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En los Estados Unidos, la "Batalla de Puebla" se conoció, simplemente, como "5 de Mayo" y,
desafortunadamente, muchas personas la confunden erróneamente con la Independencia Mexicana, la cual fue el 16 de septiembre de 1810; con una diferencia de 50 años. Con los años, "Cinco de Mayo" ha evolucionado
comercialmente y mucha gente mantiene el significado de un día feriado y para más en una celebración chicana que Mexicana. Cinco de Mayo es una fecha de gran importancia para las comunidades Mexicana y Chicanas; marca la victoria del ejército mexicano sobre el francés en la Batalla de Puebla. Aunque el ejército mexicano fue, eventualmente, derrotado, la "Batalla de Puebla" representa un símbolo de unidad mexicana y patriotismo. Con esta victoria, México demostró al mundo que este país, y toda Latinoamérica, querían defenderse de cualquier intervención extranjera. Especialmente, aquellos con estados imperialistas deseosos de la conquista mundial.El líder francés, Napoleón III, planeaba tomar total control sobre México. Él observó cómo los españoles tomaron control de México en la época colonial y también cómo perdieron ese control. Él también tomó en cuenta como la parte del Norte de México fue tomada por los Estados Unidos cómo parte del plan de Emancipación.

Entre 1836, con la rebelión de Tejas y 1854, con la venta de La Mesilla, México fue despojado de territorios que abarcaban más de la mitad de su extensión. El territorio original de México incluía los estados de California,
Arizona, Nuevo México, Texas, Nevada y Utah, así como porciones de Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas y Oklahoma. Acción que para muchos es conocida como " El gran despojo".Estados Unidos se quedó con el 51% de lo que era antes parte de México. El gobierno estaba partido en dos, uno era de Zuloaga y el otro de Benito Juárez. Bajo estas condiciones, Napoleón deseaba a México mucho más. Es por eso que él manda a Ferdinando Maximiliano que tomara control (bajo las instrucciones de Napoleón) como Emperador de México.

Well Kap'n, I remember it was 1970 I was a senior in High school. I saw my" Problems of Democracy" teacher in the library. His name was Mr. Head, honest, and he had spread out before him three newspapers on one of those big ole library tables. The papers hung on wood racks, like a pant hanger for news papers and he was bent over pouring through each one readeing every article on the Kent State shootings. I said something like "well sir what do you think?" and he looked up in the most serious way and said with a voice of authority,"something is wrong, something is going on that is not right." Mr. Head was perhaps the finest teacher I ever had, he was old and inteligent, been in the war,was with the inteligence service, he knew about these things in a way I never will.

It sent a chill through my spine. Nothing was the same after that, not for me, not for my friends, not for the country, not for a real long time. Four dead in o-high-o four dead in o-hi-o four dead in oh-I-know four dead in oh-my- no four dead....for what?....four dead....for who? It's not pleasant to remember, but it is worse to forget. "Love Never Fails"

-- John Taby Shamokin pa #43

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008

R.I.P. ALBERT HOFFMAN, AGE 102

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/world/europe/30hofmann.html?ref=world

Dear dear man, a ball of energy, and so useful and kind to spirited people, and women, and all of us, sadly, he's gone.

I was fortunate that he lived long enough for me to meet him, he kindly invited me up to his house, just 4 weeks ago. March 24th. Life has some twists and I caught one. Sad, but good. At 102, yes.

I had given a speech at the World Psychedelic Forum in Basel, home of historic medieval alchemists, over the weekend, and was honored to be asked to meet the great wizard himself. It was a lovely ride up into the hills, going from Easter flowery spring, to howling winter in a few klicks. His house perches over a great fall of fields down to France on one side, and back to solid snowy Switzerland on the other. It's a a concrete flat-roofed modern home, not large, set with cherry trees and swaying alpine firs, pasted with ice.

