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Anarchist jelly wrestling

 
 
Jackie Susann
06:10 / 10.05.04
I am currently involved in organising a series of workshops, panels, parties and random events in Melbourne, called State of Emergency. My main contribution is organising the jelly wrestling night.

My problem is I can't think of a good name for it - I want something that somehow connotes direct action politics, but won't alienate people who don't give two shits about politics but would be up for some good wet grappling action.

Here are some of my brainstorming efforts:

Squatterslam
Autonomania
When Anarchists Attack

... but I'm sure the collecitve lith brain can do better. There more info on the whole thing here, if that helps.
 
 
Grey Area
07:21 / 10.05.04
Jell-O-Left-A-Rama
Splattaleftinomicon
Big Bowl Of Jelly (+2)
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
Grab-A-Slap-A-Grunt-O-Thon

It's way too early for this kind of creative excercise and some bloody b@$t@rd's forgotten to buy the coffee, so please accept my excuses for the poor efforts above.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
10:14 / 10.05.04
Again... wrong time of day, but I will give this some thought.

And wish I was in Australia for it. Sounds wicked.
 
 
Persephone
12:31 / 10.05.04
Slippery When Left!
Jell-O-topia!
 
 
Persephone
12:32 / 10.05.04
"Autonomania" is quite good.
 
 
illmatic
12:58 / 10.05.04
Wrestlin' Wadical Wobblies? You've got to get a "wobbly" in there somehow.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
13:05 / 10.05.04
Cheap, yet functional:

State of Emerjelly
 
 
Persephone
13:07 / 10.05.04
Anarchists In Aspic!
 
 
Grey Area
13:17 / 10.05.04
WobWobSlam

Listed purely because I like the sound when you say it out loud. Just out of curiosity (and for my notes in case I am ever called upon to organise a thing like this), how do you go about creating an arena for this? Do you fill a paddling pool with water and empty a ton of jelly sachets in there? Or do you use gelatine and food colouring?
 
 
illmatic
13:37 / 10.05.04
Surely they'll have to be some kind of vegan jelly business going on as well?
 
 
Grey Area
14:29 / 10.05.04
Well you can get vegan gelatine...
 
 
Eloi Tsabaoth
14:55 / 10.05.04
It's a shame it's not a pie throwing contest, you could call it 'We'll keep the red flan flying.' Ah well, next year.
 
 
Bed Head
15:03 / 10.05.04
Hm. Maybe you could juuuu-uust about stretch that to ‘We’ll keep the wet fun flowing’, see who turns up. Which could lead to a fight or two.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
16:05 / 10.05.04
It must be culture jam 'cause culture jelly don't shake like that?
 
 
Grey Area
16:38 / 10.05.04
BH, while your adaptation of the slogan is nice, there's a certain...how to put it...ambiguity to it. Not that that's a bad thing, but combined with wrestling and jelly...
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
17:17 / 10.05.04
Battleslip Bumpectin?
 
 
Whisky Priestess
18:02 / 10.05.04
Guerrilla Jelly?
 
 
grant
18:45 / 10.05.04
Jelly Spectacle?

I think Culture Jelly has a nice ring to it, too. Culture Jelly/Culture Jam? Hmm.

I wonder if an acronym might be better -- something with a PETA, SMERSH or SDS feel to it. Spectacle Protesting Liberation Against Totalitarianism...?
 
 
grant
19:16 / 10.05.04
JellyJam?
 
 
Jackie Susann
00:33 / 11.05.04
Thanks for the suggestions, I'm still not sure...

The jelly will certainly be vegan, at least in the sense of cruelty-free, but not edible. Like most professional jelly wrestling groups, we'll be using this gardening supply jelly - it comes in sacks of crystals and when they get wet, they turn to a jelly-ish substance without need for refrigeration. You're supposed to use them to slowly release the moisture into a lawn if you're not going to be around to water it. It's non toxic, but you wouldn't really want to taste it.

It would be lovely to use agar, but I just don't have a big enough pot or the inclination to stir it.

As for the ring, we are hunting down old foam mattresses, with an eye to strapping four together in layers of two, then digging out the middle of the top layer so it will make a kind of pool shape, but still with soft edges so nobody hurts themselves. Cover it with plastic and fill er up. Although if anyone has a better suggestion let me know.
 
 
XXII:X:II = XXX
05:20 / 11.05.04
"The Old Gray Mare, She Ain't What She Used Ta Be"?

Sorry, had to make a gelatin joke. Lemme see...

"Self-determinism Slip n' Slide"
"Through The International Police State's Fingers Like Jell-O"
"There's Always Room For Activism-O"
"Cosby & Chomsky: Together At Last"
"Breaking the Jell-O Mold"
"The Betas Wrestle For and In Scraps From the Alphas' Table"

I regret that my knowledge of Aussie politics isn't better so I could use actual figures' names. But on the other hand, a certain universality is key.

VJB2
 
 
Jackie Susann
07:52 / 11.05.04
I've been thinking about variations on popular activist slogans. What do you think of

Why march when you can WRESTLE!!!

Or simply:
The Whole World Is Watching
with an explanatory subtitle a la 'Vegan Jelly Wrestling Extravaganza'.
 
 
illmatic
08:43 / 11.05.04
Like most professional jelly wrestling groups

All of a sudden the world is a brighter place.
 
 
Ex
11:31 / 11.05.04
The Dictatorship of the RolyPolySplat?
 
 
penitentvandal
18:18 / 11.05.04
Surely someone has to work a Jello Biafra reference in here somehow...

(I can't, I'm too pissed, I'm afraid...)
 
 
Widing
19:45 / 11.05.04
Jelly-jutsu
Jelly Roger
 
 
Jackie Susann
04:41 / 12.05.04
I had to settle on something, so I decided to go simple and call it Jellomania. Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions. Here is the blurb/call-out...

RED ALERT

The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggle. But there’ll be nothing classy about this struggle!

State of Emergency presents…

JELLOMANIA!!!
Revolutionary Vegan Jelly Wrestling Spectacular.

For one night only, Australia’s most extraordinary wrestling talent will converge on a squatted location to compete for the State Of Emergency Jelly Wrestling World Interstate Championship. The hottest, wettest, night of boy-on-boy, girl-on-girl and polymorphous polysexual action you’ll see this year. Shattering and splattering the alienation of everyday life under capitalism. Plus jelly disco.

GET SET TO GET WET

Thrill to the death-defying athleticism! Leer at the ludicrous costumes! Smell the atmosphere!

THE WAY WE FIGHT IS THE FIGHT

Think you’re ready for this jelly? State of Emergency Championship Jelly Wrestling is currently seeking competitors, commentators and various assistants to put on the finest squatted wet wrestling fiesta of all time. Wrasslers of the world, unite! Contact strike_curious_poses@yahoo.com.au if you wanna take part.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
06:50 / 12.05.04
Crunchy, I think I love you, you old curmudgeon.
 
 
Jackie Susann
04:07 / 17.05.04
Well I love you too Stoatie. Someone who doesn't love me is Richard C, as per the funniest email I have ever received...

I still am gobsmacked at the thought of so called revolutionaries degrading themselves in a capitalistic endeavour, to enjoy ones selve is important to do so at the
possible expence and degradation of others is not what I would class revolutionary
you should rename the event "National Revolutionary Shame Day "


I wish he'd suggested that when I was trying to think of a name, cause it's a total winner!
 
  
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