Episode 23: Rev. Ivan Stang
In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with the Rev. Ivan Stang of the Church of the Subgenius.
Links…
• Subgenius.com:
https://www.subgenius.com/
• Subgenius Membership:
https://www.subgenius.com/scatalog/membership.htm
JR “Bob” Dobbs & the Church of the SubGenius documentary:
https://tubitv.com/movies/583509/jr-bob-dobbs-the-church-of-the-subgenius
• Arise! The Subgenius Movie:
https://366weirdmovies.com/328-arise-the-subgenius-movie-1992/
• Arise! The Subgenius Movie on Roku:
https://www.roku.com/whats-on/movies/arise-the-subgenius-video?id=fde0ae7d7b885a689505814805bb2106
• Robert Anton Wilson Preaches for “Bob”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpYqSzBYy1w
• Rev Ivan Stang Interviews Robert Anton Wilson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAYAMvsD1iE
• Jailbird – Kerry Thornley:
https://www.amazon.com/Jailbird-Recollections-Kerry-Wendell-Thornley/dp/1946529044
Q: What’s your connection with the Church of the SubGenius and its deity J.R. “Bob” Dobbs?
A: Well, Rev. Ivan Stang told me I was one of his main inspirations — but maybe he says that to all writers he wants to get on the good side of. There are a lot of my ideas in the SubGenius mythos, so maybe “Bob” was named after me . . . Maybe I should start using the inverted commas?
– Robert Anton Wilson, Email to the Universe
Since the demise of the Hour Of Slack, I’ve missed having a tiny little Stang in my ear. A lot. Alas, there are countless hours floating around the web; so that helps. But they’re not NEW. This is NEW! New Stang is GOOD. Thank you!!
Thanks for listening.