse John Crowle; Frank Tray- Fat Alroy: Station Hotel, tions: Almost all events are HoteL nors. Danny Spooner and Gor­ Prahran. ’S c ra m b le ” : Saturday free. It’s meant to be a SYDNEY Natural Health Discussion: Environment Centre: Ring v u e s & c u i CLASSICAL & OPERA Wayside Chapel, Kings ^ u d a n £ a \ u r d c u t Judy, 579.6159 for details. Cross, 8.30 pm. Lights Film Workshop: Old ROCK ROCK Cosi Fan Tutte (Mozart): ROCK Church, Palmer Street, ROCK Rockdale Town HalL Resident Group: Miller’s TV & RADIO East Sydney, 1 pm. Itambu, Pirana: Mona Vale Band of Light: Chequers. Brighton Hotel. Free speech?: The Domain. Memorial Hall. Millers Brighton HoteL OTHERS Resident Group: Miller’s The Royal Wedding — to Question time: Wayside Camp benefit: Balmain Millers Oceanic HoteL FOLK etc Oceanic Hotel. be viewed with Com Chapel, 8.00 pm. Town Hall. Hot Rocket: Atomic Luna Park: Try the New Band of Light: Chequers. Flakes and Chemicals: Webster: Wayside Chapel, Dizzy and The Heroes, Band Energy Commission Lucas Astrospin. Chuckonyatux. New Mother Earth with Channel 7, 2 and 9. 6.30 pm. of Light, Lotus: Rockdale Heights, 8-12. No admi& Dobell’s Estate Painting: Renee Geyer: Rocks Push. FOLK etc Dobells Estate Paintings: Masonic Hall. si on. No cameras. Opera House, Exhibition Don Silver, 12-3, 6-12. Opera House Exhibition Dizzy and Heroes, La De Com m une 2, Jeannie Millers Brighton Hotel. HalL Drinks half price, 6-8 pm: Thursday Das, Itambu: Sutherland Hall. I Old Push. Lewis, Ian Farr and Millers Oceanic Hotel. Chuck Berry Show, Police Boys Club. Adrian Ford — Jazz piano, Friends: Music Room, Home: Chequers. ROCK Itambu: Hordern Pavilion. French’s Tavern. Opera House. Band of Light: Revesby Home: Chequers. ROCK Eclipse Ally Five: Vanity Rocks Push: See Tuesday. YMCA, 8-10 pm. Fair Hotel. Old Push: Jeff Bull, 6-12 Resident Group: Miller’s FOLK etc Band o f Light: Manly Vale Hush: Corrimac Commun­ Ross Collins: Northbridge pm. Brighton Hotel. FOLK etc Hotel, 10.30-11.45. ity Hall, evening. Hotel. Folk, Trad, Irish, Aust: Resident Group: Miller’s Rocks Push: See Tuesday. Oceanic Hotel. Hush, Local Battlers: Elizabeth Hotel. Rocks Push: See Tuesday. FOLK etc Drinks half price. 6-8 pm. CLASSICAL & OPERA Merv. Acheson Trio: Band o f Light: Chequers. Old Push: “Unity Jazz Hellensburg Oval, 12 noon. Band”. Leon Russell, The Shelter Bellvue Hotel. Rocks Push: See Tuesday. MEETINGS Violin Concerto No 5 FOLK etc Pact Folk: YWCA. People, Blackgrass: Rand- Old Push: Unity Jazz (Mozart), Symphony No 7 wick Race Course. CLASSICAL & OPERA Contemporary/Folk: The Band, 6 pm. WEL, Co-ordinating Meet­ (Beethoven): Sydney Rocks Push: See tuesday. Shack. Pact: YWCA. FOLK etc ing: Iron Workers Hall, 188 Opera House. Old Push: “Unity Jazz Geoff Bull’s Olympia Jazz Symphony No 3 (Bruck­ Traditional Folk: Wine- George Street, 9 pm. Band”. 6-12 pm. Band: Unity Hall Hotel. Contemporary Folk/Rock: ner), Violin Concerto No 1 burgh Castle. Darlinghurst, Kings Cross, MEETINGS Kirk Gallery. (Szym anow ski): Opera Irish Rebellion-type Folk: The Loo, Resident Action, Rocks Push: See Tuesday. House. CLASSICAL MEETINGS Century Hotel. Open Meeting: Palmer Forum on the National Merv Achison Band: Bell­ Street Church Hall. Health Scheme with Megan MEETINGS Requiem Mass, (Verdi): Teahouse and Library: Old vue Hotel, 2 pm. CLASSICAL & OPERA Drug Referral Centre, 43 Stoyles (getting into it) Sydney Opera House. Church — Cnr Palmer and Bill Haesler: Cricketers Craigend Street, Kings versus Sue Gallie (getting Beethoven Violin Sonata, Victoria Street Squatters Stanley Street, East Syd­ Arms Hotel, 3 pm. Cross, 31.2579: Training out of it): Info. 57.4428, MEETINGS ney, 31.6270. Open Tues- No 3, 10: Sydney Town Open Meeting: 109 Vic­ Eclipse Alley Five: Vanity meeting. Anyone interest­ BMA House, 135 Mac­ day-Friday, 2 pm-11 pm. Hall. toria Street, Kings Cross, Fair Hotel, 4 pm. ed welcome. quarie Street, Sydney. Open Theatre Workshop: 6.30 pm. Geoff Bulls Olympia Jazz Tenants Union Meeting: Old Church. 7.30 pm. See Puppet-making Workshop: Band: Unity Hall Hotel, 6 Victoria Street, Kings Friday. Old Church, 6.30 pm. See pm. ross, 8 pm. Friday. Writers Workshop: Old Church. 8.00 pm. See Fri­ Rod M cK uen: Opera P oetry Reading: Old House. Church. See Friday. day.

