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It's just a ride with Skippy Beresford
The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it, you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun, for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever, because this is just a ride.
Inspired by my favourite but sadly dead comedian, Bill Hicks.
Bill Hicks - It's just a ride...
Ain't that the truth?
... of going bat guano crazy staring at this monstrosity.
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"Don't worry,
Don't be afraid,
Ever,
Because
This Is Just A Ride"
From the late, great Bill Hicks!
Enjoy The Ride!
"... a flaming stealth banana split the sky
like one would hope but never really expect
to see in a place like this.
Cutting right angle donuts on a dime
and stopping right at my Birkenstocks,"
SOOC
What I've been working on for the last 2 weeks straight (in between my job & sleep). Now is time to say goodbye to them...
On their way to Bristol, England, where the stencil pieces will be street dropped & the other pieces will be wheat pasted.
In turn, I will be dropping & pasting pieces for Lee Ellis (www.flickr.com/leeellis) here in San Antonio.
All of the color vinyl stickers, plus the large Pee-Wee paper sticker. These will be going out in packs as soon as the others arrive.
Still waiting on all of my black & white stickers, plus I will be doing a couple of 10.5" tall designs on paper to round things out.
An old church near Elmore, Victoria. (I forgot to write down the name)!!
Wasn't sure about this one, tried using the sepia filter in CS3. Any constructive criticism gratefully accepted, any taunting and derision taken in stride!
As it is Easter and it is a religious time, here's another purl of wisdom from the late, great Bill Hicks:
“A lot of Christians wear crosses around their necks. You think when Jesus comes back he ever wants to see a f***ing cross? It's like going up to Jackie Onassis wearing a rifle pendant.”
I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday.
[ REDACTION EVIDENT ]
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Well, it's Easter.....almost. And to all my long suffering friends, instead of crapping on, this is my gift to you; no mention whatsoever about portly middle aged chaps cavorting in fields naked or draped in Spandex.
Instead, it's the late great Bill Hicks take on Easter
"I was over in Australia during Easter, which was really interesting. You know, they celebrate Easter the exact same way we do; commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus by telling our children that a giant bunny rabbit... left chocolate eggs in the night. Now... I wonder why we're f***ed up as a race. I've read the Bible. I can't find the word "bunny" or "chocolate" anywhere in the f****ng book."
And while we're on a roll, here's another gem in the spirit of the Bunny:
"You ever notice that everyone who believes in creationism looks really unevolved? Eyes real close together, big furry hands and feet. "I believe God created me in one day." Yeah, it looks like he rushed it dude."
I hope everyone has a safe and happy Easter.
PS: This is our friend's tent, set up at Nagambie, Victoria; where we are staying at Easter. Taken just as the sun was rising and hitting the treetops. It was so magnificent a simple photo couldn't do it justice.
We set the camp up on the weekend in readiness for the influx. Nine families with about 30 people including all the kids.
Probably best Viewed Large on Black View On Black
This little guy came out of the sky like a stealth banana and told me the secrets of the universe. Too bad I forgot my pen and couldn't write it down...
SOOC
There were numerous unconfirmed reports of people sighting a man described as looking "uncannily" like the late, great comedian Bill Hicks. Additionally, numerous individuals claim to have had brief conversations with the unidentified figure, who apparently dispensed "enlightened and keen spiritual counsel," advice on proper care for Ferrets, and paused quite often, these witnesses said, to make "occasionally obscene" jokes about controversial Professor of Linguistics Noam Chomsky, smoking, and male genitalia.
In other news, "today, a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we're the imagination of ourselves"
Ok. "Here's Tom with the weather."
#billhicks
[ A (censored by Flickr) remix
for Bill Hicks
December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994 ]
".. we live in a world where good men are murdered and little demons run amok ..."
[ The news in the manner of Hicks: ]
"Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather."
[ l i n k s . . . ]
Bill Hicks, the black-humored articulator of doubt
Salon.com
Bill Hicks: Gone But Still Riffing On Rude Truths
The Washington Post
GQ -- 9.1994
Here's a link (courtesy Google Books) to...
American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story
By Cynthia True
"We are the facilitators of our own creative evolution."
[ Another link: ] American: The Bill Hicks Story - Official Trailer
All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration – we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There's no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we're the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather.
