Summer Solstice Draws Crazies Out of the Woodwork

Summer Solstice Draws Crazies Out of the Woodwork

From The Times/AP:

STONEHENGE, England (AP) — Druids, drummers, pagans and partygoers welcomed the sun Thursday as it rose above the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge on the longest day of the year — the summer solstice.

Clad in antlers, black cloaks and oak leaves, a group of druids cheered and danced at the Heel stone — a twisted, pockmarked pillar at the edge of Stonehenge.

This is probably my favorite quote:

”I love the whole vibe, and the energy, and the fact that these stones, that they are alive, they do breathe, and they do grow … and they’re massive!” she said.

Damn you, New Age obscurantists and neo-pagans! And lest we forget the druids! Oh, the druids! I bet Stonehenge was a prehistoric quarry site (or perhaps a “Hello!” to the Tralfamadorians). Crazy New Agers tend to resemble Ray Walston’s Uncle Martian (or perhaps you prefer Christopher Lloyd from the critically acclaimed film?)