Ha ha--yes, those are log-sawing quotes. I wonder if this is the first time the Times covered the gallery--on the eve of its closing.
As for tiptoeing around "entheonic" substances, yes, you wonder why they write articles like this for imagined easily shocked kindergartners in Terre Haute when the audience for the article is quite familiar with Terrence McKenna and Daniel Pinchbeck, thank you very much.
Hello, conventional wisdom and ritual scolding of "hippies."
Oh I know Im late in the day on this, as usual...Only today was I informed about this article. By Phlilp T.in fact...
Now, at the risk of sounding self- serving (first time for everything!) Im going to have to saw you boys up a bit...
First of all Alex Grey basically sucks. His imagery and execution are 3rd rate at best and I know you guys know it.(paging Dr. Wilson...!) However his devotion to his chosen subject is quite admirable, not to mention his interior design sensibility. Seriously. Who wouldnt want a hall like that in their apartment.
Essentially Grey and Ken Johnson are performing the same function: to keep the ideas and significance of the psychedelic in the flow of culture, mutual ineptitude not withstanding. Not to mention "mainstream" culture. Why get all micro bitchy just because you--(me..whoever) knows more about what its supposed to sound like when some one talks about this stuff. Ok, I admit that is the province of the blog. Yeah, sure
these things are written in a generally compromised and disappointing manner, but ultimately its better that its out there than not, dont you think?
And I do believe there was a big old nutty Times article on Alex Grey and family a few years ago that I m sure mentioned his Temple.. and the fact that they took acid with their kid a two yr old or something....No? Cool.
And wha? Papi dont get no luv from the tree?
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As for tiptoeing around "entheonic" substances, yes, you wonder why they write articles like this for imagined easily shocked kindergartners in Terre Haute when the audience for the article is quite familiar with Terrence McKenna and Daniel Pinchbeck, thank you very much.
Hello, conventional wisdom and ritual scolding of "hippies."
- tom moody 12-22-2008 5:38 pm
Oh I know Im late in the day on this, as usual...Only today was I informed about this article. By Phlilp T.in fact...
Now, at the risk of sounding self- serving (first time for everything!) Im going to have to saw you boys up a bit...
First of all Alex Grey basically sucks. His imagery and execution are 3rd rate at best and I know you guys know it.(paging Dr. Wilson...!) However his devotion to his chosen subject is quite admirable, not to mention his interior design sensibility. Seriously. Who wouldnt want a hall like that in their apartment.
Essentially Grey and Ken Johnson are performing the same function: to keep the ideas and significance of the psychedelic in the flow of culture, mutual ineptitude not withstanding. Not to mention "mainstream" culture. Why get all micro bitchy just because you--(me..whoever) knows more about what its supposed to sound like when some one talks about this stuff. Ok, I admit that is the province of the blog. Yeah, sure
these things are written in a generally compromised and disappointing manner, but ultimately its better that its out there than not, dont you think?
And I do believe there was a big old nutty Times article on Alex Grey and family a few years ago that I m sure mentioned his Temple.. and the fact that they took acid with their kid a two yr old or something....No? Cool.
And wha? Papi dont get no luv from the tree?
- Michelle S 1-27-2009 3:55 am [add a comment]