Saturday December 27, 2008

UMOUR RITUAL EXPEDITION TO THE HIGH LINE NYC

AN EVENT/NON-EVENT EVENT

Our intrepid Ritual Specialists Kol and Loudmouth Bill set out on this dismal Saturday to perform a restorative healing ritual on the High Line elevated railway in New York City. Our efforts were to be an attempt to purposefully de-gentrify the High Line, in particular, and the city in general. Alas, we found our access point blocked by a facistic police presence. Undeterred, we performed a musical de-gentrification ritual in the street just below the High Line, which can be seen both below and here.

See pictures and read an account of this historic expedition here.

Saturday August 2, 2008

UMOUR RITUAL RECORDING SESSION

LEOPARD RECORDING STUDIO, STONE RIDGE NY

Umour Ritual Specialists Kol, Kane and Loudmouth Bill were joined by European Ritual Specialist Em and singer-songwriter Java Jel for an Umour Ritual Recording Session at Leopard Recording Studio in Stone Ridge NY.

The objectives of this gathering were to summon the muses of the ancient psychedelic arts to inspire a lengthy and meandering live recorded jam. Sadly, that didn't happen. What did take place were several additional vocal and instrument tracks bringing near completion to the More Pink Pigs Head recordings.

Monday April 21, 2008

RITUAL EXPEDITION TO

THE PALMS HOTEL, SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY

Once again mining the psychic depths of Sullivan county, N.Y., our intrepid Ritual Specialists engaged in an expedition to the historic (and fragrant) Palms Hotel. Like many other Catskills archeological sites, The Palms has the look of a world which has suffered through some apocalyptic conflict. The few human survivors appear basically left to fend for themselves. Are these places actually crumbling former resorts in an economically depressed area or are they a prophetic glimpse of a future that awaits us all?

Monday February 8, 2008

RITUAL EXPEDITION TO

THE PINES HOTEL, SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY

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This onetime borscht belt glitz place is in the process of becoming something much much more; a growing, sprouting, decaying, surrealist fantasy. Visiting The Pines is like diving into the bubbling swimming pool (or cesspool) of long repressed childhood nightmares. We could smell our uncle's greasy cigars and swear we heard the stale laughter from old Henry Youngman jokes drifting on the wind... or maybe that was just a side effect of all the mould.

Thursday January 3, 2008

OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD

Umuor Ritual Specialists Kol, Kane and Loudmouth Bill journeyed to Otto's Shrunken Head in the East Village for a high-level, secret strategy meeting with Ritual Specialist ( Europe ) Em and the Anderson brothers. Details of the meeting are classified but will certainly lead to numerous upcoming acts of Spontaneous Umouriation. On returning from the city, the Ritual Specialists felt a strange, overwhelming compulsion to perform an impromptu ritual expedition to the Leatherman's grave in Ossining, NY.

Saturday July 14, 2007 (Bastille Day)

THIS IS NOT THE SUMMER OF LOVE!

Ritual Specialists Mr. Kane, Kol Kutz and Loudmouth Bill participated in an Umour Trip to The Whitney Museum in New York City to experience "The Summer Of Love" . After the event and quick trip to the Alice In Wonderland statue at The Conservatory Pond, the Ritual Specialists visited The Rocket Garage Cigarette Graveyard, a popular Manhattan tourist destination.

Monday February 12, 2007

UMOUR RITUAL EXPEDITION TO

THE TEMPLE OF PUDGY THE BEAVER, GODDESS OF ROSENDALE

Ritual Specialists Kol, Kane and Loudmouth Bill undertook a dangerous mid-winter pilgrimage to the holy temple of the fearsome yet beneficent Pudgy The Beaver, Goddess of Rosendale. Below is the YouTube video of their historic performance of the ancient rituals.

During the afternoon of Saturday June 24, 2006 an Umour Ritual was performed.

Nine Ritual Participants were in attendance including three Ritual Specialists.

Two hundred and thirty minutes of ritual was recorded.

Click here for sounds and images.

Saturday, December 3, 2005

AN UMOUR RITUAL EXPEDITION

To

THE GOWANUS CANAL

An Umour outing to the peaceful shores of the idyllic and tranquil Gowanus Canal. The gentle zephyrs which blew off the N.Y. harbor tingled our skin and filled our olfactors with a bliss that can only be described as transcendental. Oh, lovely Gowanus, may that we be worthy to again behold thy fragrant waves and stroll thy pastoral banks.

Saturday, November 12, 2005
AN UMOUR RITUAL EXPEDITION
To

THE TENT OF TOMORROW

FLUSHING MEADOW PARK

Site of the 1964 WORLDS FAIR

Global Warming had the weather feeling like summer in mid-November, so
we set out for the beach or maybe a trip into the city. We did neither.
Instead we braved the wilds of Flushing Meadow Park looking for the dreaded
Meadow Lake Snakehead Fish. We didn`t find any.

Saturday, October 16, 2005
AN UMOUR RITUAL EXPEDITION

THE TROLLY TO THE MOUNTAIN OF WHITE TRASH

Near the sleepy village of Kingston, N.Y. stands the mighty Mountain of
White Trash. Ritual specialists Kane, Kol and Loudmouth Bill have
determined that the most aesthetically pleasing way to view this
magnificent landmark is via a historic trolley ride which departs from

The Kingston Trolley Museum.

Sunday, May 22 2005 11:00 AM
AN UMOUR RITUAL EXPEDITION
To
THE ICE CAVES AT SAM'S POINT

Ritual Specialists Kane and Kol were joined by Magic Lantern blog keeper "Em" for the season's first outdoor expedition; to The Ice Caves at Sam's Point Preserve in Ulster County, NY. The event was documented with audio recordings and digital images. Audio is currently being edited. Some images are posted here. An audio-visual presentation will be produced from gathered materials and posted upon its completion.

09.26.2004 ACCOUNT OF THE NON-EVENT EVENT:

We got to the stadium right on time and just as we suspected the Yankees weren't there.
The stadium exuded a sort of quiet emptiness. We all felt very privileged not to be
seeing such an un-important game. We shopped for souvenirs along River Ave but we
didn't buy any. Then we went to The News Room on Gerard Ave and made some friends.

Dennis met us there and he brought his video camera so we were able to make a movie.
We left before the Yankees gave up seven runs in the eighth inning to lose the game.

The movie has been edited for content and formatted to fit your screen, and is available HERE.