Stanford, California: CFY Publications, 1984. Very Good. Stanford, California: CFY Publications, 1984. Very Good. Real, V.O., et al. Birth of Tragedy Vol. III No. 2. Stanford, California: CFY Publications, vol. 3, no. 2, Nov. – Jan., 1984-85. Tabloid, 11 1/4 by 15-inches, 24 pp. Newsprint is yellowed with very light edge wear. The “Fear Issue” of BOT, with interviews with the principals behind Survival Research Laboratory, Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys fame, and poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti; poetry by Ferlinghetti, Henry Rollins, and others; and, yes, two letters to the editor from Charles Manson. An interesting mix. What is the mission statement of BOT? I’m glad you asked: “The Birth of Tragedy has to do with the ugly and sad, the transcendent and beatific and how they got that way. The dirt behind the daydream, the hopelessness of false idol worship and what is original sin and why am I suffering for it? It’s also about the truth, and not a truth I’ve created, but a truth I’ve found. Send me life and watch it flower, you reaping what you’ve sown.” And now you know. (os)