I am Maxine Culpa. Along with my late daughter Mia, I first became aquainted with Saint Sybian through our husband, Composer Felix Sebastian Culpa. He was born and raised in Calabria, Italia, near the site of the ancient Greek settlement of Sybaris, in the last century. When he was thirteen, Sybian began to appear to him, initiating him into her spiritual and sensual world. Felix, who was forced to disappear after unfortunate and definitely unsaintlike events , told us of Sybian's devotion to the pleasures of the father's creation: food, drink, the arts (particularly music and dance) all nature ---especially the body!! With the help of American Musicologist Patrick Lockwood, I have written these entries. Now, He also has been taken from us. Our new Scribe is Daniel Pierce, and our new Goddesss is Esperanza, whom Sybian herself has ordained. I hope that all who view this site will be encouraged to let their minds and senses wander to discover the voluptuous gifts the father freely gives us. Newcomers are urged to go to the earliest postings.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

To: Sis
From: Danny Boy


Thanks for worrying. I’m okay. I just don’t know what the hell I’m getting involved in, but I do know this is the most fascinating group of people I’ve been around. At first, I thought they were Mafia… you know a bunch of Italians talking sex and drugs and funerals… too much “Sopranos” I guess. Then I thought it was some weird cult, and they are in a way, except they seem to be pretty unorganized and they’re not into telling anybody what to do. They want to enjoy “The Fruits” as they call it ----- but you can take it or leave it. Their dancing and music is modern like Merce Cunningham or Meredith Monk, and they're very serious about their performing and their history.
I’ve been driving “Uncle Milo” around to different places. He’s been talking to me about helping him on his biography of Saint Sybian. My teacher at DePaul says it could possibly be a Masters Project for me.
Who knows? Maybe I’ll end up in Italy with Esperanza… She’s still my #1 project!!!

Did I tell you about the funeral? That was just fuckin weird!




Esperanza working on her choreography.
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