Corbid Ravenous

Bowie Review Part II

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The lights dropped. There was some amazing digital animation onscreen featuring a backing band and a blonde man with a harmonica. From backstage, came a familiarly deep, laughing voice… And the crowd went wild… He started in with “Rebel Rebel.” He was wearing a black denim jacket with tuxedo tails and tight black jeans (dear … Read more

Tarot for the Day (William Blake deck)

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Liberty: An emerging and powerful sense of personal freedom. Hearing a call to action. Awakening to a deeper level of awareness or sense of spiritual self. A rebirth or basic change of state. Making an important decision or judgment, perhaps one long delayed. Being released from limiting circumstances. Child of Painting: Riding the wave of … Read more

Or maybe it’s just me.

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Happened to catch about 5 minutes of “Oprah” today and was a mite perplexed. A couple was sitting there beaming as the wife rather sweetly explained that she didn’t blame her almost total lack of sexual fulfilment on her husband, and that she knew he loved her very much, etc,etc. She confessed that she continually … Read more

The Velvet Underground

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Have fallen in love with the second Velvet Underground album, particularly the song “The Murder Mystery.” Shall have a new mix tracklisting up in the near future including this and many other things…

Since it’s been two weeks already…

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Part I of he long awaited Bowie Review: Many years ago in Phoenix, my best friend Lizzie and I relaized a lifelong aspiration and saw David Bowie in concert with Nine Inch Nails on the “Outside” tour. Spaz girl that I am, I forgot the tickets, which we realized when we were halfway there, We … Read more

oblique strategies of the day (ala brian eno)

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**************************************************************************************************************************************** Don’t be frightened of cliches Look closely at the most embarrassing details & amplify them mythology detritus opinion ****************************************************************************************************************************************

Ceridwen

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Ceridwen is a magician who features in the mythical version of the life of the genuine bard Taliesin. Ceridwen had an ugly son, Afagddu (“ugly”), whom she wished to make wise. She brewed a magical liquid and had her kitchen boy Gwion tend it. Three drops scalded his hand and he licked them off, instantly … Read more

More politicism, but for a good cause

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Passed on by a friend: as it becomes more and more certain that President Bush was aware there was no credible evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq, the “Moveon” organization has issued a call for censure. I swear to god the next post will be amusing or insightful and not so bleeding heart, … Read more