The Lite-Brite attack of 2007
Menino needs to either apologize to the people of Massachusetts for the police's actions, or he needs to resign. I would also expect the police commissioner to make an apology regarding the time and money they wasted. Lastly, the people in the bomb squad who thought these were bombs must to be fired, immediately.
There was no threat.
There was no intention of faking a threat.
There was no malice.
The 12 other cities in the US understood what was going on.
Egg on Boston's face, and the rest of the world laughs.
So embarrassing, I can't believe I want to buy a house here.
they're done.
Being insensitive to other people's paranoia is equally unforgivable.
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And not tell them about it. That's a really fucking good idea.
And then arrest the installers, rather than the advertising company that came up with the idea, the marketing company that hired them, or the Turner entertainment company that oversaw the whole thing.
Way to stick it to the grunt who glued it to the bridge.
More of the same.
...but my workmates are too busy still talking about the State of the Union address to have even noticed this story...
...so I've decided not to call their attention to it until after it's blown over and the authorities stop acting like bozos. Hopefully sometime soon.
It's like when all those Florida prosecutors went after 2 Live Crew or when G H Bush went after Ice T for Cop Killer. The more Deval Patrick and Menino tell people that shit like this isnt funny, the more young people will gravitate towards mooninites urging people to drink digital vats of urine. Bitches.
Life-affirming. Punk might not be dead yet.
Sincerely,
MF DÜ
These guys weren't "stickin' it to the man", they are being paid by the man!
That press conference was one of the biggest 'stick it to the man' episodes, since PIL on Tom Snyder's talk show in the early 80's.
Plus some of Peter Berdovsky's lite-brite artwork is still around MassArt. It is his medium, and he got paid by a company to continue doing his artwork. No, the images weren't his entirely, but to get paid doing what you want, is no small feat.
Imagine if tgl got paid $300 to put on a slide show? Pretty punk.
Art is a gift. These two yokels are involved in commerce.
They've had some of the greatest 15 minutes I've seen in a long time. When punks and mainstream journalism and terrorism collide.
Menino is playing with his poop. Yeah, I said it.
I'm irked that a marketing and advertising campaign is being lauded as art. I don't agree and won't be buying it.
Are their lawyers Public Defendents or is this cost being picked up by the ad agency? Sounds like they're getting more than $300.
Im guessing, too, that TGL is not a big Warhol fan. Campbell's Chunky soup anyone? (Isn't the NFL a sponsor?)
Commerce, while in most circumstances makes art difficult, can also intentionally or unintentionally make great art.
For example, filmmakers like Spike Lee and musicians like John Zorn (sorry guys, I try not to drop the Zorn, but its impossible) have frequently in the past worked for a popular ad agency named
Weiden and Kennedy.
The W and K opportunities have yielded Mars Blackmon (originated from Lee's <i>She's Gotta Have It</i> as well as the Sega Naked City/Torture Garden spots featuring Sonic The Hedgehog.
Filmmakers sometimes (besides the lure of easy money which Im sure is strong) gravitate towards commercial work because they can make a "bite size" bit of art that they aren't wrapped up in for an entire year or longer. Concept ---> 30 seconds of music / film / visual idea --> done.
However, my argument here might not hold a lot of water as far as the "Lite Brite" incident as Conor so eloquently puts it, because Lee, Zorn et. al are doing this shit on purpose.
I would move to say that this whole Adult Swim thing is art on accident because of the ludicrous response of Boston Authorities.
Just another unsolicited <b>DÜ</b> .02
Good article in yesterday's Glob, in the <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/02/04/terror_network/">Ideas</a> area
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Take Over Faction
Fri 2/9 7:00 pm ET
The Cartoon Network's Aqua Teen Hunger Force may be public enemy #1 in Boston, but they've always got an open invitation to take over Faction. Tune in Friday, as Ignigknokt of the Mooninites – who caused a headline-making rush-hour fiasco in Beantown last week – plays guest DJ, along with fellow Mooninite Err, plus Meatwad and Carl. Their name is...Aqua Teen Hunger Force! – exclusively on Hostile Takeover.
Rebroadcast: Sat., Feb. 10th @ 1 am ET.
Favorite bit:
STRANGEST, MOST PREDICTABLE LEAP OF LOGIC: Token Globe conservative Jeff Jacoby uses the Mooninite debacle to argue for more aggressive pre-emption of radical Islamists.