Friends of the Blues (Website)

Have you heard the good news?**Friends of the Blues** is a website that appeared briefly in promotional ads for TWRP's 2022 War of the Worlds Tour. The URL was displayed, followed by the cryptic message "We can see everything." When users visit the page, they were greeted with an animated gif of a stick figure digging a pile of dirt with a repeating cloud background. Text on the website says "Have you heard the good news?" and "We'll be seeing you soon."

On August 11, 2023, the website was updated and expanded with text on the home page that read "Have You Heard? We are all Friends of the Blues." Four new webpages were created.

## August 11 Update

### Our Founder

The page features a large, low-resolution photograph of a man in a cowboy hat, bedazzled suit, and guitar with the caption "Willie Scruggs "1932-1978)"

> *Willie Scruggs (1932-1978)*
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> Eternal Founder and Friend. Discoverer of The Anomaly. Inventor of the Nucleus of Sensations. Beloved Country and Blues singer. Astronaut.
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> **THE TRUE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON.**
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> We are all indebted to **HIS** great sacrifice. **HIS** Lunar discovery. **HIS** wisdom. **HIS** metamorphosis. Without **HIM**, there would be **NO** Joshua.
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> Without **JOSHUA**, there would be **NOTHING**.
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> An excerpt from his teachings:
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> “The **NUCLEUS OF SENSATIONS**. I place these words on this page and your rods and your cones relay its corporeal form to you, but this is not what it truly looks like. Joshua reminds us sternly that you must never trust your rods and your cones. Your rods and your cones cannot see what Joshua sees. Your rods and your cones cannot see what I see. But you must raise your heads and dry your eyes children – I can help you to see what Joshua sees. I can help you to see what I see.
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> They would never admit it, but I was there first. My visit does not fit their narrative – they will deny it to their last breath. **FOUR** minutes **EVERY** **DAY**! The Earth has forgotten these minutes, but I have not. I will teach you to see these minutes with my eyes. I have taken the ashes of these forfeit minutes so that I may rub them into my eyes – so that I may see what truly is. To see with the nucleus of sensations is to see with your hands. To see with your nose. To see with your mouth. Above all however, Joshua reminds us that to truly see with the nucleus of sensations is to see with your ears. Your rods and your cones are wily and not to be trusted but your drums will help you to see. To see with the nucleus of sensations. To see truly. To vibrate with **DIVINE PURPOSE**.
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> One might think it a coincidence that where there are four minutes missing every day, there are also four main directions in the second dimension that one may choose to travel in conventional **[FALSE]** spacetime. This is, of course, absolutely absurd and is exactly what they want you to think. **DO** **NOT MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF**. In reality, each cardinal direction (north, south, east, and west) is actually in the shape of a triangle, with three additional directions nested within it. These are known within our circles as the Joshuan coordinates. She, in her infinite wisdom, holds the Joshuan coordinates in great secrecy and one must prove their worthiness before she will permit their discovery. Only those with ashen eyes free of weakness are penitent enough to bear witness to the Great Truth that absolves the falsehoods of science. **DO NOT TRUST THE SCIENCE MAN**. He will tell you of his reality but you must not believe him. He will manipulate your rods and your cones to see what he wants you to see and Joshua himself will weep at your childlike ignorance. Where his purpose is profane, our purpose is divine.”
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An image titled "The Nucleus of Sensations" is included.

### The Anomaly

This webpage features a large, low-resolution image of a VHS cassette tape. Text on the page reads:

> The **TRUE** first lunar landing was in 1956.
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> Our Founder’s journey pre-dates Armstrong’s first steps.
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> It is here where Our Founder made his **GREAT DISCOVERY**.
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> Proto-NASA tried to hide it. They tried to **DESTROY** it.
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> They **FAILED**.
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> **THE ANOMALY** cannot be destroyed. It cannot be hidden away.
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> It **WANTS** to be discovered.
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> Our Founder saved it, and brought it to us.
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> An impossible object. Out of sync with time. Decades ahead of schedule.
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> But in 1978 it disappeared. And with it, so did Our Beloved Founder.
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> Now we have **JOSHUA**. Now we can **SEE**.
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### Joshua

This webpage features a low resolution image of a hooded figure whose identity is unknown, wearing a triangle shaped medallion with an ear on it. Distorted zalgo text on the webpage reads: "My lips are cracked and parched." The text repeats 33 times.

### Join Us

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This page features three low resolution images - a close up of a man pouring soup into a bowl held by a man off-screen, a long haired and bearded man wearing dark blue robes standing at podium with his arms outstretched, and a photo taken from the crowd, showing Doctor Sung with hands together and Commander Meouch beside him. Both are wearing robes or coveralls. Text on the page reads:

> Just like Our Founder, we are all Friends of the Blues.
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> A tape will find you.
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> And then you will find us.
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## Trivia

* The animated gif is reminiscent of early personal websites, which often featured similar "coming soon" messages.
* According to the WHOIS information for the website, the domain was purchased through a domains by proxy service, rendering all of the website owner's information private.
	+ The domain was registered on September 9, 2022 and expires on September 9, 2024.
* There is speculation among fans that this may be some part of an alternate reality game that TWRP is planning on starting.
* Footer text on each webpage reads "This webpage was built using IBS Web Pro 1997"
* The filename for the image on the page "Joshua" is spelt with an additional 'h' - Joshuah