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Post by thinker on Oct 27, 2006 14:23:08 GMT -5
Does life imitate art, or art imitate life?
As I think of all the things that have come to pass that are first written into pages of a sci fi thriller or whatever, as they come to the big screen and inundate us in gigantic proportion ...
Could things change via a change of mentality by the artists who first conjure these concepts and bring them to the attention of those who can materialize them?
How much farther can they go with their creations? The gratuitous sex and violence already permeates everything. Stunt men have more dangerous jobs than ever before because each stunt has to top the last one.
Where does it go? How does it end? What if they took a different tack?
Is it time for those creators with great influence on the public mass to take some responsibility and put some actual positive thought and human values back into art? Must they breathe life into horror and evil thoughts that others see and then bring into reality?
Many are now addicted to this style, this stuff, and lose more and more intellect as they pursue more sensational stimulation.
Plus, the smart guys are planning development of these concepts while everyone else is sliding downward on the scale of smarts.
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Post by whiterose on Oct 27, 2006 14:29:38 GMT -5
I so agree, I look at the books that are so popular with the kids, and I cringe. With our thoughts can we put it all right again, the power of ones thoughts, how much of this physical world can it affect.
Will our thoughts be able to put Gods world right again. Perhaps there is a great deal to raising ones vibration above the negativity that now surrounds our world.
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Post by thinker on Oct 27, 2006 14:35:05 GMT -5
It probably needs to happen before we forget what it was like. As new generations age, things change, and we see how they're changing.
For example, I just saw that the URL - Hell.com - is being auctioned off. They expect to get in excess of $1 million because it is in such "hot" demand.
What has happened to us?
And by no means shall we omit the advertisers and marketers in this blog. Don't even get me started.
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Post by aussie on Oct 29, 2006 3:05:56 GMT -5
Thinker, Whiterose your thoughts on this bring to mind my beautiful 23 year old son.
He is very intelligent, good looking, educated, good job, never done drugs, alcohol yes, smokes no blah blah blah.....no, I'm not advertising for a partner for him!!
But he listens to "Death metal music(?)" all the time. He's absolutely addicted to it. If I get in his car, it's on, blaring at crescendo level and he loves it. He says it gives him a "high" and he needs it to "relax". I start to get the jitters and want to open the car door and jump out...anything to escape. I want to scream. I use every method of relaxation known to man to endure the journey. He even has a band for relaxation and is the vocalist. There are no discernible words....he does what is known as "the roar". Now why would he do this when he has a beautiful voice? He has carved the words "Homesick for Eternity" into his computer.
What have "they" done to a whole generation of children?
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Post by aussie on Oct 29, 2006 7:31:20 GMT -5
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Post by thinker on Oct 29, 2006 10:03:19 GMT -5
Aussie -
I used to love Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper - actually still do. The concerts were great - I could handle Alice's snakes, but when Ozzy started on pigeons, that was the last Ozzy concert for me.
But I branched out into bluegrass, old country, jazz, flamenco, all the way to chanting monks and some opera. Maybe your son will morph out of his current state.
I had a reel-to-reel that I recorded music on - wasn't allowed to buy albums. My dad walked in one night to hear Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes playing Journey to the Center of Your Mind.
He went nuts. I couldn't understand it. But his reaction did nothing but cause confusion for me. I thought he didn't like my music (he was a fiddle player who'd turned down a job with Buck Owens (hey there, Cliff) and I blew it off. But I was told I could never again listen to that song.
I didn't even know the meaning of that song until he called my attention to it. I learned every word after that and can still recite/sing them to you today. (BTW - I was a good kid - not much rebellion, etc.)
Maybe your son doesn't know the words or meaning but is listening with his body. Maybe he's just seeking fulfillment for some deep-lurking void and finds it through music. Or maybe he's trying to drown out some of the horrors of life today as a young man would see them.
I came out OK, and I hope he does, too. God bless him.
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Post by thinker on Oct 29, 2006 10:07:29 GMT -5
I am happy to see I am not the only "lunatic" asking questions about glowing in the dark!!! LOL
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Post by bc on Oct 29, 2006 17:30:44 GMT -5
MY husband said a good song for us by alice coper welcome to my nightmare . I told him good song for me I am going pray you through this storm Goes something like this I though you would had came down save the day and wipe are tears away but i am still standing hear today am still going to pray you through this storm . something like that . you know twister sister song were not going to take no were not going to take any more take care god loves us
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