It's really an urban guerrilla group who operate with a very loose hierarchy. Those of us who have been around a long time have a little seniority in the decision-making process. Over the years literally several thousand people have come through the Peace Heathens. We staffed the Peace Concerts in the late '80s and early '90s, we staffed Snoqualmie Moondances, the Star-light Mountain Festival, and Hempfests. We've done the Freakers' Ball, Operation Cleansweep on the Ave., the free table and then the storefront we used to have on the Ave.
Different people come forward for different projects.
Over the years we've gotten some really good people. Talk about Hempfest. Well, everybody showed up at the meeting except the guy that organized it. My buddy Gary was so disappointed by the no-show of the organizer that he decided to put together something himself. He came to me and asked if I wanted to emcee it.