Long time readers of this blog will remember psychic readings, like the one republished below, which would appear at this URL from time to time. In fact it was a weekly-weekend feature of The World is a Stage for several months in 2008 and 2009. That was a time when I assumed I could take off from writing on the weekends. I know now that an artist must adopt the work habits of the muse and always be ready to "articicate."
FROM:
Saturday, November 15, 2008
My thanks to Madam Tnek the psychic tarot card expert and seer for this reading today. Until recently Madam Tnek had a small store front on Ventura Blvd and Haskell in Encino, CA. The neon sign out front read, "Madam Knows the Future for everyone." Recently she closed the store from lack of business. Wait a minute, didn't she know?
The Single Tarot Card Reading for Today -
Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008
King of Wands: The essence of fire behaving as air, such as lightning: A great and daring leader who inspires others to rise to challenges alongside him. An artist who can take hold of an idea and make it a reality through bold action. One who is forceful, charismatic, and honest, leading by example, but unafraid to invest authority in others. A dashing and magnetic personality, carrying authority naturally, and striking at the world with swiftness and grace.
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These "features" were created in advance and timed to be published on a schedule. Other attempts at running themes were Medium Rare's Weakly Astrological Projection . For entertainment purposes only.
I actually wrote the text for the zodiac signs myself. That way I was sure no one could claim prediction plagiarism. I just wrote a few sets and then switched them from sign to sign. So far no one has noticed. We tend to read only our own sign and ignore the rest.
The soap opera of Jam Shade actually exists in my sketch book as a cartoon series. Produced by National Visual Radio I thought I could just jpeg the cartoons. That process was not satisfactory. So I attempted to recreate the short lived adventures of Jam Shade (Bflat 7th) Dyslexic Detective. in blogsy html. It was quickly replaced on line by imaginary blog editor J Arthur Tildad with the Magic 8-Ball: "answers to your future". That feature was unceremoniously cancelled by the creator from total lack of continuing interest. The only reason all of this was brought to my attention was because the stats say two people read this Saturday, November 15, 2008 blog... yesterday. It is the first time it has been read since, you guessed it, Saturday, November 15, 2008. I have no clue why, now? But, everything reminds me of something now-a-days.
See there I did it again. Published a blog with practically no original thought. Totally relied on past attempts at original thought. I suppose there isn't a shelf life on thought. Thought is the raw material of intellectual property. Therefore... no expiration date on expression.
As you were,
Jay
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