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43-562: The Fugs are an American rock band formed in New York City in late 1964, by the poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg , with Ken Weaver on drums. Soon afterward, they were joined by Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber of The Holy Modal Rounders . Kupferberg named the band from a euphemism for fuck used in Norman Mailer 's novel The Naked and the Dead . The band was one of the leaders of

86-559: A Fugs song was castigated by Ezra Taft Benson - a high-ranking elder who would go on to become its President . In a speech condemning rock music as Satanic, Benson said "the cynic defends his degeneracy by ridiculing his critics with confusing metaphors." He complained that critiquing "The words of the rock recording 'I Couldn't Get High,'" caused people to call for the LDS hymn 'High on the Mountain Top' to be dropped from songbooks. Benson disputed

129-748: A Writers Community residency sponsored by the YMCA National Writer's Voice through the Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Fund . In 1997, he was awarded a grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award. In 2000 and 2003, he was Writer-in-Residence at the New York State Writers Institute in Albany, New York . Sanders lives in Woodstock, New York , where he publishes

172-612: A degree in Greek . Sanders wrote his first notable poem, "Poem from Jail", on toilet paper in his cell after being jailed for protesting the launch of nuclear submarines armed with nuclear missiles in 1961. In 1962, he founded the avant-garde journal Fuck You/A Magazine of the Arts . Sanders opened the Peace Eye Bookstore at 383 East Tenth Street in what was then the Lower East Side ;

215-484: A formal sustaining vote of the membership, and it is usually at this time that any changes among the general church leadership are announced. Frequently, significant announcements are made at general conference, which may include building sites for new temples or the institution of new policies or programs. The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square along with the organist at the Conference Center generally provide

258-620: A four volume manuscript that was never published. In 2005, he sold lyrics worksheets that he'd received in connection with the intended biography, leading to the buyer's and others' prosecution in 2024 for conspiracy to criminally possess stolen property; however, the trial would later be dropped by prosecutors. Sanders was not charged. Sanders is the founder of the Investigative Poetry movement. His 1976 manifesto Investigative Poetry , published by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 's City Lights Books, influenced investigative writing and poetry during

301-790: A napalm raid!" Their participation in the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam 's 1967 March on the Pentagon , at which they and others purportedly attempted to encircle and levitate the Pentagon, is chronicled in Norman Mailer 's book The Armies of the Night . A recording of this event is featured on the Fugs' 1968 album, Tenderness Junction, entitled "Exorcising the Evil Spirits from

344-629: A profile of the events leading up to the Tate-LaBianca murders . He attended the Manson group's murder trial, and spent time at their residence at the Spahn Movie Ranch . There have been two updated editions of The Family , the most recent in 2002. The Process Church of the Final Judgement sued Sanders's U.S. publisher for defamation over a chapter linking them with Manson's activities. The case

387-474: A revelation which outlined the initial organization of the church. Beginning in 1832, the conferences were held less frequently, usually to conduct special church business or to respond to special church needs. At these early conferences, Smith would occasionally receive revelations , which were later canonized as part of the Doctrine and Covenants . During this time, rather than convening a general conference, often

430-428: A series of concerts in Woodstock, New York , (where Sanders had lived for many years) to commemorate the 1969 Woodstock Festival , which had actually occurred near the town of Bethel, some 50 miles away. They learned that a group of promoters were planning to stage Woodstock '94 that August near Saugerties, about 8 miles from Woodstock, and that this festival would be much more tightly controlled and commercialized than

473-474: A snail reading Allen Ginsberg's poem " Howl ". The album was produced by Taylor and Sanders. Kupferberg died on July 12, 2010, in Manhattan , at the age of 86. In 2008, in one of his last interviews, he told Mojo magazine, "Nobody who lived through the '50s thought the '60s could've existed. So there's always hope." The remaining Fugs from time to time seriously consider further performances. On June 11, 2011,

