Always up for the messing, those college lads. Here the FBI was worried that some racists or terrorists were on the loose in Alabama, burning Baptist churches in an orgy of hatred. Turns out it was all a bit of fun.
Funny, funny joke, to set fire to a church or two or five. As it turns out, a couple of the arsonists are theatre majors, and don't we all feel less than cool to not get the point of their performance art pieces. Making a statement about the boredom of life for today's young adult, is that it?
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test has met the modern era. The Merry Pranksters are roaming the great state of Alabama in an SUV, purchased by Mummy for use by her prankster son. Is it the lad's fault that Volkswagen stopped manufacturing their bus? What's a man to do, when he can't drive the prescribed vehicle? Re-think the image, of course, and what the Volkswagen bus was to Ken Kesey's crew, the SUV has become for the firebrands of Alabama. There they were, driving about, lighting fires and having a good laugh at the expense of the establishment.
Boys will be boys. How could any court convict such delightful pranksters? Surely the courtroom will ring with laughter as the three arsonists relate their merry adventures, and perhaps Tom Wolfe could write about them.
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