Welcome to PhilosFX, the blog that asks, "If your life were a movie, would anyone watch?" We'll combine philosophy and special effects to explore a wide range of subjects. Some call it, "Technicolor Omphaloskepsis." I call it Life: examined, shared, and truly lived.
David Suzuki writes about how to live in dark and troubling times (with nice references to Leonard Cohen and William Butler Yeats).
Light is used to symbolize God, faith, or holiness throughout the Bible. Here are 21 Bible verses about light. Read these to gain a better understanding of light as the symbol of positivity.
That pencil sketch at 2:20 comes back in light color at 2:30 and looks quite dashingly bold at 3:34!
Who is Maurice Worm (4:35)? That's none other than Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame pianist, Stephen John Nason. Stephen is better known to Elvis Costello fans as Steve (what's a "groupie"?) Nieve! A man of many names, Stephen is also known as Steve A'dore (get it?), Norman Brain, and yes, Maurice Worm.
Credit for the video's artwork is given to one Eamon Singer (0:10), who also produced the video for 'Unwanted Number'. Elvis fans will remember paintings by this artist appeared on the inner sleeve of his 1984 album 'Good Bye Cruel World' and on the cover of his 1986 LP 'Blood and Chocolate'. If you liked those paintings, you'll love the cover of 'Look Now'.
The character at 2:00 is reminiscent of the chap on the cover of 'Imperial Bedroom'.
The Imperial Bedroom cover is a painting titled "Snakecharmer & Reclining Octopus" by Barney Bubbles (but credited to "Sal Forlenza").
Look Now Tracklist: 01. Under Lime << 02. Don’t Look Now 03. Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter 04. Stripping Paper 05. Unwanted Number 06. I Let The Sun Go Down 07. Mr. & Mrs. Hush 08. Photographs Can Lie 09. Dishonor The Stars 10. Suspect My Tears 11. Why Won’t Heaven Help Me? 12. He’s Given Me Things
Deluxe Special Edition Tracks: 13. Isabelle In Tears 14. Adieu Paris (L’Envie Des Étoiles) 15. The Final Mrs. Curtain 16. You Shouldn’t Look At Me That Way
Elvis Costello Tour Dates: 11/02 – Bethlehem, PA @ The Sands Bethlehem Event Center 11/04 – Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall << 11/06 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Paramount Theatre 11/07 – Verona, NY @ Turning Stone Resort Casino 11/09 – Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre 11/10 – Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre 11/11 – Buffalo, NY @ Shea’s Performing Arts Center 11/13 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit 11/15 – Minneapolis, MN @ Northrop Auditorium 11/17 – Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live 11/19 – Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre 11/21 – St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House 11/23 – Thackerville, OK @ WinStar World Casino 11/25 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium 11/27 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre 11/28 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Anaheim 11/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern 12/01 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic 12/03 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre 12/04 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Now let's have a look at some of the motorcycles James Aidee considered and dismissed in favor of his Vincent Black Lightning, 1952.
Museum of Contemporary Motorcycles Referenced in the Song
1952 Vincent Black Shadow, similar to the Black Lightning
1949 Vincent Red Rapide
Let's agree with Richard Thompson's James Aidee: compared to the Vincent models, and especially to the super-fast Black Lightning, the contemporary Nortons, Indians, and Greeves' simply won't do.
1952 Norton Model 7 Dominator, the Norton
factory's first twin cylinder machine
1953 Indian Chief, big and bulky and built
for comfort on the wide open road
1955 Greeves 20T, built three years after the Lightning,
and for a different purpose (time-trials)
1957 Greeves Fleetwing has the same unusual downtube as the 20T,
but a bigger engine and more of a road-worthy design
To my eyes, the Ariel comes the closest to matching the soul of the Vincent. Still, it isn't quite right, either. Not even the 1938 Red Hunter seems fit for a leather-clad angel on a soul-saving mission.
1938 Ariel Red Hunter
I can't imagine why the Triumph fails to get a mention in this song.
1952 Triumph Thunderbird
Being more of a Harley man myself, I propose an edit:
"I see Angels on Harleys in leather and chrome,
Swoopin' down from Heaven to carry me home."
Just for the sake of comparison (and as if to prove my point), here is an image of my angel's preferred chariot. When my time comes. take me home on a Harley!
