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MARL BORO galloises THREE ELECTED THE PRŮVODCE VA·ÍM SVĚTEM/YOUR GUIDE TO IT ALL SKUPINA VINÍKŮ/THOSE TO BLAME č. 28 ISSN.1212-13098 Publishers Creative Director: Džefrí Benét Editorial Director: Nikki Kirchner Shaolin Master: Pepé Král Vedoucí redaktor: Jarka Fricová Redaktor: Eva Kolářová Associate Art Director: Yenda Maxa Propagace a Produkce: Bára Nováková Chief Agitator: Karl Rotstan Cover Art by: Michael Linnea Hlavní přispěvatelé/Senior Contributors Dj Spejbl, Jeffree Benét, Bob JR Dobbs, Jarka Fricová, Blanka Huňátová, Milkmoney Jones, Ph.D., Keith Kirchner, Efka Kolářová, Benedikt Laube, Mike 696, Thurston Moore, Tim Otis, Colin Shea, Paul Schnieder, Mario Torero, Jonas Weiss, Alex Zaitchik PFIEKLADATELÉ/TRANSLATORS Jarka Fricová FOTOGRAFOVÉ/PHOTOGRAPHERS Jeffree Benét, Efka Kolářová, TomበMartinek,Tim Otis, That guy with the camera FOTOPRÁCE/PHOTO LAB Ultralab & Syn 02/312 1197 How to reach us: fone: 02/9000 8115 fax: 02/2425 2123 www.think.cz Email: [email protected] Fax letters or mail them to: J. Benét, Poste Restante, Jindři‰ská 14, Praha 1, 110 00 Czech Republic We have too much free time on our hands… Feel free to send us plenty of rantings, excuses, recipes, threats, complaints, unmarked bills in small denominations (we'll make change) to Central HQ of THINK (add @terminal.cz to the end of THINK to write to us). We can also let you know about the magazine when they come out. We promise, if (dis)respectful, we'll get back to you ASAP if there's nothing good on TV. „You have lost many brain cells while looking at this magazine“ „Při listování tímto magazínem jste ztratili mnoho mozkov˘ch buněk“ 5 LETTERS FROM OUR CRACK SMOKIN’ READERS Hey, Think peoples, and Praha peoples in general. This is Jeremy writing, the singer and guitar player - you know, Jeremy Saxon Band, used to be Old Town Squares. Listen, it's been good and I'll be leaving now, going to sow my blue seed back home in San Francisco. I want to thank all of you before I go, not only for helping to support the band during these years, and not only for coming up to us during the gigs and telling us you liked what we were doing. The main thanks is for those moments, when the volume was right and the feeling was right and the groove was on and the eye contact happened; and no one had to say anything about it because everybody knew. We couldn't have done that without you, you were part of it and it was like the best part of sex, when the personalities are indis- tinguishable and the rhythm rules. I grew up in this town, as far as I'll ever grow up. I was a wannabe when I came here, and step by step, night by night and song by song while you were watching and drinking and thinking and listening and not listen- ing, I've honed it down and worked it up, to the point where I'm doing damn near exactly what I want to be doing. My fantasy has become my real life. Thank you for helping. Thank you for being here, HUMANIFESTO and thank you for being beautiful. If you want to come by and say so long, we'll still HUMANIFESTO be at Scarlett's on Thursdays and Red Hot on Saturdays, these last few weeks until the Millenium, plus the assorted other few shows I'm off to newer pastures now, and I Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or hope to see you all at some point. Wish me well, as I do you. nation, or so said Oscar Wilde, and it applies so poignantly to Think of me fondly, as I do you. And keep on looking forward. My love to you all, our situation today. Ten years after the fall of State Jeremy: [email protected] Controlled Economics (State Controlled Everything Else still exists, everywhere), the walls within our minds still stand Ahoj Jarko, strong, blinding us to the freedoms which we really have, and Díky za rychlou odpoveì. NedokáÏe‰ si pfiedstavit, jak moc se na ãasáky tû‰ím. Tady really always had. Ah, but those who misread, who can’t see vÛbec nic tak skvûl˘ho není. A taky Hele, kdyÏ jsem vidûla první ãíslo, pfii‰lo mi, Ïe to freedom for what it is, wonder what freedom really means; urãitû dûlaj stejn˘ lidi jako Think. Moc se mi to líbilo. Mám ale problém ãasopisy instant credit? Ah, more freedom is on its way. Just sign here shánût, protoÏe v Praze jsem sice dost ãasto, ale ne pofiád. Teì si oba urãitû pfied- on the dotted line. platím