Apocalypse on Aisle 4

This is the blog companion to Apocalypse on Aisle 4, a seminar which I presented at the 2005 Cornerstone Music Festival.

It's a big festival. But the seminar did not take place on the Main Stage in front of thousands and between sets by bands like Urinal Cake and Tomfoolery.

It took place in the Imaginarium, a medium-sized tent full of people running their mouths about C.S. Lewis, Santo and Blue Demon vs. Doctor Frankenstein, Aurora monster models, G.K. Chesterton, film noir, Flannery O'Connor, kaiju, and the philosophical underpinnings of the "prime directive" as though all of this fits within some undefinable category. Call it "mythopoeic" or "the numinous" or "wonder" with a side order of "glow in the dark."

This is the crowd that listened to me go on and on about commodification and consumer culture and alien invasions and Guy Debord. The seminar is a three parter:

1. Apocalypse on Aisle 4
2. The Parking Lot of Babel
3. Household Gods

This blog gives you access to the podcast versions (see Links) and pdf versions for printing (ditto). Perhaps most importantly, you can add your comments which may then be perused by other folks (and me) who may offer further comment, etc.

Have at it.

P.S. Yes, I made up Urinal Cake and Tomfoolery.