Saturday, June 16, 2018

I am not seeing or hearing anything these days that takes me off into another place. I am seeing manufactured housing in the entertainment industry. Money is not the point of an artistic creation. Once it becomes the point, the art suffers and all authenticity becomes lost.
The authentic man is held to a position which is set in stone. In his mind, whatever is chizzled into that rock is golden in its wisdom. At the same time, another authentic man see such a rock and appreciates what it stands for. He may even marvel at its meaning and ponder it once again for a while as it may be familiar to him. He will then walk away without giving it another thought. Later on that day another authentic man may come across the rock and decide to break it into pieces with a sledge hammer. He may only manage a chip off the top of the rock before a ranger comes over and detains him. While waiting for the police, the ranger may ask the man why he did what he did. The man may say, "My father loved this saying and was responsible for this rock and he beat me." Man has many sides. Some are revealed and some are concealed.

HEART - Crazy On You (1976)

"Television is 99% dedicated to keeping you dumb and stupid." Timothy Leary

Friday, June 15, 2018

Influences show themselves within the work of individuals in whatever they do. If what they do is based solely on a passion of theirs, then their influence will be recognizable immediately. Rarely does an occasion present itself when a sound or color or image in ones mind is directly linked to what is being presented. That is a direct line into the subconscious mind of another person. If there is real power on this earth, that is where it stems from....

Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks

No Quarter