“any image around which any people concentrate & omit themselves is a usable one just because it is theirs.” —Charles Olson, Apollonius of Tyrana
FE Author: John Sinclair
The Coatpuller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 9, June, 1966
The most important event of the last few weeks was a concert by the Joseph Jarman quartet from Chicago. This was Joseph’s second concert in Detroit. The first one, on March 18 in the Lower DeRoy Auditorium at WSU, was …
The Coatpuller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 5, March 6-20, 1966
On the 24th of February, John Sinclair was sentenced by Judge Groat of the Recorders Court to six months in the Detroit House of Correction and three years probation for possession of marijuana. He’ll have to go before Judge Krause …
The Coatpuller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 4, February 12-March 1, 1966
There’s a lot of very interesting “cultural activity” coming up in the next couple months in Detroit, but nothing definite is set as far as dates and times, so I’ll try to give a few teasers and come back with …
R&R Crusader
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 42, November 15-30, 1967
Out of a crop of albums these stand out for one reason or another:
The Coat Puller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 42, November 15-30, 1967
An Open Letter to George Romney
The Coat-Puller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 8, May, 1966
There seem to have been a lot of very hip things going on in Detroit lately, though from my (disad-)vantage point I can only read about them or hear of them on the radio. I heard very beautiful things about …
The Coat Puller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 41, November 1-15, 1967
First, thanks to all of you who responded to our plea for help last issue—the Defense Fund is growing slowly, and hopefully, I’ll be able to turn it all over to our long – suffering attorneys when things get rough. …
The Coat Puller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 40, October 15-31, 1967
The news this time seems to be that many people are getting busted for grass in a lot of funny ways and don’t know what to do about it when it happens. I have gone through three marijuana arrests and …
The Coatpuller
by John Sinclair
Fifth Estate # 32, June 15-30, 1967
The Jefferson Airplane concert will be in Ford Auditorium Friday, June 30, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets run from $3.00 to $4.50 and can be got at Grinnells, Discount Records, the Ford Auditorium box office, and other places, including probably the …