tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-114048432024-03-13T13:55:42.060-04:00The Office Pulpit of Rev. Ivan StangNews from The SubGenius Foundation of immediate interest to devoted members of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius (www.subgenius.com)Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-39013936949394860752012-09-17T18:26:00.000-04:002012-09-17T18:26:02.722-04:00NEWS Sept 2012<a href="http://www.maybelogic.net/mla-courses/current/463-class-d" target="_blank"><b>SubGenius Cult Management/History Course -- Starts Oct. 1 at MaybeLogic Academy</b></a>
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Strictly online! No need to show up on campus, as there is
no campus. Runs for 6 weeks. It's okay to join late.</div>
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For your $120 you get about $1200 worth of SubGenius media
downloads -- hundreds of hours of SubGenius audio and video available nowhere else,
plus much of the media sold in our catalog, as well as thousands of pages of
graphics (scans of old Stark Fists, Quijibos, comics, artwork, news reports,
interviews, photos, letters from the famous and the infamous, original cult-building
notes) and a book-length detailed description of damn near everything that
happened in Church of the SubGenius that I, Stang, know of. We're even
including the PDF of our book, <i>PSYCHLOPAEDIA OF SLACK, </i>which is now otherwise
out of print. Several live chat lessons per week will be held for those who
would like to "jam" with us or who have specific questions. Other
Church Elders helping this year include Dr. Philo Drummond, Dr. G. Gordon
Gordon and Uncle Onan Canobite. It's very loose; you don't have to participate
but can simply lurk and download if you choose. (The downloadable media fills 3
to 4 DVD-Rs.) This is the fifth but possibly the last year we will offer this
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<a href="http://www.maybelogic.net/mla-courses/current/463-class-d" target="_blank">http://www.maybelogic.net/mla-courses/current/463-class-d</a></div>
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<b>15X-Day -- A True Rehearsal for the End of the World</b></div>
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Just before the 15X-Day Drill started at Wisteria campground
in Southern Ohio, a devastating storm struck the area and turned all the
surrounding cities into disaster areas -- EXCEPT WISTERIA! That campground full
of SubGeniuses, alone, continued to have power, water and ice. Those who stayed
home in places like Columbus sweltered in the heat with no Internet, while at
the campground the show went on and we got many hours of recordings of great
rants, bands, live radio shows, Bobtisms, topless pillow fights etc., currently
being heard on many recent Hours of Slack: <a href="http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos.html" target="_blank">http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos.html</a></div>
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The attendees posted their reports and photos on various
SubG Facebook pages; we collected many of the best NSFW photos and stashed them
here: <a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/15XDay/15X-Day.html" target="_blank">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/15XDay/15X-Day.html</a></div>
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Note also the links to numerous amusing new videos by Dr.
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Attendance was up slightly from last year, with a lot of new
younger SubGenii as well as Church Elders such as Dr. Philo Drummond, Dr. G.
Gordon Gordon, Dr. Hal and Papa Joe Mama. Two legal (and yet romantic!)
weddings were conducted, as well as the traditional Burning of "Bob"
and the July 5 7 a.m. Saucer-Awaiting. As usual, much new swag was generated
for the event, still available from our CafePress SubStore: <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/subgen/188969" target="_blank">http://www.cafepress.com/subgen/188969</a></div>
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<b>SUBGENIUS WIKIA</b></div>
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<a href="http://subgenius.wikia.com/wiki/Category:SubGenius" target="_blank">http://subgenius.wikia.com/wiki/Category:SubGenius</a></div>
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Our friend General Public has been busting ass assembling
this online encyclopedia of all things SubGenius. It's not always doctrinal and
is chock full of funny lies and horrible jokes, but it's still more accurate
than most descriptions of the Church. The graphics are very carefully selected
and there are many links to some of the best SubGenius videos and websites.
It's open to contributors, and like Wikipedia itself is potentially a
bottomless pit. Highly recommended for those eager for more inside dirt on
SubGenius.</div>
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<b>Stang interviewed in New World Manifesto Documentary</b></div>
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<i>"I Moan TAYVAY!"</i> Some nice multinational young
people driving a school bus full of video equipment stopped by The
Slackermansion in Cleveland Heights as part of their USA -wide documentary
project called "New World Manifesto." For once my crediting of Dr.
Drummond was included! They did a good job of culling 10 minutes from 2 hours.
Their website includes many other videos from their travels as well.</div>
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<a href="http://www.motylowo.home.pl/bus/category/films/" target="_blank">http://www.motylowo.home.pl/bus/category/films/</a></div>
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<b>Slack Hole 2.0, Other Major SubGenius Facebook Pages</b></div>
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The Slack Hole was probably the most entertaining of the
SubGenius Facebook pages, but Facebook caught it being naughty and took it
away. Luckily, it rebounded as the new and improved SLACK HOLE 2.0</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/362568693817116/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/362568693817116/</a></div>
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The most-"liked" SubFace page is the OFFICIAL
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and another official one is The SubGenius Foundation:</div>
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A kind of "High Weirdness," mostly reporting on
the dumbest in human behavior, is SUBGENIUS OF THE DAY:</div>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/131615470206916?ap=1" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/groups/131615470206916?ap=1</a></div>
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<b>Some Interesting Recent SubGenius-Related Links</b></div>
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10 Extremely Weird Religions:</div>
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HIGH WEIRDNESS BY MAIL update</div>
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Hour of Slack listener? You might want to fill out this
survey:</div>
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The STARK FIST DAILY</div>
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Oldie but Goodie: SubGenius Comics</div>
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<b>The "Stang Retired" Hoax</b></div>
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Just to tease some chronic haters, we announced in our main
Members-Only forum, ScrubGenius, and in a couple of Church Facebook pages, that
I, Rev. Stang, had retired and put the widely feared (yet also widely imitated)
Dr. K'taden Legume in charge of the Church. Much to our surprise, not only did
a lot of SubGeniuses fall for it, but it made the news despite its absurd
wording. Our immediate confession did NOT make the news, which figures. I'm not
retired. I probably CAN'T retire unless "Bob" orders it.</div>
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<b>Dorkus!</b></div>
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Reminder: My radio spoutin' buddy and prayer partner
Lonesome Cowboy Dave, with his friend Wes Jenkins, has published a new book of
humorous bulldada:</div>
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<i>DORKUS AND THE AFFAIRS OF LORD WILLING</i></div>
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<i>ENDLESS YARNS! GRIPPING GRAPHICS! ! TITILLATING TINTYPES! </i></div>
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<i>Set in the heart of the Brutish Empire and the uncivil belly
of Merika of the 1860's, this is a bumpy tale of a twisted aristocrat who is
conducting sovereign-sanctioned ergot</i></div>
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<i>experiments on his entourage, who in turn are controlled by
dark and</i></div>
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<i>fatuous forces. Dickens meets Jules Verne in Dada soaked
Victoriana.</i></div>
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<b>Donations -- THANK YOU!</b></div>
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When we revealed last year that we sometimes struggle
financially to keep all the Church outlets open and functioning, many people,
many of them strangers, heeded the call and donated to the Church or Hour of
Slack. I cannot express how much that meant to us. It certainly helps morale as
well as keeping the Church afloat. In a few cases the amounts caused our hearts
to soar like a hawk, but even more inspiring are the NUMBERS of people who
chose to help out, even with a buck here and there. Those contributions are as
important as the graphic, audio and SHEER GUT BLOW-OUT contributions from the
great blabbermouths, musicians and artists of the Church. It makes the constant
effort FEEL worthwhile. It brings actual Slack. Hopefully our continued work on
the radio show and the various web outlets demonstrates that Slack, and,
hopefully, spreads it around like Golden Manure.</div>
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<b>SubGenius Books Gradually Going Out of Print</b></div>
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Right now we have a nice supply of THE BOOK OF THE SUBGENIUS
and REVELATION X. BOOK is now an ebook as well and might not survive much
longer as a physical book. REVELATION X isn't even an ebook and may well soon
go the way of THE BOBLIOGRAPHON, HIGH WEIRDNESS BY MAIL and THREE-FISTED TALES
OF "BOB". All copies we sell are autographed. Get 'em while you can.</div>
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<b>New Dr. Seuss Readings 4 Xmas</b></div>
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Princess Wei and I scored two more Dr. Seuss books for our
grandboys, so we each read one into the magic Zafodian location recorder. I did
the one with the monsters and Wei did the sweet one.BTW when we say "I love you" at the end we mean our grandkids, not YOU.</div>
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<i>If I Ran the Zoo</i></div>
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<b>Latest BugPorn blog on Raw Story, BugPorn YouTubes</b></div>
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In truth this (like most of what I send Raw Story) is old. I
have been playing with microscopes, cameras and hideous animalcules for a
couple of years now. Just before 15X-Day I whip-edited several new short
videos. Probably not for everybody. They have nothing to do with the Church of
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MicroBugPorn 2012, #5: DARK ORGY </div>
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The good Rev. Zafod donated a new microscope with a built-in
digital video camera, and although it's not the highest-resolution on the
planet, it's sure a lot less shaky than holding a camera against an eyepiece.
