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Trevor Blake: Television. 7 January 2010. Digital image. Public domain.

Dear Friends,

Thank you all so much for the generous support you’ve given me over the years!  I could never have reunited my family and gotten my life back if it wasn’t for all of you, so thank you once again for everything you’ve done!

I’ve finally received the paperwork for the Appeals Court dismissal of my ex’s bid to keep the case in New York State.  You can view them on Google Docs, page 1 here: http://tinyurl.com/yara369 and page 2 here: http://tinyurl.com/ydrzh2k.  Some people have asked me about the court order preventing me from having my own artwork and writing inside my home, so I have put those orders up on the web also.  The legal prohibitions against me having any SubGenius materials in my home are found in numerous court docs.  In the latest, currently standing order from Judge Punch it is found at the bottom of page 2 and top of page 3 here: http://tinyurl.com/yc727s9 .  It is also seen affirmed by Judge Adams on page 17 here: http://tinyurl.com/y8wozzt .

Essentially, the upshot of the latest Appeals Court decision is that for now the case is dismissed, but my ex has one year from the date stamp, September 22, 2009, to make another attempt to complete this appeal.  After that deadline, if nothing further is filed, the case will finally move beyond the jurisdiction of New York State entirely.  Never again would my family face the prospect of having to split up and find lodging in New York for months or years on end to fight the case.  Never again will I be handicapped by not having any of my local friends and people who know our family available to testify.  Although this doesn’t guarantee the case would be completely over, it would return it to a fair and level playing field.

So basically, I’m counting down to September 10, 2010!!  I’ll be sure to send out an update then if all is well so you can rest easy!

Of course the legal bills are still a huge burden.  I have a monthly payment of over $500 to pay back a legal loan that my father secured with his entire retirement savings, so until that is paid off I am always living under the fear that I won’t be able to pay it and everything my father saved over decades of hard work as a letter carrier will be snatched away from him.  Any donations would be greatly appreciated, as always!  The link to donate is: http://pledgie.com/campaigns/90

Another way to help is to visit my new blog!  http://revmagdalen.blogspot.com/2009/11/welcome-to-my-new-blog.html I started this blog because I’ve begun to feel like the terrible numbing effect all these troubles have had on my mind is starting to wear off, and I’ve begun really wanting to share my opinions and hopefully make some people laugh!  And I’ve monetized the blog with ads, so every time anyone just visits and casts their eyes upon the ads, perhaps clicking any that are of genuine interest, it helps out my legal bills!

I’m still in a legal grey area as far as whether or not I can blog about my case, so I’ve chosen not to risk anything by doing that, but I have become pretty involved in activism for the Iranian Green Movement, so I do blog about that and a variety of SubGenius topics.  There’s even a section where you can “Ask Magdalen” any questions on SubGenius doctrine, your love life, anything!  I’ve also written a post explaining in more detail the answer to that infamous question, “Why a goat?” referring to a costume I wore at a SubGenius event that caused much controversy in the courtroom.  Get all the answers here: http://revmagdalen.blogspot.com/2009/11/because-goats-are-funny.html

You can also follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/revmagdalen where I also plan to occasionally serve ads, so the more followers I have, the more it will help my legal fund!  Feel free to tell your friends to check out the blog and follow me on Twitter, for a great free way to help with a good cause!

Thank you all again so much for everything you’ve done for my family, I don’t know how to repay you except to tell you that you have made a huge difference in a family’s life, and without your help we would still be separated and miserable, but your generosity has allowed us to be reunited and we are so happy and grateful for that!!!

Thank you so much!!
-Rachel Bevilacqua

My friends, I had not intended to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any time, regardless of how fraught with controversy it might be. You have asked me how I feel about whiskey. All right, here is how I feel about whiskey:

If when you say whiskey you mean the devil’s brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster, that defiles innocence, dethrones reason, destroys the home, creates misery and poverty, yea, literally takes the bread from the mouths of little children; if you mean the evil drink that topples the Christian man and woman from the pinnacle of righteous, gracious living into the bottomless pit of degradation, and despair, and shame and helplessness, and hopelessness, then certainly I am against it.

But, if when you say whiskey you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine, the ale that is consumed when good fellows get together, that puts a song in their hearts and laughter on their lips, and the warm glow of contentment in their eyes; if you mean Christmas cheer; if you mean the stimulating drink that puts the spring in the old gentleman’s step on a frosty, crispy morning; if you mean the drink which enables a man to magnify his joy, and his happiness, and to forget, if only for a little while, life’s great tragedies, and heartaches, and sorrows; if you mean that drink, the sale of which pours into our treasuries untold millions of dollars, which are used to provide tender care for our little crippled children, our blind, our deaf, our dumb, our pitiful aged and infirm; to build highways and hospitals and schools, then certainly I am for it.

This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise.

More here and here.

Yesterday [October 2009], Andrew Sullivan put up a post about an extremely brutal hate-crime attack on an openly gay man. The 2-minute news report he embeds is depressing, but there was something to laugh about at the end. The studio interviewed one of the attackers’ friends, who proudly displayed this tattoo. It’s a tattoo reading “[Thou] shall not lie with a male as one does with a woman. It is an abomination. Leviticus 18:22″. Who else sees the problem here? Leviticus also forbids tattooing. In the very next chapter. “Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:28″

Via Mutate! via The Friendly Atheist via Paul Bingman.

