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Planning to get a Jim Morrison stick n poke, cause he’s my favorite poet in the musical world, just on top of my Lana del Rey tattoo, an homage to the Lana line in her song ‘Gods and monsters’. “ No one’s gonna take my soul away I’m living like Jim Morrison”.
Thoughts?
Jan 30, 2024
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it's the best stuff in the world... everything released under drag city is a masterpiece... the r/jimorourke subreddit has been dead for like a year so here i am on this website instead looking for orourkeheads. hes worked with wilco stereolab sonic youth so if you like those guys your gonna like this guy.
Feb 1, 2024
New Jersey may have Bruce, but Massachusetts has Jonathan- a guy who has always been unapologetically himself whether it was being totally sober in the 70s, writing pleas for tenderness in a genre known for bravado, dancing in lesbian bars, or driving down to NYC every weekend to be Velvet Underground's biggest fan before anyone else was. a guy who despite being a rock legend, spends his days installing pizza ovens around the san fransisco area.
I've seen him live a few times now, and watching him play his sweet silly songs in an unapologetically sincere + sort of autistic way is somehow just as transgressive as the proto-punk he invented with The Modern Lovers over 50 years ago. I can't help but smile ear to ear for his entire set. effortless humor and charm.
Something that's also stood out to me after seeing him live a few times now, is the way he recontextualizes the classics. When he played "Old World" in 2022 he changed the lyrics to recognize how some things should be left in the past rather than simply romanticizing it. And last night he played with the iconic "Pablo Picasso" to focus less on the swagger of Pablo, and more on how that type of guy is actually kind of an arrogant creep. Angel Prost (of Frost Children) wrote a great essay on Jonathan's reinvention for her email-only newsletter a few years ago, if you'd like to read it I'm sure I can dig it up for you.
From last night-
When I was a kid, I wanted to be an oil painter. I was obsessed with colors.
Then I heard Velvet Underground and saw you can paint with a guitar
Anyways...if more people were a bit more like Jonathan the world would be a better place. A huge inspiration to me!
Mar 8, 2024
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write in them, underline, draw, cross out, anything! make them yours, and let other people learn about you if they borrow them. you can also look back through books that you've read, and see what passages seemed important at the time. it has really made reading even more enjoyable for me.
plus buy second hand books if you can!!
Feb 14, 2025
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i mean it’s probably “the substance”, just for being so abrasive and going all out in every way. but “between the temples” really surprised me, such a real, beautiful and tender movie about finding your own happiness. i could see it becoming a comfort movie for me
Jan 15, 2025