This one, with music by Rev. Two Beans, is my favorite, because it is really
pretty gross. As the water drop dries up, the Philodina rotifers from my
birdbath get crowded closer and closer together. The final shot shows a rotifer
munching out inside the EYE of a mosquito larva. Hot action! A couple of
Cladocerans or "water fleas" are shown at the beginning, one with
diarrhea and the other afflicted with parasites. This is probably the grossest
of the series. The funny thing is, billions of much uglier creatures live in
your mouth and your hair follicles -- not to mention your intestines. Praise
"Bob"!</div>
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MicroBugPorn #2: HARDCORE</div>
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MicroBugPorn 2012, #6: GrossOut</div>
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This one stars a Stylonychia and, at the end, a really large
and unusually Lava-Lite-like amoeba. There many other "bit parts" as
well, and a cast of untold thousands of bacteria -- although they appear only
as little dots in the murk. Princess Wei claims that the images, combined with
Rev. Just John's "Gastrik Bop" music, will sicken the more delicate
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MicroBugPorn 2012, #4: Swallowing</div>
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This one features many microbes and worse things cavorting
to a classic '70s-porn musical track, but the highlights are extremely close
shots of Philodina rotifers sucking food-beings into their gullet-holes. Since
they're partially transparent, you can see their throat-jaws (the
"mastax") grinding up the little wads of algae. Also clearly visible
is the glue-emitting two-toed "foot" of the Philodina, a bodily organ
shared, like the rotary mouth-cilia, by all rotifers, however drastically
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Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-22842263754828464922012-06-18T08:22:00.000-04:002012-06-18T08:22:23.774-04:00Stang Retirement "News Release" Confession <style>
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</style>We hate to have to reveal this so soon, but the hoax (originally published ONLY on SubGenius sites) is already making the news -- which should tell you something about the dependability of the news. <br /><br />That "news release" about Stang retiring was merely another in a series of SubIntelligence Tests: a Gullibility Test in this case. We truly thought it too preposterous for ANYBODY to believe. So, despite previous similar tests, we are again sincerely surprised to see how many, ahem, "SubGeniuses" failed utterly to see through what should have been grossly obvious as a put-on -- especially within the context of The Church of the SubGenius. Every now and then we do things like this to sweep out the wishful thinkers, Gimme-Bobs, the eagerly gullible and a new species: those too dumb EVEN to be a SubGenius (something we previously imagined to be a contradiction in terms). <br /><br />Some folks can't handle or even recognize satire unless it has a laugh track or Smiley-Face icon attached to it, and those are NOT the kind of people that are going to benefit from "Bob's" Church; many such individuals have in fact become huge liabilities in times past. You might call it "Spring Cleaning." Weeding out the "believer" types and/or the Slacklessly judgmental -- or, rather, setting up a situation whereby they weed themselves out in reflex butthurt ragequitting -- increases the likelihood of the Xists coming through this year, FINALLY. For, as it says in The PreScriptures, "The Conclusion-Jumper shall be at The Judgment." <br /><br />Again, for those with reading comprehension disabilities: <br /><br />I, Stang, am not retiring; we just wanted to see how various people, especially certain chronically jealous haters, would react to a transparently absurd hoax. We were eager to see who would WANT to believe it. <br /><br />The most hilariously indignant responses were selected for reading on HOUR OF SLACK #1365, aired last Sunday night. Special thanks to Dr. Legume for writing the news release, and to the chronic whiner who did everything he possibly could to get himself "banned," yet failed even at that. What he DID manage to do was inspire this particular test session. <br />
<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://traffic.libsyn.com/hourofslack/Hour_of_Slack_1365.mp3%20"> http://traffic.libsyn.com/hourofslack/Hour_of_Slack_1365.mp3 </a><br /><br />There will be another pop quiz tomorrow. <br /><br /> For those who must have this sort of thing spelled out, the news about the SubGenius mom's missing child, and his subsequently being found, was NOT a hoax.Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-17071373919104920912012-06-15T14:23:00.004-04:002012-06-15T14:23:26.561-04:00NEWS RELEASERev. Ivan Stang announced today his retirement from the SubGenius Foundation, citing his ill demeanor and declining patience with internal conflict among the members of the SubGenius Church, appointing long-time collaborator Dr.K'taden Legume to the position of President and CEO of the Foundation.<br /><br />Rev. Stang will continue to produce his nationally syndicated radio program, "The Hour of Slack", and attend personal speaking engagements. Rev.Stang later commented, "I'm sick to death of dealing with idiots when my time can be better spent attempting to capture the vicious Jaggi".<br /><br />Dr.Legume immediately appointed Priestess Pisces as his VP, and stated that his first order of business is to examine the membership rolls and "weed out the dead weight and the malcontents".<br /><br />Legume announced that there will be a huge addendum to the church's list of banned members prohibited from attending the SubGenius Foundation's annual X-Day event, to be released to the public on June 30.<br /><br />"This is the beginning of a new era for the SubGenius Church", Legume stated earlier today, "My vision for the SubGenius Church is a radical departure from the tolerant policies of the past. While I expect it to be rough at the beginning as the flock gets used to the idea of a more controlled environment and more selective and stringent requirements for membership and participation in the SubGenius community, they will realize, that, as always, my way is the best way...the ONLY way. I expect this will be a new golden age for the SubGenius Church."<br /><br />Dr.Legume will be receiving a six figure salary commensurate with his duties and experience.<br />Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-35108342163165375132012-05-04T16:02:00.001-04:002012-05-04T16:07:25.132-04:00<a href="" name="7764704617670525569"></a>
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SubGenius Family Vacation 2011-2012, 15 X-Day, Dorkus</h2>
Some readers may have noticed that although I enjoy posting endless tl:dr rantings and anecdotes to the Ministers-only ScrubGenius forum on a daily basis, I hate "blogging," and put things on this page only to advertise something, when I HAVE to. Current spam follows.<br />
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Some nice people offered to pay me for blogging, so I have sent some of my better ScrubGenius posts and some really old ones from alt.slack when it was still, well, a SubGenius group, to RAW STORY for their new blog page CULTURE CLUTCH, which already features the great Dr. Hal Robins. None of my, er, "blogs" are posted yet but will be soon. Much of it concerns my personal ShorDurPerSavs outside of the Church, like protozoans, geologically surreal landscapes, monsters, and hiking trail restrooms.<br />
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<a href="http://www.rawstory.com/rs/category/culture-clutch/">CULTURE CLUTCH BLOG by Dr. Hal and Rev. Stang on RAWSTORY.COM</a>
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<a href="http://www.subgenius.com/stang/2011-12-SubG_Family_Vacation/index.html"><b>SUBGENIUS FAMILY VACATION photos</b></a><br />
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We are only one-third of the way through this project, as our winter "vacations" last 3 months now. (I pack my office into the back of the iVan.) But I'm running audio clips from it on <i>Hour of Slack,</i> so it's time to post the photos of what I'm talking about on the show. There is a "best-of" section at the front for those people busy enough to not wade through the whole thing. On the other hand, if you are interested in Southwestern desert landscapes, rotting buildings, and strange names and logo-art of local beers, you might love all of it.
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<a href="http://subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/15XDay/15X-Day.html"><b>15X-Day/Starwood</b></a><br />
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We have already pointed you to the main 1X-Day XV pages, but Dr. Legume has created some new videos on that subject that are worth seeing and possibly highly offensive:<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/thySuJ6AMRY">The Uninvited SubGenius With the Small Hairy Penis</a>
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<a href="http://youtu.be/BKqBVpP6sXY">A Trip To SubGenius Heaven - The Director's Cut</a>
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<a href="http://puzzledsquirrel.com/2012/03/dorkus-and-the-affairs-of-lord-willing-2/"><b>Lonesome Cowboy Dave's New Book</b></a><br />
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Actually it is by Dave and his old buddy Wes Jenkins (heard on Hour of
Slack decades ago!):
<b>DORKUS AND THE AFFAIRS OF LORD WILLING</b>
It is only available as 3 kinds of e-books, not yet as a printed physical book. I bought the PDF
because that's the one anyone can read, even me.
There is also a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn_N7JssioY&feature=colike">video</a>!<br />
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Here is the accurate blurb:
<i>ENDLESS YARNS! GRIPPING GRAPHICS! ! TITILLATING TINTYPES! A Novel by
Dave Deluca & Wes Jenkins. Set in the heart of the Brutish Empire and
the uncivil belly of Merika of the 1860's, this is a bumpy tale of a
twisted aristocrat, who is conducting sovereign-sanctioned ergot
experiments on his entourage, who in turn are controlled by dark and
fatuous forces. Dickens meets Jules Verne in Dada soaked Victoriana.
Available exclusively in EBOOK format from Puzzled Squirrel Press.
Visit <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://wp.me/p1yvpi-dH">Puzzled Squirrel Press</a> for more details.
Now also available from <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9780984935406">iBooks</a>!
