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Nikon D50 - Tiger Army, SOMA San Diego 1.18.2008




Nikon D700 - Tiger Army, Grove of Orange 10.24.2008





'nuff said.

On my way home tomorrow where I can start editing my shots from this weekend... which shouldn't take long, as compared to spending an hour resurrecting an image from a blackened frame of DOOM with my old camera, I only needed to resize and watermark this one...



Say it together...... "creamy"

I'm getting ready for Night 3 of Tiger Army's OCtoberflame Festival... after a brief boggle with photo passes last night, I'm set for the rest of the shows (with great thanks to Geoff Kresge of Tiger Army for allowing me to photo them). I only just figured out how to resize and watermark images on Liz/Sistins's new laptop (brand new MacBook... *drool*) without having a real graphics program installed, and I'm trying to clear off about 30GB of photos from last nights show so I can empty my memory cards, so I'll try to get a few shots up tonight when we get back to the hotel room.

Here's a randomly grabbed one of last night's opening band Civet...


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Tiger Army is filming a DVD of the shows and Cale Glendening is video'ing interviews with fans lining up before the shows, so if you're heading out to any of the nights, come early!

Leaving a little later today to head out to Anaheim, CA for the first 4 night run of Tiger Army's OCtoberflame Festival (the 5th show is on Halloween night next weekend). This one is again leaving the house with no photo pass waiting for me, although I'm hoping something falls into place... I've been trying to line up shooting this event since it was announced back in July.

Complicating matters further, I'm still bruising easily from the B12 deficiency, and I'm on antibiotics/antivirals for pneumonia stemming from that lovely strep throat of DOOM I had after last month's trip out to shoot the Race To Hell Tour in Long Beach. (I'm going to completely blame the creepy guy who hit on me for 2 hours on the bus from Long Beach back to the LA Greyhound at 3am for breathing on me :P)... but this time I'm crashing on a nice warm sofa in Liz/Sistina's hotel room for the run of the festival (Liz rules, btw) instead of sleeping on one of the wire-torture rack benches at the bus station... so I might just survive this experience. I promise I will try to remember to stay away from the mosh pit so as not to get broken.

The shows are going to be INSANE. Tiger Army has lined up opening bands ranging from VNV Nation, to Civet, Guana Batz, Calabrese... electronic, hardcore punk, horror punk, psychobilly, punk rock, rock, alternative-latin... Adam Carson from AFI is going to be playing drums for Tiger Army on Sunday night (he was their original drummer... so Tiger Army will have the original band line up back onstage together for the first time in... 8 years?).

If I get any photos, I'll try to upload a few from the hotel during the festival...

This week needs to get better soon...

I just got blown off by a publicist on a show I've been trying to shoot for 3.5 months... and I apparently have pneumonia (again). Completely losing my usual state of calm in the face of adversity (it's been a long LONG time since I reacted to anything like this) squeezed my chest up enough it hurts to breathe in. Or out. (holding it actually isn't that great, either...) so no screaming out song lyrics this weekend for me (oh hell, I'm still GOING of course. I'm just not singing along. And they may have to prop me up against the barricade)

The only good news so far is my Lyme specialist sent me a box in the mail that turned out to contain enough B12 for about 8-9 months of Vitamin B12  injections. One down,  two (Vit C and Glutathion) to go!

