Dr. Hal Shall Be There!*

Dr. Hal has confirmed that, * short of any travel complications impacting his own show, he will be at The Tenth Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival in Seattle this April.

If you are not familiar with Dr. Hal, AKA Dr. Howl, Dr. Howland Owll, and just plain Harry S. Robins, you just aren't paying any attention. He's one of those few men who prefer the gentleman bohemian lifestyle over making a vast fortune by selling out on just one of his immense talents. He seems utterly out of place in this century, and yet it's clear that he's far more ready for the 21st Century than most bipeds.

His stage show, Ask Dr. Hal, is beloved among San Franscisco intellegencia and hipsters for his encyclopedic grasp of almost any subject of which they might ask, and for a mere dollar apiece, they do. His presence on the 25-year-old KPFA SubGenius radio show hosted by Puzzling Evidence always adds just the right amount of weird gravitas to the antics of the other co-hosts, making him beloved of both San Francisco mutants that stay up or get up ridiculously early, and of ALL other SubGenius radio shows. That old-fashioned, mild, articulate voice of his has been occasionally lucrative, whether it's as a co-host on a cable conspiracy-theory show, as a scientist type in video games, or as added color to a documentary on the War On Drugs.

But the voice is but one aspect of the Artist, for he is one of the SubGenius greats in the world of cartooning and illustration. His most recent book, Dinosaur Alphabet, reveals his distinctively staggering level of detail balanced by a hearty use of thick, precise lines. Every SubGenius book of scripture bears his art, and so does that collection of Weirdo comics you were looking at that one time. But of course, he won't be illustrating for us, no.

He shall be preaching the very Wor of "Bob". WITH THAT VOICE.

http://www.askdrhal.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Robins
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654516/

Prepare Thyselves.

UPDATE: The show date should be NO problem for him.

The Show Must Go On... And On... And Onnnnnnnnnnnnnnn...!

For some of you, this is old news you've already heard; for others, this is the first you might've heard about it. Apologies to those who wish you were in the former group--it's been crazy.

A week and a day after Thanksgiving, our house was burgled, and all the good computers, among other things, were taken. This includes the computer I was using to work on the devival. The good news there is that pretty much everything of immediate importance to the devival is either online, in other hands, or written in a notebook I keep with me. The bad news is that my technological contributions to the devival will be on the backburner until I have some sort of adequate replacement.

Then it gets worse. Thanks to the flood rains of this week, our damaged roof took on more water, resulting in the living room ceiling bowing and cracking Thursday night. We left for somewhere safer, and when we returned with our handyman friend to check it out, we found a hole in the ceiling and several dozen pounds of soggy debris in the middle of the living room.

WE ARE LEAVING THIS HOUSE.

My family has already left to stay with friends in Columbus while I--with much appreciated help--will be packing, recycling, selling, giving, and throwing away everything we still have left. As a result, my involvement with the devival must be on a much more hands-off level than before.

I still remain involved, however, albeit I will be coordinating much more than contributing for the time being. I know that ChickenHed is currently looking for a venue, that Andre is ready and able to print as needed, that our financiers are ready to pay for needful expenses. Not even this double-fistful of EeHeeg EeHeen's starsodomy can stop this devival. Let me make this clear:

NOT EVEN.

THIS DEVIVAL IS WILLING ITSELF TO HAPPEN AND IS DETERMINED TO HAPPEN. DO NOT TRY TO STOP IT. YOUR SAFETY AND SANITY LIES IN DOING YOUR BEST TO HELP IT HAPPEN.

I will be emailing individuals as needed to wrap up current items or to provide updates. If any of you have questions, please let me know.

Post-Meeting News

After returning from that meeting, I feel more convinced than ever that this devival will just happen no matter what else I may do to help or hinder it.

First, we are now officially partnering with Chickenhed to put on this devival, meaning that we will not want for equipment or for random weirdness at apropos moments.

Second, we have someone who's both well-connected with venues and has some great ideas of his own, in the person of Rev. Andre Brothel. Truly, he is a Superior Mutant, and with the fire of wanting to be a world-class Devivor, He has promise, I tell you.

Third, there is still no solid date or venue, but we are currently aiming for a date around April 3-6, and we have a lot of excellent leads now. Expect an announcement before too long.

