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Abbie Hoffman — Part 5
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"because we had dreamt up this whole mythology for
like six months. And then we went out to
; the amp. . the International Amphitheater and there
: were two piles of manure, like seventy feot tall on
. either side and the place stunk. I mean stunk of
decay and death and they had to spray the speakers
that came up to the podium with a special chemical
so the Ylies wouldn't like buzz around their heads.
And there was a big sign in front of the Amphitheater
because it was right in the slaughterhouse area you
Imow. It said sheeps this way; hoge this way. Right
to the Amphitheater. You see. And like the cops.
The cops that came after us in Lincoln Park. You know
where they stayed? They stayed in the zoo. Right
above the park in a building called the Lincoln
Cultural Arts Center. That's where they were housed.
That's their concept of art. We have this concept
of art. You lmow. -It's like beautifil and real, and
we have no concept of property because property is
theft and landlords and bankers are violent people.
That's a very complicated analysis. I don't think
you understand thet. That's okay. Yeah. I don't
pay rent. I don't pay for nothing.
"The crime of arson is the most heinous
crime. Right. Daley would have brought in ten tanks.
Ten tanks! All right. What did you say?
(More comments from the audience)
HOFFMAN: "Wait 'til you see me on Buckley's show.
Me and Bill Buckley. Ha! Ha! Yay Buckley!
Yeah. Yeah. Buckley. Talk about making roney off
the movement. Buckley does it. What'd he do without
us se ae
"T don't have @ bank account. That's right.
What do I do for bread. I grow it and steal it. Now.
So like. »« uh. . what are you gonna do in this nursery
school, inh? Piay with the biockse. Play with the
blocks. It's a business. You know it's something i. .
I saw this film about Cuba and they say aw they're
brainwashing them in their education. Look what
they're learning. All this stuff about socialism.
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