poetic tweets
Saul Williams’ trek through the midwest between shows sparked some musings on Twitter.
Driving from Denver to Kansas City. My mind travels at a faster pace than my body. I mark my way with words. If the newest technology enhances transparancy then this is an ideal time to share your process. Share how your mind works. How do you think?
Do u associate w/negative thoughts and ideas? Are u cynical? What do u profess? What would u proclaim? Are you more concerned with like-minded agreement? Are you a naysayer? Perhaps, like me, you raise questions…
But who am I fooling? is this viral voice my voice or a thumbprint personae? Is it really that deep? Maybe its just a simple way of posting ur whereabouts incase loved ones need to find you. Maybe its a reflection of the human mind…. Each tweet a thought yearning to be acknowledged. Where does the quest for attention begin…and how does it beget survival?
I have passing thoughts all day. Thoughts that I ignore. Thoughts I don’t associate with. Then, there are thoughts that I do identify with. These are the thoughts that I voice and take ownership of by saying ‘I’ or simply pursuing them. For everything I say, there’s a million thoughts I did not say. Some because they came from weak or narrow-minded places. Some because it would leave me too vulnerable.
The mind, like this stretch between Denver and Kansas City, is an open field. All of this farm land! What will I harvest? Fields of patience; rows and rows of clarity. But most importantly, how will I travel? Highways of doubt, winding faithways of fearlessness, step by step…. …and here is a train. What does it symbolize? Expedience. Decision making. And the blood, sweat, and tears of those who laid the tracks.
This is my train of thought as I type into this digital rock and ponder thumb pianos…. Kononolingus…
Twitter asks us “What are you doing?”. But if everyone actually answered that, it’d be a wasteland.
Luckily, Saul managed to make a stop in Portland on the Oddity Fair tour. I’d highly recommend checking it out (plus, you’ll get to see Les Paul’s sick bass playing skills).
Oh yea…
After the show, Saul jumped the fence to get a chance to meet the fans up close. It was suggested that I go say hi, but what do you say in those situations? Saige (friend at ENTP) did go introduce herself, and apparently mentioned that her shy coworker was a huge fan. She pointed me out, so Saul grabbed my shoulder and said hi. It was a cool, awkward moment… and I couldn’t think of anything more profound to say than “Oh hey, awesome show – I’m a huge fan blah blah”.
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by Billy Gray on 15 Mar 15:37
That’s so cool that you met Saul and that he was such a sport about it!
Meeting the artists you love can be so awkward, and terrifying if you’re an artist yourself. Meeting Billy Corgan made me never want to meet another one of my idols again just because it was so weird and in an odd way disappointing (but what can you expect, right?) Meeting Andy Falkous on the other hand happened by accident and we had a great conversation.
by Brian Artiaco on 22 Mar 13:29
That’s awesome, I was at the same show. Sadly I didn’t get to meet Saul (totally jealous). I think most of the audience had no idea who he was.
I’ve been singing Saul Williams praises to any friend that will listen for a couple years now. I’m surprised he hasn’t caught on more.
While I primarily went to see him, the Les Claypool set was pretty excellent as well.
Brian