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Early 30’s wants small guy mid traveller, wide interests, wishes to The Old Church, comer Palmer vibes, spiritually inclined, charm, INC box 6074. 20’s, preferable Oriental or make up for lost years. Desires truth, love essential, over 20 years European. Clean, straight looking. casual regular relationship with and Stanley Streets, East Sydney. Canberra. Naive but not stupid INC box 6085. ______interesting, sensuous young lady preferable. I will help with fi­ effeminate male poet needs a for fun times, intellectual and Etmyspheres — new, interna-^ nance. Contact for more details, friend (preferably musician) to Melbourne. Mature Pisces guy physical stimulation and mutual tional, avant-garde literary jour-’ INC box 6061. make the big time. Sex, etc, ir­ needs female. Travel Australia, enjoyment. Discretion assured. nal — seeks sustained experi­ relevant. (Am Carlton United’s Overseas March. Truth, love essen­ INC box 6094. mental material. 7-10 pages per prayer.) Genuine. INC box 6075. tial. Will cover necessary ex­ penses. Age 25-30 preferable. Sydney. Two surfs going to Qld contributor. 2 Haughton Crt, Box Deliveries Hobart. He, 28, human. Reason­ Peace. INC box 6086. for two weeks require two chicks Hill, 3128 Vic. ably civilised(?). Recently trans­ to share run, food and van. INC Warm, sincere, professional cou­ ferred. Enjoys reading, convers­ Melbourne, Rosanna. Young man bo x 6 0 9 5 . Sydney. Weekend encounter ple, very anxious to legally adopt ing, wining and dining. Seeks mid 20’s wants an eager and baby. Will defray expenses of willing partner. Pleasant, cheerful group first two days of December similar she to share leisure time. Sydney. Male, mid 30s, tall, expected delivery. Replies strictly INC box 6076. male preferred, but female pos­ smokes, drinks, but frustrated, and previous evening. Schultz in­ sible. If male, the younger the seeks dalliance with attractive spired methods. Call Gordon confidential through solicitor. Hobart. Bi-male, late twenties. better. INC box 6087. female, daytime, nightime, your Meggs on 665.9280 or write PO INC box 6059, Melbourne. Average build and looks. Seeks place or mine. INC box 6096. box 229, Coogee, 2034. similar male for casual dalliance, Melbourne businessman, 46, in­ telligent, tall, slim, vasectomised, discretion essential. INC box Sydney. Male 45 years, single, THERESE: Exclusively for fe­ 6 0 7 7 .______seeks meetings with interesting university graduate. Interested Distress women, 18-50, for mutual politics, history, music, theatre, males seeking discreet female con­ Hobart. Middle aged lady desires pleasure and friendship. Wide wishes to meet funloving un­ tact. Members in Port Moresby, M.I.A. wanted. Guy not primarily discreet dalliance with well hung range of interests. INC box 6088. attached intelligent female, 35-50 Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney, Mel­ interested in magpies or redlegs vigorous stayers. In your pad.. years. View to companionship, bourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, nor the current price of sheepdip, Adelaide. Bi-male, affectionate, Reply with photo and vital statis­ Melbourne, fair, handsome and dalliance, marriage or whatever for mutual sharing of boredom. tics. Age etc., not important, only Darwin, also other cities, towns sincere, masculine, 35, good educated youth, 20, seeks attrac­ mutually agreeable. All replies We could shoot peach trees or body, needs genuine male com­ discretion and