Comments on: What I’ve been up to

By: Raymond

Raymond — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:24:34 +0000

When we buy books written in another language often they are re-translated as translators become
more aware of the true meaning of the writer. Anybody wanting to improve how their art is presented
with the hope that the receiver can benefit from this improvement is justified to do so.
One can also understand wishing not to change something if the feeling that that snapshot is the
way it was and shouldn’t be changed.
Usually, the best option is to have both options.
Steve you deserve to do what your doing and should keep doing it.
Although its probably uncool to say so crass needs exist because it can provide a valuable
starting point for people to understand history from another perspective.
How history was created was a major point of the crass period.
How the band ,’fans’ and others developed is part of history.
How often today do we hear any punk on the golden oldies let alone crass.
After a while our memory fades and the media replaces it with its version.
Crass was a part of real life and doesn’t deserve to end up covered in dust
in a museum.
The world hasn’t come to an end.History will be written. Speak now or be left out.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:25:00 +0000

The Feeding gig at Shepherds Bush was 3 years ago, I started on my autobiography with Steve Pottinger 2 years ago and the work on the re releasings has been going on for a long time. Somehow it all came together as if it was meant to be.
I agree with you, it couldn’t have come at a better time.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 02:12:23 +0000

Thanks for your comments, very much appreciated.
See you in six days time.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:57:36 +0000

One more thing,

The timing of all this, the tour, the re releasing, is there a reason it’s now?
I was thinking it’s a very poignant time to be doing this…
The current socio economic situation will soon be like dry kindling, waiting to be set on fire. Big wealth divide, lots of unemployed young with little hope…
Wouldn’t it be nice if your tour and the re releases started a fire, stranger things have happened (before), and it’s at times like these (or very soon) that things easily get interesting.
Would be a master stroke if it was intentional.
Pity the tour can’t go on for another year, the kiddies have no one to turn to in these tough times except MTV grey puke.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:01:41 +0000

I was 6 in 1977.
When I was 10, I found my brother’s Crass Albums.
I listened and read the lyrics. What I didn’t understand, I found out.
To have my eyes opened to the truth turned my world upside down.
A curse or a blessing? Well, sometimes, clarity makes it hard to be positive, but, far better to be free inside than just a member of the sleeping masses, they rot just as they breath.
The point of this? Just to let you know that you’ve changed lives forever, and probably far more than you think, over a wider age span than you think, or maybe you know this?
My chance to taste what I was too young to miss has arrived, so thank you, I’ll be at Birmingham.

Whichever band member wanted to stop you, and hinder further distribution of Crass’ work… should realize by his actions he’s helping those we oppose, because the message is as valid now as it was then. Maybe they got him, in the end.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:55:10 +0000

Thanks for your support Dean. See you in Edinburgh.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:51:13 +0000

Hello John. Good to hear you’re coming to Bristol. We’ve designed shirts specifically for The Last Supper Tour and you can also order Crass shirts from Southern or you can make your own.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:46:57 +0000

Thanks for your support Adrian. Really appreciated.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:45:15 +0000

Hi Christopher, I’m afraid it’s a long story but yes it took a long time to finalise it!

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:41:28 +0000

Hello Peter, sorry for the late reply. Trying to keep up with it all and like you I’m trying to get to grips with all this computer stuff. Luckily people around me are very patient and keep explaining to me what to do.
Sorry we’ve never met. Hope you’ll be able to make The Last Supper.