So what's it all about?
Really...?
A little over a month ago I saw the
new Star Wars movie and it reminded me
of watching the other ones when I was a
kid which started me thinking about the
good side, the bad side, and the meaning
of life. I've always been a seeker, a sort
of theoso-philosophical sort of pug dog
chasing my spiritual tail around on the
carpet. We (the Hullaballoo Staff) had
just finished the now infamous sex issue
and were trying to come up with a theme
for the next issue and I quit chasing my
tail long enough to pipe up "How about
the meaning of life?" We'd done art and
sex at that point and the meaning of life
seemed to be the next logical step. My
mind at the time was brimming with ideas
about spirituality, The Force, Taoism,
pseudo-mystical self improvement, etc.
My fellow staffers kind of shrugged but as
time passed, as if by default, the meaning
of life became the theme of the issue you
hold before you. Promptly, my spinning
mind blew a head gasket and I could not
for the life of me find any meaning at all
in this odd experience we here on planet
earth like to refer to as life. Nothing.
Zilch. Nada.
As it turns out, my input was
unnecessary; our growing list of
contributors stepped to the forefront and
came to our aid. But since there's no rest
for the terminally confused (i.e. me), here
I am writing the introduction to
Hullaballoo Issue # 4 : The Meaning of
Life.
(Insert your favorite fanfare here).
We begin with the sad (but true) story of
the life of Amy and end with the comic
drama of the life of Kristin. We will
traverse the miraculous but vicious cycle
of life and search for meaning on the
streets of the city. We will see things and
read words that might just make us say
"Why am I here?" (The answer to that
question, by the way is that we are here
to ask the question "Why am I here?).
And for those of you who still have the
paper dolls from the Sex Issue, we bring
you new outfits to dress your little doll
slaves in as you ponder the imponderable
and eff the ineffable (you can still get the
Sex Issue; see the last page for details).
We also are giddy with delight to
announce that Hullaballoo is starting it's
own Website at hullaballoo.iwarp.com.
It will be up as soon as we figure out what
we're doing (we're still cooling our heels
after this whole soul searching meaning
of life thing *Shudder*).
Before I release you to your own
soul searching, I'd like to remind you that
in this crazy little thing called life, nothing
is free. Oh sure, we put free on the cover
of each issue but there is a price. We'd
like to hear from you. So if you like Hullaballoo
(or despise it for that matter) write
to us and let us know. Our address is:
Hullaballoo
207 South Union St. #4
Burlington VT 05401
Or send e-mail to
editors@hullaballoo.iwarp.com.
Rants ,raves, reviews, poetry, fiction, letters,
large sums of cash; we'll take it all.
And now I turn you over to Beth and
her amazing, trained circus of
observations about the meaning of life.
Jim (the wardrobe)
Turn the page!
Return to Contents.
Note: Some parts of The Meaning of Life Issue of Hullaballoo are currently
unavailable on the Web. However, you can make us both happy by ordering
The Meaning of Life Issue or any of the back issues.
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