Long ago, back in the shire, I was leaving the Darkside Cinema. It had been the kind of day that would send most people to the roof-top with a high powered rifle. So, I was not in the mood to be stopped on the street. She was a very nice lady, so I put on my polite face and listened to what she had to say. That was my mistake. She launched into an ethereal diatribe about how naming the Darkside Cinema the Darkside Cinema was bringing bad, negative energy into the downtown area. I politely explained that the name is a play on the Whiteside Theater, which we are across from. She was deaf to my explanation and went off on a rather awful new age sermon.

I took it for as long as I could, then my mouth opened sans blurt filter and this came out: “You know, you’re right. To counteract that negative energy, I’m gonna form a biker gang. Rather than wearing black leather and drinking beer, we’re gonna wear purple leathers and blow kisses at people as we ride by. I think I’ll call my gang the PRANCING LAVENDER BUNNIES. Happy now?”

Without a word, she spun on her heels and walked away. It was almost as if she thought I was making fun of her. So, out of respect for this nice lady I might have offended, we offer the PRANCING LAVENDER BUNNIES T-shirt.