LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Continued from p. 12
Global Tribes To The Editor: Re “Tribes, exuberant East Village arts space, faces eviction” (news article, March 27): Buddha bless Steve Cannon and the Tribes with a new abode. This is a global matter. Thousands of people, of whom I’m only one, have enjoyed the place and the cultural company of Steve Cannon — a person so open to the world of art and poetry. We should all implore the lord mayor of New York to kindly take cultural action. From a friend of Steven Cannon and a keen visitor from Denmark to the world’s most influential and vital city — love from Copenhagen. Ole Lillelund
Spirit of the Beats To The Editor:
Re “Tribes, exuberant East Village arts space, faces eviction” (news article, March 27): I was Steve’s neighbor for 15 years back in the ’80s and ’90s. Living a couple blocks away on Third and First, no one could have imagined an East Village without “outsider” poetry and art. Ginsberg and Kerouac changed the world and Steve grandfathers their legacy where they worked, lived and created. Creativity is not dead on the L.E.S. if we care enough.
Summer Reese is standing strong in her struggle against the faction that wants to sell WBAI. To set the record straight, yes, I had a part-time job at WBAI that ended 12 years ago; it has less than nothing to do with events today. If anyone wants to see my work and judge it for themselves the archives of “Let Them Talk” are available at http://youtube.com/letemtak. Mr. White is welcome to appear with me at his leisure to discuss these issues further.
George Weinbarg
Paul DeRienzo
Let’s talk it out
Try party fundraisers
To The Editor: Re “Lies and distortions” (letter, by Bernard White, March 27): The quote Bernard White refers to in his letter contains the following, “It’s not really a bad idea — WBAI could sell for $350 million… .” ’Nuf said. As for Mr. White’s personal slander against me, that’s par for the course with some at Pacifica, as we’re seeing played out in Berkeley, where the courageous
To The Editor: Re “After director’s firing, WBAI sale is now rumored” (talking point, by Paul DeRienzo, March 20): WBAI should look at the operation of all-volunteer WFMU, which holds a huge record party fundraiser every year, which is really like a party. Listeners aren’t turned off by being subjected to constant pitches for money and there are no factional infighting or other agendas. FMU
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staffers and D.J.’s are on the same page: bringing the listening public good radio. I would hate to think that WBAI has been infiltrated with COINTELPRO’ers. But while those methods are at play here, it is more likely the classic situation in which an opposing group would rather fight another group rather than plug the hole in a sinking ship. From my experience, fighting the other group is what an opposing group exists for — not to save the ship, but to let it sink so that the other side can’t have it or use it. Once they’ve accomplished their goal, they simply move on, usually looking to find another organization to join and dismantle from within. We have more on this in the current issue of The SHADOW. Chris Flash E-mail letters, not longer than 250 words in length, to news@thevillager.com or fax to 212229-2790 or mail to The Villager, Letters to the Editor, 515 Canal St., Suite 1C, NY, NY 10013. Please include phone number for confirmation purposes. The Villager reserves the right to edit letters for space, grammar, clarity and libel. The Villager does not publish anonymous letters.
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