"...heaven as iron, and your earth as brass"

[rich]

thanks for the Hellier recommend, my frightful friend. and for the reminder
of those lovely spores and Jill Ireland in that hippy paradise. I did
wonder though would the effect of those spores nullify the Vulcan
derangement during amok time

rich

On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 5:38 PM Cagliostro_the_Impossible via Pynchon-l <
pynchon-l at waste.org> wrote:

> Greetings Boils & Ghouls,
>
> My absence is inexplicable. I cannot account for my whereabouts... One
> recalls fine meals and strong drink at Simpson's in the Strand, which must
> Open Sesame!...English Opening (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Opening)... nights larking about
> with fellow debauchees...ruined debutantes and fallen aristocrats, con-men
> & women, climbers and criminal informants, ... "a mess on the ladder of
> success"... singing loudly "Let's All Go Down the Strand" (
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNalxKwua6I) ... 'ave a Banana!... More
> appropriately, the Blur version: (
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWwN1uNx3UE)... having been lost with
> fellow Ghostwatch heads straining to find all the appearances of Pipes on
> crude recorded VHS tapes in flats somewhere in Mayfair flats gone to ruin
> ...(https://www.higgypop.com/news/every-pipes-sighting-in-ghostwatch/)...
> Strange nights that always starting stranded in the Strand, though
> nevertheless ending up in eternally dubious company somewhere in Stepney...
>
> Occupied my spare time lately watching Season II of Hellier, absolutely
> incredible...Stateside now, trapped in a Gnostic labyrinth of Cryptids,
> Cults, and UFOs...hijacked by a form of plant consciousness... something
> that landed here long ago, and recalls a TOS Trek episode "This Side of
> Paradise":
>
> (
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Side_of_Paradise_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series)
> )
> Stuck in Leviticus:
>
> 29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your
> daughters shall ye eat.
> 30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast
> your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
> 31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto
> desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
> (https://thebricktestament.com/legacy.html)
>
> Adieu!
> My next visit must include (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claridge%27s)
>
> (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEjWLjtnJSA)
>
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