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songs in the movie High Fidelity
“You’re Gonna Miss Me” Written by Roky Erickson Performed by The Thirteenth Floor Elevators “I Want Candy” Written by Gerald Goldstein, Robert Feldman, Richard Gottehrer and Bert Berns Performed by Bow Wow Wow “Crocodile Rock” Written by Elton John and … Continue reading
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architecture, writing and music as palimpsests
Building, Destroying or Ignoring: Examining Creative Relationships to a Past—Palimpsest as Metaphor Introduction: Young Riddle (director of the Nimbus Institute, created to investigate the deeper aspects of music performed by the Nimbus Ensemble) picture of palimpsest—first erased, but traces remain, … Continue reading
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Tagged eisenman, gehry, hypertext, long beach, nimbus institute, obelisk, palimpsest, union station, xenakis
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Hotel California [reading]
author Barney Hoskins reading from and answering questions about his book, Hotel California: The True-Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends reading: Joni Mitchell & Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, … Continue reading
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Tagged beck, california, crosby stills nash and young, elliott smith, jackson browne, james taylor, joni mitchell, led zeppelin, the eagles
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imagined communities
a few thoughts: The word community implies something beneficial, and the concept is necessary; however, “community” also implies outcasts, untouchables, outsiders. A necessary part of feeling included is the feeling that others are excluded. As I get older, I notice … Continue reading