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Midnight Ridazz: THE DISC0rdi2N R!D3
http://www.midnightridazz.com/viewStory.php?storyId=1065

Friday, 10-10-08

Meet: 9PM @ Olympic & Broadway

That’s in Downtown Los Angeles for you transplants and foreigners.
Roll Out: 10PM @ Promptly!

Dress up as whatever the FNUK you want. It’s not going to matter!

Bring your own drinks, if you got ‘em! Stock up now, because there
aren’t going to be any liquor stops.
Especially if/when you need them.

We’re Riding For
Absolutely Everything
Worth Knowing About
Absolutely Anything

No two equals are the same!

Don’t MISS OUT on the SPOKE CARDS. Don’t be late for the HOT DOGS, no
bun.

brought to you by the -
Reverend Dakota Jeeze Ultimak
The Secret Sacred Minister of the Sacred Secret Ministry
Prime Sinister of the Benevolent (dis)Order of the Stray Couches
Part-time Santa

We came. We saw. We literated.

Come and join us Sunday, April 13 at the Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles as we reinvent the art of sharing. The public wants to consume culture, and we aim to feed it to ‘em! Here’s the story (no pun intended):

At 1pm we’ll wander casually into B&N, and pick out a book of our own choosing – the Bible, bodice-rippers, C++ programming, French poetry, whatever floats one’s boat. At 1:10, the public readings shall begin, as we all walk the store sharing aloud passages from our chosen books. The reading shall continue until 1:25, or until security throws us out.

EXTRA CREDIT! Participants are encouraged to create at least three bookmarks bearing a special message to consumers to place into random books around the store before the reading begins. Easily done while browsing for your favorite title to titillate the public with!

Please join us afterwards at the Buzz coffee shop 7623 Beverly Blvd, LA 90036 (at the corners of Beverly Blvd and The Grove Dr.).

GETTING THERE:
Parking at The Grove is terrible and costs $$. By public transport, you can take the Metro to the Hollywood and Highland station, then hop on the 217 bus at the northwest corner of Hollywood and Highland Blvds (westbound). Get off at Fairfax and 3th St. The Grove is behind the Farmer’s Market. Or you can find your own route at the handy Los Angeles Metro Authority site: www.metro.net/default.asp

Any questions? Contact Reecy via Tribe or email: violetmoodswings at yahoo.com

When? - President’s Day Weekend, February 15th -18th,
What? - Carpool out to Salton Sea to camp, and ride our bicycles.
Where? - Slab City and Salvation Mountain are in the mix.

Campsite coordinates and trip updates will be posted on THIS PAGE:

http://www.straycouches.com/documents/ride-to-nowhere/

Join the Google Discussion Group here for ongoing discussion, carpool and the latest information.

Video of a Salvation Mountain trip:

http://www.salvationmountain.us/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slab_City

Isn’t that a song? “Come on! Coagulation time, come on!”

Ok, so I live in LA. And LA is basically synonymous with Hollywood to most of the people in the world. Right now a lot of Hollywood, specifically the TV industry, is frozen because the Writer’s Guild is on strike. What this means is no new TV sitcoms and dramas, more repeats and more Reality TV. Got it? So crappy TV gets even crappier. It really doesn’t matter much to me, because pretty much all good TV is found on Cable, and Cable TV doesn’t seem to be effected by the Writer’s Guild. I really don’t know. I really don’t care. Personally I will never cross picket lines because I believe what strikes stand for. I don’t care for unions, but I do care for workers rights. People need unions, i don’t need unions, but I digress… I have an idea for a prank. We dress up like scabs, carry pads of paper or notebooks, and sit across from the striking writers, and start writing episodes for our favorite TV. Especially the ones we hate. And the hilarity ensues. Yes, this is a bad idea. But bad ideas tend to be the best.

1. Style - It’s got to look good, cool, bitchin’, rad, etc. Period.
2. Substance - It’s got to have meaning, passion, or purpose. It’s got to be awesome, or it’s not worth doing at all.
3. Safety - Safety Third.

Jesus turning water into wine

Originally uploaded by Tita Abbott.

According to Christian Mythology, Jesus of Nazareth turned water into wine. I don’t see how his contribution to Israel’s (or Lebanon’s*) alcoholism can be considered a miracle. But non-the-less, the idea of instant alcohol sounds like a great idea to me. I don’t know about him being a messiah, or the ’son of god’ for that matter. But he’s a saint in my eyes. Too bad his followers are a bunch of idiots.

* Cana, the location where Jesus made the wine.

flying spaghetti monster sighted

Originally uploaded by `yoshi.

In the eyes of a Pastafarian, we would be considered Spagnostics. This is because they feel we don’t believe in their Spagedeity, the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM). It’s not a matter of belief, as it is one of denial or shruggery. We all know the true God is ERIS. Recognizing Eris as our patron diety does, on the contrary, awknowledge that there are other deities, therefore the Spaghetti Flying Monster is acceptable as being part of a long line of gods. Unfortunately, for followers of FSM, the FSM is a false god. Nowhere in world history is the FSM mentioned. The Pastafarian will argue that it His intent, to be missing from History, it’s His sense of humor. If anything I would like to declare FSM as Brigiadier Saint(1) in the POEE tradition of the Discordian Society.

(1) Principia Discordia, pg. 00060.

I’ve installed the Discordian Calendar Widget on here on STRAYCOUCHES.com. I’m not really sure how it works, but it’s here (or there on the left). I got the plugin from Singlenesia Software.