29 June 2015
Sometimes I do nothing all day. Sometimes, I do less
than that.
Monday 29 June 2015
I love this poem (but I still have not figured it out!?) 'The Waking' by Theodore Roethke
The Waking
I wake to
sleep, and take my waking slow.
I feel my
fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn
by going where I have to go.
We think
by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my
being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to
sleep, and take my waking slow.
Of those
so close beside me, which are you?
God bless
the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn
by going where I have to go.
Light
takes the Tree; but who can tell us how?
The lowly
worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to
sleep, and take my waking slow.
Great
Nature has another thing to do
To you
and me; so take the lively air,
And,
lovely, learn by going where to go.
This
shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What
falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to
sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go
What does 'I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow' mean?
Saturday 27 June 2015
500 words in 15 minutes, uncorrected, unedited, Surry Hills to Five Ways by train and foot.
1340 on a
sunny Sunday and all is not well in Dave World because ‘The Pain’ has returned.
I would not mind if it was consistent. All day yesterday, but vanished as soon
as I went out, though it hung over me as I set off to meet Josi at the Royal in
Five Ways.
How do you
write about a trip, any trip? I walked (boring) as fast as I could (even more
boring) down to Central, Elizabeth Street, left into ?Cook and Archies St,
right into Buckingham St, crossed Devonshire St, always looking right, though
it is a one-way street, because cyclists are permitted to go both ways, as fast
as they like (boring) I noticed Michael outside the REX but he was talking to a
guy in a car so I did not feel so guilty about avoiding him. I did it because I
knew I would be late for Josi.
Standing on
the escalator down to the Eastern Suburbs line, I could sense the frustration
of the guy who wanted to get past the guy who REFUSED to move to the left. We
were all lucky as the train waited until we all got down there including the
fat guy who would not move to the left. Surprise, surprise, he wanted that
train too.
I felt
nostalgic getting the train to Edgecliff as it was a Saturday night ritual for
me, watching The Bill 730 to 830, then meeting
Bill outside Edgecliff station before we walked up to the Lord Dudley for our
four schooners each, never three, never five, except for the one time Bernie
came and we each went to double figures trying to keep up with La C.
This was
different because I did not walk out to New South Head Road, but went to the
eastern exit, which I’d never done with Bill, or did we? I can’t remember, but
we used to cut through Victor Trumper Park whereas I just followed a steep
street up to ?Ocean Street? Opposite the Goethe Institute, stopping to take a
photo for Brigitte, then right, stepping into the road to bypass slow coach
walkers, right again at Duddo, into ? Quarry (man) St, Bill and I always look
for The Beatles wherever we go.
I was
walking hard, getting hot, and every fucking road seemed to go uphill, right,
left by the 4 in Hand (have i ever been in there before?) right again, will
these fucking roads never end? Just when I think I have reached 5 Ways, there
is another road. I stopped to text Josi and she suggested we meet at 7.15, but
I still thought ‘I can make it!’
I fucking
did, one minute past seven, and went up the steep stairs to the pub – packed
with ‘Tahs fans watching the early game, but I got served OK – a VB – and went
upstairs, also crowded by OK too. I went out on to the balcony to take a photo
and then text Josi again.
Friday 26 June 2015
' Waiting for Dave' aka 'A Blog in Which Nothing Happens' - Until Today.
This is my first post for over two years. I thought my 'Blogger' Blog was RIP. I've been reading Penelope Trunk (http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/10/the-easiest-instructions-for-how-to-start-a-blog/) and whilst I think some of her views are, well NOT my views, she is sound on blogging, and she recommends 'Blogger.' I clicked on the link, and here I am again, two years later, and eager to write. I do have another reason to write a blog. This year, I started a humanities degree with Open University Australia, and my second unit is 'Creative and Professional Writing.'
The only way to learn to write is to write it yourself? Did I read that somewhere, or have I just made up a brand new cliche? (I guess 'Brand New' is, itself, a cliche?') We covered cliches the other week, trying to invent our own. Cliches are only bad if you use other people's?
I hereby resolve to write every day, 'here, there, and everwhere.' ('Revolver', my favourite album of all time. I was going to say that it's not my favourite Beatles' album, but is that illogical? I have this soft spot for 'Help' you see, not sure why, perhaps because they were still a 'real' band then, i.e. playing live.) I've been playing a few albums on YouTube, whilst I type. Just realized that I'm NOT playing one now though, so let's choose one. Hmmm.
I just opened one of my many pop music books at random and, on page 203, at number 8 in the British charts for 2 June 1973, is 'Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) by 'Deodato.' I can't place that, but as I was buying records in 1973 - I see that at number 4 was 'Hell Raiser' by 'The Sweet' (my favourite band that year!) Number 1 was 'See My Baby Jive' by 'Wizzard.'
Dumb Dave! '2001 A Space Odyssey?' I've got my YouTube album for today, anyway. I'm listening to the album rather than the single. I have (re) learnt something today!
"Also sprach Zarathustra (2001)" is an instrumental number by Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato, from his 1973 album Prelude.[1][2] It is a jazz-influenced rendition of the introduction from the Richard Strauss composition Also sprach Zarathustra, most famous for its use in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey (hence the subtitle, "2001").
Released as the album's first single in early 1973, his rendition peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 31 March 1973 and #7 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.[1][2]
It appeared in the 1979 film Being There starring Peter Sellers, as his character leaves home for the very first time in his life.
Covers of the song have been played by Spacehog, Phish, and Dave Matthews Band.
The only way to learn to write is to write it yourself? Did I read that somewhere, or have I just made up a brand new cliche? (I guess 'Brand New' is, itself, a cliche?') We covered cliches the other week, trying to invent our own. Cliches are only bad if you use other people's?
I hereby resolve to write every day, 'here, there, and everwhere.' ('Revolver', my favourite album of all time. I was going to say that it's not my favourite Beatles' album, but is that illogical? I have this soft spot for 'Help' you see, not sure why, perhaps because they were still a 'real' band then, i.e. playing live.) I've been playing a few albums on YouTube, whilst I type. Just realized that I'm NOT playing one now though, so let's choose one. Hmmm.
I just opened one of my many pop music books at random and, on page 203, at number 8 in the British charts for 2 June 1973, is 'Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) by 'Deodato.' I can't place that, but as I was buying records in 1973 - I see that at number 4 was 'Hell Raiser' by 'The Sweet' (my favourite band that year!) Number 1 was 'See My Baby Jive' by 'Wizzard.'
Dumb Dave! '2001 A Space Odyssey?' I've got my YouTube album for today, anyway. I'm listening to the album rather than the single. I have (re) learnt something today!
Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| "Also sprach Zarathustra (2001)" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Deodato | ||||
| from the album Prelude | ||||
| B-side | "Spirit of Summer" | |||
| Released | 1973 [1][2] | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | September 1972, Van Gelder Studios | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 9:00 (Album version) 5:06 (Single version) |
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| Label | CTI | |||
| Writer(s) | Richard Strauss | |||
| Producer(s) | Creed Taylor | |||
| Deodato singles chronology | ||||
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Released as the album's first single in early 1973, his rendition peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 31 March 1973 and #7 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.[1][2]
It appeared in the 1979 film Being There starring Peter Sellers, as his character leaves home for the very first time in his life.
Covers of the song have been played by Spacehog, Phish, and Dave Matthews Band.
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