The Big Fun    Gloss @ ry
    Do the fandango with a canine Dragon.
    Why are the trees full of creeping locusts?
    The Wertland Avenue we hay bailed and Jerusalemed.
    Those who drink Tussin will one day rule the Earth. Vino in the hand sure beats vino in the sand. Chickens made of rubber are the essense of the sunset. Eat the pills in mother's medicine cabinet, it will be ever so fun!
    Why flush the toilet?;  it's your special gift!
    little pieces of tissue make for a tissue issue.
    The problem of unemployment is only a problem if you are too afraid to steal!

    by the Gus, February-July 1996. Enhancements to this web version are ongoing...



    arrow rightphoto of Deya, by Jessika, July 1996. Deya is wearing a dress made of burlap. Big Fun is in the background. Click arrow for a bigger version.


    Big Fun began its life as the home of the Malvern Girls, three young adults from the Philadelphia Suburbs. From its initial disastrous housewarming and continuing on through the worst winter on record and into a spring infested with ticks, flies and cicadas, Big Fun, a stately yellow farmhouse in rural Central Virginia, saw many interesting sights: impromptu punk rock concerts, Dextromethorphan chug-fests, Nomadic Festivals, nazi skinheads, and (most importantly) record alcohol consumption. Like most tight social groups, Big Fun had its own language, history and collection of in-jokes. This website is designed to grant you access to the inner workings of this remarkable youth culture as it actually functioned in the mid-90s.

    Credits
    Introduction | About the Author | About the Glossary
    A-B | C-E | F-G | H-J | K-M | N-P | R-S | T-V | W-Z
    Epilogue | Feedback

    related material
    dextro- methorphan sites
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    Big Fun's location: 37.828972N, 78.522205W

    more about Big Fun

    Jealousy's Exciting Impact-how the girlfriend of Charlottesville's principle nazi skinhead handles female competition.

    Das Dafino's Diary and Intro to Tussin DM-a former resident of the house now known as Big Fun kept a diary, and it is discovered in a pile of debris in a reforesting field. Later, Big Funsters drink Tussin DM for the first time since the establishment of Big Fun.

    Difficulties With a Much Younger Girlfriend-the hippie father of Charlottesville's only nazi skinheads contends with the roving eyes of his twenty-something girlfriend set loose in Big Fun.

    Spontaneous Actual Tussin Occurrence-Dextromethorphan ingestion in rural Virginia.

    An Emo Girl in Love-An emo girl romances a suave Charlottesville underground publisher with some limited success.

    Tussin and a Weird Social Mix-a nazi skinhead, some teenage girls, a cheesy speed metal guitarist, a skater punk, and a Charlottesville underground author/publisher all rendezvous with Big Funsters for Dextromethorphan-enhanced social chaos.

    The New Astrology-a brief adventure into Sara Poiron's psyche.

    The Jehu End of the World Party-Big Funsters both cater and pillage a party during an influential cult's end-of-the-world celebration.

    Pirate Electricity at Big Fun-Big Fun gets a month of free electricity with a little help from initiative, ingenuity and Taurus Rising.

    A Threatened Nazi Attack!-a local nazi skinhead threatens to come whup some ass.

    Grand Theft Auto (GTA)-an old jeep is stolen from a used car lot in Scottsville.

    Rampage in Fratville-Big Funsters get drunk and tear up UVA's Fratville.



    What are you DOING?
    I don't think that's a good idea. Let's pretend it's Mellow D's birthday! Let's go get some vino in your punch buggy green!
    I'm not complaining!
    Tour the Big Fun Gallery
    sound samples from Big Fun
    rock and roll Hear the actual recording of Rain Gorgeous made at the Jehu End of the World Party. It is 700K and runs for SEVEN MINUTES.

    punk rock You can also hear a recording of Needlework's "Riot," which runs almost two minutes and is almost 430K in size.

    conversation For you folks with less bandwidth, download a sample of the Gus chatting with Isis at the Jehu End of the World Party. In the background can be heard Sara Poiron and some random strangers.