</i>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-11337665174812142682012-03-17T22:39:00.002-04:002012-03-17T22:43:45.399-04:0015X-Day Official Site Finally Up<style>p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/15XDay/15X-Day.html">15 X-Day July 2-8 "2012"</a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Don't miss the "<a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/15XDay/Instructions.html">Instructions</a>" and "<a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/15XDay/OnanX-Day_Dos__Donts.html">Dos and Don'ts</a>" pages etc. . There's plenty of new stuff there, including a triple Pipeload of great new art by Dr. K'taden Legume.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">There's also an active <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/140988266018918/">15X-Day Facebook page</a>.<br /></p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times;"></span>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-40479623482230226522011-10-13T20:31:00.001-04:002011-10-13T20:33:17.174-04:00Reminder for Clevelandians: "Devival" This Weekend, Oct. 15<a href="http://www.subgenius.com/newdevivals.html"> http://www.subgenius.com/newdevivals.html</a><style>p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I will be ranting at THE NE OHIO WITCHES BALL/"CON ON THE COB", 7 p.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cononthecob.com/">http://www.cononthecob.com/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Clarion Hudson at 240 East Hines Hill Road Hudson, OH 44236</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Also See This More Dobbscentric NEO Witches Ball Website</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.neowitchesball.com/">http://www.neowitchesball.com/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">From what I can tell this is sort of like two different events crammed together -- a 4-day geek/comics/crafts/sf con and a 1-night somewhat "neopagan-y" Halloween party (The Witches Ball, I assume based roughly on the older one in Columbus). Wei and I are planning to spend Saturday there because some of the "con" (not Con) stuff sounds fun and involves monsters, and we'll probably hang out after my rant, for bands and also guest parties where they'll probably give us free drinks. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I don't know for sure that a single ordained SubGenius will be there, and the only organizer I've met is the magician Michael Mirth, who performed at Starwood -- STAGE magic, not that other kind that's COMPLETELY fake.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">For me this is good because it means I'm not "preaching to the choir," but doing "SubGenius 101," which I can probably do while asleep. And it's much more fun to preach at strangers than at SubGeniuses, because the strangers are always much more polite and don't preach back at the tops of their lungs. But, they are paying me, so as always under that condition, I will give it my all. (Meaning I won't touch any inebriant all day.) Before and after, Wei and I can ogle nerd girls in dorky costumes, artwork, vendor crap we can't afford, and miniatures. There's even a special effects make-up workshop. And something called "DEVO SPICE" -- I dunno if that's a band or what, but it just before the "devival" so I guess I'll find out. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The only thing I'm not looking forward to is hauling swag in for what will probably not be many sales. But every single penny counts. Who knows, we might even save a soul or two. And you never know when somebody will turn up who is SO drunk that they want to buy one of EVERYTHING.</p>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-20618013735584073722011-09-15T23:52:00.002-04:002011-09-15T23:54:56.938-04:00VERY Heavily Revised SubSITE Page: SubG Blogs, Websites, Podcasts, YouTubes List<style>p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/contact.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/contact.htm</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I've been at this (among other things) for days now, and, ASIDE FROM WHAT'S STILL MISSING, every link should work. MOST of them are "new" in that they weren't on this page before; 3/4 of what used to be there died and have been properly buried.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Includes:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Branch Offices</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Usenet</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Other SubGenius Websites</p> <p class="MsoNormal">SubGenius Shops (unofficial)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">E-Groups & Lists</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Clenches & Schisms</p> <p class="MsoNormal">War-Gods of AntiMusic (doktorbands)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">SubGenius Radio on the Web </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Since 1995 this list, and its categories, have mutated considerably. Before this week's monstro revision, Rev. Bucky was the last person to attack it, and that was years ago. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Just checking to make sure the links WORK takes an hour! FOLLOWING all the places these various sites lead, well, I'll leave that to those with a lot more spare time than I have.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I know that a lot of sites MUST be missing. For instance, the great SubGenius band THE AMINO ACIDS is not represented, because they technically broke up (except for SubGenius devival purposes). But... I don't know how many OTHER bands replaced them under bandleader Rev. Angry Larry!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I MUST SURELY have left out many important sites and forums with almost CRIMINAL negligence. WON'T YOU HELP? If I left yours out, EMAIL ME, damn it! "stang@subgenius.com" isn't that hard to remember. Trying to keep up with 30 years' worth of Clenches has turned my remaining half-a-brain-cell to MUSH. ONLY YOU can fill in the holes in this Swiss Cheese of a SubGenius Internet List.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It's funny... I remember a time when all SubGenius spin-offs were printed on PAPER, and the list of THOSE was a 16-page document with TINY PRINT! QUIJIBO was, as far as I know, the last of those zines... and I can't find a Quijibo website now! (However, I DID scan almost all Church-related pages of all QUIJIBOs for the SubGenius History Class, which I've been considering turning into the SubGenius History PAY-PER-VIEW website.)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times;">Meanwhile... won't you help out an old Sacred Scribe? I've asked around, and got a few new clues and hints and URLs, but I KNOW there's still a lot missing. If you know of something?... WHIP IT OUT.</span>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-40009756053119894352011-07-23T00:25:00.002-04:002011-07-23T00:30:51.674-04:0014X-Day Official Report Now on SubSITE (but growing)<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/14XDay/14X-Day_Pics/index.html">http://subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/14XDay/14X-Day_Pics/index.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/14XDay/14X-Day_Pics/index.html"><br /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">This version has two main photo sections besides the text report:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">1) Photos by Stang-Doe, now carefully identified in file names and selected in order by day, several with MP3 soundtracks -- but only from Wednesday night, the only jam we had to work from until today, and the Hour of Slack first part from Thursday. More audio (plus videos) will be added as we sort through the various choices of recordings).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">2) Photos by various other SubGenii, most of them collected fom Facebook and thus mostly chronologically random due to FB's renaming of photo files. I went to exactly as much trouble to make sideways shots upright as the original posters did. I did however remove the shots that were so amateurish that there was no image at all, and those so out of focus that they might as well have been shot and posted by a Pink. Ordinary photos of ordinary-looking people eating at picnic tables were likewise removed (unless their timing was dramatic.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">3) Lists of more 14X-Day stashes of photos, audio, YouTubes.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">4.) The Bobbie Awards list. Shots of Bobbie Awards recipients begin here:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/14XDay/14X-Day_Pics/14X-Day_StangDoe/2011_07_03-BobbieAwards-Bands/index2.html">http://subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/14XDay/14X-Day_Pics/14X-Day_StangDoe/2011_07_03-BobbieAwards-Bands/index2.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/14XDay/14X-Day_Pics/14X-Day_StangDoe/2011_07_03-BobbieAwards-Bands/index2.html"><br /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">What the report lacks is the gigabytes we will cull from the 23 hours of DV video, as well as most of the audio. That material will take literally weeks to sort through for Hour of Slack and YouTube use.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We retain the hottest nude shots for private trading.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:100%;" >Next: The endless track-division of the dozens of 2-hour audio files, and the work of making the videotapes presentable even for SubGenii.</span>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-73159051906508650292011-06-21T02:11:00.000-04:002011-06-21T02:12:52.123-04:00Last-Minute News, Changes, Improvements on Main SubSITE X-Day Page<a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/14XDay/14X-Day.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/14XDay/14X-Day.html</a>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-17653657948268014112011-06-17T02:29:00.002-04:002011-06-17T02:33:11.879-04:00Rev. Stang Reads "GREEN EGGS AND HAM" to his grandkids<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/MP3s/Green_Eggs_and_Ham.mp3"> <span style="font-family:Times;">http://www.subgenius.com/MP3s/Green_Eggs_and_Ham.mp3</span></a></span><style>@font-face { font-family: "Lucida Grande"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-11658554630671955772011-06-17T02:27:00.000-04:002011-06-17T02:28:00.896-04:00Our OrthoStangian Convox for My Sib's Son's Perelithian Liaison<style>p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal">By Warden Fendant Stang and Primate Wei</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Around May 26, after seeing the works of Saunt M. C. Escher at the Akronian Math, Primate Wei and myself were Vocoed for a Convox of OrthoStangians for the Aut of Perelithian Liaison of the son of my sib, Anti-C!, and a Pruittessian suur. Because we had to leave the Slackianist Concent and venture extramuros, we obtained a new cartabla for our fetch.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Along the way we stayed at various small but famed maths, using a jeejaw to communicate with our fraas and suurs at each to alert them to our approach. Travelling extramuros, one is forced to break the Discipline, and I admit that we used not only jeejaws but syntactic devices at some inns sometimes even with the help of local Itas.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The roads were good and our fetch dependable, and much of the journey was pleasurable, for we passed many a productive fuel tree and page tree orchard. We often had to use super-Allswell and Jumpweed for trade, and to prevent its discovery by the agents of the Saecular powers (and attendant wasted hours before courts of dour local Panjandrums) we hid the Allswell and Jumpweed in the back of the fetch. Also, to keep the Extras from recognizing us as Avout, we traveled sans belt, chord or sphere, wearing sline's clothing and hiding our hair beneath headgear bearing kinagrams of sports teams.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our first stop was at the Wisterian Concent for Dialogs both Suvian and Periklynian with the Hierarchs there, concerning multitudinous details regarding the 14th Apert of X-Day. Fellow OrthoSubGenians at this Convox included Suur Pisces, Suur Joy, Fraa Suds and Fraa Nigel. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">At the nearby Spencerian suvin of the Centenarians Pater and Petal Nostril, we enjoyed a traditional Messal, as elaborate as any of legend for which this Clench is known.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">At the Concent of Saunt Sophie, Fraa Frop and Suur Decadence presented us with a book of specfic entitled "Anathem" by the pre-Reconsititution writer Neal Stephenson. Fraa Frop later showed a speely about uncommonly young Vlor Saunts entitled "Kick Ass," which left an impression on Warden Fendant Stang.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The agrarian math of Pa Tilles likewise proved an instructive and most enjoyable hostel. Pa Tilles presented us with the Challenge of the Vanishing Calf, a calca none has yet to solve.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">While conducting Dialogs with Saunt Byron Werner and Saunt Sterno in the Arkansanian Concent, new Dobbsharkian calcas involving more than one solution were developed. *</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the Concent of the OrthoStangians we stayed with the Thousander known as Pa Pappy, and prepared for the Aut of Perelithian Liaison of my fid. There was some suspense over this Aut, as my sib's former Perelithian partner, who had been rejected from the mathic world in the Aut of Anathem, nonetheless returned from a sline prison to the OrthoStangian concent for the ceremony. Fraa Frop, my sibs and I feared that he would go Hundreder during the Aut, and we were prepared to employ vlor against him. Luckily his spinal clamp prevented violence, and to his credit he left immediately upon the completion of the Aut.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We are now back inside the gates of the Northern OrthoStangian Concent, replete with many memories, upsights, and, I must confess, a few treasured if illicit speely recordings that later generations might hopefully use in their researches centuries hence.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">* The most recent Weiardian calca:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Saunt NHGH asks of The Dobbs: "Man made booze; "God" made pot. Who do you believe in?"</p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times;">The Dobbs replies:" Pot."