tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post114675520475056625..comments2024-03-28T20:04:20.286-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Vindicating the Sixties: Throwing Out the Babies With the Bong WaterGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146854550020971392006-05-05T11:42:00.000-07:002006-05-05T11:42:00.000-07:00See, I knew it couldn't be all that dark, Ror.On C...See, I knew it couldn't be all that dark, Ror.<BR/><BR/>On Conan last night, this band called Wolfmother played check it out here http://www.wolfmother.com/2005.html<BR/>They totally rock! It reminded us of Led Sabbath. My husband downloaded the album and it is great. Very trippy and cool! Haven't studied the lyrics but the overall sound is awesome! Sometimes you have to forget about the ole glory days and appreciate and support the present!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146853306775251632006-05-05T11:21:00.000-07:002006-05-05T11:21:00.000-07:00Lisa:I think the closest I have ever come to havin...Lisa:<BR/><BR/>I think the closest I have ever come to having a genuine spiritual experience was seven Julys ago in Vail, Colorado. I'm looking out the big back window of the condo we rented, staring at the fog rolling in off the mountains and listening to the rain, and my dad comes in and puts on SRV's "Little Wing" on the boombox.<BR/><BR/>There's something that the combination of green mountains, grey clouds, rain pounding on a window, and Stevie Ray Vaughan on the stereo does to me - I didn't see God, but I will swear till my dying day that I felt him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146838160123794712006-05-05T07:09:00.000-07:002006-05-05T07:09:00.000-07:0077 posts? Where are we,LGF?On innocence -can't reg...77 posts? Where are we,LGF?<BR/><BR/>On innocence -<BR/>can't regain it re: knowlege & memories.<BR/>But - and this may be where we need a definition - I believe you can regain, if not innocence, then purity of soul. This involves repentance, confession, in most traditions, and turning one's life around by action in the future.<BR/>Not time enough to explore how you work the knowlege/memory in with one's cleansed spirit.<BR/><BR/>Got to hit the road. Say a prayer/ good thought, please for the mom who was feeding the kids - she got food poisoning. <BR/>Have a great weekend, everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146817416271067412006-05-05T01:23:00.000-07:002006-05-05T01:23:00.000-07:00"since we live in a free society, we are free to d..."since we live in a free society, we are free to discover truth. But if truth actually exists, isn’t that a contradiction in terms? In other words, while we may freely discover truth, we are, at the same time, bound by the truth so discovered. "<BR/><BR/>Pilate saith unto him, what is truth? John 18:38 The first time I heard this passage I thought I was going to finally get it straight from the Master's mouth, but no such luck.<BR/><BR/>JWM's comments on motorcycle helmets goes to the core of the problems with this human experience: The lust to control others, based IMHO on fear of freedom.<BR/><BR/>I was drawn to the Libertarian Party by their core belief in the Non Agression Principle, but found that apart from a few elevated types the party actually consisted of other control freaks using its structure to act out their own pathologies on unwary seekers.<BR/><BR/>The Non Agression Principle still seems to me to be the belief that can right the world and bring about the most good possible. My favorate statement of it says: "In order to have the best possible human society, all human interaction must be voluntary. No one has the right to initiate force against someone else, or to deceive them so that they do something they would not otherwise do. The only proper role of government is to prevent force and fraud."<BR/><BR/>To those who have realized the vertical aspect to this human experience, it seems the biggest lesson is that we are involved in a process, and our job is to make the process as beneficial as possible, seeing that none render evil for evil, but ever following that which is good.