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| 2011-02-22 00:08 | |||
 Forum Posts: 474 Comments: 6 Reviews: 0 | I'm not really of a fan of the poem, but, about the parodying sorrow deal, I've cracked some pretty messed up jokes at the expense of my own (or someone else's) pain. Sometimes, things go bad in such a ridiculous way, all you can do is laugh at it.
It's not so much about disrespect, or about being provocative. If nothing else, dark humor can be very exorcising. | ||
| 2011-02-22 06:06 | |||
| Forum Posts: 424 Comments: 24 Reviews: 1 | Well since you put it that way . . .;) | ||
| 2011-02-23 01:03 | |||
| Forum Posts: 4842 Comments: 381 Reviews: 13 | Adri - I guess it's the words 'dark humor' and 'exorcising' that did the trick ;) :D okay, next time I'll know how to build my argument :D | ||
| 2011-02-23 03:12 | |||
ADMIN Forum Posts: 3074 Comments: 405 Reviews: 1 | @zacharyquinto: up with the sun for vQ & co. b/a in brooklyn. hope we don't disturb the buddhists. we're going to get some exorcise. clowning around.
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| 2011-02-23 05:22 | |||
| Forum Posts: 424 Comments: 24 Reviews: 1 | @Luca, your argument was also compelling . . . but you do know me, don't you ;) | ||
| 2011-02-23 07:56 | |||
| Forum Posts: 474 Comments: 6 Reviews: 0 | 
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| 2011-02-23 08:11 | |||
ADMIN Forum Posts: 3074 Comments: 405 Reviews: 1 | XD XD XD | ||
| MJ | 2011-02-26 05:04 | ||
Forum Posts: 20 Comments: 1 Reviews: 0 | "on second thought, let's go get drunk together" I guess you've got to be drunk to understand the poem. Yeah, ok I'm being mean: I don't need alcohol to understand this "master-piece" (oups, being mean again). I took some time to think about this book project and read all the posts here and there. But I don't understand why a publisher put money on such a project. So many talented unknown people write good stuff and are not published. It seems unfair! Nobody would be interested in this poem if it was not keanu's. And you wouldn't be trying to find a meaning to it. He just plays on words like anybody here could do it. Was it worth publishing? My answer is no. I've been a huge fan for a long time but sometimes I just don't get it! | ||
| 2011-02-26 05:41 | |||
| Forum Posts: 4842 Comments: 381 Reviews: 13 | yes, I've got to be drunk to understand the poem. I've also been sad to the point of despair, several times in my lifetime. I also practice self-mockery. And I also know that my own personal dramas might seem awfully final to me, but in the world picture... they're hardly a tiny spot. I found meaning in this little poem. You didn't. it's ok. unfair? to quote a rather poor TV series, from more than a decade ago "when life starts being fair, I'll let you know". | ||
| 2011-02-26 05:45 | |||
ADMIN Forum Posts: 3074 Comments: 405 Reviews: 1 |
True, but I guess that's part of the point; the value lies in who the author is, not the poem itself. It's like with autographs - anyone can easily squiggle their name, but it'll only have value if the person is famous. | ||
| 2011-02-26 07:25 | |||
| Forum Posts: 385 Comments: 33 Reviews: 2 | nice analogy, ani. :) | ||
| 2011-02-26 16:57 | |||
| Forum Posts: 330 Comments: 131 Reviews: 0 | And as I mentioned earlier, this could be more about the artist than the author - perhaps K is lending a hand in getting her published ;). | ||
| 2011-03-03 05:45 | |||
| Forum Posts: 1364 Comments: 153 Reviews: 0 | Interview with Alexandra G: | ||
| 2011-03-03 05:58 | |||
| Forum Posts: 4842 Comments: 381 Reviews: 13 | clearly Ode to Happiness reflects what people bring to it.
okaaaaayyyyy.... now call it worthless. | ||
| 2011-03-03 07:29 | |||
| Forum Posts: 2836 Comments: 74 Reviews: 11 | I have the book. Sorry no scanner but I think you all know what's in it. | ||
| 2011-03-03 08:20 | |||
| Forum Posts: 491 Comments: 111 Reviews: 0 |
I thought it wasn't due till June. | ||
| 2011-03-04 04:20 | |||
| Forum Posts: 1364 Comments: 153 Reviews: 0 | Here's the video footage from the book signing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo4kG75yELA I haven't watched it yet. Thought I should prioritize sharing it with you guys first. Edit: OK, so that wasn't the official video footage, obviously. Still interesting to watch. I guess we'll have to continue waiting for the official footage where they talk about the book. | ||
| 2011-03-14 01:25 | |||
| Forum Posts: 1364 Comments: 153 Reviews: 0 | "Ode to Happiness" is down to £27.20 on Amazon.co.uk:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ode-Happiness-Keanu-Reeves/dp/3869302097 Also, there's an audio book by Sarah Vowell, "Unfamiliar Fishes", where Keanu apparently reads several of the characters. It'll go for £29.99 when it's released in a few weeks: | ||
| 2011-03-30 05:31 | |||
| Forum Posts: 4842 Comments: 381 Reviews: 13 | dear fellows,
ordered my copy of 'Ode to Happiness' yesterday. | ||
| 2011-03-30 20:02 | |||
| Forum Posts: 2836 Comments: 74 Reviews: 11 | I am sure you will enjoy having it LucaM. I am glad to have my copy. Remember it's very simple. I think he hand lettered the whole thing, but it could be Janey's hand lettering. LMK what you think. | ||
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