Socialist Review
Brandon Freels
Dear Friend,
This is an emergency.
At long last, after many agonizing delays, the "Surrealism in the U.S."
issue of SOCIALIST REVIEW, guest-edited by our friend Ron Sakolsky, is
about to appear. This is a special double issue, 256 pages---the largest in
the journal's nearly 30-year history. It features articles, poems, art,
games, and responses to an inquiry by some fifty participants in the
Surrealist Movement in the U.S. All but a few of the pieces appear here for
the first time.
The emergency is this: The issue retails at $16 a copy. It is available to
us at a substantial discount, but in order to take advantage of this
discount we need to purchase copies in advance---that is, before they are
printed. We need copies to send to surrealist comrades abroad and to other
friends with whom we regularly exchange publications. We also need copies
to have on hand for those who will want to obtain them via our website
(www.surrealism-usa.org) and for bookstores. THE SR EDITORS ARE NOT SENDING
THIS ISSUE TO THEIR DISTRIBUTORS FOR BOOKSTORE DISTRIBUTION.
Alas, the Surrealist Group treasury is pitifully low. Therefore, we need to
raise close to $3000 in the next three weeks.
Funds for this project are being collected by the Charles H. Kerr
Publishing Company, 1740 West Greenleaf Avenue, Chicago IL 60626. Please
make checks payable to the Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company.
This "Surrealism in the U.S." issue of SOCIALIST REVIEW is a major
anthology of contemporary surrealism, and deserves the widest circulation.
Your help is appreciated!
In surrealist solidarity,
Paul Garon,
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Penelope Rosemont
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pages will appear on the usnet or the WWW where anyone with an
internet connection would be able to access it. There is no
information about how the pages might be made widely and freely
accessible in any kind of way. There is lots of information about
how the material will be controlled and rationed out.
If anyone takes the time to respond to this "emergency" I certainly
hope it will be to send the publisher stolen checks and phony credit
card numbers.
This project deserves to be fucked with.
My comments do not involve any criticism of Brandon for posting this
message. I think the posting was important and gives some good
insight into the "business of surrealism" as it exists today.
Dale Houstman
"Brandon Freels" <b.j.f...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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Surrealists in Minnesota have been producing and distributing material FOR
FREE as long as I can recall now and - frankly - we have no money at all. I
suggest that if the Chicago Surrealist group is so grandly interested in
spreading their largesse of information and joy, that they send us half
their $3000, and cut down on their bloody expenses for a year or two. Or why
don't they produce marketable t-shirts with nifty slogans and sell them at a
mall? And send us that profit also. We might keep the cash or burn it: it
would have to be an executive decision. They do appear to be rather
pretentious - as Nik suggests - and rather full of grandiose nonsense
respecting their position in the "scheme of things." How they manage to
sound both grotesquely inebriated with their own importance and mad as a
trailer trash rat is a wonder to me that should probably be investigated. At
any rate they sound tired and desperate in a tea-room sort of way, trashing
about in issues roboticly and with little potence. Breton would probably get
around to denouncing them if he were alive, but that's no matter. The real
point is that these tea-room flunkies talk their tinny little heads off
about the international brotherhood of surrealists, but can't be bothered to
communicate with anyone only a few hours by car distant. Instead we are
treated to these trifles of warmed-over beggary and pronouncements of
validity which fall on our ears like warm piss they undoubtedly believe is
some sort of sanctified wine. Merdre to the lot of them...
dmh
Brandon Freels
> There is no indication that any of the material appearing on the 256
I really don't think that the Chicago Group is as knowledgable about
computers, or for that matter the internet, as any of us who are actually
using computers. Besides, we really have no idea what is going to show up on
the Socialist Review website [ http://www.socialistreview.org/ ] or even the
Chicago Group's website. I must admit that an online database for surrealist
texts, like the one for the situationists, would be very nice to have. The
only problem is that surrealist texts and translations of surrealist texts
tend to be copyrighted, unlike situationist texts.
> This project deserves to be fucked with.
