by Travis Mateer
I had an epiphany while driving to the City Council Committee of the Whole meeting this morning about tantrum-throwing men like Max Wolf and all the pressure they must feel to help solve the “housing” crisis by seeking subsidies so the poors have a roof over their poor heads. Is anyone thinking about THEIR feelings and how, with the right guidance, they might be able to better process their frustrations?
This epiphany was facilitated by a pep-talk from my synchronicity partner, a true existential detective who would put ANY Issa Lopez character to shame if brought to the screen. If anyone needs some visual context for the work we’re doing, I offer this delightful pairing:
If you don’t get the reference, there’s a film where Lily and Dustin help a poet understand the synchronicities in his life while he tries to save a pice of marshland from corporate development. I highly recommend seeing it if you need a laugh.
So, what would this men’s group be doing? Well, since feelings are important to process, and since men aren’t necessarily inclined to just sit around in a circle complaining–unless that circle is a horseshoe and the people are City Council members and the man is a developer crying about how hard it is to save history from developers like himself–my idea is to do something, you know, CONSTRUCTIVE! And that’s where my role as a LEGO MASTER comes into play.
I know, I’ve had some Lego-related plans in the recent past, but they haven’t come to fruition, so before I rush into spilling the beans on my half-cooked dreams, I’m going to rewind and share the under three minute public comment I made this morning. Here it is:
As I was recording this footage playing on my computer with my phone (that’s ME you can hear chuckling), I noticed something that has subtly changed about how the public feed is managed: you no longer see Councilor’s faces while the public makes their comments. Why did I notice this? Because I was hoping to see if the video caught the VERY intense look I was getting from one particular Council member, but no such luck.
I wonder, could this change be due to how Martin GOMER Kidston reported on Daniel Carlino’s face (smirk, allegedly) from whatever remote location he does his writing from?
If Martin Kidston–or ANYONE in Missoula–wants to have a little fun with a LARP (live action role play) around Zoom Town, I have a WHO DUNNIT case you can ALL be True Detective’s on: someone stole my large magnet/banner last weekend, and there are just SO MANY SUSPECTS for me to consider, I’m doing what our local authorities do sometimes, and that’s ask the public for help with any information you might have on this stolen item:
One suspect is an intoxicated Native I pissed off downtown by singing an invitation to join my Detective Baker fan club. I thought my Mad Max outfit and Ukulele skills would ingratiate me with the Transfer Center crew, but the only Native who knew me told me with her eyes to move the Travis show elsewhere, so I did.
If the magnet stays stolen, oh well. I think the image will look better on a billboard anyway.
Thanks for reading!
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