The world premier of the documentary Maybe Logic: The Lives & Ideas of Robert Anton Wilson was held at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz, California on July 23, 2003. The host for the event, Scott Apel, began the evening with a special presentation. He introduced Emily Reilly, the mayor of the city of Santa Cruz, who delivered a proclamation.
We recently received the video of this event from Scott Apel.
Many thanks to Scott for making this available.
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ CALIFORNIA
Mayor’s Proclamation
WHEREAS ROBERT ANTON WILSON MAY BE CONSIDERED AS BOTH THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY’S LEADING REALITY THEORIST, GUERRILLA ONTOLOGIST, PSYCHEDELIC MAGICKIAN, STATIRIC OLD CRANK, OUTER HEAD OF THE ILLUMINATI, QUANTUM PSYCHOLOGIST, SIT-DOWN COMIC/PHILOSOPHER, NEW AGE TEACHER, AND DISCORDIAN POPE; and
WHEREAS ROBERT ANTON WILSON, A MOST PROLIFIC AND DIVERSIFIED WRITER, HAVING PUBLISHED 35 BOOKS, PLAYS AND SCREEN PLAYS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, INCLUDING COSMIC TRIGGER, SCHROEDINGER’S CAT, REALITY IS WHAT YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH, AND THE FABLED ILLUMINATUS! TRILOGY (AUTHORED WITH THE LATE ROBERT SHEA), AND IS IN PRINT IN HUNDREDS OF PUBLICATIONS; and
WHEREAS ROBERT ANTON WILSON EMPLOYS GENIUS, WHICH HURDLES FROM SOARING MATHEMATICAL THEORY TO THE SCHOLARLY INTRICACIES OF JOYCE AND POUND, AND AS HE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WORKS OF LUMINOUS BRILLIANCE AND POLITICAL COURAGE, WEIGHING THE GRAVEST OF ISSUES IN THE DARKEST OF TIMES, IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE PRIMARY GUIDE BY SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MINDS OF THE 20TH CENTURY; and
WHEREAS ROBERT ANTON WILSON HAS GENEROUSLY DEVOTED HOURS OF TIME TO NURTURING GENERATIONS OF YOUNGER WRITERS AND ARTISTS WITH KINDNESS, INSPIRATION, AND PENETRATING CRITICISM, AND IS INSTRUMENTAL IN INSPIRING GENERATIONS WITH BOUNDLESS KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORICAL, CLASSICAL, AND THEOLOGICAL SPHERES: and
WHEREAS ROBERT ANTON WILSON EMPLOYS WITH AND HUMOR SPANNING FIVE DECADES TO RESIST THE IMPERIAL SCHEMES OF NATIONAL POLITICOS, THROUGH SUCH ACTIONS AS DAILY EMAIL TO ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT DETAILING HIS PERSONAL ACTIVITIES, THEREBY SPARING GOVERNMENT THE EXPENSE AND TROUBLE OF KEEPING HIM UNDER SURVEILLANCE; and
WHEREAS ROBERT ANTON WILSON IS A MAN OF SUCH MODESTY AND PURITY OF HEART THAT HE VIEWS HIS GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT AS HIS LIFETIME LOVE AFFAIR WITH HIS WIFE, THE LATE POET, ARLEN RILEY WILSON:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, EMILY REILLY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 23, 2003 AS ” ROBERT ANTON WILSON DAY” IN THE CITY OF SANTA CRUZ AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN COMMENDING HIM FOR CONSISTENTLY EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF MODERN THOUGHT AND PROVIDING A MODEL OF COURAGE AND INTELLIGENCE IN AN AGE SADLY SHORT ON HEROES.
EMILY REILLY, MAYOR
Signed and Sealed this 22nd Day of July, 2003
