Proves the point (Nabokov said “caress the detail”) that anything examined minutely and carefully enough can be beautiful. It is writing that honours the complexity of experience
second time in 24 hours i've encountered the word sempiternal! which was a new word for me the first time (where it came up in Solenoid). Now, I'm minorly obsessed because the root of it seems to be made of two redundant terms (semper, always/ever + aeternus, eternal). maybe this is very normal in etymology, but i like it. it feels wrong, therefore interesting.
Actually, the line 'Goin' where the weather suits my clothes' was written by Fred Neil. His song, 'Everybody's Talking' became popular through Harry Nilsson's 1968 recording, which served as the theme song for John Schlesinger's 1969 film 'Midnight Cowboy':
Fred Neil's version is still my favourite. Nilsson's voice, though full of emotion, lacks the depth of Neil's. I hope we are not sabotaging Samantha's poetic post with trivia, though.
“I’m going where the climate suits my clothes.” Pre-Dylan by about a century. "guys were using it on records in the 1920s, the phrase probably predates its appearance on record."
Hi Samantha thank you thank you for your teachings and your posts. They feed my soul! Unfortunately I haven’t been able to join your courses. Is there a way I can contact you outside of this comments box? My email is lauren.gower@live.co.za.
Proves the point (Nabokov said “caress the detail”) that anything examined minutely and carefully enough can be beautiful. It is writing that honours the complexity of experience
second time in 24 hours i've encountered the word sempiternal! which was a new word for me the first time (where it came up in Solenoid). Now, I'm minorly obsessed because the root of it seems to be made of two redundant terms (semper, always/ever + aeternus, eternal). maybe this is very normal in etymology, but i like it. it feels wrong, therefore interesting.
Oh, thank you for this!!
Actually, the line 'Goin' where the weather suits my clothes' was written by Fred Neil. His song, 'Everybody's Talking' became popular through Harry Nilsson's 1968 recording, which served as the theme song for John Schlesinger's 1969 film 'Midnight Cowboy':
https://genius.com/Fred-neil-everybodys-talkin-lyrics
Tip of the hat from a Fred Neil fan!
Fred Neil's version is still my favourite. Nilsson's voice, though full of emotion, lacks the depth of Neil's. I hope we are not sabotaging Samantha's poetic post with trivia, though.
“I’m going where the climate suits my clothes.” Pre-Dylan by about a century. "guys were using it on records in the 1920s, the phrase probably predates its appearance on record."
from https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/origin-of-phrase-going-where-the-weather-suits-my-clothes.825587/
Thanks for sharing Francis Ponge and Walter Benjamin on rain and dreams.
Hi Samantha,
I was looking for people who have discovered Ponge and found you.
A post on Ponge that might interest you: https://theliftingveil.substack.com/p/the-fragrant-damage-of-words
Hi Samantha thank you thank you for your teachings and your posts. They feed my soul! Unfortunately I haven’t been able to join your courses. Is there a way I can contact you outside of this comments box? My email is lauren.gower@live.co.za.