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Trevor Blake: X-Day 2008 [LINK-ZUM]

For all we know, right now it might be 7:00 am on July 5th 1998. That's what I thought ten years ago today, the first time it was 7:00 am on July 5th 1998. But then there was a 7:01 am...

Whatever day it is, however you celebrate it, happy X-Day from the Church of the SubGenius.

Labels: subgenius

Trevor Blake: The Bleeding Head of Arnold Palmer [LINK-ZUM]

This photograph was made in 1985.

Labels: art, subgenius, trevorblake

Howard Hughes: Proper operating procedure for Bungalow 1 C Date October 13, 1958 [LINK-ZUM]

It is extremely important to me that nobody ever, under any circumstances, no matter what the emergency may be, no matter how extreme the emergency, no matter what pressures are put on, no matter how unusual the circumstances may be, goes into any room, closet, cabinet, drawer, or any other area which is either used by Johnny or indicated by Johnny to be reserved by him for my things in connection with my food operation or any other phase of my operation that Johnny takes care of. I want to make sure that nobody opens any doors to any rooms, closets, cabinets, drawers or in any way, touches any portion of these areas.

I say again, no matter how strong the emergency may be, no matter how extreme the emergency may be, no matter how unusual the circumstances may be, no matter how extreme the emergency, it is extremely important to me that nobody - nobody ever, ever goes into any room, closet, cabinet, drawer, bathroom, which is either used by Johnny or indicated by Johnny to be reserved for him, or which is used to store any of the things used in connection with my food, magazines or anything that is used for me.

I say once more, no matter, no matter what the emergency, no matter how extreme the emergency, no matter how unusual the circumstances, it is extremely important to me; I say once more, no matter how extreme the emergency, no matter how unusual the circumstances may be, no matter what may have arisen, it is extremely important to me that nobody ever goes into any room, closet, cabinet, drawer, bathroom or any other area used to store any of the things which are for me - either food, equipment, magazines, paper supplies, Kleenex - no matter what.

[Memo continues at link.]

Labels: subgenius

Trevor Blake: Ace Hayes [LINK-ZUM]

I met Ace Hayes very, very briefly in the mid 1990s at one of his Secret Government Seminars at the Clinton Street Cinema. If we said more than a hello that conversation has been lost forever. But the SGS was memorable. Ace sat at a large folding table stacked at least one foot high with print outs, photocopies, manuscripts, notes and three-ring binders. In all this paperwork was his evidence for a conspiracy that controlled the world. Ace tended to remain in the realm of the unpleasant but credible, such as wealthy families controlling large industries which controlled corrupt governments which controlled the likes of you and I. His audience, however, included believers in hidden tunnels beneath local mental hospitals where ritual abuse and mind control experiments were taking place. Ace spoke first and at length, but was accommodating to audience members who wanted to speak about these more exotic topics afterwards. I admired his pro-mutant tendencies. Ace published the Portland Free Press newspaper and had a cable access television program. He died in 1998. His jaw-dropping collection of books has been scattered to the winds, but I know a secret underground bunker where some of his holdings are hidden away until the time is right. What I treasure the most from Ace is the following quote: "If you want to hide the truth, put it in a book."

Labels: portland, subgenius

Trevor Blake: Insects in Cans [LINK-ZUM]

Exhibit one:
Dr. Lance Sanchez USDA Approved Hornet Nest in a Can, Use It Today. From the film Splash Splash Oops. Portland Oregon USA, 3 August 2005.

Exhibit two:
The Modesto Bee: Angela Nellany didn't admit that she tried to kill her estranged husband with a can of wasps.

Exhibit three:
Negativland - Nesbitt's Lime Soda Song [video]

We spent a lovely summer, my wife Elaine and me,
We bought us a great big motor home, with a shower and TV,
We was camping and having a great time, watching Brokaw on Today,
Till a bee flew into the Nesbitt's Lime Soda, and we had to throw it away.
Now most of the time I'm a peaceful man, but I lost my temper that day,
Just one last bottle of Nesbitt's Lime Soda, and we had to throw it away.
I brought a case of Nehi, and Double Cola, too,
A half a dozen Upper 10's, and good old Mountain Dew,
I bought a quart of cola-a, to get me through the day,
But just one bottle of Nesbitt's Lime Soda, and we had to throw it away.
Now most of the time I'm a peaceful man, but I lost my temper that day,
Just one last bottle of Nesbitt's Lime Soda, and we had to throw it away.
We spent a lovely summer, my wife Elaine and me,
We bought us a great big motor home, with a shower and TV,
We was camping and having a great time, watching Brokaw on Today,
Till a bee flew into the Nesbitt's Lime Soda, and we had to throw it away.
FUCK! GIT - FUCKING GET OUT OF HERE! GET AWAY FROM HERE!
JUST GET THE FUCK AWAY! SHIT!

