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![]() ![]() In seguito all’uragano Katrina, il cantante degli Eyehategod Michael Williams è scomparso e si temeva il peggio. L’appartamento che divideva con la sua ragazza Alicia Stillman su St Andrew’s nel Lower Garden District è andato completamente distrutto. Dopo cinque giorni di tentativi di contattarlo falliti, gli altri del gruppo, Gary Mader e Jimmy Bower han cominciato a cagarsi addosso. Alla fine l’han trovato, in galera, accusato di spaccio e rapina. Gary Mader: Vivo sopra al Dixie’s Taverne (Il CBGB di New Orleans) su Canal Street vicino al quartiere francese, la parte della città più colpita dall’uragano. Per fortuna io e mia moglie ce ne siamo accorti prima che le cose precipitassero. Mentre ce ne andavamo il cielo era già grigio e il vento stava acquistando potenza , quindi sapevamo che stavamo facendo la cosa giusta. Non abbiamo molti più beni personali di quelli che siamo riusciti a infilare nella nostra piccola e merdosa automobile. Una volta fuori pericolo, io e Jimmy abbiamo incominciato a chiamare in giro per sapere se qualcuno aveva sentito Mike e Alicia. Nessuno. Tememmo il peggio. Poi dopo un paio di giorni di sclero, capimmo che in qualche modo Mike e Alicia erano sopravvissuti. Questo perchè capimmo che se n’erano andati con calma senza portarsi assolutamente nulla dei loro beni materiali se non i vestiti che indossavano. Jimmy Bower: Mike e Alicia mi han detto che attorno a loro Gary: Una volta che chi poteva se n’era andato, in città esplose il caos senza aiuti visibili. E così è presto diventato “ognuno per se”. Era tipo, aiutati o muori. I più poveri, senza risorse, son stati lasciati morire (almeno fino all’arrivo degli aiuti federali due mesi più tardi). A Mike e Alicia, in realtà, è capitato di imbattersi in una farmacia mentre veniva rapinata.. Jimmy: Gli sbirri han detto a Mike di prendersi ciò che gli serviva. Loro stessi stavano saccheggiando. Penso che cercassero di aiutare la gente. Gary: cos’è poi succeso a Mike e Alicia non è facile da spiegare a causa dei carichi pendenti. Penso che abbiano semplicemente fatto ciò che gli ha detto la polizia e si siano presi qualcosa dalla farmacia. Ora, a causa dello stato di emergenza loro avevano una sorta di permesso speciale per potersi appropriare di quei medicinali. Comunque la storia degli sbirri che rubavano è niente. Ci son tante di quelle cose successe a N.O. che non ci diranno mai. Come ad esempio quel poliziotto che ha sparato a un ragazzo che aveva stuprato una bimba di 7 anni al Superdome per evitare che la folla inferocita lo facesse a pezzi? Non verrà mai fuori. Così senza macchina ne telefono, Mike e Alicia se ne sono andati in una cazzo di cittadina di campagna, Morgan City, dove i soldi che avevano gli sarebbero bastati per una notte in motel. L’errore che han fatto è che Alicia ha deciso di prendere dei farmaci che avevano rubato e ha cercato di venderli a una ragazzina mai vista prima. Il 6 settembre il Morgan City news pubblica il seguente articolo “La polizia ha arrestato Mike Wiliams e Alicia Stillman, entrambi 39enni di St Andrew’s Street a N.O. per possesso e spaccio di stupefacenti.
