Mind, Memory & The Multiverse: What is Reality?...
When fascism came to America it came clutching a bible and waving the flag. On January 20, 2025. When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick: every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower. One only throws a stick at a lion once. Milarepa “Just as it is k na nown t hat an image of one's face is seen d epending on a mirror b ut does not really exist as a face, s o the conception of "I" exist d ependent on mind and body, b ut like the image of a face t he "I" does not at all exist as its own reality." Nagarjuna "Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible. Nagarjuna
HEY!!! I never authorized that picture!
ReplyDeleteGosh, so sorry Jerry. I completely forgot that was your avatar. When I was surfing the net and saw it, well, you know... :)
ReplyDeleteNo worry. Ten G's will cover my pain, humiliation, and suffering.
ReplyDeleteI doubt Tn Tolkien estate authorized that usage. Given how litigious they are, perhaps Jerry and whomever dummied up that artwork should be worried. Heck, Trump has a rep for being litigious AND being thin skinned.
ReplyDeleteWhat?!?
ReplyDeleteMy first thought when I saw this, and before I saw the comments. "Hey! Jerry doesn't deserve this!"
ReplyDeleteYes, there indeed has been a lot of litigation and frivolous lawsuit harassment involved with the Tolkien estate.
One might also remember the copyright-troll Saul Zaentz, who held up the "Hobbit" movies for years and years. (After seeing what an overblown mess those films became, perhaps we can thank him)
Zaentz also famously harassed Jon Fogerty of "Creedence" and tried to prevent him from singing his own songs. This resulted in the "Vanz Kant Danz" video, which Zaentz also tried to censor:
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=7123
I believe he is now deceased, and future generations will likely remember him as a pig with a boombox. Just like Steinbrenner will likely be known mainly to future generations as the head-bobbing guy in Seinfeld.