I'm thinking of the Mighty Wizard of Oz. If only we had some mischievous dogs like Toto to pull back the curtain to reveal the pale, pathetic, pathological creatures, "men in the shadows" as you say, who control the magnificent apparition we accept as reality.
That is the most memorable line from that Jackson Browne song, for sure! Yeah, he’s turned out to be a big disappointment to me, too. I met him in the 70s, when my ex-husband and I were signed to Elektra Records, like Jackson. We and JB did an all night radio show where we rotated songs. We were all sitting on the floor, in close proximity, in this tiny studio, with our acoustic guitars. He loved our music! We loved his! I still remember being deeply touched when he played Song for Adam at such close range. After that, Jackson’s career took off, while ours took a nosedive (although somehow our old album - The Rainbow Band- is now available on Apple Music - rest assured I make no money from it, though)!
Saw him some 30 years later at a fundraiser for my friend at the time, Norman Solomon, who was running for Congress for Marin County. Jackson and Phil Donahue were the featured guests. After his performance, I went over to JB, and asked if he remembered that night from long ago, but he didn’t. And then the oddest thing happened. A woman came up to him and he got all excited - apparently she was his source for Buffalo Meat! He abruptly turned away from me to find out when she’d be sending his next shipment! As a long time vegetarian, and ex-musician, I was doubly crushed! Buffalo Meat?? I didn’t know that was a thing!
So I’m not surprised to hear that he fell for the whole Covid hoax. Neil Young, Joni Mitchell. Sad that our past heroes did not do the research!
Nonetheless, Lives in the Balance is maybe my favorite song of his, along with The Load Out/Stay. So much great music back then…
Jackson Browne used to speak out eloquently and courageously against injustice, war and even capitalism. He has gone silent for at least the past decade. Maybe he got tired. At least he didn't go all in on Russia and Trump Derangement Syndrome......
"If you know their names, they aren't important." Great point! And that mask meme says it all!
Thanks!
That’s some lizard on lizard medaling. Beady eyed bastards.
Watch the show or movie called what we do in the shadows and you'll see the same dynamic.
Inept, spoiled, and ignorant.
I happen to LIVE WWDITD. And the movie
Art imitates life.
I was big into the paranormal way back.
These days I see the paranormal as projections of what people experienced.
There's a good book called unholy hungers that connects the masculine and feminine vampire dynamic to psychology.
https://libgen.is/search.php?req=unholy+hungers&lg_topic=libgen&open=0&view=simple&res=25&phrase=1&column=def
It's just funny and absurd.
That's all I read into it.
I'm thinking of the Mighty Wizard of Oz. If only we had some mischievous dogs like Toto to pull back the curtain to reveal the pale, pathetic, pathological creatures, "men in the shadows" as you say, who control the magnificent apparition we accept as reality.
That is the most memorable line from that Jackson Browne song, for sure! Yeah, he’s turned out to be a big disappointment to me, too. I met him in the 70s, when my ex-husband and I were signed to Elektra Records, like Jackson. We and JB did an all night radio show where we rotated songs. We were all sitting on the floor, in close proximity, in this tiny studio, with our acoustic guitars. He loved our music! We loved his! I still remember being deeply touched when he played Song for Adam at such close range. After that, Jackson’s career took off, while ours took a nosedive (although somehow our old album - The Rainbow Band- is now available on Apple Music - rest assured I make no money from it, though)!
Saw him some 30 years later at a fundraiser for my friend at the time, Norman Solomon, who was running for Congress for Marin County. Jackson and Phil Donahue were the featured guests. After his performance, I went over to JB, and asked if he remembered that night from long ago, but he didn’t. And then the oddest thing happened. A woman came up to him and he got all excited - apparently she was his source for Buffalo Meat! He abruptly turned away from me to find out when she’d be sending his next shipment! As a long time vegetarian, and ex-musician, I was doubly crushed! Buffalo Meat?? I didn’t know that was a thing!
So I’m not surprised to hear that he fell for the whole Covid hoax. Neil Young, Joni Mitchell. Sad that our past heroes did not do the research!
Nonetheless, Lives in the Balance is maybe my favorite song of his, along with The Load Out/Stay. So much great music back then…
Jackson Browne used to speak out eloquently and courageously against injustice, war and even capitalism. He has gone silent for at least the past decade. Maybe he got tired. At least he didn't go all in on Russia and Trump Derangement Syndrome......