‘this is not an aphorism’(language is everything)

sean has been in touch;

'kate bush - really? I suppose if she's good enough for sonny sharrock far be it from me to be critical, but still... horsemouth is incorrect - radio free albemuth is, in fact, better than valis. The latter dials down the sf in favour of something more autobiographical, but seeing as sf is dick's strong point, this is counter productive. OMAC is better than either, of course .might try and catch up sometime late next week...?'





‘he died right here in park, one of them says. that communist speaker, and from undernourishment. that’s the way bonar died... that’s the way they all die.’

this from the speakers by heathcote williams. calder theatre bookshop, the cut, four squid. horsemouth’s reward to himself for having survived the week (great cover too). horsemouth was interested to discover that the alleged free speech at speakers' corner was derived from the privilege protecting the words of those about to be hanged ('under the protection of imminent death' as foucault puts it). axel he may have met.

the first part of today’s title is (not) an aphorism by derrida (he wrote on aphorisms? - like krauss, adorno, brecht and canetti? tell horsemouth more!). the second part is the name of a business selling interpreting services - to which horsmouth replies with another of derrida’s (not) aphorisms (rearranged in a horsemouth fashion) - translation in necessary (but impossible).

at seven last night horsemouth went to practice with andrew minty for the next rick burners (or whatever they are called) gig - it would be good to get in the bleak midwinter into the set (and some other christmas tunes - that fleet foxes one about snow for example - seeing as they are playing the gig in december).

horsemouth has a mere two weeks to work and a pizza to eat and then he’s away to the wilds of herefordshire. last night horsemouth watched two guy maddin films (both of which he enjoyed) - dracula (the musical) which seemed to use some of dormez-vous and the heart of the world. both imitated the style of black and white silent movies - with that smart montage, vaseline on the lens, tinted film etc.