Well, I'm not so sure its all that evil. It sounds more like they had an
agreement with the Socialist Review editors that eventually fell through
(why wouldn't this issue be distributed like the rest?), and this has put
the Chicago group in the position of distributing all the copies, which can
be a pain in the ass, but first they have to buy all the copies, etc. What
it comes down to is that they're simply asking people to pre-order the
review from them so that they can get all of the copies soon rather than
later.
scot...@uswest.net
<b.j.f...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>scot...@uswest.net> wrote
>> There is no indication that any of the material appearing on the 256
>> pages will appear on the usnet or the WWW ...
>
>I really don't think that the Chicago Group is as knowledgable about
>computers, or for that matter the internet,
Then they ought to consult with some bright high school kid.
In about 5 minutes the kid could tell them how to get the material out
on the net.
>...Besides, we really have no idea what is going to show up on
>the Socialist Review website [ http://www.socialistreview.org/ ]
They do not provide copies of their articles on their net site.
>...or even the
>Chicago Group's website.
It looked to me very clear... there will be an offers to sell the
product.
>I must admit that an online database for surrealist
>texts, like the one for the situationists, would be very nice to have. The
>only problem is that surrealist texts and translations of surrealist texts
>tend to be copyrighted,
That is not the problem. That is an objective observation describing
a symptom of the problem.
There is a notion that ideas ought to flow around and between human
beings as freely and easily as the air. Taking this idea seriously
would damage the business of surrealism. That is the problem.
>...unlike situationist texts.
>
>> This project deserves to be fucked with.
>
>Well, I'm not so sure its all that evil. It sounds more like they had an
>agreement with the Socialist Review editors that eventually fell through
>(why wouldn't this issue be distributed like the rest?), and this has put
>the Chicago group in the position of distributing all the copies, which can
>be a pain in the ass, but first they have to buy all the copies, etc. What
>it comes down to is that they're simply asking people to pre-order the
>review from them so that they can get all of the copies soon rather than
>later.
What is the real issue here with these "revolutionaries" and "radical"
socialists? The creation and control of a piece of shit that can be
sold and sit on a fancy table?
The material exists. It sits somewhere in some kind of format.
The material may or may not be important in the developing trajectory
of human thought and experience.
If the material is truly important I demand it's "ownership" be
entrusted to some bright and creative high school kids.
I think that simply for the adventure and challenge of it such kids
could, within a few weeks. get the material up on the net in numerous
ways and locations. They might even put all the material into the
record of alt.surrealism.
If the material is truly important, truly contains sparks of
revolution; these kids could distribute it in ways that would ensure
any control over it would truly be lost.... In ways that would ensure
an evolving process where the material and the natural surprising
mutations growing out of it would find their way into all kinds of
unexpected nooks and crannies throughout the world.
>
Brandon Freels
> There is a notion that ideas ought to flow around and between human
> beings as freely and easily as the air. Taking this idea seriously
> would damage the business of surrealism. That is the problem.
Why is that a problem? Ideas should flow between human beings as freely and
easily as air. Don't ask me why more people don't publish on the net for
free. I would. The problem is that publishing books is not cheap, you
actually have to put out some cash for it --- a lot of cash. I truly doubt
that they are making any money from this venture. At best they are breaking
even. In fact, if you read over the e-mail I recieved and posted (which
wasn't a public statement) you'll see that they ARE going give it out free
to some people: "We need copies to send to surrealist comrades abroad and to
other friends with whom we regularly exchange publications" --- but first
they need to actually HAVE the copies! How can they freely distribute
material when they don't even have it?
> The material exists. It sits somewhere in some kind of format.
> The material may or may not be important in the developing trajectory
> of human thought and experience.
> If the material is truly important I demand it's "ownership" be
> entrusted to some bright and creative high school kids.
E-mail them and let them know about it.
Parry
(In all fairness, things were so disorganized then I never got to hound
them for the order, outsideof the notification that comes with a money
order trace.) Now, in an act of unbridled munificence, I will contribute
to Chicago’s publishing fund by considering the debt forgotten, except
for those instances when something reminds me of it.
-- Parry
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Brandon Freels
> Black Swan Press stiffed me on a $20 book order around ten years ago.
> (In all fairness, things were so disorganized then I never got to hound
> them for the order, outsideof the notification that comes with a money
> order trace.) Now, in an act of unbridled munificence, I will contribute
> to Chicago's publishing fund by considering the debt forgotten, except
> for those instances when something reminds me of it.
