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Hello Fool! Table of ContentS If you’re reading this, then you’re a Fool. 1 QuKings’ Crest Cover Quod erat demonstratum. You could look it up, you’re online. 2 TOC (U R here) The Joker has made the leap - from 3 Foolish Spring 2013 analog to virtual, from printed to online,
4 Inviting Folly Jacqueline Bisset Uma Thurman from paper to plastic, from sublime to 5 Oath of Office ridiculous, and from soup to nuts - for numerous reasons, the most salient being 6 “How We Got Here” th money - moolah, cash, coin, cabbage, lucre, 7 Lamé/007 Intro legal tender, scootie, simoleons, bread, 8 QuKing Pin/OLPS bucks, dough, dinero – you know, the 9 Calendar Fools, plus... stuff from which, by tradition, we Fools 10 Ads & YOU are soon parted. It costs an arm and a leg to deliver this current reigning... precious pamphlet to profuse portals and King Of Fools even with Kneezaparte and Elbozen, we’ve finally run out of limbs. We also believe *King James Charming, in embracing new technology by moving th into the 21st Century, but for those Old The 007 * Farts among us, you may also print this *Quing Lily Lamé, 34D* Marilyn Monroe Jane Russell Dagmar merry missive to pore over and peruse in Mother Folly HKissYo Mama HShannon Wade solitary splendor while passing stools and editors of this humble edition: emitting gas perched upon your personal William Q. Barrett porcelain pondering pedestal. Jim Kelly, Tom Rachal, Heidi B. We’d also mail it to you if you so Art/Article Mavens: Steve Bartel, command, but you must contact us to let Wim Griffith, Craig & Chris, us know that is your wish, and it wouldn’t Frivilous, W.Q. Barrett, Rover hurt to cross our palm with silver. Submit art, writing, corrections OR $19 per year will do nicely. to change or add a Joker address: PayPal: http://www.foolsguild.org/Donate.htm [email protected] Of course, you’d have to be a Fool to pay for what you can get for free, but we proved Foolander: Michael Kember that in the first paragraph. [email protected] The Fools Guild http://foolsguild.org 8967 Wonderland Avenue King/Quing Pins & Donations - PayPal:
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nviting Folly Now here is the thing… you might want to be King Like Kneesapart, whom I’m addressing, Who said he was ready, but Paula and Freddy Sophie Tucker Theda Bara Fooled him and kept him from guessing The scepter he’d win, When, with Elbowzen He would lead us a merry procession Then discover new tools for our family of Fools Though Fools we have loved are now gone To enhance all its joyful expression; Their capers all ended, while new Fools He brought us new tools - befriended Put The Joker online - Will help us to yet carry on. And this family of Fools, Our tradition, you see Is doing just fine, Is happy and gay, As we witness this joyful expression. Which I hope you’ll all be Each one, every day His puppetry’s part of this potentate’s art, And Folly shall reign from now on. It informs and instills his perspective; He attaches his strings to sticks and to rings For a Fool’s not afraid to fall on his face, And wherewith he enables directive To tell a bad joke in dubious taste, Of Sybil and Eleanor, Shokti and many more, To dress up in motley Characters teeming with laughter: when out on the town A satyr; a fairy - Wonderful! Merry! - Or perhaps all in leopard Who happily live everafter, while wearing a crown. Through wit and with skill In tales that he tells JPK 3/29/2013 Which make the heart fill Mata Hari Lily Von Schtupp When it all turns out well And they happily live everafter.
Now let us go forth, to south and to north, Let’s frolic with foolish abandon! Let’s caper and shout, and let it hang out, Let’s drink ‘til we’re no longer standin’! We’ll continue to thrive; we’re glad we’re alive,
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Thisbee, enjoyed by your new King and Quing and a bevy (flock?) of fellow Fools. fellow of (flock?) bevy a and Quing and King new your by enjoyed Thisbee,
and the Guild of St. Helenas, who also offered a command performance of Pyramus & & Pyramus of performance command a offered also who Helenas, St. of Guild the and
After the coronation ceremony, the Fools enjoyed fyne food and drink hosted by Merlin Merlin by hosted drink and food fyne enjoyed Fools the ceremony, coronation the After
January 26, 2014 at the Oyster House Saloon in Studio City. Studio in Saloon House Oyster the at 2014 26, January
August 25 at the San Antonio Winery in LA for a wine tasting from 12-3; and finally, (3) (3) finally, and 12-3; from tasting wine a for LA in Winery Antonio San the at 25 August
before a showing of fellow Fool Daniel Rover Singer’s new play, A Perfect Likeness; (2) (2) Likeness; Perfect A play, new Singer’s Rover Daniel Fool fellow of showing a before
Wade. Our new Mother Folly has several frolics planned: (1) July 28 for a brunch just just brunch a for 28 July (1) planned: frolics several has Folly Mother new Our Wade.
