tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post6464343411015722808..comments2023-10-29T21:28:41.709+10:30Comments on Pavlov's Cat: 'The music of true forgiveness'Kerryn Goldsworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-67217804640245307112008-08-10T18:35:00.000+09:302008-08-10T18:35:00.000+09:30ganged up! ganged up? - older wiser heads gracious...ganged up! ganged up? - older wiser heads graciously tried to give you the benefit of years of .......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-64210218801444493322008-08-09T23:50:00.000+09:302008-08-09T23:50:00.000+09:30Yes! Luckily quite a lot of the bit I amputated wa...Yes! Luckily quite a lot of the bit I amputated was a guitar-playing callous, in fact my first thought as I looked at the bit of fingertip sitting there on the knife blade was 'Oh God, I'll never play the guitar again!'. But it did need to be grafted back on -- you can still see the join if you look hard, and the nail is a bit strange.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-49000952480276683192008-08-09T22:38:00.000+09:302008-08-09T22:38:00.000+09:30And the finger tip is still attached? It works? ...And the finger tip is still attached? It works? (As much as finger tips do work, that is.)Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182573274494086468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-62599739766027301742008-08-09T22:04:00.000+09:302008-08-09T22:04:00.000+09:30No, no, not at all. And even if I did, I can assur...No, no, not at all. And even if I did, I can assure you it wouldn't be the first time.<BR/><BR/>*assumes put-upon expression*Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-17294713231204487832008-08-09T20:40:00.000+09:302008-08-09T20:40:00.000+09:30Probably not. I admit my comments have been exclus...Probably not. I admit my comments have been exclusively FXH baiting. I hope you don't feel used, PC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-27822064564061114132008-08-09T20:08:00.000+09:302008-08-09T20:08:00.000+09:30Surely it's not either/or, though!Surely it's not either/or, though!Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-61722323419784122912008-08-09T19:51:00.000+09:302008-08-09T19:51:00.000+09:30fxh, you and cs ganged up on me to get more Van on...fxh, you and cs ganged up on me to get more Van one time. So I relented and the one I got was dedicated to L.Ron. I stand by my snark!<BR/><BR/>Transcendental abandonment - yawn. Now, if we're talkin' Sister Rosetta Tharp ... I can get on board with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-30739859135555411942008-08-08T23:39:00.000+09:302008-08-08T23:39:00.000+09:30I don't believe Van is in touch with above. In fac...I don't believe Van is in touch with above. In fact I don't think he has been, but I do think he's been close at times and at is at his best when seeking that transcendent abandonment and crossing over into glossalia for at least a few fleeting minutes.<BR/><BR/>amanda - naughty - he briefly looked into $cientology for a while but it never stuck. His mother was a Jehovah Witness (Listen to Kingdom Hall)and hes certainly explored a lot of Celtic Mysticism amongst other "searchers" structures.<BR/><BR/>His best works can take you close without a lot of effort. Hyndford Street from Hymns to the Silence, an underated album, or In the Days Before Rock 'n' Roll from - Enlightenment, showcase his ability to combine the sublime with the everyday in a mix of music, words and talking in tongues that at times can rival Yeats for dreamtime mists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-86182957008197557032008-08-08T17:01:00.000+09:302008-08-08T17:01:00.000+09:30Heh yeah. It's only been 20 years or so but I coul...Heh yeah. It's only been 20 years or so but I couldn't resist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-29184912085185173002008-08-08T16:20:00.000+09:302008-08-08T16:20:00.000+09:30I never knew Van was a Scientologist! Jeez, for a ...I never knew Van was a Scientologist! Jeez, for a minute there I was like all weepy-byes nearly.<BR/><BR/>But then (if Google is indeed our friend) he lapsed.<BR/><BR/>Praise the Lord, eh?Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-84049672135189984602008-08-08T16:03:00.000+09:302008-08-08T16:03:00.000+09:30And he was convinced that Van Morrison was in dire...<I>And he was convinced that Van Morrison was in direct communication ("unmediated communion") with the divine.</I><BR/><BR/>So thre Scientologiss are right? Bugger!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-19819793957204097352008-08-08T13:17:00.000+09:302008-08-08T13:17:00.000+09:30Well, that made me go all weepy (in a good way) bu...Well, that made me go all weepy (in a good way) but I still don't believe in god. I get the same feeling about transcendence, lately, listening to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson or Arvo Part. Music is truly indispensable, the physics of the soul. It is still 'us', still material, but perhaps a better aspect of matter.<BR/><BR/>And Van Morrison is certainly in communion with something, but I don't know if it's divine. Maybe one of Tom Wait's dirty angels.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com