Monday, January 14, 2013

And We'll Call It a Sin


The western world has just come through what is traditionally called the most joyous time of year: a time when (according to the Egyptians) five days were given to us by the gods to enjoy. How did the Egyptians learn of the divine gift? The cresting of the Nile had gone off-schedule: a dead giveaway that the Egyptian calendar was in error. So from those five "extra" days grew such festivals as the Roman Saturnalia and the Christian Christmas. In the Celtic year, winter solstice was already a time of joy because the darkest days of deep winter were over and people could look forward to the lengthening of the day and the return of warmth.
During the revels, it was customary for misrule to be the law. Lords and ladies became servants, and servants played lords and ladies. Everyone had a jolly good time; September birthrates peaked. People did what the self-appointed Christian authorities (the only game in town) labeled "sinning". Christian authorities simply could not allow such jollification, especially when it involved spontaneous acts. It might be possible, church leaders thought, that they themselves would be displaced and have to be the servants--and their servants might be in church --and might even run the church services! (Horror of horrors ... and the ridicule that might be possible--oh, shudder!)
So the individuals who sought power ever more centralized decided that every fun act should be called evil and those committing such acts were sinning. Personally, we don't really know why enjoying oneself is a sin. If everyone is getting a little on the side, then why worry? As the old saying goes, what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Of course, the authorities followed these ideas of sinning with making monogamous marriage a legal requirement. Now if considering only the preservation of property rights and the protection of children, that was probably a good idea; but extending it to rule out all enjoyment was a step that pagans and Witches vigorously resisted, especially when the least little act or thought could be labeled a sin.
If you didn't attend church every single day of the week, you were sinning, and in the worst case could be judged a heretic--and we all know only too well that being labeled a heretic led to torture and ultimately the fire just because you didn't obey the man-made rules of the elderly, crochety clergy--who probably couldn't get it up any longer anyhow.

6 comments:

thirdeyespinning said...

Oh Godpappy you made me laugh so hard if you were right here beside me Id give you a big nuggie on the head. Yes by the ways Lars whenever I hear a great song I think of some hottie females grumbling and bitching but learning their instruments. I have a wild imagination obviously, speaking of that lets do another excerp from "The Early Years" the first woman presidents college experience. Hera are some of the headlines I envision after the movie premiers. "All Hell Is Going To Break Loose!!" heres another one "Written Under Death Threats From The Powers That Be" and heres the last one "Many Stinky Panties Thrown At Scottie When He Exits The Studio" nah the last one just because I need a power nap. Beback

thirdeyespinning said...

Heres a true story about Scotti Hubbs creator of "The Early Years" the first woman presidents college experience. Last year when I was locked in solitary confinement for nearly starting a riot at The New Hanover County Detention Center after quite a bit of pleading I was given some books to read. One very interesting book I read was "Spies" about the FBI agent Robert Hanson. Robert over a 16 year period was selling secrets to the Soviets from computer databases he had access to. In Roberts yearbook his motto was "technology is the light of the world" and his best friends motto was "the hardest thing about climbing the ladder is getting through the people at the bottom" I totaaly understand the last motto fer sure lol. Over this career of spyinh he received approxiamatly 6 million dollars. How he eventually got caught is he was a statement he made that was recorded regarding "the purple pissing Japanese" which someone in the bureau recognized as being Bob. When Bob was finally caught and asked why he did this he replied "I wanted to provide nice things for my family plus I was bored" Interesting note at the end of the book mathmatically it was calculated that his pension,that was forfeited for spying,wouldve added up to more than the six million he got for spying. I will keep this in mind. Also Bob who was sent to federal prison in Colorado couldn't believe he was treated as a common criminal and he was definately not given access to computers.I appreciate the lesson I learned in that book and the one I learned in the detention center. I would like to represent our Israeli friends by remember to films I saw "Raid On Entebbe" and "Black September" to films that show how tough they can be when treatened. Especially before my local Wilmingtonian friend Michael Kingoff gets the Mossad to put a bomb in my Scwinn bicycle seat(that was a joke of course Mike and I are very close) I want to change the one Jewish character who perhaps may be played by Adam Sandler to a professor of German Heritage as I stated earlier he is beloved by all his students. This professor teaches Theology and is always cracking jokes and doing spells in class that never seem to work. Behind the scenes though he is very adept at Germanic sorcery and is planning the rise of the Fourth Reich. Lets give him a name.Wilhelm Schwanzkoff(Schwanz is penis in German lol)DIRECTORS NOTES,JOKES AND ANECDOTES, AND CHARACTOR DEVELOPEMENT FOR "THE EARLY YEARS" THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENTS COLLEGE EXPERIENCE copyright@810 hours 01/14/13

thirdeyespinning said...