1952 Harley-Davidson FL Hydra-Glide
As we know from another post on this blog, 1952 was a big year for the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. That's the year that their large-frame bike, the FL Hydra-Glide, was fitted with a new style of transmission featuring a hand clutch and a foot shifter. This would soon become an industry standard. The old EL model, with its foot clutch and hand shifter, was discontinued. Note: my leather-clad angels would not let a suicide shifter deter them for a moment!
But this post is about the legendary Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle. Capable of speeds up to 150 mph, the Black Lightning set many speed records in its era. In January 2018, it set one more record: A 1951 Vincent Black Lightning motorcycle sold at auction for the highest price ever paid: $929,000!
Jack Ehret signed this bike on which he set the Australian land speed record (141.5 mph) in January 1953
This parable is inspired by a prophecy told by the Lummi people, the original inhabitants of Washington's northernmost coast and southern British Columbia. For thousands of years, they have worked, struggled and celebrated life on the shores and waters of the Puget Sound.
A parable about space and time
by Kyle Dome Doane
Before the storyteller, there was nothing to see.
The Universe was perfect
and everything was perfectly clear
There were no thoughts...
No words
No time
No stars
No planet
No mountains
No trees
No animals
No people
No human beings
Like a perfect mirror, anyone who looked into the universe would only see their own reflection. Most human beings were afraid to look for longer than a blink. But, the Storyteller wanted to understand the Universe. The Storyteller stared unblinkingly into the reflection.
After a time, The Storyteller saw deeper than just personal reflection. Was the Storyteller in the Universe? Was the Universe in the Storyteller? The Storyteller began to see the structure and form and void of the Universe.
But, thoughts began to form, then words. A question began to materialize within the Storyteller. When the Storyteller spoke The Question, the universe shook and shattered into countless fragments.
The Storyteller gathered many scattered words and ideas and tried to fit them back together, but pieces were missing and the new story was incomplete, rough and sometimes painful to hold.
The Looker took the story from the Teller and turned the story over and over to examine from different points of view. It wasn't easy. The sharp edges sometimes cut. The Looker could see current universe story, but could only see glimpses of the Way the Universe had once been.
The Hearer accepted the story without question and without examination. The Hearer copied the story and passed it to other Hearers who, in their turn passed the story to their lineage of Hearers. Sometimes Hearers would accidentally break off parts or accidentally add their own. This was seldom purposeful creation. Each lineage was certain their Story was the Truth of the Universe.
The versions of the story began to differ. Each time the story got handed down, it became smoother. More polished. Easier to hold.
Some stories became so polished, so perfectly clear that they simply reflected the image of anyone who looked into it.
I am heading to Santa Fe to attend and participate in this production, and I cannot wait! Join us! Or support the effort with a donation. Proceeds from this show will support the renovations at the Santa Fe Community College Planetarium.
Saturday, May 12 at 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM MDT Paradiso Santa Fe
903 Early Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Bring your dreams and hang them on the stars...
Every culture has looked OUT to get a better view of what is INSIDE themselves. Cosmic Perspectives utilizes astronomy, dream interpretation, improvisational theater and imaginative play to weave a new cosmic story based on the characters from your dreams. Together we create a new perspective that may deepen your relationship with the cosmos.
This is a Storytelling and interactive event that will take place inside a 12-foot domed planetarium that will be put up inside Paradiso!
Bring: a dream journal, a small palm-sized gift, and a sense of exploration.
Tickets: Sliding Scale, $10-$30
About the Facilitator: Kyle is a storyteller, a student of the universe and sometimes silly. After years as a commercial crab fisherman, Kyle's son helped him discover a passion for teaching about the amazing world on which we live. Kyle works for Digitalis Education Solutions and helps set up planetaria around the world.
This post is a prophesy passed down by the Lhaq'temish, the People of the Sea. The people of the Lummi Nation are the original inhabitants of Washington's northernmost coast and southern British Columbia. For thousands of years, they have worked, struggled and celebrated life on the shores and waters of the Puget Sound.
A loooong time ago, the mountains thought they were the people.
A loong time ago, the trees thought they were the people.
A long time ago, the animals thought they were the people.
Someday they will say, "A loooooooong time ago, the human beings thought they were the people."
And that is all.
I love the idea that mountains, trees, animals, and humans are responding to a universal life force, on a quest for fulfillment, all striving to become ...
