RE: FLUXLIST: letter from Sticker Dude

[Reed Altemus]

Thanks for posting this Petal.

 

Reed

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From: Patricia

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Sent: 9/26/01 8:24:04 PM

Subject: FLUXLIST: letter from Sticker Dude

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honoria (---.ots.utexas.edu)

   Date:   09-27-01 00:14

 

   I am passing this note to you at the indirect request of

Joel...

 

   Sztuka Fabryka wrote on Tuesday 11th September 2001:

   "Hello Sticker Dude,

   Are you allright?

   Hopefully nobody of your family were victims of what

happened.

   Wish you strength.

   Geert"

 

   Answer from Joel Cohen on Wednesday 26th September 2001:

 

   Of course I'm going thru a very difficult time. Ragged

Edge Press is now still (and for the last two weeks) in the

cordoned off are of "ground zero." Though our

   building has not been damaged, we have no phones , except

my cell phone, no mail service and no deliveries or pick

ups, including garbage. To get into the

   shop, only since last Thursday, we have to show proof

that we work there and valid picture ID. New York has become

an incredible Police State. Even so we've

   been able to carry on business, by working from home,

other friends' print shops, and my wits and with my

assistant Willie's great help.

   I saw the Towers burning and collapsing, with people

jumping out, and the eventual collapse, from the street

about a mile away. It felt like one of those

   Japanese Horror films I saw as a kid. I'm not scared of

further attacks, but I've been depressed ever since. I'm

really upset about the war fever that has swept

   the country. I'm so fearful that so many thousands, if

not millions of people will be killed all over the world

before this disease ( and I'm not sure just what to call

   it, maybe political AIDS) ends.

   Hope you're OK,

   And really thanks for your concern.

   So many people have been calling,

   it takes up hours a day

   Spread this letter as far as you can.

   I've been so preoccupied...

   Joel

 

 

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