Alex Yates

I received this on the IAWM list today. Interesting way to protest.

CALLING 1400 Brass Instrument Players!!!! - ALL LEVELS**
>
>hello friend, musician, brass player, friend of brass player, closet
>brass player, friend of closet brass player,
>
>i'm writing to ask if you'd
>help me find a BUNCH of honking brass instrument players to simulate
>the 1400 cars that would be parked in a city block at the corner of
>vanderbilt and dean in prospect heights
>
>forest city ratner wants to tear down the gorgeous ward bakery building
>to install this 20 year blemish, pock and stain on prospect heights in
>brooklyn April 15th: Rally Against Demolition for Parking | BrooklynSpeaks
>
>WE AIM TO STOP HIM
>
>we want to simulate the traffic jams anticipated in brooklyn if the
>atlantic yards project and basketball arena are built in our
>neighborhoods
>
>IMAGINE 1400 brass players converging at the same time at the appointed
>moment honking and squeaking and squealing from all directions
>
>this BRASS INSTRUMENT SIMULATED TRAFFIC JAM will occur on SUNDAY, APRIL
>15TH at a rally in prospect heights on pacific street between carlton
>and vanderbilt in pacific heights
>
>WE WILL GATHER AT 1 PM
>on sunday, april 15th
>near the corner of carlton and pacific
>to go over the details and logistics
>and send brass players of all abilitities and desires to key locations
>so they can converge on the rally at just the right moment for maximum
>impact
>
>we want everyone to know what forest city ratner is bringing to
>brooklyn cars and cars and more cars and more cars not to mention
>buildings that are WAY WAY WAY out scale to the neighborhood
>
>i bet you've heard about this horrible plan for brooklyn that has had
>no meaningful public input but in case you'd like to read more
>No Land Grab
>
>the demonstration is listed at
>April 15th: Rally Against Demolition for Parking | BrooklynSpeaks
>
>lots more information can be found at
>Welcome to BrooklynSpeaks | BrooklynSpeaks
>
>i was speaking with the organizers today and they said they need some
>theater and you all came to mind the organizers said they wanted some
>way to show that 1400 cars would be parked on this block and i
>immediately saw 1400 brass players descending at that moment trying to
>get a parking spot
>
>damn
>that would be amazing
>CALLING ALL BRASS PLAYERS
>if we could get 1400 brass
>out next sunday i would be ecstatic
>
>we need you all there
>to bring us hope and spirit
>and a future where new york doesn't become like the rest of the country
>a damn strip mall!
>
>TELL EVERYBODY
>circulate this message far and wide
>to your friends in brooklyn
>and the rest of new york
>and all up and down the east coast
>and all over the country
>and heck the world
>tell your sister, brother, mother, father daughter, son, second cousin
>long lost friends from brass band in middle school your high school
>marching band friends anyone you can think of forward this email to at
>least 10 people and we'll get 1400 brass players next week
>
>WE NEED 1400 BRASS PLAYERS IN A WEEK'S TIME!
>we want you to dig in your closet and bring out your dusty or not so
>dusty trumpet, baritone, trombone, french horn horn, euphonium, and
>tuba cornet, flügelhorn, baritone horn sousaphone, mellophone, and the
>old saxhorn sackbut, bugle, flute cornett, serpent, ophicleide and
>keyed trumpet saxophone, clarinet, zurna, sham bagpipe, gajda, kazoo
>ANYTHING THAT HONKS!
>BRING IT AND HONK IT
>
>1 PM ON APRIL 15TH
>AT THE CORNER OF CARLTON & PACIFIC
>IN PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN
>
>start practicing your car honking sounds now i expect you to be in top
>form
>
>i've set up a site about the atlantic yards issue at
>Talk About Brooklyn!
>right now it has information about a documentary we're showing on
>saturday, april 14th at freddy's called brooklyn matters
>
>i'll put more information about this
>honking brass instrument convergence up soon
>
>i need a good name for this moment
>got a suggestion?
>
>remember
>our future is being decided now
>by powerful people with LOTS of money and power do we have anything to
>say about it?
>
>many thanks,
>
>matthew fass
>(aka max)
>ringleader
>zagnut cirkus orkestar
>Zagnut Cirkus (Circus) Orkestar - Balkan Brass Wedding Band - Brooklyn, New York
> www.myspace.com/zagnutorkestar
>honk@zagnut-orkestar.com

Rgale

Imagine yourself living there. With a migraine.

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Vulgano Brother

Sorry, I don't play in 802's turf without a signed contract. Sounds fun, though.

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Tootsall

If they want "honking and squeeking and squealing", shouldn't they be asking for reed players?

Manny Laureano

Brass playing as an annoying form of protest designed to illustrate the ugliness of concurrently sounded horns.

Yeah, I want to be a part of that... will Josh Bell be there?

Thanks, Alex!