Headache gone, Husker Mystery Religion, weekend great, and Sarah Palin wants to meet me
Headache is gone. I went to watch the Husker game last night and I was in so much pain I could hardly stand the light and the noise at the bar. Still enjoyed the fuck out of the Huskers kicking K-State's ass! Got home at 10pm and collapsed in bed. Slept all night, woke up with no headache. It appears the Huskers have cured me. I'm considering offering them cultus for that, leaving a few offerings and such. Who am I kidding? I already do that and have always seen going to Memorial Stadium as a pilgrimage. The ramp up to the game itself is certainly a mystery religion. I've talked about that before and posted a clip of what it is like (last year) so it was funny to read this article on the Wild Hunt - http://wildhunt.org/blog/2010/10/interview-with-christopher-knowles.html
Christopher Knowles, author of “Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes”, proposes in his newly released book “The Secret History of Rock ‘n’ Roll” that rock n’ roll concerts and dance clubs are our modern mystery religions, and the performers are fulfilling ancient archetypal roles as gods and goddesses incarnate.
Dude - experience the Tunnel Walk at a Husker game and you will know what a modern mystery religion, with 74,000 people in a full blown ecstatic state is like. I won't recount all of it - you have to experience it first hand. But the crowd is brought together in solemn tribute for the National Anthem with a fly over. The crowd stays standing for the marching band to get things going - a transition. The crowd starts doing chants, and I mean the entire stadium is chanting. Then the huge screens get going with flashes of past Husker tackles and touch downs. The crowd is cheering. Then...you feel it. The music starts, so low but so bass heavy that you feel it long before you hear it. The Tunnel Walk starts. The crowd claps in unison during this video. They start stamping. After 3 minutes of this the crowd hits a fever pitch and the team runs out onto the field. All the energy of the entire stadium is directed at these young men. The stadium shakes and vibrates from all the cheering. It is an insane experience.
Seriously -watch this video!! It's only 3 minutes long...but it will give you an idea of what's it's like.
Great weekend ahead so much to do and great weather. It's going to be sunny and warm and I have lots of fun stuff to do! Tonight is date night with my husband. Movie, dinner, and sex. Justin will be gone. Saturday - I have a meeting and two stories for PNC to do during the day and then at night we are going to dinner with friends and going to another friend's art show. Sunday I'll go clean up a stretch of highway in the morning with UMPA and then the afternoon will be at the Zoo feeding Prairie dogs. I love them!
Sarah Palin wants to Meet me Yeah right. I got this email. Aren't I special?
Dear Fellow Women Activists,
Sarah Palin wants to meet you.
You are invited to join Sarah Palin and our conservative candidates running at all levels at a rally to kickoff our Party’s final push to victory in Anaheim, CA, on Saturday, October 16th or Orlando, FL, on Saturday, October 23rd.
Ticket information:
* $20.10 FOR GENERAL ADMISSION or $90 for the reserved section if tickets are purchased online ($25.00 or $100.00 respectively at the door) -- but space is limited and tickets are going fast. (Children under 15 are free.)
* $950 FOR A SPECIAL RECEPTION WITH SARAH PALIN at either location if tickets are purchased online ($1,000 at the door). Benefits for those who are able to attend this reception with the Governor include a photo with her and the unique opportunity to discuss the critical issues facing our country with other grassroots leaders.
* SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: We also want to extend additional levels of participation to you ranging from the $950 level up to $30,400. These include special seating at the rally, special recognition at the event, multiple tickets to the Reception, a private meeting with Governor Palin, a commemorative copy of her upcoming book, and a yearlong membership in one of our RNC major donor clubs.
To reserve your tickets today, simply go here. After you place your ticket order, you will receive a separate email to print your tickets and avoid Will Call at the rally.
Sarah Palin looks forward to meeting you at one of these great events. Working together, I know we will win the battle to save our country.
Thanks for all you do. Together, we can WIN.
Jan Larimer, RNC Co-Chairman
Christopher Knowles, author of “Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes”, proposes in his newly released book “The Secret History of Rock ‘n’ Roll” that rock n’ roll concerts and dance clubs are our modern mystery religions, and the performers are fulfilling ancient archetypal roles as gods and goddesses incarnate.
Dude - experience the Tunnel Walk at a Husker game and you will know what a modern mystery religion, with 74,000 people in a full blown ecstatic state is like. I won't recount all of it - you have to experience it first hand. But the crowd is brought together in solemn tribute for the National Anthem with a fly over. The crowd stays standing for the marching band to get things going - a transition. The crowd starts doing chants, and I mean the entire stadium is chanting. Then the huge screens get going with flashes of past Husker tackles and touch downs. The crowd is cheering. Then...you feel it. The music starts, so low but so bass heavy that you feel it long before you hear it. The Tunnel Walk starts. The crowd claps in unison during this video. They start stamping. After 3 minutes of this the crowd hits a fever pitch and the team runs out onto the field. All the energy of the entire stadium is directed at these young men. The stadium shakes and vibrates from all the cheering. It is an insane experience.
Seriously -watch this video!! It's only 3 minutes long...but it will give you an idea of what's it's like.
Click to viewGreat weekend ahead so much to do and great weather. It's going to be sunny and warm and I have lots of fun stuff to do! Tonight is date night with my husband. Movie, dinner, and sex. Justin will be gone. Saturday - I have a meeting and two stories for PNC to do during the day and then at night we are going to dinner with friends and going to another friend's art show. Sunday I'll go clean up a stretch of highway in the morning with UMPA and then the afternoon will be at the Zoo feeding Prairie dogs. I love them!
Sarah Palin wants to Meet me Yeah right. I got this email. Aren't I special?
Dear Fellow Women Activists,
Sarah Palin wants to meet you.
You are invited to join Sarah Palin and our conservative candidates running at all levels at a rally to kickoff our Party’s final push to victory in Anaheim, CA, on Saturday, October 16th or Orlando, FL, on Saturday, October 23rd.
Ticket information:
* $20.10 FOR GENERAL ADMISSION or $90 for the reserved section if tickets are purchased online ($25.00 or $100.00 respectively at the door) -- but space is limited and tickets are going fast. (Children under 15 are free.)
* $950 FOR A SPECIAL RECEPTION WITH SARAH PALIN at either location if tickets are purchased online ($1,000 at the door). Benefits for those who are able to attend this reception with the Governor include a photo with her and the unique opportunity to discuss the critical issues facing our country with other grassroots leaders.
* SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: We also want to extend additional levels of participation to you ranging from the $950 level up to $30,400. These include special seating at the rally, special recognition at the event, multiple tickets to the Reception, a private meeting with Governor Palin, a commemorative copy of her upcoming book, and a yearlong membership in one of our RNC major donor clubs.
To reserve your tickets today, simply go here. After you place your ticket order, you will receive a separate email to print your tickets and avoid Will Call at the rally.
Sarah Palin looks forward to meeting you at one of these great events. Working together, I know we will win the battle to save our country.
Thanks for all you do. Together, we can WIN.
Jan Larimer, RNC Co-Chairman