About Rev. Pee Kitty

While my driver's license says Jason Levine, I'm known to most as Reverend Pee Kitty, or just "PK" for short. (I tend to get called "RPK" a lot, which honestly confuses me; would you refer to a Mr. Greg Jones as "MGJ"? But I digress . . .) I reside in northwestern Georgia, in a tiny, middle-of-nowhere town between Chattanooga and Atlanta -- two of the best cities in the nation to live near, in my humble opinion -- with my wife, in-laws, and a small menagerie of critters.

I often get asked about where my (admittedly unusual) name comes from. The short answer is, "It's a SubGenius thing." If you want to read the long answer, click here to display it. (Warning, contains a teeny bit of profanity.)

Okay, you asked for it. Bear with me, though -- this is one of those, "I have to tell you this story before I can tell you that one," kind of things.

The Church of the SubGenius

The Church of the SubGenius is a cult dedicated to freeing all of the abnormal mutants (myself included) from the Conspiracy of Normalcy that wants us all to have jobs and conform to their rules instead of enjoying the freedom to pursue Slack (i.e., doing what you want to do) freely. To this end, we follow J. R. "Bob" Dobbs (a.k.a. That Grinning Guy with the Pipe), who's brokering a deal with the alien Xists to protect us from the stark fist of Jehovah-1 himself. I had encountered "Bob" as a child without realizing who he really was -- though that's a different story -- and when I realized the truth as an adult, I was happy to send in my $30. After all, no other religion in the world guarantees eternal salvation or triple your money back!

Pee Dog and Poop Dog

But Jehovah-1 (or JHVH-1) is not the only god out there, and "Bob" is not our only friend. Two of our strongest allies are Pee Dog and Poop Dog, cosmic personifications of mankind's most basic urges and needs. No matter how powerful someone is, no matter how refined the playboy or how dainty the heiress, they must bow down before Poop Dog and Pee Dog like the rest of us. Truly, they are the great equalizers.

Purple Kitty

I first got into the whole "online" thing back before there was an Internet. Back in the early 90s, we used local, phone-based servers called "bulletin boards" for our flamewars and pornography. Since it was mostly teenage boys on these BBS, there was a notable tendency for everyone's nickname to be ridiculously "badass," as if a death metal album had exploded all over the place. Names like "Skulldeath" and "Blackknife" were the norm. This amused me, so I decided to deliberately choose the most out-of-place nickname I could. Taking my favorite color and animal into account, I became "Purple Kitty." And when the Internet was finally invented, I brought that nickname with me.

alt.slack: Where It All Came Together

I discovered Usenet about the same time I joined the Church of the SubGenius, so it was no surprise that I ran across alt.slack, the SubGenius newsgroup. I eagerly jumped into the conversations, and despite being a newbie, the old guard was impressed with my Slackfulness. After a particularly good post of mine, one of the online "hierarchy," Dr. DynaSoar, replied that Purple Kitty was no longer a fitting-enough handle for me. Instead, from this day on, he decreed that I should be known as Reverend Pee Kitty.

I've won awards in my life. I have trophies packed away in a box somewhere. I've even made it into the paper a few times (and not always in the police blotter). But that was the single greatest honor I'd had bestowed upon me. And that's why I continue to use it, proudly, even in situations that sometimes make others a bit uneasy. Because being "Reverend Pee Kitty" isn't just a crude joke -- it genuinely means something to me.

Professionally, I'm the Assistant GURPS Line Editor -- I review, edit, write, and assist authors with new GURPS supplements for a living. (Yes, it's an awesome job.) I've authored or co-authored several GURPS books, from the Creatures of the Night series to the Dungeon Fantasy line, and a ton of verbiage on psionics. (Click here for a full list.) I'm also active in the Men in Black program, attending several Chattanooga and Atlanta conventions each year to demo our games.

If you want to get a hold of me, Or just message me in the forums, where I spend entirely too much of my time. I'm always happy to answer any questions or hear feedback about the site!