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Thank you for visiting my web page. This is still quite new and "udder construction" ;-) Check back often as we grow my virtual pasture. Love and milk to you all! --Kassie
Ms. Kassie was born on the lost continent of Mu, on July 3 of the 71st year of the XIX Mu Dynasty. Since her real name is unpronounceable by humans, she has adopted "Kassie" as her professional name. (Like Cher and Madonna, she uses only one.) She studied magick in her homeland. Her original religion having disappeared along with most members of her race, she converted to Hindu and now considers Brahma her patron. Kassie's race was worshipped by ancient Assyrians, as surviving artifacts show, and in ancient Egypt was associated with the goddesses Hathor (the Celestial Cow who gave birth to the universe) and Bat.
Kassie became the mascot for the Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society (KaCSFFS) in 1977; as she puts it, she was "adopted into the herd." She was featured in the December, 1999 issue of Cacophony in the article "A Clash of Symbols" by John Taylor. She describes her epic battle with Trekon the Destroyer in her article "How I Saved the Soul of KaCSFFS," in the December 2000 issue of Timebound.
The February 2000 issue of The Time Machine featured "A Plea from Kassie," in which she complained about the "clip art" style picture of her being used and asked for a better portrait. Hugo award-winning fan artist Brad Foster composed a KaCSFFS logo incorporating Ms. Kassie, featured on the cover of the July/August 2000 Timebound. This logo has also been displayed on buttons and a club banner.
(Cacophony, The Time Machine and Timebound are various titles of the KaCSFFS newsletter.)
Ms. Kassie is currently involved in an off-Broadway production of the brilliant new play, "When the Cows Come Home." As all her fans know, this follows her dazzling Broadway debut in "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon." Unfortunately we must report her made-for-TV movie project "Don't Have a Cow, Man" has been shelved at this time.
She prefers film roles which stress artistic integrity over commercial value. As an unfortunate result, none of her film appearances are currently available on video, and none have been a cash cow for her. She was featured prominently, if briefly, in a spectacular dance production number filmed as part of the "Everything's Up to Date in Kansas City" sequence in the film version of Rogers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!", but that sequence wound up on the cutting room floor.
In 1983 she served as a technical consultant on "Top Secret!" and in 1987 on "Twister." Most recently she was fight choreographer and stand-in for the "Cow Fu" segment in "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist."
Ms. Kassie is actively involved in the vegetarian movement, and was recently seen on CNN protesting outside a McDonald's. She urges all her fans to adopt the vegetarian lifestyle. "That's vegetarian, not 'vegan,' says Ms. Kassie. "I enjoy diary products such as milk, cheese, cream and ice milk. I even tried an omelet once, but as you know I'm a ruminant and my digestion simply isn't equipped to handle that."
"I'm shocked that many celebrities charge for their autograph," reports Ms. Kassie. "I'm no sacred cow." She also asks for the patience of autograph seekers. "I remind my fans that I have no fingers, but hooves; it may take me a minute or so to sign my name."
Since her species was virtually wiped out when Mu sank into the sea, Ms. Kassie has very few dating opportunities. The grapevine reports she has been seen with the ConQuest flying bull, but she insists "We are just friends."
Regarding the rumors of a sex-change operation, originating in a letter published in the April/May issue of The Galactic Enquirer, Ms. Kassie issued the following statement: "It is unfortunate that the 'absence of malice' rule makes it impossible for us to successfully sue this lying tabloid for libel and defamation of character. This story is completely without foundation, and I udderly deny there is any truth to it."
Send your messages to bovinealatum.nospam@yahoo.com. (Remove ".nospam" when sending e-mail. This was added to prevent spamming.) Her career, political activism, and busy social calendar prevent her from answering many of her messages, but she wants her fans to know she reads them all.
KaCSFFS (The Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society)
http://www.kcsciencefiction.org
Fans worship my monolith at ConQuest 2001
http://www.kcsciencefiction.org/01conq03.htm#3
"Far Side" cow cartoon -- site claims this is changed weekly
http://ptty.loxinfo.co.th/~jburen/farside.htm
Big Dave's Cow Page -- Lots of cow-related stuff including "ASCII
art" cows and cow trivia!
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~dschmi1/cows/
MooCow.com -- Lots more cool cow stuff and links
http://www.moocow.com/
Michigan State University -- Affectionately known to students, friends
and alumni as "Moo U"
(MSU was originally "Michigan Agricultural College" and was the first land grant
college in the States. It is
still an agricultural college in addition to being a premier school in Science,
Engineering, and
Hotel/Restaurant management among many other programs
http://www.msu.edu
Kansas City's Cow Parade
http://www.cowparadekc.com/cow/gallery
"Vache Folle" ("Mad Cow") -- 30-second clip from
Kassie's favorite animated short
http://www.odyssey3d.com/comanmarclip.html
Nude cow pix!! -- Seriously, these are some beautiful photo-real cow
pictures.
At the website, click on: Continue > Happy Cows > Downloadable Desktop Pics
http://www.realcaliforniacheese.com/
Simply Bovine -- Commercial site sells dozens of items for the
complete cow lifestyle,
including childrens' cow suits and boots
http://www.simplybovine.com/
More Cow Toys
http://www.moocow.com/store/toys.shtml
Colorado Cow Camp -- send your cow to summer camp!
http://members.aol.com/GrumpynAM/cow.htm
Cow Boutique Products
http://members.tripod.com/~Bisser/cowpage/boutique.htm
Skydiving Cow
http://skydiving.skydivewww.com/Photos/Photos.cfm?Image=61
Kassie invites your suggestions for additional links
This page last updated 09/19/2002