Art is fun, let us never forget that. If it were not fun, there would little point in us putting ourselves through the trouble of doing it. But there is another aspect to art that deserves some consideration, not as much as many artists would give it, but some nonetheless. That consideration is the value system expressed by the work itself.

Now let me make one thing clear at the outset. I am a firm believer in the concept of Art for the sake of Art. Those who insist on constantly using their art for the purpose making some political or other point usually would do well to first consider those on the top of their heads. And there are few phrases which set my bloodpressure to rising faster than "politically correct." Correct by whose politics? And do I, as an artist, and, more importantly, as a man, agree with those politics.

That being the case, it will be understood that the values which may be expressed in the Dr. Mirabilis project do not agree with any stated value structure and, in fact, are designed deliberately to violate any structure which our creative brethren wish to impose. Like Milton's Satan, "To do aught good will never be our task."

The work is constructed from the point of view of a confirmed evildoer, one in fact who has been doing evil for some thousands of years. His, and his associates, first rule is to find out what constitutes the good in any given social context and then go against it. And the work recognizes that the concept of good, like the concept of correct, can differ with the type of people one is dealing with. What is considered right in proper in darkest Alabama is considered vile and disgusting in civilized Chicago and vice versa.

The rule then of this project is therefore, "Seek not the right, but ever do the wrong."