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Winners

“O gifted men, vainglorious for first place, how short a time the laurel crown stays green …………………………………….. A breath of wind is all there is to fame here upon earth: it blows this way and that, and when it changes quarter it changes name.” – Dante. It’s a shame that the winner in Formula 1 […]

Resonance of Place

How much does location play a part in your sound? “I am fascinated by the resonance certain places can have, which invests them with almost heroic proportions. The very name of a place itself can inspire awe and credibility. There are countless examples of this in American folk and pop music and beyond and I […]

JC

“Religion is a popular misunderstanding of poetry” – Jospeh Campbell.

VAMPIRE SQUID ECONOMICS by Paul Levy

“The wetikonomys fiat-currency is not backed by real value, but rather, is a system in which, as if by magic, money is created out of thin air. Having fallen through the rabbit hole, we now live in a world where money materializes simply by decree (fiat) of an elite cabal of Big Wetikos, who can […]

Self-esteem is the cause of our shame

“We all place ourselves at various levels, and we are constantly falling from these heights. It is the falls we are ashamed of. Self-esteem is the cause of our shame, of our fall. It is this self-esteem that must be understood, and not the fall. If there is no pedestal on which you have put […]