</span>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-62847441861801481992011-05-01T14:58:00.000-04:002011-05-01T14:59:51.439-04:00Dozens of Newly Old SubGenius Videos Have Migrated from Google Video to YouTubeGoogle Video was around before YouTube, and allowed members to load in movies of any length, so I loaded it with my older films, some of the SubG music videos from a few years back, and whole devival rants and Amino Acids concerts. My YouTube account only held the shorter and more recent items for the most part. Others took my Googles and put them on their YouTubes and got thousands of views, especially with my old 16mm films.<br /><br />Google first announced they were just going to erase everything on April 29. Then they announced they had reconsidered (i.e. were threatened with a class action lawsuit, probably), and now are planning to "auto-migrate" everything over to YouTube accounts.<br /><br />I decided to look into it, and found that a) I don't trust them to auto-anything and b) it's really easy to do it yourself and doesn't take much time per video. So, I moved a couple of dozen items over there. I have a couple dozen more to do yet, but they're mostly long, like the Baltimore 2007 devival, whole Amino Acids concerts, the old Club No video from 1991, that kind of thing, and in some cases the compression is lousy.<br /><br />BUT! There's a lot of "new" stuff now on YouTube, which younger or newer SubGenii might never have been aware of at all.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/revstang"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My YouTube Channel</span></a><br /><br /><br />Up at the very top it says ALL, UPLOADS and FAVORITES. Click on UPLOADS and you'll see the 12 "faves" I picked (and which you may well have seen before, as they've had thousands of YouTube views on other people's channels) but if you scroll down you'll see many more in the descending chronological order in which they were uploaded, with most recent first.<br /><br />OR,<br /><br />At upper left is the UPLOADS box.<br />At the bottom of the box under the 3rd video it says "see all." (Not "see all" under favorites - those are videos by others that I like.)<br /><br />The box gets bigger and you SHOULD see them in most-recent order. If the list starts with <span style="font-style: italic;">"Attention Spazzblister," </span>that's the oldest (or the first thing I put on YouTube, rather), so toggle "Date Added" to get the most recent uploads, which starts with my 40-minute underground film from 1973, <span style="font-style: italic;">"Let's Visit the World of the Future." </span><br /><br />MOST of the videos range from 30 seconds to about 6 minutes.<br /><br />Or, blow all that off and just try, say:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHx2nLFMAzE">Let's Visit the World of the Future</a></span><br /><br />… you'll see plenty of the others in the list of related stuff on the right.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRJMijBzjwo">"Reproduction Cycle" </a></span>from 1978 is a big favorite since it's porn stop-motion claymation of Martian microorganisms.<br /><br />Here's a timely music video made from a.b.s. art:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpgKa-mxUdo">X-Day's A-Comin'</a></span> - King of Slack<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cBHaSmH58s">The Making of MTV-SubGenius</a></span><br />is another long one, 37 minutes.<br /><br />Then there's sections of <span style="font-style: italic;">"ARISE!"</span> like<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1drw1gyzo0Y"><span style="font-style: italic;">ARISE! Chapter 05 - The Life of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs</span></a><br /><br />I also rearranged my <span style="font-weight: bold;">Favorites</span> (by others) and it's a pretty good stash of both SubG and non-SubG stuff.Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-1650496896820695452011-04-18T21:43:00.002-04:002011-04-18T21:48:28.603-04:00Revised, Updated Official 14X-Day Page with Expanded Lists of Performers, Events, Bands, Instructions<a href="http://groups.google.com/group/scrubgenius/manage_member?user=18275672510370034587" title="Edit membership info for exile142000@gmail.com"></a><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/14XDay/14X-Day.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/14XDay/14X-Day.html</a><br /><br />This revised page now covers almost EVERYTHING about the X-Day fest, its new location, and also points to a pretty active 14X-Day Facebook page.<br /><br />We have lately run into "counterfeit X-Day pages," just as there are counterfeit "Bobs" out there. This one has the GOOD links (and also quite a bit of nudity if you look at the "X-Days of Yore" links near the bottom. Not that any of you would be interested in nekkid pictures.Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-16995319198928896682011-03-24T19:10:00.003-04:002011-03-24T19:45:50.893-04:00OOPS! CORRECTION to recent post regarding Universal Life Church ordainmentsI recently published a blog suggesting that the Universal Life Church had moved and was now in Seattle, and gave a new website to contact (since ULC is more well known in many states than SubGenius). I was misinformed. I had been getting occasional complaints from SubG ministers that they'd gotten no response to the postcards that come with SubGenius packs, which they mail to Modesto, California for a secondary ordination. I think that it's just that the ULC staff in Modesto was swamped.<br /><br />The ULC Monastery in Seattle is NOT the original ULC, but a splinter group that is no longer authorized by the true ULC. I have been in touch with the original ULC in Modesto since my earlier announcement and understand things a little better. They have modernized their ordainment process and now accept ordainment requests electronically. But they still prefer the request in writing, such as the postcard we include in our Ordainment Package.<br /><br />So, to get yourself ordained (above and beyond your perfectly good SubGenius ordination), send in your ULC request postcard, and/or go to the true original ULC website:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ulchq.com">http://www.ulchq.com</a><br /><br />and fill out their online form under the "Ordination" window. THIS IS FREE, although they accept donations. You can also buy nice printed wallet cards and certificates from them for $5 to $10, but those are not necessary. The important thing is that your name be registered with ULC. Same goes for SubGenius ordinations. If questioned by a city or state official you can always request a letter of credentials from us or ULC.<br /><br />The Modesto ULC website has a very useful list of the specific credentials required for recognition as a minister, state by state in the U.S.A.:<br /><a href="http://www.ulchq.com/statelaws.htm">http://www.ulchq.com/statelaws.htm</a><br /><br />I apologize for sending out wrong information, and I thank Rev. Sysyphus for bringing this to my attention.Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-30286180045869335922011-03-11T13:50:00.001-05:002011-03-11T13:50:55.382-05:00New Book on THE FIRESIGN THEATER Says Very Nice Things About Us<div class="lf secttl"> Taylor Jessen and Seeland Records has put out a book-dataDVD set, THE<br />DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS. The book is full of interviews and essays; the<br />data-DVD carries MP3s of ALL their radio shows from 1970-72, which is<br />like 100 shows.<br /><p>I haven't heard the 100 shows yet but I did get this far in the book:<br /></p><p>"Yessiree, friends, these guys are some funny. Definitely "ha ha"<br />funny, but also funny dramatic, funny poetic, funny Dada. It's movies<br />for the mind that have only ever been matched by the likes of Ken<br />Nordine, Jean Shepherd, and Joe Frank. You can hear the tradition<br />continuing every Friday morning on Negativland's OVER THE EDGE series<br />on KPFA, and shows from the Church of the SubGenius like PUZZLING<br />EVIDENCE and THE HOUR OF SLACK."<br /></p><p>It then refers to these shows being in "the Bulldada format" and says<br />more nice things about how even if we've been on for decades, every<br />minute of every hour still has that same "verbal jazz" spirit.<br /></p><p>I just read the paragraph to Lonesome Cowboy Dave's message machine so<br />he won't feel so lonesome. (We're all a wee bit snowed in here<br />today.)<br /></p><p>We also got TWO $200 donations to the show suddenly, so Dave even gets<br />a check. Actually I have several royalty checks to cut.<br /></p>DUKE OF MADNESS MOTORS collection can be had from seelandrecords.com<br />and firesigntheater.com. Might be a good idea to move fast on this<br />one, if you're a serious collector. The whole package is $50 I think. </div>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-59390184813100191842011-02-26T16:33:00.001-05:002011-02-26T16:35:27.159-05:002011 UPDATE to ULC ordination instructionWhen you purchase a SubGenius Membership and Ordination, that little card that comes with the package (which you fill out yourself) is all you need to perform weddings almost everywhere we know of in the U.S.A. and, evidently, most other countries. You don't need any more documentation from us. We ask that you send in the little confirmation postcard to us mainly because so many of our Memberships are bought as gifts for others and we want to make sure we have the right person on record.<br /><br />I, Stang, and countless other SubGenius ministers, have performed dozens of marriages in many states. Every now and then a city might require a one-time fee of like $15 to be registered in that particular city. (This happened to me recently after a New York City wedding but I had no trouble getting "certified" once I paid the city's fee and sent a copy of my SubG ordination card.)<br /><br />We have offered the Universal Life Church ordainment as a kind of back-up, because they were better known than we are. According to their old rules, any ULC minister (such as myself) could ordain new ULC ministers. They have evidently changed this recently, and they also changed addresses and methods. For one thing they seem to have moved from Modesto, CA to Seattle:<br /><br />ULC Monastery Staff<br />1425 Broadway Ste. 67<br />Seattle, WA 98122 USA<br /><br />They now say that the only way to become a Minister of their church is through their online ordination process at :<br /><br /><a href="http://www.themonastery.org/">http://www.themonastery.org/</a><br /><br />This is still free, although they now (not unreasonably) charge to mail you the certificate ($7), a plastic ID card ($12, much fancier than the one I got in 1979) or even a big $50 package.<br /><br />Hmmm. Maybe we need to update our ordainment package too.<br /><br />To repeat: You are already a SubGenius minister and your card proves it. (You can also request an official letter from me if some picky state demands such things.) The ULC ordination is a bonus you can choose or not.<br /><br />If your SubG package came with a postcard addressed to ULC in California, you can toss that, and just register with them online if you wish.<br /><br />Thanks and praise "Bob,"<br /><br />Rev. Ivan StangRev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-60658654143359311042010-12-02T21:59:00.002-05:002010-12-02T22:12:52.668-05:00Not for Pinks or the Unsaved: SUBGENIUS MEMBERS-ONLY FORUM: SCRUBGENIUS<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">There is now a Members-only Internet forum for True SubGenii on Google Groups, called <span style="font-weight: bold;">ScrubGenius.</span></span></span> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >For decades -- since 1986 in fact -- <span style="font-weight: bold;">alt.slack </span>on Usenet was the main SubGenius forum. Unfortunately, because it was unmoderated, it acted also as a kind of "kook flypaper," and in recent years it began to draw so many -- er, how to put this? Our formerly great newsgroup is now about 90% what we might call unbelievers, Pink Boys, the Differently Saned, unfunny but overactive Bobbies, obsessive spurned fanboys, occultist ninnies who claim they're Dobbs or God, racist psychos and other "Bob"less paranoid PinKooks. Most of the "Rev. Ivan Stangs" that post there are not the real one, for instance, and (sorry to disappoint you) none of the so-called "Bobs" there are the One True J. R. "Bob" Dobbs.</span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >Thousands of SubGenii are now using <span style="font-weight: bold;">Facebook</span>, initially meeting via the two official pages, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cleveland-Heights-OH/The-Church-of-the-SubGenius/11030822222">CHURCH OF THE SUBGENIUS</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cleveland-Heights-OH/SubGenius-Foundation/124410604252009">SUBGENIUS FOUNDATION</a>.</span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >ALT.SLACK REPLACEMENT:</span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >Our friend Rev. Tater Gumfries started <span style="font-weight: bold;">SCRUBGENIUS</span>, a new Members Only forum on Google Groups. Any DUES-PAYING $30 SubGenius minister can join, but anybody can be thrown out too. So, for the finest in kookery and kook-bashing, by all means see good old alt.slack. But for the unsullied SubGenius news, gossip and interaction, try:</span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/scrubgenius"><span style="">http://groups.google.com/group/scrubgenius</span></a></span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" >You will have to join Google Groups -- most people probably already have -- which costs nothing, and you will then apply to join ScrubGenius. You must give your "human name" -- the one you first ordered your Membership under -- or otherwise give us something to look up in our records, like a physical or email address that we would have from your order. </span></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span></p> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:";font-size:100%;" >ScrubGenius is where you'll find chatty posts, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:Times;font-size:100%;" >caustic humor, inner-church secrets and</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:";font-size:100%;" > old-school rants by such long-time SubGenii as Rev. Stang, Rev. Susie the Floozie, Dr. Legume etc. </span>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-53310054836028630622010-11-01T20:55:00.000-04:002010-11-01T20:56:22.299-04:00An Urgent Suggestion - VOTE (and some news)On behalf of myself and no one else, I urge my fellow U.S.A. citizens to heed the message of last night's Hour of Slack show, and get out and vote on Tuesday. Sure, the System's broken, blah blah woof woof, but just listen to the careful reasoning (and readings from the SubGenius-Only forum, ScrubGenius) and give it some thought. But do it before Tuesday night. <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://hourofslack.libsyn.com/hour-of-slack-1281-live-halloween-monster-november-election-special">Hour of Slack #1281 -- Live: Halloween Monster / November Election Special</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">"After some choice clips from past shows and collages concerning the world of monsters and politics, we continue to explore that theme, live in the studio, with Lonesome Cowboy Dave, Princess Wei 'R.' Doe, and Rev. Ivan Stang on blabberlips. We try not to get too clearly or overtly political on Hour of Slack, but in this particular episode, Rev. Stang lets out some steam that he has evidently been holding in for some time. Learn why The Monsters Are Coming to Maple Street and how to stop them."