REMINDER notice/RSVP: Raw Vegan Halloween Party

October 25, 2005

To all who may have RSVP'ed via Evite notice for Sat., Oct. 29, please send me a personal email to let me know you're coming, since I don't have access to most members' email addresses. Evite will only record a single positive or negative reply from each email address, so I can't keep track of how many of either I would otherwise receive from Rawsoul . This long-anticipated party is in danger of being cancelled if I don't hear from y'all who plan to come by this Thursday. My own physical health since going to Rome, Italy, has not been up to par either, so I may need to cancel for that reason. I'd appreciate hearing from those of you who plan to attend without delay. Thank you again.

Namaste,

David

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Hello, friends,After recently moving into a spacious townhouse in New Town, Owings Mills, MD, I will host a Halloween party on Saturday, October 29 from 3PM onward. For specific directions to my house, call me after 7 PM on weeknights at 410-902-1663, or anytime on weekends. General directions are below.I live in front of Soldiers Delight State Park and have a huge basement for entertainment, as well as 2 large livingrooms, a full deck upstairs and patio downstairs facing the forest. Speakers and entertainment may be arranged for future events if feasible.Since this is a Halloween party, I encourage you to bring not only a raw vegan dish, preferably organic as much as possible, but also to wear a costume & /or makeup as you feel so inclined. This is the time to let your imagination run wild and pretend to be someone you wish you could be in a parallel universe, however you interpret that. Costumes are not required of course. If anyone on this or other lists practices or is familiar with wicca, a.k.a. Nature worship, I invite you to step up to the plate and coordinate a forum or Q & A session on All Hallow's Eve and All Saints' Day, the origin of Halloween itself. We can make this occasion both fun and educational at the same time. I also have ample creepy music perfect for Halloween, everything from Michael Jackson's Thriller (both music & video) to the soundtrack from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. We can dance to these creepy hits and watch classic or contemporary horror flicks later. Adult supervision is suggested for youngsters due to mature content of certain cinema. Essentially the purpose is to rendez-vous in a raw vegan setting to celebrate Halloween in an unconventional way that will send chills down your spine while feasting on profoundly orgasmic cuisine and partying hard.All are welcome, including children of all ages and their parents, along with anyone with an interest in delicious cuisine or healthful eating, regardless of one's experience with vegetarianism or raw food. Welcome to bring board games, karaoke machine, music on CD (along with CD player), cassette or vinyl record, as well any DVD you may deem appropriate for the occasion. We can discuss this further privately. Please DO bring to share:100% raw vegan food, preferably using as much organic ingredients as possible, sufficient to feed 5 people. For those unacquainted with raw vegan food, this basically means absent of animal products of any kind (flesh, dairy, eggs, honey, propolis, royal jelly or other bee product) and not heated above 120 degrees, but preferably below 115 degrees. Any dish based on fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and/or sprouts would qualify. For a garden variety of simple, delicious ideas, you may start by clicking onto the Recipes page on www.living-foods.com. Note that any reference to "honey" can best be replaced with raw agave nectar, available from Natural Zing and other fine raw retailers.Deydrated products are fine, though we prefer items from scratch. If you're not sure what to bring, a simple salad of fresh organic fruits or vegetables is always welcome, though unusual dishes from scratch are appreciated to spark the imaginations of novices and entice our taste buds.Please also include a list of ingredients next to your dish, specifying which ingredients are organic, helpful for anyone with distinct dietary interests or constraints. You are encouraged to bring your own plate and utensils to reduce, reuse and recycle to preserve Mother Earth, though some plates and utensils will be available if needed. You can bring an outdoor chair since the deck & patio have ample room for guests. I can comfortably accomodate upwards of 30+ people throughout the property.Anyone with musical instruments & talent or favorite Halloween music is welcome to bring these along too. Don't be shy or a straggler. This will be a delightful occasion to remember.Please DO NOT bring:Animal products or cooked food of any kind. Drugs (though I'd never anticipate this as a problem). Weapons (only mentioned due to the Halloween aspect & the dark humor implied in the film "Scream" involving real weapons as props). Simulations of such are fine, as long as they're not the real danger.Such a party doesn't have to limit characters to dark, gothic themes. Halloween is a time to be who you can never be in your daily life as well as to reflect on the ideas that can best be explained by a wiccan or someone well-versed in wiccan traditions.Directions:Address is 9889 Bayline Circle, Owings Mills, MD 21117.From Howard County (Mt. Airy, Columbia, etc.):Take Rt. 70 East to Rt. 695 (Baltimore Beltway). Stay in left lane to enter 695 East at end of Rt. 70. Take Rt. 695 to Exit 19 in right lane (Rt. 795, Northwest Expressway). Take Rt. 795 to Exit 4. Stay in left lane of this exit to go toward Owings Mills Town Center. Pass 1st light (Red Run Blvd.). Go to 2nd light and make right onto Lakeside Blvd (at Rite-Aid). Go to end of this road (1.2 miles) and turn right onto Dolfield Blvd. Make first left onto Upper Mill Drive. Go .4 mile to end of road where you'll see turnabout (One-Way sign). Road turns goes clockwise to left. Turn right at 3rd entrance after large Parklands sign onto Bayline Circle. 9889 is about 4 houses into parking lot on right side. There are 2 extra parking spots in front of my house, one marked 9889, the other as "Visitor." If both are taken, please park on Upper Mill Drive next to the circle.From Northern VA, Washington, DC or MD suburbs in PGC or Montgomery County:Take Rt. 495 to Rt. 95 North. Take Rt. 95 to Exit 49 in left lane toward Towson to enter Rt. 695 East. Take to Exit 19 and follow directions above.