performance. All tive, intelligent woman, 27-40 for and country areas. Write in con­ answered, fees refunded. INC box fidence for obligation free details mug sheep. INC box 6058. panionship. Interests include letters answered sincerely. INC discreet, sensitive dalliance. INC 6 ° 9 7 . theatre, films, country and beach. b o x 6 0 6 3 . b o x 6 0 8 9 . ______sent in plain envelope. THERESE, INC box 6066. Sydney. Young flamboyant, Box 4984, GPO Sydney, NSW Melbourne. Guy into primal ther­ Melbourne. Intelligent, quiet, Melbourne. Lonely camp guy, 24, creative male who turns on to 2001. apy cannot find suitable environ­ Alice Springs. Camp guy, 24, sensitive camp girl seeking same seeks educated, honest guy, for music, painting, poetry, photog­ ment to continue with it. Is there wishing to meet others pf same for sincere meaningful relation­ reliable friendship. Not interested raphy. Seeks uninhibited artistic age and you nger fo r m utual ship and gay times. Prefer butch in one night stands. INC box Australian party, Kal Liiri, co­ anyone having success without a female, 18-22, for a mutually therapist interested in forming a pleasure. INC box 6067. 18-26. INC box 6078. 6 0 9 0 . beneficial relationship. INC box ordinator Gellibrand needs assis­ 6 0 9 8 . tance referendum and senate elec- group or is there any group exist­ Sydney Armidale. Camp guy, Melbourne. Male 30’s, married, Melbourne bi-guy, 30, happily tiona, Phone 314.5548, Foots- ing which would accept another early 30s. Tired of straight front. wants sensitive femme. Age no married, own business, loves dal­ Sydney, Wollongong. Professional cray, Victoria. member. Please contact Peter, Passive. Like to meet active non barrier. For companionship and liance, wants to meet others guy, camp, 45, square looking, 111 Chapman St, North Mel­ beautiful meetings. Preferably similar, no hang ups, esoteric uptight guys to 40, my house. slim, pleasant looks. Interested, bourne, 3051. Dinners, dalliance, friendship. No daytime. Sincerity and discretion interests. INC box 6091. friendship, escapades, other males ferns. Fee refunded if necessary. assured. All replies answered. to 45. Also correspondence any­ D e p lo y m e n t INC b o x 6 0 6 8 . Photo appreciated. Fees refunded. Melbourne. Guy 30, seeks similar where. Sincere. All answered. Dis­ Sydney. Gordon Meggs, social INC box 6079. aged, non-effeminate guy. view creet. INC box 6099. Eastern states. Capable board- worker, offers help to those in friendship. Interests include out- Gold Coast. Young super-fit, well rider, well built, muscular, wanted distress. Call 665.9280 or write built, health conscious, travelled, Melbourne. Eurasian male, 21, doors, weekend travel, hi-fi. INC Sydney. Square looking camp guy for surfing film. Uninhibited, PO box 229, Coogee 2034. educated man of 28 seeks older student, described as good look­ b o x 6 0 9 2 . to share my life and flat. My woman to 55 for occasional out­ ing, intelligent, affectionate, interests are nudism, bodybuild­ spunky butch guy under 23, pre­ ings and mutual satisfaction, wants sincere male friend for Latrobe Valley. Homy Spanish ing, squash, camping, music. Must ferred. INC box 6062. interesting and sensuaL INC box permanent relationship. INC box guy, (25), spiritually free, dis­ be nudist seeking sincere perman­ Dwellings 6 0 6 9 . 6 0 8 0 . creet, clean, sincere, broadmind­ ent relationship. Age 28-38. Lady artist, pen/pencil sketcher, ed, keen on oral/anal intercourse, Photo if possible. Discretion. INC sought as travelling companion Sydney. Queenscliff Castle needs ^ Brisbane. Young man, 6 ft, slim, Melbourne. Young man, 24 years, seeks uninhibited chicks to 40, b o x 6 1 0 0 . 