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WhenwillIstopskimmingthesurfaceandbeginusingallthese
LEXICON
“THATALLEGORYISDRAWNOUTOFRHETORIC,NOTHINGOFNATURE”
-WILLSHAKSPER,“THEBEARDOFAVON”BYAMYFREED
1)Stranded.
Wehearspeakerwalkcloser,andthenwalkWITHus,we’reinCastaway’shead
Outhere,there’snothingbutyourthoughts.Thatis:
theocean,thesand,andyourthoughts.Beautiful,BeautifulTho…Thatis:
ocean,sand,hunger,cold,thoughts,and…Stars.Beautiful,BeautifulSta…Andcoconuts.Coconutseverywhere.Youhearthemfalltothesandeverysooften.Plumpf.Plumpf.That’llbemyheadifI’mnotcareful.Plumpf.Coconuts,theStars,andmythoughts.
BuildOverlappingwordstocreate“thoughtchatter”
WhenwillIfinishwastingtime,andbeginusingalltheseemptyshellsaroundmeastools?
Thecoconuthuskslyinginthesandonthisemptyislandofminewouldbebestputtousecollectingtheraindrops,themilk,refreshment,sustenance.ButIhavenopatiencetoformcomplexstructures.Maybeatnight,whenit’sdarkandmythoughtsrunaway,butthenI’malwaystiredandscared.Duringtheday,Iskipandskipandskipovertothenexthusk.Pokeitwithmymacheteonce,twice,thenontothenext,carefreeasagull.Notoneofthemallthatfascinating,butmosthavejustenoughmilkormeattoholdmyinterestforafewminutes.
Dowehearthisconstruction?
Sure,I’mtryingtoseehowtheyallmightfittogether,but!
I’mtryingtobeimpressiveaboutthewholeoperation–I’llworkitalloutinmyheadfirstsothatIdon’twastemyenergy.SothatIcan,presto,produceanintricate,brilliant,detailed,efficientandcompletecoconutrain-gatheringmachine.WhyshouldIlaborstrenuouslytobuild,fail,rebuild,failonceagain,andfrustratemyselfwiththenever-endingsuccessandlossofimperfecthumancreation?
Afterall,ifIdon’tletmyselfresteverysooftenImightrunoutofsteam.
Worldcutsout,buildingbeat,likeagrindingsteamtrain
Ihavenodisciplineofthecoconut.Ihavenomasteryofthesoul,ofthepen,ofthebrush,ofthemicrophone,ofthewoodenspoon.IsurroundmyselfwithingredientsbecauseIrevelintheingredients,butnotthesubtlerfineworkingsofcomplexandbeautifulartandscience.Ihavenopatiencetoconstructthesublimetunedharmonies,thebalancedflavors,theflowingcolors.Ithrowtheingredientstogetherinaclump,stomponitonce,twice,andcallit:
Art.
PerhapsIamachinglyvisionaryinthisway.
Plumpf.
II)Manifesto.
BenedictineMonks
ThelastactualideathatIhadwasforanilluminatedmanuscript,[cool,Ilovemonks]anditwasthis,Iwrote:
PrintingPressgonecrazy,NewsReelvoice/CarnivalBarker
“Manifesto:
Thisisme.Thefollowingismymanifesto.I’mabouttodosomethingreallyneat.Don’tcloseyoureyes,causeI’mgoingtodosomethingreallyneat,butI’mnotsurewhatquiteyet,soitmaypassbyyourfieldofvisionatanextremelyacceleratedrate.It’sjustthis:
”
MachineWhirsdown
[crazy!
]Andthere,Iranoutofsteam.
Ithinkthat’swhenIfirstfeltthedreadthatIhavenothingimportanttosay.[totally]Hell,allmost22yearoldsarereallyconcernedabout,let’sbehonest,ishowlongsincetheirgenitalswereproperlyinterfaced.Interfaced=Clamps/CashRegister/SwingTrumpet/AIMLogonbeep
[right?
}
Sure,Sure,it’sallveryexciting.But.
ValkyriesplayedonPowerToolsthatendswithafart
SotherewasthisideathatIhadbuiltupinmyhead-sograndioseinscopeandsoinsightfulinconceptthatitwasclearlyfartooepicforthereevertobeawaytoactuallygettowritingitdownonsomethingasconcreteandrigidaspaper.Thisimmortalkamikazevisionwasthus:
[beat,then:
cough]
Music,slowverbwithsuddenbuildon“Sun”PolyphonicSpree?
Twofriendsfindthemselvesinterfacing[Interfacing]inacomparativelyunexcitingway[UnexcitingInterfacing/AIMLogoff]inaparklateoneSaturdayeve,andtheyarestruckdumbasthesunappears,throne,scepterandchariot,attheedgeofthesea.Theyareovercomewithaninexplicableyetcompletejoyandawethatweshallcall‘thespiritofMr.Turtle.’{Mr.TurtleSynthPadSound}[GloriousInterfacingduring:
}Theyaresostruckwithwonderbythesceneofthesuninterfacingwiththelakeinterfacingwiththewindinterfacingwiththeautumnleavesinterfacingwiththeirpoordimmonkey’seyes,oneofthemsomehoweruptsforthapossiblybrilliantandsociallydangerousidea:
{DrumMarchandbuildingcrowdsoundsbuildsunder:
}
Everyweek,theywillmeethere.Saturdaymorning,atdawn.Everyweektheywillbringonepersonalong,towitnessthegloryofthesunriseonSaturday,andhopefully,witnessthegloriousspiritofMr.Turtle.Thepeopletheybringalongwilleachbringanotherperson,eachweek.They’reallencouragedtobringallkindsofpeople…Friends,Strangers,theHomeless,theDowntrodden.Aftersomequickcalculations,let’ssee…
{Vocaleffect:
Verbasthroughmegaphone}
2X2=4,4X2=8,8X2=16,16X2=32,32X2=64,64X2=128,128X2=256,256X2=512
(stopmeifyou’veheardthisone)
EIGHTweeksandyou’vegotamob!
