mastodon 4.7.3Sacred Scribe #273, 9th MegaFisTemple Lodge of The Church of the SubGenius since 1979
The Plight of Rocknar
Our dear friend Governor Rocknar has given us so much it's hard to know where to begin. He has been so generous that I don't want to embarrass him, or get him in trouble -- but let's just say WE OWE THIS MAN!!
Our X-Day fests wouldn't have been the same without him, that’s for sure. His creative endeavors were inspirational and his spirit has always been a shining lantern of Slack.
JAN. 20, Dallas - SCARLET LOVE returns!!!
In THE BOOK OF THE SUBGENIUS, in the chapter on Bulldada and "Creative Truth," in 1982, I wrote, "And the greatest Badfilm of all time is SCARLET LOVE, *and you've never even heard of it!*"
That was followed by a footnote explaining that it was a film made in Dallas that had been shown only in Dallas and only for a week, and a plea to readers to help us make it a famous cult classic. Now, 44 years later, that is finally happening!
Devo & The Secret History of SubGenius with Rev Ivan Stang | Wastoids TV
https://youtu.be/SOGw8bDreNE?si=qBEplneqpH5Hnzl-
I got interviewed by the nice folks at WASTOIDS TV. It was originally going to be a very short thing, part of their VIDEO VAULT show, where I talked about animating Ken and Barbie for DEVO. Well… I got to talking. Then on top of that, my lips started flapping too, and my mouth started working itself, and next thing you know it’s 20 minutes, and I can tell they put a lot of editing work into it.
The movie showing at the Texas Theater on January 20 is not the SCARLET LOVE that I saw. Sadly, the director kept trying to prove he'd ALWAYS wanted people to laugh at his film, and spent years adding "comedy" scenes. He retitled it several times. The latest version is:
SCARLET WARNING 666
I don't yet know if I will drive to Dallas for this showing. I haven't been invited to speak or anything, and god knows I've seen the damn movie enough times.
https://grindhousereleasing.com/grindhouse-releasing-resurrects-palmer-rockeys-scarlet-warning-666/
I want to get this news out immediately, but I will soon add more to our tales of Adventures with Rocknar… perhaps starting with that Thanksgiving at Xaviera Hollander’s house in Amsterdam with Dr. Howll during the Cannabis Cup? That was a good one. Or perhaps the HUGE box containing one six-pack of Ale-8 soda?
He is a great SubGenius laid low by chronic disease, and I’m sure many old X-Day survivors will want to dig deep in their pockets and flip good old Rocknar a few thousand dollars.
Film editor Bob Murawski and writer David Szulkin got this project together, and there's more to come with restorations of the Dallas Badfilms of the late S. F. "Brownie" Brownrigg, my former boss. I was interviewed for that too. I'm one of the few surviving members of the old school Dallas film business. There is also a documentary in the works by Justin Powers called "IT CAME FROM TEXAS" about Texas bad films in general. He came out to Stang Ranch to interview me about these crazy-ass days.
For decades, whenever a curious person would search the Net for any mention of the film, it always led back to me, and that is why last year I did the commentary for the DVD of the restored film that is about to be released. The DVD also includes an interview with the widow of the director, conducted by me (and filmed by my son).
UFOs - Heaven? Or… Hell?
9 minutes
We, Sacred Scribe #273 Ivan Stang and Sacred Scribe #274 Onan Canobite, are probably risking our lives by posting this. Some of the footage in this short documentary is exactly what They don’t want you to see. By going public with this, it may be too late for us. Grab your copy before this whole channel and its owners disappear!
New Improved Version
Still waiting to see who else did the graphics!
Church of the SubGenius: LESSONS IN QUESTIONING
15:05
https://youtu.be/9Q5zMlWvTuM
MY PLAYLIST OF YOUTUBE FAVORITES BY OTHER MUTANTS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=FL5cnVpuDQcMCSNHx8_FtQMQ
RUBIX PUBE MUST BE STOPPED! — My Review
Spinal Tap Meets Monty Python Meets The Firesign Theatre Meets “Bob” Meets Laugh-In Meets GWAR Meets Alice Cooper Meets Circus Apocalypse Meets Burning Man Meets X-Day Meets The Mothers of Invention Meets The Incredible String Band Meets Tenacious D Meets Captain Beefheart Meets DEVO Meets Hendrix Meets Let’s Visit the World of the Future.
With special thanks to Rev. WalterCormac and Rev. Elvis Martini who I understand helped.
Rev. Ness of Rubix Pube put a great collection of all their footage, in order, otherwise unedited, on YouTube. 23 minutes long:
https://youtu.be/pzMQiRqFgKg?si=y4n3n7PDpsa8EVJA
It's The Stark Fist of Removal (1982) book-reprint and I hope the links and PayPal buttons work.
I know what it's like to be broke, believe me. But I also know how giving somebody else with nothing just a little can make you feel rich. Make yourself rich by giving away money! It's the SubGenius way. You'll be like that fictional SubGenius Saint, Sir Guy Grand, from the great novel and movie "The Magic Christian" by St. Terry Southern. (Granted, Sir Guy WAS incredibly rich, but he was also not real.)
Dobbs promises you'll get extra snacks on the Saucers, come X-Day!
Rubix Pube & Prague X-Days "2025"
https://youtu.be/3ZSOMpWdcQo
These ten minutes are my quick and simple assemblies of all the videos and stills from the 28th X-Day Drill that I found on social media the week after July 5.
I don't know her, but I know her father via mail; it's a SubGenius family. Her dad has been EXTREMELY supportive of the Church in the past, with incredibly kind words, dollars, and bulldada collectors' treasures. However, RevEyevee has been on the dobbs.town forum lately, trying to regain some vestige of Slack, and her Dad says it's working! This old weirdo church is good for something after all!
It is with great sadness that I must promote a fundraiser for a faithful SubGenius of renown who has been struck by tragedy.
Our old friend Sister Decadence is herself okay physically, but her husband Paul Mears died suddenly and tragically last Friday.
(Paul is not to be confused with Dok Frop, who was always at the Brushwood X-Day Drills and many other devivals with her; Dok Frop is the one who suggested I help promote this GoFundMe.)
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-holly-mears-overcome-tragedy-and-secure-stability
Although many SubGeniuses know her online and in person as Sister Decadence or Sis D, her human street name is Holly Hitch Mears. I am sure many of you remember the extreme generosity and Slack of the Frop/Decadence camp during the X-Day Drills in the years of glory. Some crude louts may remember her knock-out boobs even better. She spread joy, humor and Slack (and food, etc.) everywhere, and no doubt will again, but first she must get past this incredible and shocking roadblock in her life.
This is another of those posts I really wish I didn't have to make.
Another SubGenius lost her spouse very unexpectedly and tragically, the second such tragedy in SubGenius-land in so many months. This new widow, Rev. EyeveeJayy, has three little kids to support and is having to jump-start her life from scratch.
