Rufus Wainwright

From Rufus' mother, Kate McGarrigle:

blackoutsabbath:TUNE OUT!!!!!    TURN OFF!!!!!    DROP IN!!!!! TUNE  
OUT all Blackberrys, computers, cell phones etc..TURN OFF all lights  
and electrical appliances, host a blackoutsabbath DROP IN: preferably  
outdoors...just like the old celebration of the solstice - burning the  
fire from sundown to sun up in order to keep the day from dying and  
starting anew! In Quebec, we do the St. Jean which is an ancient  
Celtic (Breton) celebration...don't use anything ELECTRICAL or  
ELECTRONIC.....show your ELECTRONS some love: give them the DAY OFF!  
For advice on how to prepare, go to our very own RABBI  
SCHLOMO.....whose people have lots of experience (thousands of years)  
doing sabbath - how to prepare, what to eat etc...however since this  
has nothing to do with WORK, I suggest a hearty BBQ - fire is allowed,  
coals are allowed - fun is allowed! NO ELECTRONIC SOURCES OF SOUNDS -  
make your own music....beat a drum, strum a guitar, plink a piano,  
blow a horn!

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mother's blackoutsabbath update:

what was

TUNE OUT           TURN OFF               DROP IN

is becoming

TUNE UP              TURN OFF               DROP IN

i have decided i'm observing the BLACKOUTSABBATH '08 in St. Sauveur where a small gathering of like-minded folks are invited to bring ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENTS (hence the TUNE UP)... we'll BBQ, cook on camping stoves, whatever...however we are STILL TUNING OUT....WE ARE STILL GIVING OUR HARD-WORKING ELECTRONS THE NIGHT OFF!

remember - we're trading 60 cycles for sexy cycles....bicycles....
POWER SHUTS DOWN AT 12PM NOON....
NO CARS IN DRIVEWAY...
POSSIBILITY OF TENTING...

********To get ready*******
PREPARE TO UNLOAD FRIDGE!(this also means freezer)
you can do this anytime starting.......NOW!
or later BUT by the 21st, all food is out of fridge (unless you want serious disaster)
as the POWER GETS SWITCHED TO OFF AT 7PM

Here are some household hints:
You can make a REFRIGERATOR SOUP, or you might attempt a REFRIGERATOR SALAD with cooked veggies...or
START THE COUNTDOWN WITH A  MELTDOWN...
AN ICECREAM MELTDOWN....empty those haagen-daaz (or however you spell it)
serve it as an APPETIZER - put ice cream to the FRONT of the menu instead of the BACK...
Ice cream and rum - YUM...Ice cream and wine - DIVINE.....
I shall add to this as we get closer....

yours in darkness and tranquility...
kate