Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Flying Coffin = Happy Halloween


Flying Coffin does it again three years in a row. i'm not really feeling this design compared to the last two years, nevertheless, FC continues to conjure zealot supporters all over the states...bravo 206!
Get these threads online --here--

New York Times: Held by the Taliban parts 2 & 3


Hopefully you read Part 1 already! The following is Part 2 & 3. To get you up to speed or brief you:
This is the second and third installment in a five-part series offering a first-person account by David Rohde of his seven months as a captive of the Taliban in Pakistan. Mr. Rohde, a New York Times reporter, was kidnapped with two Afghan colleagues on Nov. 10, 2008, as they traveled to an interview with a Taliban commander outside of Kabul, Afghanistan.
The articles are based on Mr. Rohde’s recollections and, where possible, records kept by his family and colleagues. For safety reasons, certain names and details have been withheld.
Part 2 --here--
Part 3 --here--
Go buy today's paper, support newspapers, support a dying medium, support journalists!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Urban Dictionary


The Urban Dictionary defines Stay Gold as:
1. -Stay young and notice the world.

"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."

2. -Comes from the Robert Frost poem, "Nothing gold can stay." Often can refer to staying true to yourself and your own character.
-More literal meanings can be to stay where you are, in whatever figurative meaning (ie: relationship, city, state, country) you can conjure up.

"Stay gold, Ponyboy."

3. -Being true to yourself, innocent, uncorrupted, unblemished etc.
-Not conforming to what society dictates, but in a sense marching to the beat of your own drummer.

Johnny: "Your gold when your a kid. When your a kid, everythings new. Like dawn, the way you dig sunsets, Ponyboy, that's gold. Keep it that way, its a good way to be."

4. -Employs a variety of meanings, all of which gravitate around themes of maintaining self, integrity, and youth. Used extensively in the straight edge doctrine of pure living to mean "stay free of drugs, alcohol, and other vices."

"Stay--stay gold. Stay--true to yourself, to your friends, and never let go."

5. -Stay true and pure, have integrity. Remember who you are and don't change it. Be yourself.

*hmmmmmmmmmmmm, shit is lining up for that TATT!

New York Times Journalist held by Taliban!


Have you read the NYTimes yet!!??
David Rohde, a New York Times journalist was scheduled to interview a Taliban leader when in route, he was kidnapped by another Taliban faction and held for over 7 months.
As a result of his capture and escape, he wrote a series of in-depth articles covering his terrorful ordeal with the group.
I discovered this captivating article in this past Sunday's edition. The 5-part series will be running daily in the NYTimes all week. I highly recommend you read it via ONLINE or PRINT (just buy a copy each day and support a dying medium!)It is a mere two bucks!
That being said, here is a direct link to STORY 1- Held by the Taliban: A Times Reporter's Account.
Indulge --here-- NOW!

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Donnie Darko OST


Joy Division

The Killing Moon

Mad World (original)

Never Tear Us Apart

Notorious

Stay

Under the Milky Way

Head Over Heels

* how could anybody resist this ost and how could anybody hate on this film!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Horror Films to watch this season!

I highly recommend you watch the Holy Dead Trilogy this month and allow your inner fears to come to life on screen.
Night of the Living Dead

Dawn of the Dead

Day of the Dead

Fresh off the Press: Daggers


Sikh boy withdrawn from school in dispute of ceremonial dagger

A Sikh boy has been withdrawn from the Compton School in Barnet, north London, in a dispute over a ceremonial dagger, his local education authority confirmed.

(Published: 2:30PM BST 13 Oct 2009)

The 14-year-old who has not been named, was forbidden from wearing a five-inch (13cm) kirpan to school on the grounds that it was a health and safety risk.

The ceremonial sword, or dagger, is one of five articles of the Sikh faith that must be carried at all times.

The school governors said they had tried to reach a compromise and had proposed that he wore a two-inch version of the dagger welded into a sheath.

But this was rejected by his family who said the miniature dagger was not a genuine kirpan.

The boy first started carrying the five inch kirpan two years ago when he was baptised as a Sikh.

But according to his older brother Ravjeet Singh, he was no longer allowed to wear the dagger at the beginning of this term.

