BEARDED & SHUCKED #666
6’s in XXXcessssss: 6th ANNUAL MERMAID MARCH IN THE DESERT
ART IN WANDERLAND, JOSHUA TREE, CA 2022
performance
with (L-R) Frankie Orr, Mateo Ladd, Steve Dyson, Eric Schwabel, Henry Cavillones,
ART IN WANDERLAND, JOSHUA TREE, CA 2022
performance
with (L-R) Frankie Orr, Mateo Ladd, Steve Dyson, Eric Schwabel, Henry Cavillones,
Claire Mohr, Byron, Niya Rivera, Casey Sheppard, Aaron Sheppard
in conjunction with PRIDE, BLM, Juneteenth, Summer Solstice, Father's Day,
Alzheimer's Awareness, and support for Roe v. Wade being upheld
photos by Sandra Goodin, Casey Sheppard (Case of the Nomads) and Sam Schwenck
"…schooling together again to celebrate our own uniquely freakish tales of glory! We continue to be seen in defiance of hatred abroad and domestic, unrelentingly for human rights and to each her own health, security and dignity!
"Steve and Glen, owners of The Station are AGAIN, graciously and enthusiastically participating by providing their beautiful place outdoors at the parade's end! Tunes, climaxes and refreshments provided; unless you’re sharing your own!
"Joe Alverez will be exhibiting his artworks of MERMAID DIORAMAS at La Matadora Gallery which we will of course stop by for kisses, provide support and gain a special peek.
"AlienProbe will also be performing down the street at Sunburst Junction at 9pm…for those sensitive areolas needing more radiation!
"I LOVE YOU ALL! Come BIG (XXX), come PROUD (!!!), and please stay on the floor at my house (666) this year as desired since COVID is but a lingering cocktail confronted this year by libations of love and myriads of transmisinformation. Ahhhhh…
'I have heard the mermaids singing…' -T.S. Eliot
"Let us continue to sound like sirens ricocheting across the mountains like coyotes to all who will hear the unity of our freakishfishdom! AWOOOOOOO!!!!!
"Another special shout out to those who continue to make this possible -INCLUDING- our loving local JT community overall -AND- our loving east coast NY Coney Island community -AND- dye hard supporters Brent Holmes and Mikayla Whitmore and Sierra Slentz and, my dearest inspiring sis, Casey Sheppard -AND- our PRIDE organizer lovelies Mia Torres and T and Dusty and Sandra Goodin -AND- Larry Lane and all the Art Queen mer-folk reminding us to remember STONEWALL -AND- dancing queen Colleena Hake -AND- my spiritual sensei Gayle Austin and dear friend Tom Austin -AND- The Barrick Museum for including mer-morabilia in their permanent collection -AND- Erin Stellmon our initial instigator and co-creator!
"That’s all I know, possums; Other than no shaving is required (unless as a shared activity),
XOXOXOXOX"
Aaron
T-shirt design by Aaron Sheppard (modified from photo by Mikayla Whitmore)