FAQ: RATM Obscure References v2.0
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- Unofficial -
- Rage Against the Machine -
- Obscure References -
- Frequently Asked Questions v2.0 -
compiled + maintained: gavin rattmann <ratt...@cts.com>
update: December 21, 1996
copyright(c) 1997 gavin rattmann
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Due to the political nature of the band Rage Against the Machine, the
lead singer and lyricist Zack de la Rocha uses references to
historical events and people in many songs. The purpose of this
document is to assist in clearing up the confusion and questions
surrounding many of them. The proper placement of this information
would be in the Unofficial RATM FAQ, but the size of this document
combined with the rest of the FAQ would make it prohibitively large.
Comments should be directed to ratt...@cts.com.
Please read Section [3-*].
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS -
[1] RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
[1-1] Bombtrack
[1-1-1] "I call the bluff, fuck manifest destiny"
[1-2] Killing in the Name
[1-2-1] "The same that burn crosses"
[1-3] Take the Power Back
[1-3-1] "Like the motherfuckin' Weathermen"
[1-4] Settle for Nothing
[1-4-1] "I gotta 9, a sign, a set, and now I gotta name"
[1-5] Bullet in the Head
[1-5-1] "A yellow ribbon, instead of a swastika"
[1-5-2] "They load the clip in omnicolor"
[1-5-3] "Sleeping gas, every home was like Alcatraz"
[1-6] Wake Up
[1-6-1] "Standin' with the fury that they had in '66"
[1-6-2] "And like E-Double, I'm mad"
[1-6-3] "Hoover, he was a body remover"
[1-6-4] "You know they went after King when he spoke out on
Vietnam"
[1-6-5] "Flip like Wilson, poetry never lacking that finesse"
[1-6-6] "Then I stick and move like I was Cassius"
[1-6-7] "Ya know they murdered X, and tried to blame it on Islam"
[1-7] Fistful of Steel
[1-7-1] "Steppin' into the jam and I'm slammin' like Shaquille"
[1-8] Township Rebellion
[1-8-1] "In Johannesburg or South Central"
[1-8-2] "To the cape of no hope"
[2] EVIL EMPIRE
[2-1] People of the Sun
[2-1-1] "Since 1516, minds attacked and overseen"
[2-1-2] "Blood drenched, get offensive like Tet"
[2-1-3] "When the fifth sun sets, get back, reclaim"
[2-1-4] "Spirit of Cuahtemoc, alive and untamed"
[2-1-5] "I'm the Marlboro man"
[2-1-6] "City of Angels"
[2-2] Bulls on Parade
[2-2-1] "Get tha fuck off tha commode"
[2-2-2] "That five sided fist-a-gon"
[2-3] Vietnow
[2-3-1] Introduction
[2-3-2] "Crosses and kerosene"
[2-3-3] "The same one that ran around Managua wit a sword"
[2-3-4] "Check out tha new style that Ollie found"
[2-3-5] "Comin' down like bats from Stacy Coon"
[2-4] Tire Me
[2-4-1] "Colorful words for the Laos frontiersmen"
[2-4-2] "I wanna be Jackie Onassis"
[2-5] Down Rodeo
[2-5-1] "Funk tha track my verbs fly like tha Family Stone"
[2-5-2] "Rollin' down Rodeo with a shotgun"
[2-5-3] "Plead the Fifth 'cause you can't plead the first"
[2-5-4] "My man Fred Hampton"
[2-5-5] "Fuck tha G ride"
[2-6] Without a Face
[2-6-1] "Jack for Similac, fuck a Cadillac"
[2-6-2] "'Por vida'"
[2-6-3] "Maize, was all we needed to sustain"
[2-6-4] "Ya down with DDT"
[2-6-5] "Path is Luminoso"
[2-6-6] "Headin' north like my name was Kid Cisco"
[2-6-7] "Wilson's hand around my throat"
[2-6-8] "Another SS curtain call"
[2-7] Wind Below
[2-7-1] The "Wind Below"
[2-7-2] "NAFTA comin' with tha new disaster"
[2-7-3] "Tha Plan de Ayala's kin"
[2-7-4] "She is Chol, Tzotzil, Tojolobal, Tzeltal"
[2-7-5] "GE... NBC... Disney... ABC..."