</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">On SubSITE: 2010 NYC Devival Reports, Photos, Audio of the Whole Show</span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/NYC-2010/3_NYC_DEVIVAL/index.html">"X-DAY IN WONDERLAND"</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">That's what Princess Wei called this devival, because it really was like a good chunk of X-Day Drill at its best, only indoors. From my point of view it was one of the best devivals ever, on all counts. Turnout was great, venue was great, performances were great, sales were great, and best of all, unlike X-Day, I wasn't in charge. All I HAD to do was rant and perform a wedding! </p> <p class="MsoNormal">You can hear/download the whole thing from the above-linked page. If you want you can also read an unreasonably detailed photo report by Princess Wei and myself about the quaintliness and quaintitudes we encountered on our road trip across Pennsylvania to and from the devival.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.maybelogic.org/courses.htm"><span style="font-size:130%;">CULT CREATION & MANAGEMENT</span></a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.maybelogic.org/courses.htm"><span style="font-size:130%;">And</span></a></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.maybelogic.org/courses.htm"><span style="font-size:130%;">THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF THE SUBGENIUS</span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(scroll down to the SubGenius course by Stang)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The online class is in its fourth year at Maybe Logic Academy. We started on Oct. 25, but it lasts 6 weeks and all of the materials -- 3 data-DVDs worth of video, audio and documents (like all the <span style="font-style: italic;">STARK FISTS)</span> from the early days of the Church until now -- are available the whole time. We're really just starting, and if you join now you won't have missed anything. Even the daily live chats are archived.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/newdevivals.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Nov. 13 -- Detroit Devival</span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">With THE AMINO ACIDS, Rev. Ivan Stang, much more.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">9 pm at Old Miami, 3930 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cleveland-Heights-OH/SubGenius-Foundation/124410604252009">Facebook Page</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-84942153311090432872010-09-16T21:07:00.003-04:002010-09-16T21:32:32.154-04:00TWO MAJOR SUBGENIUS EVENTS IN OCTOBER: NYC DEVIVAL Oct. 9 and MAYBE LOGIC ACADEMY'S 6-WEEK ONLINE SUBGENIUS CLASS - OCT. 25 - DEC.12<style>p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal">One requires you to go to New York City; the other lets you download hundreds of hours of audio, video and graphics while ensconced at home.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">You are more likely to pick up an attractive stranger at the NYC event. Therefore, we urge you to do BOTH.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> The powerful <span style="font-style: italic;">Go F--- Yourself Clench of NYC </span>is bringing top SubGenius preachers and bands, and Dobbs only knows what else, to the fabulous<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Wonderland in Astoria</span>, to entertain you to within an inch of your life. Preachers include Rev. Ivan Stang, Rev. Susie the Floozie, Rev. Bleepo Abernathy, Priestess Pisces, Pope David Black, and Sinphaltimus Exmortis. Music will be by Rev. Phat Man Dee, The Duke of Uke, Fat Free, DJ2B, and Lon DuQuette. It's like an X-Day Drill -- only indoors! <span style="font-style: italic;">"HARD CORE SLACK IN THE GREATEST METROPOLITAN HELLHOLE KNOWN TO MAN! SEE IT before it gets BLOWN OFF THE MAP!"</span> -- Rev. Back It On Up, Hostess</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This blasphemous, alcohol-soaked SubGenius event is practically within spitting distance of the sacred "Ground Zero"!<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Directions and many more details are on the subgenius.com Events Page:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/newdevivals.html">http://www.subgenius.com/newdevivals.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/newdevivals.html"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">(There you can also learn about the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nov. 13 Devival in Detroit</span> and an event in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Rock, Nov. 20</span>… also, links to photo and video reports on the recent DEVOtional and other Cleveland events, 13X-Day Drill and Starwood 30.)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Updates to everything can always be found at the relatively new <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cleveland-Heights-OH/SubGenius-Foundation/124410604252009">OFFICIAL SUBGENIUS FACEBOOK PAGE</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">***********</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">New Improved SubGenius Online Course at Maybe Logic Academy - starts Oct. 25, Bigger Than Ever</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.maybelogic.org/courses.htm">http://www.maybelogic.org/courses.htm</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(scroll down)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">To ENROLL:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.maybelogic.org/enroll.htm">http://www.maybelogic.org/enroll.htm</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.maybelogic.org/enroll.htm"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This online course offers two very different and distinct parts, running simultaneously for 6 weeks.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">CULT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT </span>is the interactive, participatory part, with several live chatrooms sessions each week. Students who want to create their own cults --- either funny or serious, or both -- work with Rev. Stang and each other to develop their ideas and bring them to life in the form of websites, publications, etc., just as The Church of the SubGenius did in its early days. By the end of the 6 weeks, industrious students will have developed their own proto-cult, ready for the market.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF THE SUBGENIUS</span> is a truly huge stash of downloadable multimedia, including practically everything created by The SubGenius Foundation and friends besides the three main SubGenius books that are still in print.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">It includes a book's worth of brand new text, a DVD's worth of MP3 audio, another DVD's worth of AVI videos, and yet a third DVD's worth of graphics -- most of it available ONLY through this course.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This course has been running annually since 2006, and in that time Rev. Stang has scanned practically every page of every important Church publication (for instance, all of the <span style="font-style: italic;">STARK FIST OF REMOVAL </span>zines), the most revealing letters from Church artists, writers and even celebrity weirdos, color versions of art pieces and comics previously seen only in B&W if at all, every newspaper or magazine article about the Church, every interview, all the way down to the yellow pads on which the Church doctrine was first outlined in 1977.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The audio on the MP3 files includes all of the SubGenius <span style="font-style: italic;">Media Barrage</span> tapes, all of the <span style="font-style: italic;">BobSong</span> music albums, all of the edited SubG convention, devival and X-Day Drill reports, early phone conversations between Stang and Drummond and other very early collaborators on the project, actual documentary recordings of the various insane people and kooks who have attempted to hijack the Church, dozens of the best <span style="font-style: italic;">Hour of Slack</span> radio shows (and other SubG shows, like Puzzling Evidence and Susie the Floozie's) from each year, going back to 1985, and many sermons from live Church stage shows. It totals literally hundreds of hours of sound, representing 30 years of SubGenius media editing.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The videos, in DivX avi and/or mpeg1 format, comprise another 20 or more hours of multimedia: TV news show segments about the Church, animated and live SubGenius shorts, documentaries about the various X-Day Drills and devivals going back to 1980, music videos, interviews with SubGeniuses, even "anti-SubGenius" shows.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Each year, Stang has added more and more detail to the text history, so that it is now the equivalent of an entire new nonfiction book. As you might imagine, the real-life events that occur with a global group of weirdos and freaks like The Church of the SubGenius involve many stories that seem almost too bizarre to be real, as do many of the real characters that have become involved with the Church in one way or another during the last 3 decades. You'll get Stang's autobiographical accounts of everything from the very first beginnings of the SubGenius concept to the worst and most insane crackpots that it has attracted. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The multimedia stashes will be available throughout the 6 week duration of the course, as it would probably take almost that long just to download it all. For the price of the course, each student has access to materials that would otherwise cost hundreds of dollars to procure one at a time, as well as priceless materials that are available no other way.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The strange, inspiring and sometimes frightening anecdotes that Stang presents will prompt all manner of questions and observations about the nature of religion and philosophy, and these will be addressed in the frequent live chat discussions.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">At the end of the course, the student will not only have a diploma, but his or her own brand-new self-invented cult and a complete multimedia library of practically everything worthwhile created in the name of "Bob" -- thousands of pages of text and graphics, and thousands of hours of audio and video.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">******************</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">TOP SECRET</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">SUBGENIUS MINISTER'S EYES ONLY</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">NOT FOR PINKS</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">There is a secret Internet forum for True SubGenii on Google Groups, called <span style="font-weight: bold;">ScrubGenius</span>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">For decades -- since 1986 in fact -- <span style="font-style: italic;">alt.slack</span> on Usenet was the main SubGenius forum. Unfortunately, because it was unmoderated, it acted also as a kind of "kook flypaper," and in recent years it gradually began to draw so many -- er, how to put this? Our formerly great newsgroup is now is about 75% what we might call unbelievers, Pink Boys, the Differently Saned, unfunny but overactive Bobbies, obsessive spurned fanboys, occultist ninnies who claim they're Dobbs or God, racist psychos and other "Bob"less paranoid PinKooks.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our friend Rev. Tater Gumfries started a new Members Only forum on Google Groups. Any SubGenius can join, but anybody can be thrown out too. So, for the finest in kookery and kook-bashing, by all means see good old alt.slack. But for the unsullied SubGenius news, gossip and interaction, try:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/scrubgenius">http://groups.google.com/group/scrubgenius</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/scrubgenius"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">You will have to join Google Groups -- most people probably already have -- which costs nothing, and you will then apply to join ScrubGenius. Give your "human name" -- the one you first ordered your Membership under -- and the latest Church Name and/or Internet Handle you are known by. One of the moderators (I, Stang am one) will get back to you and grant you access.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">If you give this secret out to the UnSaved, you will be struck down by the REAL <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Stark Fist of Removal. </span>That will happen anyway sooner or later, but don't risk making it happen sooner. <span style=""> </span>"Bob's" Wrath -- you don't even want to know. He doesn't get a wrath-on very often, but it's awful to behold.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">*************</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">THE HOUR OF SLACK on Several New Stations</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The show has been picked up by new stations in North Carolina, Connecticut, Texas, and several Internet stations. The complete list is here:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://subgenius.com/ts/hos.html">http://subgenius.com/ts/hos.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://subgenius.com/ts/hos.html"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Almost all of the 1,280 episodes of the show are available for free download! The rich can subscribe and have CDs mailed to them biweekly:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/audio-hos.