Encore:
Encore:
From John Wesley Harding's Road Diary So, the gig in LA was good but played under very weird circumstances. Hollywood Boulevard was entirely closed down for the few surrounding blocks and right outside The Knitting Factory was a picket line, a protest and two film premieres. One of the films was called The Crime Of Father Amaro. This all made parking and getting into our gig rather difficult. I quote from a piece of paper handed out outside our gig which I don't feel bad about quoting from liberally as it has COPY AND DISTRIBUTE written on the top of it. I might have to interpolate the odd remark: "RALLY OF REPARATION "The crime of father Amaro, which premieres at The Galaxy Theater, shows a priest having sex with a 16 year-old girl under a mantle of Our Lady Of Guadalupe, according to press reports." ------Firstly, "according to press reports" is really annoying. Secondly, presumably what these people are annoyed about is that it isn't a 16 year old boy. It's the sheer LACK OF REALISM that they're protesting about. "Come on! This would never be a girl in real life! Read the papers!" That's what their placards said (probably). "He then convinces her to abort the baby. She dies during the abortion. While a second priest takes drug money...." ------I can hold back no longer. Firstly, this movie sounds pretty good. I hadn't heard of it before but now I want to go and see it. You wonder whether what is problematic here is that he encourages her to have the abortion, or she has the abortion or she dies from the abortion. I wonder. If you agree with Marx that Religion is the Opiate Of The Masses, or The People's Drug, as it were, then I suppose all priests take drug money. "... and carries on sexual relations with the girl's mother, a third priest supports Communist rebels." ------A new low! "In another scene, a witch spits the Sacred Host on the ground for a cat to eat!" ------You've got to admit it: this film sounds great. "This blatant mockery of Our Lady and the Catholic Church must be answered! Join this peaceful act of reparation and fuck up John Wesley Harding's show into the bargain!" ------Well, it doesn't say the last bit, but really! "Come defend your mother! Bring Friends and Family!" ------My mother? My mother has something to do with this? I heartily doubt it. She's in Guestling, nr Hastings, East Sussex, majestically leading her pupils to greater success in Music Festivals of the South East of England. I doubt whether joining a lot of batty God-Squadders, or Jesusists, as Robert calls them, standing on Hollywood Boulevard is going to make my mother any better defended. This leaflet comes to you, by the way, from The American Society for the Defense Of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP). And I think we all know what that means - it's just right wing code for FUCK UP WES' GIG! No, in all seriousness, readers, the show was good. We had "Added Kevin Jarvis" on drums, which represented a considerable upgrade for the audience from the normal "JWH Entertainment Package" that we offer our customers with valid credit cards. We regret that we are unable to offer the "AKJ Enhancement Suite" in Phoenix or Tucson, but we can assure you that there is a level of Entertainment - as judged by an independent Entertainment panel of Entertainment Experts, known as ENPERT - which we can not go below due to the endorsed standard of our playmanship, whether we are able to offer the "Added Kevin Jarvis Preferred Customer Add On Bonus Pack" or not. However, we will be offering 'gigmiles' shortly. Rock on, LA. Rock on, Our Lady of Guadelupe. And the name of that film is The Crime Of Father Amaro. Forget Harry Potter and The Temple Of Doom. Let's check Father Amaro out if we can. You owe it to my mother.