[2-8] Roll Right
[2-8-1] "Shock ya like Ellison"
[2-8-2] "Gaza to Tiananmen"
? [2-8-3] "Sickest stilo"
? [2-8-4] "Take em to, the 7th level"
[2-9] Year of the Boomerang
[2-9-1] The "Year of tha Boomerang"
[2-9-2] "Dark now in Dachau"
[2-9-3] "Grip tha cannon like Fanon"
[2-9-4] "Goin' out heavy sorta like Mount Tai"
[3] FAQ ERRATA
[3-1] Release Notes
[3-1-1] Objectivity
[3-1-2] In this release
[3-2] Guilty Parties
[3-2-1] The Author
[3-2-2] Contributors
[3-3] Distribution
[3-4] Copyrights
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[1] RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
[1-1] Bombtrack
[1-1-1] "I call the bluff, manifest destiny"
"Manifest Destiny" was the social theory in the USA in the 19th
century which claimed that the USA was chosen by God. Because of this
"choosing" they were entitled to any land they pleased, despite who
already owned it (not limited to Native Americans; also including
other countries), with the purpose being that they spread their
religion of Christianity to the other, "inferior", people of the
world.
[1-2] Killing in the Name
[1-2-1] "The same that burn crosses"
Referring to the practice, by the Ku Klux Klan, of burning crosses in
the front yards of people they wish to threaten (typically blacks).
[1-3] Take the Power Back
[1-3-1] "Like the motherfuckin' Weathermen"
The Weathermen were a militant sub-group in the late-1960's
politically-focused Students for a Democratic Society. The Weathermen
were known for bombing buildings at various college campuses and
similar activities to illustrate their point. SDS distanced themselves
from the Weathermen after the bombings started.
[1-4] Settle for Nothing
[1-4-1] "I gotta 9 a sign, a set, and now I gotta name"
A "9" refers to a .9 millimeter handgun, a popular weapon with street
gangs due to its effectiveness and relatively low cost.
[1-5] Bullet in the Head
[1-5-1] "A yellow ribbon, instead of a swastika"
A yellow ribbon is used, in the United States, to signify support for
its troops in foreign wars. A yellow ribbon was most recently used to
show support of US troops in the Gulf War, the focus of the song. A
swastika is the symbol of the Nazi Party, now illegal, in Germany, and
of Nazism in general.
[1-5-2] "They load the clip in omnicolor"
A color-imaging technique used in television and film, similar to
Technicolor.
[1-5-3] "Sleeping gas, every home was like Alcatraz"
Alcatraz, known as The Rock, was an island prison several thousand
feet into San Francisco Bay near San Francisco, California. It was a
virtual torture chamber for society's worst criminals. A breakout
attempt occurred there May 2nd, 1946, sleeping gas was one of the
weapons used to subdue the inmates. It is now a major tourist
attraction. No one ever escaped from Alcatraz.
[1-6] Wake Up
? [1-6-1] "Standin' with the fury that they had in '66"
1966, height of the civil rights movement in the United States. This
was also the year of the founding of the Black Panthers. At that
year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Democrats had said
that they would work to improve civil rights, but hadn't followed up.
There were huge protests and a few riots followed.
[1-6-2] "And like E-Double, I'm mad"
E-Double is Erick Sermon from EPMD, and they wrote a song called "I'm
Mad."
[1-6-3] "Hoover, he was a body remover"
J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director 1924-1972. One of the most powerful men
in Washington during his time as Director, he formed the FBI into what
exists today. He was a sworn foe of communism, and was regarded as
one of the nation's leading patriots, although he turned a blind eye
to civil rights causes and violations of suspects.
[1-6-4] "You know they went after King when he spoke out on
Vietnam"
Martin Luther King Jr., the US's foremost civil rights leader,
assassinated in 1968. A pacifist, he was one of the nation's
strongest critics of the US's involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
[1-6-5] "Flip like Wilson, poetry never lacking that finesse"
Flip Wilson was a prominent black comedian in the mid-60's.
[1-6-6] "Then I stick and move like I was Cassius"
Cassius Clay, now Muhammad Ali, was one of the greatest boxers the
world has ever seen. In June of 1967, Ali was given a 5 year prison
sentence for refusing to enter the US army on the basis of his Islamic
beliefs. The Supreme Court overturned the sentence in 1970. Ali was
the most notable figure in the anti-war movement to chose prison over
fighting.
