Tribal Instincts
Your monthly dose of tRiBaL PHiLosOPHy
Issue 1 of Infinitum / June 1994
cavalier
Ive spent quite a few days, since being handed this column, trying
to place into words the feelings and motives of TRiBE Tribe, TRIBE, tRIBE,
TribE, etc. Its been pretty hard to do, probably because at the moment
alot of the Tribal Feelings are hard to put into words, let alone a text
file. Oh well. Ive never been one to keep my mouth shut, so here comes
something..
Welcome TRiBE Tribe, TRIBE, tRIBE, TRibE, etc. This is my view of our
philosophy, as how it stands this month.
Were TRiBE. Were all experienced, we all have our battle scars. Weve
thrown our punches, weve had our battles. Weve been backstabbed, weve been
bamboozled. Weve had great times, weve had shitty times. Weve made our
mark, weve done our job and weve done it well. The high command of TRiBE
currently focuses around Cavalier myself, CyberChrist, and The artist
formerly known as Shihear Kallizad in no particular order, except my order,
which is nothing in particular. All of us have had our ups and downs in the
scene, all of us have been in the scene for a minimum of a year and a half.
What am I getting at?
Were TRiBE. We have no one to answer to except ourselves. Weve already
proven, time and time again, that when it comes to getting the job done, we
do it damn well. Each of us, in one way or another, have been parts of some
of the most legendary groups of people ever assembled in the scene. Weve
made our mark so to speak, and were damn proud of it. So what does this
mean for TRiBE?
Were Tribe. Were here to show the scene, which has hit the shitter,
I might add, what trendsetting is all about. I figure you take all the
great old timers and those few mutant new timers, the REAL people that
made this scene what it is, get them together and watch the sparks fly. Im
not promising an ANSI Utopia - Fuck that, its been promised before. Im not
promising the ultimate super elite group that will leave all the non members
drooling in their lameness - well, not yet. TRiBE has nothing to prove to
anyone except TRiBE. TRiBE could consist of 5 members by next January, TRiBE
could consist of 500 members by next January, it doesnt matter. TRiBE is
TRiBE, and if youre not TRiBE, screw you, you lose.
Fuck egos, there are more important places for that. Fuck wars, weve
done them all and done them right. Fuck old group wars or rivalries, theres
no use for them anymore. If youre disgusted by this file, I give a shit. If
youre disgusted by the ideas Im proposing, the methods Im using, the shock
technique you might think Im employing, delete this and every other TRiBE
file you see. Thats the difference. This is the new TRiBE. If you dont care
about us, well Merry Christmas because we dont give a shit about you, either.
*SMOOCH*. We answer to no one but ourselves.
If youre not in TRiBE, screw you, you lose, slick. Maybe I should
trademark that phrase. I cant express it any other way. Were TRiBE. Any
member of TRiBE can walk into a congegration of elite dudes, say Yo, Im
TRiBE - and *NOTHING* else matters. We dont have to run around screaming
and warring and playing little group wars because WERE THE BEST. God.
That sounds like such a fucking egotistical statement, but its TRUE.
Everyone here in TRiBE, everyone whos going to be in TRiBE, is saying Ive
made my mark. Im in TRiBE now. Whatever I release is fantastic because Im
TRiBE and nothing else matters. Theres not a single piece of work thats
released or will be released, that a TRiBESMAN can look down upon. Our pack
is quality, our pack has one thing people lack, pride. TRiBE PRiDE. If you
dont believe in your group or love the people youre working with, what the
fuck are you doing there? Were having a blast. Were kicking ass, were
taking names, were TRiBE.