I think she's holding an M-16 nowadays... 

Conversations With George...

Dear George,

In the quest to bring understanding to my current state of mind, I have a few questions to ask. To show you how serious I am in getting through to you, I'll get off my moral and intellectual high horse to dumb these ideas down for you.

I was thinking... You seem to be a very religious person. Actually, I have no doubt. What dumbfounds me about that is the whole self-proclaimed "war president" notion you're so proud of. Seriously, what's the deal with that? Does GOD like war? Is killing your fellow human (not to mention cute fuzzy animals) GODLY? When dealing with Iraq, minorities (we all know what you've done for us), poor and/or old people, do you ask yourself the ever so clever "What would Jesus do," and act accordingly? I wonder...

The reason I ask this simple question is because I don't know of what GOD you're referring to when addressing your religious ideals and so-called morals. Isn't it true that it's easier for you, a wealthy man, to fit through the head of a sewing needle, than to get into heaven? At least, that's what the Bible says. Wait, perhaps your GOD is of this earth by way of the U.S. Treasury and shaped in paper form with pictures of your dead predecessors? I wonder...

That's gotta be it... you down with the WU? Wu Tang Clan silly... I think if you're nice enough, they can probably do a remake of C.R.E.A.M. and flip that M upside down: Cash Rules Everything Around W.! Aww shit, you gotta love the sound of that... "Hundred dolla bills y'all!" You can bust a rhyme about dropping bombs on Fallujah guerrillas, pimp slappin' prisoners in Abu Ghraib, making mad paper for you and your boys (Halliburton, the Saudi elite, etc.). You don't even have to change your name... nothing screams fear like George W. Bush. Have you noticed how many Americans have inquired about Canadian citizenship since your re-election? Last I heard it was in the mid 100,000s. I continue to wonder...

There's even a verse in C.R.E.A.W. that will fit you nice... I made a few edits I'm sure you'll appreciate... apologies to Raekwon:

"A young youth cold rockin' the gold tooth, lo goose
Only way I begin to G was on oil loot
...So I got with a sick ass click and went all out
Catchin' keys from across seas
Rollin with MVPs, every week we made forty G's
Yo nigga respect mine, or anger the tech-9
Ch-chick-POW! Move from the oil gates now"

Ya likes? I knew you would.

- Lucio

Goodbye Mazatlan sky... 

Coffee & Jazz...

No worries! I figured it out. I know where we go from here. The decent of the U.S. can be dealt with, the same way typical Americans deal with poverty, racism, police brutality, pretty much all things unjust. The answer: Look the other way and consume. Just close your eyes. Really, try it. Notice how everything just disappears? Consider yourselves lucky… I discovered the formula and am able to distribute it at no cost.

So I’ll just sit here, drink my coffee, listen to Miles, watch t.v., consume, and live happily ever after. Foreign policy will be just that, foreign to me. I’m starting to like this whole apathy thing. It’s very… what’s the word… refreshing.

Wait a minute, I’m going to have to step outside and interact with the rest of the world… that poses a problem. I’m going to have to pay taxes right? I didn’t even realize I’m going to continue to breathe this filthy Los Angeles air/smog. I hope my body can sustain these toxicity levels the same way cockroaches sustain everything. That’s why stem cell research is THAT important, we’re going to need the research once our lungs devolve and develop new diseases because of the overwhelming disregard to our environment.

This election was all about Iraq, terror, swift boats? What the fuck… More important than all three combined is the need to keep our environment clean, safe, and in a livable condition. I’m 1,000 times more likely to die from cancer, than from a terrorist attack. Al-qaida is nowhere near as scary as the car fumes spewing from Suburbans barreling down the 605 during rush hour. Don’t believe me? Roll down your window take a deep breath and pray you regain consciousness before you need to hit the brakes.

To answer one of Pablo Neruda’s unanswerable questions… “Cannot a kiss of spring also kill you?” I think he was alluding to what is now obvious. Yes, in a few years, a kiss of spring will kill us. Technology and environmental progressive policy have taken a back seat to corporate policy and religious ideals. It’s only a matter of time before this planet explodes… look on the bright side, think of all the pretty colors that will be on display. It will be like the Rose Bowl’s Fourth of July celebration on steroids.

I guess this whole apathy didn’t quite work for me… Closing my eyes while driving in traffic isn’t going to get rid of the bumper to bumper traffic that’s killing me little by little the same way a nicotine freak puffs on them Marlboro reds… Apathy only adds to the problem, but you already knew. Right? Uprising through edu-ma-cation!

Con Safos,
- Lucio

Chillin' in NYC...round midnight 

November 3rd

It's barely sinking in... Four more years of Yogi Berra like quotes, acceptance of greed, religious ideology that doesn't add up to human needs, war, etc.

The religous right has had their way and there's nothing we can do... I do mean by conventional means/ways. So where do we go from here? Not to Canada I hope. I'd hate to be a part of this sinking ship on my own... I say let's fix it by way of holding the powers that be accountable in every aspect of politics. This not only applies to George W., but to those all the way down to your local mayor. Come to think of it... I used to live down the street from mine and as I recall, the accountability factor at the time was somewhere between nile and none, which in mayor terms is widely practiced.

In order to fully fight this counter-revolution, also known as the re-election of Bush, we must become educated in all things political. From what roll our senators play in our everday lives to why George W. just said "nucular," "it's hard work, or "the have mores." The fight begins with educating ourselves on how this system works and doesn't work. Any ideas on where the fix lies? Perhaps a fix is not possible. Will we get fair market value should we decide to trade in our so-called Democracy? Probably not. I think we'd have a better chance of landing five grand on a 1988 Hyundai Excel with 250,000 plus miles on it. Mr. President, have you heard of Karl Marx?

So go out there, talk shit, have a beer, smoke a bowl... do anything that's going to jump start that mad consumption marinated brain of yours into thinking the way Americans were intened to think... as progressive minds. I'll keep you posted on how this brain's doing in the coming days, weeks, months, hopefully years. The revolution begins now... on a chilly November night on Humbert Ave.

- Lucio