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\dropcap{M}ichael who? 

I'm glad to hear that TESC is the same as ever. It sure beats getting�
a job. Speaking of which, I'm doing contract work, building commercial�
radio station studios. It was fun, but this one will be my last.�
Boring people, and a prima donna engineer. It's good money though, and�
it will be over in APril and I'll have a few K\$.

Good luck on your honeymoon et al plans\dots travel is good, and�
getting Lane the fuck out of WA, even for a short bit, will be good.�
Her parents are Shits. What else would you expect from them\dots�
(their behaviour re:~railings on slimy steps that is, not Lane!)

re:~BIMBOX. Not being on their list is nothing to worry about. Sheesh,�
what a buncha orthodox idiots they are turning out to be. Not sure�
what of theirs you've seen. S.C.A.B.? The anti-gay stuff? Was pretty�
funny, and pointful. For a while. They turned the ``gay bashing is a�
case of mistaken identity'' into the usual vicious attacks on anyone�
who doesn't agree with them. They did an anti-WSB issue. OK, fine, he�
is a sacred cow, and cow-tipping is great, even when in bad taste (and�
directly in line with {\it my} stuff\dots)

But like a lot of things like this, they seem to be taking themselves�
seriously, and forgetting the point, and ending up like yet another�
bunch of self-righteous idiots. They keep claiming it's all a joke,�
but noone else seems convinced. The fact that one of them is a 
state-paid shrink is not lost on me. Please don't tell people I said�
this.

\dropcap{H}ear about SPEW in Chicago last year? There was SPEW2 in LA.�
We went. It sucked. Met lots of cool people, but the LA experience was�
a drag! We were left to fend for ourselves, and I ended up driving 4�
hrs a day to/from crash space, food, event(s). Lots of bad fag disco.�
Schmoozing with (non-zine) Famous People. Yuck.

Met Teg from BUNDLE OF STICKS and Drew Blood of various GERMS pubs.�
Both utter sweethearts. 100\% trustworthy prime humans. Lots of other�
people, but I connected well with them. The BIMBOX boys, Johnnie and�
Rexboy, were quite friendly, as was I, and they didn't have a table.�
People were friendly to them back. SPEW is a long story and I don't�
have time nor inclination just yet\dots got back on Monday.

So\dots{} we did the enclosed, Deke and I. NEVER TELL ANYONE WHERE YOU�
GOT THIS!!!!!!!!!! 

I have to say, we did an excellent job, no? It was excruciating to�
write. I wrote one line at a time, alternately laughing and gagging,�
Deke did the layout and horrid slogans, and we discreetly left them�
and passed them out at SPEW. I'm gonna mail one to Grauerholz, with an�
explanatory note (he wrote me a while back ``\dots have you see the�
new BIMBOX\dots when William saw it, it gave him the energy to live�
another ten years\dots'') I'm sure he and Uncle BIll will appreciate�
it.

\dropcap{L}ots of interesting things afoot here. How-To LPG book�
selling real well -- Real Goods Trading Company is moving lots of�
them. Am planning on a book about intentional communities in San Fran�
and elsewhere, as a cultural how-to for wierdos -- we don't have�
enough examples for kids coming out or anyone else -- we always have�
to reinvent the wheel. I will make it also not a list of Cool People�
and that sort of nonsense; no names and addresses, but neighborhoods;�
how many people; how did you start; what is your focus; turnover;�
rent; problems; etc etc etc and short interviews with members. Details�
later.

At SPEW I met a cool boy. Michael. From Seattle. 22. Brown hair.�
Smart. Slightly taller than you. Hmm. A pattern? 

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PS: Visiting here in ``spring'' is OK. When is that, I wonder. Lemme�
know a bit ahead of time. Otherwise, no problem.

PPS: My father came out to me. (How's that for a teaser.)

PPS: Too much to say, too little time.

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