Lee Flier (lee@cavern.vortex.com)
Fri, 7 Feb 1992 10:27:57 PDT
lmitten@vms.cis.pitt.edu (Lisa Mitten) writes:
> The AKWESASNE NOTES story by Hank Adams (a highly respected fishing rights
> activist from the NW Coast - and not a glory-seeker by any means) covers
> much of the information that Lee has posted, but obviously makes differnt
> conclusions. Hank Adams asserts that J.Marks-Gregory Markopulos-Jamake
> Highwater are one and the same...
I'll say we make different conclusions! My research at the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences cinematic library leaves me no doubt
that the story is a fake. I am very aware that both Akwesasne Notes and
Hank Adams are very well respected, including by me, which makes the
whole thing all the more bizarre and very disheartening.
> ...and the accompanying photographs of each
> of these people leaves no doubt that they are the same guy, unless the
> photographs are mislabeled.
The only photograph of Markopoulos I could locate at this library was
taken in 1964. He has a similar build to Highwater and the facial
features are somewhat similar; their hair is very different (Markopoulos
has very kinky hair which was already receding by 1964, when he would
have been 34, while Highwater has a full head of very thick, nearly
straight hair), but someone might argue that he wears a wig. However,
the earliest photo I have of Highwater was taken in 1972, when he was
clearly a youthful-looking 29 or 30. I have followed Highwater's work
since '73 and I know the photos I have of him to be accurate. While
someone might take a 1964 photo of Markopoulos and be able to show
a similarity to a 1984 photo of Highwater, when you factor in the age
difference there's no dice.
> Adams discusses Marks' devotion to Greek
> mythology and philosophy, and how he built that into his book THE PRIMAL
> MIND.
Yes, Jamake Highwater has studied Greek mythology extensively, as did
Markopoulos. Highwater has also studied and written about almost every
other cultural mythology in the world. The man is a cultural scholar.
His latest book, "Myth and Sexuality", illustrates quite well the depth
and breadth of his knowledge of world culture. Markopoulos used ONLY
Greek references in his work.
Anyway, Lisa has put a copy of Hank Adams' complete article in the mail for
me. As soon as I receive it, I will post a point-by-point refutation, com-
plete with citations of my research. I don't see how anyone who researches
the facts could possibly conclude that these guys are the same person.
= Lee =
Lee A. Flier
lee@cavern.vortex.com