At first he just wanted us to pull our car over to the curb. Deciding to milk the scene for all it was worth, he changed his mind—”Just get out of the car right here—hands up! Put your mother-fuckin’ hands …
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Ghetto Ghetto
by David Gaynes
Fifth Estate # 99, February 19-March 4, 1970
GHETTO…the white suburban mind conjures up visions of…. GHETTO is now a game, a “simu-life” game made by Western Publishing Company. For the outrageous price of $23.00, those affluent liberals that wish to “understand” ghetto life can do so in …
The Boxer
by David Gaynes
Fifth Estate # 96, January 8-21, 1970
Here are four records you might want to have: Otis Spann: Sweet Giant of the Blues, Bluestime BTS-9006. Harmonica Slim: The Return of Harmonica Slim, Bluestime BTS9005. T-Bone Walker/Joe Turner/Otis Spann: Super Black Blues, Bluestime BTS-9003. Earl Hooker: Don’t Have …
Workers Battle GE Electric Octopus
by David Gaynes
Fifth Estate # 96, January 8-21, 1970
147,000 workers at the General Electric Corporation went on strike October 27, 1969. Today, they’re still out of work with little hope of any rapid change in their bleak situation. General Electric’s (non-) negotiators have refused to budge a comma …
STP
by David Gaynes
Fifth Estate # 96, January 8-21, 1970
TO SERVE THE PEOPLE. Brothers and sisters all over pigamerika are waging war, making revolution. To so serve the people, the STP coalition has been formed.
Open City Meeting
by David Gaynes
Fifth Estate # 73, February 20-March 5, 1969
On Monday evening, February 20th, Alvin’s Delicatessen hosted the second “official” meeting of the OPEN CITY project.
The Rolling Stones
by David Gaynes
Fifth Estate # 94, December 11-24, 1969
a review of The Rolling Stones, “Let It Bleed,” XZAL 9363, London Records
F.E. Weirdo Meets ‘Right-eous’ J.J.
by David Gaynes
Fifth Estate # 92, November 13-26, 1969
As any kid who plays sandlot baseball will tell you, the kid who owns the ball owns the game. It’s true.
Ba-Roooom!
by David Gaynes
Fifth Estate # 91, October 30-November 12, 1969
When I was six, my old man picked up a ’54 Buick, which escalated our family into the burgeoning ranks of two-car amerika and made the local pump-jockeys clean the windshield with those snappy strokes shoe-shine boys used to reserve …
Ginsberg: The trees are our allies
by Allen Ginsberg, David Gaynes
Fifth Estate # 91, October 30-November 12, 1969
Editors’ Note: this interview with poet Allen Ginsberg took place at 10 a.m. on October 15 while driving from Detroit’s inner city to Macomb College, where he was reading. Ginsberg was in the area doing a series of readings for …