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Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Some Quotes On Heading To The Laughing Academy
I suppose it is much more comfortable to be mad and know it, than to be sane and have one's doubts.
~G.B. Burgin
A little madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King.
~Emily Dickinson
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.
~Rita Mae Brown
A man who is "of sound mind" is one who keeps the inner madman under lock and key.
~Paul Valéry, Mauvaises pensées et autres
Bob Says The Music Is Boring (and he's at least 90% right)
From the New Music Express web edition (click on title to link):
BOB DYLAN has launched a withering attack on contemporary rock bands in the programme notes for his latest American tour.
"I know there are groups at the top of the charts that are hailed as the saviours of rock'n'roll and all that, but they are amateurs. They don't know where the music comes from," he wrote, adding, “I wouldn't even think about playing music if I was born in these times... I'd probably turn to something like mathematics. That would interest me. Architecture would interest me. Something like that."
Dylan’s latest leg of his so-called 'Never Ending Tour' opens in Seattle on March 7.
Meanwhile, Martin Scorsese's two-part Bob Dylan documentary, ’No Direction Home’, is now likely to air on BBC2 in late September.
Concentrating on Dylan’s career from his arrival in Greenwich Village until his 1966 motorcycle crash, the film will draw on previously unseen archive footage from the singer’s own personal collection, plus new interview material.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Monday, February 21, 2005
Selah:::::::::::Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
I don't think any of us expected him to die quietly in bed, and with his final act, Hunter S. Thompson turned a gun on himself this weekend. He hadn't grown saner over the years, and we all knew about his serious fixation on firearms. To celebrate Hunter S. Thompson, we need to look beyond his public persona, and his final act, and go straight to the texts.
From his recently published The Rum Diaries (written in 1959) to the Fear And Loathing books, the guy could write. His Hell's Angels book broke serious ground for participatory journalism. Fear And Loathing On The Campaign Trail '72 is the best book (and the funniest book) I've ever read on the campaign process. Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas is an extremely twisted and hilarious peek under the covers at the American Dream. His books of letters (The Proud Highway, etc.), The Curse of Lono, and other lesser known books were first rate. Even the later, crankier, and more misanthropic books still had much to recommend them; no matter what, the guy could write. He was not an objective journalist, but he was a great partisan journalist. He believed in his books. Everything else didn't count for much. I have probably learned more about writing from him than almost anyone else I've read. His journalistic background allowed him a structure that so many other people struggle to find. He found his voice early, and he stuck to it.
Buy a book or two and check him out if you haven't had the chance. /jack
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From his recently published The Rum Diaries (written in 1959) to the Fear And Loathing books, the guy could write. His Hell's Angels book broke serious ground for participatory journalism. Fear And Loathing On The Campaign Trail '72 is the best book (and the funniest book) I've ever read on the campaign process. Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas is an extremely twisted and hilarious peek under the covers at the American Dream. His books of letters (The Proud Highway, etc.), The Curse of Lono, and other lesser known books were first rate. Even the later, crankier, and more misanthropic books still had much to recommend them; no matter what, the guy could write. He was not an objective journalist, but he was a great partisan journalist. He believed in his books. Everything else didn't count for much. I have probably learned more about writing from him than almost anyone else I've read. His journalistic background allowed him a structure that so many other people struggle to find. He found his voice early, and he stuck to it.
Buy a book or two and check him out if you haven't had the chance. /jack
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Sunday, February 20, 2005
With Friends Like This Piece Of Dogs***, POTUS Doesn't Really Need Enemies Like Us
The New York Times, Drudge, and others today report on The President's betrayal by his old Christian buddy and confidante Doug Wead. I won't go into details...read the stories. Doug Wead is lower than a snake's sphincter. He secretly taped conversations he had with George W. Bush in the late nineties. The President discussed his religious views, gay tolerance, drug use, and other matters. Wead says he recorded the conversations because he viewed Mr. Bush as a historic figure. Since Wead has a new book coming out about presidential childhoods, he will benefit from the publicity, but that was not his motive in disclosing the tapes. Yeah.
Mister President, I know how much you value confidentiality. I salute you for not having this treacherous little weasel bumped off. I'm not sure I could have exhibited the same forebearance. Wead still claims friendship and affection for The President. This guy makes Linda Tripp look like a paragon of virtue. If we're going to sink POTUS, let's do it by fair means. . .Lord knows, there must be some real dirt out there!
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Mister President, I know how much you value confidentiality. I salute you for not having this treacherous little weasel bumped off. I'm not sure I could have exhibited the same forebearance. Wead still claims friendship and affection for The President. This guy makes Linda Tripp look like a paragon of virtue. If we're going to sink POTUS, let's do it by fair means. . .Lord knows, there must be some real dirt out there!
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