I did try to post a response earlier in the week but it locked up the thread so i'll post the reply here
TO Zedhead

sorry , what can i say , i was being an obnoxious twat , mainly due to sleep deprivation, but it's no excuse , i hold my hands up . a full and unequivocable apology is brokered.

Apologies in advance to anyone else who read my little outburst on the newswire , i am known for bouts of opinionated motormouthing , but there is no need for it on here .

i am not usually on such a short tether , but it's been a long old week , also i have no prejudice against any independent media groups , just for the record like.

If i caused offence to anyone then i am sorry

ok apologies over ,

i will attempt to outline in brief , a response to the questions you've raised .

Firstly , pertaining to my identity , i did perform recently in september at an event , jointly hosted by indymedia , RTS and other associated groups and individuals. i have posted on indymedia for a couple of years now too as well as met individual indymedia collective members at events such as the dsei fiesta and such like (do a search on my name in indymedia, that'll give you an idea where i'm coming from )

As To my integrity , i'm not a spy , stop being paranoid , your worse than me :-)

Secondly as to my intentions with footage , my first intention is simply to acquire the footage then write lyrical political rhymes to complement them ,(i would be prepared to come and work with various groups and go over footage with them and give them use of any lyrics they liked , relevant to their campaign , poetry slogans, poetry to video presentation , without fees or royalties of any kind) i will then be working with Cubase and various plug ins to Vocode the lyrics mix in the video in time and write some tracks in conjunction with other musicians and creative individuals and try to polish it all into a final product namely 5 x 2 hr sets.

It is then my intention to use the material at underground free parties , currently we are trying to build up a rig which will be multi faceted with live pa , computer dj's , conventional vinyl dj's and visual projections. although i won't limit myself exclusively to doing this and would welcome the opportunity to do a set at politically orientated free parties in conjunction with various subversive groups and will doubtless line that up in the coming future (although it is preaching to the converted , as opposed to raising the awareness of the ill informed or uneducated.)

relative to your point raised concerning covering of costs , everything i need to do is mainly computer orientated , i have a decent spec laptop with networking cards that i can lug around with me to collect the footage in avi , RM , divx format etc etc , so in that respect it would keep any cost to a bare minimum , well except to myself , but i will reimburse any outlay encumbered by any individual or group willing to help out , with a beer and a smoke on top as an act of common decency and not through a sense of indebtedness.

with regard to the point raised concerning which particular groups i am prepared to work with or promote propoganda imagery literature and lyric etc , it is probably wiser if i tell you the type of groups i don't want to work with .

the type of groups i will point blank refuse to work with are reactive as opposed to pro active , people like SW SWP GR or any group affiliated or connected to the whitehall mandarins or working to a prescribed agenda whose sole influence is to divert attention from the real causes and control the flow of information available to its members ,thus keep their focus on issues within the confines of the general public information spectrum. these type of groups and sub groups and individuals as far as i am concerned are about as genuine as a pair of tommy hilfiger jeans for a fiver on camden market and i'll have nowt to do with any of them.(that said , i have earmarked over the years specific groups that i both admire and respect for their efforts in the face of adversity and would gladly dedicate a significant amount of personal time towards assisting those groups.

I have a lot of time for environmentalist , anti war , anti fascist , human rights and subversive and hardcore resistive elements , and am basically willing to promote vids and write poetry slogans etc on behalf of any of these groups on a fee free basis for any group who operates on an I believe system as opposed to we believe if that makes sense, and who are genuine in the belief of what they are doing and posess a sense of ethics and morals .

I Read the video activist handbook , not in a position really to utilise it , no dv cam.
but must agree as a technical reference and general guide it was pretty spot on ,
again i did talk to an indymedia director at the dsei event , also i would like to spend some time with undercurrents working on projects in order to gain further technical experience with modern media , i'll have a nose through schnews yellow pages .

i do understand the arguement presented by various active individuals , in relation to video footage pics etc , but i would always send a copy of anything relevant to a particular groups for final approval before broadcast. i would never compromise anyone's identity , full stop
in relation to whether i've taken the time to think what i really want to do , this has been coming for years , i am sick fed up of the people who control us , i am sick to bloody death of the iniquities of domestic and overseas policies by western imperialists and downright double standards, lies ,manipulation ,propoganda etc etc ,

i won't lie down any more and just accept that , i have to utilise the skills i already have or am currently learning to get the message to the people and bolster the numbers of resistant. My choices are being made almost entirely or at least being limited by the state , how far they push me will determine the outcome my personal path will take but right now it is either concentrate on getting this project off the ground , or

C O M P L E T E S U B V E R S I O N

Bush was right about one thing this is a war for hearts and minds

IT'S ABOUT TIME I GOT DOWN TO THE FRONTLINE

I don't think the powers that be can hear me from my armchair

Nor can the people that really matter

further to this , do you have a shovel to go with this extremely large slice of humble pie


PLUR

Nuggett!