I don't know how much my friend, The Driver, paid for the Party Van. No amount would be too much. *
How Much Does Perfect Cost?
I'm starting to think the two most powerful words in the English language are white van.
The Human Crumple Zone is one of the areas inside the Party Van. Take off your hat and come in. It is in front of the rear bench seat, just behind the cockpit, from the sliding door to the wall. If you want, you can use the un-lined Spanish Conquistador's helmet. No one will think less of you. There might be fireworks. There will be shouting.
The Human Crumple Zone is the perfect classroom, laboratory, dance floor, arena and abattoir. Feel free to leave something behind.
Deep In the Crumple Zone
In the party van you can do anything, but it
must be done with vitality.
The first step is letting go. The Driver has done this many times before. He does it well. I would say he is in control, but he knows there is no such thing.
The Driver**
What should
you know going in?
It's going to be fun.
Relax.
Trust Me.
OK?
"Driver, begin!"
The music is making you punch the ceiling with ecstatic metronomic gusto. The dance floor is moving at 70 miles an hour, maybe sideways. You aren't alone. Gravity is there. And The Driver. And whoever you brought. It's raining. The rain is punching the ceiling from above.
Don't bother inviting the rain to your party. It's already there.
The ceiling is made of metal. But It feels good to punch because of the head liner. Ice in a Styrofoam cup.
This is the beginning. Explore.
GO TO THE SOURCE!!
* This picture, and the detail shot, are not of The Driver's actual Party Van. This is someone else's Party Van that I found. An "older" slightly Hoosier Party Van.
** This is actually the driver.***
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REALLY.
