http://prettyfakes.com/2005/05/her-white-white-bones/ Pouring bourbon on the line that separates art from trash. And then? Setting it on fire. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:51:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://prettyfakes.com/2005/05/her-white-white-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-2001 vendela Mon, 16 May 2005 16:40:20 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=365#comment-2001 this poem is in the book, "edie," as well. that book really changed my life in 10th grade, when you know, i was this dumb wannabee living in natchex and listening to flesh for lulu and echo and the bunneymen 23 hrs a day. i'd never heard of the velvet underground or patti smith. in the book, p. smith says she remebres the first time she saw warhol and his crew, including ms sedgewick. it was at max's kansas city, and p. smith had gotten herself all dolled up in a green miniskirt. she said that when she saw them all, she realized she was just jersey trash, but that she made a connection that night and realized she wanted to be in that crowd of artists and musicians and beautiful people, even though she was not beautiful. and that's very touching. to see that even p. smith felt like a sub-par poseur at some point. that we all feel that way, yet we all contribute. and so i went out and bought some p. smith records and some v. underground records, and well "gloria" and "sunday morning" changed everything for me, and i'm not exaggerating, not that that matters to anyone but me. this poem is in the book, “edie,” as well. that book really changed my life in 10th grade, when you know, i was this dumb wannabee living in natchex and listening to flesh for lulu and echo and the bunneymen 23 hrs a day. i’d never heard of the velvet underground or patti smith. in the book, p. smith says she remebres the first time she saw warhol and his crew, including ms sedgewick. it was at max’s kansas city, and p. smith had gotten herself all dolled up in a green miniskirt. she said that when she saw them all, she realized she was just jersey trash, but that she made a connection that night and realized she wanted to be in that crowd of artists and musicians and beautiful people, even though she was not beautiful. and that’s very touching. to see that even p. smith felt like a sub-par poseur at some point. that we all feel that way, yet we all contribute. and so i went out and bought some p. smith records and some v. underground records, and well “gloria” and “sunday morning” changed everything for me, and i’m not exaggerating, not that that matters to anyone but me.

]]> http://prettyfakes.com/2005/05/her-white-white-bones/comment-page-1/#comment-1993 gorjus Fri, 13 May 2005 19:51:38 +0000 http://prettyfakes.com/?p=365#comment-1993 Well, it runs right up close to being a song, or at least needing a verbal component--it's like, "Howl" kinda sucks, but if you hear it, it can be real cool. It's not that you're a moron by any means, but I think that's the missing cog for you--the brittle growl of Patti Smith slip-slopping through the verbs. Too, I used to be very into the whole NYC art scene and the glamor and tragedy of it all, so that's a big part of it, too. Well, it runs right up close to being a song, or at least needing a verbal component—it’s like, “Howl” kinda sucks, but if you hear it, it can be real cool. It’s not that you’re a moron by any means, but I think that’s the missing cog for you—the brittle growl of Patti Smith slip-slopping through the verbs. Too, I used to be very into the whole NYC art scene and the glamor and tragedy of it all, so that’s a big part of it, too.

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