[1-6-7] "Ya know they murdered X, and tried to blame it on
Islam"
Malcolm X, a leading proponent of black nationalism and the Islamic
religion, was assassinated in 1965. He had been a minister of the
Black Muslims, but was suspended because of his dissenting views after
a time. He formed his own group, Afro-American Unity, which became a
rival of the Black Muslims. His death is attributed by the
authorities and his family to the Black Muslims, but conspiracies
abound stating otherwise.
[1-7] Fistful of Steel
[1-7-1] "Steppin' into the jam and I'm slammin' like Shaquille"
Shaquille O'Neil, a basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers,
whose style is pure strength to force the jam from inside the key
using his tremendous size (300 lbs). He is not known for his finesse.
[1-8] Township Rebellion
[1-8-1] "In Johannesburg or South Central"
Johannesburg, South Africa, focal point for racial tensions in the
formerly apartheid-governed country. South Central, Los Angeles,
California. A minority-dominant and profoundly poor section of LA
that has garnered national attention due to the various rap groups and
artists that it has produced. Intense gang activity.
[1-8-2] "To the cape of no hope"
The Cape of Good Hope is off the coast of South Africa, and is the
"horn" of Africa. See also Section [1-8-1].
[2] EVIL EMPIRE
[2-1] People of the Sun
[2-1-1] "Since 1516, minds attacked and overseen"
1516, the year that the Spaniards arrived in Central America and began
their systematic destruction of the indigenous culture and religion.
They did not leave until the Mexican revolution tossed them out.
[2-1-2] "Blood drenched, get offensive like Tet"
Tet is the Vietnamese New Year. In early 1968, the US leadership in
Vietnam determined that the US troops could relax over the Tet holiday
because the Communist forces of North Vietnam and the South Vietnamese
guerrillas would be celebrating. However, on Jan. 30, they began what
is now know as the Tet offensive, where 22 major US installations were
attacked. The US beat back all of the Tet offensive attacks. The real
battle that the PLAF won was in the minds of the American people. Tet
turned the tide of US public opinion against involvement in Vietnam.
[2-1-3] "When the fifth sun sets, get back, reclaim"
The Aztecs believed that 4 worlds existed before the present universe
(worlds = suns). Each one was ruled by a different god of a different
element, and we are currently in the fifth sun (earthquake). During
this period, the skeleton-like monsters of the west will appear and
kill all the people. Also, the Aztec calendar states that the fifth
sun will set May 4, 1997. The fourth sun set in 1516, as they
predicted, with half-man half-beasts destroying their world
(conquistadors on horses).
[2-1-4] "Spirit of Cuahtemoc, alive and untamed"
Cuahtemoc was the leader of the Aztec empire during the Spanish siege
of Technochtitlan, in 1521. After the city's fall, he was captured,
deceived, tortured, and killed.
[2-1-5] "I'm the Marlboro man"
Marlboro brand cigarettes, whose primary advertising technique is a
handsome cowboy on the range smoking a cigarette. He is known as the
Marlboro Man. The original Marlboro Man recently died of lung cancer.
[2-1-6] "City of Angels does tha ethnic cleanse"
Nickname for Los Angeles, California. California's Proposition 187's
goal was to eliminate and deny all federal assistance to anyone not
able to prove residency, primarily immigrant Latinos.
[2-2] Bulls on Parade
[2-2-1] "Get tha fuck off tha commode"
A "commode" is a euphemism for a toilet in the United States.
[2-2-2] "That five sided fist-a-gon"
A twisting of the name Pentagon. The Pentagon is in Washington, D.C.,
and is the headquarters of the Department of Defense of the United
States. The "fist" indicates the force often exercised by the
military.
[2-3] Vietnow
[2-3-1] Introduction (Rather subjective. By the author.)
This song is one huge reference to the extremely popular, and
extremely right-wing, radio shows hosted by such people as Rush
Limbaugh, Watergate convict G. Gordon Liddy, and son of Ronald Reagan,
Michael Reagan. Liddy teaches how to kill federal agents with "head
shots, people, head shots," Limbaugh speaks about the "liberal media,"
"feminazis," and "eco-wackos." Other popular topics of discussion
include: The evils of socialism and communism; the "invasion" of
America by illegal immigrants; the United Nations as a Trojan horse
for letting other countries take over America; the small clique of
Jewish bankers in the basement of the World Bank in New York that
controls the world's economy; the ever-popular black helicopters that
are just off our shores waiting to invade; and the "coming Apocalypse"
as written in the Bible (any minute now).
[2-3-2] "Crosses and kerosene"
See section [1-2-1].