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/audio-hos.htm</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/audio-hos.htm"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">********************</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">YouTube Slack</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">There's some new SubGenius & DEVO related video at my YouTube channel, which leads to many other, more active SubGenius channels:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/revstang">http://www.youtube.com/user/revstang</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Another huge collection of SubGenius videos:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mcgrewrich">http://www.youtube.com/user/mcgrewrich</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">******************</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">FILTH!</span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SLAKCHAN</span> -- New Sick Art and Photo Forum:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.slackchan.org/bob/imgboard.php">http://www.slackchan.org/bob/imgboard.php</a></p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">NOT FOR KIDS</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">***************<br /></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE FOR THE MIRACLE "BOB" TOAST MAKER!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://jesustoasters.com/">http://jesustoasters.com/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This fellow's toasters will miraculously burn an image of Jesus (or a hemp leaf, or peace sign) on bread… help make the next one a Dobbshead-burner! Scroll down to the survey. "Bob" is already ahead of Moses and Our Lady of Guadalupe, and swiftly gaining on Sarah Palin and Jerry Garcia! (Muhammad remains in the lead.)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">Let There Be Slack.<br /></p><p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: right;" class="MsoNormal">See you sinners on the Saucers,</p><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><p style="text-align: right;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><p style="text-align: right;" class="MsoNormal">Rev. Ivan Stang</p><div style="text-align: right;"> <span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:100%;" >Sacred Scribe #273</span></div>Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-85562035353792846862010-07-14T20:33:00.003-04:002010-07-14T20:42:24.502-04:0013X-Day Drill, Starwood 30 Survived; Backed-Up Orders Filled<p class="MsoNormal">We are back in the SubGenius Foundation offices at the Slackermansion in Cleveland Heights, after two weeklong outdoor festivals in a row, plus days of packing and unpacking. Full reports on <span style="font-weight: bold;">X-Day 13</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Starwood 30</span> will follow, but we want our beloved customers to know that all of the orders for books, ordainments, etc. that came in since June 29 have now been filled and the products are in the mail.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">13X-Day is being called "the best X-Day Drill yet" by most of the attendees. Obviously, had the Xist saucers come and the Rupture happened, it would have been much better, but we're beginning to suspect that "Bob's" point may be that X-Day could happen AT ANY TIME - so you had better get Slack now. I know that I am happy with the hours of recordings I brought home, thanks to the great bands and ranters, and to Pater Nostril, who recorded it all. I will probably be combing through all that audio for the next ten Hours of Slack.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We are still editing our own photos, because we are very picky, but many other X-Day attendees have already posted theirs. You can find links to all of these various photo collections at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Modemac's 13X-Day Facebook page:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sherman-NY/X-Day-XIII-June-30-July-5-2010/10150127390070697">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sherman-NY/X-Day-XIII-June-30-July-5-2010/10150127390070697</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Many SubGenii have also posted their text reports on 13X-Day at the Members-only <span style="font-weight: bold;">ScrubGenius</span> group. Some are also posted on alt.slack, our older, unmoderated and kook-riddled forum. I will attempt to copy those reports and gather them in a 13X-Day section on subgenius.com soon. Anybody is welcome to email me their pictures, writings etc. if they want to be sure and see them archived for eternity at subgenius.com.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Starwood Festival's 30th anniversary event was held at a new site, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wisteria,</span> that is even prettier than Brushwood, and while attendance was down (as expected, considering the blow Starwood was dealt by its new competition), the event went beautifully. People are describing it as the most fun Starwood in several years. The devival, along with some great music by Rev. Phat Man Dee and others, will be heard on <span style="font-style: italic;">Hour of Slack</span> in due time and possibly in multiple installments. We won't be posting quite as many photos from Starwood as from X-Day, because there was a lot more nudity (and more strangers and innocent bystanders).<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We'll announce the links as soon as our big reports and photo galleries are done. Meanwhile, those who ordered SubGenius goods between June 29 and July 14 should be seeing the swag in their mailboxes by July 17 (or maybe a few days later for the overseas customers).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Praise "Bob," and praise all the SubGenii and other weirdos who made both the main SubGenius event and the USA's foremost neopagan festival such successes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->P.S. There is now an official SubGenius Foundation Facebook page:<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cleveland-Heights-OH/SubGenius-Foundation/124410604252009"><br /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cleveland-Heights-OH/SubGenius-Foundation/124410604252009">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cleveland-Heights-OH/SubGenius-Foundation/124410604252009</a><br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-81920152063004665342010-06-20T02:26:00.002-04:002010-06-20T02:32:41.081-04:00NEW! - 13 X-Day Souvenir Propaganda Garments and Other Products<o:documentproperties> <o:template></o:template><o:version></o:version> </o:documentproperties><!--[endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Times;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/subgen/188969">http://www.cafepress.com/subgen/188969</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Better late than never. Wonderful souvenirs to cherish! -- Touching reminders of the last days of your life on planet Earth and your liberation by Dobbs. Shirts, hoodies, kids' clothes, mugs, steins, Liquid Frop Bottles, all emblazoned with the <span style=""> </span>famous 13 X-Day posters by Rev. Pan Demonium and/or this year's antique bug porn "squirrel shot."</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">See <a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/13XDay/13X-Day.html">our 13X-Day page</a> for complete information on how to not die very soon.<br /><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-88906593815629188172010-05-18T18:48:00.003-04:002010-05-18T18:58:59.423-04:00STARK FIST Newsletter May 18 2010<o:p></o:p>This is your radio host and prayer partner Rev. Ivan Stang, posting here for the first time since last November. I have been Slacking off in the form of work, and have, with help, written a SubGenius movie. It might take a while to turn the script into a Hollywood-style movie, but in the meantime it should make for a damn good puppet show. We managed to get a few other projects done, though, like an official Church Facebook page and another Art Mine, with plenty more coming up, such as X-Day.<o:p></o:p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">X-DAY THE 13th</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The world ends July 5 at 7 a.m. That's why as many SubGeniuses as possible will gather at Brushwood Folklore Center in New York starting June 30, to party appropriately. There have been 14 X-Day Drills before this ultimate event, so we've had lots of practice. Our new X-Day page has all the details, as well as a new, improved way to surf through the nudity-packed photo essays on previous X-Day Drills, going back to 1996.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/13XDay/13X-Day.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/13XDay/13X-Day.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1st SUBGENIUS DEVIVAL IN CHINA - May 22</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Rev. Shining Path of Least Resistance, our man in Shanghai, is sponsoring a righteous SubGenius event behind the Iron Curtain. Dobbs only knows what will result. A billion new SubGeniuses, or a hundred years in the reeducation camps for Rev. Shining Path? You can fly to Shanghai today, or follow the results on our Events page.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/newdevivals.html">http://www.subgenius.com/newdevivals.html</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEW TUNNEL EXCAVATED IN THE ART MINES</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Braving the danger of cave-in and deadly gasses, we carved out another gallery of graphics deep under subgenius.com. ART MINES TUNNEL #25 now displays almost two years' worth of accumulated graphics, from the fine art of IMBJR and LeMur, and many others, to Proof of "Bob" unearthed from ancient magazine ads and startling artifacts from real SubGenius life. Caution: once you enter these galleries, days or even weeks may pass before you emerge. <o:p></o:p> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/Art_Mines_25/index.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/Art_Mines_25/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THE ALT.SLACK PROBLEM FORCES THE CHURCH ONTO FACEBOOK</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Many SubGenii love to interact at arm's length over the Internet. They josh, share, and fight in several different forums. The oldest, alt.slack on Usenet and Google Groups, is a complete free-for-all. It cannot be moderated, and therefore undergoes periods when it fills up with kooks, trolls and the mentally ill, resembling a kind of perpetual flame war. Some SubGenii enjoy that sort of thing. I love it, but then I am a professional kookbasher. Others simply cannot tolerate the high levels of rancor, sarcasm, and personal insults. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I want to keep steering new SubGenii to alt.slack. For the newcomer alt.slack is a gauntlet, an ordeal, a trial by fire. It's not for sissies! On the other hand, we also need a forum that is kook-proofed, where the fighting and flooding doesn't interfere with Slackful communication. That forum was started up by our beloved friend Rev. Tater Gumfries (of Kern's Holler fame), and it is: <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SCRUBGENIUS! </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/scrubgenius">http://groups.google.com/group/scrubgenius</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">You'll notice that to access the ScrubGenius forum, one must sign in to Google Groups AND apply for membership by emailing Tater. Just about anybody will be let in, but if a person proves to be a bad apple they can be cast out of the garden -- unlike alt.slack. ScrubGenius can be a much more Slackful read than alt.slack because Pinks are culled from it. Anyone can sign up, and anyone can be banned. Some of the best SubGenius writers such as Rev. Susie the Floozy ONLY post to ScrubGenius.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Then there is Facebook. After my experience with MySpace -- being bombarded by requests from too many total strangers -- I tried to avoid "social media." Meanwhile, literally dozens of people, many not even SubGeniuses, started up "Church of the SubGenius" pages on Facebook. It finally sunk in that since ours is a face-based religion, Facebook is inevitable, so with the help of co-administrator and longtime SubGenius Foundation officer Rev. Nickie Deathchick, and with the guidance of "Bob" and Dr. Philo Drummond, we have started an "official, authorized" SubGenius Foundation Facebook page:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">FACEBOOK SUBGENIUS</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cleveland-Heights-OH/SubGenius-Foundation/124410604252009">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cleveland-Heights-OH/SubGenius-Foundation/124410604252009</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">or<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/subfacebook">http://tinyurl.com/subfacebook</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This page has a discussion forum where Facebooking Subs can vent, a photos section where new artwork or Proof of "Bob" graphics can be posted, and a video section that can also take contributions. Crap posted by saboteurs can be removed. We will surely also add an area where MP3 audio can be posted. For folks who want to contribute to Hour of Slack or SubSITE, but who don't do the old Usenet approach, or email me directly, this is a good central gathering place to submit your works. Hopefully, this official Church Facebook page will become a whole "show" unto itself.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">There is yet another SubGenius forum up and running at our IRC-chat host, TAPHOUSE. This is another potential True SubGenius forum from which false prophets can be cast, to make way for the true unburnished Word. It is not currently being used much, but ambitious schisms could make it their main hang-out.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://taphouse.org/forum/">http://taphouse.org/forum/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">YOUTUBE SUBGENIUS</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p>One can find hours of great and awful video by SubGenii by typing "subgenius" into the YouTube search window. But we suggest here some special channels by SubGenius old-timers. You can find plenty of links to new-timers in the old-timers' subscription and favorites lists.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rev. McGrewich</span> has gathered together a good cross-section of the best SubVids. He has also reposted many of the longer videos that I had originally put on Google Video.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mcgrewrich">http://www.youtube.com/user/mcgrewrich</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--> <span style="font-weight: bold;">ZONTAR RULES</span>! This SubGenius picked up the CGI-Dobbs ball and ran with it. Surrealism at its most SubGenoid.