STEWART COPELAND

by **DirtyMartini** on 14 Jul 2007 04:04

[quote="Three over Four"]now Ginsberg, though I've never heard of him[/quote]

Never heard of Allen Ginsberg?!? :shock:

Get thee to a library, 3/4!

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked,
dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix,
angelheaded hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night,
who poverty and tatters and hollow-eyed and high sat up smoking in the supernatural darkness of cold-water flats floating across the tops of cities contemplating jazz, . . .

(BTW, apologies for the hijack, Lynne.)

by **samburusunset** on 14 Jul 2007 04:15

Do you know all these by heart, Kellie?
I'm impressed. I can hardly remember my phone number sometimes. :shock:

by **jeffdaweasel** on 14 Jul 2007 04:18

Ah, I'm back. No one told me to fuck off, did they? I hate when that happens!

And where's Phaty, anyway? I need some good German insults flung my way.

Hi again Lynne.

by **Three over Four** on 14 Jul 2007 06:03

Now that I see the full name, it does look familiar.....but I must confess: I am of the MTV and original Nintendo generation (though we did have a 2600 when I was like 5 or something) so I really haven't picked up reading until lately. And even then, I don't have much time to read books as I'm on this FRIGGIN' FORUM all the live long day. I say that with love....

by **DirtyMartini** on 14 Jul 2007 06:17

GONNNNNNNGGGGGGGgggggggg!!!!

We're about the same age, love.

Best dust off that 2600 cuz we're the MTV and *Atari* generation. :wink:

by **Three over Four** on 14 Jul 2007 06:33

Well damn, aren't you just the little literary geek DM!

Good idea about dusting off the 2600 though I think my older brother might have it. Of course, me being the kind of geek that I am went straight from my last post and found via google the www.atari2600.com page, with all kinds of geeky goodness!! Seeing some of the boxes the games came in brought back all kinds of memories of thumbing through the game selection at the local store, and then playing Pitfall over and over while the 45 of 'Eye of the Tiger' was blaring in the background. I blame my brothers for the torture....

by **empty** on 14 Jul 2007 09:09

Got burnt to a crisp at the beach, but back and peeling (I am a red headed white girl- there is no way to hide).

Missed you, my feak family.

Lynne, welcome home. DM, such lovely prose today!

And yes, weasel,f*ck off!

by **phaty** on 14 Jul 2007 09:13

[quote="mtobinjones"]
And yes, weasel,f*ck off![/quote]

Where is he anyway?
I was gone for five days and don't find anything in its right place anymore!

by **empty** on 14 Jul 2007 09:20

well, phaty, it is 2:30 in the morning here (he is just down the road from me). I'm having an insomniac fit - got started and just couldn't finish. don't you hate when that happens?

by **phaty** on 14 Jul 2007 09:27

I sure do hate it when that happens ...

..... not that I know what an insomniac fit is but it sounds not very friendly!

by **Lynne** on 14 Jul 2007 13:40

This is a great thread hijack! Helps to overcome the feeling of vulnerability that comes with the delurking.

So can we hook up an Atari at the Konvention to play Pong?

by **visions** on 14 Jul 2007 13:45

I used to lurk for a year before I joined and sometimes I feel sorry for them.

Welcome aboard

I have loved Stewart since the 1979

I wish we had the internet then

they are a fantastic group here and you will feel like you belong here

I do and that is all I have say

Love this place and love Stewart and his team!!!

by **DirtyMartini** on 14 Jul 2007 14:09

[quote="Three over Four"]Well damn, aren't you just the little literary geek DM![/quote]

Disco. Now get thee to a library, young man.

[quote]Of course, me being the kind of geek that I am went straight from my last post and found via google the www.atari2600.com page, with all kinds of geeky goodness!! [/quote]

So did I! My fave was always Pitfall. Although when we first got it, I did love Adventure, even if I couldn't always manage to kill that stupid square pixelly dragon. Lynne, you can absolutely take Pong -- that one and Combat used to just annoy me.

SS -- In the haze I missed your question last night. I don't have the "Locomotive" poem memorized, but the rest I can rattle off. But to be fair, these were all pretty standard lit fare -- nothing obscure. I did have to double-check my work a bit on "Howl" since I haven't read it in a long time.

by **policerule** on 14 Jul 2007 16:02

oooooh - atari 2600 at the kon... love it! kaboom & missile command here!

mto - just a few more days girl!!!!!! woooohooo! see you in boston!

by **conroy** on 14 Jul 2007 16:03

[quote="DirtyMartini"][quote="Three over Four"]Well damn, aren't you just the little literary geek DM![/quote]

Disco. Now get thee to a library, young man.

[quote]Of course, me being the kind of geek that I am went straight from my last post and found via google the www.atari2600.com page, with all kinds of geeky goodness!! [/quote]

So did I! My fave was always Pitfall. Although when we first got it, I did love Adventure, even if I couldn't always manage to kill that stupid square pixelly dragon. Lynne, you can absolutely take Pong -- that one and Combat used to just annoy me.
[/quote]

If the Video Game Live concert comes to your town, please check it out. I went and it was so much fun. They start off with Pong! and go through a medley of famous video games and I think Pitfall was in there somewhere. that was my favorite for a long time as well!!!

Here are the list of dates: http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?s=dates

STEWART COPELAND

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