2 eager minds, so preferably fe­ clean shaven, square looking, like interested in the arts would like also hot couples to 40. INC box and teacher for mid. age gent in to meet young, slim guy for to m eet m an, late 2 0 ’s early 3 0 ’s, 6 0 9 3 . SA/WA. No cooking, guarantee male, to pay $11 weekly. Sum­ Sydney. Male. 40, 5’5”. Wide mer. 155 Queenscliff Road, any­ m utual satisfactio n . P h o to ap­ with similar interests. INC box interests include classical music, sale all work. Adam Jones, PO, preciated, returned. INC box 6 0 8 1 . Melbourne. Attractive redhead. films, theatre, reading, outdoors. Enneabba, 6519. time, ber-boom. 6 0 7 0 . 28, own private premises, will Own home, Northside. Desires to Melbourne Adventurous male, dally my place by appointment, meet female similar interests for Sydney, Lane Cove. Young broad­ Brisbane. Attractive, bubbly late 30’s, bound for NSW early prefer married business types. close friendship, marriage. minded guy share comfortable blonde, 36, would like to meet December, requires one-way lift “Carole” INC box 5836. Genuine ad. INC box 6101. Dealings other wicked female for gay with another male. Share leisure, home. All mod cons. Parkimg, times. Recent photo. INC 6071 friendship, holiday sought. INC Sydney. Former schoolmaster will Sydney. Is there a mature free Melbourne. Varied selection of close bus, house proud, nonest, b o x 6 0 8 2 . accept young lady Dupil for minded woman needful, discreet, domestic and imported toys, own room, $20. 428.1182. Brisbane. Guy, 20, wishes to meet private tuition. Must be diligent, social and intimate. Companion­ games, books for pre schoolers to women for uninvolved sex. Some Melbourne. Male, graduate, execu­ attentive and prepared to adapt ship male, virile forties, preferably Brisbane, St Lucia Two adjoining women out there must be sick of tive, late 30’s seeks discreet casual herself to traditional disciplinary adults including Go-sets, Wff’n North side for a fun time. Reply Proof propaganda etc. Send 20c two bedroom flats vacant soon. emotional upsets too! INC box relationship with an intelligent methods. INC box 6064. INC box 6102. 6 0 7 2 . female. INC box 6083. for mailed catalogue. Lexicon Suit bi-girls or other girls interest­ Sydney. Girls, (student, un­ Sydney. Are you a warm loving, Firm, 430 Waverley Rd, Malvern ed these pages. INC box 6047. Qld. Opportunity for male camp Melbourne. Camp girl, warm married-mother, etc) in return for intelligent, interesting, life loving, East 3145. 211.8416. to own their own mixed business. sensitive and f unloving. Seeks occasional company (meet for attractive female, 25-35, seeking a Momington Peninsula farm holi­ male lover and companion. If so Timestream Poetry Magazine issue day caravan for broadminded PUBLICATION write to: INC box 6103. six. Send five 7c stamps to TIME­ young woman. Join in farm life, STREAM, 32 Coventry Rd, some cherry picking, close Indicate witn cross where copy is to Roseville. Judy your reply to my To: Incorporated Newsagencies Company Pty Ltd Strathfield 2135. $1 for three beaches. INC box 6049. be published. Insertion costs are ad most interesting but you gave G.P.O. Box 5312 BB, Melbourne, 3001, Vic. constant for each appearance irre­ wrong phone number. Please issues. write again. Ted. Melboume-Balwyn. Quiet, reliable spective of publication/s used. CONTEMPA: A magazine of person needed to share two bed­ Sydney. Camp guy. Slim, friend­ Please insert this advertisement in: HEADINGS words and pictures and words. room, furnished house with guy, ly, young looking 40, square ap­ 23. Gay or bi preferred. $17. INC Nominate one listed heading only — For more information, contact natioK REVIEW ONLY ( ) pearance, wishes to meet similar b o x 6 0 4 8 . Dalliance appears only in Living guy, 25-40 with view to lasting PO box 115, Armadale 3143. THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS ONLY ( ) Daylights. companionship and dalliance. This is a genuine effort to meet a Sydney-Eastern suburbs/North NATION REVIEW AND THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS ( ) I sincere and compatible friend. Shore