First Contact
References
1. Prison Planet ("Scouring Two Galaxies"): Born in Portland, Oregon after decades of rioting and cultural war, Utopianism was the first antisocial movement of human history. Antisocial, in that Utopianists abandoned the dream of "global revolution", in favor of temporary collectives and alliances. Henceforth, all societies would be voluntary, tribal, and deterritorialized. The Rainbow Utopia was the first to bloom, and quickly acquired 30 million virtual citizens spread across the planet. It boasted its own flag, currency, and police force. The Rainbow Utopia was soon followed by the Pan African Union, the Electronic Caliphate, and the Reconstituted Confederacy of Dixieland.
2. Prison Planet ("The Professor"): Standard Galactic English was one of the roughly 300 official languages of the Anthrosphere at this time.
3. Liberation (Hedione #5 Edit): "Party on the dugout on Dixon Avenue..." --- "Ring Ring Ring (Hey Hey Hey)", De La Soul, 1991, Tommy Boy Records.
4. Liberation (Hedione #5 Edit): It is worth noting that Ф is commonly used in physics to represent wave functions in quantum mechanics, as well as the value of the constant of the golden ratio (approximately 1.618). In Lacanian algebra, Ф stands for the imaginary phallus and represents phallic signification.
5. Burn: Paul Keating, 24th prime minister of Australia, holding office from 1991 to 1996.
6. Burn: Bogan: Australian English slang to describe a person perceived as uncultured, unsophisticated, or lacking in manners and refinement; often associated with stereotypes of working-class individuals.
7. Burn: Slag: (Uncountable) By-product or waste material that forms during certain industrial processes, particularly in metal smelting or refining; (countable) a woman with many sex partners.
8. 1 4 1,000,000 (Suicide Blonde Edit): Bunyarra: (Pronounced: bən'yärə) Australian slang meaning "impressive, interesting, or awesome".
9. 1 4 1,000,000 (Suicide Blonde Edit): Bush buds: Marijuana grown illegally outdoors on farms, forests or reservations in Australia.
10. 1 4 1,000,000 (Suicide Blonde Edit): Yakka: (Pronounced: 'yakər) Australian slang for "work", especially difficult work.
11. 1 4 1,000,000 (Suicide Blonde Edit): IRA: Irish Republican Army, a paramilitary organization that agitated in Northern Ireland for independence and a united Irish state.
12. 1 4 1,000,000 (Suicide Blonde Edit): RSL: Returned and Services League, support organization catering to current and former members of the Australian Defense Force.
13. The Star Who Fell to Earth (Orgasmic Ectoplasmic Edit): "Another day in paradise..." --- "Another Day in Paradise", Phil Collins, 1989, Virgin Records.
14. The Star Who Fell to Earth (Orgasmic Ectoplasmic Edit): Flannie: A button-down collared shirt made of flannelette, often worn by Bogans in Australia.
15. The Star Who Fell to Earth (Orgasmic Ectoplasmic Edit): "That darkness was Tullia's own..." --- "Die Laute", Rainer Maria Rilke, 1902, Insel Verlag.
16. Cheek 2 Cheek: "Do I contradict myself???" --- "Song of Myself" (in "Leaves of Grass"), Walt Whitman, 1855, Self-published.
17. Pilgrims, or the Coming Together of Buda and Pest: "As Microsoft Encarta related..." --- "Budapest," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1994 Microsoft Corporation. Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation.
18. Pilgrims, or the Coming Together of Buda and Pest: Pash: Australian slang for a French kiss.
19. Warpdrive (Ruff Kut Bizness Edit): "The narcissus has strewn silver in the way of the bridal rose..." --- "The Triumph of Life", Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1824, John and Henry L. Hunt.
20. The Green Man (Stanley Ipkiss Unlimited Edit): "The Mask", directed by Russell Chuck, 1994, New Line Cinema.
21. Bäby Doc and the Dentist: "The Celestine Prophecy", James Redfield, 1993, Satori Publishing.
22. Michael Jackson's 50th Birthday Party: "When Michael Jackson announced... trouble will come of it."
--- Text sampled from "The Lord of the Rings" (Part 1, Book 1, Chapter 1) p.39, JRR Tolkien, 1954 (reprinted in 1986 by Unwin Paperbacks).
23. Michael Jackson's 50th Birthday Party: "Organizers called it a party... rolled into one." --- Ibid., p.46.
24. Michael Jackson's 50th Birthday Party: "There were many Jacksons and Rosses... felt it was impossible to refuse." --- Ibid., p.48-49.
25. Michael Jackson's 50th Birthday Party: "Not just any speech... <<Here we are>>..." --- Ibid., p.49-50.
26. Michael Jackson's 50th Birthday Party: "Phone home..." --- "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," directed by Steven Spielberg, 1982, Universal Pictures.
27. Musk (Jose Garcia Edit): Moutai: A strong distilled spirit made from fermented sorghum and other grains, typically with an alcohol content ranging from 35% to 53% by volume.
28. A Pasty-Faced Man in a Pinstripe: --- "A pasty-faced man..." --- Scene and dialogue sampled from "The People vs Larry Flynt" (Act 1), directed by Miloš Forman, 1996, Columbia Pictures.
--- Ibid., Act 2 (moment of despair)