Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why are you doing this?

A: Who else will? Are you going to listen to the plants? The concept is the album hasn’t actually been heard to it’s full potential. Playing it off of one speaker or a pair of speakers is a mighty pleasant experience but we have the chance to have it rippling all around us in every direction while in an impromptu jungle during one of the most spectacular cosmic events we can witness. It took the plants thousands of years to get us to invent cars, synthesizers, baseball, and the internet to put this together. They had to get Hollywood to spread these ideas through movies like “Little shop of horrors” and “The Happening” Because the truth that all of human evolution is just so plants could party would destroy our feeble little minds… They had to scare us with tales of the apocalypse just to make this seem better by comparison. At this point it’s Pascals wager. If we’re wrong… eh fun time with an eclipse and music. However, if we’re right and we don’t do this… the consequences… honestly the world is in the toilet anyway. Don’t worry about it. This is just for funsies.

Q: Are you on drugs? Is this a drug thing?

A: Could a person on drugs do this? Besides even if I were, how else are the plants going to communicate? I wouldn’t even listen to them until Trevor told me to, point blank to my face. Moses spoke to a burning bush, got their people free and got lost in a place with… very few plants. Could’ve saved some time if they could talk to their friends. We’ve all heard the theory that humans were domesticated by wheat. We don’t know how the plants work and I’m just doing my best to understand this.

Q: Is this a real event?

A: It’s as real as we make it. I’m not going to Fyre Fest this. Illinois in April will be cold. Carbondale is a small town. I imagine people won’t be able to camp out in the woods. We’re just looking for like minded people who love plants and the crazy solar system we live in. Oregon had a whole festival for an eclipse once. This is not a festival. It’s a plant party. It’s their party. It’s in someone else’s house. We have to be respectful of that. Nevertheless, yes I am actually going to play Plantasia for plants in the park. I play the album for my plants every day and we have a great time. I highly recommend it.

Q: Why Carbondale?

A: This time I’ll link to the video but you should really watch the playlist. In 2017 a total solar eclipse crossed the united states East to West. This one is going South to North. The intersection of those two eclipse paths is Southern Illinois

Q: Can I buy tickets?

A: Once again this is not a sanctioned event but, if you would like to support me getting the word out about this flash mob you can subscribe to my patreon

Q: What do I bring?

A: Warm clothes, plants, a bluetooth speaker and the album Plantasia Downloaded. Perhaps a Lazer pointer… I think it’d be cool if a bunch of people pointed laser pointers at the moon when it happened so it would look like that Pink Floyd album cover but that might ruin the natural spectacle the way city lights ruin starry nights. There’s no way that could damage the moon right? A bunch of people pointing lasers at the moon? That wouldn’t blow it up or push it out of orbit right? The plants aren’t trying to get us to blow up the moon are they? That’s crazy. This whole thing is crazy but that’s out there man.

Q: R U Joking?

A: This is an incredibly hard thing to wrap one’s head around. humor helps the medicine go down.

Q: Why post videos and ask people to join?

A: Would you believe me otherwise? People always say it’s about the journey, not the destination. I’m documenting as much of the journey as people’s attention spans will allow and I’d like as much documentation as possible.

Q: Do you really want me to participate?

A: Ask your plants

Q: Are you glad I read this?

A: Yes I am :) Thank you!