John Cage - Water Walk
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John Burroughs,
a.k.a. Jesus Crisis, is a pacifist, poet, playwright, musician, composer, bibliophile, and seeker in Elyria, Ohio.
Co-founder (with Dianne Borsenik) of the monthly Lix and Kix Poetry Extravaganza and the annual winter wordfest known as Snoetry, John is also the founding editor and publisher for Crisis Chronicles Press and a regular contributor to the Cleveland Poetics and Ohio Poetry Association blogs. Since 2011 he has served as the OPA's webmaster pro tem.
John founded a loose association called Poets of Lorain County, under whose auspices he's hosted regular open mic and featured poet events at the Avon Lake Public Library and the Lorain Arts Council's 737 Gallery, as well as the PoetryElyria series at Jim's Coffeehouse and Diner, the Scott M. Duncan Photography studio and other venues in his hometown.
John's work has appeared on stages in four states, as well as in numerous journals, and he is the author of six poetry chapbooks, including:
Water Works (Recycled Karma Press, 2012)
Electric Company (Writing Knights Press, 2011)
6/9: Improvisations in Dependence by Jesus Crisis (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2009)
Identity Crises by Doug Manson, JC and Bree (Green Panda Press, 2009)
Bloggerel by JC (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2008)
Two broadsides featuring his work, For Change Is and Low Kay Shun, are available from NightBallet Press.
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The Tao of Jesus Crisis: John Cage - Water Walk
Wow, so much easier with a sampler these days!
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Indeed! Thanks for your comment, Brian.
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Oh dear. That was amusing.
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Indeed. Thanks, Lady!
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Cage was interested in mycology. When he was in Oberlin he climbed the trees in Tappan Square looking for fungi. I guess some people think he is normal and his music and silence interesting.. ???!!!
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Cage was interested in mycology. When he was in Oberlin he climbed the trees in Tappan Square looking for fungi. I guess some people think his music and silence interesting.. I have heard these stories from people who saw him here.
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I suppose some people do. Perhaps that explains why there's so much traffic.
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Then again, I'm one of those people who do; but I'm not all that fond of traffic.
Unless you're talking about the Steve Winwood band....
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You need to be able to "see" his music to fully appreciate it... that's interesting.
It has a different effect just listening without the visual...
interesting.
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as a young man here, he is eloquent still plus very handsome and willing to take risks. I'd guess the guy comes from familied money and not poverty. He's still amazing but it makes me consider how much more some of us could accomplish if we also came from privileged backgrounds. Ah, but a wish... from starry eyes.
You need to visit my blog too John. You have missed a lot of stuff.
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That was interesting and it got me thinking. What is music? It's different things to different people. I remember playing Megadeth songs for my Mom, which she didn't hear as music, she heard as obnoxious noise. My Dad would treat us to Glenn Miller, "real music" as he called it. Then my Mom would pull out the big gun, Sinatra, and my dog would run out the front door, because Lady loved music and Hated Frank Sinatra. To each his own, or her own as the case may be.
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Amen! Thanks, Tara!
I've always tried to see every sound as music, to see poetry in everything. Ultimately, I think it's all in how one chooses to see it (or hear it).
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Heh, Lady -- that's awesome. Reminds me of my cat, who get up on top of his tree by my microphone when he hears me singing.
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When I watched and listened to this I felt like I did the first time I heard Philip Glass.
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