RE: Symbionese Liberation Army

["Gart, Mitchell" <MGart>]

Patty Hearst:  daughter of the rich San Francisco Hearst publishing family
(see Citizen Kane movie), kidnapped in the 1970s by the radical
group Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA).  Kept captive, then went over to 
the side of her captors and participated in bank robberies with them.
Was all over the media including videos of her pointing an automatic
rifle at bank guards during a robbery.  Had picture on lots of posters.
Took the name "Tanya" while part of the SLA.  Had sex with SLA members.
Later caught, and renounced radicalism, said she was brainwashed.  Went
to jail for a little while but then was pardoned.  Recently has surfaced
as actress in some John Waters movies such as Hairspray and Serial Mom.

- Mitch


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamie Crewe [mailto:dumb_pilot]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 4:21 PM
> To: yves; babel-list
> Subject: Re: Symbionese Liberation Army
> 
> 
> I know it's a painfully 15 yr old thing to ask, but who was 
> Patty Hearst? 
> oh, i'm feeling my age.
> 
> also, does anyone know if Hey Joe is available on any release 
> apart from the 
> piss factory/hey joe single, i.e. if it is actually available 
> at all. i love 
> that song. it was the first Patti song i ever heard and the 
> one that hooked 
> me. it was on a repeat of a 70's/80's uk tv show called The 
> Old Grey Whistle 
> Test,l and halfway through Patti dropped to her knees and 
> started wring a 
> noise solo from her guitar. twas magical....:)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Yves <yves>
> >To: babel-list
> >Subject: Symbionese Liberation Army
> >Date: 18 Nov 2002 15:49:25 +0100
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >it seems that J. Kilgore, the last SLA fugitive, has recently been
> >arrested in South Africa ; it made me think of the 60 
> days/Hey Joe song.
> >
> >Do any of you remember the general context of the Patty Hearst
> >kidnapping/conversion ? Was it a big event, with lots of 
> news coverage ?
> >A controversial matter ?
> >
> >And also : did Patti ever perform Hey Joe live ?
> >
> >
> >	--Yves (back on the list after years of hibernation)
> 
> 
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