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2 The Flip Side U.S. Committee To Aid The National Liberation Front Of South Vietnam Box-C, Old Chelsea St a. N.Y., N.Y. 10011 Tel. YU 2-7162 President Howard Bowen University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Dear President Bowen, The escalation of the U.S. aggression in Vietnam brings increasing demands for personnel to fight for Peace and in defense of Vietnamese independence. As part of our role here in the bowels of the aggressor, we are presently expanding our operation throughout the country. We request authorization for several of our traveling recruiters to spend two days on your campus within the next month. We ask for the usual privileges accorded military recruites. We thank you in advance, knowing that in the spirit of free speach and inquiry you will not wish to present your studnts with only one alternative, but will assist them to choose between Pro-War and Anti-War futures. Yours for Liberation, Walter D. Teague, III Chairman The skirmish in Madison, on the edge of Mirkwood led to a temporary setback and numerous after-the-fact strategy sessions, but larger lessons were learned by the expedition to the Pentagon (magic figure of the black sorcerers), which lies in Mordor, realm of the Dark Lord, whose name is Unspeakable. Amid memorials to other war presidents, an assemblage of the forces of good came together in a gathering of the clans to confront the military minions of Washington. Meanwhile, the home front is threatened by Ringwraiths, whose poisoned words do not kill, but benumb the mind to put one under the dreaded Name that the Wraiths themselves concerned. The list now includes the recruitment prposed by Walter Teague of New York, whose letter to Pres. Bowen of the University may be found in this page, segments of the U's Athletic Department, noticeably the Dolphin Club (unofficially, of course) who choose to exercise their prowess on pacifists, the Faculty Senate, who press forward their paper salvo, and of course the by no means unified main participants, the Administration and the students, Demonstrators and counter-demonstrators, anti-demonstrators and introverted secret demonstrators, and those-who-have-gone-beyond-demonstrations, and administration, pro and con and mixed up and afraid soldiers without a cause, with and without vayonets or clubs -- the Battle of the five Armies was clearer in its objectives. Goblins and Wargs are, of course, evil through to the bone; the Authorities however, don't really eat their young, and the fight it set, not against a foreign species in blue or green uniforms, not even against the men wearing them, but at the uniforms themselves, and what they have come to stand for. it is no longer the paranoia of the criminal mind, or unreasoning fear that causes alslight tensing in the presence of a uniform -- since about fifteen years ago, among the blacks, and about five years ago among whites, the outlines of power began to show through, power that some held by denying it to others -- enforced by uniforms and violating unwritten laws more basic than any codes used to defend the status quo. The question becomes, in the symbolic realm, who is enchanted; that is, who touches reality better, the ones who form arguments in the air, moral or political, or the ones who direct and obey power? And that is a difference in Weltanschauung. The young vs. the old, the just vs. the unjust, the weak vs. the strong -- each of these is an unfair division. We who are young and strong and just -- do you fall into that trap? 'We abd 'They' is another false division that makes Middle Earth a worse place to live in. Because 'They' are the other, from wherever you stand. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, where will you stand? Let me not judge a Marine, or a policeman, by his suit, but if he shows nothing human about him, except sadism, then all that is visible is the force. That man will have already succumbed. When that happens, then doubts vanish, and it is time for action. Fearless Frodo will be ready. Dave Miller HALLOWEEN 1968 U.S. ARMY U.S. EMBASSY SAIGON TRICK OR TREAR PENNY GEN. GIAP NLF TROOPS [photo] UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS WILL YOU LET THE MARINE CORPS BUILD YOU INTO A MAN? AEOLUS It has finally arrived in Iowa City!! The GEEEEP FREEEEP no.1 (Group for the Experimentally Entertaining Exploitation of Existing Prowess) (!) was a real event -- rather a smashing success (and source of inspiration for the GEEEEP GROUP (Group for the Re-orientation of Uptight People?...or...Growing Realm of Understanding People?). What happened in the Unicorn Coffee House last Friday night was not a completely new idea in the performing arts (?), but its occurrence in Iowa City 1967 made it a unique happening -- beginning with 'Super Dance,' and on through items such as 'How I Use My Wife,' and 'First Double Concerto for Funny Piano and Projectionist, 'Sixteenth Century Theology and Kosher Farming' to 'Mix Well...Let Rise...When Double in Bulk, Knead,' the program was a variety of delightful occurrences, each unique, and some of which were enhanced by a sprinkling of antics by one Purswell no.s 1,2,3,4, and 5... (if you've seen him at the New Music Concerts, this was MORE so!) Activity changed, rather than stopped, during intermission... coffee and cider were served, along with things to hold and look at (pine cones and assorted items which even included a lighter Jack O'Lantern!). During all this an event within the event was provided by unusual projections of vibrating color. Audience participation counted for a great deal of the success of the performance, creating at times a strange and intriguing atmosphere with the whole place alive and moving along with the performers -- some of the audience didn't understand what was happening, but most of them seemed to catch on quite faster, near the beginning, and there were a few who left the place not knowing what had happened(!?). Now that the GEEEEP IN FREEEEP OOT Event has begun...there's no telling where it will EVER end...If you made the scene for this one (or if you DIDN'T) watch for the a rival of the next event, coming in a couple of months -- things are under way for an even more effective, BIGGER*BETTER*WOW*GEEEEP*IN*FREEEEP*OOT*AUDIENCE*HAPPENING*UP*IN*OUT*EVENT*!
