tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896069787782846811.post3111355334016072795..comments2023-04-30T07:27:54.645-07:00Comments on <b>HUNGRY GHOST BLOG</b>: What I like, part 1David Chutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05606470667042155559noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896069787782846811.post-20414059276135895152010-09-10T12:11:04.617-07:002010-09-10T12:11:04.617-07:00"Strive to think unfatuous thoughts." Yo..."Strive to think unfatuous thoughts." Your Chinese fortune cookie for today.David Chutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606470667042155559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896069787782846811.post-68975583558373699612010-09-10T11:49:10.581-07:002010-09-10T11:49:10.581-07:00I didn't mean "seek" explanations. ...I didn't mean "seek" explanations. I meant "provide", which is a completely different thing.<br /><br />I find most of my thoughts about popular music to be completely fatuous. <br /><br />I have pretty good taste, though.Tulkinghornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380273659057130770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896069787782846811.post-74673096850094941732010-09-10T09:13:23.264-07:002010-09-10T09:13:23.264-07:00Oh, and... St. John's amy revoke your diploma ...Oh, and... St. John's amy revoke your diploma for the implication that we can't enjoy things and seek to understand them at the same time. Bit of a cop out?David Chutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606470667042155559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896069787782846811.post-72170876774266472112010-09-10T07:32:18.343-07:002010-09-10T07:32:18.343-07:00As I say below, our taste does mean something.
BT...As I say below, our taste does mean something.<br /><br />BTW, anyone who choses to express themselves in fiction, through invented characters, could also be said to be writing at arm's length.David Chutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606470667042155559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896069787782846811.post-9591117574083414932010-09-10T07:27:19.270-07:002010-09-10T07:27:19.270-07:00Agreed -- or in my case (since I've been devel...Agreed -- or in my case (since I've been developing my taste for about 55 years) the middle. At any rate, explanations will come after I stop enjoying things, which should take about another 30 years.Tulkinghornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380273659057130770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896069787782846811.post-2861224778025268392010-09-10T07:12:16.336-07:002010-09-10T07:12:16.336-07:00The key is in that headline: "I deliberately ...The key is in that headline: "I deliberately tell things at arm's length." Explaining why this is preferred could be the beginning of a personal aesthetic.David Chutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606470667042155559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896069787782846811.post-51236947671347335902010-09-09T13:16:16.082-07:002010-09-09T13:16:16.082-07:00Dead center. That "polite and elegant" q...Dead center. That "polite and elegant" quote is what a Russian femme fatale would use to seduce state secrets out of Tulkinghorn.David Chutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606470667042155559noreply@blogger.com