Been a while since we drew some tea with WSB. Remedy provided.
So, I make the shooting gallery 4:00 p.m. and spot Skipper B., an old “Deadliner”...I know him from light-years back, a shabby inferential presence at the Dream Machine in the penny arcade and he hiccups:
“Quiet the roses...”
We make it down to the waterfront, where the old Yacht Club used to be, and this Time vigilante jumps out on us:
“Are you a Member?”
Without changing his expression, the Skipper took a small handgun from his side pocket and shot him:
“Wretched idiot inhabitants...running, do you see, after me...”
Dusty sunlight...dingy cabin...it was a typical “Klinker”, as such tramp spacecraft are called...the Skipper brings out a lead bottle of “Heavy Blue” and pours two lead cups...we “blue” out. He looks at me and says:
“Tick ahead of the Geigers, eh mate?”
I tell him I am carrying maps and lay out a BG---Brion Gysin---on the table. He checks the BG against his MOA---map of the area---and nods:
“Seems all right...What’s it to be then?”
“First, we pick up friends in Frisco...”
“You chaps don’t want much for a map, do you now?”
“Well, look at your own situation...stranded here...no crew...no maps...”
“Shall we have the other half?” he pours another round of “Heavy Blue” and we make a deal.
excerpt from “Films” - The Third Mind by William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin, Seaver Books, New York, 1978.
Here’s a 3xCD anthology of cut-up tape pieces by William S. Burroughs. A remarkable collections of recordings made at various locations in Tangiers & New York between 1964-65. Here is rare & unpublished material, over three hours worth. This collection provides a valuable insight into Burrough's methodology. It is an important document of his expansion from cut-ups on paper to vocal permutations & sonic experimentations. Booklet contains informative essay by Barry Miles & a number of period black/white photographs.
William S. Burroughs - Real English Tea Made Here 3xCD,
Audio Research Editions ARECD301, 2007.
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Disc One -
It’s an Experiment
Cut-ins with Dutch Schultz
23 Skidoo
Are You Tracking Me
It’s an Experiment
Cut-ins with Dutch Schultz
23 Skidoo
Are You Tracking Me
Disc Two -
Old Farmers’ Almanac
Puertos de los Santos
Old Farmers’ Almanac
Puertos de los Santos
Disc Three -
The Piper Pulled Down the Sky
Wonderful Copenhagen
Towers Open Fire
We are the Night Family
The Piper Pulled Down the Sky
Wonderful Copenhagen
Towers Open Fire
We are the Night Family
Enjoy a cuppa,
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Disc One
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Disc Two
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Disc Three
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I always enjoy spending time with Bill. It restores my faith in humanity, not that I should have any.
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