30 years ago...

[den]

Jim Morrison died 30 years ago.

I really like the music of The Doors. It's great stuff! I like the lyrics and the poetry.

But I don't understand the deification that is being done to Morrison's memory. He wasn't the master poet snatched away from us. If there was ever the title "Master Poet Snatched Away From Us" then it belongs to John Lenon.

But even Lenon doesn't have the same level ot worship that Morrison seems to earn.

I had to agree with Ron 'Hitler' Barassi of This Is Serious Mum when he sang "Grandfather to a generation of Depression Worhipers" in 'Morrison Hostel.'

And I laughed when I read the last paragraph on the BBC Online's article about Morrison. "And in Paris, beneath the graffiti-strewn slab, the candles and the fading blooms, lies not the decaying body of an alcohol-raddled narcissist, but an ideal of perfection - as ancient as human life itself."

Perfection for depression worshippers.

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[i.livejournal.com]

i assume you are referring to andres serrano, who is one of the better living photographers. he had one photo in an exhibiton partially funded by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, DC. that photo, and Mapplethorpe's homoerotic work were at the center of a controversy which ended in the virtual gutting of all fine arts funding in this country. My personal reading of Serrano's piece was "western civilization has been pissing on christ for 2000 years".

and, yes, you may quote me. :)

[lonita.livejournal.com]

This is one of those arguments (were we debating an opposing viewpoint) that would almost instantly degrade down to Godwin's Law. :> (den, by the way, is the one who introduced me to Godwin's Law. Yay den!)

I'm sucking air through my teeth in that sort of seething frustrated manner, that only comes about because of governmental stupidity, and the ignorance of those of us who choose to allow them to "gut" us.

I suppose the whole controversy was fueled by the religious right, etc. who refused to put money into "that immoral work that spits in the eye of Our Lord And Saviour"? People who got reactionary over something controversial (and a bit tasteless :>) and couldn't see the bigger picture of the entire arts community? Or was it that whole "art isn't practical (the urine is proof), and is useless, therefore we're going to put the money into something More Useful to Mankind" thing?

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[i.livejournal.com]

exactly... the very same people pissing all over christ.

My last comment on this for the night...

[lonita.livejournal.com]

...that reminds me of a quote.


"Whatever your heart clings to, that is your God."

to avoid confusion

[i.livejournal.com]

btw, i am sayng this all from the perspective of an atheist who doesn't believe jesus rose from the dead.

Re: to avoid confusion

[lonita.livejournal.com]

Glad to meet you, then; fellow non-believer. :>

Re: to avoid confusion

[i.livejournal.com]

:) i suddenly realized i was sounding like a bible thumper.

Re: to avoid confusion

[lonita.livejournal.com]

You weren't, actually. The thought hadn't even crossed my mind at all.

Nor would it have, to anyone with more than two braincells to rub together. :>