For Kathy, Upon Reading The Village Voice [ February 23, 1976 ]
July 26, 2011 by Clint Catalyst · 1 Comment
Performance. The performative.
I need more performance art in my life.
Reading this clipping sped my pulse, made me feel
both as if I were a spectator and a participant in the event.
[ Each is the other, ultimately. ]
A nod to your ghost, Kathy Acker…
I never told you that several lifetimes ago, back when I lived
in a dry county in Nowheresville, Arkansas —
so eager to claw out of that place
the tips of my fingers ached
I stole a San Francisco telephone book from the local library
[ planning, as it were, my ’ great escape ’ ] and
was so stunned to see your name / number listed, I
had to call and confirm you were you.
Sorry I hung up, but not-so-sorry
Caller I.D. didn’t exist yet in that
ancient history
What…I don’t know what else
I could or would’ve said
My favorite writers, artists :
I guess I view them the way most people do “rock stars.”
Even the term ‘rock and roll’ induces eye-rolling on this end, but
I’d stomp my feet and raise a lighter
for an encore
of your life, for
your life cut short —
This world is a cancer : it eats everything
precious, everything
every thing
How It Is
July 22, 2011 by Clint Catalyst · Leave a Comment
Hey Bay Area! Tomorrow Night. Whatever Your Other Plans Might Be . . .
July 15, 2011 by Clint Catalyst · 3 Comments
Well, clearly they’re exactly that : plans other than
me, in the role of ‘ D.J. ‘
& you, hangin’ at
where there’s no hassle re: a cover, lover. . .
[ Unless you arrive after 11 p , at which time a fee of two dollars is requested.
As in, like : two dollars . ]
Just make it happen, O.K.?
O . K .
☿
Ah! & Not only/but also :
I’ll be serving the WORLD PREMIERE
of a special release from I†† !
Daphne Guinness Is Dead
July 5, 2011 by Clint Catalyst · 3 Comments
[ interrobang ]
“Rest In Peace (And Jewels). . . “
I read the head-line & felt my stomach drop like a hackneyed phrase.
