We’ve been doing a lot of  “weeding” lately. Not garden weeding. I don’t have that problem. I live in New York City (for now). But I didn’t have this problem when I didn’t live in New York City, because nothing in any garden that has been so unfortunate as to have me as an owner has ever grown anything… except weeds.

But, given enough time, I’ve discovered all those weeds will grow together, and it will give one the appearance of a lawn. As long as it’s observed while driving by the house at approximately 35 miles an hour. Or at night. Night’s better.

The weeding has been in anticipation of putting what has not been weeded into a cardboard box, taping up said cardboard box and have some really strong folks come and put these boxes into a truck and taking them to another location. This “moving” thing is a process and the first thing one must do is deal with ones “kipple.”

That’s what it’s called in “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” the book that inspired Blade Runner. I don’t think “kipple” is in the movie. Kipple?

“Kipple is useless objects, like junk mail or match folders after you use the last match or gum wrappers or yesterday’s homeopape. When nobody’s around, kipple reproduces itself. For instance, if you go to bed leaving any kipple around your apartment, when you wake up the next morning there’s twice as much of it. It always gets more and more.”

Yep… you know it’s true. And the book doesn’t give us much hope about dealing with kipple.

“No one can win against kipple,” he said, “except temporarily and maybe in one spot, like in my apartment I’ve sort of created a stasis between the pressure of kipple and nonkipple, for the time being. But eventually I’ll die or go away, and then the kipple will again take over. It’s a universal principle operating throughout the universe; the entire universe is moving toward a final state of total, absolute kippleization.”

Kippleization. I thought the fact that the novel deals with the idea that empathy, or the ability to feel for others, is a core characteristic of human beings, and what distinguishes us from lifeless, soulless Evil Robots. I thought that was all I had to worry about. I have that staring me in the face everyday and now I got… kipple.

Kipple, it sounds a lot like Tribble. Hmmm…

Well, the one place you won’t find any kipple is in our ticket sales for Vox Lumiere Metropolis in Los Angeles. (And, sure that was a reach, but ya gotta give me credit for working ticket sales, kipple and tribbles into the same newsletter).

Vox Lumiere Metropolis which is performing ONLY 4 SHOWS in Los Angeles and VIP tickets are on fire, but… because you’re reading this, I’M GONNA OFFER YOU A SPECIAL DEAL. You can grab the last few VIP tickets (while they last) for the price of our General Admission – thats $10 OFF! Use the code EVILROBOTSHEEP at check out.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30th
Lumiere Cinema – Beverly Hills, CA
7:30pm & 9:30pm
AND
THURSDAY, MAY 1st
The Frida Cinema – Santa Ana, CA
6:30pm & 9:00pm

Vox Lumiere Metropolis which is performing ONLY 4 SHOWS in Los Angeles and VIP tickets are are on fire, but… because you’re reading this, I’M OFFERING YOU A SPECIAL DEAL. You can grab the last few VIP tickets (while they last) for the price of our General Admission! Use the code EVILROBOTSHEEP at check out.

The VIP TICKETS include:

• Priority Seating
• Metropolis 2 CD Soundtrack
• VIP Badge & Lanyard
• Metropolis Sticker
• Metropolis Temporary Tattoo

And absolutely NO KIPPLE!

Okay, I gotta go. I took a break to write this to you and the 6 plastic CD cases I had stacked to throw away has grown to 40… at least.

That’s it. I’m not gonna get all mushy.

See ya ~ Kevin

p.s. The website has no kipple and a well manicured lawn. The socials are painting the front lawn green. That’s not even gonna fool people at night.