I’ve had the second verse of this song “Meanwhile, Rick James…” by CAKE on repeat in my head since I first heard it last week. The lyrics are similar in style to Steely Dan’s, full of colorful phrases, a lot of which don’t make any ample amount of straightforward sense.
Making them, of course, that much more engaging.
Have a listen… click on the triangle:
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On the weekends after we eat breakfast, Kirk and I usually head outside for a walk to the beach. There’s a pier with a defunct lighthouse that extends out into the lake giving you a view of the shoreline to downtown Chicago. It’s where we found the wind-blown icicles.
A couple days ago I caught bits of a National Geographic show about religious cults in the US. It’s such a weird feeling to watch someone else talk with such certainty about an idea that you think is absolutely ludicrous. When the interviewer asked some of the teenage kids if they might have been brainwashed, they erupted into fits of laughter. “Brain-washed?” said one girl, “As in our brains have been washed of our previously unclean thoughts, yes!”
Right now, I’m looking at a quote-of-the-day blackboad at Charmers Cafe. Today’s quote, written in orange chalk is: “Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves; when that right is pre-empted it is called brain-washing.” – Germaine Greer
A fish-trap is for catching fish; once you’ve caught the fish, you can forget about the trap. A rabbit-snare is for catching rabbits; once you’ve caught the rabbit, you can forget about the snare. Words are for catching ideas; once you’ve caught the idea, you can forget about the words. Where can I find a person who knows how to forget about words so I can have a few words with him? – Chuang Tzu