''He was greeted by the head teacher at the school and was asked if he was wearing the kirpan,'' he told the BBC's Asian Network.

''He said yes and then they said, 'We're going to have to turn you away'.''

The boy's family told the BBC he was now being privately educated having missed five weeks of school.

A statement from The Compton School board of governors said: ''The student involved is a valued pupil at the school who is expected to get good grades in his forthcoming GCSEs.

''The school's governing body has spent the past two years trying to reach an agreement with the family and to establish the appropriate nature of a religious artifact that can safely be brought into school.

''During this period of time, along with the local authority, we have examined potential compromises after looking at how this issue has been dealt with in other schools, education authorities and elsewhere within the Sikh community and taken legal advice.

''At the moment we are holding a place open for the student should he feel able to wear a kirpan suitable to bring into school.''

*it's just a dagger . . . not a gun! it's just a ceremonial knife . . . not a machete! it's just a golden shank . . . not a satanic shiv crafted by goth-garbed tweekers. just some thoughts

Carpal Tundra = Visual Nitemare


The homie at Carpal Tundra is back with some sick illustrations/art pieces that capitalize upon the abuse of pop culture icons and design fervor.


Go check his work out and follow his talent by clicking --HERE--

*Jeff . . . get at me

Friday, October 9, 2009

Mark your calendar -- October 9th --


Right back at you with a glorious pic of the hood to soak up as i put the game face of doom back on! Yes, it has been six months. I needed a leave of absence as I festered among the stink of the city. But i'm back. I have no promises for you readers, but i will guarantee to make your skin pale with what STAY GOLD shall embark in.
For the moment, indulge in the previous posts. Many of them are labeled for -ease of access-
If you do follow this blog, i highly demand that you actually muster up the concept of written communication and comment!
On that note:
If you feel the need to be evil, do so!
In darkness we trust...

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Pic of the Hood

Cold War pt. 2


*build yours now!

Cold War

If you're living in the world today...

It's been awhile i know! Somebody smell pork?

With that noted, here's to the almighty SWINE FLU!

*thanks dev

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Lore Grinds away


Thanks to the crew at Lore Clothing for hooking me up with some fresh threads today!! I appreciate the horrorific love! On that note, keep your eyes on what the Corpse Grinders have in store for all you greedy gluttons to gorge upon. Like i said before, Lore knows how to put QUALITY over QUANTITY with their designs. This means they're dedicated to their product, nursing it with stylistic gore. Make sure to click the link above and cop those $11.99 tees while they're still available...the stock is selling like gauze at a transplant.
Cheers!

Astro Zombie

All Eyez On Me

World of Fear

Branch Davidians speak the Seven Seals


Waco continues to get nuts!

Branch Davidians versus the ATF & FBI...how much longer can it last!?! not much...

APRIL 14:

A message from KORESH says that he will not surrender until he has written a manuscript explaining the Seven Seals. At a meeting in SESSIONS's office on the tear gas plan, two military experts and the Army's Dr. Harry SALEM brief RENO, detailing what is known about its effect on children ("...although there had been no laboratory tests performed on children relative to the effects of the gas, anecdotal evidence was convincing that there would be no permanent injury"). CLARKE says the Davidians might be running out of water. RENO asks FBI to gather information about the compound's water supply and estimate how long the Davidians could hold out. FBI says rationing is to ensure discipline, and provisions would last a year. RENO meets with Delta Force commanders to review the tear gas plan. [Scruggs 107, 243, 266, 269, 270]

The compound is stocked with a year's supply of food rations and was otherwise prepared to withstand an extended siege. [Dennis 6]

APRIL 15:

FBI officials report that the compound has enough water to last a significant period of time. HUBBELL talks by phone for two hours with SAGE, who argues for action. [Scruggs 106, 270]

After talking to SAGE, HUBBELL becomes convinced that the negotiators believe there is no further hope of getting the Davidians out through negotiation. [Dennis 57]

APRIL 16:

KORESH tells negotiators that he has completed the manuscript on the First Seal. RENO rejects the tear gas plan, according to what RICHARD says HUBBELL told him. SESSIONS, CLARKE, and POTTS hurry to HUBBELL's office, and SESSIONS asks to speak with RENO. Ten minutes later HUBBELL returns with RENO, who orders a written statement "describing the situation inside the compound, the progress of negotiations, and the merits" of the plan, plus supporting documentation for all factual assertions. [Scruggs 107, 271]

Pic of the Hood

Monday, April 13, 2009

Today marks the 144yr Anniversray

Of Lincoln's assassination

Branch Davidians speak


-insane............

