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Here's the text of the e-mail invite as sent out by dj cruzmissile

Hey Kidz. Hope everybody's havin a fine time sweatin the summer away.
Doing the following roof top shindig this Saturday.
Should have it all, bands, DJs, an awesome view plus explosives.
See ya there ACME Corporation and the Madagascar Institute Proudly Present:

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Being: a Pyrotechnic and Musical Performance of rare Beauty and Terror
incorporating themes Subtle and Inane;
Or; a Party; cheap Beer; a rock-star View of Manhattan;
and Fireworks that will make you say "Ooh" and "Ahh"
in honest childlike Glee and without a Hint of your arch Hipster Irony.
Performance: Orchestrated and Executed by Erok
utilizing elegant Devices to Nefarious Ends;
Accompanied and Abetted by the Masterful Musical Stylings of DJ Cruzmissle;
Featuring: the Church of Appliantology Tabernacle Choir;
Art from a host of world-renowned Talents; and a host of Special Guests.

Saturday, July 31st, 1999 doors open at 9 PM,
performance at midnight
(for security reasons, no one admitted while the performance is taking place
...show up late and you will miss it)
..................in the as-yet-ungentrified DUMBO section of Brooklyn, New York

The Madagascar Institute
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