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2 The Flip Side U.S. Committee To Aid The National Liberation Front Of South Vietnam Box-C, Old Chelsea St a. N.Y., N.Y. 10011 Tel. YU 2-7162 President Howard Bowen University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Dear President Bowen, The escalation of the U.S. aggression in Vietnam brings increasing demands for personnel to fight for Peace and in defense of Vietnamese independence. As part of our role here in the bowels of the aggressor, we are presently expanding our operation throughout the country. We request authorization for several of our traveling recruiters to spend two days on your campus within the next month. We ask for the usual privileges accorded military recruites. We thank you in advance, knowing that in the spirit of free speach and inquiry you will not wish to present your studnts with only one alternative, but will assist them to choose between Pro-War and Anti-War futures. Yours for Liberation, Walter D. Teague, III Chairman The skirmish in Madison, on the edge of Mirkwood led to a temporary setback and numerous after-the-fact strategy sessions, but larger lessons were learned by the expedition to the Pentagon (magic figure of the black sorcerers), which lies in Mordor, realm of the Dark Lord, whose name is Unspeakable. Amid memorials to other war presidents, an assemblage of the forces of good came together in a gathering of the clans to confront the military minions of Washington. Meanwhile, the home front is threatened by Ringwraiths, whose poisoned words do not kill, but benumb the mind to put one under the dreaded Name that the Wraiths themselves concerned. The list now includes the recruitment prposed by Walter Teague of New York, whose letter to Pres. Bowen of the University may be found in this page, segments of the U's Athletic Department, noticeably the Dolphin Club (unofficially, of course) who choose to exercise their prowess on pacifists, the Faculty Senate, who press forward their paper salvo, and of course the by no means unified main participants, the Administration and the students, Demonstrators and counter-demonstrators, anti-demonstrators and introverted secret demonstrators, and those-who-have-gone-beyond-demonstrations, and administration, pro and con and mixed up and afraid soldiers without a cause, with and without vayonets or clubs -- the Battle of the five Armies was clearer in its objectives. Goblins and Wargs are, of course, evil through to the bone; the Authorities however, don't really eat their young, and the fight it set, not against a foreign species in blue or green uniforms, not even against the men wearing them, but at the uniforms themselves, and what they have come to stand for. it is no longer the paranoia of the criminal mind, or unreasoning fear that causes alslight tensing in the presence of a uniform -- since about fifteen years ago, among the blacks, and about five years ago among whites, the outlines of power began to show through, power that some held by denying it to others -- enforced by uniforms and violating unwritten laws more basic than any codes used to defend the status quo. The question becomes, in the symbolic realm, who is enchanted; that is, who touches reality better, the ones who form arguments in the air, moral or political, or the ones who direct and obey power? And that is a difference in Weltanschauung. The young vs. the old, the just vs. the unjust, the weak vs. the strong -- each of these is an unfair division. We who are young and strong and just -- do you fall into that trap? 'We abd 'They' is another false division that makes Middle Earth a worse place to live in. Because 'They' are the other, from wherever you stand. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, where will you stand? Let me not judge a Marine, or a policeman, by his suit, but if he shows nothing human about him, except sadism, then all that is visible is the force. That man will have already succumbed. When that happens, then doubts vanish, and it is time for action. Fearless Frodo will be ready. Dave Miller HALLOWEEN 1968 U.S. ARMY U.S. EMBASSY SAIGON TRICK OR TREAR PENNY GEN. GIAP NLF TROOPS [photo] UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS WILL YOU LET THE MARINE CORPS BUILD YOU INTO A MAN? AEOLUS It has finally arrived in Iowa City!! The GEEEEP FREEEEP no.1 (Group for the Experimentally Entertaining Exploitation of Existing Prowess) (!) was a real event -- rather a smashing success (and source of inspiration for the GEEEEP GROUP (Group for the Re-orientation of Uptight People?...or...Growing Realm of Understanding People?). What happened in the Unicorn Coffee House last Friday night was not a completely new idea in the performing arts (?), but its occurrence in Iowa City 1967 made it a unique happening -- beginning with 'Super Dance,' and on through items such as 'How I Use My Wife,' and 'First Double Concerto for Funny Piano and Projectionist, 'Sixteenth Century Theology and Kosher Farming' to 'Mix Well...Let Rise...When Double in Bulk, Knead,' the program was a variety of delightful occurrences, each unique, and some of which were enhanced by a sprinkling of antics by one Purswell no.s 1,2,3,4, and 5... (if you've seen him at the New Music Concerts, this was MORE so!) Activity changed, rather than stopped, during intermission... coffee and cider were served, along with things to hold and look at (pine cones and assorted items which even included a lighter Jack O'Lantern!). During all this an event within the event was provided by unusual projections of vibrating color. Audience participation counted for a great deal of the success of the performance, creating at times a strange and intriguing atmosphere with the whole place alive and moving along with the performers -- some of the audience didn't understand what was happening, but most of them seemed to catch on quite faster, near the beginning, and there were a few who left the place not knowing what had happened(!?). Now that the GEEEEP IN FREEEEP OOT Event has begun...there's no telling where it will EVER end...If you made the scene for this one (or if you DIDN'T) watch for the a rival of the next event, coming in a couple of months -- things are under way for an even more effective, BIGGER*BETTER*WOW*GEEEEP*IN*FREEEEP*OOT*AUDIENCE*HAPPENING*UP*IN*OUT*EVENT*!
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