October 29th, 2010 | Kathryn Meldry, article
The Etobicoke Glaziers’ Gazette (excerpt)
“… We all had a bit of a Halloween scare during last night’s meeting. An apparent fault in our PA system lead to disturbing noises. During Carol Anne’s presentation on upcoming social events, the voice of a man could be heard through the speakers. After some rather embarrassing swearing, the man’s voice could be heard telling someone to stay in a triangle, followed by more swearing, and the sound of an animal. As strange and unnerving as it was, we think it may have been a problem with the PA picking up local radio or television signals. …”
(full article:) http://www.eventlisting.ca/etobicokegaziers/2010agmnotes.htm
October 29th, 2010. 11pm | Dr Frost, musical contribution
Rikki Come Home, by Dr Frost
We received an MP3 from musician Dr Frost, who after attending the candlelight vigil, was so moved by the community response, that he felt he had to join his voice with theirs, in his own particular way:
http://www.kakophonos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Rikki-Come-Home-05.mp3
NEW: Dr Frost and the Friends and Family of Rikki LaCoste have also put together a YouTube Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G7tJ10bY5I
The recording is raw, and the lyrics aren’t entirely clear all the way through, so as far as we have been able to decipher, here are the lyrics to Rikki Come Home, by Dr Frost:
Where are you Rikki
Where have you gone
We’re all waiting for you Rikki
Hope you’re not gone too long
Where are you Rikki
Where have you gone
We’re all waiting for you, Rikki.
That’s why we’re writing you this song
If you should happen to hear it
Hope it’ll bring you home
As long as you’re not in the control of some evil spirit
…
Where are you Rikki
Where have you gone
Where are you Rikki
Where have you gone
We’ll close the triangle and open the door for you
Can’t find you in the darkness
…
We’re always here for you
Where are you Rikki
Won’t you please come home
What ya getting up to Rikki
Won’t you please come home
By all the stars in the sky
By light of the silver moon
I’ll stand here in the vigil
Hoping Rikki will come home soon
Where are you Rikki
Where did ya go man
I’m down on my knees
(mumble mumble) sand
Wherever you are, Rikki
I hope they’re feeding you good
That you don’t have to work too hard
Like … something like chopping wood
We’re really concerned by your safety
As we’re all fans of Kakopho (nos)
We’re kinda concerned because lately
I’ve had to turn to HBO
Where are you Rikki
Where is the key
Where are you Rikki
Please come home please
Come on everybody!
(nobody comes)
Where are you Rikki
Rikki please come home
Hope you’re not in too much distress
What? Can’t reach the fucking phone?
People here are concerned about you m’dear
I didn’t mean that to sound too queer
(I’m just kinda concerned, you know)
We were kinda hopin you might walk through the door while we were writing this song for you.
But that was just, you know, wishful thinking
Or maybe too much smoking and drinking
I definitely think it’s way too much thinking.
October 31st, 2010, 2:53 pm | Greg Currie, Facebook Post
Possible call for help from Rikki LaCoste
“I’ve been getting odd phone calls for the last couple of days. I’m a skeptic when it comes to EVP, but I’ve recorded the last phone call. I don’t know if this is tied to Rikki, a problem with the phone lines, or some prankster. To me it sounds faintly like, “Greg….help me…help me!” But it could just be my ears and mind playing… tricks on me. I’ve sent the phone call to Charlene and she’s put it up on the web here …”
http://www.kakophonos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Rikki-Call-Help.mp3
November 2nd, 2010, 10am | JD Hobbes, Facebook Post
Another Possible Call for Help from Rikki LaCoste
There is also an audio clip from JD Hobbes that appears tied to the disappearance. Hopefully some news will come of Rikki’s fate, until then we remain in solidarity: Rikki come home.
“This is really weird… I was reviewing a recording I made during a performance on Halloween night (my telling of Big Joe and Phantom 309) and there’s a weird bit of distortion in the background that sounds like words. Can anyone make it out? … I don’t know… it seems like a bit of a stretch that it would have anything to do with Rikki. I’ll try to clean up the audio a bit and see if I can make out the words better.”
(There is a large discussion on Hobbes’ Facebook profile.)
http://www.kakophonos.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/EVP_BigJoe.mp3
November 2nd, 2010 | Juniper Jeni, Divination
“Collection Casting” Divination to find Rikki LaCoste
Ontario hedgewitch Juniper Jeni has done a collection casting to attempt to scry information about missing Rikki LaCoste.
“A friend of ours has been missing for over a week now. His last known whereabouts was at his home, performing a ritual in an attempt to contact some spirit or another. You can find out more details at: Kakophonos Internet Radio.
“I once had a friend who dabbled in ceremonial magick, he once summoned some … thing (demon?) … and it more or less ran amok in his house. My friend went and stayed at his girlfriend’s place for a few days before he finally worked up the balls to ask a more knowledgeable practitioner to help him with his problem and clear the thing out of his house. I can only hope that a similar scenario is what is going on with Rikki.
“I have done a Collection casting on the matter and this is what it says …”
(For Juni’s reading and conclusions, see her Walking The Hedge entry at http://walkingthehedge.net/blog/2010/11/missing-friend-casting/)
November 6th, 2010, 8pm | Greg Currie, CD Compilation
Rikki Come Home CD
Rikki Come Home CD, Front Cover
(Left) Front-cover art for the upcoming tribute/awareness CD for Rikki. JD did a brilliant performance of his new story, Dark Magic Disappearance, which will bring a tear to those with even the most hardened heart.
