You know, Barry, this really isn't fair. Geezerfreak *does* sometimes make posts that aren't angry. Not long ago, he said some really nice things to Curtis about the rave review Curtis got for his CD, for example.
--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "geezerfreak" <geezerfreak@> > wrote: > > > > You know Judith, it's precisely these kind of high horse > > comments from you that led to the 5 post a day rule. Thank > > God (and Rick) we only have to endure you 5 times a day. > > Hey Geezerfreak...nice to hear your voice here again. > Not that it's relevant, but your post reminded me of > a little-known slice of "TM Americana" that many TMers > may not be aware of, even though it was created by that > Beacon Light Of Sattva himself, David Lynch. > > It's a cartoon series called "The Angriest Dog In The > World," and it's brilliant, in my opinion. David only > had to draw the strip once. Then, since it tends to > only appear in weekly papers like the L.A. Weekly, all > he has to do each week is email the editors the dialog > he wants inserted into the "thought balloons." (Or, in > this case, the "bark balloons.") > > The artwork itself never changes. The Angriest Dog > himself (or herself...hard to tell) is in all four > frames stretched out to the length of its chain, > pulling on it constantly, as if trying to get loose > and wreak havoc upon all that has made it angry. > All day, every day, for years now. In the fourth frame > it's night, and the dog is *still* pulling against its > chain, even in its sleep. (I think that this may be > Lynch's subtle reference to "witnessing" during sleep.) > > The dialog in the "bark balloons" is almost irrelevant, > even though it changes almost every week. All it does > is provide a "context" for the dog's anger, although > clearly none is really needed. The words in the "bark > balloons" merely provide an outlet for and an excuse for > the anger itself, which is everpresent (again, in my > opinion, a clear reference by Lynch to the eternal and > universal nature of pure consciousness). A few times > during the years I lived in L.A. and saw this strip > there every week, Lynch obviously got busy and forgot > to send in any dialog, and the strip ran without them. > And it works just as well without the "bark balloons." > The basic concept is in the original illustration -- a > being so constantly in the grip of its own anger that > pretty much *everything* is seen as an excuse to bare > its teeth and bark. > > Anyway, even though it's probably not relevant to > anything here on FFL, I thought I'd remind you of the > strip, since as I remember you live in SoCal, and thus > might still be able to see it in the L.A. Weekly from > time to time. > > http://davidlynch.de/angry.html > > May it bring you a smile... >
