Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday March 24, 2024 show has Town Clock talk and Flashbacks to July 14, 1994 and March 25, 2004

The Sunday March 24, 2024 show includes:

  • Joy Shindledecker and Reggie Meisler at SC Shitty Council Appealing the Staff’s Homeless-Hostile Oversized Vehicle Ordinance Permit
  • Many voices at the July 11, 1994 Flashback to a S.F. Food Not Bombs support rally at the Hall of Justice for Keith McHenry facing phony felony charges including support speeches by many alternate political party activists and McHenry himself decrying S.F. Mayor Frank Jordan’s Matrix campaign.
  • David Rovics: Hollywood Bread and the Unanswered 9-11 Questions: commentary and song
  • Streetstairway speaker Hector on harassment downtown and life in S.C. jail
  • Davis Gillis’s account of the last HUFF meeting

The Flashback to March 25, 2004 includes:

  • Co-Host & Guest Tom Beloit, Copwatch Santa Cruz rebooter; songs by Danielle Savage at various points
  • Beloit on Copwatch background from Berkeley: https://wecopwatch.org/theteam/ https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Jacob+Crawford+Copwatch&atb=v315-1&t=chromentp&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DsxIRL3QCaRI
  • Joe Williams on the 8th SAFE event with literature, soup, and music
  • Dan, the Native American flautist, on flak from residents above Pacific Avenue and musical interference from Uptown Jeans
  • Panhandler now, former Homeless Services Center worker, on wage-snatching on unsanitary conditions at hygiene bay.
  • Andrea Prichard of Berkeley Copwatch on police canines at Police Review Commission & “moderate” Councilmember Bates’ subservience 
  • Tad, co-founder of the Arcata Homeless Coalition, reviewing last year of protests with success in the necessity defense
  • Bathrobespierre on “Bad Cop” Baker in the videos-of-police-misconduct showing on Pacific Ave
  • Death of Ronald Bradley on March 23, 2004
  • Drew—Longtoothed Adviser to SC Food Not Bombs
  • Z (John Zolli) on 1980s vs. 2020s downtown: “All fuckin’ windows and glass and middle class shit”
  • Heidi—on better times for several of her previously unhoused friends​

The Thursday March 21, 2024 show is a Flashback to March 17, 2004 and features Cornish Quentin, attacked gathering signatures at Felton New Leaf, Andrea Prichard of Berkeley Copwatch, & Valerie C. on the street with Free Radio

The March 17, 2004 Flashback includes:

  • In-studio guest throughout Quinton Cornish, petition circulator, on a New Leaf Felton’s attempt to use police to drive him away
  • Phone interview with Berkeley Copwatch’s Andrew Prichard on the need for community action to stem police abuse
  • Marxist activist Steve Argue, also a sometime street newspaper vendor, on different strategies for dealing with police harassment
  • Visionsong Valerie and Merryweather Michael of FRSC interviewing live on Pacific Avenue: Lee’s “No Sidewalk Sitting ” Cite from CSO Pam Bechtel
  • Caller reports on police bust at Seabright and Logan at 11 PM
  • Mathew Hartog, arrested under the Move Along law, & Steve Argue discuss Judge Barton’s decision in Argue’s Move-Along case
  • Further FRSC table interviews: Richard Oxman, Hot Rod John Rapport, Bob Patton, Edward Levy, Kat, “Free”
  • Brief interview with Activist Attorney Paul Sanford on local (John Maurer) and national (Michael Newdow) “Eliminate ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance”  https://www.c-span.org/video/?189752-1/pledge-allegiance#  [cuts off abruptly]

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday March 17, 2024 show has vigorous updates from the FNB fellowship: Cooper, Kazoo, Westside Bob, Fred, Drew, Mel, from Harvey West’s Diona + more & a Flashback to May 23, 2004

The Sunday March 17, 2024 Show includes:

