I thought shamanism would somehow equate to mysticism. Which does sort of relate to Morrison, but I'm not sure how it would apply to Curtis.
Obejct of adoration and an icon, yes, but I don't see a lot of the mystical there.
I tell you I have this theory. It goes where, you're the one who's not my sister. Cuz mom adopted you from a shoe box full of baby howler monkeys, and never told you cuz it could hurt your delicate baby feelings.
Dawn ,'Selfless'
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Frankenbuddha - Sep 09, 2005 5:35:47 am PDT #7256 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Frankenbuddha - Sep 09, 2005 5:37:59 am PDT #7257 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
directed the cultural memes and mores of a society
OK that I can see relating to Ian Curtis, though a distinct sub-culture, not society at large. I guess the same could be said about Morrison, though.
Lyra Jane - Sep 09, 2005 7:16:26 am PDT #7258 of 10002
Up with the sun
The professor, a tiny woman was also my Japanese instructor, believed that Jim Morrison was the closest thing to a shaman modern white culture had to offer.
... and that would be the day I dropped the class and stormed out.
I have this huge blinding Jim Morrisson hatred, the kind of thing most people direct at poor Britney Spears.
Hayden - Sep 09, 2005 7:16:26 am PDT #7259 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Uh, Timothy Leary, maybe? Allen Ginsberg? Heck, I think even W could be a shaman by that description, what with the drug use and crazy visions.
Anyway, I'm glad you dug Dead Man, Raq. I love the hell out of that movie. Neil Young's soundtrack is extraordinary, too. It's one of the few soundtracks I listen to on a regular basis.
Scrappy - Sep 09, 2005 7:36:16 am PDT #7260 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Ah, Corwood, at last a Western we agree on! Dead Man is dear to my heart.
Hayden - Sep 09, 2005 7:37:25 am PDT #7261 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Ah, Corwood, at last a Western we agree on!
How sweet it is!
Calli - Sep 09, 2005 7:37:59 am PDT #7262 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I have this huge blinding Jim Morrisson hatred, the kind of thing most people direct at poor Britney Spears.
Funny, I have the same thing for Oliver Stone movies.
P.M. Marc - Sep 09, 2005 8:09:44 am PDT #7263 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Uh, Timothy Leary, maybe? Allen Ginsberg? Heck, I think even W could be a shaman by that description, what with the drug use and crazy visions.
Hunter S. Thompson.
tommyrot - Sep 09, 2005 8:18:48 am PDT #7264 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
William S Burroughs.
erikaj - Sep 09, 2005 8:53:07 am PDT #7265 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Elvis? John Lennon during the granny glasses period, more popular than Jesus.