[2-3-3] "The same one that ran around Managua wit a sword"
Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, was a large Indian town in the 16th
century. It was then taken by the Spanish. In 1931, Managua was
destroyed by a severe earthquake and fire, and subsequently rebuilt.
In 1972 another earthquake occurred, resulting in more than 10,000
casualties. Much of the former city center has never been rebuilt.
During the Iran-Contra affair in the mid 1980's, Oliver North (see
B-3-d) and company funded the counterrevolutionaries in Nicaragua,
based in Managua.
[2-3-4] "Check out tha new style that Ollie found"
Oliver North, whose conviction in the Iran-Contra scandal of the
1980's was overturned on a technicality, now hosts an extremely
right-wing radio talk show and has run for Senate.
[2-3-5] "Comin' down like bats from Stacy Coon"
Former Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Stacey Coon was one of the
four LAPD policemen videotaped beating black motorist Rodney King in
the early 90's. He was the only one to be convicted. The 1992 LA
riots followed the trial (and acquittals).
[2-4] Tire Me
[2-4-1] "Colorful words for the Laos frontiersmen"
The "Laos Frontiersmen" are the Hmong tribe from Laos, which the CIA
used and then set about to destroy once their objectives were
achieved. The CIA used the Hmong region as a big airstrip in which to
drop supplies for the Hmong rebels. When the helicopters and aircraft
left Laos to return from whence they came, they carried poppies and
refined heroin to other regions where they were able to sell it, thus
funding their covert operations.
[2-4-2] "I wanna be Jackie Onassis"
Jackie Onassis was the wife of John F. Kennedy and later Greek
shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. She was the symbol of glamour and
"good" for many people of her generation. An auction of her and
Kennedy family belongings at Sotheby's in New York in 1996 raised
millions of dollars for the middle-aged Kennedy children.
Incidentally (or not, probably), she died very close to the same time
as Richard Nixon, and Zack has said that "This song was written to
celebrate the death of Richard Nixon."
[2-5] Down Rodeo
[2-5-1] "Funk tha track my verbs fly like tha family stone"
Sly and the Family Stone, a funk band from the 1960's and '70's. They
were critically important influences toward the development of rap as
a musical style, as well as the establishment of funk itself.
[2-5-2] "Rollin' down Rodeo with a shotgun"
Rodeo Drive, in Beverly Hills, California is one of the most expensive
streets in the world, where stores sell such things as three thousand
dollar purses. The stereotype of Rodeo Drive's patronage is that it is
predominately white. Rodeo Drive is where Julia Roberts shopped in the
movie "Pretty Woman," and is a good representation of it.
[2-5-3] "Plead the Fifth 'cause you can't plead the first"
In the US Constitution, the 5th Amendment gives trial witnesses the
right to refuse to testify on the grounds that what they say might
incriminate themselves. The 1st Amendment to the US Constitution
guarantees the right to free speech, assembly, and press.
[2-5-4] "My man Fred Hampton"
A member of the militant Black Panthers, Hampton was a 20-year-old
Illinois state leader. He was gunned down in his bed with fellow
Panther Mark Clarke in an early morning raid of the group's Chicago
headquarters on Dec. 4, 1969. The attack, aided by the help of an
informant/spy, was masterminded by the city's police force and the
FBI's powerful counterintelligence program (COINTEL-PRO).
[2-5-5] "Fuck tha G ride"
A G ride is a euphemism for a fashionable car, especially in hip-hop
culture. Derives from "G" being short for "gangster."
[2-6] Without a Face
[2-6-1] "Jack for Similac, fuck a Cadillac"
Similac is a popular brand of baby formula, sold in powdered form
(just add water). A Cadillac is a luxury car, made by Chevrolet, and
only affordable to the wealthy. A popular car with drug dealers and
gangsters as well as the elderly.
[2-6-2] "'Por Vida'"
"Forever," or "For Life," literally, in Spanish, "Por Vida" is a
phrase used most often in a cultural manner, as in "La Raza Por Vida,"
which means, roughly, "the Latino race and culture for life and
forever." It is a concept.
[2-6-3] "Mais [Mais], was all we needed to sustain"
Maize is the strain of corn grown in most of South America. "Mais" is
also the Spanish word for corn in general.
[2-6-4] "Ya down with DDT"
DDT is a banned pesticide, widely used prior to the "discovery" that
it is a class-A carcinogen (cancer-causing agent). The wipeout of
hundreds of species can be attributed to its use, which still occurs
in less developed regions such as Central and South America. It was
recently internationally banned, but use continues where options are
not viable.