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than blacks were made for whites or women for men." --Alice Walker, Forward to "The Dreaded Comparison" by Marjorie Spiegel"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country."--Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, 1908

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October 26, 2005

David,

I wont be able to make it, sorry, I had previously thought I could.

Taradapperd72 wrote:

To all who may have RSVP'ed via Evite notice for Sat., Oct. 29, please send me a personal email to let me know you're coming, since I don't have access to most members' email addresses. Evite will only record a single positive or negative reply from each email address, so I can't keep track of how many of either I would otherwise receive from Rawsoul . This long-anticipated party is in danger of being cancelled if I don't hear from y'all who plan to come by this Thursday. My own physical health since going to Rome, Italy, has not been up to par either, so I may need to cancel for that reason. I'd appreciate hearing from those of you who plan to attend without delay. Thank you again.

Namaste,

David

-----------

Hello, friends,After recently moving into a spacious townhouse in New Town, Owings Mills, MD, I will host a Halloween party on Saturday, October 29 from 3PM onward. For specific directions to my house, call me after 7 PM on weeknights at 410-902-1663, or anytime on weekends. General directions are below.I live in front of Soldiers Delight State Park and have a huge basement for entertainment, as well as 2 large livingrooms, a full deck upstairs and patio downstairs facing the forest. Speakers and entertainment may be arranged for future events if feasible.Since this is a Halloween party, I encourage you to bring not only a raw vegan dish, preferably organic as much as possible, but also to wear a costume & /or makeup as you feel so inclined. This is the time to let your imagination run wild and pretend to be someone you wish you could be in a parallel universe, however you interpret that. Costumes are not required of course. If anyone on this

or other lists practices or is familiar with wicca, a.k.a. Nature worship, I invite you to step up to the plate and coordinate a forum or Q & A session on All Hallow's Eve and All Saints' Day, the origin of Halloween itself. We can make this occasion both fun and educational at the same time. I also have ample creepy music perfect for Halloween, everything from Michael Jackson's Thriller (both music & video) to the soundtrack from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. We can dance to these creepy hits and watch classic or contemporary horror flicks later. Adult supervision is suggested for youngsters due to mature content of certain cinema. Essentially the purpose is to rendez-vous in a raw vegan setting to celebrate Halloween in an unconventional way that will send chills down your spine while feasting on profoundly orgasmic cuisine and partying hard.All are welcome, including children of all ages and their parents, along with anyone with an interest in delicious