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516-595: Is a paraphrasing of the Yiddish folk song "Bulbes". After pursuing individual projects over the years, in 1984 Sanders and Kupferberg decided to re-form the band and stage a series of Fugs reunion concerts. On August 15, 1988, at the Byrdcliff Barn in Woodstock, New York, the Fugs performed one of their first real reunion concerts. This incarnation of the Fugs included, at various times, the guitarist and singer Steve Taylor (who

559-639: Is an American poet, singer, activist, author, publisher and longtime member of the rock band the Fugs . He has been called a bridge between the Beat and hippie generations. Sanders is considered to have been active and "present at the counterculture's creation." Sanders was born in Kansas City, Missouri . He dropped out of the University of Missouri in 1958 and hitchhiked to New York City's Greenwich Village to attend New York University . He graduated in 1964, with

602-568: The Vietnam War . In 1969, Sanders recorded and released his first solo album for Reprise Records , Sanders' Truck Stop . Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "This is literally a country-rock takeoff—not a parody but a departure. But though I hesitate to criticize a man who is not only a saint and a genius but who says hello to me at

645-514: The cult film Chappaqua (1967) by Conrad Rooks . Tuli Kupferberg made appearances in W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (1971) by Dušan Makavejev and played God in Voulez-vous coucher avec God? (1972) by Michael Hirsh and Jack Christie. Their song, "CIA Man", can be heard during the closing credits of the 2008 Coen Brothers ' film Burn After Reading , and during the closing credits of

688-491: The underground scene of the 1960s and became an important part of the American counterculture of that decade . The group is known for its comedic, even lewd, nature but also earned fame through its persistent anti- Vietnam War sentiment during the 1960s. A famous song of theirs was "Kill for Peace", on their 1966 album The Fugs . Some 1969 correspondence, found inside an FBI file on the rock group The Doors , called The Fugs

731-456: The "most vulgar thing the human mind could possibly conceive". They have been derided for their scatological lyrics. But, Tom Robbins wrote of them in 1968, "Incongruously… this trio of hairy gross ginch gropers is the most intellectual, sophisticated and literary ensemble in rock." The Fugs have been labeled avant-rock noise music . The band's original core members, Ed Sanders, Tuli Kupferberg, and Ken Weaver, were joined at various times in

774-562: The 1960s by a number of others, some of whom were noted session musicians or members of other bands. These included Weber and Stampfel, bassist John Anderson, guitarist Vinny Leary, guitarist Peter Kearney, keyboardist Lee Crabtree, guitarist Jon Kalb, guitarist Stefan Grossman , singer and guitarist Jake Jacobs, guitarist Eric Gale , bassist Chuck Rainey , keyboardist Robert Banks, bassist Charles Larkey, guitarist Ken Pine, guitarist Danny Kortchmar , clarinetist Perry Robinson , bassist Bill Wolf, and drummer Bob Mason. For most of their career,

817-563: The 20th century, were published in a CD format at over 2,000 pages in length. Sanders received a Guggenheim Fellowship in poetry in 1983, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in poetry in 1987. His Thirsting for Peace in a Raging Century, Selected Poems 1961–1985 won an American Book Award in 1988. He was chosen to deliver the Charles Olson Memorial Lectures at SUNY Buffalo in 1983. In 1997, he received

860-550: The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles , along with other selected church leaders. Almost every general authority of the church is present, though outside the First Presidency and Twelve only a few speak. Non–general authority speakers may include male and female officers of church organizations . During one session the conducting officer presents all the church's general authorities and general officers for

903-482: The Fugs with Tuli Kupferberg . The band broke up in 1969 and reformed in 1984. On October 21, 1967, on the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam 's March on the Pentagon , Sanders helped The Fugs and the San Francisco Diggers in an attempt to " exorcise " The Pentagon . In 1968, he signed the " Writers and Editors War Tax Protest " pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against

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946-413: The Fugs were composed of the primary singer-songwriters Sanders and, until his death, Kupferberg; the composer, songwriter, guitarist and long-time Allen Ginsberg collaborator Steven Taylor; singer-songwriter and percussionist Coby Batty; and Scott Petito, a musician and music producer. The band signed a record contract with ESP-Disk in 1965. The Fugs said that "our royalty rate was less than 3%, one of