Exhibit four:
The Onion: Single Bee Sends Gathering Of Humans Into Helpless Panic.

Labels: music, subgenius, video

Magibon [LINK-ZUM]

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John Butler Trio - God will Fuck You Up [LINK-ZUM]

Labels: christianity, music, subgenius, video

Trevor Blake: The Psycholaedia of Slack at Boing Boing [LINK-ZUM]

I contributed to this book as "Rev. Dr. Uncle Onan Canobite."

Labels: books, subgenius, trevorblake

Trevor Blake: 22 November 2007 [LINK-ZUM]

Via Overheard in New York:
Hobo #1: The scientists are destroying the universe!
Passerby: I totally agree!
Hobo #2: And religions, man! Fucking religions!

Via New Scientist:
Have we hastened the demise of the universe by looking at it? That's the startling question posed by a pair of physicists, who suggest that we may have accidentally nudged the universe closer to its death by observing dark energy, which is thought to be speeding up cosmic expansion.

[No further comments. - Trevor Blake]

Labels: science, subgenius

Trevor Blake: Saturn Return (June 19, 2001) [LINK-ZUM]

Saturn Return is when Universe picks you up from under the Christmas tree and shakes you to see if it can figure out what you are.

Labels: subgenius

Kerry Wendell Thornley: Saint Distaff's Day, 7 Jan [LINK-ZUM]

There is no truth to the legend that St. Distaff, Patroness of the Spinning Wheel, was simply the creation of a medieval wit and did not actually exist. To hear some people, you would think St. Patrick and St. Christopher didn't exist!
Although never officially canonized by the Papacy, St. Distaff was a real person. What skeptics ignore is that her first name was Saint and her last name was Distaff (her middle name was Mary). A child of poor but ignorant parents who wanted to name her after Saint Mary's Hospital where she was born but didn't know how to spell hospital, Saint M. Distaff grew up to become the foremost champion of feminism of all Southern France in the dark ages. "God just ain't a man and that's that." She had heard of Eris from a passing needle sharpener who passed through her hamlet one January 7th just as the 12 Days of Christmas were winding down.
Seated at her spinning wheel near a window in a castle keep where she was employed as a maid, Saint Distaff was busy making flaxen thread when a mysterious gypsy called to her and asked if any of her needles were dull. "Just a moment and I'll look" she said. Upon discovering her sewing basked was in disarray, a chaotic hodge-podge in fact, she commenced to complain with the Five Noble Rhetorical Questions: 1) why do things get in such a jumble? 2) why cannot I find anything I need when I need it? 3) what did I do to deserve all this chaos? 4) why am I confused? 5) when will I get organized? Then the mysterious gypsy answered these questions by explaining that Eris Discordia was the answer to all but the last question, to which the proper reply was "never, so get used to it!" Upon hearing these words, Saint Distaff was enlightened - so the Inquisition burned her to a crisp.
St. Distaff is observed by embroidering samplers featuring Discordian proverbs.

[Previously unpublished. For more works by KWT, see OVO 17 The Dreadlock Recollections. - Trevor]

Labels: books, periodical, subgenius, zine

Ashley Petry: Non-Christian events concern for employers [LINK-ZUM]

Last December, retailers nationwide encountered a firestorm of criticism for removing Christmas themes from their holiday displays in an effort to avoid offending non- Christians. Instead, they inadvertently offended many Christians. The controversy reminded employers that being respectful of employees' religious practices often requires walking a fine line. The issue isn't relevant only in December. In fact, the autumn calendar is full of non-Christian holidays, such as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and the autumnal equinox, an important date in many pagan religions. The challenge for employers is to accommodate employees who celebrate those holidays, thereby avoiding religious discrimination lawsuits, without alienating other employees.

[Article continues at link. Maybe the challenge is for secular employers to remember that men and women are free to practice the superstition of their choice off the clock. Because to honor one superstition must mean an employer has to honor all the superstitions. I'm a contributor to the most recent book by the Church of the SubGenius, titled The SubGenius Psychlopaedia of Slack - The Bobliographon. Pages 238-240 (compiled by Rev. Modemac) list the SubGenius high holy days, on which a SubGenius should never be required to work. There are three hundred and sixty five of them. - Trevor Blake]

Labels: christianity, commerce, islam, judaism, subgenius, theocracy

atheist tags [LINK-ZUM]

9/11 atheist buddhism christianity hindu islam judaism magick mormon philosophy religion satanism scientology subgenius subud theocracy watchtower

Labels: 9/11, atheist, buddhism, christianity, hindu, islam, judaism, magick, mormon, philosophy, religion, satanism, scientology, subgenius, subud, theocracy, watchtower

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