More Eastern European madness...tomorrow is the big bank day - thank god it is in the afternoon...
;-)
This city is filled with juxtapositions that will never be rectified.
Amsterdamned!
Queen's Day madness is finally settling down, the city is trashed, and the cleanup crews are out dealing with the aftermath of millions in the streets drinking themselves into a stupor in what now looks...
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;-)
This city is filled with juxtapositions that will never be rectified.
Amsterdamned!
Queen's Day madness is finally settling down, the city is trashed, and the cleanup crews are out dealing with the aftermath of millions in the streets drinking themselves into a stupor in what now looks...
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Amsterdam...
Wake up to a city that has decended into pure madness. The streets are closed, and large portion of the population drunk at 7:00AM. The rain has stopped for a few minutes so we are heading out into the thick of it.
I'll report when I get back!
Wake up to a city that has decended into pure madness. The streets are closed, and large portion of the population drunk at 7:00AM. The rain has stopped for a few minutes so we are heading out into the thick of it.
I'll report when I get back!
tororo:
Just read your "airplane thoughts"....Interesting side effects of airplane trips.
I used to think exactly the same thoughts some years ago, when I was working in the advertisement industry: when I started thinking the same not only during idle hours but when at work as well, I finally concluded it was time to quit... I found out later that, although advertising is the activity that asks for the biggest amount of compromising in the world, other jobs ask for lots of compromising as well... Long time I didn't fly: I wonder what I would think of now...
I used to think exactly the same thoughts some years ago, when I was working in the advertisement industry: when I started thinking the same not only during idle hours but when at work as well, I finally concluded it was time to quit... I found out later that, although advertising is the activity that asks for the biggest amount of compromising in the world, other jobs ask for lots of compromising as well... Long time I didn't fly: I wonder what I would think of now...
cheech:
I read back a few days. Using the (sweet!) new SG features, I see you'd added me as a friend...why, thank you. Anyway, as far as compromise goes, I think it's a virtual inevitablility in any artistic medium. I think the group that has the most autonomy is probably writers. They don't have the pressure of seeing an audience react to their work; they don't have to go somewhere, hire out a hall, club, or gallery, and do it. All they have to do is 1) get a publisher, 2) collect the cash.
Of course, that's not totally true. BIG publishers make them do PR and (mis)represent them in adverts, and critics can dog them. And of course, as far as number two, there is precious little cash. It was a real eye-opener for me to read Anthony Burgess's autobiographies...I'd never thought about how authors 1) controlled translations in other languages/countries 2) got paid by foreign publishers. The answers are 1) they don't 2) they most often don't.
Still, I think the other art media have many more audience/ journalism/ business pressures. And if you present art to the public often enough, there are strange compromises to be made.
Of course, that's not totally true. BIG publishers make them do PR and (mis)represent them in adverts, and critics can dog them. And of course, as far as number two, there is precious little cash. It was a real eye-opener for me to read Anthony Burgess's autobiographies...I'd never thought about how authors 1) controlled translations in other languages/countries 2) got paid by foreign publishers. The answers are 1) they don't 2) they most often don't.
Still, I think the other art media have many more audience/ journalism/ business pressures. And if you present art to the public often enough, there are strange compromises to be made.
:: airplane thoughts ::
The market economy rewards some art - most of it profoundly elitist in nature, or commercial derivations of challenging work that is watered down to the point that it no longer requires thought or meaning - a recontextualized emasculated version fit for consumption by the masses.
I am and have always been an artist, but I have lost my way in...
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The market economy rewards some art - most of it profoundly elitist in nature, or commercial derivations of challenging work that is watered down to the point that it no longer requires thought or meaning - a recontextualized emasculated version fit for consumption by the masses.
I am and have always been an artist, but I have lost my way in...
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justlittleolme:
Sorry to hear that you're having a rough go of it. You still in town, or did you head out?
As I finally descend into Amsterdam, I can once again feel the emotions welling up inside of me. There are so many demons to confront here, and the time has come to do it.
It is dark, and cold, and there is no sun!
It is about 6:30AM and I plan on heading to the house to get oriented, take a long bath, nap for...
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It is dark, and cold, and there is no sun!
It is about 6:30AM and I plan on heading to the house to get oriented, take a long bath, nap for...
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trilobyte:
I just hope you enjoyed the disc... and how was the festival? How was Friday?
fenix___:
glad you made it there safe. 
i'll make of list of stuff
i'll make of list of stuff
I left for the airport at 4:30AM this morning, sans R&R evening the night before. I have now commenced drinking in the business lounge at LAX in hopes I will be inebriated enough to sleep on the leg to Washington D.C. We'll see how that plan works out...
I spoke with HER last night, after giving the old emotions a few days to cool down...
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I spoke with HER last night, after giving the old emotions a few days to cool down...
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fenix___:
:kisses:
It will work out in the end
fenix
It will work out in the end
fenix
I left for the airport at 4:30AM this morning, sans R&R evening the night before. I have now commenced drinking in the business lounge at LAX in hopes I will be inebriated enough to sleep on the leg to Washington D.C. We'll see how that plan works out...
I spoke with HER last night, after giving the old emotions a few days to cool down...
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I spoke with HER last night, after giving the old emotions a few days to cool down...
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The last days have been pretty hectic as I continue roaming the couches and spare bedrooms of friends and family.
Sorry the postss have been private, but there are too many things to address right now that are...well...overwhelming.
I am returning to Amsterdam Monday to search for closure, an inevitable scene I have been unwilling yet to play out.
My sister has managed to put...
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Sorry the postss have been private, but there are too many things to address right now that are...well...overwhelming.
