Re: (OT) REJECTING MASS MEDIA CULTURE

[Revfever <revfever@ubergadget.com>]

On Dec 20, 2010, at 8:40 AM, Per Boysen wrote:

>> Turn the TV off,
>
> I don't even own a TV :-)

I have an old TV set but it is only used as a "monitor" for my DVD  
player and my (yes old but still works great) VCR. Otherwise, I am  
now nearing *23 years*
of NOT watching tee vee....ANY tee vee. Why bother? It's usually  
vapid crap anyway and mostly a mind rot and more specifically, a  
means to better serve
commercial interests and promote more Materialism and mass  
consumption (and WASTE) and other mind numbing stupidity and ignorance.
One has to only know about (haha) "fair and balanced" Faux  
Fraudcasting and "news" and "entertainment" for how LOW this can go.  
(and with no end in sight)

Books and other things are far more important and WORTHY and  
enriching etc. (and they don't add to your electrical utility bill,  
either!)

There's also a book that came out YEARS ago (1978!) that I'll  
eventually read entitled "Four Arguments for the Elimination of  
Television" by Jerry Mander.
The title alone was what hooked me into wanting to check it out. It  
is next in line to read after I finish the excellent and INTENSE  
biography and study of Gyorgy Ligeti.

On the subject of the 60's, for a REAL "trip" (haha), check out the  
2DVD autobiographical film by singer / poet Donovan entitled (what  
else?) 'Sunshine Superman'.
It is GREAT and has a LOT of old and RARE  footage from the 60's,  
going back as far as 1963, or 1965 or so and on through the next  
couple of decades and on
up to very recent years. The main disc is THREE HOURS LONG and is a  
LOT of fun!. I've not seen the bonus disc yet, but I know it is not  
nearly as long, but will
still likely have some great surprises and more fun. The set also has  
a great little booklet and comes in a *beautiful* full color box.  
Definitely REVcommended!

Cheers,
Rev.Fever
Portland,OR
The Angry Red Planet (AKA-USA)
http://www.spiritone.com/~rvfever

PS- I see that the LA Times recently came out with an editorial  
slamming Faux Fraudcasting. Excellent. It's about damn time and LONG  
overdue that something
other than the alternative and independent media did this.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed- 
foxnews-20101217,0,6952663.story


>> read a book (preferably and old one).
>
> It just hit me, when reading the part of your post talking about
> "saying no to yourself", that one old book that well describes these
> thoughts is "Siddharta" by Herman Hesse. I like everything I've read
> by that guy. Yes, old books they are - but in 2011 suddenly just right
> on the spot! Damn, I'll buy a bunch of them for my sons as X-mas
> gifts. Thank you, Ted, one more daily issue solved!! ;-))
>
> Last X-mas I gave them another book - whatever it is called in English
> (The Prince..?) - by that Italian guy that lived some four or... ah
> yeah MACCIAVELLI, that was his name. He was the first class couch for
> kings and just about anyone who had more powerz than brainz back in
> the dayz. And Maciavelly really taught The Path of The Snake (rather
> than the Path of The Eagle, known as the "good guy's" choice... och
> OFF-Toppic-ing into esotherics here.... sorry, back on track we go).
> But this book has to be discussed if handed over to... not just young
> people, anyone! Because M's sinister methods still work and are
> practiced daily by politicians and other decision makers.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Machiavelli
>
> Per
>