Hip Hop Hacktivism
November 15th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
There’s not a lot of talk on the web about hip hop hacktivism yet… but there will be. 
What Is Hip Hop?
THIS IS HIP HOP! (thanks desafinada21 
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Seriously though, what is hip hop? I really wanted to « Read the rest of this entry »
The MilTownKlan Musically Declares War On The City of Milwaukee
November 14th, 2011 § 5 Comments
The following (like my life) is a work of fiction:
We don’t have a great war in our generation, or a great depression, but we do, we have a great war of the spirit. We have a great revolution against the culture. The great depression is our lives. We have a spiritual depression.
~Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club, Chapter 19
I thought I was going to share some campaign music but… after some thought… This is WAR music.
Shit aint balanced here in Milwaukee (looks like the rest of the world too). Time to restore balance…
MilTownKlan, what do you think some good war music is? 
Here are a couple choices I came up with and why, but « Read the rest of this entry »
Why I’m Running For Alderman And Other Updates
November 7th, 2011 § 8 Comments
tl;dr (or tl;dw)
I want to run because the kind of council person that I would like to interact with doesn’t exist so I’ll serve as an example of one.
Web 3.0
I think the most powerful driving force for getting me to run is the lack of « Read the rest of this entry »
The Stingy Artist
November 1st, 2011 § 5 Comments
Gessen was an artist monk. Before he would start a drawing or painting he always insisted upon being paid in advance, and his fees were high. He was known as the “Stingy Artist.”
A geisha once gave him a commission for a painting. “How much can you pay?” inquired Gessen.
“Whatever you charge,” replied the girl, “but I want you to do the work in front of me.”
So on a certain day Gessen was called by the geisha. She was holding a feast for her patron.
Gessen with fine brush work did the painting. When it was completed he asked the highest sum of his time.
He received his pay. Then the geisha turned to her patron, saying: “All this artist wants is money. His paintings are fine but his mind is dirty; money has caused it to become muddy. Drawn by such a filthy mind, his work is not fit to exhibit. It is just about good enough for one of my petticoats.”
Removing her skirt, she then asked Gessen to do another picture on the back of her petticoat.
“How much will you pay?” asked Gessen.
“Oh, any amount,” answered the girl.
Gessen named a fancy price, painted the picture in the manner requested, and went away.
It was learned later that Gessen had these reasons for desiring money:
A ravaging famine often visited his province. The rich would not help the poor, so Gessen had a secret warehouse, unknown to anyone, which he kept filled with grain, prepared for those emergencies.
From his village to the National Shrine the road was in very poor condition and many travellers suffered while traversing it. He desired to build a better road.
His teacher had passed away without realizing his wish to build a temple, and Gessen wished to complete this temple for him.
After Gessen had accomplished his three wishes he threw away his brushes and artist’s materials and, retiring to the mountains, never painted again.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
October 17th, 2011 § 3 Comments
I thought it might be time for miltownkid to take a break from videoing and writing for a little while. After discussing the thought with a couple close friends they agreed. I should be back in a couple months.
I’m going to share two things with you. The first, writing is magik. I noticed this some years back when I started journaling regularly. With practically no planning, just the writing of an idea, I would get exactly what I wanted. It wouldn’t happen over night, but if I was patient and kept focus, I’d get want I wanted. Writing more regularly + planning makes it (the magik) happen even faster.
The second thing I’m going to share with you is my “proof.” This is an email I sent Steve Glynn December 6th, 2007 after attending my first Spreenkler meetup. Maybe I’ll « Read the rest of this entry »
