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Steve and Krys Crimi's avatar

My dad did a lot of time driving generals to meetings. He would then have time to wander a little and take pictures. Other than a couple, I cannot find them. He also could have been an artist (he did paint a couple of movie theater movie posters) and his letters home had wonderful drawings of Korean women in traditional dress. Also lost, for now. Thanks for reading and your great comment!

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Ronnie Watkins's avatar

Similarly, my Dad was in the service (Army) and was also a great illustrator—nothing as illustrious (pun)as movie posters, but clever and colorful somethings. We release and envision those bits of memorabilia and poetic missives as a red balloon floating in the sky above, ungraspable yet still palpable.

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Steve and Krys Crimi's avatar

Reminds me of yet another Dead lyric, from “Crazy Fingers”

Midnight on a carousel ride

Reaching for the gold ring down inside

Never could reach it

It just slips away when I try

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BornAlive's avatar

i listen to a handful of podcasts and would HIGHLY recommend you get in touch with the following shows bookers: THE HIGHERSIDE CHATS (greg carlwood,host) TINFOIL HAT(sam tripoli host)FORUM BOREALIS (al borealis,host) INNERVERSE (chance garton,host). elana could easiy put you in touch with greg carlwood from HIGHERSIDE CHATS. i imagine i'll be hearing you on one or many of these wonderful podcasts in the immediate future. thank you for all you do. also,i love the 'tommyrot' verbiage!

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Tirion's avatar

thehighersidechats@gmail.com ?

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Steve and Krys Crimi's avatar

Thanks!

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Steve and Krys Crimi's avatar

Thanks Born, I had forgotten Higherside, and do not know the others. Really appreciate the suggestions, and am thankful that you enjoy these posts.

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Ronnie Watkins's avatar

Superb dissertation Steve. So glad the fountain is flowing and literary jewels issue forth unabated and sparkling. Love the photo of the Kurdish tent city and the one of your Dad in service. (Driving a Korean general-that must be another saga unto itself.) "Cumulative Gordian knot of inversions", pretty much sums up the story as is so well illustrated and decontructed in 'Hermes' nottomention the role language and Plato’s infamous gennaion pseudos plays in this here Earth Story we get to wend our merry way through, aorund, or above.

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Ronnie Watkins's avatar

Please excuse typos. Late-night writing does it to me every time.

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Tirion's avatar

The "ancient relationship between language, holding to your literal word, and divinity" has proved its value over millennia; but it is less valued in some cultures. The Kol Nidre comes to mind. Someone made the claim to me recently that it only applied between God and man; but, if someone believes that they can annul any personal or religious oaths or prohibitions made between oneself and God, how much easier is it to annul oaths or prohibitions made to mere mortals?

I make the mistake all the time of assuming that those with whom I engage have the same fundamental assumptions about life, the universe and everything that I do, only to be found regularly in error!

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Steve and Krys Crimi's avatar

I remember traveling through Ireland and each old town had a Swearing Cross at its edge, where all deals were cemented. Something important to have the oaths to place at the liminal place, the borderlands of the human habitation.

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Fiddle Witch's avatar

Maybe the posh brits at lotuseaters.com may care . . .

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Steve and Krys Crimi's avatar

Thanks Fiddle! I’ll check it out.

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Forbidden.News's avatar

Love the picture of your dad!

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