Propeller Week In Review: May 2, 2008 »
Posted By JamesMarcus 1 year, 6 months ago in NewsJeremiah Wright's return to the spotlight stirred up some indignant commentary from the Propeller crew. But the community also sounded off on LSD, insomnia, Iraq, and our impending rebate checks.
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gamahuche1 year, 6 months ago
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James: Regarding your comment that Hoffman "discouraged all recreational use", I'm sure you're correct. But I suspect because he was officially and also morally obliged to. Had he been publicly a promoter of "turn on, tune in, drop out" he could have been seen as responsible - and liable - for every acid mishap that ever occurred.
From what I've heard of his lifestyle he was, perhaps inevitably, a head.
He hung out privately with many of the more prominent acid-promoters/disciples, attended conferences which were far removed from the dry scientific realm and, I BELIEVE that he celebrated his 100th birthday with some recreational ingestion. I think I heard it on the BBC at the time but unfortunately can't find it archived.
He found time to visit Goa, where he was photographed communing with the hippie population and didn't look as if he was on a missionary rescue expedition..
A loveable old fellow whose whole life was irrevocably altered by his first acid trip!
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ind061 year, 6 months ago
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(And finally, there was this video. I couldn't bring myself to click on it for a while, because I thought it was that terrible James Blunt song--but how wrong I was! In fact, this Claymation masterpiece prompted an emotion-drenched exchange between two Propeller stalwarts. Said ind06 (who posted it): "It's not easy being blue." Responded ranchhand: "Oh indi my emotions are all over the place. Boo hoo that was beautiful." Stop, guys, I'm welling up again.)
You like me! You REALLY like me! :D
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ETproductions1 year, 6 months ago
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I love these WIR efforts, James. Thanks so much. As usual, you capture some priceless moment I missed during the hectic week. This time it was at the very end. Even though I read the Claymation thread and posted in it, I missed Ranchhand's priceless comment.
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most_reasonable1 year, 6 months ago
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Notice on the Daily show, Jon Stewart was blaming the press for keeping Wright in the forefront. Ending how that was unfair and then bringing up Hillary's statement on her trip to Kosovo. The day before Jon was defending Wright in not realizing that Obama was preparing to distance himself from the wayward Reverend.
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Leemck021 year, 6 months ago
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Fun with Rev Wright might take our minds off the failing dollar. We will be lucky if only a recession or depression is brewing for the next few years. If the Euro becomes the choice for oil or we can't pay foreign investors interest, then America faces an economic collapse, like the Soviet Union. Who can see pass Rev Right to the question of handling business, whether America will be damned or not, such as an economic collapse? You will not be voting for the Reverend. Will the Republican no tax and spend policy, get it? Will Hillary be ready day one or any time after to reverse thousands of years practice with oil brokers, who are not accustomed to dealing with a woman? If you think about what an economic collapse means, I am sure you will be less thrilled to toy with simplicity. The same people that bought you Ronnie, "H" and "W", all needing national bail outs, will bring you Mac. Our treasury and production are weaker than before, think possible collapse.
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