I ordered Penelope's new book back in October and still haven't heard from
them. The check hasn't been cashed either. I e-mailed Garon about it
recently and he said he'd look into it.
fluffy_...@my-deja.com
"Dale Houstman" <dm...@citilink.com> wrote:
>
How they manage to sound both grotesquely inebriated with their own
importance and mad as a trailer trash rat is a wonder to me that should
probably be investigated.
Am I the only one who sees the irony here?
Sent via Deja.com
http://www.deja.com/
john adams
fluffy_...@my-deja.com wrote in message <942rrv$p7o$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>In article <3a5abb91$0$36772$65a9...@news.citilink.com>,
> "Dale Houstman" <dm...@citilink.com> wrote:
>>
>How they manage to sound both grotesquely inebriated with their own
>importance and mad as a trailer trash rat is a wonder to me that should
>probably be investigated.
>
>
>
>Am I the only one who sees the irony here?
>
I don't think you are. But consider the possibility here what should be under investigation are your own perception of things, which
seem to me a little fluffied through the avenues of correspondence.
Dale Houstman
<fluffy_...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:942rrv$p7o$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <3a5abb91$0$36772$65a9...@news.citilink.com>,
> "Dale Houstman" <dm...@citilink.com> wrote:
> >
> How they manage to sound both grotesquely inebriated with their own
> importance and mad as a trailer trash rat is a wonder to me that should
> probably be investigated.
>
>
>
> Am I the only one who sees the irony here?
>
so God must love me" nonsense as compelling a reason to be in your presence
as you obviously did.
Or - to answer in the fashion Nik would most like us to - nyuck, nyuck,
nyuck...
dmh
Dale Houstman
"john adams" <johnqa...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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dmh
pony...@my-deja.com
homosexual. i do not mean to insult but it is clear you are fag. her
very presence threatens you because she is female and she reminds of
your hunger for hot man cock. everyone can see that you are this.
further evidence of your repressed homosexuality is your poor reaction
to brandon's talk of "gays in army". you get upset cause you wish you
could be open homosexual instead of living lie. the more brandon talks
about this, more it hurts you inside. am I right? answer is yes.
your repression most likely come from relationship you had with
parents. your father disgusted you. you turned to your mother. this way
you avoid your masculinity. you grow to hate men.
now you find self in awkward position of both hating women, cause of
your dependence on them, and hating men, cause of your father and your
disgust for him. not liking masculine or the feminine, you are left
hanging in the void between the two, alienated by your own skin.
your mother has taken shape in a new form, namely your wife. she
dominates your life today in the same way your mother once did. true?
can you see how you are repeating old patterns? it is obvious.
what you need do is:
leave your wife.
get in touch with your masculinity.
get in touch with your homosexuality.
come to my home town.
give me hot oral sex love.
you do all this and you feel much better.
i think if you give situation the analysis that it deserves you will
see that i correct in this matter.
In article <3a65054a$0$81173$65a9...@news.citilink.com>,
"Dale Houstman" <dm...@citilink.com> wrote:
>
> <fluffy_...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:942rrv$p7o$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > In article <3a5abb91$0$36772$65a9...@news.citilink.com>,
> > "Dale Houstman" <dm...@citilink.com> wrote:
> > >
> > How they manage to sound both grotesquely inebriated with their own
> > importance and mad as a trailer trash rat is a wonder to me that
should
> > probably be investigated.
> >
> >
> >
> > Am I the only one who sees the irony here?
> >
> You're still very bitter about our not finding your "I survived a car
crash
> so God must love me" nonsense as compelling a reason to be in your
presence
> as you obviously did.
>
> Or - to answer in the fashion Nik would most like us to - nyuck,
nyuck,
> nyuck...
>
> dmh
>
>
fluffy_...@my-deja.com
and needs to act out by inserting himself into every conversation--
particularly if there's a risk it's about him--or turning every
conversation into being about him. His presence on this list is as
playground monitor making sure no one (Nik, me, Chicago, Brandon, etc.)
says anything that he disapproves of without his comment. Perhaps he
should start his own talk show on one of those cable networks. Then he
could get attention AND get paid to be opinionated.
Of course, I don't even read his responses to my posts anymore. My
mama told me to ignore people and they'd go away. And if you ignore
them, it doesn't even MATTER whether or not they go away.
In article <944acn$t3f$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,