-Bill Hicks
straight out of the camera
The title was inspired by a brilliant sketch by one of my favourite comedians Bill Hicks. He was one of the few people who really made an impression on how I think. He sadly died of cancer aged only 32 in 1994, but please listen to what he has to say in the video clip - then go off and discover the rest of what this very funny man thought.
a detail from "My Tree of Life" 76" x 76" by Sandra Reynolds, Bristol, RI
Truly, this was the most exquisite quilt in the show. I could have stayed in front of it for hours,
looking at every single minute detail, ALL HAND EMBROIDERED, QUILTED and APPLIQUED!
What a labor of LOVE!
See Sandra's description below, above the man viewing her masterpiece.
“I've learned a lot about women.
I think I've learned exactly how the fall of man occurred in the Garden of Eden.
Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden,
and Adam said one day,
"Wow, Eve, here we are, at one with nature, at one with God,
we'll never age,
we'll never die,
and all our dreams come true the instant that we have them."
And Eve said, "Yeah... it's just not enough is it?"”
~ Bill Hicks ~
“Adam and Eve were born in a garden,
and gardens are still where people go to renew themselves by meeting creation.”
~ Carol Williams ~
“Did Adam and Eve Have Navels?”
~ Martin Gardner ~
They banned smoking in my apartment complex a few months ago. I guess all in all this is a good thing, especially considering the design of my complex.
I captured so many smoking shots during my 365 around this place before the big "BAN". I wonder if I am even a tiny bit responsible for someone getting cancer?? All in the name of a photo??
Come to think of it, the lady 3 apartments died a few months ago.
I'm going to Hell.
Photo taken slightly on the angle to avoid sunlight on frame. After years of moaning about never having a school photo, my cousin (Zaeger Jones) drew this for me - my ultimate class photo consisting of all my idols, heros, ....etc. Pencil drawing from 2004. Bottom row (l-r) - Beck, Shane MacGowan, me, Dylan Thomas, Ed Wood Jr, Woody Allen, Kurt Cobain. Second row (l-r) - Robert de Niro, Bill Hicks, Mike Patton, Elvis Presley, Monkey, Gram Parsons, Keith Moon, Andy Kaufman. Third row (l-r) - Morrissey, Muhammad Ali, Sid Vicious, Jimi Hendrix, Mike Tyson, Quentin Tarantino. Top - Bela Lugosi.
An evil mutation of aggression and misanthropy that emerged unscathed from the ashes of a world that supposedly ended in December 2012. Prepare for the aftermath.
Check them out at : agendanorway.bandcamp.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfnX4PjXnjs
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Since today is the 13th anniversary of Bill Hicks's death and he was, and is, my favourite comedian, I thought that it was only fitting that I recreated in Lego the moment he gave what I believe to be a wonderfully profound speech.
You can hear said speech here.
“All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.” --Stendhal
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified, terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
-- Franklin Roosevelt
Yeah, well Franklin ‘Know it all’ Roosevelt obviously hadn’t heard about this bloke
Luke knows, who is apparently gonna hurl us into Hades!
Saw this sign in a Catholic worship place in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia. This place is full of shrines and things and there’s a path weaving through them. All along the road on the drive in were these signs with messages. I loved this one because of the irony (the whole Christian forgiveness/hellfire combo), but most importantly, it reminded me of the late, great Bll Hicks’ take on forgiveness:
“”……….I actually did that act one night in the south. Then, after the show, these three rednecks came up to me. "Hey, buddy! We're Christians and we didn't like what you said." I said, "Then forgive me." Later on, when I was hanging from the tree ……””
BTW, I know I'm gettin hurled into the pit.....
Explore 14th August 2008
"One of my big fears in life is that I'm gonna die, you know, and my parents are gonna come to clean out my apartment, find that porno wing I've been adding onto..."
----Bill Hicks
Hopetoun Historic Cemetery, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Grave of Darby Hally, Native of Galway Ireland, Who died 12th June 1890, Aged 61 Years (The inscription can be read in Large View)
Texture(s) by Ghostbones and Ground Floor
TV screen via iPhone / Hicks on Austin Public Access. Purported to be The Great One's last interview. Too much stuff to quote. Available on YouTube. Well worth your time. Damn! It's really good. Best quote: "I aim to please."
The grave of Bill Hicks is not far from where I live, maybe 45 minutes. So, one day, we decided to visit it for the first time and lay flowers there.
“I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions.”
“Religion has convinced people that there's an invisible man ... living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn't want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer, and suffer, and burn, and scream, until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you. He loves you and he needs money.”
