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The Informant - by N.L. Belardes

Just sitting at my desk when an email as cryptic as those of the pizzeria Nazi General popped in, titled, "The Ppl Speaking Up bout The Rock And Roll Farm." Before I show you the email, take a look at the general himself and his regime, written by warlord DeNiro himself on the Jerry's Pizza Calendar:

presidente: Nathaniel Bergovski II
director of day to day: Sean Knight
executor of financial collateralization: Jen Evans
security force watchguard supreme: Chris Sawyer
l'hardcore troop colo-nel: Kyle Keels
spiritual leader: Nexus
street man organizer/foreign protocol: Dru Blood
chaos league manager: Ryan Sikola
minister of propaganda : Dirty Rotten David
sound engineer general : Tom Hayden
day to day assistant : Kyle Whittaker
sound tech 2/ keeper of the royal sanctum : Mike Luter
advisor to the sound party/ co aux : Brandon Homme
fresno city vp/ day to day: Brianna Kiggens
merced vp/ day to day: Nate Noomchalk
modesto vp/ day to day: Erica Parker
Bakersfield Street Team Leader : Codie/ Todd/ Joey
sacramento ally: Travis Waugh


And then this letter from someone wanting to send a message regarding the revolution taking place in the Bakersfield music scene. Funny, Han Solo just said, "May the Force be with you," on the TV. Luke thought he bailed on the rebellion...but did he? Anyway, here's the letter... it's full of Kornisms, Natisms, angryisms, fallen venues, dastardly doings, and accusations galore...

Hello NL,

I'm not going to give you my name for now, but i have something
to say bout some of this shit bout Mr.Wannabe "Jonathan Davis" Nate Berg.
He is a damn liar he is the one to cause the closures of all these
great venues that have been opening up because he makes sure he drives up on
his "house on wheels" I mean his van when he trys to shut down the other
venues, so he can gloat and let the victim's now of his doing. Now lets name
some of the venues who has suffered his supposed control of his so called town
of which everyone hates him but doesn't speak up since he is almost the
only venue left hmmmm....... I wonder why??? They gotta see their shows
somewhere right?

Ben Dovers
Murder City
Gigantic

He says he's all for the kids to watch their fav bands play bullshit
he's there to take their money and just them in a shithole of a venue with
no lights and the most possible shitty sound equipment i've seen. I could
buy shit at a couple yard sales and make it sound better then the shit he
puts out.

And all the promises he makes towards bands to come down and play then
goes behind their back and gives money that he said he would give them for
gas and gives it to the band he feels like. So many bands refuse to play
there anymore, because he cheats them out of money and steals shows from
other venues. Even if he reads this I have nothing to do with any of these
venues, I am a person of the music and the bands not anything more I am a lover
of the music. So I hope he reads this and understands that I won't be the
last one to speak up and more and more will come they just need to speak up
let and let the Bakersfield Music Scene grow instead of letting Nate Berg
bring it to it's demise.

So much good talent in this town but yet none of it gets put to good
use because whats the point of only getting to play at one venue...??? The
point of being a band is going to different places to let ppl hear what they
write from the heart and actually get to put their good talent to use.

Whats with him saying bout the the "b rate talent" they will always be
"b rate talent" if their never let out of the cage that Nate Berg puts
them in, and doesn't let them become greater then they are and that they can
become. But no because he doesn't accept "b rate talent"

All he can do is write all this nosense about brotherhood or stupid
shit like that and he sounds like a damn dictator trying to win over the
votes to become president or something. Maybe someone should run an
investigation with the police against him to prove he was the one to call or have
people call to shut down places that would improve the downtown scene.

Well i'm done for now more to come later.

The Informant.

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