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John Lennon's Imagine in a Wal-Mart

posted 16 years ago by Cinefilodough
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I heard John lennon's imagine in wal-mart today. People humming along to "imagine no possessions" while filling there rolling cages with all sorts of crap. It reminded me of mishima, whose works were enjoyed by all but when he espoused those ideas in reality he was laughed at. There is no harmony of pen and sword. Art is a meaningless fantasy. Yes it's great to imagine but we needn't do anything more, in fact those venues for imagining might actually do more harm than good, we resort into those fantasies instead of doing anything about it. What we can imagine, we needn't create.

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[–] bcibiblack 15 years ago

It sounds to me he's one of those "glass half-empty" blokes. ;)

[–] demi-12 15 years ago

"Art is a meaningless fantasy."?!?! But it got you thinking... didn't it? That's all it needs to do. Whether you'd wake up or keep dreaming and keep throwing stuff in the rolling cages (I like that!) is up to you...

[–] phrumpster 15 years ago

If "I Found Out" was heard at Wal-Mart, now that would be something.

Poets are made by fools like me, but only God can make STD.

[–] Cinefilodough 15 years ago

Or maybe in a evangelical mega church, the choir all singing in counterpoint "there aint no jesus gonna come from the sky!"

[–] snook_ocreed 11 years ago

"God is a concept...by which..we measure...our...pain.
I'll say it again..."

[–] xOttoMaddox 8 years ago

We primal daily.

" ** Vended food contains all the necessary nutrients for survival. ** "

[–] Cinefilodough 15 years ago

Hey all I do is make art, but sometimes I just doubt it's ability to transform anything anymore...

[–] AssetsonFire 14 years ago

And I suppose you were just there to use the toilets, right? Let's hope your delicate sensibilities weren't too sullied by the ordeal.