July 4th is as good a day as any (better, in fact) to reiterate a salient point that I've mentioned elsewhere but you may not realize: the lightning bolts in the L!F!P! logo image designed by Justin Miller are coming out of the Liberty Bell, not into it. This means, in effect, that the symbol of American freedom is not being destroyed by outside forces, be they the punk this project focuses on or anything else. Rather, great bolts of luminous power are bursting forth from the Liberty Bell here in Philadelphia and out into the world. Putting aside any criticisms of this country by some of the interview subjects and sometimes me, I love and embrace the United States. For me, this project is a celebration of uniquely American voices and these voices, like the country that nurtured them, is a thing of beauty.