Parades, world hedonism

I've always wanted a parade- I used to plot how to infiltrate the Easter Parade in the town I grew up in. The logistics of building and sneaking in a float in the form of a giant light-up bunny being ridden western-style by a friend dressed as Jesus with a cowboy hat eluded me though. So I've been trying to convince people to parade for other things for years.

Then, a few days ago, someone mentioned that the Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade began with a couple of guys, a broken-down car, and a three-legged dog thoughtfully dyed green for the occasion. I can't help thinking I could do better than that somehow.

So I pitched the idea - "Let's parade for something!" And people went for it. We weeded through possible paradeworthy holidays already in existence, but found nothing we felt strongly enough about to march for. So it became necessary to invent our own holiday.

We therefore declare May 4 to be World Hedonism Day. On May 4, I, and any other folk I can talk into joining on, will march for hedonism. Costumes will be recommended, as will brightly colored ribbons, signs with slogans (Think: "Hedonism in our time!" "Up Hedonism" "What do we want? Fun! When do we want it? All the damn time!"), bubbles, chocolate, feathers, glitter, and what-have-you.

I'm looking forward to it.

Parades, world hedonism

I've always wanted a parade- I used to plot how to infiltrate the Easter Parade in the town I grew up in. The logistics of building and sneaking in a float in the form of a giant light-up bunny being ridden western-style by a friend dressed as Jesus with a cowboy hat eluded me though. So I've been trying to convince people to parade for other things for years.

Then, a few days ago, someone mentioned that the Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade began with a couple of guys, a broken-down car, and a three-legged dog thoughtfully dyed green for the occasion. I can't help thinking I could do better than that somehow.

So I pitched the idea - "Let's parade for something!" And people went for it. We weeded through possible paradeworthy holidays already in existence, but found nothing we felt strongly enough about to march for. So it became necessary to invent our own holiday.

We therefore declare May 4 to be World Hedonism Day. On May 4, I, and any other folk I can talk into joining on, will march for hedonism. Costumes will be recommended, as will brightly colored ribbons, signs with slogans (Think: "Hedonism in our time!" "Up Hedonism" "What do we want? Fun! When do we want it? All the damn time!"), bubbles, chocolate, feathers, glitter, and what-have-you.

I'm looking forward to it.

Freedom Toast

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/freedom.fries/index.html

I do not want to forget that this happened, ever. You know, in Get Your War On, when they say "Grown-ups did that shit. Never forget that." It's like that.

Freedom toast. It's a little concentrated droplet of all that is surreal in the US political world right now.

I'd like to stand out in the streets and yell it at passers-by. FREEDOM TOAST!

Some days I wonder if I haven't accidentally woken up in an absurdist drama.

Freedom Toast

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/freedom.fries/index.html

I do not want to forget that this happened, ever. You know, in Get Your War On, when they say "Grown-ups did that shit. Never forget that." It's like that.

Freedom toast. It's a little concentrated droplet of all that is surreal in the US political world right now.

I'd like to stand out in the streets and yell it at passers-by. FREEDOM TOAST!

Some days I wonder if I haven't accidentally woken up in an absurdist drama.