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Comment on Saint Guy Clark by ckay

ckay — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:07:14 +0000

Saints and Sinners all the same to me. It takes both. I love a good story in a song and that’s what makes any artist memorable and fabulous. I’ll take a great story every time.

Comment on Saint Guy Clark by poorgood

poorgood — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 18:32:31 +0000

love heartworn highways. and la freeway. clark is just the greatest songwriter. and maybe that fan just didn’t see the extended handshake. i think it was sweet that he was so excited with meeting his hero that he jumped for joy at the idea of getting his photo done with clark.

Comment on Saint Guy Clark by Guy Clark. The Guitar

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Comment on Saint Guy Clark by dangerousideas

dangerousideas — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:46:29 +0000

Phenomenal writing badheart!!
Sainthood? That’s a tough one cause it means a lot more than just being a great musician. Unfortunately, most great musicians are/were deeply flawed individuals. Bono? Kurt Cobain? John Lennon? Bob Dylan? Jimi Hendrix? Eddie Vedder? Paul Westerberg (personal fave)? Jazz artists like Duke Ellington or John Coltrane?

Comment on Saint Guy Clark by badheart

badheart — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:54:55 +0000

@ Lisa: I would get Guy Clark’s first album, “Old No. 1″. Every song is perfect.
@ Charlene: I did catch Stevie Ray Vaughan a year before he died. He was, of course, phenomenal. Definitely worthy to be sainted.

Comment on Saint Guy Clark by sorchae

sorchae — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:42:50 +0000

Who would I recommend for sainthood as far as music goes? Stevie Ray Vaughan! An amazing guitarist and person. I unfortunately never got to see him play before that fateful helicopter crash…however, having worked for Guitar Center corporate and been a person in charge of photoshoots…when they acquired “Lenny” and some of his other gear for photos….there I was in the photo studio…holding LENNY! *big OMG cartoon eyes*

Comment on Saint Guy Clark by awaken2sun

awaken2sun — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:22:54 +0000

Spot on and enlightening as always Mark. I definitely want to buy some of Guy Clark’s music. Any recommendations?

Comment on “Jeanne Dielman,” a horror film by dangerousideas

dangerousideas — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:06:19 +0000

Great writing as usual, badheart! I vaguely recall this film from film school and although I don’t remember much of the movie itself (it probably uses the locked-down, unblinking, ‘watch the paint dry’ camera style so popular in late 60s-70’s art films, a style which almost always puts me to sleep, especially if nothing much is going on in frame and I’m tired to begin with). I do remember that Ackerman was only 25 when she made it, that it influenced a lot of art film auteurs at the time and that it was considered a feminist manifesto and a masterpiece of sorts (does that still hold up today, I wonder?). Needless to say, your description makes me also want to know the ending! I suspect it will probably involve someone getting killed (she, her son or the ‘visitor’). At least that would be the most obvious and “shocking” way to finalize her nervous breakdown; hopefully Ackerman has something more interesting and profound in mind.

For myself, I’ve found that having a few simple routines and habits one can fall back on without thinking is very helpful in times of great stress. I’ve learned that when one has no extra time or energy to waste on trivial decisions, it’s good to be able to rely on successful, established patterns of behavior to see one through. On the other hand, defaulting to established routines for no good reason other than being too fearful, too lazy or too habituated to the status quo can be emotionally and intellectually stultifying and often destructive (especially in relationships).

Comment on “Jeanne Dielman,” a horror film by badheart

badheart — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:26:07 +0000

I agree, Charlene. I think I tend to fall in the second category, but there’s nothing wrong with a bit of daily routine. And sure, I’ll email you the ending — like I mentioned before, the film is a required taste

Comment on “Jeanne Dielman,” a horror film by sorchae

sorchae — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:21:51 +0000

I love it…it is amazing how our routines can both comfort us and make us crazy. For some people just a small change in the daily routine can completely throw them off. For others we purposely create some change and mix it all up. I don’t know if I’d be able to sit through the film…but I kinda want to know the ending to