LOL, very true! I always did like the REM version :-)
--- Eryk Salvaggio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
>
>Ah, well- the REM version was catchier-
>and you could dance to it!
>
>:)
>
>-e.
>
>Narcissus In Paradys wrote:
>>
>> Actually, sounds like the invocation to the Four Quarters, or the Calling of the
>Elements.
>> 1. Face the North. Call the Spirits of the North.
>> 2. Face the West. Call the Spirits of the West.
>> 3. Face the South. Call the Spirits of the South.
>> 4. Face the East. Call the Spirits of the East.
>> This form of ritual is ingrained in the subconcious of anyone from any culture-
>part of the cultural/genetic memory. It has many parallels in many cultures, and the
>above is only a simplified version.
>>
>> --- Eryk Salvaggio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > wrote:
>> >Reminds me a bit of the REM video for "Stand."
>> >
>> >1. Stand in the place where you live.
>> >2. Now face North: Think about direction.
>> >3. Wonder why you haven't before.
>> >4. Stand in the place where you work.
>> >5. Now face West.
>> >6. Think about the place where you live.
>> >7. Wonder why you haven't before.
>> >
>> >
>> >Not too direct a connection to the song but kinda. :)
>> >
>> >
>> >Don Boyd wrote:
>> >>
>> >> LAST DAY OF SUMMER PERFORMANCE SCORE by Don Boyd, FLUXUS WEST, 2000
>> >>
>> >> 1. Step outside at noon today, September 21, 2000, if you can.
>> >>
>> >> 2. Look North, up to the sky, take a deep breath and say, "It was a
>> >> wonderful summer!"
>> >>
>> >> 3. Then turn and look East at the horizon, take a deep breath and say,
>> >> "Welcome Fall!"
>> >>
>> >> 4. Turn and look South at the ground, take a deep breath and say, "This is a
>> >> great day!"
>> >>
>> >> 5. Turn and face West, take a deep breath, look anywhere you want and say
>> >> what you want. Tkae your time, performance is over.
==
"When the last human has died, trees shall cover the earth."
"Man is the dream of the dolphin."
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