near bus, no stairs (footsore FIRST AVAILABLE OF EITHER PUBLICATION ( ) All co p y m ust be printed IN INC box 6104. Departures damsel!), own fumished(?) room BLOCK LETTERS on this form — required for independent Gemini, Sydney. Sincere guy, 18, seeks Non-smoking, hetero, private- HEADINGS: (Circle required listing) copy submitted in any other style is arfrrfectionate, attractive girl 1 * for Sydney. Guy 18 seeks chic any Dalliance, Dealings, Deaths, Deliveries, Departures, Deploy­ unacceptable. Telephone numbers genuine freindship and company. age to share trip of Asia, England. schooled but not “refined”. Pre­ ment; Dialectics; Dialling; Distress; Doings; Dope; Duets; and addresses must indicate city of Photo if possible. INC box 6105. Write Greg Durban, C/- Liverpool fer share house with 25-35ers. Dw ellings. location. Dwellings and Dalliance Caravan Park, Moorebank. Please 909.8305 after 6 pm. ads must commence with their loca­ send phone number. tion, eg. Canberra. Copy is uncen­ Doings Brisbane. Hobbit required to Young camp guy leaving Sydney share $139 month, 2 bdrm unit, sored except where necessary for Health services for the com­ publisher’s legal protection. early January for two weeks tour­ St Lucia. Phone w. 71.3811, Ian munity. Public meeting. Why is C am eron. PAYMENT The Australian Medical Associa­ ing North Q’land requires same 17-20 as travelling companion. All monies should be payable INC tion hysterical? 2 pm, Sunday, Sydney. My research into life has Pty Ltd. Every ad must be prepaid separated me from my lover but never my sanity. To regain her and — including repetitive and dual-pub- 'Sexist Ads" continue, a home is needed. If, lication appearances — and accom­ and only if you love life, Shake­ pany initially submitted copy. speare and this universe, then write DEADLINES down your thoughts and offer of SMALL PENIS? IMPOTENT? help. Thank you my friends. We D-notices for Nation Review: n oo n , have not yet begun to LIVE. PO Tuesday prior to publication. D- ThE VACUUM ENLARGER GUARANTEES box 333, Maroubra. KELLY. notices for The Living Daylights: PENILE ENLARGEMENT. noon, Thursday prior to publica­ Sydney. Gemini man writer, wan­ SEND STAMPED ADDRESSED ENVELOPE TC Extra words @ 10c each tio n . derer, clown, thinker, refugee, INC BOX NUMBERS RICHARDS LABS, seeks physical space with vaguely Advertisers using INC Box numbers Box 279, P. O. G R A N V IL L E , 2142. creative humans. Contact Jody, for replies must allow 3 words in 112 Flinders Street, Darlinghurst. text and add 20 cents for this facility — we forward replies week­ ly. Dalliance ads m ust use INC Box number, which we allocate before publishing. ADVERTISING COSTS ) ) » also available for immediate delivery w H Activity categories determine the NOT FOR PUBLICATION basic cost. Category (A) is for free public meetings ($1 for 21 words). IESBI NAME Category (B) is for individuals ad­ BEAUTIFUL vertising under any heading ($2 for' HOWTO ADDRESS 21 words). Category (C) is for any INCREASE business enterprise advertising THE SIZE _ under any heading ($3 for 21 OF YOUR m words). ALL ADDITIONAL PENIS & JNCENSORED MAN POSTCODE WORDS 10c EACH. REPLIES VIA INC BOX NOS. ON SALE STRICTLY 10 ADULTS ONI MONEY ENCLOSED: PHOTOS All replies to INC Box numbers $4 J S4.- must be in a stamped, sealed, un­ rfW SALE SnuCTLY TO ABBLTS OM OF THE SEE PENIS PHOTOGRAPHED FROM EVERY ANGLE YOU addressed envelope with the adver­ Xv HWILL ENJOY TO COMPARE Category A ($ 1 ) ...... $ _ tiser’s D-notice box number clearly uouns Category B ($ 2 ) ...... $ _ written in the top left corner. This envelope is to be enclosed in a Category C ($ 3 ) ...... $ _ second one addressed to: INC D- The Venui Shop. 26 Bayswater Road. CLOSE-UP Extra Words (10c each) ...... $ _ notices, GPO Box 5312 BB, Mel­ KINGS CROSS. N S W 2011 bourne, 3001. JUNIOR MALE EROTICA INC Box facility (2 0 c) ...... $_ Dalliance respondents must include Please supply the following book/s to: - INCREASE PENIS SIZE Repeat/ dual publication a d s ...... $_ $2 payment with each reply when LESBIAN SEX sending to INC for forwarding to BEAUTIFUL MAN Cash/Cheque/Postal Order for TOTAL $ - advertisers. Non-complying letters

