PRECIPITATELY

I had slipped into my stomach, and must have begun to fall into a fairy-like state; for my digestive tube was suggestive; my mad cells danced; and my shoes seemed to me miraculous.  What incites me more to think thus, is that the moment I remarked the feeble noise of a bell, the ordinary timbre of which, seemingly, diffused itself through all my members, like some marvelous liquid.  I arose slowly and, precipitately, went to the door, joyous at such an unexpected diversion.  I pulled it open; an immense man stood before me.

“Monsieur Lloyd?”

Text:  Arthur Cravan:  Oscar Wilde Lives! (from Maintenant)

Pictures: 

Top:  John Vanderlyn,  Francis Lucas Wadell (1837); 

Bottom:  James Bogle (based on a work by John Vanderlyn), Elbridge Gerry (1861). 

Oscillate Wildly: The Smiths (Link)

BOXING DAY GREETINGS FROM ACRAVAN

Three Women To Watch

Barbara Skelton (26 June 1916 - 27 January 1996)

Mina Loy (December 27, 1882 – September 25, 1966) 

Emmy Hennings  (17 February 1885 – 10 August 1948)

Social Media Redux

Apparently, the 111-year old woman listed in second position below is still looking for me.  I still do not believe this.

My message to the 56-year old female in Salem, Oregon who is "Looking for Myself" would be that finding me would not be the answer, or even part of the answer,  to your search.  I usually do not speak with such confidence, but I do now.

ACravan, see who's curious about you! Your May Identity Monitor has 20 Searches

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Readymades (Vivian Stanshall-Neil Innes)

Wendy Wetlip stares from a poster,

Ignoring the drawing adorning her smile.

Her lover has shuffled away,

Looking the other way

Ronnie the Raincoat hangs out in a book store.

He's never seen his own wife in the nude.

Somebody called him depraved.

But think of the money he saved. 

Dwarf on a moped speeds through the park,

To Kilroy's Renaissance -- the Temple of Art.

Signs with a flourish and makes it his own,

Pockets his pencil and slyly rides home. 

Annual cultural African dancers,

Bereft Isabella in rubber thigh boots.

A man was arrested today,

For something he put on display.

 

Note to reader: Link in last line to Exploding Sausage film featuring the Bonzo Dog Band "at play" and en famille.  Songs featured are: (i) Quiet Talks and Summer Walks (from Keynsham); (ii) We Are Normal (from The Doughnut In Granny's Greenhouse (UK) and The Urban Spaceman (US)); and (iii) Readymades (beginning at 5:10)(from Tadpoles). It's really wonderful footage to watch of a great, inspired, and highly original band. No other group could have or would have dreamed of making the wonderful Readymades. The song's mood kind of reminds me of this.