Utopics, Biel, Switzerland
Announcing Abbot General of Elgaland-Vargaland
The Pontifex Maximus has appointed himself Abbot General of Elgaland-Vargaland.
Address him as “Dear Father Abbot”.
KREV in Frankfurt/Karben, Germany
The KREV consulate in Frankfurt/Karben, Germany is now open on Sunday until middle of June.
Address:
Konsulat von Konungarikena Elgaland-Vargaland
Burg-Gräfenröderstr.2
61184 Karben
Contact:
info(at)leonhardikulturprojekte.org
“Leonhardi Kulturprojekte, an association based in Frankfurt am Main, is pleased to invite to the occasion of the KREV Consulate from The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland [KREV] to reception and banquet at the clubhouse in the Leonhardi Parc in Karben.
Kings Michael I of Vargaland and Leif I of Elgaland are pleased to welcome you to the inauguration on April 11th 2009, 3 pm.
The national anthem will clink in international variations from Taslima Ahmed, Marc Behrens featuring Yôko Higashi (hamaYôko), Nicolas Ceccaldi, Eric D. Clark, Guillermo Faivovich, Sam Forsythe, Maria von Hausswolff, Oliver Heinzenberger, Ilja Karilampi, Klaus Kamptner, Michele di Menna, Ayaka Okutsu, René Schohe, Stephen Suckale, Joe Walsh and Immediate Memory.”
Please click here for further information. Click here for photos from the opening ceremony.
Breaking News | Citizen’s Passport Confiscated in Bolivia
Roxanne Harvey writes:
“Unfortunately I have some sad news about my Elgaland-Vargaland passport. Having managed a few stamps already in South America (Argentina and Chile were infinitely more accommodationg than the stuck-up immigration in Australia and New Zealand who rudely refused) and overly confident with my newly acquired Spanish, I tried it in Bolivia where it was confiscated. I guess I’m lucky that’s all that happened.” [Roxanne Harvey by email…
More information to follow…
KREV Annexes Antarctica
The Minister of Nostalgia and the Minister of Inconsolability & Piercings have annexed Antarctica.
The Antarctic Treaty: Signed in Washington 1st December 1959 by 12 countries. Treaty entered into force on 23rd June 1961. Now 46 countries have joined the Treaty.
“No acts or activities taking place while the present Treaty is in force shall constitute a basis for asserting, supporting or denying a claim to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica or create any rights of sovereignty in Antarctica. No new claim, or enlargement of an existing claim, to territorial sovereignty in Antarctica shall be asserted while the present Treaty is in force.”
EV flag flown on Minerva in Drake passage (discovered September 1578) on 9th February 2009.
EV flag placed on Half Moon Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica for 15 seconds on 12th February 2009. Flag removed in accordance with the 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, set out in recommendation XVIII-I adopted at the Antarctic Treaty Meeting, Kyoto, 1994 and ratified in January 1998.
Opening of Consulate in Frankfurt
Leonhardi Kulturprojekte, an association based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is pleased to invite you to the inauguration of the KREV Consulate from The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland [KREV] at the clubhouse in the Leonhardi Parc in Karben.
Kings Carl Michael von Hausswolff of Vargaland and Leif Elggren of Elgaland are pleased to welcome you to the inauguration on April 11th 2009 at 3 pm.
For participation at the banquet during the ceremony on April 11th please contact: info(at) leonhardikulturprojekte.org
More information: www.fehe.org
Pontifex Maximus Excommunicates the Pope
Pontifex Maximus has issued his second edict [the first, in 2002, abolished all religion] excommunicating Pope Benedict XVI.
Today is the anniversary in 1521 when Pope Leo X issued the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, excommunicating Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic Church after Luther refused to retract 41 of his 95 theses.
Annexation of All Zoos
On December 20 The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland annex all zoological gardens in the world. This was manifested in Copenhagen at the Zoo. By this we mean that the animals should be released from their prisons and taken back to their natural world – The Animal Kingdom.
On this day we also annexed Spektakel (the cellar at Nyropsgade 14) and Boljefabrikken (the Candy Factory) where ceremonies and concerts were held by CMVH, Leif Elggren, John Duncan, Lights People and Det Nordatlantiske Stororkester for Oplöst Mönstermusik.
Inauguration of the Consulate General in Paris
On December 8 the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland inaugurated the Consulate General in Paris, at Gallery 64, 64 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud. Crepes were made, cake were made, speeches were held and the National Anthem was performed by several citizens including Arnaud Riviere and the KREV ambassador in Caen, Thierry Weyd, on saw and theremin. The event was a part of the festival Sonic Protest.
Pictures can be seen here
The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland National Anthem #5 c/w The KREV Underwater National Anthem
Kampen Skoles Musikkorps performs “The Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland National Anthem #5” c/w The KREV Underwater National Anthem, recorded by King Leif I and the UK Ambassador
This 7” is the third in a series of vinyl acoustic versions of the National Anthems of Elgaland-Vargaland. See also the Mariachi version [Ash 7.2] and the Klezmer and Afrobeat versions [Ash 7.4], both issued in 2007 via Ash International
Kampen Skoles Musikkorps consists of around 24 musicians aged from 9 to 16. It was founded in 1906 and is the third oldest school marching band in Norway. Recorded on 12 March 2008 at Kampen Skole in Oslo. www.kampenkorps.no
The KREV Underwater National Anthem was recorded under MS Reichenau on the occasion of the Annexation of the Bodensee (Lake Constance) including Überlinger See, Zeller See, Gnadensee, Untersee and the Insel Mainau (Island of Mainau), formerly a part of Switzerland, Austria, Germany, by the Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland on Wednesday, 28 May 2008. In attendance were Kings Michael I & Leif I, The KREV Ambassadors for Basel, UK and Zürich; The Minister of Galleries and many others. Recorded using Dolphin Ear hydrophones and a Nagra Ares P–11 flash recorder whilst The Emmishofer Brass Band and The Diessenhofen Yodelling Choir performed… With thanks to Adrian Notz at Cabaret Voltaire, Richard Tisserand at Kunstraum Kreuzlingen and Stefan M. Seydel at (((rebell.tv))).
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