Jesús Colina, Pope Cannot Exchange Vatican Treasure for Food (16 March 2009):

The proposal of a member of the social networking Web site Facebook suggesting that the Vatican should exchange its treasures for food in Africa is an impossibility due to international law, says Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes. The president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum said this Friday to ZENIT at a press conference Friday in which he commented on the online petition titled “Exchange the Vatican’s Treasures for Food for Africa. Do You Want to Sign a Petition?” The cardinal noted that, apart from the ideological aspect of the proposal, the Pope cannot consider it because he is prevented from doing so by international law. This Pontifical council is responsible for the direction and coordination among the charitable organizations and activities promoted by the Catholic Church. Alberto Juesas Escudero of Spain launched the initiative, which now has more than 40,000 supporters. Escudero claims “it is a shameful to see the Vatican’s riches and then watch the news.”

On October 10, 2009, a Cyclone of Slack will slam into Portland bringing true SubGenius mutation back to Stumptown for the first time in a decade! Cast aside your false profiteers and your hipster biscuits, and bask in the Yetisyn glow of true Dobbsian mutation! Experience the gene-twisting joy of a SubGenius Devival in all of its mutated glory!

Ash Street Saloon
225 SW Ash St.
Portland, OR
Doors open at 8, show starts at 9
$10

Modemac:

After nearly four years and $140,000 in legal costs, the SubGenius child custody case of Reverend Magdalen has been dismissed.

Reverend Magdalen:

GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!! I don’t have the official documents yet, but my lawyer informs me that the Appellate Division has dismissed the case against me! This means the jurisdiction of my case will move from Orleans County, NY to here in Georgia where I live, so I can never again be forced to leave my home & rent an apartment in New York to fight the case! It also upholds the current joint custody agreement that lets my son reside with me! I’ll be sure to post scans of the papers when I get them, and of course there’s probably some kind of legal loopholes that might come up, but this is GREAT news! Thank you so much everyone, I could never have gotten here without you!! I do still owe about $50,000+ in legal bills, and the payments are getting really tough to make with my husband laid off, so if anyone has a bit to spare, I promise to send massive Slack waves of thanks for your donation!

Previous information on this case at OVO here: [4][3][2][1]. It might seem a waste of Rev. Magdalen’s money and the tax-funded court system to spend so much only to have things return to the way they were in the first place, with Rev. Magdalen having custody of her son.  But one concrete change did occur in all this.  Rev. Magdalen is forbidden from having SubGenius material in her home.  SubGenius material such as books I helped write.  If you have my writing in your home, if you have SubGenius material in your home, if you have children, this case should matter to you.  You may be next to spend $140,000 for the privilege of being left alone, minus some of your stuff.

To donate directly to Rev. Magdelen, use paypal to send any amount to magdalen@subgenius.com.  To send funds to her lawyer write or call Christopher S. Mattingly 42 Delaware Ave Ste 120, Buffalo, NY 4202-3924 USA (telephone: +1-716-849-1333 ext 351).

EsoZone is a mutant unconference, Portland Oregon USA, October 9 and 10 2009.  See you there!

This is what the future holds for Hip Hop if this doesn’t stop, you clowns won’t continue on for ever with this mess.

YouTube – NICK CANNON, NAS, & AFFION PSA – WATERMELON SONG

Paul Pantone has invented the GEET Fuel Processor which you can run a car on 80% water or more. When Pantone refused to sell out on his patents and technology, he was framed for securities fraud and railroaded to a mental ward at the Utah State Hospital in March of 2006 where he has been dying from intentional medical and caregiver neglect.

Geet Fuel Processor – Paul Pantone

The Dreadlock Recollections by Kerry Wendell Thornley
140 pages, 8.5 x 11, $15.00 in print or $1.99 for Kindle
Confession / satire by the mind-controlled assassin of John F. Kennedy.

In early November of 1963, Slim and I arrived at the little house in Harahan, Louisiana, and Brother-in-law said to me, as soon as I sat down, “Kerry, give me some ideas about assassinating John F. Kennedy.” I was more than happy to oblige; for years I had been saving up ideas about how to murder the President. I’d spoken of assassinating Kennedy to anyone who would listen to me ever since my arrival in New Orleans.

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OVO is a collection of new works in the public domain edited and published by Trevor Blake since 1987. New issues are in progress.

This is a collection of e-mails I have sent to people who post classified ads. My goal is to mess with them, confuse them, and/or piss them off.

E-mails from an Asshole

This monkey sees no evil.

Taxidermy Gone Wrong at Kontraband – Page 36

YouTube – Worst Parents Ever

Spurs by Tod Robbins is the short story which the film Freaks by Tod Browning was based on. Thanks to the Internet you can read Spurs and watch Freaks. If you want to watch this film as it was first presented, shut it off at 1:02:27.

..:Things My Boyfriend Says:..

ZALGO, HE COMES! | centerNegative

The art of ruining a picture

http://www.creepyfaces.com/

Thousands and thousands of pages? Sure.

Weekly World News – Google Books