Waco is happening

APRIL 13:

For most of the afternoon, KORESH bombards the negotiators over the phone with what they call "Bible babble," reiterating that he is not coming out until God tells him to do so. HUBBELL meets for 45 minutes in White House counsel Bernard NUSSBAUM's office with top CLINTON aides, Bruce LINDSEY and Vince FOSTER, to discuss the CS gas plan and advise Clinton (This is said to be the "most likely date" of a meeting that occurred sometime during this week.) HUBBELL backs FBI's action plan, citing negotiations impasse and need to pull the HRT back for training. NUSSBAUM reports to CLINTON, telling him that Waco is a matter for the Justice Department to handle. [Scruggs 105, 242, 243, 244]

Polar Bear + Feeding Time + Crazy Woman =

A bizarre but likely encounter...


www.chicagotribune.com

Berlin Zoo: No changes to polar bear enclosure even after woman jumped in

RACHEL NOLAN

Associated Press Writer

10:25 AM CDT, April 13, 2009

BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin zoo doesn't plan to change security measures even after a polar bear attacked a woman who managed to jump into the bears' enclosure last week, an incident caught on video.

"It is already safe," zoo spokesman Heiner Kloes said Monday.

The woman, who has not been identified, climbed down a fence, over a wide hedge full of thorns and got past a concrete wall before swan diving into the murky moat where the polar bears swim.

One of four bears in the enclosure bit the woman's arms, legs and back before keepers rescued her out with a life preserver.

The woman was taken to Berlin's Charité hospital for treatment and is still recovering, the Bild newspaper reported Monday. The hospital did not return phone calls seeking comment.

It was not clear what made the woman circumvent all those security measures and jump in with four large, fully grown polar bears. Police did not provide any motive for the incident.

Last year, a man who said celebrity polar bear Knut looked "lonely" hurdled over a water-filled ditch into his enclosure at the same zoo. The 37-year-old emerged unscathed after keepers lured Knut away with a leg of beef.

An older bear attacked Friday's leaper.

Despite visitors' repeated attempts to hug the huge, powerful bears, keepers have no plans to change the zoo's setup. The concrete wall protecting the polar bears' enclosure will not be built up higher than its current three feet (90 centimeters), nor will more guards be posted, Kloes said.

"People who want to jump in will always find a way," he added.


Pic of the Hood

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Horror at its finest!

Legendary...at 4 mins, shit really hits the fan up til the end of this montage!

In case you thought i was sleeping...

WACO ain't over mothafucka'---


APRIL 1:

RICHARD reports his findings to RENO. She assigns Ray JAHN as lead prosecutor and coordinator in the case. DeGUERIN and ZIMMERMAN spend the day inside the compound and tell JAMAR that the Davidians will leave on either April 2 or 10, depending on their Passover observance. [Scruggs 94, 95]

Phil ARNOLD and Jim TABOR, two independent religion experts, appear on talk-show host Ron ENGELMAN's program, interpreting the Book of Revelations as it applies to the standoff.

APRIL 2:

Uneventful. [Scruggs 95. 96]

APRIL 3:

Uneventful. [Scruggs 96]

APRIL 4:

The lawyers meet again with KORESH and reiterate that everyone will come out after Passover. [Scruggs 97]

APRIL 5:

Davidians observe Passover. [Scruggs 97]

APRIL 6:

Despite complaints, the FBI continues broadcasting music throughout the night. [Scruggs 98]

APRIL 7:

KORESH refuses to confirm an exit date. POTTS and Floyd CLARKE, high-ranking FBI officials from Washington, are in Waco to discuss strategy, and HRT commander Richard ROGERS proposes a tear gas plan. [Scruggs 98, 256]

APRIL 8:

Uneventful. [Scruggs 99]

Ghostface stays brushed!