I am returning to Amsterdam Monday to search for closure, an inevitable scene I have been unwilling yet to play out.
My sister has managed to put...
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trilobyte:
No Dar es Salaam for me, sadly I've done nowhere near the traveling I'd like to do. I hope the big meeting on Friday went well, and good luck with the closure as well as the trip in general. Softcore turned out to be a great little show, unfortunate that they followed some emo band that was totally unlike their sound. It would be nice sometime if local band promoters took a bit more time to be familiar with the acts they lined up. It ought to be that if you love and respect the music enough, it will all come together and you'll get the money. I think it's gotten twisted around so that they love and respect the money so much, and only occasionally does the music connect the way it should. Enough about my being sad about the state of the industry... have a great time at Coachella, and look forward to your next post (wherever it may come from)...
trilo
trilo 
cakemix:
i used to have BIG dar es salaam plans. even put away some so i could sort out something there and stay awhile, maybe doing dreads, etc for the travellers while working with the locals in other ways.
have now kinda blown those plans out as the boy has no mind to go there and is stuck on his australia dream. not sure if australia could be my dream as well so may still go see it this summer when its at its worst to decide.
so when are you thinking of heading to d.e.s? need a travelling compadre...xxx
have now kinda blown those plans out as the boy has no mind to go there and is stuck on his australia dream. not sure if australia could be my dream as well so may still go see it this summer when its at its worst to decide.
so when are you thinking of heading to d.e.s? need a travelling compadre...xxx
RIP - Nina Simone
;-(
Went to CalArts today...
It seems so natural to be walking the halls of CalArts again. It is surprising to me that it has been thirteen years since I left school. There is a certain energy that permeates CalArts that is unlike any other institution. I ran into Steven Levine as I was walking in, and I could see him...
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;-(
Went to CalArts today...
It seems so natural to be walking the halls of CalArts again. It is surprising to me that it has been thirteen years since I left school. There is a certain energy that permeates CalArts that is unlike any other institution. I ran into Steven Levine as I was walking in, and I could see him...
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fenix___:
I put more pics of my tatts up
punkinhead:
i posted a thread re nina simone on the jazz site, nobody seemed interested. it really brought me down - she was amazing.
be well,
ph
be well,
ph
It's 7:00AM and my eyes are glued to the screen again.
I often feel like I am indulging in some secret pleasure tap tapping away on this little keypad all the time, while the real world beckons.
I was supposed to go to Amsterdam today, but I couldn't bring myself to go right now. There are just too many loose ends to tie up, and...
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I often feel like I am indulging in some secret pleasure tap tapping away on this little keypad all the time, while the real world beckons.
I was supposed to go to Amsterdam today, but I couldn't bring myself to go right now. There are just too many loose ends to tie up, and...
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trilobyte:
hope you had a great night, i know i did... lock... wednesday... hmmm
jaygray:
Good talking to you again.
Let me know when you are planning the South Africa trip. We should hang again sometime. Maybe we'll see ya at Spaceland on Wed night.
Let me know when you are planning the South Africa trip. We should hang again sometime. Maybe we'll see ya at Spaceland on Wed night.
15 hours later, and I have finally made it "home"
We had 15 minutes together.
A heart wrenching smile, and a huge hug from a child filled with unconditional love.
* I am still smiling *
We had 15 minutes together.
A heart wrenching smile, and a huge hug from a child filled with unconditional love.
* I am still smiling *
_v_:
aawwww
i can't wait for my little hug from my neice
one more month and i will smile
and be tickling her to death
i am an evil uncle
i can't wait for my little hug from my neice
one more month and i will smile
and be tickling her to death
i am an evil uncle
I remember playing house
And I thought it would last forever.
She made me feel like anything was possible
Through broken dreams and promises it may still have been
I remember when she danced for me, and the world melted away
Those words still haunt me, in the dead hours of night while I struggle to make peace
I keep grasping for tattered threads, but...
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And I thought it would last forever.
She made me feel like anything was possible
Through broken dreams and promises it may still have been
I remember when she danced for me, and the world melted away
Those words still haunt me, in the dead hours of night while I struggle to make peace
I keep grasping for tattered threads, but...
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trilobyte:
I know about pedialyte (btw, the regular lemonlime gatorade also has the right chemistry... the other flavors don't)...
Fortunately, I'm not in as much pain as Mr. Skull would have you believe. Sorry you couldn't make it, but I totally understand the place you were in. It will get better, and there will be other bbq's...
Fortunately, I'm not in as much pain as Mr. Skull would have you believe. Sorry you couldn't make it, but I totally understand the place you were in. It will get better, and there will be other bbq's...
jaygray:
Been there too. Felt the pain and I'm still alive.
I stare into the void watching and waiting
but nothing comes, nothing...
hold my breath until it burns lungs and lips blister blue
but nothing comes, nothing...
cut once twice - am I still alive
need to feel something because the nothing is too much
I look to the monkeys for guidance
their blind, deaf, and mute response seems appropriate now
played like a fool,...
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but nothing comes, nothing...
hold my breath until it burns lungs and lips blister blue
but nothing comes, nothing...
cut once twice - am I still alive
need to feel something because the nothing is too much
I look to the monkeys for guidance
their blind, deaf, and mute response seems appropriate now
played like a fool,...
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_v_:
wow, that last paragraph was f'n amazing
those are my favorite monkeys
since i was child
those are my favorite monkeys
since i was child
tororo:
Hi stranger!
Oh? but it'snot a stranger... it's Kekone! How are you?
Oh? but it'snot a stranger... it's Kekone! How are you?
Lewd Bastard!