Friday, October 17, 2008

Countdown to OCtoberflame... (n13) Hello everyone! The time is almost upon us. Next week (or perhaps THIS WEEK, depending on when you read this), OCtoberflame begins. OCtoberflame is, for those of you who have not heard, a festival of sorts that will be headlined by Tiger Army for each of five nights at The Grove in Anaheim, CA, beginning this Thursday, Oct. 23rd and concluding on Halloween night. They're not going to be just any shows, and I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you a bit more about them and what they mean to us. Just over two years ago, we entered the studio to begin the process of recording our latest album, Music From Regions Beyond. When we completed the album, we immediately went to Europe and didn't stop touring from there. In the year and a half since we left the studio, we've done the equivalent of three full U.S. tours, our first-ever Canadian tour, tours of Australia, Japan, and four separate trips to Europe. It's funny, because there are still places we need to go. There were a lot of great shows and a lot of great experiences there, but touring can be a void – endless like space. If you're not careful you can get lost in it, and not be able to come back. Some people seem to be unaware of just how much we've toured. We've gotten more than a few messages lately saying "Don't you guys ever leave California?" Sometime when you're bored, check out the Gig Archive, it's got a list of literally ever live appearance we've ever made. It's linked from the Tourdates section at our site TigerArmy.com. As you can see from that, it's more like we never stay in California. But that's about to change. After two years of almost non-stop work, Tiger Army's taking a break. Our lifestyle of constant touring will shift into something else. It's something I need to be creative, something I need to write the next record. OCtoberflame will be a goodbye of sorts, the end of a moment in time. It's also a thank you to all the fans for all their support over these last two years, and all the years before that. We're not just playing five shows in a row somewhere (well four in row then Halloween, but you get the idea), a LOT of work is going into these shows to make them something special and unique, for even the most diehard Tiger Army fan who's seen us everytime we play in Southern California. We've been hitting the practice space on a regular basis – our goal is to play TWENTY unique songs over the course of five nights, you will hear at LEAST four songs each night that are not played on ANY other night. The setlist will change quite a bit nightly in addition to those unique songs as well, it's not just gonna be the same core set plus four new songs. As always, we'll draw on the entire catalog for our setlist – including songs that haven't been played live in YEARS, and a few that haven't been played live EVER. For those of you who haven't heard about the fourth show, Sunday October 26th, that's gonna be another special night. Adam Carson of AFI, who also happens to be the original drummer of Tiger Army, will rejoin the band for one night only. The set will consist solely of songs that he recorded with the band, or were played during the era he performed with us. We've practiced with Adam several times so far, and I already know it's going to be a blast. Sometimes touching base with the past is a good way to look towards the future, it's funny how that works. What else? We might be joined onstage by some friends and special guests. I've got to leave some surprises. Sadly, T.S.O.L. had to cancel, something related to their drummer. I was sad to hear this because they were one of my favorite bands scheduled to play, and I've been a fan since I bought Dance With Me at age eleven. But an important announcement: not only are horrorpunks "Calabrese" from Arizona playing, but as of today a special surprise guest has been added to the bill for the Saturday, Oct. 25th show! We can't announce them til Monday, but I think a lot of you will be excited, I know I am. Another bit of information that's important to OCtoberflame that I haven't mentioned here – as you may have heard, the next record I do will in all likelihood not be a Tiger Army album, but a Nick 13 solo album. A little background: as most of you know, I grew up in a town called Ukiah, CA with Dave, Jade and Adam from AFI (as well as Geoff Kresge from Tiger Army!). Dave and Jade's lives have been similar to mine in the sense that we've all basically devoted our lives to our respective bands. In the last year or so, they found time to do a side project called Blaqk Audio. I've wanted to do an album vintage-inspired honky-tonk for years, and there was something inspiring to me about their example. They found the time to make a record and even do a quick tour with something that was musically different from what they do, without it taking away from the band that they've dedicated their lives to. A lot of things have been important to my plan to finally do this record, like Tiger Army's trip to Nashville this year, but there's a VERY good chance it'll happen. BTW, think "Outlaw Heart", "In the Orchard", "The Long Road", "Where the Moss Slowly Grows" for musical direction. So let's take a look at what this could mean for playing live with Tiger Army. A disclaimer – you NEVER know what's going to happen. We took somewhat of a break to write for Music From Regions Beyond in '05/'06 and that's when we were offered shows we felt we couldn't decline by Morrissey and AFI. We also did a show here and there because we missed playing live when the writing process took longer than I wanted to, as it often will. So things like this could happen again, but they also could NOT. That being said, let's take a look at one scenario: finish OCtoberflame on Halloween night. Chill for a couple months. Write for a few months. Record Nick 13 solo country album for a few months. Play a few shows, maybe a quick tour or two with country project. Back to Tiger Army at that point, but maybe straight back to writing or the studio – it could be a year or more until Tiger Army plays again! I'm not saying it will be for a fact, I'm just saying that with the country project in the mix, NO ONE knows the next time Tiger Army will play a show and as things stand now, anything before at LEAST mid-2009 is unlikely. So if you're in Los Angeles, San Diego, wherever else, don't wait for us to come to your doorstep. I wish I could have one version of myself to tour constantly, and another version to write, record and create constantly, but alas, there is only one of me. What else? No service charge at The Grove box office. If you bought the five-night package, your ticket will be slightly different than a regular ticket, and people at the venue will know this for the meet-and-greet after the Halloween show, the limited poster (by Linas Garsys!), and so on. We're playing with some ridiculously good bands over the various nights – VNV Nation? The Quakes? C'mon! Preparation for these shows has consumed my life lately, it's the last hurrah on a long path before we go down a new one. I hope OCtoberflame will mean as much to the people who see it as it will for us to play it – we'll see you there! T♠A♠N♠D, Nick 13 5 show VIP pass link Tickets for Thur. 10/23 w/ VNV Nation + War Tapes Tickets for Fri. 10/24 w/ SWEET AND TENDER HOOLIGANS + Civet Tickets for Sat. 10/25 w/ SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST TBA + CALABRESE + Enjambre Tickets for Sun. 10/26 w/ GUANA BATZ + Creature Feature **Special show with original drummer Adam Carson of AFI playing Tiger Army songs from '96-'99!** Tickets for HALLOWEEN Fri. 10/31 w/ THE QUAKES + 12 Step Rebels

