Hi Marsha, On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:15 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote:
> > This kind of magic is probably true with song lyrics too. Hotel > California, by the Eagles, still gets my mind Tiffany-twisted. Classical > music, sans vocals, is perfect for creative adventure. > > I'm not sure about essays. > > > You can get out any time you like, tho you can never leave. Yes, something I carry around with me always, even when I venture far away. Tiffany twisted indeed. Excellent description. I remember hearing this for the first time, between my Junior and senior year, headed back to boarding school and stopping off at Tower Records in Sacramento. Does anybody remember Tower Records? They started in Sacramento and I know well the tower theater that gave them that name. But the night I stopped in to see what illicit rock-n-roll to smuggle back to the dorm and share with my friends, this was playing and it shook me to the core. Anyway, Hotel California. It scratched an itch I didn't even know I had, until I heard it. I loved the Eagles, and my main regret in life that year was not going to see them with my friends at one of Bill Graham's day on the green that he used to put on in oakland coliseum. there were some amazing concerts I did go and see. I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd just before their plane crash and Led Zeppelin just before their drummer crashed and now that I think about it, maybe it's just as well I didn't go see the eagles that day since my participation in their music evidently carries some kind of jinx! I'm SO glad Don Henley went on to create "Boys of Summer" and "All She Wants to do is Dance" (and make romance) But while those concerts were pretty cool in general. That one I missed turned out to be something really spectacular. The Eagles were headliners, but Heart and Steve Miller Band were pretty significant participants and the opening acts, Foghat and Foreigner, while relatively unknown at the time were destined for the big stage as well, according to my friends who did go, and history concurs. But up ahead in the distance, I see a shimmering light. My head grows heavy and my sight grows dim, but I gotta stop for the night. Indeed. John the essay'ist > > > On Oct 27, 2011, at 4:19 AM, MarshaV wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Arlo, > > > > At least with the visual arts, I think that is a very good quote! > > > > > > Marsha > > > > > > > > On Oct 26, 2011, at 11:56 PM, ARLO J BENSINGER JR wrote: > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> Was watching an interview with Marilyn Manson this evening, and > something he > >> said kinda resonated with Pirsig's reconceptualized "art". Maybe I'm > wrong, but > >> here's what he said. > >> > >> "Art to me is a 'question mark'. I don't think it should ever be an > answer. You > >> know, people ask you what your painting 'means', what your essay > 'means'... > >> that [the painting or essay] is your answer... that is your response." > (Manson) > >> > >> Many have pointed in this direction, but I thought Manson's words were > good. > >> > >> Arlo > >> > > > > > > > > ___ > > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > Archives: > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > > > > ___ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