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Incidentally, I wonder if Drake Yeah, yeah ticipating in rock concerts is not for inhabit McCausland’s “Australia Un­ knows that the most commonly used Australian blacks. McCausland prefers limited”. I hope we can posit more fertiliser in Australia today is birdshit? to confine them to performing folksy profoundly radical alternatives than It’s euphemistically called super­ Stalin corroborees in Central Australia. these. phosphate ! JILL JOLLIFFE, Dear Editor, Dunstan’s account of the Nimbin 3. On the subject of smallpox, Canberra, ACT Richard Neville replies to Grant community (TLD2) paints a picture of Drake surpasses even himself in his Evans and company that “Revolution a community of arrogant middle-class illogical reasoninq. The reason that only four unvaccinated children died and spiritual commitment are far from nasties. Natural incompatible, as the extraordinary Within the space of a few pages we from smallpox (I’m using Drake’s fig­ career of Gandhi made clear. Or per­ have: ures) in the 25 years prior to 1962 in haps you pin the red merit badge on death A VICIOUS attack on particular per­ R DRAKE’S article The modern England and Wales was not because his contemporary, Stalin ...” they were unvaccinated. It was because Well, in my opinion, you do pin the sonalities within the black movement, ■^’ ■“■medicine man is a pox on good of a thing not mentioned by Drake — red merit badge on Stalin. It was Stalin on blacks in general (with a nice white health (TLD, 1) shows a remarkable but perhaps he’s never heard of it — a who smashed the Fascists and made sneer: “They came and they boozed”) ignorance of some of the facts about the Soviet Union into the force which and an apologia for the racist premises diseases, their treatment and preven­ branch of the government health serv­ is the main bulwark against everything on which the festival was based.(On tion. It’s a pity you printed it in what, ice called the Port Health Authority. we progressive materialists (ie. Marx­ this point I accept unreservedly Gary otherwise, promises to be a very good No one, but no one, was let into the ists) hate, including the Gordon country without documentary proof of Foley’s account of the situation; I paper. Bartons and Richard Nevilles of this vaccination. The odd carrier got in, believe that the festival should never While the article does contain a few world with their do-gooder intentions. which probably accounts for the four have been held while one iota of doubt grains of truth they unfortunately lie On the other hand, who was Gandhi? deaths, but if the precautions hadnt When Gandhi was alive India was a lot remained vis-a-vis the question of the buried amid a welter of illogical and been taken then the number of deaths of niggers living in shit — today India is land being “sung” .) ignorant ravings. I’m a scientist, in no still a lot of niggers living in shit. If AN ATTACK on a representative of way connected with any branch of among the unvaccinated children wouldnt have been four but probably Richard Neville wants to be a nigger the gay liberation movement, an un­ medicine or pharmacy, but the follow­ 40,000 or even more while the number then good luck to him. However, he And even if the suggestion of Garry warranted generalisation about gays ing facts seem obvious to me. among the vaccinated ones would still must be a real dumb nigger if he thinks Patterson’s sketches is merely that the (“the gay who lives off the bourgeois 1. The National Heart and Cancer he is going to be tolerated by those have been only 82. Still