Peter Case

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Dionysius–calling on line 2

the one who led you on into the night following a musical call—we poured our hearts out into the charge of the air—gave up the separations & intellectual positions & walls of reserve—it melted at the pitch & we all went with it—there was no right or wrong—no individuals, just waterfalls of roaring sound—a surrender to the light & the rumble of quick silver, mercury, molten steel, red elastic, death defeated just for a while, lost the voice talking to me now its drained out—these were the moments we chased—loud electric rock & roll—a mess—no concise message but a big fat head & mouth—rewarded by the love & charm of the crowd—they crushed together too, in the heat, the jostling, the tight contact of bodies—nothing reserved nothing hidden—& the music hit moments where it seemed to create itself—spring out of there with new power—I’d always hold a little back—style in these moments—the jacket shed     the hair      sweaty & messed  the roar of guitar feedback  & drum rolls      Dionysius—God against death—the poison the trance the escape—

2 comments

  1. Love this, PC.

    Gotta get back to the Birth of Tragedy in 2019. Pick up the convo where we left off. If we can. If there was a “convo” … or if there was any “thing” … dig?

    I polished off the Rosenbaum … read it real slow … didn’t want it to end … he’s not the most disciplined thinker … but, then, neither am I … hobgoblins etc …

    Now reading Greenblatt’s Will in the World … pretty square … 4 on the floor … but I guess I need the occasional “facts” … right?

    Anyway, miss you … hope to see you before too long …

    Happy Holidays and all that rigmarole …

    David Ackles, LLC aka Judee Sill aka Vashti Bunyan, Limited Liability Corporation, LTD, GTO, oh oh oh …