“We're so self-important. So arrogant. Everybody's going to save something now. Save the trees, save the bees, save the whales, save the snails. And the supreme arrogance? Save the planet! Are these people kidding? Save the planet? We don't even know how to take care of ourselves; we haven't learned how to care for one another. We're gonna save the fuckin' planet? . . . And, by the way, there's nothing wrong with the planet in the first place. The planet is fine. The people are fucked! Compared with the people, the planet is doin' great. It's been here over four billion years . . . The planet isn't goin' anywhere, folks. We are! We're goin' away. Pack your shit, we're goin' away. And we won't leave much of a trace. Thank God for that. Nothing left. Maybe a little Styrofoam. The planet will be here, and we'll be gone. Another failed mutation; another closed-end biological mistake.”
“The real reason that we can’t have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse: You cannot post “Thou shalt not steal,” “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” and “Thou shalt not lie” in a building full of lawyers, judges, and politicians. It creates a hostile work environment.”
“I don't like ass kissers, flag wavers or team players. I like people who buck the system. Individualists. I often warn people: "Somewhere along the way, someone is going to tell you, 'There is no "I" in team.' What you should tell them is, 'Maybe not. But there is an "I" in independence, individuality and integrity.'" Avoid teams at all cost. Keep your circle small. Never join a group that has a name. If they say, "We're the So-and-Sos," take a walk. And if, somehow, you must join, if it's unavoidable, such as a union or a trade association, go ahead and join. But don't participate; it will be your death. And if they tell you you're not a team player, congratulate them on being observant.”
“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.”
“I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It's so fuckin' heroic.”
“I'm completely in favor of the
separation of Church and State.
... These two institutions screw us up enough
on their own, so both of them together is
certain death.”
“Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty.
I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.”
“Atheism is a non-prophet organization.”
“Life gets really simple once you cut out all the bull shit they teach you in school.”
“Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you, but don't make me wear your shoes.”
“Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.”
“The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.”
“Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.”
“Meow” means “woof” in cat.”
“The planet is fine. The people are fucked.”
“Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.”
“Some people see things that are and ask, Why?
Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not?
Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that.”
“I don't know how you feel, but I'm pretty sick of church people. You know what they ought to do with churches? Tax them. If holy people are so interested in politics, government, and public policy, let them pay the price of admission like everybody else. The Catholic Church alone could wipe out the national debt if all you did was tax their real estate.”
“I’m a modern man, a man for the millennium. Digital and smoke free. A diversified multi-cultural, post-modern deconstruction that is anatomically and ecologically incorrect. I’ve been up linked and downloaded, I’ve been inputted and outsourced, I know the upside of downsizing, I know the downside of upgrading. I’m a high-tech low-life. A cutting edge, state-of-the-art bi-coastal multi-tasker and I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond!
I’m new wave, but I’m old school and my inner child is outward bound. I’m a hot-wired, heat seeking, warm-hearted cool customer, voice activated and bio-degradable. I interface with my database, my database is in cyberspace, so I’m interactive, I’m hyperactive and from time to time I’m radioactive.
Behind the eight ball, ahead of the curve, ridin the wave, dodgin the bullet and pushin the envelope. I’m on-point, on-task, on-message and off drugs. I’ve got no need for coke and speed. I've got no urge to binge and purge. I’m in-the-moment, on-the-edge, over-the-top and under-the-radar. A high-concept, low-profile, medium-range ballistic missionary. A street-wise smart bomb. A top-gun bottom feeder. I wear power ties, I tell power lies, I take power naps and run victory laps. I’m a totally ongoing big-foot, slam-dunk, rainmaker with a pro-active outreach. A raging workaholic. A working rageaholic. Out of rehab and in denial!
I’ve got a personal trainer, a personal shopper, a personal assistant and a personal agenda. You can’t shut me up. You can’t dumb me down because I’m tireless and I’m wireless, I’m an alpha male on beta-blockers.
I’m a non-believer and an over-achiever, laid-back but fashion-forward. Up-front, down-home, low-rent, high-maintenance. Super-sized, long-lasting, high-definition, fast-acting, oven-ready and built-to-last! I’m a hands-on, foot-loose, knee-jerk head case pretty maturely post-traumatic and I’ve got a love-child that sends me hate mail.
But, I’m feeling, I’m caring, I’m healing, I’m sharing-- a supportive, bonding, nurturing primary care-giver. My output is down, but my income is up. I took a short position on the long bond and my revenue stream has its own cash-flow. I read junk mail, I eat junk food, I buy junk bonds and I watch trash sports! I’m gender specific, capital intensive, user-friendly and lactose intolerant.
