Glass / Wilson – Einstein on the Beach
Good short introduction to the opera, with highlights. From the DVD, Absolute Wilson.
Candy Says
In 2007, Lou Reed performed his 1973 album Berlin at St. Ann’s in Brooklyn. One of the encores was this stunning rendition of the Velvet Underground’s Candy Says, featuring Antony.
Compare to the orignal:
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In Honor Of Bloomsday
Scenes from 1967 film adaption of Ulysses by James Joyce, directed by Joseph Strick. After viewing, buy the book here and bendofbay will take anything we earn and use it in this program.
After #712 (for E.D.)
We paused before a House that seemedA Swelling of the Ground –The Roof was scarcely visible –The Cornice – in the Ground –
When is Emily going to
see
how
the light of day will
lead
her quickly, along the low
road
and
straight on to my house
where
we have dinner waiting for
her,
growing
colder while we await her
return.
Margaret Leng Tan
Margaret Leng Tan plays In The Name Of The Holocaust by John Cage
She Sang
She sang in long thin lines.
Sang to her mother,
In long thin lines.
Memorize Poetry
Memorizing poetry gives you a feel for the language, exercises the brain, entertains when your iPod is dead, and carries on a tradition that predates writing. If you just memorize two lines a day you will have a nice collection in a month or two.
Late Picasso
Others stand watching me
watching them
Other stand watching me
watching them
I believe in
reincarnation
because I have to
I believe in
reincarnation
in order to live.
The drawings are most impressive.
Are those prostitutes?
Watch me watching them
I believe in reincarnation because otherwise there is no reason to live.
More to do.
There is no other place I would rather be.
Things we come across – this is the only place to be – the only place anyone should ever wish or want to be.
I believe in reincarnation because I have to.
I believe in reincarnation,
to be in this best place to be
&
Picasso
Ensure to Drink [nutrient supplement]
I was given no solid food during the first two or three weeks, while sitting on the chair. I was only given Ensure and water to drink. At first the Ensure made me vomit, but this became less with time.
Main Elements of the Program
Arrest and Transfer
Continuous Solitary Confinement and Incommunicado Detention
Other Methods of Ill-treatment
Suffocation by water
Prolonged Stress Standing
Beatings by use of a collar
Beating and kicking
Confinement in a box
Prolonged nudity
Sleep deprivation and use of loud music
Exposure to cold temperature/cold water
Prolonged use of handcuffs and shackles
Threats
Forced shaving
Deprivation/restricted provision of solid food
Further elements of the detention regime
Ensure a nutrient supplement.
Talking Heads – Psycho Killer Evolves
From a show at CBGB in 1975. A pure version.
From Wembly Arena, 1982.
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Las Meninas
I am the boy’s father.
The girl’s aunt -
The painter is not to be paid
for such monstrosity