Celebrate Independence Day in Baja LasVegastan!

Come Celebrate!

Every summer, the Benevolent Dictatorship of Baja LasVegastan celebrates its independence from the USA.

Place, Date, and Time

Place:

Come join us at our capital, Baja LasVegastopolis (completely surrounded by the City of San Clemente)! Here's how to get here.

Date:

Independence day is observed on the Last Saturday of July. (Note how conveniently this is centered between the USA Independence Day and the USA Labor Day.) This celebration next occurs on Saturday, July 28, 2012.

Yes, this date has some issues, in that:

• Baja LasVegastan was actually founded on October 31, 4004 BC; and

• the traditional celebration of Baja LasVegastan Independence Day is on July 30, the date which appears on the birth certificate of the Benevolent Dictator.

Don't worry about it!

• Check out how Independence Day got switched from Late October to Late July

• This fine idea -- traditional vs. observed -- actually came from the USA! Just because the USA is going straight to hell in a hand-basket is no reason to reject some of its better ideas -- such as having "President's Day" be observed on the third Monday of February, regardless of the traditional days in February which appear on the birth certificates of both Washington and Lincoln. Hey, the Soviet Union always observed Lenin's -- and Stalin's -- Birthdays on the traditional days. And where is the Soviet Union now? Huh? Huh????????

Time:

Festivities begin at 3:00 PM and end at 6:00 PM.

Visas

Visas for Baja LasVegastan will be granted at the frontier/front-door, as a matter of policy, to any respectable celebrant/alien. Advance visa applications are appreciated, since they give us an idea of how much food/beverages to import from the USA, but are by no means mandatory.

• be denied entry as an undesirable alien; and/or

• have his/her bare feet publicly immersed in whipped cream as a condition of entry.

• a reciprocal invitation by the celebrant/alien to his/her next party is (by Benevolent Decree) deemed to not be a "bribe";

• nor is a small hostess present, to The Goddess Kristine, of some traditional Baja LasVegastani food/beverage.

It is a condition of your visa that you act nice, or at least talk nice:

• The proper form of address for HMFIC Jim-Bob the Third, the Benevolent Dictator is, "Your Benevolence" (or, third person, "His Benevolence").

• Well, that's in civilian affairs. When he is acting as Field Marshal of the Armies of the Baja LasVegastan Imperial Benevolent Democratic People's Green Royal Republican Liberation Dictatorial Army, the proper form of address is, "Sir Jim-Bob".

• If you talk about politics (other than Baja LasVegastani politics), your bare feet will be publicly immersed in whipped cream.

• And that goes double for talking about religion.

Events

3:00 PM:

• The serving of traditional Baja LasVegastani foods and beverages (continues until 6:00 PM).

A little into the celebration:

• The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of Baja LasVegastan. Conscientious objectors -- other than dual citizens/subjects -- may respectfully and quietly stand.

• The singing of the Baja LasVegastani National Anthem, and of other appropriate songs.

A little more into the celebration:

• The Ms. Baja LasVegastan contest.

  • Beauty.
  • Talent.
  • Costume.
• The awarding of pretty good prizes (well, sort of) to celebrants/aliens who wear:
• a suitable national costume (pick a nation; any nation); or
• a costume depicting their role in Baja LasVegastani life and lore.

   

Even more into the celebration:

• The Presentation Of The Nobles.

• The investiture of those Worthy Celebrants/Aliens who have been granted a Title of Nobility.

• If you have a preference as to your title of nobility, please approach me over a beer and have a scheme that would work (at least as you envision it) with available materials.

•  Or contact me in advance if you'd like a scroll, ceremony, stole, headgear, or such like -- something which requires at least some advance preparation.

Near the end of the celebration:

• The champagne toast, by the Benevolent Dictator, to the Benevolent Dictatorship of Baja LasVegastan.

• The serving of the ceremonial Independence Day cake.

• The putting away of the Whipped Cream.

Questions?

Please contact me.