RE: American like Sam Shepard ( was guns and stuff)

Thor Cameron (my_colours@hotmail.com)
Sat, 15 May 1999 02:21:34 -0700 (PDT)

Art imitating Life / Life imitating Art
Hmmm.....
Seems to me that the falicy here is contained in the question.
One does not imitate the other, art is not seperate from living; art is a 
kind of double-living, equally for artist, audience, critic, opponant, and 
fellow artist.

Is there anyone reading this who, when reading the words ANCIENT GREEK 
CIVILIZATION, does not have clear flash of their art (statues and writings) 
instantly? Was their art their life?  No, but it was the secret double-life 
that we all lead brought to glorious light.

I love my country, with all its obvious hideousness.  I love my species 
despite our hideousness.  I laugh at the satire.  With equal parts love, 
disgust, laughter, and mayhem, I quote Shakespeare: "What fools these 
mortals be"

If you couldn't muddle through the above, try this:
Who gives a shit if a satire was somewhat inaccurate?  Enjoy the joke.

Thor



>Robert "Proud to be an American" Morris:
>"The problem is, they are usually basing their observations on sitcoms..."
>
>The real problem is that so many Americans base their real life on sitcoms
>and other televised schmaltz. Go outside and talk to some, and you'll see
>what I mean. Ever heard the phrase "Been there, done that"? I have, at 
>least
>700,000,000 times, because of all the Americans I interact with parroting
>their television sets. If you're not proud of American television, then I
>guess you're not all that proud of America after all.
>
>-Sean


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