Article from BBC News:

Expedition set for 'ghost peaks'

"It is perhaps the last great Antarctic expedition - to find an explanation for why there is a great mountain range buried under the White Continent.

The Gamburtsevs match the Alps in scale but no-one has ever seen them because they are covered by up to 4km of ice.

Geologists struggle to understand how such a massif could have formed and persisted in the middle of Antarctica.

Now, an international team is setting out on a deep-field survey to try to get some answers. "

The dying art of gig photography
Source: Creative Review | Published: 01 October 2008 00:00


Rock'n'roll is such a dramatic art form, the images we took still shape the way we experience music," says legendary rock photographer Mick Rock. And not even the ubiquity of the music video, prompted by mtv in the early 80s, can compete. "There's something about the static image that imprints itself on the mass psyche," he insists. "Think of Iggy [Pop] and most people will think of Raw Power. Think of Lou [Reed] and it'll be Transformer." Of course, the man who captured glam rock in all its gaudy glory would say that - he shot the covers.

But there's little doubt that the defining images in rock tend to hail from bygone eras. Some insist that's because today's rock stars are one-dimensional and lack charisma. But talk to half a dozen of the finest rock photographers from the past 30 years and, while some support that view, all are in agreement that something far more sinister has been going on. It's the business itself, they say, that's been largely responsible for flattening rock's And, charismatic or not, that includes the bands themselves.

"I used to do a lot of work with the Stones," says Michael Putland, ex-Sounds photographer and one-time boss of photo agency Retna. "So when they were here in 2006, I called their office and said: 'Wouldn't it be great to photograph the gig the way we used to? None of this first three songs and you're out nonsense.' Great idea, they said, but they're a corporation now. They need permission from 1,500 people. Of course it didn't happen."

Robert Ellis, who cut his teeth shooting for the rock weeklies during the 70s, is in no mood to mince words. "Music photography is virtually being destroyed by the music industry," he claims. Like Mick Rock, Jill Furmanovsky, Ian Dickson and even post-punk photographer Steve Gullick, Ellis now enjoys a neat sideline selling high quality prints of his classic shots. But when it comes to jostling for position in the photographers' pit, he tends to avoid what he calls 'an unmitigated disaster area'.

Hampered by restricted access, harassed by security guards, and handcuffed by contracts - from both artists and magazine publishers - photographers feel robbed of their own work. In such circumstances, it's little wonder they question whether, as Putland says, "the role of a rock photographer even exists any more".

With the rise of digital hardware, not to mention the sea of mobile phones pointed at the stage, more photographs are taken at rock gigs now than ever before. Quantity, however, does not equal quality. "When was the last time you saw a set of wonderful live pictures?" asks Putland. Oasis, perhaps, I respond. "Exactly. And why was that? Because a lot of those were taken by Jill Furmanovsky, who knew the band and was given great freedom. It's all about access."

"I was sent to a stadium in Madrid to photograph Madonna in the mid 90s," says Furmanovsky. "I knew I'd be restricted by the first three songs rule, which was already in place by then, [The three-song rule, which is now standard practice, dictates that no professional photographers are allowed after the third song of a set] but I had no idea I'd be expected to shoot from way back where the mixing desk was. I was packed in with all these press photographers up on ladders with lenses that looked like missiles. I couldn't work like that so legged it and went down the front and shot from among the crowd. Distance is a major obstacle in shooting the big artists."