  • Songs throughout from David Rovics 2001 CD Living in These Times
  • Food Not Bombs activist Keith McHenry reports on the 3-16 Sacramento “Arts, Human Rights, and Tiny Homes” protest
  • Salinas homeless activist Wes White gives a longer Sacramento report and an update on threatened Monterey County attacks on those outside.
  • Bathrobespierre’s Harvey West camp impressions and a chat with unhoused residents Mr. Shannon and Deona Everitt on life there and in prior shelters
  • Farmer’s Market Interviews—Jody Set, songster and busker from Summoning Circle & Adlee the Initiative petitioner
  • Mellowman Mel Nunez gives the positives and negatives of existing social services for those outside.
  • Determination Drew praises the latest once-a-month donations from the visiting Power and Excell charity.
  • Jaya praises Endurance Activism from local RCNV-celebrated figures
  • “Blast Back” Bill on cop seizures that have impacted him.
  • “Cage me Not” Cooper gives a reluctant but powerful refugee report.

The Flashback to May 23, 2004 includes: 

  • “Catnip” Kate Wells denounces City Council’s restriction of Medical Marijuana dispensaries in collaboration with WAMM
  • “Freesingin'” Phil Free on the continuing fight for free sales of CD by street musicians
  • Orly Jones on his struggle to get his 4 kids back, and the use of marijuana use to take them away from the homeless
  • Jim of San Jose’s “Area 420” supporting Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom’s  HUFF-and-PUFF campaign.
  • Compassion Flower Inn proprietor Andrea Tishler urging “no” to the Board of Supervisor’s CAMP appropriation

The Thursday March 14, 2024 Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides is a Flashback to 2004 and features the Robert Wagner Memorial, Cries against the Coast S.C. Hotel, and interviews galore + a further Flashback to Norse v. Rotkin in February 1994 on KSCO

The Thursday March 14, 2024 is a Flashback to December 5, 2004. 

It includes:

  •  Robert Wagner, dead in the cold while sleeping outside City Hall: intro and preliminary comments about City Council
  • [12-2]  Voices from the Wagner candlelight vigil outside City Hall: “Visionsong” Valerie Christy, “Big Drum” Brent Adams, Christina, Samm, 
  • Robert Etcetera’s on Robert Wagner and current controversies around the Vets Hall
  • The proposed Coast S.C. Hotel and its impact on the Clearview Court mobile home tenants; Ralph Meyberg’s commentary.
  • [11-26] Sidewalk Scofflaws outside Borders—Skateboarder Dan Hemmingway
  • [11-27] Musical (aka Merryweather] Mike
  • Iraq Occupation and Resistance: “Informed Comment” by Juan Cole www.juancole.com; “Gunman Ambushed Bus of Civilians”, “How Pat Tillman Died”
  • Flashback within a Flashback: February 1994 debate: Bathrobespierre Robert Norse vs. Riot Act Mike Rotkin (current Mayor) on KSCO-AM
  • Music of undetermined origin—perhaps from​ Uncle Dennis’s “From the Cream to the Dregs”

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday March 10, 2024 show has conversations with Cornerstone Carol Denney and Street Chess Club Founder Jesse in Berkeley, Reggie Meisler on the fight back against the City’s homeless RV ban, and a 1994 Flashback

The Sunday March 10, 2024 show includes:

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Thursday March 7, 2024 show is a a Flashback to December 27, 1998 featuring co-host James Nay, with Pat K., Bob L., Roxanne A., David S, Becky J., Phil F., Linda L. on Karen Gillette, Homeless Community Services Center boss

The Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides March 7, 2024 show is a flashback to December 27, 1998.  It includes:

