Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and tortuous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we call it the word of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind....All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions, set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit. -Thomas Paine, American revolutionary.
“If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities.â€
~ Voltaire
999 'Homicide' circa 1978
I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.-- John Cage
Global Warming? No Worries.
Smiling on the inside - promise :)
"In some ways she was far more acute than Winston, and far less susceptible to Party propaganda. Once when he happened in some connection to mention the war against Eurasia, she startled him by saying casually that in her opinion the war was not happening. The rocket bombs which fell daily on London were probably fired by the Government of Oceania itself, 'just to keep people frightened'. This was an idea that had literally never occurred to him."
- George Orwell, 1984
The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in times of moral crisis, preserved their neutrality.
-- Dante
I'd like to meet:
Opinionated bastards, People smarter than me, TV burners, vegetarian meat-eaters, Those who do, you know the usual...
Dr Brian Cox.. Gorgeous, brilliant etc etc. Royal Society University Research Fellow based in the High Energy Physics group at the University of Manchester. Was a rock musician for a while too. My god he's bloody perfect.
Syd, 06/01/46 - 07/07/06
Some of us survived the eighties a little better than others...
A true patriot will defend his country from its government.
-- Thomas Jefferson
"The essence of Christianity is told us in the Garden of Eden history. The fruit that was forbidden was on the tree of knowledge. The subtext is, All the suffering you have is because you wanted to find out what was going on. You could be in the Garden of Eden if you had just keep your fucking mouth shut and hadn't asked any questions." - Frank Zappa
Music:
When Dave Ruled The World....
Classic Cabaret Voltaire
Yes, I was a DJ, back in the late 1700's.
Movies:
October 17, 2006: The Day America Died and King George was Crowned.
This is quite possibly the most important news report of our generation. On October 17, 2006, President George W. Bush signed the Military Commissions Act of 2006, which does away with Habeas Corpus and makes it perfectly legal for the government to secretly arrest any American citizen, strip him of his citizenship, hold him indefinitely without charges, try him in front of a military tribunal, and execute him in secret. This is sad, sad day for our country. Shame on all of us for letting this happen. With the signing of this act, the President has granted himself the powers of a dictator, courtesy of the U.S. Congress, and the zoned-out couch potato population of America.
MOVIES HAVE I WATCHED MORE THAN ONCE
2001, American Psycho, Audition, Baise Moi, Bladerunner, Caligula, Clockwork Orange, 2001, Lord of the Rings, The Evil Dead, Ringu, The Machinist, Legend of Zu, Eraserhead, Night of the Living Dead, The Day The Earth Stood Still, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Plan 9 From Outer Space.
Akira Kurosawa
Ran
Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
The Throne of Blood
Rashomon
Kagemusha
1990 Oscar Tribute to Akira Kurosawa
Television:
U.S. TV is shit. But if I am tied down and.. oops another time perhaps.BBC America,
Adult Swim,
Porn,
CNN for the laughs,
John Stewart for the news, and No Reservations for travel tips and hangover cures.
Books:
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.-- Mark Twain
Siddhartha, The Tao of Physics, Brief History of Time,
Physics and Philosophy Werner Heisenberg,
Slaughterhouse Five, Brave New World, The Dancing Wu Li Masters.
Technically I never read Siddartha.. but damnit I tried.
HP Lovecraft
Edgar Allen Poe
Dennis Wheatley
Dean Koontz
Ramsey Campbell
Clive Barker
Phillip K Dick
Frank Herbert
