tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post2442529701529228184..comments2024-03-28T12:10:26.197-07:00Comments on One Cʘsmos: Civilization, Humanization, DivinizationGagdad Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-85853396588459763282014-06-10T19:22:04.446-07:002014-06-10T19:22:04.446-07:00I can see 12/72.
That last week of April, 1975 ...I can see 12/72. <br /><br />That last week of April, 1975 would be another candidate. I remember being out in the hallway with some other guys, feeling sick and saying cynically, "Well, we finally won."mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-15896919581368945392014-06-10T15:44:55.942-07:002014-06-10T15:44:55.942-07:00It makes sense if you consider that the 1960s begi...It makes sense if you consider that the 1960s begins with the death of JFK in 11/63 and ends in 12/72 with the discontinuation of the draft. Maybe the idea of Death infused the music with more urgency or something.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-81344475289018187022014-06-10T15:38:51.594-07:002014-06-10T15:38:51.594-07:00As an indication, I have some old amazon widgets l...As an indication, I have some old amazon widgets linking to my favorite albums. There are 20 each for 1971 and 1972, but it was hard to come up with 10 for 1973. I had to cheat by throwing in some soul albums. A lot of the decline had to do with Big Money and Harder Drugs.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-51498304688548338792014-06-10T15:33:54.455-07:002014-06-10T15:33:54.455-07:00I place it more toward 1972. The dropoff in album...I place it more toward 1972. The dropoff in album quality from 1972 to 1973 shocks the conscience. And things really crater in 1974. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-9213162804057206332014-06-10T14:56:30.988-07:002014-06-10T14:56:30.988-07:00"Hotel Chambermaid" was played frequentl..."Hotel Chambermaid" was played frequently in KSHE's rotation in '77, '78 -- back in the day when "classic rock" meant something.<br /><br />I don't know why they picked that one. There were better songs on that album.<br /><br />Also, my earlier comment kicked off a T.Rex earworm. So I listened to it again. I think you could make a reasonable argument that the ultimate fall of western civilization can be traced to the moment in 1971 when "Get It On" hit the airwaves.mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-17671400587289220222014-06-10T14:09:52.499-07:002014-06-10T14:09:52.499-07:00His first two albums in particular are fantastic -...His first two albums in particular are fantastic -- Howlin Wind and Heat Treatment. Start with those. He was a lifeline in that godforsaken disco era.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-91942755900762860602014-06-10T13:57:55.824-07:002014-06-10T13:57:55.824-07:00Thanks, I will check it out. Have to admit that Pa...Thanks, I will check it out. Have to admit that Parker never entered my musical purview that much, although he falls into my affinity for the British indie post-punk sound. Elvis Costello are others became more popular and digestible for me at the time.tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-9890073689953607522014-06-10T13:50:14.850-07:002014-06-10T13:50:14.850-07:00Tracklist.<a href="http://www.grahamparker.net/Official_Bootleg_Box.html" rel="nofollow">Tracklist</a>.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24837466322916817292014-06-10T13:45:09.775-07:002014-06-10T13:45:09.775-07:00Ted: something tells me you'd also like this ...Ted: something tells me you'd also like this new Graham Parker & the Rumour <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Official-Bootleg-Graham-Parker-Rumour/dp/B00ISKLJUE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402432916&sr=8-1&keywords=graham+parker+bootleg" rel="nofollow">Official Bootleg Box</a>, with concerts from 1976, '77, '78, and '79, and one from the 2012 reunion. Bastards know just how to bait me. Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-36959112408194647142014-06-10T12:59:55.259-07:002014-06-10T12:59:55.259-07:00Julie, I think that is a good insight, and I often...Julie, I think that is a good insight, and I often wonder if it's our inability to emotionalize great numbers on the good or bad scale. In the inverse, it goes back to Stalin's famous line: <i>the death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.</i>tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-65849902809509449302014-06-10T12:50:22.854-07:002014-06-10T12:50:22.854-07:00Or as I see it, in many ways religious organizatio...Or as I see it, in many ways religious organizations often fail to see the ways that modern life, and the remarkable achievements in improving the lot of mankind as a whole, are a reflection of god's grace in the world.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-84198754150345171422014-06-10T12:47:54.489-07:002014-06-10T12:47:54.489-07:00Along those lines, Kevin Williamson has another go...Along those lines, <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/379954/catholics-against-capitalism-kevin-d-williamson" rel="nofollow">Kevin Williamson</a> has another good article taking the Church - and other religious groups - in America to task for essentially supporting socialism:<br /><br />"You cannot redistribute what you don’t have — and that holds true not only for countries but, finally, for the planet and the species, which of course is what globalization is all about. That men of the cloth, of all people, should be blind to what is really happening right now on the global economic scale is remarkable, ironic, and sad. Cure one or two people of blindness and you’re a saint; prevent blindness in millions and you’re Monsanto."juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-64842083045329335622014-06-10T12:35:02.993-07:002014-06-10T12:35:02.993-07:00I just now got this book in the mail that I am abo...I just now got this book in the mail that I am about to crack, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Smaller-Faster-Lighter-Denser-Cheaper/dp/1610392051/ref=tf_ssw?&linkCode=wss&tag=onecos-20" rel="nofollow">Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper: How Innovation Keeps Proving the Catastrophists Wrong</a>, and it's the zactsame thing on a more horizontal-economic level -- but still, it reflects the principle of the mind endlessly rearranging matter.Gagdad Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249005793605006679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-88710549654335120442014-06-10T12:14:47.179-07:002014-06-10T12:14:47.179-07:00So "By creating human beings, God has committ...<i>So "By creating human beings, God has committed himself to lead them to deification," and I am holding him to that commitment.</i><br /><br />I found another reference, where he adds: <br /><br /><i>Man becomes more and more like God without identifying with Him. Man will continue to become like God forever, in an ever fuller union with Him, but never will he reach full identification with Him; he will be able to reflect God more and more, but he will not become what God is. <br /><br />The Holy Fathers emphasize that deification is by grace and not by man's own effort or nature. When deified man's nature remains the same. He does not become a source of divine energy, like God. He receives God's energies though grace. Man only reflects God's energies. He never assumes the role of the source. <br /><br />We never receive the totality of God's energies. Through our efforts in preparation we make an ascent and as we grow spiritually God's energies descend on us granting us increased powers.</i><br /><br />Beautiful!tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354048695798015131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-34310161847489760622014-06-10T11:42:14.100-07:002014-06-10T11:42:14.100-07:00Right off the bat, this bangs the gong. This whol...Right off the bat, this bangs the gong. This whole "unnatural" thing goads me. Where did humans come from? mushroomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651027035577798096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8580258.post-24665517680438006042014-06-10T10:33:58.357-07:002014-06-10T10:33:58.357-07:00To say there are no civilizational norms is also t...<i>To say there are no civilizational norms is also to say that there is no correct way to be human.</i><br /><br />I was reading something <a href="http://www.peekinthewell.net/blog/the-moral-clouding-of-comic-books/" rel="nofollow">along those lines</a> this morning, in re. the old "Comic Books Code," and how it steadily first softened, then was abandoned altogether, partly as the culture changed, and partly because the nature of the change was such that it was no longer socially acceptable to have actual standards and ideals for heroic behavior, because it reflects poorly on those who fall short of those standards. In other words, "What we saw in the 1990′s, in comic books and elsewhere — and it has yet to lose momentum, even this late — is a cultural phobia against true heroism."juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com