on the subject, city should disappear metaphorically, affluence of the bar scene ...” Which Foundations spend a hell of a lot of who seek to establish a civilised com­ isnt it just possible that those who shall we say, and that we should all do gay? Where?) and an attack on sexual their money researching the CAUSES munity. were vaccinated were the very ones Living our stint in the wilderness (briefly) like liberation movements in general. of these diseases and this undoubtedly I welcome Neville and his considered to be at greater risk. Daylights all self-respecting Herman Hesse’ AN ACCEPTANCE, in the name of includes investigations on people who as one more good reason 4. As a closing thought, I wonder why we need a revolution. heroes, like all Jesus Christs and like all folksy, “whole community” of sexist havent got either disease. (One obvious what Drake would do if he copped a LEONARD AMOS, superstar prophets before him . . . Well, practices. At least Dunstan is honest proof of this is the huge amount of load of syphili s from one of his bed Wynnum, Qld what then? Was there ever a prophet enough to admit that Miss Nimbin money spent researching the lung can­ companions? It’s very easy to do this; who came back in from the desert with Showgirl 1972 was placed on a par cer-smoking link.) They dont, as Drake syphilis is almost at epidemic level his words of wisdom before there was a with the prize cow. That he sees says, “squander it on an idiotic search Capitalist right now in Australia. Would he go to wicked town or city for him to come for new wonder drugs, etc’’. nothing wrong with this we can per­ a doctor for treatment? Or would he back to? 2. Before Pasteur, the average life haps see as a testimony to his organic stick to his organically grown natural slander The only way you can possibly expectancy in Europe was less than 40 country sensitivity. foods while the spirochetes gradually picture a prophet is Martin Sharp's years. People in those days lived in an DEAR RICHARD, I sincerely hope that Dunstan’s ate out his brain sending him deeper comments are not representative of unsmogged environment and ate na­ I wouldnt write a letter to the vision of the Sentimental Bloke in a into the insanity from which he al­ Herald land of sweeping plains. Nimbin people, for they are highly tural food grown without any “chem­ complaining about its anti ready appears to be suffering? socialist philosophy. I expect a capital­ So let’s forget about those mythical objectionable. I no more want to live ical fertilisers”. Their fertilisers were, FED UP WITH IDIOTS, ist like Fairfax to be anti socialist. I natural paradises of the past. It’s just a in an organic, whole community based in fact, human, animal and vegetable Adelaide, SA naively expected something different bit too easy to rip off Granny’s wit and from you. But considering who owns wisdom and sit on it, saying, Lordy, your paper, my expectations were a bit let’s rest right here and groove on old ridiculous. mother earth, brothers and sisters, Anyway, I support Grant Evans and THE malicious rumor con­ while the rest of the world jacks itself Co in their objections to TLD’s anti cerning a newly appointed off. What’s happened to imagination? socialist flavor. Instead of answering Under-Secretary mention­ Evans’ points, you retreated to the well Where are our blueprints for computer­ ed in TLDZ, was indeed as tried capitalist slander that Stalin was a ised cities? (And dont give me a refer­ we said, a malicious ru­ Marxist, and that Leninism equals ence to Kafka or anyone else with a mor. It was traced in this Stalinism, bureaucracy, etc, and that case of the horrors.) After all, there’s a w e e k’s Nation Review, to Evans shouldnt be answered because little bit of nature in computers, just as maybe he’s a Stalinist too. conspiratorial rightists. there is in lovely crisp comies from The fact that the