What? A Tie-Dye Event!
When? Saturday, January 18th, 2020, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.
Where? Little Big Econ State Forest Pavillion
Have you ever told a hippie to get off your lawn? Well, now, you get to be the hippie! I'll even provide the lawn!
Consider this classic movie script, if you need inspiration for keeping hippies away...
An elderly woman's home. Cartman rings her doorbell, and she answers it. Cartman is dressed in an orange hazmat suit and is carrying a tank of something on his back]
Cartman: "Hello, ma'am. I'm working to clean up the neighborhood from parasites. Do you mind if I take a quick look around your house? I'm afraid you may have hippies."
Elderly Woman: "Hippies?
Cartman: [walks in and begins to rap the walls with his fist] "Yeah, they've been poppin' up all over the neighborhood lately. Ms. Nelson next door had seven hippies in her basement; they usually live in colonies." [raps on the wall and the pitch changes] "Hmm, I don't like the sound of that. Could I take a look in your attic?"
[The attic. He opens the door and looks in. He gets out a flashlight, turns it on, and looks around again. He stops after a few seconds.]
Cartman: "Oh yeah, boy. Take a look at this, ma'am. [she climbs up until her eyes are level with his] "See that? Hippies." [five hippies are sitting in a clearing in the attic, munching and laughing.]
Elderly Woman: "Oh my."
Cartman: "These are what we call the uh giggling snackers. Pretty common form of hippie, usually found in the attics. Problem is, if you see one hippie, there's probably a whole lot more you're not seein'. Uh, where's the backyard."
[The backyard. The elderly lady opens the door and Cartman walks out onto the back porch]
Cartman: "Yep, that's what I thought. See that? You've got a drum circle in your backyard." [eight hippies are seen seated around a small campfire drumming away. Logs are scattered around them]
Elderly Woman: "Oh, well they showed up a few days ago, but I didn't think they were hurting anything."
Cartman: "Yeah. You know, I had a guy in Jackson County. He had a little drum circle in his backyard. It turned into a drum circle four miles in diameter. You get a few hippies playing drums and next thing you know, you got yourself a colony."
Elderly Woman: "Oh dear."
Don't take the chance! The best way to combat a hippie invasion, is to infiltrate their ranks. Buy a few bags of Doritos, don't bathe for a few weeks, and wear tie-dye clothing. They will assume you are one of them, and let you in to their inner sanctum, where they can be dispersed with country music and Axe cologne. Now, we know that most of these props are easy to come by. Your typical corner store has loads of snacks and body spray. But, unless you happen to stumble across a Goodwill donation made by a Grateful Dead fan, where does one find tie-dye clothing?
Join us, and you can make your own! I've never made tie-dye before, so this could be a learning experience for all of us. I have watched some tutorials, but if you have any actual experience doing this, I could sure use your help. I will bring all the tie-dye supplies you need, such as dye bottles, rubber bands, rubber gloves, ziplock baggies, etc. You just need to bring the clothes you want to tie-die. From what I've read, a new, washed, white Tee-shirt works best, so be sure and nip down to your local WallyWorld, buy a shirt that fits, run it through at least one wash cycle, and bring it with you. Other colors also work, though they might not have the proper effect.
Caveat! As I understand it, you will not be able to wear your shirt, the day you make it. Apparently, you want to keep it tied up, and pop it into a baggie for 24 hours or so, to let the die set? At least, that's what the videos seem to indicate. Something that would be way kewl, is if, after you've waited the requisite time, rinsed your shirt, washed it to release excess die, and dried it, is to share a picture of your creation, on this event page.
Hope to see you there!
-Sean