Charles Gocher - ProfilesArchive

About Me

This website was created to honor my dearest friend and a friend to all. Any art/writings/stories originating from Charlie will be posted up and appreciated. I will be adding writings/poems from him soon as well. 0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o This is also a meeting place for like-minded people,Welcome.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~You are the dream of shadowsDressed in remnant clothing. your body is the dream of shadows set free from the mid-day sunProtected from the flames of light. the shade you create is the radiant dream that ushers you into existanceFlat dark images follow you everywhere until sundown, when, in beamless light, you begin to follow themIn what way would the music of shadows be considered inferior to the music of mankind?We colored people, glowing solar reflectors, were painted by gods who only wanted half of us to live in the fleshy gate of visibility. The other half are weightless, wandering ethereal mimics.The shadows are always dreaming so muchAnd on an overcast day, you are the cumulous dreams of suspended water particles casting gloomy waves of empathy at your headThese black words attest to the contrasts that signify hermetically-sealed dramas of fulfilled wishes come trueYou are the dream. And the dream is allSomber flatness, an oil-lamps opposing host, a sillouette as dark as the inside of a ghostBurnt illusion, anomomous sunbathers with ideals make visions of absence that sunlight repealsVariety laughs at your secret dreams and wishes, but variety is impetuos and sometimes jumps to conclusionsSo I am the dream cast from the wall; an evening of skin in the land of the visibles and directed by a callous sundialWhat kind of magnificient imagination do the long shadows of mountains posess?Is a tornedo only the nightmare of its attendant shade?Or is the ocean each night the repetitious dream of darkness itself with starlight reflected on its waves only serving as a reminder of the sun's essential goodness.Human will may only be superstitious reflection that one entertains when one fails to perceive the darker shades of meaning in these shadowy lettersYour life is directed by spirits who truly understand the subtler laws of coincidence. And we've sent you on a labrynthian journey and you've finally found this, our letter to youI am you. And I am waking again now. Waking in to the colorless dreams of invisible atoms.-Charles Gocher

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/30/2007
Band Website: suncitygirls.com or charlesgocher.org
Band Members:
Influences: Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire, Charlie Parker, Harpo Marx, Satyajit Ray, Stephane MallermÃ©, Paul Valery, Werner Herzog and so many more.....
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Abduction
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Alan Bishop tribute piece on Perfect Sounds Forever

http://www.furious.com/Perfect/charlesgocher.html
Posted by Charles Gocher on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:17:00 PST

The Brothers Unconnected: a tribute to the music of Sun City Girls & Charles Gocher

5.18.08 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door 5.19.08 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir 5.21.08 - San Francsico, CA - Slim's 5.23.08 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified 5.25.08 - Los Angeles , CA - Echoplex 5.27.08 - Sacramento, ...
Posted by Charles Gocher on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:07:00 PST

8 days from today

today is February 11th. 8 days from today will mark the one year anniversary of us losing this Grand Trickster, Giant drummer, prolific writer, unparalleled film maker, Supernova composer,...
Posted by Charles Gocher on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:45:00 PST

The Sexy Graveyard {exact transcription from a letter}

"Ha,Ha,HAH....("And so the dead tongue sang"-backwards masked)"We rode to the great divide. Downrock and rubble, we flew inside (throat clearing rites).""Down rock and rubble we flew inside...
Posted by Charles Gocher on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:29:00 PST

You Are The Dream Of Shadows

Dressed in remnant clothing.your body is the dream of shadows set free fromthe mid-day sun Protected from the flames of light.the shade you create isthe radiant dream that ushersyou into existance Fla...
Posted by Charles Gocher on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:45:00 PST

excerpt from a letter in which we had been discussing Charlie Parker and addictions

'In an attempt of understanding the natures of dissipation and self destruction and their importance in the formulation of any given expression of wisdom-a partial conclusion can be reached-to arrive ...
Posted by Charles Gocher on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:56:00 PST

Fifty-two Girlfriends

pulp of firmake a deck for meadorned with forms(all) and stripped of leaves Alone with pleasuresan imaginary advance I makeat a flat womanwith abundant 2D cups Card home, my familyNo envy disruptsYour...
Posted by Charles Gocher on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:41:00 PST

My Daughter Patrilineal Hardships

Salty tears I cried for youAnd from your lips, perfume I drewBut my stare is not aimed at your faceYour ovaries are eyeballs I'll with maceYour lipstick issues a trembling glowWith a needle and v...
Posted by Charles Gocher on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:23:00 PST

Let's Pretend

I ran away with myself; away from sobrietyI was tired of living out the old drama called societyAnd all the while I kept hating and hating; the only things of interest were music and datingConflicts a...
Posted by Charles Gocher on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:18:00 PST

Charles Gocher,Sr.

Hello. My name is Charles Gocher, Sr. I was this gentleman's father. I was born in San Leandro, California, in 1906, and died in Los Angeles in 1964. Charlie was very young then. Right now, his song i...
Posted by Charles Gocher on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:13:00 PST