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/zontarnet">http://www.youtube.com/user/zontarnet</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Puzzling Evidence</span>, besides hosting the longest-running SubG radio show, has been documenting weirdness of every kind in the San Francisco area for 20 years. That documentation is now being heaved up onto the Internet, at long last.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/PuzzlingEvidenceTV">http://www.youtube.com/user/PuzzlingEvidenceTV</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rev. Penn Jillette</span> of Penn & Teller rants like 17 motherfuckers.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/pennsays">http://www.youtube.com/user/pennsays</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--> You may be surprised by the subject matter of my own latest videos. I got a new hobby: <span style="font-style: italic;">wildlife photography.</span> But not the kind you're thinking of.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/revstang">http://www.youtube.com/user/revstang</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><!--[endif]--><o:p style="font-weight: bold;"></o:p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Philo Drummond</span>, co-subfounder of the Church, has been presenting SubGenius Film Festivals in the San Francisco area for some time. Here he offers some of his choice bulldada source material.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/philodrummond">http://www.youtube.com/user/philodrummond</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">IMBJR SubG T-shirts</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The great, if terribly perverted, SubGenius artist IMBJR has created some nifty new T-shirts carrying classic SubSlogans. Links to these (and several jillion other SubShirt sources) are on our main catalog T-shirt page.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/tshirts.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/tshirts.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">INWO game almost gone</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In 1997, Steve Jackson Games and the Church released a game called Illuminati New World Order - SubGenius. The game set includes 100 art cards by SubGenius arteests. However, it is officially out of print, and we possess the last 30 copies of this rarity. The price will go way up when we're down to the last 20 copies.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/inwo.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/inwo.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">BOOKS</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our three main books are our best product and the most crucial to SubGenius comprehension. Besides "Bob" himself, they are the main reason the Church exists. And yet, any of them could go permanently out of print at any time. Get 'em while they're extant. When you buy them from us, I, Stang, sign and date them. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/books.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/books.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">SUBRADIO: Hour of Slack, Susie archive, Philo archive, Puzzling Evidence</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--> Thanks to advances in Internet cheapness, it is now possible to download SubGenius radio show episodes on MP3, going back to the 1980s. Almost all of the 1,200 past Hours of Slack are now available, as are Puzzling Evidence shows, Swinging Love Corpses concerts, and Rev. Susie the Floozy's "Bob's" Slacktime Fun House classics along with Lymph Node Institute ones. Also, there are constant streams of these shows that never ever stop. A person could drive itself completely insane. You can find links to all of it if you scroll down the Hour of Slack main page:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos.html">http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ORDAINMENT</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">What keeps the Church financially afloat is Membership Ordainments. Ordainment is also the only thing that erases your Pinkness in the eyes of "Bob." The ordainment package is like a book that you can wear. Don't live your life as a Gimme-Bob. Be a REAL SubGenius Minister, a Reverend or Pope, registered in the Book of Life. Until you do that, you are still utterly Pink in the eyes of "Bob" and all true SubGenii. Pinks like to joke that you are MORE "SubGenius" if you don't contribute. That's fine, for Pinks.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">ORDAINMENT: <a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/membership.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/membership.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">The best mere $30 you will ever spend.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">PRAISE THAT MAN "BOB" AND THE PIPE HE CLENCHES BETWIXT HIS SHINING HOLY TEETH.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-85887250177976427482009-11-15T15:03:00.004-05:002009-11-15T15:28:20.379-05:00SubGenius News - Pre-Xistlessnessmess 2009<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>1208</o:Words> <o:characters>6886</o:Characters> <o:company>Purker's Packston Parking, Pnk.</o:Company> <o:lines>57</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>13</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>8456</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>10.2006</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Times;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->Friends, we have many exciting announcements of upcoming events, products to spam for Xmas, personal news, and links to freebies that will keep you entertained for hours, especially if you are a sick, twisted, cynical or otherwise SubGeniusly individual. Events first, because some are coming up soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Nov. 21st-26th, Amsterdam, Holland:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Frop Cup 2009 - Frop Cup vs. Cannabis Cup</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Opening ceremonies will be at Cafe Mono Bilderdijkstraat 15, 1052 NA Amsterdam, Netherlands at 22.00 (10pm) on No.. 21st and the week's festivities include: Rantings, Frop outtings, drunken staggering contests, SubGenius Olympic Doping Committee Meetings, Spankings (tm), Vile Dancing, SexHurt, The Korsakoff.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">If you'd like to attend please drop Pope Black an email: <a href="mailto:pope_black666@yahoo.de">pope_black666@yahoo.de</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">November 28, Detroit, Michigan:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ANNUAL DETROIT SUBGENIUS DEVIVAL</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">with THE AMINO ACIDS and many others<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">9:00 PM at SMALL'S BAR, Hamtramck, MI -- ALL AGES - $6!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://theaminoacids.com/">http://theaminoacids.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, & 19, Chicago, IL:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Weekly SUBGENIUS DEVIVAL of the FITTEST</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">with Pope Michael Flores<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">8 p.m. each night weekly at THE LIAR'S CLUB, 1665 W Fullerton, Chicago IL<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://subgeniusslack.blogdrive.com/archive/78.html">http://subgeniusslack.blogdrive.com/archive/78.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Feb. 12 - 14 Atwood Lake Lodge, Dellroy OH:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Winterstar Symposium</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">With Rev. Ivan Stang, Witch Disco, Harvey Pekar (?)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.rosencomet.com/festhapp.html">http://www.rosencomet.com/festhapp.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sacred SubSpam: XISTLESSNESSMESS SALE!</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">A SALE at subgenius.com is a rare event. But, just for this holiday season, we refrained from raising our prices. Yes, after Xmas you'll never be able to get anything in our catalog so cheaply again. <span style="font-style: italic;">So hurry! </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Not Yet ORDAINED?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SIGN UP NOW AND BE AN ORDAINED MINISTER!</span> It only takes a minute and you'll get a huge 26-part package of stuff. <span style="font-style: italic;">These make GREAT Xmas gifts, especially for people who have never heard of The Church of the SubGenius! </span>Perform marriages, funerals, circumcisions. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/membership.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/membership.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Some of our most popular items (like <span style="font-style: italic;">Book of the SubGenius)</span> are already temporarily sold out, but our celebrated books <span style="font-style: italic;">Revelation X</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">The Psychlopaedia of Slack</span> are still in stock (and all signed by Rev. Stang), as are all our DVDs, CDs, MP3-packed CDRs, even the SubGenius-Illuminati-NWO game box set and "Bob" condom packs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Our main <span style="font-weight: bold;">BULLDADA CATALOG</span> includes those most sacred and in-demand goods:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/mediashack.html">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/mediashack.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">And there is another catalog with zillions of colorful SubGenius designs on T-shirts, mugs, clocks, thongs, hoodies, house wares, gifts, toys, posters, bumper stickers, stash-boxes, you name it, at<span style="font-weight: bold;"> THE SUBGENIUS STORE:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/subgen">http://www.cafepress.com/subgen</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">For the SubGenius who has everything, <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Official 2010 SubGenius Calendar</span> is out! It's not especially cheap, but the paper it's printed on is slicker than snot on a doorknob:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/subgen.8404221">http://www.cafepress.com/subgen.8404221</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">DobbsHead and the Wings of Slack designs are now both available on <span style="font-weight: bold;">deluxe black hoodies</span> from our pals at Anticonformity.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://anticonformity.stores.yahoo.net/sujbdoheblho.html">http://anticonformity.stores.yahoo.net/sujbdoheblho.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://anticonformity.stores.yahoo.net/nesuwofslblh.html">http://anticonformity.stores.yahoo.net/nesuwofslblh.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">The great bulldada company Archie McPhee is now offering:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The J. R. "Bob" Dobbs Messenger Bag</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p>This large, sturdy sacred stash bag features “Bob's" portrait on thick faux canvas and has adjustable nylon Big Black Straps! -- the kind men like.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/J.R.-Bob-Dobbs-Messenger-Bag.html">http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/J.R.-Bob-Dobbs-Messenger-Bag.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">+++++++++++++++<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">ONLINE FREEBIES FOR YOUR GAWKING AND GANDERING WONDERMENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Portland Devival Videos and Report</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Puzzling Evidence TV covered the spectacular SubGenius show in Portland last month, and it's all on YouTube. Links, stills, and a full write-up are at:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/Portland_09/index.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/Portland_09/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">While we're at it, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rev. Stang's YouTube page</span> is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/revstang">http://www.youtube.com/user/revstang</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">and a great SubGenius stash is at <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/mcgrewrich">http://www.youtube.com/user/mcgrewrich</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">We have a new favorite online magazine that has lately surpassed the old <span style="font-style: italic;">STARK FIST </span>and even <span style="font-style: italic;">QUIJIBO </span>in pure fun:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kern's Holler Journal</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">This is Rev. Tater's ongoing compendium of the best rants, reports, poems and short stories by the top SubGenius writers and experts in The Forbidden Sciences. Includes some of the best of alt.slack by rip-snorters like Rev. Back It On Up, Rev. Stang, and good old Tater Gumfries hisself.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.kernsholler.net/KernsHollerJournalOfScience/KernsHollerJournalOfScience.html">http://www.kernsholler.net/KernsHollerJournalOfScience/KernsHollerJournalOfScience.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Bob Belt</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">This is another of Tater's projects, and works with Google Earth. Go to this site and add to the list your fancy Church name and vague or fictional location (exact address not necessary!). Displays a graphic of Planet Earth with "pushpins" showing areas of concentration of SubGenius life: the "Bob" Belt. (Hint: Give this one extra time to load.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&vps=1&jsv=154c&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=110245893064340339403.000467c93e2919719f489">http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&vps=1&jsv=154c&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=110245893064340339403.000467c93e2919719f489</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">For a homey look at Rev. Stang's and Princess Wei's Halloween see:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Halloween at the Slackermansion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/pics13/Halloween_2009/index.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/pics13/Halloween_2009/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">+++++<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">HOURS AND HOURS OF FREE SLACK<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hour of Slack Archives</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">NEW! - an ever-growing archive of hundreds of uncut Hour of Slack radio shows from the 1990s, copied from the original tapes to MP3, thanks to St. David Bachner:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://db8.ca/radioarchive/hos/">http://db8.ca/radioarchive/hos/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"All SubGenius, all the time!"