{dude.}(Drumhitout)
Keepinmind,it’searlyonaSaturday…peoplearemakingapersonalsacrificetobethere.{grumblegrumblefuckingearly}Theybegintheirmeetingalwayswiththeawe-inspiringbeautyofnature…Evenifit’sarainy,shittyday–(quickthunder/downpour/drizzle)eventhenthefogdiffusesthecitylights,(bravebirds)andthepatteroftherainontheleavesquietsthebitterinnermonologues,andsomeonewillhavemostlikelybroughthotcoffee{mmmthankyou}andwarmdanish{dude}andstalebread{eww.}tosharewiththehuddledpigeons.{oh}Thedangeroussocialexperiment?
Aftersixorsevenweeks,whatdoesthistired,dedicated,coffee-sippingmobstartdoingofitsownfreewill?
(megaphone)Doleadersemerge,anxioustomoldthissecularinterestgrouptoapurposeoftheirowndevices?
Dotheymarchenmassetothewrongsideofthetracksandstart(Jackhammers,Basketball)cleaningup,RefinishingroadsandPaintingMuralsandGivingBacktotheGreaterCommunityofwhichtheyarebutasmallfraction?
Dotheybreakupaftersunrise?
{thisisbullshit!
}Dotheyformtheirownreligion?
{freeformfromA3H}Dotheygiveupafterfourweeks,becauseforcryingoutloud,it’sfiveinthemorningonaSaturday,andtheyfinallyhadtheopportunitytoproperlyinterfacetheirgenitals(Cha-Ching!
)lastnight,andtheygaveupdancinganddrinkingforthisbullshit?
!
?
!
(AmbiencesuddenlyOut){yeah,bullshit!
}
Asafriendofminesays,{thatmakesforabettersocialexperimentthanitdoesahypotheticalilluminatedmanuscript.}Andboyisheright.
III)Recipe.
(MixingbowlandKitchenSoundsforawhile,then:
)
Foldinbrownsugartoeggwhites.Stir,stirandstir.Theingredientsdon’talwayswanttogotogether.Sometimesyouhavestirthefuckoutofit,rather,intoit.Likewhenyou’reusingpeanutbutteroralmondpaste.Therecipesays‘fold’whenitmeans‘stirthefuckoutofit,butforCRYINGoutLOUDnotanymorethannecessary.’
(MixingMontageendswithReallyloudElectricMixergonecrazy)
Sameistruewithwriting,music,soundengineering,drawing,editingvideo,baking.(Bakerscrapesupremnantsoflastrecipeandthenstartsagainwithmixingbuild.Breath,then:
)Whenitseemsmostdelicateandrefined,that’swhenyouknowthesapbehindthescreensmixingthebatterhasfinallymasteredhisingredients,discoveredtheirproperties,refinedandfocusedhissenses,redefinedhisprocess,andthenBEATtheACHINGSOULoutofitall,spillingflouralloverhisclothes,squirtingthelemonjuiceinhiseyes,rippingaholeinhismixingbowlwithhisspoon,flingingbatteralloverthewalls,screaming,sobbing,thenfinallyscrapingtheglobsofdoughofftheceilingandintohisrustypan,slappingitintheovenandafterallthat,BURNINGit,BURNINGthewholemessintoacaramelcarbonshell(ovendoorcrashboomslam).Afterallthispainandfailure,hepicksupthepiecesandstartsitallagain.Fromscratch.Justtogetit‘right.’
This“process”neverends.It’swhatweartistsandscientistscall“utterfoolhardymadness.”
Butit’sreallylove–thatdrivestheartisttowork,rework,gettheingredientsandthetimingjustright.Love,andthegloriousspiritofMr.Turtle.
IV)Goggles.
(Mr.TurtleTheme)
PATH.TAO.WAY.TRUTH.GOD.ROAD.JOURNEY.BLACK.WHITE.Whenwelookabouttheworldaroundus,weputonourfavoritegogglesfirst.They’vegotthosesweettintedlensessoeverythinglooksalittleblue,pink,whatever.Someoftheselensesarereallypowerful…cokebottlelenses.thatletyouseeforeverinonedirection,soyoucanseethecokemachineontheedgeofthehorizon,butthatwon’tpreventyoufromtrippingovertheturtlerightnexttoyou.
Thelensesaremadeofphilosophy.Theyareforgedandcutandpolishedthroughourmanyyears,andifyouputonsomeelse’s,you’llgetamonsterheadache.(Overwhelminghumleadsto“funnydocumentarymusic”–Bluegrass?
)
Forexample,we’vegotthesegogglesherewhicharelabeled“RedState/BlueState”It’ssortofDr.Seussy,whichiswhyIbringitup.Here,putonthesegogglesforasecond:
Ah,that’sbetter.NowtheRedStatersloveConsensus.TheBlueStatersloveCriticalThought.That’snotquitetrue.TheRedStaterswillactliketheyloveConsensus…butthey’rereallyCriticalofpeoplewhodon’tloveConsensus.AndTheBlues,well,they’llactliketheyloveCriticalThought,buttheyreallywanttobuildConsensuswiththepeoplewhodon’tloveCriticalThought.{um,what?
}Redsvalue,aboveallthings,Stability;whileBluesvalue,aboveallthings,Flexibility.InRedStates,GoodIdeasa