![]() Michael Williams: mi trovo al carcere di St. Mary Parish. Ingiustamente, ovviamente, per presunto possesso di sostanze che abbiamo preso a N.O. Tutte le accuse sono naturalmente false. Disto anni luce dallo spaccio. Son stati una serie di eventi sfortunati. A causa del processo, non ho immediati piani per il futuro se non quello di tornare on the road con gli EHG. Jimmy: Mike dice che sta benino in galera. Dice che, rispetto alla sua ultima casa, è un hotel. Stiamo dicendo a tutti di mandargli esclusivamente lettere. Non vogliamo che passi altri casini. Chiediamo a tutti di non nominare la band e di non spedirgli libri sulle droghe. Stiamo cercando i soldi per dargli un adeguata assistenza legale. Gary: oggi son tornato nel mio quartiere, facendo lo slalom fra I posti di blocco militari. Al Dixie taverne, il livello dell’acqua era di sei piedi. Il bar è rovinato. Non voglio andarmene da qui perchè usavamo il salone per provare e se ce ne andiamo, dobbiamo trovare un posto a pagamento, cosa che non abbiamo mai fatto. Voglio tornare a suonare la mia chitarra. Jimmy: quando Mike esce e torniamo a suonare, scrivo la più rude, più brutta e più degradante merda che posso scrivere. Il nostro governatore è un idiota, così come il nostro presidente. Abbiamo un terzo del petrolio nazionale qui. Credevo si comportassero meglio. New Orleans adesso è terzo mondo. Avete dei medicinali? REDATTO DA ANDY CAPPER |
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Subject: Sorry to read that! Date: Feb 09 2006 03:14:51 PM Author: Mike Hey, Dudes...sorry to read all that shit here. Saw you round 1999 with Crowbar in Berlin at the Glashaus (a club in the back of the Arena), Pantera were guests too when I remember right)...well, if you ever manage to come back, then give me a ring at www.TheBrokenFaithInSaints.com...weŽll do a few benefit shows round here then :-)..I love your music...would be disgusting to know you are not playing anymore...I wish you all the best...and hope to hear something bout a new record soon! Mike from Potsdam/Germany. Subject: from 3rd world america Date: Jan 04 2006 01:39:48 PM Author: a3i nope, no urban legends down here. plenty of truth that you've been conditioned to accept as myth. sorry that you are gullible enough to think its all good. keep watching cable news; it has a sturdy reputation of providing quality, unbiased info. we don't no nothin down here in the south...just moonshine hallucinations and cousin fucking... Subject: i ramble... Date: Dec 16 2005 02:23:21 PM Author: bcmedge if you're a junkie, the drugs are for survival. duh. lets just all blame god for this natural disaster (if that's what it really WAS--sinister laugh from government wizards who made the storm happen). and move on with life. get off the drugs. work hard. Subject: the mayor Date: Dec 14 2005 03:50:54 PM Author: mk(nola resident...still) White people in new orleans love ray nagin(the black mayor). Many consider him to be the best mayor we've had in a long time. And he was the only voice of reason and strength during the crisis. Google "ray nagin radio" to listen to him when the shit was really going down. To those whose life revolves around slinging accusations of racism to other whites: Get a hobby. Subject: blame Date: Dec 07 2005 01:45:52 PM Author: Mr. Bill You'll notice that no one in the article directly blames the mayor, even though he clearly shares some of the responsibility. What's the matter guys, your white liberal guilt won't let you blame a black man? Subject: geocities.com/fallenempire2000 Date: Dec 05 2005 07:19:00 PM Author: fallenempire that sucks. eyehategod is a fucking quality band. they just found the guy from soilent green dead in his trailer too Subject: water Date: Dec 05 2005 02:15:28 PM Author: heavy hopi wise ass men are mean to let all of these people walk around in piss and shit all day... and know that time is tickin' can someone say block party atleast the streets aren't frozen in a colour of yellow and brown america loves you.... be proud there's nothing like going to the dentist or getting your shots when your 3months old Subject: sucks doesn't it? Date: Dec 04 2005 09:29:36 PM Author: Westbank, New Orleans girl we all have our Katrina-related suck stories. thanks for giving me another one to preach about to these stupid Yuppy Chicagoans who are treating the disaster like their "mythical Holocaust" Subject: ends justify the means Date: Dec 02 2005 02:45:50 PM Author: Nola resident When people are shooting each other over bags of ice, stabbing each other for wet nikes, and there is no help near, extreme measures are taken. Selling drugs to minors is not good, but self-preservation has proven to be an excellent motivator; and if selling a few bottles of prescription drugs is going to get you some cash, so