you will be too. anybody who has seen Captain Ron knows that chicago is good people.

it appears that the schedule and ticket info can be found here.

So thankfully, we have people like Amy Goodman of DemocracyNow.org who has been compiling a detailed overview of where Haiti stands 6-months after we all watched Port-Au-Prince leveled by an earthquake and were momentarily moved to do something to help.

The bad news is of course, that almost none of the desperately needed aid money pledged by wealthy nations while the headlines and photo ops were in full swing has been paid to Haiti’s reconstruction efforts, leaving the population living in nightmare conditions.

If the obvious horror of the human toll being exacted in Haiti by this negligence isn’t enough to motivate us here in the First World to help, perhaps we should consider what kind of precedent it sets for the inevitable moment when the city/ province/ state in which we live becomes the epicenter for some over-the-top natural or human-made disaster. Will anyone be there to help us? Or will they just follow precedent and use it as a photo op and make pledges that will never be kept while our families suffer and die in squalor?

To be honest, that is the prime motivation behind any involvement i’ve ever had in anything to do with politics or activism or any garbage like that: if they can do it to those people, they can do it to me. To me, justice isn’t about some liberal do-gooder nonsense, it’s about self-preservation. i know it’s boring compared to music and sports and movies and beer and irony and being clever and all that, but I believe it is in our best interests to pay attention and do something to help when other people are getting fucked over.

We still recommend financially supporting Partners In Health directly. Or if you’re one of those people who just has to get something in return, you can make that same donation in exchange for a download of 3 fun songs recently recovered from our early records.

Speaking of sports, former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque and even current Canucks d-man Dan Hamhuis are encouraging people not too forget about Haiti, so as you can see, the two things don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

In other news, fuck are you people going to get sonically slapped in the fucking face by our new stuff. haha.

This week is the the 20th anniversary standoff between Mohawks and the Canadian government forces in the Mohawk village of Kanehsatake near the town of Oka in Quebec. I have a particular interest in this anniversary because the crisis was also an extremely important moment in my life where I started learn more about indigenous rights, and struggles. Consequently, that was the year I changed my mindset for the better. To see more about the Oka standoff go here to watch the great movie Kanehsatake: 270 Years Of Resistance.

“i was depressed and pathetic back in 2004, way before anybody else was doing it. The band NOFX even wrote a (terrible) song about how depressed and pathetic i was. Then this fucking clown comes along out of nowhere 4 years later, acting all depressed and pathetic. Coincidence? Well, this town is only big enough for one depressing and pathetic clown, and that’s me, Glen Lambert. So i’m issuing a public challenge to Cokie: meet me in the octagon. Three 1-minute rounds. No holds barred. The loser apologizes publicly for stealing the other guys gimmick and pays the winner a whole shitload of money. I’m serious about this. I’ve been taping cutlery together and doing arm-curls for the past 4 hours. I’m fucking ripped. Rich people interested in organizing this event please get in touch with my manager, Murray Moon. Oh, and heres a tip Cokie: real clowns don’t wear make-up.”

The opinions expressed by Glen Lambert are those of Glen Lambert and not those of the parent corporation (Propagandhi, Inc) that fired him for incessant weirdness.

When Jordy-Boy isn’t busy dodging bullets over on Toronto Street, we continue to dig deep down here in the lab, seeking new ways to pound, pummel and otherwise titillate the Propagandhi listening public.

In other news, you know that when Gary Coleman going to the hospital or the Canadian debut of the colossally stupid iPad are much bigger matters of public interest than, say, this or this or this, it’s all over. You know that right? It’s all over.

Ever since I was a young kid  Dio’s music and lyrics have helped me through some of the most confusing and bad times of my life.  I will miss him more than anyone can know. I actually cried when I heard the news. R.I.P. Ronnie.

live for today, tomorrow never comes.

Tomorrow (Saturday, May 15th) at 2:00, shortly after you’re done collecting free stuff off of the neighbors lawns, there will be a party at the U of W Bulman Centre. It’s put on by the kids who attend the after school program at  the NEEDS CENTRE. There’s going to be a Rwandan dance, good singers, a play about coming to Canada, art,  and a bunch of other cool stuff. The kids wrote the play themselves and have been practicing for 6… months. Check it out if you can. These kids rule. I hope to see you there!!

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/play-tells-of-refugee-teens-lives-93756029.html?viewAllComments=y

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/succeeding-despite-adversity-93258054.html

that benefit digital-EP i was talking about a while ago is available now. go get it. it’s fun times!

back to the rampage in the basement!