</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEW - "Bob's" Golden Stream Resurrected</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Random SubGenius shows streamed 24-7 -- includes Hours of Slack (going back 20 years), Puzzling Evidence, "Bob's" Slack Time Funhouse, National Cynical, much more! From Rev. NeuroManson.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.shoutcast.com/Internet-Radio/resurrected">http://www.shoutcast.com/Internet-Radio/resurrected</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Latest Hours of Slack and archive of shows from Con Year 2000 on:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos.html">http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Home Subscription Hour of Slack CD mailings:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/audio-hos.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/audio-hos.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LIVE SUBGENIUS CHAT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://frop.taphouse.org:13013/chat.html">http://frop.taphouse.org:13013/chat.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">++++++<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Good News About Rev. Magdalen's Child Custody Case!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">FINALLY!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"As of October 4, 2009, the case has been dismissed and custody of Reverend Magdalen's son has been awarded to her. This appears to mean that after over three years of legal wrangling and over $100,000 in costs to her, Magdalen, her husband, and her ex-boyfriend are back to the status quo. That, plus she is still the only SubGenius officially banned from keeping SubGenius materials in her home, where her innocent son might accidentally come across them and become corrupted into the corrupt, obscene, decadent SubGenius cult that got his Mom into trouble in the first place."</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">From <a href="http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/Reverend_Magdalen">http://www.modemac.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl/Reverend_Magdalen</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">++++++<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Elect <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Hal for Congress 2010!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">This will also lead you to the large Facebook realm of SubGeniuses.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=167120484239&ref=mf">http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=167120484239&ref=mf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">+++++++<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ALT.SLACK - AN ESPECIALLY WIGGLY WORLD</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">As always, for the most up-to-date daily SubGenius news and commentary on current events, as well as pages of insane ravings by actual kooks and hilarious mockings of them by expert kook-bashers, see the #1 SubGenius forum, alt.slack. Experienced geeks will want to use an actual newsreader program for this Usenet newsgroup, but the rest of us can use our plain browsers via:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.slack/topics">http://groups.google.com/group/alt.slack/topics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">At any given time on alt.slack, half the threads will concern flaming and kook-bashing that may only baffle newbies. Beginners are advised to look for thread subject titles that originate from known SubSources. It's like one big bizarre, messed-up, hilarious family, and the focus of SubGenius as a social phenomenon. However there are even more forums listed on our SubSITE News Page too:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/updates/updates.html">http://www.subgenius.com/updates/updates.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">One last thing: times are tough, and the Church of the SubGenius could really use a donation!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">To donate via Paypal:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/contact.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/contact.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">and <span style="font-style: italic;">The SubGenius Foundation is always happy to take a check</span> at our Cleveland Heights sacred post office box!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PRAISE "BOB"; INHALE CONNIE!</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size:14pt;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">SubGenius</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">PO Box 181417</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;">Cleveland Heights OHIO 44118<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-17239682162743475192009-09-28T18:00:00.000-04:002009-09-28T18:02:35.365-04:00SubGenius Foundation Report - Sept. 2009<p style="font-style: italic;" class="MsoNormal">The Stark Fist of Removal Online<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Dear Friend,<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Praise "Bob," and let us utter a resounding <span style="font-style: italic;">"WHEW.</span>" We at The SubGenius Foundation had a <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> busy summer, with numerous SubGenius devivals and outdoor festivals, and we're looking forward to spending more time in the office, finishing up numerous projects-in-progress. BUT! -- there is one last devival this year.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PORTLAND, OREGON Devival, October 10</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This promises to be a classic old-time Devival, with guest preachers Dr. Hal, Rev. Ivan Stang, Dr. Philo Drummond, Princess Wei R. Doe and The Duke of Uke joining hosts Dr. Onan Canobite and Rev. Crawford Smith. (In other words, the main authors of the SubGenius books will almost all be in one place.) There are also three bands and Dobbs only knows what else. Address and lots more detail can be found at <a href="http://pdxdevival.com/">http://pdxdevival.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Past Devivals: Photo Galleries and Audio</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We had big fun and recorded much audio and video at the recent DragonCon in Atlanta, DEVOtional in Cleveland and Starwood Festival in New York. Sermons, songs, and much much worse can be heard on current HOURS OF SLACK in MP3 (and possibly on your local station -- check the list at the link). Photos, and in some cases videos, from the various devivals and stage shows can be seen via links on our EVENTS page. CAREFUL: some of these photos are naughty and what might be considered 'NOT SAFE FOR WORK.' DVDs of some of our past shows can also be found in our video catalog.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Events page:</span> <a href="http://www.subgenius.com/newdevivals.html">http://www.subgenius.com/newdevivals.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">DragonCon: </span><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/DragonCon09/index.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/DragonCon09/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hour of Slack downloads:</span> <a href="http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos.html">http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">DEVOtional:</span> <a href="http://subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/DEVOtional2009/index.html">http://subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/DEVOtional2009/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">Video catalog:</span> <a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/video.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/video.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-style: italic;">12X-Day and Starwood photo essays:</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/12XDay/12X-Day_Text/index.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/12XDay/12X-Day_Text/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/STARWOOD29/index.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/STARWOOD29/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great New SubGenius Spin-Off Website: <span style="font-style: italic;">Kern's Holler Journal</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is an ongoing compendium from Rev. Tater Gumfries of the best articles and short stories by the top SubGenius writers and experts in The Forbidden Sciences. Very "down-home!" Don't miss it, and check in frequently for new stories: <span style="font-style: italic;">KERN'S HOLLER JOURNAL:</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.kernsholler.net/KernsHollerJournalOfScience/KernsHollerJournalOfScience.html">http://www.kernsholler.net/KernsHollerJournalOfScience/KernsHollerJournalOfScience.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">New Projects at SubGenius Foundation</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We're getting tired of the Internet. It's been almost 20 years for some of us. The thrill is gone. We are back to working on books and movies. We intend to keep doing the weekly Hour of Slack for broadcast (and Internet) but are looking for a SubGenius with pay-website experience to help with subgenius.com. In the meantime, check out our main Internet forum:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Alt.slack</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/alt.slack/topics">http://groups.google.com/group/alt.slack/topics</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(It can also be reached with any Usenet browser if you have Usenet access.)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Alt.slack is the busiest online SubGenius meeting place by far. It is also the most kook-ridden, which makes for the finest in kook bashing by some of the top experts in that field. This is where to find links to several new SubGeniusly items of interest per day.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best New SubGenius Products - Books, DVDs, Clothing</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our main BULLDADA CATALOG includes the latest of our 5 books. Did we mention that all books sold through our website are signed by Rev. Ivan Stang? <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/mediashack.html">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/mediashack.html</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">And there is another catalog with zillions of colorful SubGenius designs on T-shirts, house wares, gifts, stash-boxes, you name it, at THE SUBGENIUS STORE:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/subgen">http://www.cafepress.com/subgen</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Not Yet ORDAINED?</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It only takes a minute! <span style="font-style: italic;">SIGN UP NOW AND BE AN ORDAINED MINISTER! </span>Perform marriages, funerals, circumcisions!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/membership.htm">http://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/membership.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11404843.post-18363109213706221352009-07-15T20:33:00.003-04:002009-07-15T20:39:59.067-04:0012X-Day Photos & Etc. on SubSITE<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/12XDay/12X-Day_Photos/index.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/12XDay/12X-Day_Photos/index.html</a><br /><p>Galleries of photos by Stang & Doe, Dok Frop & Sister Decadence, Pater<br />Nostril, Agent Lloyd, Pisces, Misc (the Misc part is especially funny)<br />plus links to the Facebook ones that I've heard of so far, for people<br />on Facebook.<br /></p><p>TEXT Reports (all gathered from alt.slack, but edited) are at:<br /><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/12XDay/12X-Day_Text/index.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/12XDay/12X-Day_Text/index.html</a><br /></p><p>which is a SubSet of<br /><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/12XDay/12X-Day.html">http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/fun/devivals/12XDay/12X-Day.html</a><br /></p><p>Now, "Bob" has instructed me in a vision to assemble yet a THIRD 12X-<br />Day <span style="font-style: italic;">Hour of Slack</span> and get it out of here by Saturday. The second one,<br />a "Bobtism" special, which we finished and mailed to stations<br />yesterday, will be linked into SubSITE on Thursday.<br /></p><p>Any more photos, videos or recordings that are sent here won't be<br />gotten online until after we return from Starwood (which, being a week<br />of events within events, generates its own huge mass o' media). We/I<br />are trying to get a whale's butt's worth of work done before we leave.<br />This is an annual period of intensity that she and I keep voluntarily<br />putting ourselves through for some reason.<br /></p><p>Oh wait, now I remember why. It's because the festival she runs comes<br />2 weeks after the festival I run. And her festival involves 1500<br />people. And she and I have to have the names, addresses and credit<br />card numbers of all those people right at our fingertips, starting<br />Sunday. But, by Saturday week I, the infamous disbeliever, will once<br />again be one of the 8 people who pretend to set afire instantly with<br />mere torches the artfully stacked, house-sized pile of wood. (The<br />ignition is actually triggered by remote control, by rocket<br />scientists.) Pissing off every fundie pagan in the campground on<br />account of me, a SubGenius, being involved in the Sacred Bonfire<br />Lighting is all the reward I need.<br /></p><p>Also, I learned Ron Slabe will be projecting my Igazum-ation on a<br />giant screen during the pyrotechnics in the spectacular Friday night<br />island fire show. Knowing all those acid-gobblers are going WHOA DUDE<br />at my glorpy insta-psychedelia (when they're not looking at the<br />topless fire-twirling girls) always does my hideous hairy pride gland<br />good too.<br /></p><p>But best of all, we won't be near a keyboard or computer for over a<br />week!<br /></p>Unfortunately we will be closely surrounded by humans on all sides,<br />even when hiding out in The Medium Sized House or the various<br />SubGenius or SubGenius/Discordian camps. During Starwood, you have to<br />go pretty far out into the woods to escape the humans. Ask any bear.Rev. Ivan Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13815312838832582622noreply@blogger.com