tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post4834241731532911743..comments2024-01-29T15:39:54.451-05:00Comments on Look At All The Happy Creatures: Return to OZ: Beware The WheelersAlan Abbadessa-Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14123418501385883071noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-52456050416427857912011-02-12T22:35:29.456-05:002011-02-12T22:35:29.456-05:00I'm really glad you finished it (and seemed to...I'm really glad you finished it (and seemed to enjoy it). Feel free to email me if you have any feedback or just want to BS.<br /><br />The Bowie thing is wild - and just keeps getting more so. Great find!Alan Abbadessa-Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123418501385883071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-41913522503870772042011-02-08T17:51:39.120-05:002011-02-08T17:51:39.120-05:00The ending of your book reminded me closely of Jac...The ending of your book reminded me closely of Jack Kirby's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkseid" rel="nofollow">Darkseid</a>, which Chris Knowles recently mentioned. It's definitely that <i>Island of Dr. Moreau</i> aspect, the Human Zoo, that gets to me...<br /><br />Did we just "synchromystically" confirm Bowie as some sort of Illuminati kingpin? <a href="http://Eleleth ר ק Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049647305273001159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-20111586714234765562011-02-01T19:55:16.634-05:002011-02-01T19:55:16.634-05:00I did take some inspiration from Pinocchio, but th...I did take some inspiration from Pinocchio, but the idea that they were genetically engineered performers on TV was an idea I had in Junior High - waay long ago. I read Collodi's book when I was already a few chapters into "Happy Creatures." My reason for reading his book, was really not for the animal or performing aspect, nor even the philosophical angle (though I found those all Alan Abbadessa-Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123418501385883071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-68172651063731667442011-01-29T01:53:40.428-05:002011-01-29T01:53:40.428-05:00I finished Collodi's Pinocchio today. Lots of ...I finished Collodi's <i>Pinocchio</i> today. Lots of interesting little Masonic flourishes, with the Fox and Cat trying to steal the "Master's Word" (four gold pieces) from poor old Hiram Pinocchio. "Pup-pets" are "puppies". Baphomet (in the form of a blue goat) even seems to make an appearance as the Blue Fairy. Did <i>Creatures</i> take some inspiration Eleleth ר ק Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049647305273001159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-47383977280781200082011-01-28T17:49:12.438-05:002011-01-28T17:49:12.438-05:00"The character called the Nome King is origin..."The character called the Nome King is originally named Roquat the Red. Later he takes the name Ruggedo"<br />So we are looking at an alchemical "reddening"...interesting.<br /><br />I wrote a story years ago where David Bowie was one of the characters and he could only speak in his own lyrics. In that story, he was a member of the 12Monkeys, sort of the opposite of (or Alan Abbadessa-Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123418501385883071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-63020397260028626662011-01-28T00:11:59.363-05:002011-01-28T00:11:59.363-05:00"Wheel" reads like "Will," and..."Wheel" reads like "Will," and thus it makes sense that he controls the Fire element, which has that attribution in <a href="http://hermetic.com/crowley/book-of-thoth/small-cards.html" rel="nofollow">Thelema</a>.<br /><br />I thought the David Bowie connection here was ridiculous until I saw the David Bowman name come up. Well, it's <i><b>still</b></i> ridiculous, but I Eleleth ר ק Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049647305273001159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-25537906569049558602011-01-27T20:03:47.618-05:002011-01-27T20:03:47.618-05:00Eleleth,
Sorry for the delay in commenting. I'...Eleleth,<br />Sorry for the delay in commenting. I've had issues with both my computer and my wife's laptop. Think it's going to come out as a blog post however, as it def syncs with "Bender gets an upgrade"<br /><br />As to the key in wall action, the 5th Element makes sense since Wheeler was a planeteer (one of the five elements). I've also been looking for an obscure Alan Abbadessa-Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123418501385883071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-9020218122832453922011-01-23T21:37:08.106-05:002011-01-23T21:37:08.106-05:00Compare the scene from Return to Oz that you poste...Compare the scene from <i>Return to Oz</i> that you posted with the first scene of <i>The Fifth Element</i>. Lots of hot key-in-wall action, there.<br /><br />Feel free to add Ledger = Loan = Loughner to that sync chain as well.<br /><br />This Loughner event is connected to Bowie and Elvis via the January 8th date. David Bowman (!) was one of the doctors on the scene. Bowie has a video Eleleth ר ק Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049647305273001159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-7091341229531546362011-01-23T16:31:56.691-05:002011-01-23T16:31:56.691-05:00A few posts back, I connected The Eagles tune &quo...A few posts back, I connected The Eagles tune "Take it Easy" to this mess. Now that we've connected Wheels and 421 and Stephen King's "The Stand" - I see just how prophetic that song was.<br /><br />"Well, I'm running down the road <br />tryin' to loosen my load <br />I've got seven women on my mind, <br /><b>Four</b> that wanna own me, <br /><b>Two</bAlan Abbadessa-Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123418501385883071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-35879452484561123492011-01-23T16:31:41.138-05:002011-01-23T16:31:41.138-05:00El,
Your TaxiDriver -> Silk Spectre chain makes...El,<br />Your TaxiDriver -> Silk Spectre chain makes so much sense to me and is a beautifully woven thread of thought. Very well done good sir!<br /><br />Christopher,<br />I'm not familiar with that game, but I see where you're pointing. Definitely going to check into that more. Thanks for the tip!Alan Abbadessa-Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123418501385883071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-32509685511721744432011-01-22T22:03:05.552-05:002011-01-22T22:03:05.552-05:00The Sacrifice - Kill Bill
"Wheeler"...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VplYdlpYMI" rel="nofollow"><br />The Sacrifice - Kill Bill </a> <br /><br />"Wheeler" very interesting.Christopher Darren Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04538037046604165738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-984385010303632942.post-46703411497696245672011-01-22T18:21:15.177-05:002011-01-22T18:21:15.177-05:00Gary Kurtz produced Return to Oz. "But the li...Gary Kurtz produced <i>Return to Oz</i>. "But the little green wheels keep following me..."<br /><br />Dr. Manhattan in <i>Watchmen</i> is another Godfather. In Dan Brown's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Symbol" rel="nofollow">The Lost Symbol</a></i>, the bald villain Mal'akh tattoos a circumpunct on his head, thinking that it is the Lost Word (it isn't). Eleleth ר ק Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049647305273001159noreply@blogger.com