I think its on... You told me once you don't like blogs - are you always this wishy washy? What is the purpose of your blog? Do you feel a need to share? or is this some form of voyeurism that tickles your exhibitionistic inner drive. I sometimes get excited about something that I discover and feel I need to share it but then the thrill is short lived and it becomes a page outsourced to brain ram (good til I die).. Is this some form of collective brain ram. I don't think so - as its massaged through articulation and english is not the most expressive form of communication (ask any budgie that you know - they have 103 chirps for the concept of 'caged in'). Yet, articulation of your experience and your ability to tell the story is key to many pillars of culture - song, poem and oral history. It also shows that life is path where our thoughts are aligned to an ever changing set of ideals and assumptions - so don't worry , you didn't like blogs before, and now you do.... No sweat... I've articulated my original angst and now have come to terms with it. Man, this blog is therapeutic..
As a half Hindu (Brahmin), quarter Lutheran, quarter Marxist, raised in Cape Breton catholic schools - I found much solice in the assimilating concept of the afterlife - which is an inevitable rebirth as an unemployed guilt ridden reformist with a hammer and sickle afterbirthmark.
In continuance with the topic of story telling, songs that actually convey stories are not necessarily found in the custody of antiquity and modern folk musics.
I have found that the 70-80s heavy metal genre was a great source for afterlife prose. Consider the classics :
Sad Wings of Destiny - Judas Priest Beyond the Realms of Death - Judas Priest We'll Burn the Sky - Scorpions Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath Don't Fear the Reaper - BOC (lighter in message)
In addition, I'd say that there is much content found in the topic of 'inevitibility' or fate (with respect to dying): Stairway to Heaven, Diamonds and Rust, Rainbow in the Dark, Sign of the Sourthern Cross etc
Arguably, the most passionate and relevant vehicle was We'll Burn the Sky which is best incarnated on Best of Scorpions Volume 2 (not available on Itunes).
I found a little nook here in the afterlife of the blog.
I know a lady in Hugo's South American country who lives in dire desire to join the auspiciousness of the afterlife. She complains when others pass on and feels jealous for their luck. She blames her good health on sins of her path but knows if she forgoes her healthy routien, she will be punished in the after life or worse, she'll have to live even longer. Longing for the afterlife...
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I think its on... You told me once you don't like blogs - are you always this wishy washy? What is the purpose of your blog? Do you feel a need to share? or is this some form of voyeurism that tickles your exhibitionistic inner drive. I sometimes get excited about something that I discover and feel I need to share it but then the thrill is short lived and it becomes a page outsourced to brain ram (good til I die).. Is this some form of collective brain ram. I don't think so - as its massaged through articulation and english is not the most expressive form of communication (ask any budgie that you know - they have 103 chirps for the concept of 'caged in'). Yet, articulation of your experience and your ability to tell the story is key to many pillars of culture - song, poem and oral history. It also shows that life is path where our thoughts are aligned to an ever changing set of ideals and assumptions - so don't worry , you didn't like blogs before, and now you do.... No sweat... I've articulated my original angst and now have come to terms with it. Man, this blog is therapeutic..
Ravi - you're off your meds again :)
I don't dislike blogs. I dislike the content of most blogs.
An interesting topic.
As a half Hindu (Brahmin), quarter Lutheran, quarter Marxist, raised in Cape Breton catholic schools - I found much solice in the assimilating concept of the afterlife - which is an inevitable rebirth as an unemployed guilt ridden reformist with a hammer and sickle afterbirthmark.
In continuance with the topic of story telling, songs that actually convey stories are not necessarily found in the custody of antiquity and modern folk musics.
I have found that the 70-80s heavy metal genre was a great source for afterlife prose. Consider the classics :
Sad Wings of Destiny - Judas Priest
Beyond the Realms of Death - Judas Priest
We'll Burn the Sky - Scorpions
Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath
Don't Fear the Reaper - BOC (lighter in message)
In addition, I'd say that there is much content found in the topic of 'inevitibility' or fate (with respect to dying): Stairway to Heaven, Diamonds and Rust, Rainbow in the Dark, Sign of the Sourthern Cross etc
Arguably, the most passionate and relevant vehicle was We'll Burn the Sky which is best incarnated on Best of Scorpions Volume 2 (not available on Itunes).
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I found a little nook here in the afterlife of the blog.
I know a lady in Hugo's South American country who lives in dire desire to join the auspiciousness of the afterlife. She complains when others pass on and feels jealous for their luck. She blames her good health on sins of her path but knows if she forgoes her healthy routien, she will be punished in the after life or worse, she'll have to live even longer. Longing for the afterlife...
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Not much music devoted to the before-life - seems to be the domain of the polaized intelligent creation and evo-devo crowds..
We seek answers about where we come from as much as we consider where we are going.
Yet one has song after song written about it, and another has a lack lustre criminality to it.
I'm pro-pre-life choice. One should indeed have a right to figure out what happened before you there, before we were here, before all was here.
I'll work on a tune to articulate this... and who knows someday, someone will start a blog on music for beyond the past.
-longing for a pre-life,
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above, I meant to use the word 'polarized' rather than polalized.
Though polalized is definitely applicable in this case.
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