Browsing the archives for the death tag

Robert Anton Wilson & Timothy Leary Talk About Death

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Share Howard Hallis Interviews Timothy Leary and Robert Anton Wilson in 1994 Go here to read the entire interview. Howard Hallis does it right, Here’s a taste of Robert Anton Wilson: RAW: I very much doubt a Hell because it sort of makes a bad joke out of life. Who created Hell? Presumably God, or [...]

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Carl Jung Speaks About Death

in fnord, wisdom

ShareZurich 1959 Brilliant Mind I don’t read much Jung. I listen to my fair share (interviews like this, audiobooks of his, etc) but I haven’t really read many of his books, aside from Synchronicity, and Memories, Dreams, and Reflections. I believe I know a little more about Jung’s work than the average person, but still [...]

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Levon Helm Is On His Deathbed. Godspeed, Good Sir.

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ShareBad Week For Rock And Roll [UPDATE: Levon Helm Has Died. Rest In Peace. 4/19/11.] One of the most iconic voices in rock, Levon Helm, the drummer for The Band, is dying of terminal cancer. He’s the voice that “Pulled into Nazareth, feeling bout half past dead”. He’s the voice that Drove Old Dixie Down. [...]

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Rest In Peace, Etta James.

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Share1938-2012 A True Legend My wife introduced me to the music of Etta James, back in 2000. She always played Etta’s Live from San Francisco CD, in her car when we were out. Over the years I’ve heard a good deal of her catalog, mainly her later career, from 1980 onward… and it’s all amazing. [...]

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John Bonham: Thirty Years Gone. Led Zeppelin Ended On This Date In 1980

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ShareThirty years, Youdopia. That’s a long time. John Bonham died at the age of 32. That’s ten years younger than I am now.  If I had died ten years ago, I would have missed out on the best part of my life. John Bonham was so good that he’s one of the very few rock [...]

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Craziest Shit Ever: Behold Trololo Man. Soviet Creepiness Meets Lawrence Welk

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Share I Caught A Meme In Week One! I’m Relevant! March 12th is officially when the Trololo meme hit. I got onboard 6 days later, Youdopia. Not bad for a 42 year old man. I do need to sit down for a bit, though. I must thank Television Sux for leading me, indirectly, to this [...]

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Warren Zevon And Hunter Thompson Together. Warren’s Dying, Hunter’s Just Waiting To

in fnord, sadhana and dharma, wisdom

ShareWell, Youdopia, I have been hard on Ol’ Doc lately. I haven’t read him, thought of him… I thought I even outgrew him for awhile. That’s not true, though. I was mad. Mad at him for blowing his brains out. Well, I’m older and perhaps wiser, and I must say that I seem to lack [...]

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The Importance Of Being Earnest

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Share I made a friend today. Her name (here in the floating world) is the Butterfly Temptress, and she’s sweet, funny, kind, and ill. She has stage 4 cervical cancer, and it’s travelled through her lymphatic system throughout her body… including her brain stem. Kiki spent some time online with her yesterday, picking out caskets. [...]

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I Want To Know, Am I The Sky Or The Bird

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Share The quill from a buzzard, blood writes the word. I want to know am I the sky or the bird? Hells boiling over, and heaven is full. We’re chained to the world, and we all gotta pull. (We’re all gonna be just dirt in the ground) – Tom Waits It’s a wild life. I’m [...]

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