Ian Dickson blames the prs. "The message that you can't have sweaty pics of Madonna came from them, and to me, that's the complete antithesis of rock n roll. They've completely sanitised it." Others insist the problem goes deeper than that. "The bean counters - lawyers, accountants and managers - have been in control since the early 80s," insists Robert Ellis.

It's especially revealing, Ellis adds, that Madonna left Warner Brothers last year and signed a huge deal with concert promoter Live Nation to handle her work. "There's been an explosion of live performances in the last 15 years," he says. "Now it's the live experience that's dictating an artist's career, not records." Consequently, the iconography associated with the old record sleeves - which had already received a battering when vinyl albums got shrunk down to cd size - has diminished in importance. By rights, concert photography ought to have entered an exciting new phase to reflect this change. Instead, the despised three-song rule was introduced, and has for many years become the norm. That its arrival roughly coincides with claims that rock'n'roll has lost much of its surprise and sparkle is likely no coincidence.

"Actually, things began to change in the early 70s," Ellis continues. "Flash photography had been prompted by the American market which demanded high quality images, and bands soon got pissed off with that going off in their faces all the time." By mid-decade, artists such as the Stones and Eric Clapton were instructing photographers to restrict their activities to the first three songs.

What had started out as an attempt at image control by some of the bigger artists was subsequently adopted, or so the argument runs, by live music venues themselves. Not wanting to run the risk of upsetting the big stars and driving them away, venues enforced the three-song ruling as an industry standard. While venues maintain it is a policy they implement on behalf of artists' management, managers argue that it is a ruling upheld by the venues. To get that ruling overturned seems to require such a degree of negotiation that few bother to try. The result is everyone's loss.

"It's crazy," says Jill Furmanovsky. "Everyone knows that it's during the last three songs that all   the action really takes place." That's when, for example, Pennie Smith would have taken her stunning, poll-topping shot of Paul Simonon smashing his bass down onto the stage (as featured on the cover of The Clash's London Calling album). Or when Robert Ellis took his band-defining shot of ac/dc's Angus Young, shirtless, hair flying and bent manically over his guitar. And when Michael Putland caught all the drama of a live Who show with a shot that simply featured Pete Townshend's hand and his guitar flying into the air. "One of my best," he maintains, "but it would be impossible to capture that under today's circumstances. I admire photographers like Steve Gullick. He does remarkably well under the circumstances."

I catch Gullick, who's been in the business some 20 years, on his way to a shoot in Glasgow. While most of today's rock photographers have day jobs in order to make ends meet, Gullick's reputation as one of the finest portraitists of his generation has enabled him to survive - despite everything the industry stacks against his profession.

"It's fucking tough," he says. "The music industry is in dire straits, so there's less money around. I've fallen out with various publishers over the years, not least because I refuse to sign contracts that give them sole rights to syndicate my images, and I've just found out this morning that they've stopped making my favourite film stock."

Gullick doesn't do digital. "I don't wanna sound corny, but digital pictures have no soul. When you shoot on film, the light interacts with the emulsion on the film. There's a physical reaction. Digital is cold. It can't deal with light properly."

Like his peers, he has little time for big name stars at tightly policed events. "I used to do a lot of live stuff," he says. "But I've no longer got the patience to put up with the pain in the arse restrictions. When I do live stuff, it's more likely to be a small pub gig."

Gullick has earned his reputation via a combination of perfectionism ("I always aim for a picture that I can hang in an exhibition") and choosing his artists carefully. "My choices are always dictated by the music," says the man who specialises in left-field artists such as Nick Cave, Bjork and Joanna Newsom. "I enjoy innovative music and it's generally part of the package that people who create that are fairly individual themselves."

It's empathy with a performer that has guaranteed Mick Rock his place in history, too, though by his own admission it almost cost him his life. "My interest was totally with the artist," he says. "Inspired by Syd Barrett, I picked up a camera in 1969 while on an acid trip, and from Syd and David [Bowie] to [Thin Lizzy's] Phil Lynott, I identified so strongly with those characters that it got me into a lot of trouble later on when I developed my chemical habits."

These days, the now-recovered Rock himself has become something of a celebrity. "When I go to launches, they shoot the photographer," he laughs. "But when people ask me why I got all the best glam rock photos, I have to say that back in 1972, I was the only one shooting Lou and Iggy." It was, however, Rock's relationship with Bowie that sealed his reputation. "David was very sophisticated visually himself," he concedes. "But it also helped that I could shoot when I wanted. That's why the pictures were better back then. I'd got to know David's moves so well that I could anticipate what he'd do next. That was crucial."

Ian Dickson agrees. "The most important thing is anticipation. If you see the shot in the viewfinder, it's too late."

If concert photography has largely been strangled by restrictions (though check out ace Mexican snapper Fernando Aceves on Jill Furmanovsky's rockarchive.com for someone who bucks the trend) the staged publicity shoot still offers the opportunity for a photographer to unleash his or her creative talents. But with the music industry in freefall, budgets have been hit hard, and opportunities are severely limited.

"I always get budding photographers coming to me for advice," says Ian Dickson. "And the first thing I tell them is don't become a music photographer. There's no future in it. Or if you do, opt for studio-based photography."

Jill Furmanovsky is rather more hopeful. "We get a lot of letters," she says. "And we say, go to your local pub and help out your local band. You might be lucky and find out that they become the next Arctic Monkeys or Razorlight."

LA based music photographer, Autumn de Wilde, concurs. She advises those early on in their careers to: "Start with bands that aren't famous and grow with them." De Wilde, who has documented the careers of Elliott Smith, The White Stripes and Beck, among others, also advises more established photographers to consider pro bono work with upcoming artists they feel passionate about. Death Cab for Cutie were one such band that de Wilde shot for the love of it, so she could "record their development and remember". And if it turns out that your artist becomes the next Rolling Stones, she adds, pragmatically: "Well then you have a major investment on your hands."

Failing that, there's always the ever-lucrative paparazzi of course….

This article first appeared in M, the magazine for the 60,000 composer, songwriter and music publisher members of the Performing Right Society prs.co.uk

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I hear a rumor that as you grow older youre supposed to put aside childish things, don a mantel of maturity, and turn your thoughts towards respectibility, stability, non-materialism and rational practicailty.


Top 10 things Misery wishes for her birthday next month (in no particular order):

For the Dharma Punx Buzznet group, but others might enjoy this also...

I'm going to post a monthly journal with streaming mp3s of a selection of Noah Levine's Dharma talks and classes, starting with some that I've listened to recently. Feel free to discuss them here if you check them out, or want to request I post a particular subject for a future month. There's a large archive on the dharmapunx website linked below, and all are freely downloadable, including many with guided meditations (I've skipped those for this time)

DHARMA PUNX - Noah Levine Buddha's Life Story - class #1 - 11/01/04 (81Min) 4 Noble Truths / 8 Fold Path - class #2 - 11/08/04 (81Min) Fire Sermon / Mara - class #3 - 11/15/04 (62Min) 4 Foundations of Mindfulness - class #4 - 11/22/04 (73Min) Women / Race / Buddhism - 12/13/04 (80Min) Sex and Buddhism (64Min)

Also available as streaming or downloadable mp3s on the DHARMAPUNX website

Tiger Army has made a special announcement regarding the fourth OCtoberflame show that takes place at the Grove of Anaheim on Sunday, October 26th! Adam Carson, drummer of AFI and original drummer of Tiger Army will rejoin the band for one night only to perform a special set comprised exclusively of songs from his time with the band! Don't miss this very special show, you won't see this again anytime soon! October 26th marks the nine-year anniversary of the first album's release!

On Night 4, Tiger Army is supported by UK psychobilly legends the Guana Batz and Creature Feature. Tiger Army drummer James Meza will perform at the other four shows.

Bassist Geoff Kresge posted in his blog last night,

"As you may have read HERE, Adam Carson will be performing with Tiger Army as a special part of the OCtoberFlame 2008 shows in Anaheim, CA later this month. This is something you're not likely to see again any time soon, so needless to say, it's going to be something worth changing your plans for.

We've already begun working out the set for this show with Adam, and I'm very excited to be playing with Adam again, even if it is only for one show. This will be the first time in over ELEVEN YEARS that Adam and I will be playing together and the first time in almost NINE YEARS that Adam has performed with TIGER ARMY!

Make sure to catch this show if you can! It's going to be one for the history books!

Hope to see you there!
GK"

Article from The Press Republican: Keene artist had hard time getting back into US

"KEENE VALLEY -- Keene Valley resident Jerilea Zempel was detained at the U.S. border this summer because she had a drawing of a sport-utility vehicle in her sketchbook.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers told Zempel they suspected her of copyright infringement."

