The meaure of this man after a couple of brutal weeks of community arts mess

After the last couple of weeks there are a lot of FUCs in our community (see My life literally turning into an absurdist play for a definition of FUC) who have another name for me: F-U-C-K-E-R (see picture of my eyes above for definition of F-U-C-K-E-R).

Boo, hoo.

I have been accused in many corners of overstepping my bounds. I have been confronted by a number of FUCs who have said, "Hey, dial it down brother." Well, they actually didn't say that because FUCs have better grammar, but you get the picture.

Here's the thing: the FUCs are bothered by the F-U-C-K-E-R-S, and because of that, there are some good FUC points bubbling to the top of the cream. Sometimes we F-U-C-K-E-R-S need to poke the FUCs in the eye a little for all of us to get real. Now it's time to suck those creamy ideas off and for everyone to get fat and sassy together.

My contention about this whole Skylight affair is that the FUCs in our community may or may not be working behind the scenes because they are as outraged as the F-U-C-K-E-R-S over how one arts institution in our community can continue to build more mistrust, suspicion and ill feelings as the management of The Skylight decides that the best tactic is to remain silent. Time will only tell if their back room deals are actually happening, or if that's just a nice bit of lip service.

Well, as an F-U-C-K-E-R, I can't really advocate silence. I would point to the fact that the silence at The Skylight that continues in regards to their mangling of this situation is proof enough for me that silence in all forms is an ineffective way to conduct business.

I'm not smooth. I'm not concerned much with appearances (see the glasses?). The measure of this man is to continue to make some noise.

I would suggest that those of you who are outraged about the management of The Skylight and their arrogant belief that the fervor will end not believe the hype that the worst of the PR bashing is over for The Skylight. Dig in, get ready, and be prepared to be questioned at every turn, F-U-C-K-E-R-S. The real goal of continuing to make noise about the gross miscalculation of not involving the greater community that has cherished The Skylight for generations before making a change that alters the very root nature of the experience at The Skylight is to demand some accountability for breaking a huge trust in our cherished arts community. I don't purport to have the perfect answer to the fixes that need to be made at The Skylight, but I do know those fixes will be brutal, and the next steps towards recovery of the institution need immediate attention. I still believe that The Managing Director and The Executive Committee of The Skylight needs to step aside so that trust can be more rapidly restored and the painful work to help the necessary restructuring of The Skylight can be done with as much dignity and grace as possible.

Unfortunately I don't believe the management of The Skylight has earned a community wide trust to support the work that needs to be done because of their short sighted belief either expressed or suppressed that, "This will all blow over."

It won't be a part of, "This all blowing over." I promise that, and I can say that because I know that there are plenty more F-U-C-K-E-R-S like me out there who are planning to continue to make noise and point to the fact that bad deeds are no longer to be ignored and swept under the table in our community. I also know that there are a lot of FUCs out there who are smart and commited and have a little bit of F-U-C-K-E-R in them waiting to burst forth.