Re: [microsound] Re: droplifting

[Tim Kugel <guitardo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

yes

Undermining capitalism could start with a group statement, or dada-esque
"manifesto,' which since it never happened as the war drums rattled, isn't
likely now.  It is a disparate group - some will defend capitalism while others
have no strong opinion, others have made critical feelings known.

Also - I am wondering...placing a CDR in a CD store...will it "decontextualize"
the cdr really? if so then maybe it will decontextualize the store as well?  Is
a "steal this CDR" freebie going to go to the employee most likely to frequent
used CD shops for resale? or in his/her collection? Does it matter, since the
project "intent" and not the result pertain?

How about this: everyone turn on their car and every light in the house/flat
and just let it burn, while running every TV/stove/stereo appliance and make a
lot of telephone calls. Flush a lot as well and let the water run. Overwhelming
the system, is that the logical political/artistic extension of droplifitng?

ugh. I'm for an Uday Qusay CDR at this point. "Pictures at an Exhibition," with
freedom sauce.  Sorry to vent. This is not directed at any list member, just an
observation from a very dispirited vantage.

"The only problem with moderation is that you are only moderately opposed to
evil" R.W. Smith

Bill Jarboe wrote:

> ok. the thing that bothers me (probably ) the most about this 'droplifting
> business' comes from my experience in retail:
>
>  what generally happens to merchandise not in inventory is that it's
> returned to inventory or placed in a lost&found box. either way it just sits
> on a shelf unless claimed until the store changes location.
>
>  in smaller businesses , or a used record store for example; a clerk might
> give away something unidentifiable to a customer to investigate and return
> with a report the following week.
>
>  neither of these scenarios seems like undermining a capitalist system.
>
>                                  Bill
>
>
>
> on 7/28/03 1:25 PM, devslashnull at dev@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> >
> > I don't know where you all are shopping but even in the shops where
> > they keep all the actual CD's elsewhere (behind counter etc).  one
> > can still "flip-through" the covers/ sleeves in thhe bins.... then
> > you ask to buy it and they  retrieve the actual disk.
> >
> > in my fave shops i flip through and can listen to whatever i want
> > before buying... is this a luxury then?
> >
>
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