I like rough sex. I like tough love. I use the “F” word in my emails and the software on my hard-drive is hardcore--no soft porn.
I bought a microwave at a mini-mall; I bought a mini-van at a mega-store. I eat fast-food in the slow lane. I’m toll-free, bite-sized, ready-to-wear and I come in all sizes. A fully-equipped, factory-authorized, hospital-tested, clinically-proven, scientifically- formulated medical miracle. I’ve been pre-wash, pre-cooked, pre-heated, pre-screened, pre-approved, pre-packaged, post-dated, freeze-dried, double-wrapped, vacuum-packed and, I have an unlimited broadband capacity.
I’m a rude dude, but I’m the real deal. Lean and mean! Cocked, locked and ready-to-rock. Rough, tough and hard to bluff. I take it slow, I go with the flow, I ride with the tide. I’ve got glide in my stride. Drivin and movin, sailin and spinin, jiving and groovin, wailin and winnin. I don’t snooze, so I don’t lose. I keep the pedal to the metal and the rubber on the road. I party hearty and lunch time is crunch time. I’m hangin in, there ain’t no doubt and I’m hangin tough, over and out!”
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day."
“When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat.”
Quote Source -> www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/22782.George_Carlin
George Carlin - You Have No Rights -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWiBt-pqp0E
Dayt 198 of 365: a year in songs and photos
Song: Sleater Kinney, Words and Guitar
A pretty boring, run of the mill picture:
Because I hardly shot anything today.
Because these CDs were already out on the table
Because I was out of the blue given an opportunity to write and get paid for it and I need to do some research rather than processing one photo for two hours
Because my 365 photos are all about music, I might as well show you some
Because I'd like to know what you listen to, as well.
Give me a few minutes to put notes on all of these.
Kiefer Sutherland (note that the Limbaugh website spelled it wrong) poses with the Clown Prince of Propoganda. I might have once had respect for him (before he starred in his current fearmongering hit TV series), but it's certainly gone now.
[08460023]
For Bill Hicks
(December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994)
"Even though we live in a world where good men are murdered and little demons run amok ..."
"I had a vision of a way we could have no enemies ever again, if you’re interested in this. Anybody interested in hearing this? It’s kind of an interesting theory, and all we have to do is make one decisive act and we can rid the world of all our enemies at once. Here’s what we do. You know all that money we spend on nuclear weapons and defense ever year? Trillions of dollars. Instead, if we spent this money feeding and clothing the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded … not one … we could as one race explore outer space together in peace, for ever, Thank you very much."
"Not to worry, dick jokes are on the way."
You can find some live performances online.
[The Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W 23rd Street in NYC hosted a benefit tribute to mark the 14th anniversary of Bill's passing this evening. Hosted by Jesse Joyce, the night included films of Bill (with funny material pre-inserted ;), plus live performaces by Ted Alexandro and Greg Giraldo. Also on hand was Bill's brother Steve, his sister Lynn, and his nephew Ryan, as well as the producers of the upcoming BBC programme about Bill - Paul Thomas and Matt Harlock -who presented a sneak preview of the first 20 minutes. Proceeds from the night benefited the Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife Rehabilitation in Austin, Texas. This event was organized by Luchia, and I'm sure that there are a lot of us who couldn't make it but wish like 7734 that we could! =]
Here's a bit from The Huffington Post:
The 14th Anniversary of Bill Hicks Untimely Death
Comedian and dark poet Bill Hicks died of pancreatic cancer on Feb. 26, 1994.
An example of Hicks' more well known material:
Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream, and we are the imagination of ourselves.
Killing Frogs chimes in:
Nobody who has heard Hicks can doubt his brilliance. Many comics have been compared to Lenny Bruce, but with Hicks, the comparison stands. Like Bruce, Hicks is respected, long after death, by respected comics. Like Bruce, his material holds up, as true today as it was when he wrote it. Like Bruce, Hicks has inspired legions of imitators. Like Bruce's imitators, none of them come close.
A L S O
Bill Hicks, the black-humored articulator of doubt
Salon.com
Bill Hicks: Gone But Still Riffing On Rude Truths
The Washington Post
GQ -- 9.1994
A N D
Here's a link (courtesy Google Books) to...
American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story
By Cynthia True
Magnolia Cemetery / Leakesville, Mississippi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLeQ7oxUAKc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzQuE1pR1w