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Yes, friends, I’ll be returning to “The Ashram of the North”.  Correspondence will be at a minimum until Wednesday.

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Here is another preview of the type of New Horror-Art to anticipate this year.

Let’s hope you bring your A Game.

Let’s hope you don’t die of sheer horror.

Not for the faint of heart:

https://vimeo.com/108167263

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Experimenting with new technology and a poem from 1993, we present some Poetic Horror Art:

https://vimeo.com/107840477

Enjoy at Thy Own Peril …

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Yes, we are a tad behind in our reports.

There’s just been “a lot going on”.

– King Crimson
– Janice Bday in NY3
– Summers’ twilight: a breakthrough
– The Realization
– The Start of the 2024-15 season
– The Labyrinth

– Actuality of The New Dominium
– Extensions Saturday
– Nightmare Rock
– OPETH in December, ny3 and the Palladium
– etc

More later.

Q: should there be more questions?

A: yes.

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Later today King Crimson will be in town.  A grand day ahead indeed.

Over the weekend the Saturday Night Chess Society convened, it looked like this:

Such a grand time indeed.

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Earlier last week Visitor Blim and I managed to have a Circle Game on September 11th.  Here is the provocative playlist:

Pretty nice, right?

Here is the Official Portraiture of that day:

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Winthrop Frank is now here. A Circle Game will ensue … as we prepare for King Crimson 2014!

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It’s coming sooner than we realize …

The Programme is starting to form.

Get your submissions in ASAP.

Last year’s winner of the coveted Haverhast, WF, is hoping to get something together.

As well as long time enthusiast “little francesca” has boasted of debuting a work (after many years of claiming so.)

Not to mention, Herr O last year claimed that “Sea Virus” would be the undisputed winner this year.

But, as we speak, the centerpiece of the evening will be the World Premiere of “Extensions XII: The Pitch” filmed at Thanksgiving Time 1997.  It’s guaranteed to be both “historic” and “ridiculous” at the same time.  We’re all hoping Haverhast himself can put a post-production Horror-Art spin on this certified mess.

“A Bad Idea Pushed on The People” 

Here is an invigorating still from the forthcoming Work:

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Late Summer is always a rich time of year. This being no exception.  As mentioned Brett returned for a 22 hour visit earlier this week.  It was as if no time had passed.  Moreover, especially among the adherents of The Circle Game, he Frank and I launched into a massive Circle Game on Monday, and it was seamless.

Q: What’s so hard about three guys playing songs for 7 hours.

A1: Have you ever done that, and how recently?

A2: It’s not just hanging out, this is The Circle Game, there are aspects of the Circle that are honoured and celebrated. It’s work.

When Brett arrived, The Wife and I were just arrived from a daytrip to ProvinceTown.  Good Times indeed:

Brett arrived as I began what would be the lunch for the next day, a Persian Lamb Stew.  His first task was getting 22 pieces of garlic ready …

After toiling in the Kitchen for about two hours we took a stroll.

Triptych the First:

Morning came, I awoke, made coffee, then we Sat.  After the morning Sitting I made a fantastic vegetarian egg thing (not pictured).  Then Winthrop Frank arrived for a Three Person Full Olympic Standard Version of The Circle Game, using the new work-in-progress Game Board.

Triptych The Second, pre-game:

After Circle the Second we paused for the luncheon.

Triptych the Third: At The Table:

Circle the Third occurred, here was the playlist of the three Full Olympic Standard Circles:

Turkish Coffee and Cowpies from Wisconsin followed.  During which, Mingling of the Game Continued:

Final Triptych: Aftermath:

Damn Good Times indeed.

A further reminder to keep one’s head in the Game.

“… all is bliss, all is bliss”.

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In Celebration of the Anniversary of Tech Supports Current Incarnation, we present this rare and exclusive photograph:

All the best from your clients, colleagues, and friends Here at The New Great Hall by the Sea.

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From last year:

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It’s True, Monday, August 25th We, here at The New Great Hall by the Sea, will be hosting The Circle Game Event of Late Summer 2014.

Early 21st Century student of The Circle Game, Brett, will be in the parish on Monday. I think the last time we played was still with CDs. He and I met at Blaine! back in 2002. He also distinguished himself by helping with the move from Allston to Winthrop with his arm in a sling.

Should be a Game worth attending and studying.

Here’s from 2010, the last known photo of Brett and I:

Register today!

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Today marks the End of High Summer and the Start of Late Summer.

For you Catholics in the lot, ’tis also an Holy Day of Obligation, The Assumption of Mary.

A good day for an Ablution.

Speaking of Ablutions ….

Yesterday Brother Jerome and I had a most sublime and glorious extended stay in the sea.  It followed 5 rounds of The Circle Game.  The first 4 being Full Olympic Standard and the 5th being “a la carte”.  We tried out the new carved 2,3,4 person board of charts.  Many keen insights and discoveries along the way, like: using the die for The Count. Here is what was played:

Pretty nice, right?

Tracks 1-32 were Circles 1-4. 33 on was “a la carte”.  The last track was a danse round, followed by the extended and blessed Ablution.

Between Circles 3 and 4 a vegetarian luncheon course took place.  

Post Ablution was met with Turkish Coffee and Chocolate from Wisconsin.

The Good TImes indeed.  In fact, well earned Extreme Good Times (EGTs).

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Oh, and this just in, how should The Host respond:

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