Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 11:10:55 -0500 (EST) From: "Suzanne Mckenzie (PHI)" <mckenzie-AT-chuma.cas.usf.edu> Subject: Re: Some holiday cheer, in honor of Dr. Babich's request On Mon, 18 Dec 1995, John B. Morgan wrote: > It has occurred to me that, during the holiday season, many TRUE Nietzscheans > on this list no doubt feel left out in the cold as the mass culture goes > on its merry Xmas way. So I thought to myself: whilst the herd celebrates the > birth of a god, why shouldn't we, the uebermenschen (and let's not leave out > the ueberfrauen), celebrate the death of God? Why don't we have a truly > Dionysian celebration, for Nietzsche list subscribers only, on Christmas Day? > It may be quite daunting to imagine all the brain power of this list together > in the same room at the same time, but surely this experiment is worth > the risk of possible spontaneous deconstruction. Slingshots, however, should > be checked at the door. Physical contact will, of course, present its > problems. As good uebermenschen/frauen, we cannot allow others' aesthetic > principles to interfere with our own highly evolved and personal > interpretations. Thus I suggest that the festivities be conducted entirely in > the dark, to preserve each members' own law and to suggest the impossibility of > meaning. Large quantities of liquor should be served, as should cocktail > shrimps marinated in chocolate syrup and ketchup, garnished with broken glass > to prove the stamina of the consumer. For music: start off with a bit from > CARMEN, but then, to engage in a truly LIVING form of music, a concerto for > kazoo, timpanii and water-filled wine glasses punctuated by barbaric yawps from > the audience. For entertainment: a game of charades, which will provide many > laughs as participants refute the meaning of each contestants' antics in > turn (which of course will be invisible in the dark anyway). The celebration > shall not come to an end until the first light of dawn shines through the > windows, when everyone present will of course turn to dust on the currents of > the early morning air. So what do you think? Let's do it! > > Unfortunately, I myself will be unable to attend, as I will be too busy > asserting the patriarchy by attending as many concerts at Lincoln Center > and the MET as possible while I am home for the holidays (I'll certainly wave > as I pass by on my way, Dr. Babich!). But I wish the rest of you the very > best of anti-holidays. > > > John Morgan "I can be respectful when it suits me. > The University of Michigan I just don't let it go to my head." > jbmorgan-AT-umich.edu --Me > > > > --- from list nietzsche-AT-jefferson.village.virginia.edu --- > John, You post this in jest I know, but it is possible! If anyone would like to meet for a real time chat anytime, but especially on Xmas day, just let it be known. I will set up a virtual MOO room for us on a MOO where I am a wizard. I will give each of you a character and a password (anonymous) and we can have at it! Terrific idea! Feedback anyone? If you haven't experience online MOO text-based virtual reality, you're in for a treat. Let me clear up one misconception right away. MOO is NOT, got it, NOT IRC or MUD! MUch , much more sophisticated. Some of you may already have experienced this via PMCMOO, and others...in fact, I will take that as a given. However, if you haven't experienced it, and you are interested...let me know. cheers, Suzie --- from list nietzsche-AT-jefferson.village.virginia.edu --- ------------------
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