Since my days at the bat cave with MP and Wm T., I have felt that intensity trumps time. Don't know if I feel that way anymore, but it was an interesting concept at the time, so I ran with it. The following Rockabilly song by Roy Orbison from 1956 has rolled around my brain since then. I just discovered today that Roy died at 52. Not a very long time to be on the planet. See how it plays on you.
Hollah! Mada'in Saleh
7 years ago
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Intensity is sensitive to the age and circumstances of the perceiver as well as the social context of the event. Ray was in many ways radical in his time and certainly came at a time in many our lives when we were perceptive of the change. Yes, intensity does prevail over time- just look at memories- Doug
Doug: Good thought, and I wonder if it might be the reason that we don't remember everything at once.
If only one were inclined to graph - we would have punctuated equilibrium.
I agree about intensity - it's why we don't remember every day of 2007, but might remember one intense week that was a game changer.
"Better to burn out than fade away..."
Colleen, I love that line, "Better to burn out than fade away". Victor Kruegar says it best in the Quickening.
Tony,
It has always amazed me how a memory can be so strong that you just can't seem to get rest from it.. until you find its proper home.. You have done that.. good job! Now, that song will be released from you.... and we all get it. But we need the memories as well of the bat cave. So tell us a bit more about the bat cave.. like how did it get its name?
Erin: Mike actually coined the phrase, Bat Cave. It was situated in Pontiac and appeared dark, both day and night because it wasn't well lit. I hope to tell a few more tales as time moves on. The place had its own spell.
Patrick asked how the Bat Cave got it's name...before he told me the two of you were going to have Bat Cave II (in Wyoming?). When it's all said and done, you're probably going to wish you weren't so anti-flying.
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