Last night I sent out an email to a handful of random folk clogging my address book. In case you feel left out, I’ll post the (now open) letter here for any schmuck that doesn’t have plans for Saturday.
“We finally really did it!! You maniacs!”: An Invitation, A Warning!
Dear friends, colleagues, and other people of ill-reputable nature,
I don’t have much time to write this, but need to make sure the general public is informed.
Since July, my class of seniors at Manual Arts High School has been recruited to help investigate a mysterious black cloud hovering over Los Angeles. Using cutting edge technology, and with the assistance of representatives from UC Berkeley, Xylon Corporation, and First Breath Organization, my students have come ever closer to discovering the true nature of this black cloud of pollution: our pollution has developed its own consciousness and has been establishing contact with my students!
I don’t know if the cloud is aware that I’m sending this or even if such efforts will be thwarted. I need to warn all of you and also invite you to an unveiling of the students’ investigations. This Saturday, from 8-10 p.m., my students will be discussing their research and ecotopian visions of the future at Machine Project, 1200 D. North Alvarado, Los Angeles (next to Downbeat Café). There will be students, music, dancing, black cloud ice cream, lectures, tamales, interviews, and black cloud horchata.
The Black Cloud has started to infect my mind. I don’t know how much time is left until I fall into full, cloudy madness. Please come out on Saturday and join me in celebrating the Cloud (aka Cloudy McPufferson). Perhaps it can be persuaded to move elsewhere in the world. We created this beast, perhaps we can make it go away.
Sunny day,
Sweeping the Clouds Away,
On my way to where the air is sweet,
Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to North Alvarado and Sunset Blvd?
Antero Garcia
P.S. if you need more information about the black cloud, one of the gentlemen working with my class has posted a revealing expose.