  • co-host and guest James “No Nonsense” Nay describes terminal times as a Monitor Manager at the Winter Armory Shelter
  • Caller Bob Lamonica discuss “relocation camps” for the homeless with Nay
  • Caller Phil Free scorches Homeless Community Resource Center [HCRC]’ manager Karen Gillette
  • Nay and a caller review the positives of the HCRC and Karen Gillette
  • Beggarbacker Becky Johnson, Lighthouse Linda Lemaster, & Sidewalk Shannon Cassamo review the[10-21-98] Mid-County Post article heralding Gillette as “The Advocate”; caller  Pat Kittle calls in with criticisms of homeless litter.
  • Lamonica and Rough-Tongue Roxanne Acquistepache on “the Magnet effect” if human rights are to be restored for the homeless
  • Dead-On David Silva on the upcoming “Don’t Sleep Tonight” Night and the Initiative to End the Sleeping Ban
  • Nay gives more details of his HCRC job and firing

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday March 3, 2024 show covers last Tuesday’s “Fuck Your FEMA Camps!” protest at City Hall plus rueful ruminations in the rain at FNB + a Flashback to April 11, ’04: with NYC squatter Frank Morales & Steve Argue

The Sunday March 3, 2024 show includes:

  • at interludes throughout the show: Dave Lippman’s melodic & satiric sarcasm
  • “Yes, They Are Coming for the Homeless”  https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/02/27/18863521.php
  • [2-27] “Fuck Your FEMA Camps!” Protest inside and outside Shitty Hall against Santa Cruz’s implicit collusion with state and feds
  • Sophie on Armory pluses and minuses from a transsexual perspective  
  • Dialogue with Cop Shutting Down the Bullhorn  
  • Bits of Oral Communication at Shitty Council“Fast Lane” Fred interrupts Meeting for Keith’s “Fuck you, Fred” response​; Keith’s commentary
  • Street view from a Renter—according to George
  • Petitioning up in Scotts Valley; Nicolas on unnecessary misery with closed shelters in rain and wind
  • Jay ousted from parking garage cover into rain; Art on pretext pullover
  • Cody—watching from Food Not Bombs meal and Daylight Drew’s report from the chow line

The Flashback to April 11, 2004 includes: 

  • Anita Henry of Med-X, Medical Marijuana distribution service, co-hosts through most of the show.
  • Preview of Frank Morales—The Squatter Movement Seizing Housing—on Guns and Butter: Anita and caregiver caller Mathew react
  • Bathrobespierre previewing City Council: the coming sell-out of the Clearview Court Rent Control; Bathrobespierre’s lawsuits; Steve Argue’s move-along arrest; cops on high-school campus; and more.
  • Anita:  Medical Marijuana in the News: city, state, and nation-wide update
  • Congo Ray—caretaker and jack-of-many-trades—on recent life in an RV
  • HUFF & PUFF—discussing sidewalk distribution of free medical marijuana to protest failure to allow distribution centers in town
  • 1 ½  hours with Frank Morales on the phone—11 buildings and the squatter path to legality
  • Dealing with Urban Poor by destroy the housing and whole neighborhoods in south Bronx in order to disperse them: special deconcentration; defending in court and by calling the neighborhood to physically support with direct action.
  • Rather than reconcentrating thru housing creation, authorities lowered habitability standards and started warehousing with “shelters”.
  • “Steadfast” Steve Argue struggle against the Move-Along law limiting tabling for vendors, petitioners, musicians to 1 hour.

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Thursday February 29, 2024 show is a Flashback to September 7, 1997 featuring Bathrobespierre’s First “Leaning” ticket, Berkeley’s “Cornerstone” Carol Denney, & “Wild Will” Hastings + more

The February 29, 2024 show is a Flashback to September 7, 1997 and it includes:

  • [throughout] Various musical selections from the Marat/Sade theater piece
  • Garland and Whitney on vehicle seizure at an alcohol checkpoint in San Mateo County—a possible Driving While Black stop
  • Bathrobespierre Robert’s first “Leaning” citation from Officer David LaFaver
  • Matt. Dan, Jacob, and Robecca on various unwarranted police intrusions
  • Larry Turnell on anti-homeless Sitting Ban in Santa Barbara and other obscenities
  • Karen Gillette’s Homeless Community Resource Center banning people from eating at the Free Meal
  • Santa Barbara’s Legal Defense Center attorney “Wild Will” Hasting on the City’s general sleeping ban excepting 5 parcels
  • “Cornerstone” Carol Denney on phony “blocking a sign”, “standing in the roadway” tickets and a Council vote on pepper spray use.