[2-6-5] "Path is Luminoso"
"Sendero Luminoso" means "Shining Path" in English and is the name of
one of the leftist revolutionary guerilla groups in Peru. It was
close to capturing the country at one time, but was put down by the
Peruvian government. The deaths of thousands of citizens have been
attributed to its direct and indirect actions, and it is treated as a
terrorist organization instead of a political party by the government
of Peru.
[2-6-6] "Headin' north like my name was Kid Cisco"
The Cisco Kid is a fictional Latino who, with his sidekick Poncho, was
a cowboy in a series of old American western movies.
[2-6-7] "Wilson's hand around my throat"
Pete Wilson, Republican governor of California, campaigned almost
entirely on an anti-immigration platform and is a leading proponent of
such measures as Proposition 187, which aims to cut all benefits to
illegal immigrants. Prop 187 is being contested in the courts and is
currently inactive.
[2-6-8] "Another SS curtain call"
The (if you can spell this for me, please do) Schuzenstafel, known as
the SS, was the secret police for the Nazi political party and
Hitler's personal guard when he came to power in the 30's through to
Germany's defeat in World War II.
[2-7] Wind Below
[2-7-1] The "Wind Below"
The "Wind Below" refers to a book called _Chiapas: The Southeast in
Two Winds a Storm and a Prophecy_, by Subcommandante Marcos. Marcos is
the unofficial spokesperson of the EZLN in Mexico and the second
section of the book is entitled "The Second Wind: The Wind From
Below." The line "We in wit tha wind below," is a reference to the
whole of the Zapatista movement itself.
[2-7-2] "NAFTA comin' with tha new disaster"
The North American Free Trade Agreement, which was hotly contested in
the United States political scene, allows for free trade between
Canada, the US, and Mexico. Proponents said it removed trade
barriers, and detractors said US businesses would ship all their
manufacturing to Mexico because of the virtual slave labor available
there. What has actually occurred is subject to interpretation.
[2-7-3] "Tha Plan de Ayala's kin"
The Plan de Ayala was a plan made by Emiliano Zapata prior to the
Chiapas rebellion. Its main idea was to give land to the landworkers.
The slogan of the plan is "Tierra y Libertad" (Land and Freedom).
[2-7-4] "She is Chol, Tzotzil, Tojolobal, Tzeltal"
Indigenous Central American Mayan tribes, nearly wiped out during the
Spanish invasion. Historically and currently the under-class in
Mexican society.
[2-7-5] "GE... NBC... Disney... ABC..."
Major multinational American corporations and broadcasting
conglomerates. GE owns NBC (among many, many other things), and Disney
owns ABC (also among many, many other things). The Disney merger
likely happened after the lyrics were written, and is therefore an
interesting coincidence. GE has owned NBC for years. See also the
Unofficial FAQ for information on the censoring of Rage Against the
Machine by NBC on their program "Saturday Night Live."
[2-8] Roll Right
[2-8-1] "Shock ya like Ellison"
Ralph Ellison wrote "Invisible Man," in 1952. A fictional account of
a black man in a white world, it is now regarded as a classic and
widely read in the US school system. In its time it caused a great
disruption because of the harsh truthfulness and the power of
Ellison's prose.
[2-8-2] "Gaza to Tiananmen"
The Gaza Strip is a narrow band of desertlike land along the western
Mediterranean coast. It has been fought over by Israelite Jews and
Palestinians for many years and is a continuing territorial dispute.
Tiananmen Square, in Beijing, China, was the site of a massacre of
demonstrating pro-democracy students in June of 1989.
? [2-8-3] "Sickest stilo"
"Sick" is a word used to mean "cool" or "good" in the hip-hop culture.
A "stilo" is a stiletto, a long, thing knife.
? [2-8-4] "Take em to, the 7th level"
The 7th level (sphere) of hell, as according to Dante's Inferno. It
was reserved for the warmakers and usurers.
[2-9] Year of tha Boomerang
[2-9-1] The "Year of the Boomerang"
See Section [2-9-3].
[2-9-2] "Dark now in Dachau"
Dachau was a Nazi-run concentration camp in World War II. It was the
primary site for the grotesque medical experiments performed on
prisoner Jews, twins, Gypsies, and so on.
