Fear
I slept poorly for the last hour or two, this morning. I was restless due to recurring bad dreams. This time it was a variation of an oldie, but a goodie; rejection and abandonment. Interestingly enough it featured an unusual cast of people and about halfway through the dream merged with a recurring bad dream I’ve had since I was about seven years old. Let’s hope that tonight will be a bit better.
Things I Hate #24
Round shoelaces. Those things will always come undone.
Bill Hicks
Bill Hicks is the late comedic great who was the inspiration for many of today’s talent – though few of them have the stones to be as confrontational and ahead of his time as he was. (Some have tried by blatantly ripping off his material – here’s looking at you, Leary.) He was an intellectual, and some of his comedic pieces were more spoken word than him trying to be funny, and he was probably the best at showing and highlighting our dissonant idiosyncrasies and idiotic behaviour. When I read his book, he often talked about censorship and the effect the disappointment of censorship had on him. One of the worst blows was his network television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman, where he performed and network management pulled the piece from the broadcast for not meeting regulations of the standards and liabilities department. I just stumbled upon an episode of the Late Show in which his mother was a guest, Letterman apologised for the incident and they aired the piece that was pulled more than a decade before. Enjoy.
Late Show with David Letterman – Bill Hicks Remembered – Part 1
Late Show with David Letterman – Bill Hicks Remembered – Part 2
Late Show with David Letterman – Bill Hicks Remembered – Part 3
Richard Feynman
One of the most famous and most important “contemporary” physicists is Richard Feynman, and I just stumbled upon a series of interesting “Fun to Imagine” videos that he did. This one is about fire and plants. He has a great way of explaining things.