From:	BINKLY::WEISENBACH "AFL - AFfLicted designers  18-Apr-1990 0938" 18-APR-1990 09:45:58.16
To:	@[-]PIG.DIS
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Subj:	HEY EVERYBODY!!!  GUESS WHAT?


  PIG ALERT!!  PIG ALERT!!  PIG ALERT!!  PIG ALERT!!  PIG ALERT!!  PIG ALERT!!

    Do you know me?  Probably some of you have vague memories of me, but for
 most of you a mail message from me means only one thing: PIG ROAST!

    Yes it's time.  The days are warm, the nights are cold, and I'm thirsty.
 What better party weather?  You can feel the tension in the air.  There is a
 sense that something must occur to mark this new season, something both fun and
 ritualistic.  A primitive rite is needed, something thinly veiled in modern
 day culture.

    So you all know what this means: a young pig (who was going to die of
 natural causes anyway) will be slaughtered, strapped to a pole, and cooked
 slowly over hot coals.  A mighty feast will take place.  Young warriors will
 vie for glory in games of skill.  The neighbors will fret over property values.
 Masked dancers will stomp the ground in time to the tribal beat; the drought
 will end.  The spirits of the past will be honored.  A good harvest will be
 assured.  Amateur anthropologists are welcome to take notes, but photographs
 are not allowed in case that soul thing is true.  Modern implements will
 infect the primitive culture though, so wear sandals.

 ** IMPORTANT:  Things  To  Remember:

 1)  The PIG ROAST will be held on MAY 12th, a mere 25 days from now.  Since
   this gathering could CHANGE your life, it is a matter of some urgency that
   you CANCEL whatever it was you were going to do that day and ATTEND.

 2)  If you received this message, then you are on the PIG ROAST distribution
   list.  If you know of some fun people who should be on the list, then send
   their names since there are only 25 days left.

 3)  The PIG ROAST is a family and friends event, especially during the day.
   At night the zombies walk, so it is best to move your loved ones to safety.
   Everyone, unarmed, may attend.  Alternative food and beverage will be made
   and consumed.  Happiness will be shared.  Transcendance will be attained.
   I will be much gladder.

3a)  PIG ROAST!  The very name excites my blood.  How can you sit there and
   read this quietly?  Jump from your chair and shout!  Oww!  James Brown where
   are you now? Oh, the thrill, the taste, the stupor.  Get up for this!

 4)  This event is being held in conjunction with the CICC, so there will be
   historical personages about.  Come down and get reacquainted with people you
   may not know anymore.

 5)  The day to remember is MAY 12th, the second saturday in MAY.  It's only
   25 days away.  I'm late getting this out.

 6)  The PIG ROAST will be held at Lewis Lahr's place.  Drop by his office and
   thank him.  This is the first repeat site for a pig roast.  Either Lew hates
   his neighbors or he's terribly afraid of DWI.

 7)  If you don't want to go, tell me now and I'll delete you from the list.
   Otherwise you'll get a half dozen messages for a party you don't want to
   hear about.  Notice I used the word `want'.  If you `want' to go but can't,
   that's a different story.

 9)  Do you like fire?  If you like fire as much as I do, then I'd like to make
  this special offer to you.  For one night only, you can burn as much wood as
  you can stand.  Just show up really early on May 12th, and remember to turn
  the pig once every 10 minutes.  Real early means 3am, by the by.


 **  More details to come! **