tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30373593.post1677477938758566263..comments2023-08-17T04:16:07.434-04:00Comments on Neither more nor less: A Warmer Night on Avenue A ...Bob Arihoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03255105317878804914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30373593.post-39629318753315574662010-01-04T12:03:50.851-05:002010-01-04T12:03:50.851-05:00The SHADOW long ago exposed John the Glom-munist&#...The SHADOW long ago exposed John the Glom-munist's role in subverting the legal effort of the 13th Street squatters to keep their buildings out of the clutches of Antonio Pagán's phony "low-income" housing group (LES Coalition Housing Development). <br /><br />In exchange for a promise from HPD to get him a FREE apartment elsewhere, in addition to sabotaging the squatters' case by testifying and filing affidavits with the court, claiming that the people who had signed on to the suit against HPD were not truly residing in the 13th Street squat buildings, John and his crew (usually Joel Meyers, aka "Caveman" and Carl Rosenstein, aka "Frenchy"), calling themselves the "Class War Organizer," disrupted squatter meetings and attacked attorneys who offered their services free of charge, in an effort to drive them away.<br /><br />When 13th Street was lost to Pagán, John was betrayed by HPD, which gave him NOTHING for his efforts, leading him to sleep in front of Odessa on Avenue A at night. <br /><br />Carl (we call him "the Troll") subsequently attempted to get John into the Dos Blockos squat under his sponsorship, but residents there were given copies of the SHADOW in advance of their house meeting, with the story about John and what he did at 13th Street. <br /><br />The result was that John was denied admission to this squat and ultimately went back to his white trash existence in PA.chris flashhttp://shadowpress.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30373593.post-11197876935264457682009-12-31T20:49:41.377-05:002009-12-31T20:49:41.377-05:00Yes , its Gypsy with Cowboy Stan and Tarzan and Sa...Yes , its Gypsy with Cowboy Stan and Tarzan and Sasha.<br /><br />No John the Commie didn't take a buy out . He did cause some problems in court though .these problems made it a lot more difficult to persue the other squatters ends in court .Bob Arihoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255105317878804914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30373593.post-53877340427451337742009-12-31T18:51:11.524-05:002009-12-31T18:51:11.524-05:00If I remember my internecine squabbles correctly, ...If I remember my internecine squabbles correctly, didn't John the Communist fall out of favor for taking a buyout before the hammer fell on 13th street?<br />2010 is the right time for "East Village Squatters! where are they now"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30373593.post-15306989951945189532009-12-31T18:00:20.625-05:002009-12-31T18:00:20.625-05:00Hey you kids! Get off my Plymouth Reliant! I don&#...Hey you kids! Get off my Plymouth Reliant! I don't want any scratches on it when I drive my score back to Jersey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30373593.post-25670291256432575082009-12-31T17:59:13.313-05:002009-12-31T17:59:13.313-05:00Holy Smokes! is that Gypsy?Holy Smokes! is that Gypsy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com