Not bad-weird. Cool-weird.
Some of you might remember a couple of photoessays that I did immediately following Katrina, and that one of them was reinterpreted and rendered into a movie. Once (non-work-safe) by Joe Max, and once (work-safe) by Taps7734
The other one – this one, based on Dylan's classic "Most Of The Time" – also garnered a lot of responses, and I'm also rather pleased with how it turned out…and then today someone pointed this Ode to Katrina site out to me (Don’t worry; it’s work safe. )
Click away. I’ll wait.
Now do I think my little effort had anything to do with that site? Not at all, and I don’t think anybody “borrowed” anything from anyone (other than the obvious fact that everybody filches from Dylan.)
I think that tragedy provokes people, and music inspires them, and the web lends itself to certain forms. And when you start “thinking” in those forms, similar incitements will lead --somehow, some way, though some ineffable harmonic -- to strangely similar results.
I think, as Robert Heinlein famously said, "When railroading time comes you can railroad---but not before."
And I think it's pretty cool.
4 comments:
That Ode to Katrina is really excellent, isn't it? I had to post it over at my place with a link back here of course...
Dear Mr. Glass,
Just wanted to make you aware of Rich Miller's Illinoize. He is collecting Illinois bloggers into one mega-blog.
You should stop by, introduce yourself and at minimum get linked. Every thinking person in the state should be reading your blog. They should then 'splain it to their non-thinking friends and relatives.
In a think globally, act locally way, lending your link and talent to Illinoize is one step closer to being #1.
I'm doing my best to spread your word, but I'm only one man. Take a look, dip a toe in, beat down the door for them to let you in!
rehctaw,
Thanks for the tip. I have actually shown up on Mr. Miller's estimable blog a couple of times, but honestly I feel odd about asking people to link to this site.
joe max,
Wasn't that neat!? Adn thanks again for your terrific work; if I'm broke again this Xmas, I may just give copies of your slideshow as stocking stuffers ;-)
mr. natural,
It really is. I so get off on people with passion and talent.
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