Official News Blog and Website Wrapper, January 2004

The Residents' Official News Blog and Website Wrapper was a news blog maintained by Big Brother of The Cryptic Corporation beginning in August 2003, following the company's purchase of the residents.com domain name from fan site RZWeb (now defunct).
The blog later developed into the BOG, a dedicated news blog which was The Cryptics' (and thus, The Residents') main outlet for communication with their fans until the website's redesign in 2008.
This page collects posts made to this news blog in January 2004, as archived on archive.org, transcribed to this wiki by a Mysterious Spanish Lady.
==Blog entries==
=== The 9th Day of Brumalia ===
:
:Wiggling Wahines
:MP3
:I say to you: we must still have chaos within us to be able to give birth to a dancing star. I say to you: you still have chaos within you.
:-Friedrich Nietzsche
:MP3 not working? click here 09 Brumalia
Posted: Thu - January 1, 2004 at 08:18 AM
=== The True Meaning of Brumalia ===
:As the end of the 12 Days comes into sight, it is important that we not forget the true meaning of Brumalia.
:Five thousand years of human history--maybe more--have enfolded this season with rich traditions. Some celebrate Christmas, some Chanukah, maybe Kwanzaa, Yule (Jule), Sinterklaas, New Years, Winter Solstice and even in some rare cases, Saturnia and Brumalia. And that's just a few from our Western Cultures. The important thing is to observe the cycle of life and acknowledge it with a bit of celebration. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Take a walk and check out a dead leaf. Remember that, while today is just the day after yesterday, it is also a new beginning. Each human is allowed a limited number of year cycles. Make 2004 count and do something cool this year.
:Cool Bonus MP3
:No? click here Bonus Brumalia
Posted: Thu - January 1, 2004 at 06:24 PM
=== The 10th Day of Brumalia ===
:
:Leaping and Lords
:MP3
:Summertime and the living is easy,
:Fish are jumping, and the cotton is high.
:-Ira Gershwin
:MP3 not working? click here 10 Brumalia
Posted: Fri - January 2, 2004 at 08:46 AM
=== The 11th Day of Brumalia ===
:
:Pietà Piper
:MP3
:Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
:-Mother Goose
:MP3 won't play? click here.... 11 Brumalia
Posted: Sat - January 3, 2004 at 06:39 PM
=== The 12th Day of Brumalia ===
:
:Big Hand
:MP3
:If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
:-Henry David Thoreau
:The Epiphany - the 13th Day
:Epiphany is the day after the 12 Days of Brumalia and the climax of the entire Holiday Season and the Twelve Days of Brumalia, which are counted from December 25th until today - January 5th. The twelfth day of Brumalia is called Twelfth Night, which some cultures observe with feasting.
:Epiphany goes by other names. It is known as Three Kings’ Day, el Dia de los Tres Reyes, Driekoningendag and Theophany. Originally, a solemn Christmas was observed on Epiphany, but in the fifth century, the popularity of party-oriented Brumalia on December 25th was so great that the Catholic church confiscated the date and moved Christmas on top of it. Ever since, there has been this schizoid feeling about the holidays among Christians... is it a serious religious holiday with mangers and such, or is it a party time with colored lights and Santa.
:But I digress.
:Thank you for participating in our Brumalian celebration.
:The Cryptic Corporation, and The Residents invite you to join us again tomorrow, the 6th of January for The Feast of Epiphany.
:MP3 problem? click this 12 Brumalia
Posted: Sun - January 4, 2004 at 09:27 AM
=== The Feast of the Epiphany ===
:
:Thirty-two years ago, The Residents made a tape called The Warner Bros Album.
:They considered it to be their first album.
:It has never been released because The Residents figured that,
:like making pancakes, the first one was going to be messed up.
:So now they have really messed it up.
:WB:RMX..... a new old album from The Residents
:
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:You've survived the 12 days, but now it is time for even more. While WB:RMX will not be released until next week, you faithful Residents.com readers can pick this up TODAY through January 12th right here at Brumalia central. Price only this week is US$12.00 plus shipping. But you must click the "12" button below. 
:Please... restrain yourself to 2 copies. 