Since today is Tuesday named after the Teutonic god of war. I need to develope a warring type character such as the one of the previous excerpt Wilhelm Shwannzkoff(spelling?). I think I will borrow from a great flick I saw when I wash younger "Sharkeys Machine" with our friend Burt Reynolds,Dan Inosanto(former Bruce Lee student) and Vincent Donofrio and the late great Brian Keith. Sharkey plyed by Burt worked for Vice And Narcotics in Atlanta and feel in love with a prostitute he was surveiling named "Domino" during one scene Sharkey was threatened with getting his fingers chopped off with a butterfly(balisong knife the same one I use as my Athame) by Dan Inosanto if he did not disclose the whereabouts of Domino.Whew me and Vinnie Vaughn are getting a little teared up now. Anywho funny statement when Sharkey was being held down with his fingers splayed and Dan fluttered the knife. Burt said "What are you auditioning for a job at Benni Hannas"(Japanese restaurant where they put on a show for you) End of the movie Sharkey was with the one he wanted, Domino, missing a couple of digits but oh well.

thirdeyespinning said...

My friends in China are laughing like crazy saying atleast he read the one book "Sun Tzu The Art Of War" and sent me a message just now saying "Looking forward to seeing you again Red Dragon" and my master I studied under also sent a message saying "Now you Grandmaster Hub" Thank you master that was the best thing I have heard all day.

thirdeyespinning said...

My buddy Craig Newkirk and I were thinking as a way to develope a character in "The Early Years" the first woman presidents college experience of donning red berets and walking around downtown Wilmy. Some of his Tang Soo Do students,friends, and myself would ask folks if they would like a escort home. Craig and his students would have cell phones and tasers and shirts on that said "No Fear" and myself I would just wear the beret and a shirt that said "Fear This" CHARACTER DEVELOPEMENT FOR "The Early Years" the first woman presidents college experience copyright@1713 hours est 01/15/12

thirdeyespinning said...

Well folks happy Thors day named after the hammer god Thor also the day I was born in this lifetime(and Ive had a few). I would like to remember my Tang Soo Do instructor Curtis "The Explosive Thin Man "Bush 4 times world kickboxing champion and 2 times world boxing champion and member of Muhammed Alis boxing team. In 1983 I think, we were having a intermeral tournament with Chuck Norris karate studios also located in Va Beach along with my studio Nema acronym for National Institute of Martial Arts. I was soon to be testing for my red belt and won my 3 point match against my Philipino opponent amid alot of grumbling. Anywho Curtis was to do a exibition fight with a fellow from the Norris studios named Ronnie Bagdala. Curtis was just breaking into full contact karate and this tournament was just a exhibition. During Curtis fight his Norris opponent was going full steam and out of control at the beginning. All of the students noticed this and both sides stood up against thier opposing walls and begain cheering on thier guy. Well Curtis manuevered Ronnie up against the observation mirrors and I saw what I had seen many times before, a jump spinng back kick coming. Curtis jabbed high to bring Ronnies hands up and here came the jump kick knocking Ronnie through the mirrors into the stands where the crowd was watching. I immediatly grabbed a pair of nunchakus of the wall where we keep weapons displayed, bopping anyone I didnt recognize, probably a few of my teamates as well. Everybody was "kung fu fighting" at that time. The secretary freaks out and calls 911. And lo and behold the SWAT team shows up and Curtis grabs me in a bear hug and tells me to drop the chucks cause the cops were there. Some people went to the hospital but no charges filed.The next day in the Virginia Beach Beacon there was a headline "Karate Tournament Ends In Chaos" About a week later I happened to be standing at the front looking out at the parking lot and I see Ronnie, another black belt and CHUCK NORRIS himself walking towards our studio side by side.I flipped out thinking they were coming to attack us in retaliation and ran to the back ordering the students to the front in Jun Bei(attention) possition. My adrenalin was going through the roof as Mr. Norris and the other two entered our studio.I was whispering shakily to myself "I dont care who he is Ill fight him" CHARACTERDEVELOPEMENT FOR IVAN THE BODYGAURD "THE EARLY YEARS" THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENTS COLLEGE EXPERIENCE copyright@1004 hours est 01/15/2013 more soon to finish the chuck norris story