Portland continues to be 'Occupied' and the Oregonian continues its 'marathon' reportage on the clash of cultures...you know, the clash that doesn't exist. The Clash, on the other hand, continues to live on wherever and whenevrer people Don't Want To Take It Any More and say so out loud and in the street. Across the country, the funnel is touching down, trearing the roof off the status quo.
Meanwhile, back on Wall Street, it really is "business as usual." And as Dillinger said, "Because that's where the money is..." And in Dillinger's days, it really was money. Today, Well, it's all ones and zeros. The sheer arbitrariness is staggering. In the end, you are either a 'one' or a 'zero.' Which side are you on?
Here's the website: occupypdx.org/
And for the soundtrack, how about a little Rovics? davidrovics.com/
- KBOO