:12 <<< click this button to order. This offer expires at the end of January 12 (GMT).
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:Well friends, here we are. The Feast of the Epiphany... the 13th, and final day of our holiday. May your 2004 be the best year yet. Now finish your desert and go back to normal life. 
:-Residents.com
:MP3
:It was a bright, cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.
:-George Orwell
:Can't play this MP3 either? click here Epiphany
:And before you even ask... neither this MP3, nor any of the other Brumalian tracks are from WB:RMX.
:Nor is this associated with or supported by Warners Bros. in any fashion what so ever.
Posted: Mon - January 5, 2004 at 07:04 AM
=== WB:RMX - Now more than ever ===
:
:Thirty-two years ago, The Residents made a tape called The Warner Bros Album.
:They considered it to be their first album.
:It has never been released because The Residents figured that,
:like making pancakes, the first one was going to be messed up.
:So now they have really messed it up.
:WB:RMX..... a new old album from The Residents
:TRACK LIST
#The Mad Sawmill of Copenhagen, Germany
#Baby Skeletons & Dogs MP3 snippet 
#Bop Bop (Shoobop Bop)
#A Merican Fag
#Oh Mommy Oh Daddy
#Peace & Love
#Christmas Morning Foto
#Maggie's Farm MP3 snippet
#Snot and Feces live at the Grunt Festival
#Sweet Meat MP3 snippet
#Ohm Is Where the Art Is
#Sell American
#Love Theme from a Major Motion Picture
#Pie in the Sky
#Art, the White Elephant
:
:ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ
:While WB:RMX will not be released until next week, you faithful Residents.com readers can pick this CD up TODAY through January 12th right here at Residents.com.
:Price only for this special event is US$12.00 plus shipping.
:But you must click the "12" button below.
:Please... restrain yourself to 2 copies.
:12 <<< click this button to order. This offer expires at the end of January 12 (GMT).
:ANSWERS TO QUESTIOINS:
:1. WB:RMX ships IMMEDIATELY upon order... no waiting!
:2. I have gotten questions about European credit cards that will not work in the USA. The answer is that the financial transaction and shipping on WB:RMX is handled by Ralph America so any system you have used in the past with Ralph will work for this release.
:3. Euro Ralph and Ralph America will carry this album at later dates. However, the price listed here is only good through January 12 when you order here.
:4. None of the Brumalian tracks were from WB:RMX.
:5. WB:RMX is not associated with or supported by Warners Bros.™ in any fashion what so ever.
Posted: Tue - January 6, 2004 at 11:17 AMJanuary 6th post, from a privately held website archive supplied to The Mysterious Spanish Ladies by a fan
=== WB:RMX - Dance of Death ===
:
:Turn the balance knob to the left and you get young. Turn the balance knob to the right and you get mature. The 25 year old man stands opposite the 55 year old man. They each point at one another and snicker.
:WB:RMX..... a new old album from The Residents
:Don't take me literally about the balance knob, folks.
TRACK LIST
#The Mad Sawmill of Copenhagen, Germany
#Baby Skeletons & Dogs MP3 snippet 
#Bop Bop (Shoobop Bop)
#A Merican Fag
#Oh Mommy Oh Daddy
#Peace & Love
#Christmas Morning Foto
#Maggie's Farm MP3 snippet
#Snot and Feces live at the Grunt Festival
#Sweet Meat MP3 snippet
#Ohm Is Where the Art Is
#Sell American
#Love Theme from a Major Motion Picture
#Pie in the Sky
#Art, the White Elephant
:
:Is WB:RMX really the One?
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:While WB:RMX will not be released until next week, you faithful Residents.com readers can pick this CD up TODAY through January 12th right here at Residents.com.
:Price only for this special event is US$12.00 plus shipping.
:But you must click the "12" button below.
:Please... restrain yourself to 2 copies.
:12 <<< click this button to order. This offer expires at the end of January 12 (GMT).
:ANSWERS TO QUESTIOINS:
:1. WB:RMX ships IMMEDIATELY upon order... no waiting! Early orders ALREADY DELIVERED.