a budu se nedoãkavû tû‰it na nová ãísla. Mûj se krásnû a hodnû optimismu, - Many people are wondering out loud, taking wagers even, Marcela on the chances of our entry to the EU; the odds are against Milá Marcelo, Moc Ti dûkuju za TvÛj zájem a slova, která potû‰í. Se shánûním it; not geographically; not historically; but culturally and ãasopisÛ to není lehké, já vím, Think je vÏdycky hned rozebrán, kdyÏ se objeví. soulfully. For freedom doesn’t mean free. Freedom is very Pfiedplatné je nejlep‰í zpÛsob. I pro v‰echny ostatní, ktefií nevûdí, jak na to: kontaktu- costly, for it means awareness of one’s actions, of the results jte nás na telefonním ãísle redakce, které je uvedeno v tiráÏi. -Zdravím, Jarka and the consequences; it means responsibility. It doesn’t mean fuck over everybody else, or ‘me first’, it doesn’t mean Hello, cultivate friendships until you can spend them, it means you I am a student here in Prague, but I was born in Canada. I just wanted to tell you are now free to be the best you that you can be. -J. Benét that Think is the best magazine ever! I love all of the party pics. And the stories. I think it should win a Grammy award! But I also think you should put in more Well, it’s December already and therefor time to get into articles and less advertisements. I really like the magazine, but think it would be a the X-mas spirit. I recommend watching more TV, obeying whole lot better if you would put more stories. Also I think you should put in less every advertisement (on purpose or not), and joining aimless articles about sex relationships because not very many people even care to read this. throngs of thousands of people for no real good reason and I think there should be more about friendship, family relations and the environment. spending all the money you don’t have on stuff people won’t Well that is just my opinion, thanks for letting me express it. Anyways, I just wanted use—except as second hand gifts for next year. Think fond to say keep up the good work. -Marielle Evans thoughts of your family far away and enjoy your carp. Do they give Grammy Awards for magazines? Sign us up! Thanks for the sugges- Gift ideas: gold, frankincense and myrrh. tions, but I don’t know about the sex part, seems to me everyone’s interested in sex. What to do at this time of year besides place your bets— How old are you anyway? Because if you’re underage, you shouldn’t even know about cynicism vs. idealism? Wasn’t this somebody’s birthday once? sex. What was his name again? Consume? Consume… that’s right, good boy. Isn’t there a football game on? I particularly enjoy From Noel the commercials. Trained professionals who know me well, Attention Praguers; my guitars and bass were stolen from my flat by breakers-in convincing me to spend more of my proverbial wealth. with taste, I guess - and respect they took put them all in cases. So if you happen Cynicism 1, Idealism 0. The fans go wild. Don’t get me wrong, to pass a music shop perhaps you could look in and if you see the bass of course - I love football. buy it for me, or reserve it and ring me or something - cos it didn't cost that much Remember the story about a man named Jed, a poor moun- money - but it is unique - we think - and you might even recognise the guitars, taineer who barely kept his family fed? Well, Jed’s dead, whatever. Fridays will find us with borrowed instruments making the most of what baby, Jed’s dead. Don’t mourn — I’m sure he died peacefully we can - and singing as we piss in the wind of natural causes. The best thing to do is distract yourself love and laborious losing laughter, [email protected] somehow — occupy your cursory free time with some good ol’ fashioned fantasy. Ambition. Creativity. More TV. Believe the Miluju Think! Hype. OK, never mind, just shoot me. Je naprosto v pohodû! Díky za geniální moÏnost fiíct naplno svÛj názor... Forever Cynicism 2, Idealism 0. Yours, Dianne What exactly is this idealism thing anyway? God forbid if Jestli jsi navÏdy na‰e, vyjádfii naplno svÛj názor tfieba nûjak˘m ãlánkem. Zkus we don’t lie, or cheat, or steal, how could we stay on our toes cokoli, co Tû zajímá nebo ‰tve a po‰li to do redakce., uvidíme. Adresa je v tiráÏi. Díky. without these qualities? (not yours, of course!). Tû‰ím se, Jarka It’s like social ballet, enjoy the show, but watch your purse.