An altar full of grief. Inspired by the altars built in Nicaragua for the Christmas season festival of La Purisima, a celebration in praise of the Virgin Mary, a celebration full of rejoicing, parades, songs, fireworks. The very same Virgin Mary is considered the leader of the Nicaraguan army, credited with various military victories. But I hear the sorrowful mothers who have lost their sons to the hands of the US supported Contras, to the hands of many battlers in between.

Poems and music for random performance. Panties, music and Cagean chance combine to make this new edition. The I-Ching was cast on a daily basis as the panties were chosen and written about for the day. Musical values were assigned to each line of the I-Ching and "plunked -out" in the computer notation program for various instruments. The I-Ching casts were interpreted and combined in unexpected ways with the panty writings to create this edition that is both book and performance. The measures of music may be combined in any order to create your own unique symphony. An encover CD lets you listen to one possible version.