Sinister: a little bit from Column A, a little bit from Column B
There is a bit of B&S at the end but while we are on the vein, here is one of my favorite Homerisms (when he is scolding Bart for stealing): "We live in a society of rules. Why do you think I took you to all those Police Academy movies, for fun?!? Well, except that guy who makes noises, (motor noises and other hilarious facial expressions ensue)....what was I saying? Oh yeah, stay out of my booz!" Oh god, I think I almost ruptured an organ when I first saw that scene. I rewound and replayed it probably 5 times. I guess this train of thought could really be applied to any band, but I was lying on my floor last night with a candle nearby listening to BWTAS and started to question the amount of time I spend listening to it and other great albums. I take a small amount of pride in not resorting to distractions for the most part, but is music really a distraction if it is so beautiful? When I listen to a great piece of music, I find myself almost paralyzed in the sense that I can't bring myself to do anything other than succumb to it. If I busy myself with something else, a certain percentage of my consciousness is unable to pay full attention to the music. So, consequently, when I listen to music, I get nothing done, and I listen to music A LOT. When I watch TV, read, or amuse myself with frivolties, I usually am consciously aware that I am distracting myself from reality, but with music am I somehow subconsciously validating it because it has the ability to make one transcend reality without realizing it? Yeah, it is art, but where does one draw the line between indulgence in art and mindfulness to the here and now. After having said that, I realize by listening to music I would have to be in the here and now but it seems like an elitist here and now that is untouched by reality. I'm not sure. Well this may be a case of over-contemplation, but I just wondered if any of you out there have ever thought the same thing, well at least similar things. I hope everyone in sinister land is doing well, thanks for reading my ramblings =) Take care... Justin W Felonius Monk "My mind is distracted and diffused. My thoughts are many miles away, They lie with you when you're asleep... And kiss you when you start your day." - "Kathy's Song" - Simon & Garfunkel (Possibly the most moving verse I have ever heard, I can't but cry every time I hear it) +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
Again, this is very eeenteresting, meeshter Bond. The "how you feel when you listen to music" strand, at least. The Simpsons stuff is doing my head in. Anyhoo, my take on the whole thing is that music (well, *good* music, at least) should be something that you get totally immersed in; like nothing else counts except for the particular series of air compressions that you are listening to at that time. And, quite importantly, the people and places that it makes you think of. The best way I can describe my own feelings on listening to stuff that I consider to be special (and this is where the rest of you probably start to feel that I've gone mad again) is that it's definitely comparable to the feeling you get when you wake up in the morning, raise your head from the pillow, and realise that you're lying next to someone that you unreservedly love. It's that same "It-just-doesn't-get-any-better-than-this", butterflies-in-stomach feeling. Or it is for me, anyway. I'm not too sure about all this subconscious validation or transcending of reality mullarkey, but there again they both contain words of more than one syllable, so it's not surprising really. Come to think of it, syllable has more than one syllable. Oh, bugger. Hope this made a small amount of sense, Hasta banana, lol p xx. -- -----------------------------*||*-------------------------------- "Reality never seems to work out quite the way you want it to..." Pete Ramsdale - peter.ramsdale@wdr.com Phone: 0171 568 3836 -----------------------------*||*-------------------------------- This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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