Rikki Come Home CD, Back Cover
(Right) Back-cover art for the upcoming tribute/awareness CD for Rikki. Many thanks to those who took the time to travel to London for the recording session or emailed over their material. Editting will take a couple weeks before the final versions are ready.
November 19th, 2010 | Peter Lainas, Photos and Eye Witness
Rikki LaCoste Has Been Found
Rikki LaCoste has been found! On Wednesday night, friends of Rikki - Peter Lainas and his wife Bri - were strolling through Kensington Market, and saw who they thought was some nut, walking naked and disoriented toward them. Apparantly, it turned out to be Rikki. He seemed unresponsive and confused when they tried to speak to him. Someone had called the police, and they swooped in. Peter had the presence of mind to snap some photos.
Since this has been our only lead into Rikki’s whereabouts, and the photos are too grainy to be absolutely sure it is him, we have made some inquiries into this, and located Rikki at a certain hospital in Toronto, the location we feel should be kept confidential out of respect and privacy.
We will be visiting Rikki later on today, and we may be able to post some pictures this evening.
Rikki is almost home!
From Peter: “I couldn’t believe it! I snapped this pic from my phone coz I thought is was just some crazy dude out walking commando but, no! It was Rikki! Just as Bri and I approached him, these two cops showed up and arrested him! he looked disoriented and not quite with it and the cops told us that they were taking him in to sober up. I told them that Rikki’s a teetotaler but they didn’t listen, of course…
“All this went down in Kensington Market, right in front of a local shop called Red Arrow Bikes. Fortunately, after telling the cops that Rikki’s a friend and does not do drugs or alcohol, not to mention that they finally pulled up his name from the database and saw that there is an active missing persons case for him…
“If Rikki doesn’t snap out of it soon, he’s going to end up in the hospital…
“The cops took him into custody but I don’t know what’s coming next…”
Note: The photos have been removed for two reasons: first of all because they display Rikki in embarrassingly compromising positions, which is probably not in the best interest of a man who is a complete teetotaler, a piano teacher, a children’s choir conductor, and someone who is involved in the children’s programming, and most of all, who is the doting father of two little angels. Once he’s back on his feet, he will probably not want to be associated with arrests and (gods forbid!) public nudity!
One person commented, “I will be putting in my opinion to the organizers since what is shown looks like a naked man being arrested for public nudity and drunkenness which is NOT something faked or not I want around my child. [Rikki has] always seemed like a person that has to go around with “look at me” syndrome… well I am looking and I am NOT pleased at all.”
Well, neither were we, actually. But we are very relieved that he is back home!
For further updates, please check back here. Blessed Be and 93 everyone.
November 19th-20th, 2010 | Charlene Crough, Facebook Photo and Comment
Well Cared For
“I saw missing podcaster Rikki LaCoste last night where he is being very well taken care of. He is doing very well, and will be out and about tonight. He will probably even be up for jamming tonight with the Firedance group at Ruby Tuesday’s! Yay! In this photo, Rikki looks like crap because he has not been allowed a razor or a pair of scissors – or even shoelaces for that matter. Let’s not overwhelm him tonight, during this transitionary period. It will all come out in its own time. Rikki is home!”
November 20th, 2010 | Charlene Crough, Photos and Comments
Firedance Drum Circle Monthly Event
Firedance Drum Circle at Ruby Tuesday's, in Toronto. Char leads Rikki into a public place where many of his friends are, and who have been missing him.
“I crafted and donated a set of black-leather nakin rings with red stars tooled into them for the moot raffle. Lot’s of fun banter back and forth and Amy christened our group as The Bardic Invasion. <G> I of course was wearing my Rikki Come Home t-shirt in solidarity.”
Right off the bat, we present a Kakophonos Exclusive: the latest installment of Vril Stein Brüe commercial series, featuring none other than Sinterklaas and Krampus!
Then, Franco Minatel of Soulbody.ca takes us through the Wheel of the Pagan Festival Year, in The Tale of the Oak King and the Holly King [click for accompanying text]. He explains the reasons why we celebrate various holidays around the year, as told from the perspective of the Holly King (darkness) and the Oak King (light). Find out why we deck the halls with boughs of holly!
And then we meet the enchanting new band, Wychwood Children. It is an alchemical elixir of Musick and Magick conjured together by manifester and healer, Jenny Robert from Timmins Ontario, and hermetic magician, Rikki LaCoste of Toronto, two beloved musicians in their own right, conjuring music together for less than a year. Music from their debut album, Drifting, will be heard throughout the episode.
Next, we have a conversation with author Kimberly Steele (The Kim), and listen to excerpts from her hot novel and audiobook, Forever Fifteen. It is smart, sexy, original, and thrilling. Plus, another Kakophonos exclusive: Kimberly reads an excerpt from Forever Fifteen’s sequel!
And finally, we have a chat with Austin Lawrence, of Raven’s Knoll. We explore the season of Yuletide, from the perspective of a Heathen.
by Matthew Clooney, medium and author of Paradigm Shifting.
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