Final Devival Meeting #1

The first organizational meeting for the Tenth Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival will be on Sunday, November 4, at 2 PM, at:

CAFÉ ON THE AVE
4201 University Way NE (On Northwest corner)
[ café home page ] [ map ]

Bus riders may zoom in on the map to see bus stops and the buses serving them.

If you are interested in being involved in this devival on any level, this would be a good meeting to attend, so we can introduce one another and figure out exactly what we have on our hands, in terms of current yeti-power if nothing else.

T-Minus Five Months And Slacking

Truly, it is the Time of PeE, and most of us interested in organizing a devival are busy clearing our calendars and settling affairs before we take on the sacred Instanity of joining the community of Devivors. Even so, there are bits of news to share:

First, our holy Clench Artist, St. Kenneth Humanoid, is working on the art for the new poster. He created a mockup of the poster that's extremely rough--cobbled together from an earlier mockup I threw together and a bit out-of-date, and utterly lacking this blog's address or any other contact info!--and yet hints well at the end result. It will undoubtedly look even cooler later on. How could it not?

St. Ken, who sometimes is called "Huey" by his pals, is responsible for a metric gigaton of Churchly art, even though his work is largely privately owned by obsessive collectors. He has been both directly and indirectly responsible for much of the art used by SSUCC and its devivals. (The first poster, which I will eventually rescan as the digital art is long disappeared, had only his amazing Color Dobbshead; he created the amazing devival art for the 1999 and 2000 devivals, with my performing layout duties. This time he will be doing all the layout, to give it a more comic-book feel, and I can't wait to see what happens after he's done tweaking and twonking it.

In other news, we will be announcing an organizational meeting soon, and stay tuned for blog tweaks and twonks on our part.

Dual-DJ-dammerung!

Feel like dancing for slack? Don't fret, you will be. For we have, not one, but two DJs that will be spinning and counter-spinning, and perhaps even live-mixing under the ranting! DJ Sloth and DJ JessBone will be providing a near-endless rug of sublime grinding and throbbing tunes sure to make you shake your bootie until The Conspiracy falls out of it. Now those of you SubGeniuses who normally can't be reached by words or art will have no excuse not to writhe in true Superior Mutant ecstasy.

This may be the best devival ever. Don't miss out!

Stang, Sterno CONFIRMED

We have confirmed that both Rev. Ivan Stang and Pope Sternodox Keckhaver will be coming to the 10th Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival! As veterans of the First Ever Final SubGenius Devival, their presence is absolutely necessary to help ensure a long, productive finality.

ALSO: We might have a DJ! Details to be worked out later....

Incidentally, if anyone knows the band Blöodhäg, please let me know. I'd love to invite them to the devival.

A reminder: We are always looking for performers, contributors, supporters, and folks just willing to perform grunt work. Let us know if you're interested.

Older Final Devival links available

For those new to the Church, or accursed with the bane of youth last time we had a devival, I have added video, photo, and text archive links to the right. Consider it a tray of hors d'oeuvre before the feast.

Devival Art Teaser

This is by no means the final art. In fact, this art was originally created for a "SheVival" we had planned originally for 2001. It's just too good not to use.

The Final SubGenius Devival Returns...!

The Final SubGenius Devivals of Seattle (1998-2000) were legendary, yet far from a myth. And legends, like zombies and bad fashion choices, sometimes refuse to die.

Seattle SubGenius Union of Clenches and Crackpots (SSUCC) is proud to announce:

THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY
FINAL SUBGENIUS DEVIVAL

... Now with 50% EXTRA DEPRAVITY!!!

Spring 2008--Seattle, WA--Details To Be Announced

Despite an abject failure to be Ruptured on July 5 for ten years running, The Church of the SubGenius remains headstrong in their belief in even the most intentionally absurd dogmas. Seattle once again must repent for its nouveau po-mo boho-a-gogo MO-FOs, and we have been licensed by the very Stark Fist of Removal to make this city beg for Slack.

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ARE YOU READY AND WILLING?
-- OR RED-EYED AND WAILING!?
... It's YOURS to decide!

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We're actually half-organized for once, and all local Devivors and to-be Devivors-to-be pledge to keep it that way. But your help might make the difference between a mere Great Devival, and the Greatest Devival In The Cosmos.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PERFORMING, ASSISTING, OR SUPPORTING THIS DEVIVAL IN ANY USEFUL WAY, PLEASE CONTACT US