November 19, 2022
Utopia, Metopia, All God’s Children Gottopia Progress is the realization of Utopias. —Oscar Wilde Tales of the Trickster are the oldest stories known to humanity. As a timeless archetype, they show up throughout histories past, present, and even future. They compulsively mock the powerful and are therefore relevant to any discussion of a future that…
The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is . . . that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world…is being destroyed. Hanna Arendt, On Lying and Politics I’ve been fantasizing about an instructional video designed for an Audience of One, the Esteemed and Steamed…
Now ain’t that a treat. I’m pleased (happy dance emoji)! You can check it out just by clicking here.
…which means I’ve still got another ten minutes and twenty seconds in me. Mr Warhol, I’m ready for my close-up! It’s Daytime Chicago, and I am grateful for the opportunity they gave me to get my message out. Just click the pic!
Happy Birthday, Chuck Berry! Shed 96 Tears for 96 years. That’s how old Chuck Berry would be on October 18, 2022, and we owe him big. When speaking of the great American artist Louis Armstrong, a musician friend reminds me, …“No Satch, No Jazz.” So may I say, “No Chuck Berry, No Rock and Roll.”…
[Part 2] The Trickster tongue speaks comedy, and Marvel movies increase the dose every year, where comedy ranks second only to the CGI action. Consider Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man quips; Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, the recent Spider-Man films, and most certainly Deadpool movies. Putting the laughs first has made these some of the…
Have a good time. And don’t take anything too seriously… — Jerry Garcia [Part 1] I have a longstanding debate with a close friend over the question Can ANYTHING be made fun of? Is it possible to take NOTHING seriously? Trickster thinks so. And the universe has sent us filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi to…