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Pic of the Hood


oh my god....

Let's bring march madness to an end!


With DEATH's 95 release, Symbolic album.
Track Listing:
1. Symbolic
2. Zero Tolerance
3. Empty Words
4. Sacred Serenity
5. 1,000 Eyes
6. Without Judgement
7. Crystal Mountain
8. Misanthrope
9. Perennial Quest
Download --here--

Heaven's Gate


The GRAND FINALE of MARCH CULT MADNESS...
This infamous Cult headed by Marshall Herff Applewhite is no longer around today. They all perished by assisted "suicide" on based on firm beliefs that they were leaving their "containers" and finding salvation via the Hale Bopp Commet. 21 women and 18 men voluntarily committed suicide in three groups on three successive days starting on 1997-MAR-23. Most were in their 40's; the rest covered an age range of 26 to 72. 1 Two months later, two additional members, Charles Humphrey and Wayne Cooke attempted suicide in a hotel room a few miles from the Rancho Santa Fe mansion; Cooke succeeded. Humphrey tried again in the Arizona desert during 1998-FEB and was successful. Overall, 41 members died.
Despite the absence of a core group, 2 members of Heaven's Gate who did not "leave" have been maintaining their web site at www.heavensgate.com and distributing materials and information that the group left behind. Seriously check out their web site! It's an exact replica of when the group exited planet Earth.
During the 1980's the group made over 500 audio tapes of their secluded classroom teachings. They also made 11 video tapes and wrote a large anthology of their teachings. The survivors have digitized over 200 hours of those audio tapes, and about 20 hours of Video material and stored the entire archive on three CD-ROM's. They feel it is important to offer this world a permanent record of this groups activities. They are making the CD's themselves available at no charge, asking only that the shipping charges be covered by the recipient. Email rep@heavensgate.com with your postal address to receive the material.
(i may have to proceed with this!)

Below is an article from Time magazine. If you want to continue reading the article just click on the link following the 3 paragraphs! Also below, are featured videos of Heavens Gate members and delusional founder.

TIME Cover Story

The incredible saga of how a charismatic former music teacher and 38 androgynous followers killed themselves in order to hook up with a UFO.


"Planet earth about to be recycled. Your only chance to survive--leave with us."
--Do, leader of Heaven's Gate

By Elizabeth Gleick

If a group of people are going to choose to die together, it is best to have a master plan: proper burial outfits, packed suitcases, lists, farewell videotapes, even recipes for death. The ghastly jumble of bodies piled upon bodies discovered in Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978 may have provided a stark lesson in how not to do it. That mass suicide was a disorderly, ungracious way to meet your maker, a study not in serenity but in chaos.

So last week, in that spacious Rancho Santa Fe mansion, with the bougainvillaea in full bloom outside, 39 bodies were laid out on their backs on bunk beds and mattresses, looking like so many laboratory specimens pinned neatly to a board. Each was dressed in black pants, flowing black shirt, spanking-new black Nikes. Their faces were hidden by purple cloths, shrouds the purple of Christian penance. Those who wore glasses had them neatly folded next to their body, and all, helpfully, had identification papers for the authorities to find. The house, more than one awed witness noted, was immaculate, tidier even than before the victims had moved in. It was as if, in preparing for their death, the members of what the world now knows as the Heaven's Gate cult were heeding the words of the prophet Isaiah: "Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live."

But though the victims may have believed their bodies were merely irrelevant "containers," to be left behind when they were whisked away by extraterrestrials, to the sheriff's deputies who first encountered them, the corpses were most certainly the real thing. The 21 women and 18 men, ranging in age from 26 to 72, were in varying stages of decomposition; the smell permeating the house was so putrid that two sickened officers went to the hospital to be sure they had not inhaled poisonous fumes. As the San Diego medical examiner reported, the cultists died in three groups: a first round of 15, then the next 15, then seven, all apparently by ingesting phenobarbital mixed with a bit of applesauce or pudding, kicked by a shot of vodka, then helped along by the asphyxiating effect of a plastic bag over the head. The final two men--the ultimate angels of death--had only bags, no shrouds. Alone in the master bedroom, his order in the march of death still unknown, was the master himself: 65-year-old Marshall Herff Applewhite.
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*Watch there 90 min. classroom video --here--

Monday, March 30, 2009

An End to March Madness!