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I was tagged by Yashiyama...

*speechless*

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ABC News Article:  Police Union Shirt Pokes Fun At DNC Protesters - Denver Officers Given T-Shirt To Commemorate Event

"DENVER -- The Denver police union is selling T-shirts that poke fun at protesters at last month's Democratic National Convention, but the main target isn't laughing.

The back of the shirts reads, "We get up early to beat the crowds" and "2008 DNC," and has a caricature of a police officer holding a baton."

You can find articles explaining the potential impact on your rights as a creator/writer/musician/filmmaker/artist/photographer here: http://miseryxchord.buzznet.com/user/journal/3086031/

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jonsearlesphoto says: Immediate action just became more immediate. This bill isn't dead, and in fact they could vote on it tonight..... ACT NOW!!! Hi Everyone, Bad news… Conyers, Berman and the House leadership are in active discussions to pass the House bill NOW. We had a scare earlier tonight when we thought that the bill would be put on the suspension calendar this evening (which means it would be voted on), but now it looks as though it will be tomorrow morning unless we can do something to prevent it! After consulting with Brad Holland, Cynthia Turner and the other team leaders, here’s the strategy: We need to get to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and ask them NOT to allow H.R. 5889 to go on the calendar. We also need to get to 4 critical members of the House Judiciary Committee and tell them NOT to abandon their version of the bill and accept the Senate version. This is SO important that we are asking everyone to phone, fax AND e-mail these six people IMMEDIATELY. Perhaps if they all get 10,000+ messages between now and tomorrow morning it will have an impact. Here is the contact information, followed by sample letters that you may use as is, or edit as you see fit. Please be aware that some of the representatives only accept e-mails from constituents. If you have trouble getting through on their individual lines, you can also CALL CONGRESS: 1-800-828-0498. Tell the U.S. Capitol Switchboard Operator "I would like to leave a message for Congressperson __________ that I oppose the Orphan Works Act." They will switch you through to the lawmaker's office and often take a message which also gets passed on to the lawmaker. Once you're put through give the same message. USE LETTER #1 FOR: Rep. Nancy Pelosi AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov Phone: (202) 225 4965 Fax (202) 225-8259 Phone: (415) 556-4862 (San Francisco office) To CONTACT VIA WEB USE THIS FORM OR EMAIL TO americanvoices@mail.house.gov Rep. Steny Hoyer steny.hoyer@mail.house.gov Phone: (202) 225 4131 Fax (202) 225-4300 Phone: (301) 474-0119 (Greenbelt office) Phone: (301-843-1577 (Waldorf office) To CONTACT VIA WEB USE THIS FORM USE LETTER #2 FOR: Rep. John Conyers, Jr. john.conyers@mail.house.gov Phone: (202) 225-5126 Fax: (202) 225-0072 Phone: (313) 961-5670 Fax: (313) 226-2085 Rep. William Delahunt william.delahunt@mail.house.gov Phone (202) 225 3111 Fax (202) 225-5658 Phone: (617) 770-3700 Fax: (617) 770-2984 Rep. Jerrold Nadler jerrold.nadler@mail.house.gov Phone: (202) 225-5635 Fax: (202) 225-6923 Phone: (212) 367-7350 Fax: (212) 367-7356 Rep. Howard Berman howard.berman@mail.house.gov Phone: (202) 225-4695 Fax: (202) 225-3196 Phone: (818) 994-7200 Fax: (818) 994-1050 LETTER #1: Dear Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi/ House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer: Please, please, help me. For months I have been contacting members of Congress regarding my opposition to H.R. 5889, the Orphan Works Act of 2008. This legislation, if passed as written, will have devastating consequences for millions of copyright holders. On Friday, the Senate passed their version of the Orphan Works bill, and my worst fears will be realized if the House follows suit. I am in total disbelief that now— *UNDER COVER OF NIGHT * UNDER COVER OF AN ECONOMIC CRISIS * UNDER COVER OF ANOTHER TELEVISED DEBATE … when we were led to believe that the bill would not be passed by the 110th Congress… NOW is when certain members of Congress are trying to get their special interest bill passed. I am part of a loosely formed alliance of 75 organizations representing over 500,000 artists, photographers, musicians and writers—AND WE WANT OUR VOICES HEARD. We want to have a voice in crafting appropriate Orphan Works legislation which will not devastate multiple industries-- in the 111th Congress. Please help us make that happen by not allowing H.R. 5889 to appear on the schedule for the rest of this session. This radical change to copyright law is not in the best interests of our country—especially given the economic crisis we are facing. Surely Congress has more important things to worry about right now than passing a highly contested radical piece of copyright legislation. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Your name LETTER #2: Dear Rep. (Conyers, Delahunt, Nadler, Berman), Please, please, help me. For months I have been contacting members of Congress regarding my opposition to H.R. 5889, the Orphan Works Act of 2008. This legislation, if passed as written, will have devastating consequences for millions of copyright holders. On Friday, the Senate passed their version of the Orphan Works bill, and my worst fears will be realized if the House follows suit. I am totally outraged that now— *UNDER COVER OF NIGHT * UNDER COVER OF AN ECONOMIC CRISIS * UNDER COVER OF ANOTHER TELEVISED DEBATE … when we were led to believe that the bill would not be passed by the 110th Congress… NOW is when Congress is trying to re-write our copyright laws. I am part of a loosely formed alliance of 75 organizations representing over 500,000 artists, photographers, musicians and writers—AND WE WANT OUR VOICES HEARD. Please do NOT allow this bill to pass now— and do NOT adopt the Senate version of the bill. This radical change to copyright law is not in the best interests of our country—especially given the economic crisis we are facing. In the upcoming election this will be a vote-deciding issue for me and many artists like me. We want to have a voice in crafting appropriate Orphan Works legislation which will not devastate multiple industries, and despite what you may have been told we have not been given that opportunity. Please help us make that happen—in the 111th Congress. I look forward to your reply. Sincerely, Your name THANK YOU FOR DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO MAKE SURE THIS LEGISLATION DOES NOT PASS.

