In a message dated 3/29/2008 10:22:16 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, tgoodman@xxxxxxxxxx writes: It helps to maintain a perverse sense of humor and so to recognize that Pacifica meetings are a variety of performance art -- part soap-opera and part unintentional lampoon. It also helps to be familiar with the extensive background story information provided by Pacifica fan sites such as wbai.net. that's funny. I have lots and lots of background story information, but for me it works the opposite. I don't see it as any sort of art at all. To me, it's totally artless. I see it as an almost unforgivable waste of resources. But it can be funny as hell....like, how can this many things go so wrong for so long? To listen to all these people who think they are the ABSOLUTE tops, the supreme activists, more-radical-than-thou, acting like miserable children, throwing sand in each other's eyes. I do join you in hoping that this is just the beginning of a turn-around. We'll soon find out. Nalini **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001)