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                       A Deadhead is gonna save the world
                                        
> That's just it: We don't know. We've reached a point where the media are so
> owned by the large corporations and they live in this tight loop where
> practically all they can convey is what is already believed. I believe that
> mass media exists to confirm the hallucinations of the masses. If you want
> to get a story through that doesn't sync up with the dominant belief
> system, it's just not going to happen. So who the hell knows what else is
> going on out there?
> 

Via Slashdot, [1] Trouble ahead, trouble behind [2]

An interview with Grateful Dead lyricist (and now String Cheese Incident [3]
lyricist) John Perry Barlow, where he echos some of my sentiments towards
large corporations.

I also liked the following quote:

> The Grateful Dead invented viral marketing without really meaning to…We
> gave our music away. At the time, we did it because we felt there was no
> way to stop Deadheads from taping it, and besides, we weren't in it for the
> money, because we weren't making any. But those tapes became the androgen
> of our success. They spread that virus all over the damn place, and by the
> time we died, we were the largest-grossing entertainment act in the
> business because of performances, but not exclusively.
> 

Put that in your bong and smoke it, RIAA (Recording Industry Association of
America).

[1] http://slashdot.org/
[2] http://news.com.com/2008-1082-843349.html
[3] http://www.stringcheeseincident.com/splash.htm

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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