Nine souls on board. They are so named Philip, Jay, Farid, David Ha., David He., Pat, Scott, Mark, and Zach.
pre-group
talk of indeterminacy before the mass arrive, talk of Tom Clark, was he an ass kicker in his youth? possibly. talk of Kyger, talk of Bolinas. Reminisce the beach scene one year ago, also the poem "J.K. hit my pipe!" co-written with Anna Eyre, ages ago it seems, a best day of my life.
what follows henceforth are my jottings from the night's readings by the peops mentioned above. fill in the blanks as you like. if you can find the blanks.
there is a message, there is no message, street report, the point is the point, the point is the underlying texture of eventuality, the fabric of things subversive and dark, this city is violence, is funny
read a letter from Lucas in St Petersburg. blood in a parking lot or elevator in every letter. nazi youth, hard rooskies. star in helsinki.
reads W Benjamin, work vs. gambling (opposites). previous earnings not considered in a gamble, workman loses pride for work, gambling - psuedotension, polarized emptiness, trace of participation (captivity). simulife.
spectacle makes time
jay sketch in corner, sock-less. concern for paper in posture.
quickpoems.
the stiffness.
selective glimpse of the plan. how figures figure in the mind. existence in change. (Gilgamesh). primitive victory in speech. attention as application. summoned to various office. moves along with his gun. depths of stupidity. "look and leave." nice n dead in a cold, fishy way. rough portrait of community. essential conservatism of method. modern mind struggle up through undergrowth of ordinary.
contents / components of contents. chance and mood: remember our appeals. didactic content mashed in. improper behavior manager. hours of sleeping, waking, ignoring mental furniture within ongoing composition. predominant motif - infrastructure of oafs possibly to be written in. mimetic action, the passing hours seemed many.
world view in long run lost to grinding particulars
innocence lost that never was
array of good / bad men
NEVER BE AN EXPERT ON ANYONE
consider yourself unnecessary, ineffable in charge of ineffable. abstract (cap A) refuses its involvement and sells for millions.
deny composition. write headlines.
visual roughage.
read from Melville's joruanls. Instanbul. how many mosques can one man visit in one day.
remove shoes before entering. more sensible than removing a hat. muddy boots vs. muddy head.
love the Melville. he gives good walking tour.
tidy the studio
gather beer bottles
empty ash trays
good night effing room
you held us pretty good
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take out the trash.