His dear wife had just passed away around Christmas, after a long illness, and you could see how hard it had been for him, that he'd been through a terrible ordeal.
He was so sweet to me, chatted and joked about musicians and black market LSD, chocolate and cherry trees, instructed me very seriously about the importance of hanging upside down every day, to improve the blood flow to the brain.. The snow flying outside, I sat on the warm polished wood bench by the window and he sat in a small ornate chair, with an ornate brocaded footstool. We compared chocolates. His old friend Juri Styk brought along some little cakes which we split up but no one touched.

I asked him about purification of LSD, wasn't it a long process? He denied it vigorously, saying " LSD is very easy to make, you just do the recipe and if it crystallizes, that is it, it's done and very pure. No need to do anything else. " And then launched in to a rapid exchange in German with his lovely daughter sitting on the couch, a petite elegant mother of two paying very close attention to her father. ( Juri later told me it was about Dr. Hofmanns eldest son, who had rejected LSD all his life till just recently, and then absolutely loved it and wanted more.!)

I wish my German had been better, I could have spoken to him more easily. His English was excellent, anyhow, and I told him a little about the Grateful Dead, and he lit up and said he had always been hearing about them, they played existential music, yes? And from small beginnings, it got large? With the help of LSD, the energy and telepathic melting together as they played... he understood that. He asked about Jerry. And Juri reminded him about the Acid Tests, and he lit up again and said "Oh yes, the Acid Tests. and the Grateful Dead played there long ago?, and you were there? " And I smiled, yes, and pulled out the Acid Test diploma I had made for him. I presented it in the usual fashion, saying that he had proven beyond doubt that he had fulfilled all the requirements and had certainly passed the Acid Test, and had earned this Acid Test diploma!
He took it and tried to read the PaulFoster decorations, and then had me sign it, with both my names, and date it. He said it was no good unless I signed it. I took a picture of him holding it up. He was really delighted! Not just being polite, either, but actually giggling.

Dr. H. bragged proudly that he now had three women to look after him. And he hoped they wouldn't argue about him.

And then it was over, and we stood up, and Dr. Hofmann staggered , almost fell as he got to his feet, and I steadied him up. He must have weighed about 85 pounds, so small and light. And perfectly mannered, took my arm and walked me to the door. Juri took a final picture of him with my camera, and the doctor smiled and asked me to come back, and bring the sun please. The wind whipping the snow out of the trees as silent puffs of feathers. The walkway to the car was thick with ice. A few cat tracks showed the way. I didn't get to meet the cat, who sleeps on the doctor's bed since his wife passed away. Now wheres the cat sleeping tonight?

I had been thinking hard yesterday and today, about getting this meeting all written down, as the conversation ran to many topics in my short hour or so with him. I wrote a couple of letters to friends today, about my visit with the great man, and didn't realize he was dying today. Chances sometimes only come once, and I'm so glad I took this one. I'm really sad, mostly for myself. Wanting more, not to be.

All my love to my dear, living friends, MG

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Painting on left by John McQuaid. Drawing on right by Ali Bob

Photo sent in by Ian Zalewski

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Went to see I'm Not There, the movie about Dylan. I kept waiting for Cate Blanchet and after it was over wanted to know where she was in the movie and was told she was the London Dylan. Knocked me out. that was the best dylan in the movie. how did she get his voice? I asked. Lots of training I was told.

Getting all caught up on my mailings, shutting down the sales department, not soliciting any more new members, it's down to crunch time here, I've got to finish that Vietnam Novel, forty-five years in the writing, deadline is end of July, so the pickings will be meager on the website. I'll still do the email, of course, to keep my hand in. Balling to the wall here.

i first read the electric cool aid acid test when i
was in the 6th grade [1977] and i specifically
remember looking for your book in the library and in
bookstores.....
bummed that i couldn't find it

i am now 41 !!!!

so please finish the book already, we're waiting

peace/respect
Christian Voso

Okay, Chris, I'm on it.
Kapnken

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Old buddy, musician extradordinaire, Walker T. Ryan, has a song selected for Neil Young's Living With War Today site. He'd like you all to go there and vote for his song. He is now up to number 14. Click on the link. http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwsongspage.html

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