be it. Dont think you can objectively judge what you would do in a similar situation. Subject: "sensitive and objective comments" Date: Dec 02 2005 10:55:07 AM Author: chex Not really, a lot of people are saying he got what he deserved. No one even mentioned black people. Subject: racist hypocrits Date: Dec 01 2005 02:25:37 PM Author: me amazing how the comments on this article are sensitive" and objective. Had this been a black american oriebnted article the comments would have been flooded with racist and judgmental comments. Why is it that you guys can not resist speewing hate when you see a black face as suppose to white face? You are all hypocrites and fake. That is why the non-white majority of the world hates you and waiting to pounce on you when you slip. Only one slip is enough. Subject: sunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Date: Nov 29 2005 11:10:37 PM Author: waytogooldschool! you sure told them. way to keep it old school. you're just as cool as every inbred, dipshit east texas kid in the nineties whose other favorite band played ska. drop some more knowledge on us, asswipe. Subject: stupid Date: Nov 29 2005 04:56:49 PM Author: mlee Well, I am from Morgan City and that place is a shit hole. The cops there do not fuck around and you may find yourself in jail for a long time... As for selling drugs to a kid, you got what you deserve. You weren't a survivalist when you stole that shit, you were an oportunist. What comes around, goes around. Subject: survival Date: Nov 29 2005 10:11:12 AM Author: Danielle well normally i'd say if you were trying to sell drugs to a minor you deserve to be in prison. but in this case it was a matter of survival. if you had no money or car & were in a hellish situation like that....what would you do? i, for one, would do anything i thought i could to try & get some money together to get the fuck out of there. that includes stealing drugs if i thought there was a chance i could sell them on the street to get money for a hotel room or whatever. now trying to sell to a minor is a different story, and generally trying to sell to ANYONE you dont know is really quite stupid. but hey.....ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Subject: ja Date: Nov 29 2005 06:31:36 AM Author: the guy that agrees with the 1st poster ah the drone metal scene.. i called it isisxcore and that worked for a while.. now i dont think about it much.. abstruse jazz records wont fail me. Subject: this guy... Date: Nov 28 2005 02:24:50 PM Author: dillinger was my drug dealer:( Subject: deserved it Date: Nov 28 2005 11:28:06 AM Author: matty Don't bitch. You got what you deserved. You should have just taken what you needed, and used it for what you needed it for (not selling pharmaceuticals to minors, for fuck sake). Obviously the police and local officials played a big part here, but it's people like you that helped turn a very bad situation into a fucking horror show. Subject: Holy Shit! Date: Nov 28 2005 07:55:42 AM Author: Mike I live just around the block from Mike Williams! I never fucking new, but I walk or drive past his apartment every day! I even took pictures of his rubble and said, "Phew, glad that didn't spread to my house." Wow. Subject: duh Date: Nov 26 2005 02:13:12 PM Author: whatever should have taken some pringles or some shit instead of drugs you dumbass. yes, a tragedy befell you, but you wouldn't be in jail if you had raided the pharmacy for food instead of drugs. so we're supposed to believe you got railroaded? you admitted to taking the shit and then deny you had it in the room/were trying to sell it later. you made the choice, now live with the consequences. oh wait, i forgot, that's what you "needed" to survive and the cop said it was ok, right, whatever. Subject: falsities Date: Nov 26 2005 12:45:49 AM Author: gogol gangun This story is filled with urban legends that have ultimately proved to be untrue. Lame misinformation. Subject: Same old Shit Date: Nov 25 2005 07:37:45 PM Author: Scott in Qtr. This story is sad and unjust but not out of the normal practice for NOPD. Just the same crap that always happens here and can happen to anyone. Since returning I have heard horror stories that make me realise the media didn't even begin to tell real story of just how bad things were here. Subject: melvins Date: Nov 24 2005 04:23:31 PM Author: sunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn i remember in the 90's when no one fucked w/ eyehategod or listened to those earth records either. now every bearded fag w/ tube head is like "uhh, i wanna be joe preston" or some shit. im gonna play smart, drone metal! dont try to act you have terry riley records. why is everybody like 10 years late on anything that is good? |
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