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I think he probably just had the wrong drink or smoke like the Pope did when he made the muslim statement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI#Islam lets face geniouses also say stupid things;-) oh,should we mention male gibson? --- Jim Goodin <jimgoodinmusic@gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe he was trying to reach the level of total > separation as almost a > reporter oberserving and photographing a horrible > act of violence such > as the Vietnamese police official executing that > fellow in the photo > from the war. Its a horrible thing but it's like > just saying here it > is. > > It's much akin to John Lennon saying we're going to > be more popular > than Jesus in a sense. > > In our western eyes it was a horrible thing. I live > in NY and almsot > had a first hand view. It was insane sad horrible > but I also never > saw such grandstanding I it's postdays from 'the > money changers in the > temple' vendors selling bits of it to a certain > amount of American > arrogance that was demanding blood of which mr bush > went after like a > dog to a bone. > > Somewhere despite all the wrong I our eyes I think > those removed could > just 'report it' or respond and as Stockhausen did > think his gut > feeling was to possibly in disbelief that the this > terribly gross act > could occur was indeed admiring the creativity of > 'Trojan horsing' the > American sleeping giant. I think he was somehow > beyond the > horribleness of it all and being the artist of which > society > particularly ours have never understood. > > Sidebar though aware of him from my music education > I was really out > of touch to what was apartant true modern artistic > innovation. There > must be one hell of a creative band in heaven with > Karl, Jimmy, > Michael, Nick and so many others, wonder if Jim > Morrison and Karl will > hit it off. Thanks for reminding me of who he was. > > Good weekend > > > Jim > > On 12/8/07, Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com> > wrote: > > Well, no question he didn't endear himself to > anyone with his comments. > > However, other than referring to "Lucifer" as the > spirit of rebellion > > and anarchy (which is positive in my book :-D ), > Stockhausen says he's a > > destructor, who does not know love. To me it > doesn't seem as if he's > > praising the act itself, at all. If he'd have > simply said "it was a work > > of art by the Devil himself", or "it was the > ultimate masterpiece of > > destruction", I think it'd be accepted that the > sentiment is that it was > > an evil act. > > > > BTW, my personal definition of art is > wide-ranging, and I accept > > anything that involves creation with the intent of > generating an > > aesthetic reaction - a terrorist attack doesn't > fall under this > > guideline. I just think here that if someone as > fearless as Sr. > > Karlheinz actually admired the act, he'd have > stood behind the simple > > misquote of his words, or said something like > "well, it certainly was a > > brilliant plan" or something similar (and > similarly offensive). > > > > Daryl Shawn > > www.swanwelder.com > > www.chinapaintingmusic.com > > > > > > > In general, invoking "Lucifer" in a positive > sense does not further > > > endear yourself to the sort of audience that > doesn't see terrorist > > > acts as a form of art. > > > > > > > > > > -- > The Acoustic World Guitar of Jim Goodin - > http://www.jimgoodinmusic.com > MySpace (solo) - > http://www.myspace.com/jimgoodinmusic > Chinapainting - > http://www.chinapaintingmusic.com > Chinapainting on My Space - > http://www.myspace.com/chinapaintingmusic.com > The Jim Goodin label and home for 7 other creative > souls - > http://www.woodandwiremusic.com > Jim Goodin uses GHS Strings - > http://www.ghsstrings.com and Seagull > Guitars - http://www.seagullguitars.com, Jim Goodin > is published by > Mel Bay Publications, Inc. - http://www.melbay.com > > Associates and friends on the web - > Daryl Shawn - > http://www.swanwelder.com > Adam Werner - http://www.adamwerner.com > John Stowell - http://www.johnstowell.com > Matt Richards - http://www.mattrichardsmusic.net > Michael Manring - http://www.manthing.com > Will Ackerman - http://www.williamackerman.com > New Land Music - http://www.newlandmusic.com > > www.myspace.com/luisangulocom ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs