Monday, November 27, 2006

Nobody Notices Protestor Burning Self Alive


Who: Malachi Ritscher, experimental musician and anti-war protester. (That's Mal on the left.)

What: Malachi set himself on fire as a statement against America's foreign policy, right before the midterm elections. Unfortunately, nobody noticed.

When: November 3rd.

Where: Near an off-ramp in downtown Chicago. (Probably near rush hour.)

What We Don't Know: Which is worse - smelling your own fat frying or knowing that it won't even make Page 3 in the Local section?

You know, self-immolation isn't for me but if it was I'd definitely work the communication end a little bit more. If a tree is burned alive in the forest but nobody sees it, does it scream in agony?

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