The Lougan Condition

Today's guest editor - South Paw Johnson

Moving Day

Art or Neccessity - you be the judge.

Throughout North America, at the end of each calendar month (or perhaps at the beginning), Lougans gather together to load their possessions into the back of beater pick-ups and haul 'em to the next place. This strange migration has been occurring since the days of the Great Depression when even Gra'maw came along. Lougans are closely associated with the ancient hunter/gatherers of our ancestry and are theoretically pre-disposed to wanderin'.

Packin' one's shit in garbage bags and throwin' the mattress on top are traditional forms of expression and can in certain circunstances be regarded as an art form. This movable collage of used consumer goods and livelihoods is a public demonstration of socio-economic rebellion and should be recognized as such. This mass movement should also be awarded government funding, as it's practitioners also need to pony up for pizza and a case of beer at the end of the day. The Harper government should be held accountable for their grim record in providing funding for the arts. That is all.