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Lover, Artist and Madman

  • Aug. 18th, 2008 at 9:51 PM
Vincent


Sometimes, I am watching someone else's life. We round the corner and there I am. I'm surprised to see me there looking rather foolish and laugh in my face. Turning, I see myself again. It is like a mirror has shattered and I'm everywhere I look. And that really isn't a good thing.

This happen to me last night when I was watching Andy Warhol, a documentary film by Ric Burns. A brilliant film. A then unknown Andy Warhol became obsessed with Truman Capote after reading, Other Voices, Other Rooms. He begins sending Truman cheerful, sweet notes and trying to become his friend. Capote told someone, "Just look at the guy. You can tell he's the kind of loser who will never amount to anything."


Of course, I have heroes I dream of being buddies with and yet I imagine they might view me as -- well, so Andy. The funny part is that Warhol was a stalker. Warhol was an artist who would shake the world. And later Andy would be shot by a stalker. That kind of symmetry feels like the refrain of a great song. It is the same words over and over but it has new meaning each time it appears. One person in the same scene but taking a different part each time it is played.


A lover, an artist and a madman are really the same. Filled with an unreasonable passion. Driven to do things that are beyond words and the perfect material for a comedy or the nightly news.


I can't help but wonder if my own words will someday be read by someone who is thrilled by them. They will speak as if they came from their own heart and they will know something special has just happened. Or my words may make a grand best seller. Perhaps they will end up as exhibit A -- hopefully in a federal case. It so tough to know how it will end when your in the middle of it. But at least two of the possible outcomes involve movie rights.



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(Anonymous) wrote:
Sep. 23rd, 2008 05:01 am (UTC)
I have a feeling your words will live on...as they are so heartfelt and beautifully strung togehter. But in the end, we do it as much for ourselves as for others. Yeah, I know, being read is a good thing...it's empowering...it's sharing...it's communication. But in the end, that's not why we do it, is it? If the truth be known, that's the icing on the cake of this madness that we call blogging. Or writing. Or creating. Keep living, keep loving, keep writing!
[info]vincentblackwo wrote:
Sep. 23rd, 2008 08:20 pm (UTC)
Thank you.

You are right, I’ve tried writing to please other people and it just never works. Mel Brooks has said when you write it is for one person, yourself.
If I can move myself to laugh or cry (and hopefully both in the same blog) than I know it is worth something. If I keep thinking; “Lame...lame...” I know it just isn’t there.
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