From: Robert Eikel 
Subject: The Fortieth of July: Double Digits

Nine years ago, in the humble provincial town of Somerville, a phenomenon
was born. It began simply, with a few friends and few large bottles of
beer. Over time it grew, embraced the Internet revolution, impelled
cross-country journeys, caused projectile vomiting, acquired a wading
pool, occasionally donned t-shirts, kindled romances, kindled large fires,
transported questionably legal quantities of alcohol across and within
state lines, ran out of beer repeatedly, passed out occasionally, and
became a legend in its own time.

The Fortieth of July.

You are invited to partake of history in the making as the Fortieth
celebrates its tenth year, after which it will be impossible to count them
all on our fingers, forcing us to deploy other digits or appendages. We
will thrill to the musical stylings of Max-Funk-Institut, gasp in awe at
the biochemical prowess of Rob Hagan's thesis, loudly proclaim our
superiority to Canada and any other countries we can find on a map,
barbecue like our lives depended on it - and they do - and drink our fill
and more of sweet, sweet malt liguor, the netcar of the gods.

Be there or be tiny.

What: The Tenth Annual Fortieth of July
When: Saturday, August 6, 2005, from 2pm until whenever
Where: 207 Summer St, Somerville MA (map: http://tinyurl.com/dq9uk)
Web: http://www.reikel.org/40th

P.S. This invitation probably missed a lot of people who should have
gotten it. Please feel free to forward it as necessary.