PLEP stands for: Peace Love
Eggplant. Initially started at Mysteryland USA 2014 music festival as a means of identifying members of a popular group, this phrase and related iconography spread far enough to be included in official merchandise for ML and other festivals. The movement, a tongue-in-cheek but loving play on the PLUR phraseology oft associated with rave culture, symbolized comradery and pioneership as this phrase began at the first US occurance of this festival. Combining the untested nature of this festival in the US with the
rich global history of Mysteryland (the longest running festival of its kind) and the fact that it was to be the first
camping music event on the grounds of the original Woodstock festival since those days, there was a sense of history-making that propelled the solidification of PLEP and the eggplant
bird symbol into a somewhat revered cultural icon within
music loving circles. Original Mysteryland eggplant or PLEP merchandise (pins hats etc) garner a great deal of money from collectors. Several pieces are featured prominently in the Woodstock museum. PLEP culture is predicated on a love of
music, a pioneering spirit, an open mind for
people of all walks of life and an appreciation for the absurd.
Solitary festival goer: Oh no I forgot to bring batteries for my flashlight . I can't see anything in my tent.
Person
camping nearby: For the love of PLEP I gotchu. Here have some batteries.
First person: Oh wow thanks man. Here have this PLEP sticker I made. I gave one to Dillon Francis and he's been wearing it to all of his sets. Apparently eggplants are popular
Passerby: Did you ever doubt it? Hush the PLEP gods
may hear. By the
way can I get one of those beers my eggplant
bro? I'm out of birdie bucks.