The Prime Says

10... 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Ignition... Blast off!

The web site has cleared the browser and we have a launch.

It's October 26th, 2001 and www.droolingidiots.com is officially being unleashed on the world. I've been advised by no less than two astrologers that I shouldn't launch during Scorpio. Both advised waiting for Sagitarius. Apparently Scorpio squares the registration and purchase dates whereas Sagitarius trines them. Whatever that means.

So why launch now? First, I don't use astrological hokum to dictate when I should do things. Especially when it contradicts what I want to do. Second, I'm a Scorpio and I wanted the site to be Scorpio too. Represent! Third, it's a convenient time, promotionally. Fourth, today is Bootsy Collins's fiftieth birthday. How much more of a propitious omen could one ask for?

Happy 50th Birthday Bootsy!

        "This is simply the best web site I've ever seen!"
                -David Manning, "The Ridgefield Press"

Add this site to your bookmarks. Tell your friends. Tell your family. Check back frequently and sign up for the mailing list so you can be kept up to date on all of the latest news and stuff. I'm working on polishing up two more songs for the site: "I'm The Prime" and "Puttin' It Down For South Camp." They should both be here by the end of the year. Also, look for plenty of non-musical additions including more editions of The Prime Says.

If you read the first edition of The Prime Says you may recall my boasts that all of this site's pages validated as 4.01 compliant HTML. I must revoke that claim. Style sheet support is too spotty in the browsers. I had to revert to some old-style HTML chicanery to get some things to work. However, no vile HTML editor was used to create this site. The icon to signal my compliance with that lofty standard can be viewed below.

As you may have gleaned from other parts of the site, Tubley writes for the The Michigan Daily. On September 28, 2001, he wrote an article entitled "It's Always Convenient To Have A Girlfriend." It was published in the Weekend section but they cut out the last two paragraphs and chopped the antepenultimate paragraph in the middle of a sentence. To remedy this injustice, droolingidiots.com is publishing his article unexpurgated. It's a fine piece of writing and it's coincident with Drooling Idiots philosophy.

About eight years ago, I used to read a comic called "The Spectacular Spider-Man." Issue #201 was especially memorable. A character named Carnage, the alter-ego of psychopath Cletus Kassady, delivered a soliloquy on cosmology that resonated with me very strongly. I always knew that I wanted to do something with it but I never knew what. Now I have the perfect showcase for this fine piece of artwork. Big ups all around.

Finally, I have to give a shout out. It took me a long time to make the Celebrated Citations and Word Of The Day boxes look right. Far, far longer than it should have. They still aren't perfect but they'll do. Before I settled on the present solution I asked a friend for help and, although she didn't actually contribute the solution, she was willing to take a look at it and for that I owe her a "Gabi Rules!"

So, thanks for stopping by. Y'all come back now, hear?

Don't dream it. Be it,
D.I. Prime
Friday, October 26, 2001