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SAN FRANCISCO -- SF Chronicle money goon Al Saracevic took a jab at the Cubby Creatures in his
February 18th
column. Under the heading "Cranky Cubby," Mr. Saracevic reprinted lyrics to the Cubbies' new-economy protest song "San Francisco (You'd Better Wear Some Product in your Hair)," a song inspired by the 1967 Scott McKenzie/John Phillips hit of nearly the same name. The lyrics were followed by a complaint by Mr. Saracevic about the "annoying" artists of the Mission District "whining that they can't afford to live here anymore." Mr. Saracevic continued: "You can read all about Jol's hatred of dot-com affluence on the Cubby Creatures' slick Web page," perhaps implying that it's hypocritical for people who don't like the grosser manifestations of capitalism to have a website. The Cubbies, of course, disagree with this contention. "We've always embraced the Internet, a technology that promises worldwide access to and exchange of music, art and ideas. While e-commerce is certainly one of the Internet's most visible applications, the Internet is not exclusively about buying and selling. We're more interested in using it to facilitate sharing, and we're proud to promote that usage of it and be a part of the community of free thinkers online," the Cubbies said in a statement read by publicist Roderick Hairbrux at his weekly press conference. In a separate letter to Mr. Saracevic, cubby jol said, "I'd like to say for the record that i'm not a hater. i harbor no ill will toward anybody. i think everyone should be able to live here in the city, but the fact is that good people with great contributions to make have been shut out by the lack of affordable housing. i'm sick of hearing that sad, simple fact reiterated, too, and i look forward to the time when the situation here is different, when the city is once again a beacon of all-inclusive opportunity and a bastion for the universal exploration of personal freedom; then the need for such complaints will be eliminated, and i'll be a happier cubby. Mr. Saracevic, in a reply, defined his position on hair and culture in San Francisco: "It's pretty simply: McKenzie/Phillips were hair nazis who were taking flower market bribes." He also admitted that his own hair is "a product-ridden helmet of embarassment." A recorded version of the Cubby tune in question can be found on the Embryo.3 compilation to be released this summer. |