urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:duniabest Quest for Inner Fire One Woman's War On Terror Rude D 2008-08-05T02:17:53Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:duniabest:52665 I took a walk to Tomkins Square... 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2008-08-05T02:17:53Z silence My old friends in the band <a>Leftover Crack</a> played the 20th Anniversary of the Tomkins Square riot yesterday. I missed it due to family obligations, but I got to thinking how I really loved playing there and being a punk and shoving my boots in people's faces. One of the greatest Agent 99 shows was played at the Fierce Pussy Fest in August 1993. I found <a>a review</a>:<br /><br />"...the sun came out, and Agent 99 entertained the soaked crowd with their hard-driving ska. Everyone was moshing; a muddied-face Tatiana danced through the crowd..."<br /><br />The East Village used to be kind of a magical place where dreams still felt possible. I thought that optimism was just me, but I think it was everywhere. Where is it now?