The eagle is about to land. The dolphins are almost naked and in the jacuzzi. The newest talismanic recording is released from the Boards of Canada. And the Fire Horse is, well, being extremely effective at his tasks of disassembling and disambiguation.

23 days left of service. I wonder what William S. Burroughs would have to say about that? Or good ol' Robert Anton Wilson? Only one way to find out.

It's been a truly magical couple of months celebrating with all of you lovely people. If we only had this kind of awareness and preparation for every loss in our life and every person we love going away, imagine how much more wonderful the end of all things would be? Maybe we do.

But, also, you know, on this wheel that we call home, there really is no end - or beginning - just an on-going flux of transformation, disintegration and embodiment. So what will you do next?

I'll have some details on what I'm going to be up to in the coming weeks that I'll share with you all, but it is my sincere prayer that all of you wonderful humanoids take the friendships, the inspiration and the madness you found temporarily appearing between our four walls and carry that with you into your lives going forward. And that you make something beautiful with it to share with others. After all, everything wonderful that has come into your life has arrived there by the hard work and love of someone(s) else. The only way beauty persists, especially in a world that can at times feel quite hostile towards beauty and love, is for people to show up and create it. The ball's in your court.

Lots of stuff happening this weekend. Please come out and enjoy all of it. And enjoy all the wonderful people that are drawn to this same place in space and time as you. In many ways, we are all one, sprawling, dysfunctional and hilarious creature. Get to know yourself.

The final FATHER'S DAY PIG ROAST is coming up on Sunday, June 21st. We hope to see you here for it. Even if you're not a Father, you have one - or you had one - and shouldn't they be celebrated, too?

Get your tickets for either seating at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fathers-day-pig-roast-tickets-1989725287898?aff=oddtdtcreator

I've got more shirts and more baseball hats and more beanies in. They are going fast so get them while you can.

And, of course, make sure to get your tickets for the final June Crap Raffle now. The people that win tend to buy 3 or 4 blocks of tickets on different days. I realize that is not available for everyone, but, if your heart is set on something, I would suggest at least buying 3 tickets on 3 different days. And MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR!!!

There will be one FINAL RITUAL to bring an end to this project after we close our doors on Sunday June 28th. This will be a limited seating event with some food and some event specific swag. Stay tuned for ticket info on that, but, please, in the interim, mark that night on your calendar and take Monday off of work.

So get on out here TONIGHT if possible... or tomorrow... or just as damn soon as you possibly can. We miss you and we want to have some fun before it's all gone forever. And, please remember, Jesus kills a cat every time you don't tip exorbitantly and in cash!

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You can see all of our events on our event calendar athttps://www.ibw-chicago.com/events

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