[kj] CRASS commercialism!

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

They are in the same category of "people that are still alive" and who 
are "absurdly easy to get in touch" with or get letters from. Both Penny 
and Chomsky have a policy of writing most folks back who take the time 
to write the, (Well, I know Chomsky officially does -- he spends 20 
hours per week writing people back who write him, considers it part of 
his job). Penny and other "real" DIY punk folks are the same way. Both 
subscribe to a kind of anti-elitist anarchist ethos and are against 
being inaccessible superstars, insulated from the public, etc.

So selling high priced letters by them on eBay is pretty absurd, like 
they're Avril Lavigne or something. That's why I mention the two, 
because it's especially absurd to sell a letter at a high price from any 
of them hn they MAKE A POINT of answering most if not all 
correspondence,an it's not like hey are dead people. Yet.

-Oliver


folk devil wrote:

> I am not sure I'd put Penny Rimbaud and Chomski in the same category.

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> > Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 10:10:57 -0500

> > From: bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net

> > To: gathering at misera.net

> > Subject: [kj] CRASS commercialism!

> >

> > http://www.cultpunk.com/?p=350

> >

> > Letter from Penny Rimbaud, "only" $70 on eBay!

> >

> > HAHAHAHAHAHA

> >

> > -Oliver

> >