This month marks many Anniversaries. Here is one:

Tyler, Texas
Orange County Register, March 30, 2004


God told Deanna Laney, the 39 year old mother of three boys, to kill her sons by bashing their brains in with a VERY large rock. Her defense attorney pointed out that "The dilemma she faced is a terrible one for a mother," Files told the jury. "Does she follow what she believes to be God's will, or does she turn her back on God?" Joshua, 8, and Luke, 6, died, while younger brother Aaron, 14 months old, suffered serious brain injury. Laney believed God had told her the world was going to end and "she had to get her house in order," which included killing her children, who would then shortly be resurrected.
The "deeply religious East Texas woman", a choir member, vocalist, and volunteer worker at the 250 member First Assembly of God in Tyler, who home-schooled her children in New Chapel Hill, wept when the prosecutors showed the courtroom the gruesome and graphic photographs of the bashed in skulls.
Deanna Laney said Luke was lying on his back, his head against a rock, as she stood over him and hammered a sandstone the size of a dinner plate into his skull several times. "He kept gurgling," she said. "He kept breathing and I knew he had to die. So I got this rock and I put it over his chest and I held it over his chest."

QUOTE
Associated Press
Mar. 31, 2004 03:30 PM
TYLER, Texas - In a videotape played at her murder trial Wednesday, a sobbing Deanna Laney described how she smashed her sons' skulls with rocks after getting a sign from God that he wanted her to kill them. "I believed with all my heart that it was the Lord telling me that, but I couldn't figure out why," Laney, 39,

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Bay Bound...

I'm officially on Spring Break from school, so i'm bouncing to THE BAY with the lady tomorrow @ 9am. That being said, don't count on daily posts, unless i'm feeling overly inspired and don't have anything better to do while kicking it hard with my boy Jake! I'm bound for the bay ya'll...









ACTUAL PAIN dropped today!

The Seattle clothing label, Actual Pain just released their Spring WILD LIFE line-up today! It looks horrorific!
Sizes will be going fast, so cop your tee asap before you regret not throwing down that heat-bill-money you had saved!
Remember, extra blankets come in handy during this solitude of coldness, and you can always double up on your new tees!!
Below are some of my favorites:







*buy now --HERE--

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patty's Day hoods!

Today is the Day of the Irish whether you like it or not! Have a grand ole time and feast your eyes on St Patty's Day kicks!










*somebody have an Irish-Car-Bomb for me today!! cheers...

Monday, March 16, 2009

Blog Biting is worth it!


SDTW came through with a gem today! The new MF Doom album not to be released until the 24th is available via right --HERE--
I remember getting my greedy fingers on MF's first album in Chicago nearly 6 years ago (despite it's actual release way earlier)
Don't thank me, i'm simply biting his post and making it available to you, so thank Skip @ SDTW.
But seriously, check his blog for daily updates, (solid gold) and peep his clothing label Heavy Manners, which i've blogged about in the past! SDTW is on lock so subscribe now...

*Seattle never looked so fresh

Waco...


Waco continues through the weekdays! On the 17th, Koresch speaks with FBI negotiator about whether or not he is Jesus Christ. Read an excerpt of the Transcript --HERE--

MARCH 16:


During the day, conversations between the FBI and those in the compound amount to only 46 minutes. [Scruggs 71]


MARCH 17:

KORESH refuses to allow SCHNEIDER to have another face-to-face conversation with SAGE. In a "confrontational" conversation--what JAMAR called the "Dutch uncle conversation"--SAGE urges KORESH to surrender, challenging his sincerity and calling on him to take some positive action. SAGE tells SCHNEIDER his entreaties apparently had "fallen on deaf ears." With SAGE's agreement, JAMAR decides to increase the pressure on KORESH. SMERICK leaves Waco. [ Scruggs 72, 73, 135, 179]

MARCH 18:

The FBI broadcasts a message to those in the compound over a loudspeaker, saying they will be treated fairly if they come out. [Scruggs 73]

MARCH 19:

In a purported attempt to address some of the Davidians' concerns, the FBI delivers to the compound legal documents, letters from KORESH's attorneys and other items. KORESH says he is ready to come out and face the music. Two Davidians, Brad BRANCH and Kevin WHITECLIFF, come out of the compound. [Scruggs 75]


MARCH 20:

Another Davidian, Rita RIDDLE, comes out of the compound. [Scruggs 76]

Pic of the Hood


*Devin, please silkscreen this...

The Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God


--(Various Sources)--
This Doomsday Cult was based in Uganda and founded in the late 80s by excommunicated Roman Catholic priests, Joseph Kibweteere, Joseph Kasapurari, John Kamagara and Dominic Kataribabo; two excommunicated Roman Catholic nuns; and Credonia Mwerinde, an ex-prostitute.

On March 15 2000, (two days before the church fire) a "farewell" letter was issued by Kibeteere to government officials. That letter spoke of the imminent end of the current generation and the world. Similar sentiments were expressed in a previous communication, which said "God sent us as a movement of truth and justice to notify the people to prepare for the closing of this generation, which is at hand." One official reflecting upon Kibwetere's last letter recalled, "The person who brought the letter bid farewell to the...staff. It was pre-meditated suicide."

At their height, the cult may have included as many as 5,000 members. The 68-year-old self-styled "bishop" was once a prominent Roman Catholic and active in Ugandan politics. In 1998 Kibwetere was hospitalized for treatment of a mental illness. "He had an affective disorder. A cyclical thing. Up and down. Like manic depress[ion]," advised Dr. Fred Kigozi, executive director of Kampala's Butabika mental hospital.



Kibwetere claimed to have visions and hear conversations between Jesus and the Virgin Mary. He said the Virgin Mary complained about the world's departure from the Ten Commandments. And subsequently, that he was commanded to announce a coming Apocalypse in the year 2000.

Kibwetere authored a handbook, which foretold a litany of coming calamities that would destroy most of the world's population. He said only those who obeyed the commandments and followed him might be spared within his church, which he called the "ark."

Joseph Kibwetere merged his leadership with a former prostitute named Credonia Mwerinde often called the "programmer." Some say Mwerinde, who claimed to have met the Virgin Mary, ultimately eclipsed the cult's founder in both real importance and power. Fr. Paul Ikazire, a priest and former cult member said she dominated the group and that "Kibwetere was just a figurehead." He characterized Mwerinde as "a trickster, obsessed with the desire to grab other people's property." The Virgin Mary as channeled through Mwerinde proscribed all the rules of the group.

Credonia Mwerinde preached that personal possessions were evil. She encouraged cult members to sell everything and surrender all their assets to her. Eventually Mwerinde became rich and accumulated farms, houses and cars. Paul Ikazire recalled, "She would come in and say things like: 'The Virgin Mary wants you to bring more money."'

Kibwetere and Mwerinde kept their followers isolated. Any contact with outsiders ("sinners") was strictly monitored and often forbidden. Cult members were predominately poor and former Catholics. They were encouraged to be celibate, sworn to a vow of silence and unable to speak unless in prayer. They often relied upon sign language.



The movement's members rose at dawn, prayed until noon and worked long hours in the fields before going to bed usually at 10 PM. Though newcomers were fed well the regular members largely subsisted on beans. They were hungry, tired, estranged from family and largely cut off from the outside world.

Doomsday predictions were made by the cult's leaders, but pushed forward again and again. Kibwetere's manifesto handbook had been mailed out by the thousands, which was titled "A Timely Message From Heaven: The End of the Present Time." The date for this final event was set for December 31, 2000. When that day passed as another unfulfilled prophecy it is believed that some disgruntled members wanted to leave and have their property returned.



OVERALL GLIMPSE:

On the 17th of March 2000, 530 bodies, of which at least 78 were children, were found to have burned alive in a church in a remote part of Uganda; all part of a Christian apolcalyptic group. 330 skulls were found, the rest had turned to ash. Over 1,000 bodies were found elsewhere in Uganda during the following days, many of which were found to have been strangled. The doors and locks were fastened from the inside, suggesting this was the final intention of the group's leader, not necessarily an outsider murdering them.

