Posts Tagged ‘timothy leary’

Happy Birthday Timothy Leary

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

I’m supposed to be writing a script but it’s Timothy Leary’s birthday and even though he’s been dead for a while now that doesn’t matter. Happy Birthday, Tim!

Here he is expounding on the Religion Of Intelligence:

Now I know Timothy Leary has become both a cliché and an icon but that doesn’t negate the fact that he did a lot to open a deep crack in the illusion of “reality” in western culture. Nixon hated him – that’s good enough for me.

For a more succinct and eloquent exposition of absolutely everything Leary ever ranted about we must turn, as we now do when in search of any “real” news, to the comedians. In this case – the sublime Bill Hicks:

Thank you, Bill.

Happy birthday, Tim.

Cheers.

Give Peace A Chance

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

On this day, back in 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono took to a bed in Montreal to petition the world for Peace. They crafted a song and recorded it there with the help of a few equally optimistic friends and it has since become an anthem for what is desired by almost every living thing on the planet – and yet remains so elusive due to the ignorance and machinations of a few.


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I’m in the midst of some changes here which will (hopefully) affect the content of this blog. It’s devolved every once and while into acid rants against any perverse stupidity that stands between humanity and the common good. Sometimes it’s just a pretty collection of neat videos and at other times it is (hopefully) an aggregation of inspiring ideas.

I’m not sure what it will turn into as I change a few things around here – more than just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, I assure you – but it will still be a place for the sticky brain morsels of Robbo to find purchase.

In the meantime – sing-along with John.

The only sure thing about this world is that things change. And I don’t think Gandhi meant for us to impersonate nickels and dimes when he said: Be the change you seek in the world.”

Cheers.