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Sunday February 25, 2024 show S.C. protests against the punishment of Julian Assange, Fox on S.C. psychiatric shenanigans & Keith on upcoming protests +a fuzzy Flashback to Nov. 16, 1995: Open-air shelter defense

The Sunday February 25, 2024 Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show includes:

  • “Free Julian Assange” Protest at Ocean & Water (Starbucks) corner with commentary from Greg on his encounters with “the Deep State”; the 2024 progressive activist scene;
  • [Satirist and social critic Dave Lippman songs throughout the show, lifted from the internet]
  • Jillian on Snowden and other more local figures;  Drew on the “Scamdemic”
  • Wes the photojournalist: Salinas Council Vote continuing sweeps of the homeless
  • Keith distributing flyers on “First They Came for the Homeless” and the Cicero Institute/CIA conspiracy to “round ’em up”; mental health malpractice in Santa Cruz;
  • “Fox” on experiences in shrink shops, including TeleCare, Santa Cruz’s own psych holding ward and transmission belt to other “hospitals”
  • Food Not Bombs fellowship with Blue (Lawrence MacGregor) on the ups and downs of apartment life; “R” on tobacco smoking as a health benefit; Keith on organizing for a Tuesday “Fuck Your FEMA Camps” protest at City Council; Dylan on forced psychiatric “treatment” in prison

The November 16, 1995 Flashback includes: 

  • UCSC student Mike working on the history of Homeless resources
  • Louis on stays at the River St. mini-Shelter and Carota’s Jesus, Joseph, and Mary shelter
  • Dianna, the street jeweler, on a successful resolution of a dispute with Georgianna’s Cafe (then next to the Bookshop Coonerty)
  • Colorful accounts from Alex, Gypsy, Cosmo, Kelly, and Bubbles—on subjects ranging from love to rape.
  • Bathrobespierre Robert and Crossroads Chris Brozda on the Open-Air Shelter-destroying Page Smith Community House
  • Billy and Dusty on the San Francisco scene.
  • Further Flashback to January 1, 1994: Sgt. Reedy’s New Year’s Eve riot
  • Skidmark Bob and “Rolling Thunder” Mike Sheridan on cops and campgrounds.

Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides Thursday February 22 2024 show is a Flashback to February 27, 2003 with commentary and comments from Jeffrey Gale, James Cosner, Sophie, C.J. Stock, and others

The Thursday February 22, 2024 show is a flashback to February 27, 2003 and includes: 

  • Co-host Jeffrey Gale gives commentary at various points
  • Cannabis activist and researcher Rosenthal flawed trial?  https://www.counterpunch.org/2003/02/26/mistrial-rosenthal-jurors-say-they-received-outside/
  • Sophie of UCSC’s Standing United for Peace discusses limited UCSC protest against the Iraqi war & other protests around town
  • Beggarbacker Becky Johnson’s chalking trial:  https://www.counterpunch.org/2003/02/22/hopscotch-rebellion/
  • Listener Benito from Germany calls in, comparing European situation on marijuana and anti-war reaction
  • Songs from C.J. Stock; Renik, sidewalk solicitor, on recent cop hassles; John Maurer; Wesley and Janet Harrison on bench removal; Gabe and Bathrobespierre exchange puns; John W on Officer Brandt; Tim W accuses Parking Enforcement of possible vandalism; 
  • “City Council Ducks War; Kennedy Ducks Subpoena; Golder Gets Banned” Flyer
  • Gale urges Tax Refusal and Sit-Down Strike against threatened Iraqi War
  • “Justman” James Cosner on Upcoming Speak-Out Against the War.