Literally, this shit is falling into my lap. Random occurances lead to associations lead to stuff I need to type on my blog.

ARS (fill in latinesque sounding word here)

Poetica (typically a poem pertaining to nature)

W.S. Merwin

To the Book

Go on then

in your own time

this is as far as I will take you

I am leaving your words with you

as though they had been yours

all the time

of course you are not finished

how can you be finished

when the morning begins again

or the moon rises

even the words are not finished

thought they may claim to be

nevermind

I will not be

listening when they say

how you should be different in some way

you will be able to tell them

that the fault was all mine

whoever I was

when I made you up

ANYWAY. This is just one example of the ever fear inducing question-

Can we differentiate the author and the art?

It seems all critiques, theorize that the two are inseperable.

Could this be Merwin dismissing his critiques? or just addressing criticisms of poetry?

This ties in to one of many ideas discussed in…

ARS Cinematica?

BULLETS OVER BROADWAY

Allen’s interpretation of the author vs the art. This is immediately post the Soon-Yi scandal, and Allen is questioning if his fans can trust him because of his art, or will they abandon the art because of the artists action?

Seriously hysterical, and very insightful typical to the Allen style, a lot of difficult questions come up…

Is it worth it to sacrifice a human being’s life to save great art? Do you fall in love with the art, or the man?

If we consider that life is temporary, and art (typically) is permanent, shouldn’t we try to preserve art more? Comments, concerns? Chazz Palminteri is incredible in this movie as well as everyone else. Very comical, very neccessary to watch.

Oh wait, I just remembered this stuff should be funny…eh fuck it.

I don’t like the pressure of feeling like I have to make the one or two consistent readers laugh.

ARS Duramen????

(latin for art is hard which is a clever way to tie in….

CURSIVE!

Sweet picture of Tim Kasher huh?

Ok funny story…. I went to see these guys awhile ago, and at the door as I was getting all excited at the door, then random girl came up to me.

Hey man, you want some bananas?

I had to interrupt my train of thought, ( which currently was “the martyr” running ad nauseum through my head) but then I realized. At that time in my life, I wanted a banana more then I ever did before.

My reaction: Oh god! Yes! I would love some!

( no I was not high)

but biting into that banana, was like experiencing god* cooking for me.

Anyway, Art is hard is clearly about the struggle of being an artist.

Tim speaks to this with lines like ” Keep churning out those hits, ’til it’s all the same old shit.”

When art is mass produced, and suited for the MASSES not the MUSIC FANS what does it typically become? (see line above for answer)

Either way listen to it, and it feel like you get an insight in the life of Tim.

It’s been fun kids…

Keep on rockin in the free world!

Jordan

(Yes that was a Neil Young reference)

* god= synonymous w/Giada de Laurentis.

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