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But who will take out the garbage?
It was in Barcelona, some years after the civil war, when the memory of the syndicates still remained, unutterable, under the iron heel of the fascist regime.
City bus #68 was making its rounds one particularly sunny spring day, when the driver slammed on the brakes at an intersection. “Fuck this,†he swore in angry Catalan, and, opening the bus doors, stomped out into the sunshine.
The passengers watched in shock at first, and then began to protest anxiously. One of them stood up and started to honk the horn. After a few tentative beeps, he leaned on it with all his might, sounding it like a burglar alarm; but the fed up ex-bus driver continued, nonchalant, on his way down the street.
For a full minute, the riders sat in stupefied silence. A couple stood up and got off the bus themselves. Then, from the back of the bus, a woman with the appearance of a huge cannon ball and an air of unconquerable selfpossession stepped forward. Without a word, she sat down in the driver’s seat, and put the engine in gear. The bus continued on its route, stopping at its customary stops, until the woman arrived at her own and got off. Another passenger took her place for a stretch, stopping at every bus stop, and then another, and another, and so #68 continued, until the end of the line.
A White House nursery composition, 1904...
“The anarchist is a very fierce creature. It is first cousin to the gorilla. It kills presidents, princes, executives, likewise sabotages their summits and summer holidays. It has long, unkempt hair on its head and all over its face. Instead of fingernails it has long, sharp claws. The anarchist has many pockets in which it carries rocks, knives, guns, and bombs. It is a night animal. After dark, it gathers in groups, large and small, and plans raids, murders, plagues. Lots are drawn to select who must carry out the work. The anarchist does not like water. It never washes or changes its clothes. It is always thirsty and drinks only salt water. The home of the anarchist is in Europe, especially Italy. Some few have been exported to North America, where they are feared and hated by all decent folks and hunted wherever they show themselves. Papa does not like anarchists a bit. They give him bad dreams, he says. He has given orders to have them caught and put in cages, and he will not allow any more to come into this country if he can help it. If any sneak in, he will have them shot like rabid dogs, Mexicans, mountain lions, and such animals. I practice every day with my rifle so I can shoot these wild beasts when I grow up.â€
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Tori Amos, U2, DJ Icey, Deelite, The Cranberries, Snow Patrol, Dido, Train, CCR, too many to name but I love music.
I love movies, especially horror films & especially zombie films. Some of my favorite movies are The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Almost Famous, A Knights Tale, Deuce Bigalow, White Chicks, The Edukators, Goodbye Lenin!, V for Vendetta, Shaun of the Dead, Serenity, Dot the I, Brick, Spun, Thumbsucker, Night of the Living Dead, Texas Chainsaw, way too many more to list!
Don't watch a lot of tv. I like The King of Queens, Family Guy, South Park, The L Word, Weeds, The Wire...that's about it and I don't even usually watch those shows. Just rent DVDs when I can.
Here is my wishlist @ Amazon because I want and love too many books to list.
Some books I love: Off the Map Days of War Nights of Love Recipes for Disaster Collapse
Emma Goldman, Abbie Hoffman, Bakunin, Ingrid Newkirk to name a few. Specific people who live by the beat of their own drum and doesn't go with the "herd" so to speak.
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