Hadn't heard of Diane Fowler, but did Helen Davis and of
> course, Lia the new editor.

Diane has been around for about three years. She has been covering the
arts, "Who We Are," education and the county gov't. Not sure what she
is covering for that rag now.

Can't say as I read the paper much, or any
> paper to be honest.

Me neither. I have no idea what is going on.

But "The Good Times" paper is vaguely familiar but
> totally. It wasn't a Black Panther organ though was it?

No. The usual White liberal/radical thing, I think. They did cover the
SF chapter of the Panthers (in the Western Addition, I think) and
tried to keep the police in check by being present as reporters when
ever they could.

>They were
> originally from Oakland and "Good Times" doesn't sound to Pantherish
> but hen again could be wrong.

When I lived in Berkeley, we lived sorta kitty corner from the
national Panther headquarters, sandbagged window and all. Some of
those guys are still around in Oakland, doing neighborhood work.

> The ones I do know from the past and the area is a gentleman I'm
> doing some articles for now who has his own company for publications
> and supplying them content and that is Ben Fong Torres

I thought is was in New York or with the Voice or something. Good fro
him hanging in there. Ask him about the Good Times, I think Diane said
he was with them at one time, but I could be mistaken.

> As for the Barb and Oracle I sold those on the streets to make some
> change until I went into, uh, well, my own business to foot the bills.

*ahem*, yes. I beleive the barb is still around in a fringy sort of way.

..still
> immortal, but feeling mortal every day

Funny how that happens

>...as for the paper I work at, I
> forgot about that, I make money primarily from my book sales and
> columns I do freelance (5 publications a month from pop culture to
> green issues) and never had a j-degree so wanted to get some good old
> fashioned Hunter T. journalism under

So point me in the right direction, Mike. I gotta make some money
somehow. I am trying to forget about the paper I worked for here ;-)

Some of the best writers I know don't have ANY degree and one of the
worst I know has a bleedin' Masters in Journalism and no persepctive
on anything.

Now, what are you doing in
> Grants?

That is a whole different post!

Big Bad Mama Cat