At last! Gary and Suzanne are prepared to open Liberty Tattoo & Art Parlor. The long awaited shop is sure to be a hit and right around the corner from the new 4th Street Bike Couriers Bike Shop. Good neighbors indeed. We’re taking over UofL, watch out!

Liberty Tattoo & Art Parlor
2801 South 3rd Street
Louisville, KY 40208
502-637-4777

OPENS FRIDAY MAY 1ST (OAKS DAY)
HOURS OF OPERATION
WED-SUN 11AM-7PM

OPENING PARTY SATURDAY MAY 16TH
7PM-10PM

Gary Bell, Suzanne Edds and the entire crew hope to see you there!

Rolling Thunder is not only available, but enjoyable as well. I should know… I’ve been enjoying it. I’ll have a few on hand at SxSE this Saturday or you can head over to CrimethInc.com and get a copy. Give it a read.

By definition, taxes are indeed terrorism…

terrorism |ˈterəˌrizəm|
noun
the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.

In the most recent letter I received from the IRS it was stated “Failure to file returns by the date required will result in the IRS filing the returns on your behalf, and potential levy.” Now read that definition again, “…intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.”

I guess it’s okay if it’s your political aims that are being served right? Today is April 15, I’d like to encourage you to stand up for all the innocent families both here and all around the world that have been torn apart, murdered and otherwise terrorized by the United States of America over the last couple hundred years.

Here in the United States there is the War on Drugs, Domestic Terrorism, the Patriot Act and an ongoing list of names news outlets and the government throw around to convince you that they, the government are protecting you. Don’t be fooled. Governments support terrorism. Government is terrorism. say it again with me…

“the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.”

If that’s not how government operates, be it at the local, state and federal levels, then I don’t know what is. Stop playing the part of the governments piggy bank.

Sorta.

Yes, this site has been neglected.

However, with tax season winding down some things have been swirling through my head especially in light of my current IRS “investigation” getting underway. As many know, I don’t pay taxes. At least all those that I can keep from paying. Due to this, the IRS has been making their presence known at my ex-wifes house… the address I used at my last employer a couple years ago. This even after I have left messages for the IRS rep on my case giving my current mailing address as 3175 South 2nd Street #387, Louisville, KY 40208 - is that so hard?

At any rate, neglect. I’m looking to get another issue together for print in the near future. If you’ve got any stories, essays or incoherent ramblings I want them. Email what ever you’ve got to jimmy@lattitudezine.com or drop something in the mail to: 3175 South 2nd Street #387, Louisville, KY 40208

In the mean time there’s a bike ride tomorrow, Saturday, April 11. The Fuck Gas “Posse on Broadway” - come have a beer, ride your bike and have some fun.

Looking at the above photo I live to the right, just outside the picture. I work and “play” as they say to the left, a bit farther outside the picture. In the bottom right is one of the most dangerous expressway to surface road interchanges in the city as the looping exit ramps keep automobile traffic on the high end and it is a bit unpleasant to ride through to say the least. That pretty red, yellow and orange loop doesn’t do a lot to help myself and many others ride their bikes to work. However, it’s damn fine for the weekend warriors. Great work Louisville. You’re really setting a benchmark in recreational pedestrian and bicycling facilities. $14.7 million worth.
Here’s the highlights:

• Building walking trail at A.B Sawyer Park, $616,000. The path would start at Whipps Mills Road in Lyndon and meander to near Hurstbourne Parkway. The path would be known as the A.B. Sawyer Greenway.
• Seneca Loop extension $988,350. This project, creating 40 jobs, will provide a 3.9 mile trail loop for pedestrians and bicycles in Seneca Park and around Bowman Field.
• Louisville Loop, $687,500. This project will repair a slope failure on the existing trail adjacent to Shawnee Golf Course and create as many as 35 jobs.
• Neighborhoods sidewalk construction and repair, $7.4 million. Abramson and his “Louisville At Work” team, in consultation with the Metro Council, will determine where to build and repair sidewalks. The projects could create up to 620 jobs.
• Resurfacing 70 miles of streets, $5,500,000. The “Louisville At Work” team will help determine which roads get priority paving. This could create as many as 600 jobs.
• Installation of bicycle lanes along Taylorsville Road from McMahan to Hurstbourne, $88,000 and creating 8 jobs

Can we please get the mayor’s chubby ass along with these other bureaucratic sheep out on bikes in real traffic for a couple days and then have them consider where $14.7 million might help?

There are people being killed out there - fuck recreation.

The idea of Record Store Day is a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally.

From their website:
This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on. Metallica officially kicked off Record Store Day at Rasputin Music in San Franscisco on April 19, 2008 and Record Store Day is now celebrated the second Saturday every April.

Celebrate Record Store Day in Louisville at Underground Sounds, Ear X-tacy and The Great Escape.

If you’re outside of Louisville visit the Participating Stores link at RecordStoreDay.com

Some of the best bands in the history of Louisville’s punk, hardcore and metal music scene have come out of the south end of town. The South by South End festival (SXSE) seems like a celebration of this as well as having a line up of some great acts in its own right. I’ll be at this years festival tableing with all sorts of freebies for show goers as well as a couple items for purchase. Working on a shirt design that I’m pretty excited about.

SXSE happens Friday, April 24 & 25 at Shooters. Admission costs $7 for a one day pass or $10 for the 2 day pass. Sounds like a good deal for nearly 20 bands and a half dozen Louisville artists, this is something I’m looking forward to. Leland and I should be set up right next to each other so we may be having a festival of our own… hope to see some of you there.

I know, I know. I’ve been neglecting the political side of things as of late. I’ve been concentrating most of my efforts towards the bike things over at FuckGas.org… that ones updated daily. However, we (that’s plural for me) will have a booth/table/spot at the SXSE (South by South End) festival happening April 24 & 25. I’ll have a handful of zines, stickers for the taking as well as some shirts for the buying. Come and get it.
Finally, it’s tax season. That means millions of people take time out of their day to prepare paperwork for state and country documenting what their labor was worth the previous year. Stop being a slave and keep what’s yours. If you don’t like the idea of a government sending hundreds of thousands of troops all over the world to tell people how to live their lives then stop assisting in flipping the bill. The same goes for local government.

Kentucky House Bill 88 would make it easier to prosecute reckless drivers who hit pedestrians and bicyclists. By making it clear that Kentucky will not tolerate reckless driving, HB 88 will make our roads safer for everyone and will encourage walking and bicycling.

How to Help

To pass House Bill 88, we need Rep. John Tilley, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, to take action on the bill at the Judiciary Committee next meeting. We’re utilizing three tactics to achieve this:

Click here to find out more.