10 April 2024

Totally

        Thanks to everyone who commented on the last post.   Back in Bumfuck again. Just a little update before I get back to 4AD. 

 



Here's a picture of The Eclipse Party Wagon. Borrowed from a Mennonite Shyster from Altoona. 

 


29 foot, sleeps five, full shower & bathroom, stove & microwave, all the comforts of home away from home. We partied down.

Sunday was a beautiful day. Not a cloud in the sky. Woke up Monday to total overcast & rain clouds brewing. Started raining about 10:30am. By 1:00pm we were getting a bit apprehensive, so we whipped up a Crowleyan Sun chant, chanted & did a Sun Dance. Figured if primitive peoples could do weather magic, so could we. About 1:30 the clouds started breaking up & by the beginning of the eclipse process shortly after 2:00pm, it was nearly clear sky. Had eclipse glasses & I had bought a sheet of lens material & made lenses for our binoculars, so we had a perfect view of the proceedings. There was a bit of high altitude haze so the contrast of light & dark wasn't 100%, so no Ripple Effect unfortuneately. But at total eclipse we threw off the glasses & watched the ring & beads & solar flares with unshuttered eyes. It was an incredible, once in a lifetime event for me.

I thought instantly of primitive humans observing this event & understood the unexplanable awe it must have instilled. With all the knowledge I had, it still was overwhelmingly powerful. The temperature dropped twenty degrees in minutes & was very freaky.

So glad I got to experience the whole thing once before I slip off this mortal coil. 

& with that segue, back to 4AD in a few.

Enjoy,

6 comments:

  1. Sounds and looks like incredible fun. Amazing trip.

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  2. Kick-ass motorhome. Mirrorball comes next.
    Strange that we never met but I feel happy for you having a good time.
    Maybe the musical bond makes it happen
    A good thing in this selfish world.
    Cheers, dear Man.
    Diego

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    1. We've met, just on another plane.
      & you can believe we cracked out the mirrorball before we hit the road.
      Thanks for the thoughts, my friend.

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  3. Just awesome. Glad it could be enjoyed.

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  4. Sounds awesome! Definitely the way to do it -- glad you had a good trip!

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    1. It was out of this world. Heavenly.

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