"Robert Alexander, grew up on the West Side of Los Angeles. He first picked up a camera as a hobby to shoot most of the local bands along with legendary skateboarding friends throughout the greater Los Angeles area...




...In 1998 Robert began to shoot some of the most legendary bands of our times: Metallica, Kid Rock, Eminem, Limp Bizkit, Blink 182, to name a few. He then shot images for "The Solution to Benefit Heal the Bay" and Goldfingers "Darren's coconut ass" albums. Robert was asked to go on one of the largest Skateboarding/ Punk Rock tours in the country, the Warped Tour in 1999."

Soooo... while my regular ordinary lab tests said my blood was okay, the special "we put your cells in a culture and tortured them to give up their secrets" lab  tests  showed my blood cells are in truth deficient in Vitamin B12, Vitamin C and an antioxidant... which is why my skin is tearing apart, hair is fried, my immune system isn't speaking to me, I can't feel my fingertips and could suffer irreversable nervous system damage (like I need MORE irreversable nervous system damage??). Oh yeah, and then I could die.

Apparently, the rest of the world thinks the US standards for Vitamin B12 deficiency are set too low, because in Japan, even my regular ordinary lab tests would have red flagged as deficient months ago and they could have started treating me again before it got this bad. Thank you, oh backwards US healthcare system.

Damn my eyes for forgetting to stock limes on this prison ship.

So I get to have B12 shots weekly for at least 6 months, 5000mg doses of IV Vitamin C and IV Glutathione (and keep up my IV iron infusion treatments, like the one tomorrow), and after I start healing up on all that a couple weeks(?) THEN have to restart treatment for the tick bite-related infections.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scurvy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B12_deficiency

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutathione

My head no longer feels like it's going to explode if I move it too suddenly, but I'm still unthrilled about having to go sit at Greyhound overnight in order to see my specialist first thing in the morning. (oh well) There's just nothing to look forward to about this trip. I'm still sick, I get to ride about 10 buses and go sit with 500+ people in a cold room again (how I got sick in the first place), then get told one or more incurable diseases have to be retreated by jamming me with large needles and pumping crap into me on a daily basis for another year (at least), and/or by suggesting I go back on the meds that helped put me in a coma for 4+ years (because they haven't come up with anything new since then for it), AND I DON'T EVEN GET TO SHOOT ANY PHOTOS OF ANYTHING COOL WHILE I'M DOING IT.

Not fair.

If my life is about to get fucked up again, I should at least get to go photo Tim Armstrong with his shirt off, or something, while it's happening.

Wish me, I don't know... luck, or something.