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Tuesday, January 18, 2005
'It's a Mystery'
Following on from discussions with people infected with the Badiou virus on Saturday, I spent the morning trawling through material on Christian mysticism. It turns out that I’m right and they’re all wrong – Ha!
Trouble is though; it’s never that simple is it? Unhappily it now looks as though I’ll be forced to hack my way through Badiou’s book on Paul to work out how they justify themselves. What is going on? One of the main reasons I got into philosophy was that Christianity was so patently ridiculous. Now all I find myself doing is arguing about Catholic doctrine and reading reams of associated material. It’s my own fault: I should have stuck to the Analytic stuff.
Still, this is really just an excuse to post a picture of Mrs Fripp possibly singing her famous hymn to mysticism.
I often used to wonder what sort of tone deaf saddos listened to Toyah and then I, ermm, married one. The records are all stashed in the loft though, along with Mrs effay's collection of albums by another, similar, spiky 80's chanteuse...
If you can't work that one out, here’s a Hawkwind trivia question: What are the two links between Hawkwind and Toyah?
Trouble is though; it’s never that simple is it? Unhappily it now looks as though I’ll be forced to hack my way through Badiou’s book on Paul to work out how they justify themselves. What is going on? One of the main reasons I got into philosophy was that Christianity was so patently ridiculous. Now all I find myself doing is arguing about Catholic doctrine and reading reams of associated material. It’s my own fault: I should have stuck to the Analytic stuff.
Still, this is really just an excuse to post a picture of Mrs Fripp possibly singing her famous hymn to mysticism.
I often used to wonder what sort of tone deaf saddos listened to Toyah and then I, ermm, married one. The records are all stashed in the loft though, along with Mrs effay's collection of albums by another, similar, spiky 80's chanteuse...
If you can't work that one out, here’s a Hawkwind trivia question: What are the two links between Hawkwind and Toyah?
Posted by: johneffay / 8:42 PM
[ psychbloke 19/01/2005 03:17:33 :: web]
[ peteW 20/01/2005 23:25:53]
[ infinite 20/01/2005 23:41:13]
[ johneffay 20/01/2005 23:58:46 :: web]
[ peteW 21/01/2005 14:30:33 :: web]
[ Melmoth 21/01/2005 15:27:58]
[ johneffay 21/01/2005 15:36:26 :: web]
[ kekw 21/01/2005 19:50:17]
[ johneffay 21/01/2005 22:12:12 :: web]
[ undercurrent 28/01/2005 01:13:38 :: web]
Care to comment?
Truly it is a mythtery....
[ psychbloke 19/01/2005 03:17:33 :: web]
"another, similar, spiky 80's chanteuse..."
siouxsie? oh, what's the name of that woman who sang instead of Bob Smith on The Glove? or are you cocking a snook at David Sylvian? Hmm?
p.s. (highly unrelated) there are, perhaps surprisingly in the current 'climate', some fine children's picture books with 'an edge'.
'Frog Belly Rat Bone' is attractively grotty and washed out, 'Dirty Bertie' has a valuable shock value and akk outta time!
siouxsie? oh, what's the name of that woman who sang instead of Bob Smith on The Glove? or are you cocking a snook at David Sylvian? Hmm?
p.s. (highly unrelated) there are, perhaps surprisingly in the current 'climate', some fine children's picture books with 'an edge'.
'Frog Belly Rat Bone' is attractively grotty and washed out, 'Dirty Bertie' has a valuable shock value and akk outta time!
[ peteW 20/01/2005 23:25:53]
'Dirty Bertie', eh?! Sounds like a good present for someone I happen to know....
[ infinite 20/01/2005 23:41:13]
Pete, you're miles off target. There is no way that I would banish Siouxsie or Landray (well, on Blue Sunshine anyway. What else did she do?) to the loft. Think someone a bit like Toyah, but not as good.
[ johneffay 20/01/2005 23:58:46 :: web]
hmm, it's the 'not as good' that's giving me cognitive dissonance...
Cindi Lauper?
Cindi Lauper?
[ peteW 21/01/2005 14:30:33 :: web]
Hazel O' bloody Connor?
[ Melmoth 21/01/2005 15:27:58]
Spot on, Melmoth! I used to try to get Mrs effay to see the error of her ways over this but even now, if pressed, she will make statements such as "Well, she was good in Breaking Glass." Then she has the cheek to complain when I put on Nurse With Wound!
[ johneffay 21/01/2005 15:36:26 :: web]
Hawkwind and Toyah...?
Easy: They've both played Stonehenge and both presented holiday programs.
Easy: They've both played Stonehenge and both presented holiday programs.
[ kekw 21/01/2005 19:50:17]
They've both played Stonehenge and both presented holiday programs.
Well, it's true that Nik Turner worked in the holiday industry, selling 'Kiss Me Quick' hats on Margate beach, but when did Toyah play Stonehenge?
Well, it's true that Nik Turner worked in the holiday industry, selling 'Kiss Me Quick' hats on Margate beach, but when did Toyah play Stonehenge?
[ johneffay 21/01/2005 22:12:12 :: web]
thanks for this, john...see my response (amplification) over at my place (too long for the comments box) :)
[ undercurrent 28/01/2005 01:13:38 :: web]
Care to comment? 