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146814259196572902006-05-05T00:30:00.000-07:002006-05-05T00:30:00.000-07:00Oh, I forgot one absolutely essential book - Will,...Oh, I forgot one absolutely essential book - Will, you'd especially love this one - Songwriters on Songwriting by Paul Zollo. It's a collection of interviews with almost every major songwriter you can think of - from broadway, rock, country, pop, etc. - and it's all substance; they talk craft, inspiration, some get into the spiritual aspect. A great read for any music fan. For me it's a bible - if I'm stumped I flip it open to any page and find some insight or inspiration.<BR/><BR/>Bob, looking up some of the books you mentioned on Amazon. <BR/><BR/>Looks like the Elvis one is essential. And now I've got to read the Beatles one too. Argh! Damn this blog and it's homework!<BR/><BR/>This one by David Ritz looks great:<BR/><BR/>"Messengers : Portraits of African American Ministers, Evangelists, Gospel Singers and Other Messengers of the Word."<BR/><BR/><I>In the course of preparing this book, Ritz, a secular Jew, became a Christian. Having spent his career chronicling the lives of singers from Marvin Gaye to Aretha Franklin, Ritz felt drawn to the faith through their voices. His personal transformation informs this powerful collection of profiles of an assortment of messengers, men and women who preach or convey the gospel through their music. They recall their own transformations, that moment when they came to believe in Jesus and made themselves available to evoke the spirit portrayed in Jesus.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146813633931992372006-05-05T00:20:00.000-07:002006-05-05T00:20:00.000-07:00Hey, I'm reading over here!Hey, I'm reading over here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146811608710723392006-05-04T23:46:00.000-07:002006-05-04T23:46:00.000-07:00I'll get the lights.::click::I'll get the lights.<BR/><BR/>::click::Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146806124370510012006-05-04T22:15:00.000-07:002006-05-04T22:15:00.000-07:00Go Helene! Be the breath!Go Helene! Be the breath!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146805474294914912006-05-04T22:04:00.000-07:002006-05-04T22:04:00.000-07:00Bob,I notice you've explored Steiner and Goethe am...Bob,<BR/>I notice you've explored Steiner and Goethe among others. Do you think you will send the enlightened little being to a Waldorf School? Just askin' ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146804689418457302006-05-04T21:51:00.000-07:002006-05-04T21:51:00.000-07:00Really, it is such a relief that you are all out t...Really, it is such a relief that you are all out there.<BR/>Just about everything you write, Bob,rings true as well authentic and it is so clear the baby didn't go out with the bong water as far as you are concerned. I don't know how you do it, but I sure am thirsty for your words.<BR/> When I first heard the Beatles I was twenty two and in London and from that day on it seemed like everything changed. There was a magic with theose early Beatles.<BR/> Bobblehead blessings to you all. Off to Pilates in the AM to watch the breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146803104938737002006-05-04T21:25:00.000-07:002006-05-04T21:25:00.000-07:00I would feel really bad if we commented on white r...I would feel really bad if we commented on white rockers and left out Stevie Ray Vaughan. His version of Little Wing is one of the most beautiful pieces ever recorded.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146801458395765092006-05-04T20:57:00.000-07:002006-05-04T20:57:00.000-07:00I just assumed we were all really Bob, anyway. Yo...I just assumed we were all really Bob, anyway. You know like that LA Times clown Hiltzik...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146800849405972622006-05-04T20:47:00.000-07:002006-05-04T20:47:00.000-07:00Beatles Bio by Spitz*My favorite part is when the ...Beatles Bio by Spitz*<BR/><BR/>My favorite part is when the 'boys' run for their lives to escape TM and Maharishi.<BR/><BR/><BR/>*His Dylan bio is good too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146800792815413022006-05-04T20:46:00.000-07:002006-05-04T20:46:00.000-07:00No, maybe Bob is more like Catherine of Sienna on ...No, maybe Bob is more like Catherine of Sienna on cough syrup . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146800655227277562006-05-04T20:44:00.000-07:002006-05-04T20:44:00.000-07:00No, Lisa - I'm only (though stalwartly) the deputy...No, Lisa - <BR/><BR/>I'm only (though stalwartly) the deputy jerk. The Captain (aka The World's Most Obnoxious Man) is on your side of the country.