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i lay on a concrete slab jutting out into the encircling creek

Posted on 2005.11.02 at 23:15
Hey. How many of you knew I once lived in a cave? It was a wee thing, in a secluded area of a large park in Philadelphia. That was an interesting time in my life. When I lived there, I found many other little caves, a large ritual sundial made of stones in the ground, and a giant statue of the Transylvanian monk, Johannes Kelpius, it's base all grown over with thickets almost impossible to get through. But I got through. It was fun. Well, I later learned the strange history of this lost, hallowed ground. The story is very interesting...

http://www.delmars.com/family/monks.htm

http://mint.sandwich.net/writing/writing/urbanlegends.htm

http://members.aol.com/simudave/stories.html

The experience haunts me to this day.

I wrote a long poem about it, but it sucks.
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Desiree
sugarplanet at 2005-11-03 05:41 (UTC) (Lien)
really?
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madman101 at 2005-11-03 06:28 (UTC) (Lien)

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hey - funny phone post!

yeah - this is all true.

I'm going to add a longer article to this - but it's taking a while word-processing it after scanning. So stay tuned...
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Desiree
sugarplanet at 2005-11-03 13:24 (UTC) (Lien)

Re: ?

you really lived in a cave? dude! crazy.

and go wish well wishes to my friend cris in my other post, she's feeling so sick.
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madman101 at 2005-11-03 15:31 (UTC) (Lien)

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Yes I did. I'm glad I did. But it wasn't anything like the cave in the pic. There were a bunch of smaller caves all around, made of different large rocks, more above ground, just large enough to move around in. Really cool, though. Prehistoric.

you got it!
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a mute dick named nicole
murderoftwo at 2005-11-03 07:19 (UTC) (Lien)
That's probably the most interesting thing I have ever read on my LJ friends list.

And I love that icon.
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madman101 at 2005-11-03 11:42 (UTC) (Lien)

yay!

Wow - thank you so much! What a great compliment. Hmmmm... not sure which icon now - cuz they change - so... The Panda is the World Wildlife Federation's symbol. I like Pandas. And the other icon is my family's coat of arms, (which I want to remake in red).

I'll try to keep it interesting...

Oh - I'm posting a longer article about this stuff soon.
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madman101 at 2005-11-03 11:44 (UTC) (Lien)

the REAL icon!

Woops - OK - yeah, the hangman icon. I like that too - I picked it up of a friend, w/ her permission. It's good for this time of year.
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The Faery Of Dark Despair
despairfaery at 2005-11-03 13:32 (UTC) (Lien)
WHOA! You found my super secret lair!
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madman101 at 2005-11-03 15:26 (UTC) (Lien)

lair lair pants on fair

Really? That's why it was so weird for me - I blindly became possessed by Amanda, Lord of the Underworld.

I left a nice red and black flannel blanket hidden away under dry leaves in one of the caves. I wonder if it's still there. Send it to me if you find it?
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The Faery Of Dark Despair
despairfaery at 2005-11-03 15:57 (UTC) (Lien)

Re: lair lair pants on fair

Hey, sorry, finders keepers, underling! That blanket is straight up fair game now.
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madman101 at 2005-11-03 16:05 (UTC) (Lien)

Re: lair lair pants on fair

I know. Yep. I saw it on eBay. Damn you... I know you like it...
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gaspworthy at 2005-11-03 17:48 (UTC) (Lien)
Which park? L O V E Park (G-d I hate the new name) or one of the parks that is now a mostly overrun with skateboaders? I still can't get over the fact that you lived where I live now. We're so alike, man.
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madman101 at 2005-11-03 18:32 (UTC) (Lien)

fp

It was in Fairmont Park, but way off in Germantown. I HOPE that's not called Love park now. I dunno what's with the hippie-love thing in Philly - it's odd.

Yeah, we is!
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gaspworthy at 2005-11-04 03:03 (UTC) (Lien)

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My ex lives in Germantown! Wow. Um, okay, no, it's still called Fairmont Park. Wrong one. But gee...caves in Philly.
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madman101 at 2005-11-04 03:18 (UTC) (Lien)

Re: fp

Yes - you should go check them out. Then I could tell you where I left my blanket, and you can see if it's still there. Like a treasure hunt!
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gaspworthy at 2005-11-04 18:31 (UTC) (Lien)

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You so should! Considering I'm stuck in Philly until the SEPTA strike dies down.
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madman101 at 2005-11-04 18:53 (UTC) (Lien)

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Another strike!!!! Argh!

OK - that's be cool. I'll have to look at a map of the park, but I can say for now that the little area is where a creek loops around. It's near the corner of a highway and a large street. I entered through a little passage of the street. If you go in this way, you need to cross the creek into the loop. In there are all the little caves, and then a big bluff which is fun to climb. This area is farther away from Kelpius's cave, or his statue.
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madman101 at 2005-11-04 19:07 (UTC) (Lien)

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Oh - btw - that old girlfriend pic I posted...

She was the little blonde Jewish girl I liked!
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