"And nobody really knows how wonderful you are. Why, we could never reach a star without you, zero, my hero." - Bob Dorough
Reflections on seeing Phish again and recalling memories of my history as a "phan".
14 years later, Tom Waits Mule Variations CD goes "Gold" in the U.S.A.. Instead of a tickertape parade, I thought I'd use it as an excuse to, once again, talk about a brilliant songwriter and performer.
Image map of my "Manufactured Authenticity" presentation at Northern Voice in Vancouver as re-imagined by Brad Ovenell-Carter (top). Audio (above), and the embedded slideshow via Google Presentations (below)
Talk. It's only talk. Arguments. Agreements. Advice. Answers.
Articulate announcements. It's only talk.
Talk. It's only talk. Babble. Burble. Banter. Bicker bicker bicker.
Brouhaha. Boulderdash. Ballyhoo. It's only talk.
Back talk.
Talk talk talk. It's only talk. Comments. Cliches. Commentary. Controversy.
Chatter. Chit-chat Chit-chat Chit-chat.
Conversation. Contradiction. Criticism. It's only talk.
Cheap talk.
Talk. Talk. It's only talk. Debates. Discussions.
These are words with a D this time.
Dialogue. Duologue. Diatribe. Dissention. Declamation.
Double talk. Double talk.
Talk. Talk. It's all talk. Too much talk. Small talk. Talk that trash.
Expressions. Editorials. Expugnations. Exclamations. Enfadulations.
It's all talk.
Elephant talk. Elephant talk. Elephant talk.
- "Elephant Talk" from Three of a Perfect Pair by King Crimson