<BR/><BR/>Say, you know Bob is kind of like Ken Wilber on sunflower seeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146799521754988712006-05-04T20:25:00.000-07:002006-05-04T20:25:00.000-07:00Let me also just add that bongs are so passé. It'...Let me also just add that bongs are so passé. It's all about vaporizers now! Ha ha ha!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146798847262643292006-05-04T20:14:00.000-07:002006-05-04T20:14:00.000-07:00LOL! Of course, I only meant it as a compliment! ...LOL! <BR/><BR/>Of course, I only meant it as a compliment! I happen to enjoy the deep gurgling soulful quality! I heard it in particular in one song at some parts but maybe it was just the recording quality. Didn't you mention that you record in your hamper in the bathroom? I also heard some Cat Stevens (before the yicky Islam crap, of course)<BR/><BR/>I thought Will was already Captain Jerk?! Can we really let another thread go on without a Star Trek reference?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04969685296436358865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146797692119956132006-05-04T19:54:00.000-07:002006-05-04T19:54:00.000-07:00And if Charleton Heston could do the Lou Reed song...And if Charleton Heston could do the Lou Reed songbook.... <BR/><BR/>...then he'd take a walk on the Red Sea side.<BR/><BR/>JWMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146796974489550042006-05-04T19:42:00.000-07:002006-05-04T19:42:00.000-07:00And if Charleton Heston could do the Lou Reed song...And if Charleton Heston could do the Lou Reed songbook....Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146796879095237942006-05-04T19:41:00.000-07:002006-05-04T19:41:00.000-07:00And if Serge Gainsbourg is the French Leonard Cohe...And if Serge Gainsbourg is the French Leonard Cohen...Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146796735122129802006-05-04T19:38:00.001-07:002006-05-04T19:38:00.001-07:00And if Lou Reed is Will on heroin....And if Lou Reed is Will on heroin....Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146796684227366182006-05-04T19:38:00.000-07:002006-05-04T19:38:00.000-07:00Oh yes, and if Leonard Cohen is Neil Diamond on Qu...Oh yes, and if Leonard Cohen is Neil Diamond on Quaaludes and camel unfiltered Cigarettes....Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146796439418908502006-05-04T19:33:00.000-07:002006-05-04T19:33:00.000-07:00If Captain Beefheart is Howlin' Wolf on acid, and ...If Captain Beefheart is Howlin' Wolf on acid, and Tom Waits is Captain Beefheart on Ripple, what is Will?Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146796351481885902006-05-04T19:32:00.000-07:002006-05-04T19:32:00.000-07:00It's always seemed pretty clear to me that John Le...It's always seemed pretty clear to me that John Lennon's ambition, at least at first, was to be the First British Singer of American R&B; his take on Arthur Alexander's "Anna" is not only soulful, but it hints at the lyricism he'd apply to later stuff like "In My Life."<BR/><BR/>It didn't hurt that McCartney had Little Richard tendencies, either.CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-1146796217818140572006-05-04T19:30:00.000-07:002006-05-04T19:30:00.000-07:00Dilys:re LileksHis mention of the siren evoked a m...Dilys:<BR/>re Lileks<BR/><BR/>His mention of the siren evoked a memory. I am a little older than Lileks, and I lived in a suburb of Detroit when I was a kid. We were always told that if the war should come that Detroit would be a first target because of the steel and automotive industries. We had H-bomb drills in school where we were all herded into a warren of concrete tunnels beneath the building. Then they'd turn out the lights while the teachers patrolled the tunnels with flashlights. Scary. This was the late fifties, and early sixties. They would sound the siren every Saturday around noon. But it was an air-raid siren, not a storm warning.<BR/>I liked his comparison of the dog's reaction to the inexplicable noise with the possible human reaction to a hypothetical voice of God. When he mused on what might happen if that hypothetical voice went inexplicably silent it just kind of gave me a chill.<BR/><BR/>JWMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com