989-531: The Latter Day Saint movement have continued the tradition of meeting in regular general conferences. The first general conference of the newly formed Church of Christ was held on June 9, 1830, in Fayette, New York , presided over by Joseph Smith . It included a gathering of 27 members of the two-month-old church. Originally, conferences of the church were held approximately every three months, as suggested by

1032-549: The Pentagon Oct. 21, 1967". Beforehand, Sanders and Kupferberg had prepared an elaborate exorcism ritual, and rented a flatbed truck along with a sound system. As is heard on the album, the two gathered a large crowd in front of the Pentagon and repeatedly chanted, "Out, demons, out!" One of their better-known songs is an adaptation of Matthew Arnold 's poem " Dover Beach ". Others were settings of William Blake 's poems " Ah! Sun-flower " and "How Sweet I Roam'd". Another, "Nothing",

1075-745: The Vietnam War and since the 1980s at events around other U.S. involved wars. The band's often frank and humorous lyrics about sex, drugs, and politics occasionally generated hostile reactions, most notably from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the late 1960s. The group is referenced several times in the F.B.I. file on the Doors ; an excerpt mentions eleven songs from The Fugs First Album that are "vulgar and repulsive and are most suggestive". In 1968, they toured Europe twice: in May to Denmark and Sweden where they wrote

1118-513: The church would hold local conferences that were held in various locations. Once the majority of the church gathered in Nauvoo, Illinois , it settled into a more regular pattern of holding general conferences twice per year, in April and October. The following are the dates and locations of the general conferences from the establishment of the church until Smith's death in 1844: Following Smith's death and

1161-453: The ensuing decades. In the 1990s, Sanders began utilizing the principles of Investigative Poetry to create a series of book-length poems on literary figures and American History. Among these works are Chekhov , 1968: A History in Verse , and The Poetry and Life of Allen Ginsberg . In 1998, Sanders began work on a 9-volume America, A History in Verse . The first five volumes, tracing the history of

1204-566: The fifth episode of the 2017 docudrama miniseries Wormwood . The Fugs went through a number of lineup changes. Below are those that lasted the longest. For instance, guitarist Stefan Grossman was with the band for only several weeks, so this lineup is not included. 1964 – February 1965 Summer 1965 September – December 1965 December 1965 – July 1966 July – October 1966 October 1966 – Spring 1967 Summer 1967 – Summer 1968 Winter 1968 – March 1969 1984 – 2010 2010 – present Ed Sanders Edward Sanders (born August 17, 1939)

1247-889: The four remaining Fugs performed at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London as part of the annual Meltdown Festival , curated that year by Ray Davies of the Kinks . Their set received a four-star review in The Guardian . They performed at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland on November 30, 2012, and at the City Winery in Chicago on December 1, 2012. They performed at the Brooklyn Folk Festival on November 10, 2021. The band can be seen performing in

1290-456: The group released The Fugs Final CD (Part 1) with positive feedback. In 2004, The Fugs began to record Be Free: The Fugs Final CD (Part 2) . In 2008 their song "CIA Man" was featured during the end credits for the movie Burn After Reading , directed by the Coen brothers . In 2009, Kupferberg suffered two strokes , the latter of which severely hindered his eyesight. He was under constant care, but

1333-415: The lower percentages in the history of western civilization". The owner of the label, Bernard Stollman , has frequently faced accusation of not paying royalties to artists. In February 1967, the group was signed to Atlantic Records and recorded one album, The Fugs Eat It , but it was never released. A satirical rock band with a political slant, the Fugs have performed at various war protests – against

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1376-458: The majority of the music at LDS Church general conferences. World Conference is the name given to the triennial meeting of delegates of Community of Christ . They were originally called General Conferences and were held semiannually, or as need arose. The World Conference is the highest legislative body in the Community of Christ and is empowered to act for the entire church. Delegates to