On March 24, two mass graves containing 153 bodies were found at a cult compound in Kalingo, 45 km to the west of Kanungu. Some had been dead for more than four months.

Days later, 155 bodies were discovered under a newly-cemented floor in the house of cult leader 'Father' Dominic Kataribabo in Rugazi, 80 km north of Kanungu.

Most of the victims were women and children, many with stab wounds or ropes around their necks. Others were poisoned.



There are many reasons that lead authorities to believe it was a MASS SUICIDE:

- There is one initial report, never unconfirmed, that the members had applied gasoline and paraffin to their skin before the explosion and fire. However, it is difficult to see how the observer could have witnessed these preparations if the windows and doors of the church were nailed shut. If confirmed, this would be one indicator that the deaths might have been the result of a mass suicide, similar to that of Heaven's Gate.
- The police investigation cast doubt on this sole witness; they found no signs of paraffin having been used at the church. Most of the world media initially emphasized the suicide theory. So did representatives of the anti-cult movement who are keen to promote their belief that mass suicide is a logical outcome of cult activity. They accuse cults of brainwashing their membership and reducing their will to act independently.
- Although their fundamental beliefs have been widely discounted by mental health professionals, the ACM has been quite successful in propagating their beliefs among the press and the rest of the public.

However, there are also many indications that the tragedy was actually MASS MURDER:

- Several news sources reported that the doors of the church were nailed shut from the inside. That might indicate that the leadership wanted to confine the full membership within the church in order to murder the entire group.
- The discovery of additional bodies which had been murdered and buried in latrines near the church gives weight to the mass murder theory.
- The discoveries of many hundreds of murder victims at other locations also point towards mass murder.
- Leader Kibwetere appears to have planned the tragedy in advance. He allegedly sent a letter to his wife before the tragedy, encouraging her to continue the religion "because the members of the cult were going to perish the next day.''
- The group's membership are almost entirely ex-Roman Catholic -- a faith that strongly forbids suicide. Traditional belief also very strongly forbids suicide. Finally, local belief is that if a person dies in a fire, that not only their body is killed but their soul is as well. This is the reason why evil sorcerers were once burned alive: so that they would be completely annihilated. It is very unlikely that if a person in this area wanted to commit suicide that they would choose death by fire."



*If you want tons of info on this group, go --HERE--

Portland Wet Rag unleashed!


My magazine editing course recently released its publication via online. We created it from scratch, wrote individual stories and edited them to the 9's.
Go to my story --HERE-- and check out the others!!

Wet Rag mission statement:
We don’t like tall food, we don’t wear stilettos to go shopping, and we don’t look forward to next year’s Street of Dreams. We live in the real world—the beautiful, gritty, irreverent, sometimes rough, usually wet, always interesting city of Portland. Wet Rag is the kind of dirty that feels good, like mud between the toes or sweat after a long workout. Our online pages are filled with events, reviews, narratives, essays, and interviews about arts and culture in the Portland-metro area. There is no bar too seedy or interpretive dance too humiliating—Wet Rag will cover it all. Join Wet Rag as we explore the people and culture of the place we call home.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

The Original Clarks



If you don't know about these shoes you're sleeping. Not only are Wallabees mentioned dozens of times throughout NYC rap (specifically wu-tang), but their legendary style serves as an ideal and promising platform for many other labels to bite from. That's the way of fashion, ya got to bite others sometimes.
Clarks have been around since 1950, so they have a relentless status that no other street label can match. I don't care that Alife put out a mock-replica that resembles Clarks ("Kennedy" release 07/08) they were fresh releases by all means, despite their over-zealous $140+ price tag.



The fact is, it was a smart idea of Alife to clearly bite Clarks, given Alife's street-cult following. Other brands have clearly been inspired as well.
However, Clarks will remain atop of the pedestal no matter how many "slick" shoe brands break bank pushing their "limited edition" lines to the masses. Wallabees are classic, which means they can't be touched! I'm not a hater, i cop Alife when i can, but i also cop Clarks. Their style is simple but limitless. 50 years and they're still crushing! From Desert Boots to Wallabee-hi, Clarks tower above the rest.