Comments on: The Living Dead http://www.monkeyrockworld.com/2009/07/the-living-dead/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-living-dead A crazy Italian Rock and Roll Expat about to start the Travelling Revolution Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:25 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Monkey http://www.monkeyrockworld.com/2009/07/the-living-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Monkey Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:51:30 +0000 http://www.monkeyrockworld.com/2009/07/10/the-living-dead/#comment-422 Thanks Darren, some real witty observations... its unbelievable they come from your mouth, ahahahah... just kidding :-) Yesterday I saw the police catching one of them. We nicknamed him Hendrix because he was strumming on a guitar, asking for some spare change, and although he was terribly bad in playing, he had some kind of charm, an hidden, powerful ethnic charm. He was also quite polite when you just plain refused his requests. well, when they pulled him inside of their funny police truck with a cage in the back, like a wounded animal, I felt like the whole native people of this land were dying. No, they're already dead. This is one of the biggest reasons why Australia didn't click with me. Again, thanks for the witty comment, I appreciate that my friend and I hope we'll meet again soon. There is a chance I might be teaching in Central America next year so, if this happens, consider it done. Ninfa, thanks to you too. I always feel awkward when people enjoy my rantings, but it's you that keep them flowing. Thanks again. Thanks Darren, some real witty observations… its unbelievable they come from your mouth, ahahahah… just kidding :-)
Yesterday I saw the police catching one of them. We nicknamed him Hendrix because he was strumming on a guitar, asking for some spare change, and although he was terribly bad in playing, he had some kind of charm, an hidden, powerful ethnic charm. He was also quite polite when you just plain refused his requests.
well, when they pulled him inside of their funny police truck with a cage in the back, like a wounded animal, I felt like the whole native people of this land were dying. No, they’re already dead. This is one of the biggest reasons why Australia didn’t click with me.
Again, thanks for the witty comment, I appreciate that my friend and I hope we’ll meet again soon. There is a chance I might be teaching in Central America next year so, if this happens, consider it done.

Ninfa, thanks to you too. I always feel awkward when people enjoy my rantings, but it’s you that keep them flowing. Thanks again.

]]> By: Ninfa http://www.monkeyrockworld.com/2009/07/the-living-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Ninfa Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:10:43 +0000 http://www.monkeyrockworld.com/2009/07/10/the-living-dead/#comment-420 A mio parere uno dei tuoi miglior post, ciao Monkey! (In my opinion one of your best post, bye Monkey!) A mio parere uno dei tuoi miglior post, ciao Monkey!
(In my opinion one of your best post, bye Monkey!)

]]> By: meat http://www.monkeyrockworld.com/2009/07/the-living-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-419 meat Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:04:21 +0000 http://www.monkeyrockworld.com/2009/07/10/the-living-dead/#comment-419 hello my friend, I have been reading your journal of your travels and thoughts for a while now and I just love your style of writing and have always enjoyed your observations, I look forward to every new entry like a favorite serial story. That being said, I wanted to put my two cents in on this matter for once. On different levels of perspective and obvious socio-racial-economic..blah blah differences, you can see this type of zombie condition even in the neighborhoods where I have lived in the land of the "free." The idea of the constant cycle of people just treading water and not really achieving potential is all around. I am especially speaking in terms of the artistically inclined, musicians or otherwise that are content to just waste away. The people that seem to be most full of life are often living a half life with one half being filled up with booze or drugs or whatever. Just floating along until something forces them to be responsible. I see so much potential wasted everyday because there is just no personal sense of direction left. Its very easy here to just keep getting by with the least amount of effort or discomfort and just waste your years away. Isn't that like a living death? To not desire anything unless someone will recognize and hand it to you? To know you have something to contribute to life and the ability to experience almost anything and just whittle it away with social networking and the next fix? I interact with some talented people all the time some are great people so full of life they could be cult leaders but some of them won't even call you unless they are getting something out of it. And my life?. Am I selfish for desiring just to play music for my own gratification? I feel like I have a responsibility in some way for creating things and encouraging others to do the same. I don't want anyone that I meet that has something that should be shared to wallow in the lack of confidence or motivation to lead a half-life. There has to be a drive or a spark to make the engine run. fuel for the fire. I am not comparing this to the plight of the native people of australia but mearly pointing out that in todays world the mixture of extreme connectivity (with less actual connection) this can be a human condition easily for anyone unless they will it otherwise. too many self fulfilling stereotypes everywhere we look in the world. I am just rambling now. I am glad to know you and glad you are sharing your thoughts in your travels. shit it pretty brutal. I hope we meet again soon one of these days. -darren hello my friend, I have been reading your journal of your travels and thoughts for a while now and I just love your style of writing and have always enjoyed your observations, I look forward to every new entry like a favorite serial story.
That being said, I wanted to put my two cents in on this matter for once.

On different levels of perspective and obvious socio-racial-economic..blah blah differences, you can see this type of zombie condition even in the neighborhoods where I have lived in the land of the “free.”

The idea of the constant cycle of people just treading water and not really achieving potential is all around. I am especially speaking in terms of the artistically inclined, musicians or otherwise that are content to just waste away.
The people that seem to be most full of life are often living a half life with one half being filled up with booze or drugs or whatever. Just floating along until something forces them to be responsible. I see so much potential wasted everyday because there is just no personal sense of direction left. Its very easy here to just keep getting by with the least amount of effort or discomfort and just waste your years away. Isn’t that like a living death? To not desire anything unless someone will recognize and hand it to you? To know you have something to contribute to life and the ability to experience almost anything and just whittle it away with social networking and the next fix? I interact with some talented people all the time some are great people so full of life they could be cult leaders but some of them won’t even call you unless they are getting something out of it.

And my life?. Am I selfish for desiring just to play music for my own gratification?
I feel like I have a responsibility in some way for creating things and encouraging others to do the same. I don’t want anyone that I meet that has something that should be shared to wallow in the lack of confidence or motivation to lead a half-life. There has to be a drive or a spark to make the engine run. fuel for the fire.

I am not comparing this to the plight of the native people of australia but mearly pointing out that in todays world the mixture of extreme connectivity (with less actual connection) this can be a human condition easily for anyone unless they will it otherwise. too many self fulfilling stereotypes everywhere we look in the world. I am just rambling now. I am glad to know you and glad you are sharing your thoughts in your travels. shit it pretty brutal. I hope we meet again soon one of these days.

-darren

]]> By: Lam http://www.monkeyrockworld.com/2009/07/the-living-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-417 Lam Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:23:08 +0000 http://www.monkeyrockworld.com/2009/07/10/the-living-dead/#comment-417 this is maybe civilization. this is maybe civilization.

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