likes of Rennie THINGS Davis are blissed out by the Guru cereal packets. Gumboots of the world means precise­ If we dont like the nature we find ly nothing. Just what is wrong with a there, let's conceive of something else scientific approach? Mysticism, like in­ to put the dear old girl into — and not, Exhibit 21 — a pile of sandbags with a stitutionalised religion, is a safe refuge for atom’s sake, an earthy potato sack. for those who can’t or dont want to Sacks of spuds are just too bloody figure out what has gone wrong. heavy. surprise in the middle. Exhibit 13 an It seems to me that a paper that Your friendly laborer on brick doesnt tread on any reactionaries’ toes cannot justify its existence. I found veneer flats, that Digger was digging up some GRAHAM JACKSON, indiscreet, talking, living, breathing, really good muck, and thus has a Lavington, NSW valuable role. naked, video sculpture couple. Let’s hope that TLD improves and stops being a trendy Nation Review. I Black mark was also disappointed that I had read The people’s choice. so many of the articles elsewhere be­ fore. These criticisms may be a little against Slim unfair, considering you’ve only been Sir — I was intrigued to see you Cops arrest — indecent going a few weeks. But then again, was discover Slim Dusty (TLD 3, page 21), I expecting too much in the first place? the Australian folksinging “legend” FRANS TIMMERMAN, Kensington, NSW who “always wanted to take the music exposure. This, for and do something of my own with it — Australian songs, Australian lyrics! ” One for the Slim Dusty is truly Australian to the some reason, I hear, core. You may not be familiar with pessimists that lament of his for Jacky (or is it Jacky-Jacky?), the aboriginal who the Art Gallery embarrasses Sir — I was just beginning to enjoy performed some truly heroic deed, Garry Patterson’s strip sketch (TLD3) thus demonstrating that — in Dusty’s as a simple but effective comment on a words — “although his skin was black of NSW ( where the trustees of theme of, say, conservation. And then his heart was white”. I noticed the depressing dictum at the A strangely moving ballad. I com­ foot o f the page, Pessimists read down, mend that great Australian, Henry it is at ). But optimists read up — depressing be­ Lawson, to your attention next week; cause, given that the cartoon was about he had some typically Aussie views on progress (for want of a better word), it Jews, blacks and others of their ilk. they do not stop it. became pessimistic no matter which D. H. way you looked at it. It is nice of them, I feel. Let me explain. Cities, obviously, Odious have got to change — but to suggest that they disappear altogether is rather artwork This huge 50 artist exhibition closes dreary at worst and unrealistic at best. Peasant economies, as someone point­ Sir — Ian McCausland’s “Australia Un­ ed out a few pages on from the lim ited” (TLD 1) is an odious piece of Sunday, so I thought why not do a cartoon, have had their day. All the bunyip nationalism-cum-racism. I hope back/to/nature crowd notwithstanding, that no one who subscribes to revolu­ did we build computers and atomic tionary social ideas would be interested ‘review’ of this 100 % Oz exhib... bombs and obliterate a couple of fair­ in living in an Australian idyll while sized cities simply to run back to our any military machine zaps the outside It is weird, fun and very likeable holes in the desert feeling ashamed of world. I find it a rather sick and our human potential? So we make parochial notion. VICTOR K. 1973 booboos. So what? It also seems that cosmic bliss, T H E L IV IN G D A Y L IG H T S , N ovem ber 13-19, 1973 — Page 27 Printed by Richard Neville at 174 Peel Street, North Melbourne for Incorporated Newsagencies Company Pty Ltd, the Pub­ lisher and distributor, 113 Rosslyn Street, West Melbourne. Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.