As a former Christian, one who suffered under the auspices of a higher being handed down in the historical documents collected into theliterary work known as the Bible, I have to say I like this idea that Jesus is gonna be here, yeah, he’s gonna be here soon. Its a useful fiction. Faith in the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tom Waits’
Rapture
Posted in Religion, tagged Christianity, God, Jesus, the rapture, the second coming, Tom Waits on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Little Man
Posted in family, Music, tagged family, forefold, music, punk rock, Tom Waits, Vox Amplug headphone bass amp on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One week ago today, my little brother celebrated his twenty-eighth birthday. He had a sickie from work during the day and went out for dinner on Thursday night with one of our three sisters. I called him up before he went to dinner and asked him what he wanted for his birthday. In the past [...]
Woyzeck: A Children’s Story
Posted in Love, Music, Theatre, tagged Blood Money, Buchner, Dirty Three, Malthouse Theatre, Nick Cave, Orphans, Theatre, Tom Waits, Warren Ellis, Woyzeck on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, I went to the Malthouse Theatre in South Melbourne with my friend, O. The new production of Woyzeck was playing, with a score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. I have recently been re-introduced to the music of Warren Ellis again in his band, the Dirty Three, in particular the album, Horse Stories. [...]
The Director’s Cut
Posted in Books, Friendship, HY Art, work, Writing, tagged Bataille, danse macabre, death, Derrida, ethics, faith, Henry Miller, Love, Of Grammatology, philosophy, Sexus, Spinoza, Tom Waits, William Burroughs, Writing and Difference on February 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The mechanism of our ordinary knowledge is of a cinematographical kind. Henri Bergson, Creative Evolution The ancient Egyptians postulated seven souls. Top soul, and the first to leave at the moment of death, is Ren, the Secret Name. This corresponds to my Director. He directs the film of your life from conception to death. The [...]
The Fruit of H.Y. Labour
Posted in Friendship, Love, tagged Christianity, Greek mythology, life, pomegranates, re-birth, seasons, Tom Waits on December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was recently introduced to the pomegranate. I have not had the pleasure of tasting the pomegranate, having only seen the picture but it is a curious looking fruit with pearly seeds that remind me of salmon roe but of a dark purple colour. The pomegranate has a part in a story in Greek mythology [...]
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