International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
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On April 12 of 2007 quite a furor resulted by Dr Howard V Hendrix who explained in a post on LiveJournal that he would not be seeking the presidency of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America — having previously served as vice president. This decline of such ambitions was attributed to his disdain for authors who offer their work free on the internet ... whom he referred to as "webscabs" who are "converting the noble calling of Writer into the life of Pixel-stained Technopeasant Wretch".
This somewhat severe dismissal of those who wish to be read regardless of profitability became declared as International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day by accomplished author Jo Walton whose aim was the encouragement of writers to post "professional quality" pieces for free on the internet.
Other noted authors contributed to that first International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day observed in 2007. Being a writer as well as a reader I can certainly sympathize with Dr Hendrix's attitude toward those who would diminish the market ... but it's a given fact that "you can't always get what you want". This leaves us hoping we "find sometimes we get what we need !"
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Well, I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she would go meet her connection
At her feet was her footloose man
No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometime, you just might find
You get what you need
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair shares of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
And if we don't, we don't blow a 50-amp fuse", yeah
And no, you can't always get what you want
No, you can't always get what you want
Well, no, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need, baby
And I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescriptions filled
I was standin' in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill
We decided to have a soda
"Whatcha favorite flavor?", "Cherry red"
And I sung my song to my friend Jimmy
And he said one word back to me, that was "Dead"
I said
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes, you just might find
You get what you need
Oh, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
And I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
And she was practised that the art of deception
I could tell by her blood-stained hands
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
Oh, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You get what you need
By Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Performed by the Rolling Stones