psssst- ya know about july 14th MUSICFEST 2001 right? outdoors, 12-9pm, with ya boys flexin' at 4:00ish. this is a show for everyone that wishes those fat outdoor festivals that they always have in europe were happening over here, in the Mid A (not to be confused with Kid A)-so let 'em know that there's a market for that sort of thang over here...get there early, enjoy.

rest in uhuru: john lee hooker, joe henderson, jack lemmon and all others, missed

big ups to bocephus cudjuppy for chippin' in with the good musings on art- verbatim, it goes:

-push the envelope. stay in the pocket.
-push the pocket. stay in the envelope.
-if it ain't broke, don't fix it. if you ain't fixin' it, it's gonna break.
-walk before you run.
-basic movements must be mastered. repetitions create muscle memory thus leading to reaction, rather than thought-action.
-sound fundamentals are the basis for exploration, whether extemporaneous or charted.
-people revel in the familiar and love to share in the common experience.
-we ingest and digest; digestion takes time, what with the filtering process (nutrients/waste).
-we're not always sure if that first taste was good or bad. some will taste a second time; others will never try that flavor again. we have favorites; some rarely deviate from things they find they like.
-some are afraid to try new things.
-prince tries new things.
-yet prince does medley shows.
-some don't like these medley shows. for different reasons. he didn't play enough old stuff- just hits. he didn't play all of my favorite songs. he is playing medleys like frank freakin' sinatra instead of experimental jams. some like these medley shows. cuz he played all the hits and they could sing along.
-people are different.
-new love is beautiful. old love is respected.
-old lovers miss that new love feeling. new lovers often find that they are merely in a state of euphoria, once the infatuation stage passes.
-overexposure deadens the senses. if jesus lived in brooklyn, or mecca, or vatican city, or some distant holy land, many would make pilgrimages to see him. familiarity breeds contempt. if jesus lived around the corner from you, occasionally he would bore you or leave you feeling vaguely unsatisfied.
-the grass is often greener on the other side of the fence.
-cliches become cliches cuz they're usually right. (many cliches could also be called 'truisms')
-underground should be changed to underexposed. cuz the term 'underground' has been bastadized by the fan who would rather stand on the neck of his 'favorite' group than see them reach aboveground status (cuz no longer does that group serve as evidence of the 'underground' fan's superior intellect and taste in choice of music).
-very few people decide what they like in a vacuum. many look towards the tastes of those they revere/respect/blindly follow/hate to see if it is acceptable to like the stimulai they are receiving. these are the people who make up an audience. they are you and me and everybody else.
-performers cannot ultimately be judged by their audience, unless they perform for their audience's approval- in which case they have already lost, because not everybody will approve.
-the standard is perfection for the agnostic, and god for the spiritual. neither is to be confused with mistake-free. cuz you can't push the envelope or stay in the pocket without making a few mistakes along the way...

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naturalaw-dp - 3:33 PM
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7.2.2001