:2. I have gotten questions about European credit cards that will not work in the USA. The answer is that the financial transaction and shipping on WB:RMX is handled by Ralph America so any system you have used in the past with Ralph will work for this release.
:3. Euro Ralph and Ralph America will carry this album at later dates. However, the price listed here is only good through January 12 when you order here.
:4. None of the Brumalian tracks were from WB:RMX.
:5. WB:RMX is not associated with or supported by Warners Bros.™ in any fashion what so ever.
Posted: Thu - January 8, 2004 at 06:28 PMJanuary 8th post, from a privately held website archive supplied to The Mysterious Spanish Ladies by a fan
=== New album from The Residents ===
:[broken image: WBRMX-logo-web.jpg]
:The Residents have rethought their first album from 1971, the never released Warner Bros Album. It is now available from Ralph America and Euro Ralph in a special CRYPTIC CORPORATION release.
:Ralph America link Euro Ralph link
Posted: Mon - January 12, 2004 at 05:32 PM
===WB:RMX to be pressed in Europe and Japan===
:
:Bomba and Euro Ralph to release WB:RMX
:[broken link]
Posted: Wed - January 14, 2004 at 04:08 PM
===Archiving and sharing of Brumalia songs===
:
:I've had a couple of questions about archiving and sharing the Brumalian recordings. You already know that the Residents do not support illegal downloading, P2P sharing, and mp3 trading without the permission of the artist. And I don't think anybody would have to think too hard to realize that we could archive and share these songs at Residents.com if that was what we wanted to do.
: Actually though, it isn't what we want to do. The Brumalian recordings were part of a fun event that took place in real time over 12 days. They are not intended to be downloaded at once and listened to whenever someone feels like it. It has to happen during the 12 days of Brumalia, and Brumalia comes but once a year.
: The people who visit our blog DESERVE special treatment without the rest of the world who missed this (and will soon miss our exciting future events) acting like they are being treated poorly. Brumalian songs were here for two weeks. No one who really cares would go two weeks without checking the blog, right? 
:To the people who missed Brumalia, I suggest you mark your calendars now.... December 25 is when it all starts.
:And to the people who never missed a Brumalian day, you are invited to share your songs with people you love.
Posted: Fri - January 16, 2004 at 03:03 PMJanuary 16th post, from a privately held website archive supplied to The Mysterious Spanish Ladies by a fan
===Cheap Wine in Plastic Cups===
:
:Big Brother as paparazzi
:I caught Cryptic's Homer Flynn hanging with long time friend and artist/ musician, Mark Mothersbough, at a recent gallery opening of Mark's work in San Francisco. I tried to get a shot of other Cryptic guy, Hardy Fox, but he left early.
Posted: Tue - January 20, 2004 at 11:37 AMJanuary 20th post, from a privately held website archive supplied to The Mysterious Spanish Ladies by a fan
===Disfigured Night DVD now available=== 
:
:Ralph America has finally received the long awaited DVD edition of Disfigured Night. Euro Ralph will also carry this DVD.
:The DVD, as expected, contains the original broadcast version which was shot by VIVA (German music TV) in celebration for the Residents 25th Anniversary.
: Also on the disc is a unique video remix - by The Residents - of the entire 31 minute performance. This was created by taking feeds directly from the cameras before the graphics were inserted to replace the green screen. Therefore the green screen could be removed and enhanced with new backgrounds. This new 2003 full length rethinking of the story of Silly Billy is accompanied by both a 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround mix AND a PCM Stereo mix for those without surround systems. NTSC, 4:3 ratio picture. 
:Package Details:
:8"x8" hardbound book
:24 page booklet
:edition 1350 hand numbered
:Ralph America Link
:Euro Ralph
Posted: Mon - January 26, 2004 at 01:45 PM
==See also==
*BOG
==Resources==
* January 6th post (PDF file, 167 KB)
* January 8th post (PDF file, 168 KB)
* January 16th post (PDF file, 86 KB)
* January 20th post (PDF file, 104 KB)
==External links and references==
*The Residents Official News Blog and Website Wrapper, archived January 2nd 2004 by archive.org
*The Residents Official News Blog and Website Wrapper, archived February 6th 2004 by archive.org
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