1419-512: The online Woodstock Journal with his wife of over 47 years, writer and painter Miriam R. Sanders. He also invents musical instruments, including the Talking Tie, the microtonal Microlyre, and the Lisa Lyre, a musical contraption involving light-activated switches and a reproduction of Da Vinci 's Mona Lisa . General conference (Latter Day Saints) Since Smith's death, the churches of

1462-443: The original. Consequently, The Fugs decided to stage their own August 1994 concerts as "The Real Woodstock Festival", in an atmosphere more in keeping with the spirit of the 1969 festival. The basic Fugs roster of Sanders, Kupferberg, Taylor, Batty, and Petito performed in this series of concerts with additional vocal support from Amy Fradon and Leslie Ritter and also with appearances by Allen Ginsberg and Country Joe McDonald . In 2003,

1505-544: The post office, I must point out that the yodeling country twang Sanders developed with the Fugs has never known the difference between parody and departure, which makes some of these songs seem crueller than they're intended to be. Of course, sometimes they're cruel on purpose—like 'The Iliad,' a saga of good old queer-bashing with a Greek-to-me intro. And sometimes, like 'Jimmy Joe, the Hippybilly Boy,' they're—snurfle—lyrical and sad." In 1971, Sanders wrote The Family ,

1548-631: The principle of common consent . General conferences are held on the weekends containing the first Sunday in April and the first Sunday in October. The conferences have been held in Salt Lake City, Utah , since 1848; they were held in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square from 1867 to 2000 and in the Conference Center after that. Various speakers will generally include all members of

1591-493: The resulting succession crisis , general conferences have been practiced in different forms by the various denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), general conferences are a semiannual meeting where general authorities and other church leaders preach sermons and give guidance to church members. Changes to church leadership are also proposed and sustained through

1634-420: The retort that 'If one sees filthy implications in a popular song, it is because he has a dirty mind,'" saying "No filth is [merely] implied in many of the lyrics. It is proclaimed." In a 2012 interview with National Public Radio , Ed Sanders read a leaflet from an August 1965 show: "The Fugs present: Night of napalm, songs against the war, rock n' roll bomb shrieks, heavy metal orgasms! Watch all The Fugs die in

1677-709: The song "The Swedish Nada" and played with Fleetwood Mac , Ten Years After , and The Nice ; and in September to Germany where they played with Peter Brötzmann , Cuby and the Blizzards , Family , Guru Guru Groove, Alexis Korner , David Peel , Tangerine Dream , at the Internationale Essener Songtage in the Grugahalle in Essen. In 1971, at a General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ,

1720-512: The store became a gathering place for Bohemians , writers and radicals. On January 1, 1966, police raided Peace Eye Bookstore and charged Sanders with obscenity, charges he fended off with the aid of the ACLU . Notoriety generated by the case led to his appearance on the February 17, 1967 cover of Life Magazine , which proclaimed him "a leader of New York's Other Culture." In late 1964, Sanders founded

1763-468: Was able to finish recording his tracks for Be Free in his New York City apartment. A benefit for Kupferberg was held in Brooklyn , New York, in February 2010, featuring all of the Fugs minus Kupferberg, as well as Lou Reed , Sonic Youth , Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye , and others. Be Free: The Fugs Final CD (Part 2) was released on February 23, 2010. The album art, designed by Sanders, featured

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1806-540: Was also Allen Ginsberg's teaching assistant at the Naropa Institute), the drummer and singer Coby Batty, the bassist Mark Kramer , the guitarist Vinny Leary (who had contributed to the first two original Fugs albums), and the bassist and keyboardist Scott Petito. The re-formed Fugs performed concerts at numerous locations in the United States and Europe over the next several years. In 1994 the band intended to perform

1849-480: Was settled by the publisher, who removed the disputed chapter from future editions. The Process Church then sued Sanders's British publisher, but lost the suit and were forced to pay the defendant's legal fees. Later in the 1970s, Sanders contracted to write a book about the popular rock band the Eagles . In an interview, Sanders described the contract as paying "very, very well." He worked on it for two years, generating

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