cuisine or healthful eating, regardless of one's experience with vegetarianism or raw food. Welcome to bring board games, karaoke machine, music on CD (along with CD player), cassette or vinyl record, as well any DVD you may deem appropriate for the occasion. We can discuss this further privately. Please DO bring to share:100% raw vegan food, preferably using as much organic ingredients as possible, sufficient to feed 5 people. For those unacquainted with raw vegan food, this basically means absent of animal products of any kind (flesh, dairy, eggs, honey, propolis, royal jelly or other bee product) and not heated above 120 degrees, but preferably below 115 degrees. Any dish based on fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and/or sprouts would qualify. For a garden variety of simple, delicious ideas, you may start by clicking onto the Recipes page on www.living-foods.com. Note that any reference to "honey" can best be replaced with raw agave nectar, available from

Natural Zing and other fine raw retailers.Deydrated products are fine, though we prefer items from scratch. If you're not sure what to bring, a simple salad of fresh organic fruits or vegetables is always welcome, though unusual dishes from scratch are appreciated to spark the imaginations of novices and entice our taste buds.Please also include a list of ingredients next to your dish, specifying which ingredients are organic, helpful for anyone with distinct dietary interests or constraints. You are encouraged to bring your own plate and utensils to reduce, reuse and recycle to preserve Mother Earth, though some plates and utensils will be available if needed. You can bring an outdoor chair since the deck & patio have ample room for guests. I can comfortably accomodate upwards of 30+ people throughout the property.Anyone with musical instruments & talent or favorite Halloween music is welcome to bring these along too. Don't be shy or a

straggler. This will be a delightful occasion to remember.Please DO NOT bring:Animal products or cooked food of any kind. Drugs (though I'd never anticipate this as a problem). Weapons (only mentioned due to the Halloween aspect & the dark humor implied in the film "Scream" involving real weapons as props). Simulations of such are fine, as long as they're not the real danger.Such a party doesn't have to limit characters to dark, gothic themes. Halloween is a time to be who you can never be in your daily life as well as to reflect on the ideas that can best be explained by a wiccan or someone well-versed in wiccan traditions.Directions:Address is 9889 Bayline Circle, Owings Mills, MD 21117.From Howard County (Mt. Airy, Columbia, etc.):Take Rt. 70 East to Rt. 695 (Baltimore Beltway). Stay in left lane to enter 695 East at end of Rt. 70. Take Rt. 695 to Exit 19 in right lane (Rt. 795, Northwest Expressway). Take Rt. 795 to

Exit 4. Stay in left lane of this exit to go toward Owings Mills Town Center. Pass 1st light (Red Run Blvd.). Go to 2nd light and make right onto Lakeside Blvd (at Rite-Aid). Go to end of this road (1.2 miles) and turn right onto Dolfield Blvd. Make first left onto Upper Mill Drive. Go .4 mile to end of road where you'll see turnabout (One-Way sign). Road turns goes clockwise to left. Turn right at 3rd entrance after large Parklands sign onto Bayline Circle. 9889 is about 4 houses into parking lot on right side. There are 2 extra parking spots in front of my house, one marked 9889, the other as "Visitor." If both are taken, please park on Upper Mill Drive next to the circle.From Northern VA, Washington, DC or MD suburbs in PGC or Montgomery County:Take Rt. 495 to Rt. 95 North. Take Rt. 95 to Exit 49 in left lane toward Towson to enter Rt. 695 East. Take to Exit 19 and follow directions above.

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than blacks were made for whites or women for men." --Alice Walker, Forward to "The Dreaded Comparison" by Marjorie Spiegel"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country."--Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, 1908

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