Blicero

[Terrance F. Flaherty]

rj wrote:
> 
> > "But *please* can we let this one slide."
> 
> Obviously not.
> 
> TF
> > Liking is fine now, "loving" os fine and erotic as well, but
> > you also wrote "erotic as well as something "higher"). What
> > do you mean by "something higher"??
> 
> like -- enjoy, endure, a sort of love-hate thing with self-consciously
> ironic overtones
> eg "I like discussing Pynchon with you, Terrance."
> 
> love (erotic)
> See 'Strung into the Apollonian Dream' (754)
> eg "I love ya honey" (Pamela A to Tommy Lee etc)
> 
> love ("something higher")
> agapé, selfless love for one's fellows, self-abnegation on the say-so of
> one's dad/Dad, und so weiter
> 
> But you didn't say whether or not you "liked" the paintings.

Liked them, loved them, but I wouldn't want to be nailed to
any of them or have any of them nailed to me, unless of
course tommy and pamela lee would do it to me erotically. 

We can use any particular painting or artist or group of
artists from these as a story of jesus and work out the
questions you posed. 


> 
> Caught the carols from King's College last night (last year's, Oneirine
> time-modulation applies down here in the Southern Hemisphere). Even sang
> along to 'O Come All Ye Faithful'. Gorgeous Delacroix (I think) behind
> the altar. Couldn't remember past the first two lines of 'Hark the
> heralds' though, damned heathen that I am.
> 
> 'O jesu parvule
> Nach dir ist mir so weh . . . '
> 
> best

When you couldn't remember the words, did you fake it, hum
or something?