Well youve all heard about the KABOOM! KABOOM! KABOOM! Nastiness weve been experiencing over here of late, no doubt.
Personally the death thing doesnt worry me too much, as an artist dying can only increase the value of my back catalogue, and lets be honest there are rather too many human beings littering this sweet planet at the moment and tigers and bears arent doing a very good job at keeping the numbers down now are they?
The inane and hysterical blabbering of journalists on the other hand does get me down. One bright spark recently came out with this little gem in response to the London bombings. We cannot allow religious nutcases and militant extremists to dictate to us our foreign policies this was supposed to justify our solidarity with the Bush administration. The scary thing is the irony of this statement was entirely un-appreciated by the somewhat vehement speaker.
The terrorists are obviously a bunch of cranks that have gotten themselves wound up to such an extent that they commit acts of destruction that serve no-one but those they supposedly oppose. Public opinion here is decidedly more pro-USA/war on terror than it was here last week.
Assuming the suicide bomber theory is correct I must admit to some romantic notion of sympathy with the fools that commit these acts. I wish that I felt strongly enough about something that Id be prepared to sacrifice my own life in such a misguided and ultimately pointless way.
It puts me in mind of my false past-life fantasy where my pal Kid Banano (RIP) and I were Zero One pilots together, hopped up on hiropon* raining destruction from the skies as Kamikaze pilots, screaming Banzai!! as we plummet to our glorious fiery doom.
Being exploded however, is nowhere near the top of my death list, though I suppose doing it on purpose does come above having it done to me.
Top of my death list is being eaten by crocodiles; I really get off on the idea of being torn limb from limb by a gang of thrashing reptiles corkscrew twisting their bodies in the filthy bloody water. Im sure the adrenalin would kick in to numb the pain pretty sharpish and the whole thing would be such an intense and violent exit from this life doesnt really go together with my #1 funeral choice though which involves mummification and embalming.
Apparently suicide bombers believe they are doing gods will and that god will choose to put the people he wants to die in the line of fire. The fool strapped with explosives believes themselves to be a humble instrument of gods will. No, sorry I cant get into that. If I had a bomb harness thingy I think Id just take to wearing it out and about just to feel the inherent power of it without hitting the button.
Yes, Id probably get a deliciously perverse kick out of wandering around wearing it, what a trip, I think I could hold off on exploding it for years waiting for just the right bunch of wankers to come along and piss me off.
Hmmm, I think I just worked out why LSD is not the drug of choice for newsreaders and political commentators.
* hiropon, an intravenously injected amphetamine used to get Kamikaze pilots in the mood during WW2 in Imperial Japan.
Personally the death thing doesnt worry me too much, as an artist dying can only increase the value of my back catalogue, and lets be honest there are rather too many human beings littering this sweet planet at the moment and tigers and bears arent doing a very good job at keeping the numbers down now are they?
The inane and hysterical blabbering of journalists on the other hand does get me down. One bright spark recently came out with this little gem in response to the London bombings. We cannot allow religious nutcases and militant extremists to dictate to us our foreign policies this was supposed to justify our solidarity with the Bush administration. The scary thing is the irony of this statement was entirely un-appreciated by the somewhat vehement speaker.
The terrorists are obviously a bunch of cranks that have gotten themselves wound up to such an extent that they commit acts of destruction that serve no-one but those they supposedly oppose. Public opinion here is decidedly more pro-USA/war on terror than it was here last week.
Assuming the suicide bomber theory is correct I must admit to some romantic notion of sympathy with the fools that commit these acts. I wish that I felt strongly enough about something that Id be prepared to sacrifice my own life in such a misguided and ultimately pointless way.
It puts me in mind of my false past-life fantasy where my pal Kid Banano (RIP) and I were Zero One pilots together, hopped up on hiropon* raining destruction from the skies as Kamikaze pilots, screaming Banzai!! as we plummet to our glorious fiery doom.
Being exploded however, is nowhere near the top of my death list, though I suppose doing it on purpose does come above having it done to me.
Top of my death list is being eaten by crocodiles; I really get off on the idea of being torn limb from limb by a gang of thrashing reptiles corkscrew twisting their bodies in the filthy bloody water. Im sure the adrenalin would kick in to numb the pain pretty sharpish and the whole thing would be such an intense and violent exit from this life doesnt really go together with my #1 funeral choice though which involves mummification and embalming.
Apparently suicide bombers believe they are doing gods will and that god will choose to put the people he wants to die in the line of fire. The fool strapped with explosives believes themselves to be a humble instrument of gods will. No, sorry I cant get into that. If I had a bomb harness thingy I think Id just take to wearing it out and about just to feel the inherent power of it without hitting the button.
Yes, Id probably get a deliciously perverse kick out of wandering around wearing it, what a trip, I think I could hold off on exploding it for years waiting for just the right bunch of wankers to come along and piss me off.
Hmmm, I think I just worked out why LSD is not the drug of choice for newsreaders and political commentators.
* hiropon, an intravenously injected amphetamine used to get Kamikaze pilots in the mood during WW2 in Imperial Japan.
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Have you ever been to visit Brian Haw protesting in Parliament Square? He'd be an interesting one to talk to about the current events in London
I was worried about some friends in London...
Of course you guys too!!
Hope you guys doing great.
Terrorist sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nAo