[2-9-3] "Grip tha cannon like Fanon"
Frantz Fanon wrote such works as Wretched of the Earth, wherein he
denounced the third-world colonization practiced by prosperous
nations. One of Fanon's most famous speeches was called the "Year of
the Boomerang." In the speech he talked about the oppressor's force
boomeranging back to destroy him in the form of colonial revolutions.
He was referring to the Algerian War, specifically.
[2-9-4] "Goin' out heavy sorta like Mount Tai"
Mount Tai, or Tai Shan, is part of the Tien Shan mountain range. It
is the section that lies in China near the village where the ancient
Chinese philosopher Confucius was born. It is 5000 ft. (1,500 m.)
high. It has become a pilgrimage center for many and is used for
agriculture and mining at the base, where the local inhabitants live.
[3] FAQ ERRATA
"Errata" is a word which means "miscellaneous crap," before you ask.
[3-1] Release Notes
[3-1-1] Objectivity
Explanations and definitions are by no means the final word, but they
are, for the most part, historical fact. There is little or no
interpretation to blur the attempted objectivity. The RATM Obscure
References FAQ will never become a tool of propaganda; hence it will
never reflect anyone's opinions (not Rage's, not anyone's). If you
suspect an explanation to be biased, contact me.
[3-1-2] In this release
The newest version can always be found at:
http://www.users.cts.com/sd/r/rattmann/rage
Yes, versions 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9 were skipped.
A question mark (?) indicates a guess or uncertainty as to the
accuracy of the definition. Comments welcome.
An asterisk (*) indicates a new entry since the previous update. There
are no * Updates marked for v2.0 because 70% of all entries have been
updated. Just read them all again.
Version 2.0 has some huge changes for the RATM Ob. Ref. FAQ. I redid
the section labeling, the table of contents, added a third section,
and altered the information in various ways in almost every entry; I
even corrected some very false information in one (well, at least its
corrected NOW).
[3-2] Guilty Parties
[3-2-1] The Author
Gavin Rattmann - I am a high school student in California, and I do
this thing for a pretty simple reason: "I like Rage Against the
Machine," and I care about the issues and causes. I also maintain the
Unofficial RATM FAQ, which is the FAQ for the band in general, but
this file is probably more important that the "band FAQ" because it is
designed to educate people about some critical issues. Bottom line:
if you don’t learn something here, I have wasted my time completely.
Please, pursue knowledge about these subjects if they interest you.
"Turn off the radio," turn off the television -- read a book.
[3-2-2] Contributors
This file would be considerably less useful if not for the hard work
of all the people who have suggested, corrected, and contributed the
various components of it. Here is a partial list, if you should be
here, mail me:
Perry Fect <perf...@usa.nai.net>
Aaron Klink <akl...@umich.edu>
Yannet Lathrop <Yannet.M....@tc.umn.edu>
Paul Anderson <p...@sirius.com>
Mario Ortegon <maor...@etzna.uacam.mx>
Yazan Fahmawi <ya...@escape.com>
Not...@world.std.com
Peter Olejnik <peter....@odyssey.on.ca>
jus...@aris.ss.uci.edu
Dave Wanamaker <wana...@radix.net>
Minuk Kim <mk...@adnc.com>
Tripp Long <ll07...@sjuphil.sju.edu>
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your source (the "Rage FAQ vX.X") is named at each instance (do not
create a web page with this as your primary source of information,
copying and pasting, and then put a little <info from the faq> at the
bottom).
Do not post this document to USENET or distribute it in any way,
without my explicit consent.
It can be found at http://www.users.cts.com/sd/r/rattmann/rage/ and is
posted periodically, by myself, to alt.music.rage-machine, the Rage
newsgroup.
[3-4] Copyrights
"The Unofficial Rage Against the Machine Obscure References Frequently
Asked Questions" file is Copyright(c) Gavin Rattmann 1997 and may not
be reproduced, altered, published or otherwise changed without the
express written consent of Gavin Rattmann <ratt...@cts.com>.
All lyrical content is (c) Sony/Retribution Music, and is hereby
acknowledged.
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Thank you, Zack de la Rocha. If this ever reaches you, we would all
be interested in your thoughts on it...
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gavin rattmann || ratt...@cts.com
http://www.users.cts.com/sd/r/rattmann
"learn to swim" -tool
"anger is a gift" -ratm
Uprising
Spreading your work wherever possible I see....mmm-hmmm.....
Hee hee hee!