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passed along included the King Manual (you mean somebody actually wrote down how how down wrote actually somebody mean (you Manual King the included along passed
and a host of other accoutrements of office to your new King and Quing. The items The Quing. and King new your to office of accoutrements other of host a and King Kneezeaparte, with the help of Kueen Elbowzen, passed along the Royal Sceptre Sceptre Royal the along passed Elbowzen, Kueen of help the with Kneezeaparte, King
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and Bonnie Morgan and others. Through a miracle, Queen Elizabeth administered the the administered Elizabeth Queen miracle, a Through others. and Morgan Bonnie and
everyone that didn’t matter. We had stage performances by Official Court Jesters Gary Gary Jesters Court Official by performances stage had We matter. didn’t that everyone
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from every booth and customer, who turned out to enjoy the colorful and loud Fools Guild Guild Fools loud and colorful the enjoy to out turned who customer, and booth every from
The parade wound its way through the merchant streets of Faire, generating excitement excitement generating Faire, of streets merchant the through way its wound parade The
the path to the Faire’s Rose Stage, where the reigns/reins would be exchanged. exchanged. be would reigns/reins the where Stage, Rose Faire’s the to path the
crazy paraders sought out the new King-and-Quing-in-Waiting. They were found along along found were They King-and-Quing-in-Waiting. new the out sought paraders crazy
personality and end-of-her-reign) Mother Folly Judy Kory. As they left the Maypole, the the Maypole, the left they As Kory. Judy Folly Mother end-of-her-reign) and personality
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at the Maypole erupted with brightly colored foolish banners and Fools in jester costumes costumes jester in Fools and banners foolish colored brightly with erupted Maypole the at
California Renaissance Faire. As the parade got underway, the 200-strong host of Fools Fools of host 200-strong the underway, got parade the As Faire. Renaissance California
parade started at the ribbon-bound Maypole in the midst of the 51st Annual Southern Southern Annual 51st the of midst the in Maypole ribbon-bound the at started parade
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Where We Are Going, or The Three-party Circus Just about a month before this year’s parade, the Ex Kings had assembled and chosen their next victims to run the Fools Guild for a year. Craig and Chris accepted, and what a year we have planned. There are many new Fools who have migrated from Faire to join our group, and we’ll all get to meet and enjoy each other for three parties this year: • Halloween, October 31 (a Thursday), with the costume and decor theme “Cowboys and Aliens.” If you’re not sure, rent “Rango” for costume ideas. Otherwise, do what all Fools do: pull something from the back of your closet. Location will likely be a Western-themed establishment that we hope to alienate. Stay tuned. We hope to pull off a Gangham-style dance number for this party. • New Year’s, December 31 (a Tuesday),with the costume and decor theme “The Bond
Party.” Come as your favorite character or future character from any James Bond Mamie Van Doren Valerie Perrine Carol Doda movie. Location sounds like the Mayflower in Burbank, but stay tuned. • Feast of Fools, April 1, 2014 (a Tuesday) with the theme of “Once Upon a Time.” Think any fairy tale character. Any. All. We’re thinking about taking over a miniature golf course, but who knows. Stay tuned to Facebook, the Joker, Foolander and website! If you attend all three parties separately, the cost will be $90.00, but for those who are budget-minded (or just want the highly fashionable and future collectable Fellowship Foundry King/Quing Pin) 2013-2014 King/Quing Pins will be available from Michael Kember for the highly discounted price $69.00, which entitles you to attend all three parties and at the same time. Available at the next Privy Council Meeting, August 11 -- see calendar page 9. Save $21.00 off the list price. What a bargain hunter you are! We’ve had two Privy Council meetings (aka party planning sessions) so far, and all Miss Piggy Pussy Galore OctoPussy Fools are welcome to attend to help plan the parties and assist with the set-up and tear- down for each of the parties. We always need volunteers, so please contact Quing Lily Lamé, 34D at [email protected] or 951-533-5395. NEXT Privy Council Meeting: August 11 Chez Neezaparte & Elbowzen... details on Pgs 8 & 9 and on website ... Come help plan the Halloween Party = Cowboys vs. Aliens! Finally, we’re considering a Rove to the Northern California Renaissance Faire at Casa de Fruta on October 5-7, where the female Fools can enjoy GiggleFest and the male Fools can enjoy the Bohemian Groove. [email protected] or 951-533-5395 for Gate List, reservations deadline for camping at the Faire site: September 15. For updates: FOOLANDER, Fools Guild Facebook Page and http://foolsguild.org Yours in foolishness, King James Charming the 007th and Quing Lily Lamé, 34D *Subscribe to the Foolander or the Foolsguild List through the website: http://foolsguild.org/Foolander.htm
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