1000 Days

Kansas City Missouri: A natural gas explosion apparently began in slow motion: people reporting that they “smelled something, maybe gas?”, the fire engine arriving and then leaving at the command of Missouri Gas Energy Man On The Scene, someone coming into the restaurant - JJ’s Restaurant – and gently suggesting that diners Leave!…time passes.  From the report, it would appear that despite warnings of every possible description, people did nothing.

 For forty years, the San Francisco Avant-Garde band The Residents have basked in relative obscurity, much of it self-imposed. Their earliest modus operandi had them creating works under their 'theory of obscurity', first coined by N. Senada, who may or may not be an actual person. One aspect of the theory is that a work is created with the intent of never releasing a work until every participant has forgotten about it - or something like that.

Another aspect of the Residents is that they've kept their real identity a secret for many decades, with a few people speaking on their behalf in a business capacity who may or may not be Residents themselves.. Hmmm..