Friday 15 May 2009

#9: Chek's lies and cable ties

AuntyNazi are under threat of legal action. While Daniel was in Austria, helping the Reactor people help with Big Lizard’s Big Idea and Luke was working at an equestrian centre for troubled youth, last month I became the subject of a very tragic legal nonsense. Debate has arisen regarding my legal status as a member of AuntyNazi. The use of the Sooty Monkey mask, image, name and all character likenesses it has been claimed are still licensed to Mr Chek Bytes, the former Webmaster of the defunct WAP site with which I was associated until June 2004 when I made my impromptu appearance in AuntyNazi Phase IX. For legal reasons, I have received notice that I shall "...not be appearing in the upcoming AuntyNazi Phase XIII: the Minotaurial Candidate" which is scheduled to take place in London next month. We'll see how things unfold.


In 2004, during the performance of Phase IX, after Luke unwittingly opened a window and climbed into WAP, thus creating a natural vacuum in Reactor Towers (the location of Phase IX), I grasped the opportunity and climbed down loaded into the performance, filling the void created by Luke's departure. Shortly after that the WAP site was shut down and Luke was then able to return and we have been a trio (although Luke and Daniel oddly still use the term duo) ever since. Five years on it has come to light that I am still bound by contract to Mr Bytes. Keen to hold onto me, Luke and Daniel have decied to blow their entire budget on the purchase of 1000 cable ties.