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DREAM: Walking around on the ocean floor. But everyone is
pretending to be underwater so we can still breath. Something happens and we
are all shot straight up and out of the ocean into the sky. We’re very high up
flapping our arms to stay afloat but still falling and eventually we could hit
the ground. I see a small flying device with an Indian chief sitting in it and
some weird dinosaur-like bird holding it up. We all grab hold of the Indian. I place
my hands on his shoulders while everybody else puts their hands elsewhere
accidentally tickling him.
3:47 p.m. I jump out of bed.
Breakfast: Hot Cream of Wheat with Cinnamon, Vanilla, Brown
Sugar, and Milk. Orange Mango Juice. Zinc and Alfalfa.
I finish watching the PBS documentary What Are Dreams?
An Indian tribe in northern Canada called the Atikamekw
practice daily dream interpretation every morning. They sit in a circle around
a fire and share their dreams as the elderly use folklore to interpret.
“Only 20 percent of woman’s dreams about sex…involve their
partners. But dreaming men are worse. Coupling faithfully just 1 out of 7
times. 33% of our dreams involve unhappy events. And while some dreams are
outlandish, most are more a reflection of our waking concerns.”
Working on lyrics to songs.
Lunch: Tuna Salad Sandwich with Lettuce and Tomato. Homemade
Creamy Tomato Soup. Baked Salt n Vinegar Chips. Green Tea.
It rains lightly outside. I hear the thunder crack and boom.
Enjoying Dennis Hopper’s film Easy Rider (1969).
“In this counterculture film, we have a spaced-out trio of
Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and a funny Jack Nicholson tooling down the highway,
on motorcycles and stuff, en route from L.A. to Mardi Gras. As artistic
expression during an angry era of war and social change, the film communicates
a powerful philosophy, in lieu of a complex plot. Most scenes take place
outdoors, in the American South and Southwest. Laszlo Kovacs' adroit
cinematography, combined with an expansive soundtrack, hippie lingo, and cool
clothes, convey the film's underlying message of individual freedom and
nonconformity. The film is significant in that it was one of several successful
60's films made by individuals outside the traditional Hollywood studio structure.
As such, Easy Rider broke new ground in film-making.”
More songwriting.
Listening to Arcade Fire and stretching.
Renee walks in.
We watch two Pilobolus dancers perform “Symbiosis”.
Yoga.
Dinner: Black Bean Tacos. Artichoke. Blueberry Almond
Dunkers.
Finish watching Easy Rider.
“Billy: What the hell is wrong with freedom? That's what
it's all about.
George Hanson: Oh, yeah, that's right. That's what's it's all about, all right. But talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things.”
George Hanson: Oh, yeah, that's right. That's what's it's all about, all right. But talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things.”
“Dennis Hopper and
Peter Fonda did not write a full script for the movie and made most of it up as
they went along. They didn't hire a crew but instead picked up hippies at
communes across the country, and used friends and passersby to hold the cameras
and were drunk and stoned most of the time.”
“If god did not exist it would be necessary to invent him.”
– Voltaire
More songwriting at the storage unit.
Fresh Pineapple and a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Sleep around 7 a.m.
[i] Easy Ride
movie poster.
1 comment:
Now wondering what happens when you tickle the Indian. I think your dream is a cliffhanger. ;) LOL
Interesting stats on dreams - and probably rather accurate I would imagine.
I remember seeing Easy Rider at the theater. I think it was a drive-in as a matter of fact. I also remember thinking it was boring. LOL But it had a somewhat film cult status.
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