Midnight In Paris.
A while back I visited Paris and ordinarily like any art student/tourist would, I took photos of anything that was visually interesting enough to photograph – so everything. After scanning through the many hundreds of photos to find only around 20 were of decent quality, I decided to use them for a college project, editing them to give them a hazy vintage Polaroid effect, (like I said, I’m an art student.) Here they are, hope you enjoy:
- Clock located inside the Musee D’orsay
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” – Ernest Hemingway.
A Song for Charles Manson.
So I have recently taken an interest in the Charles Manson case. By recently I mean that I spent a few hours watching interviews and documentaries on YouTube and reading up about it on Wikipedia, (unbelievably reliable), and now I think I’m an expert on the case. Anyway, have a nice 2:30am piece of poetry that I wrote in about 20 minutes (they’re the best excuses I could think of for my lazy grammar and historical mistakes, ((which I totally wouldn’t mind you pointing out) (yes, I do know you’re not supposed to put brackets inside brackets) (pffft)):
Here’s a song I have wrote for you, Mr. Manson;
Don’t misinterpret the truth within my anthem,
Your ugly deeds were performed by only the handsome,
Your entire life you’ll remain plotting for a ransom.
But don’t cross out your identity with the ‘x’ on your forehead,
You’ve glamorised mass murder, til’ the day that you’re dead.
You’ve devised an army, who cling to every word you said,
Mr. Manson, your ‘family’ will hear you from your death bed.
It’s dangerous when ill people are extremely well spoken,
Gullible minds are convinced that ill thoughts carry reason.
But there’s one thing I want to ask you, Mr. Manson…
Do you feel proud of your so called ‘revolution’?
What I’m basically trying to express is that I feel that the whole case was, and in fact, still is looked on with idolising eyes by some of the public. Whether this is because of the media’s portrayal of the murderers involved, in particularly Manson’s ‘girls’ as they were all reasonably attractive and from good backgrounds. Or whether it’s because Manson, who is well and truly criminally insane, is also extremely intelligent, in which people just assume his theories must have some sense, as they’re explained in such a way that seems believable.
I have also referenced The Beatles often, as Manson believed that The White Album directly demanded Manson to start this ‘revolution’. Of course, ALWAYS blame the music. I understand songs can tell you a message and it can feel particularly personal, but even if you decided to take action with good reason, is that an excuse to resort to violence? True, actions speak louder than words and large gestures grab the attention needed for a revolution, but murder is not the way to do so.
I’m just really infatuated by the whole thing, which is my hypocritical downfall, not that I believe in what they did, which is the problem I’m trying to emphasise – some people look upon it in a positive light. But yes, I am human, I have a morbid curiosity, my guilty conscience is what separates this curiosity from actually desiring to physically harm.
This is such a broad, deep topic, honestly if I’ve offended you or if you’re genuinely just reading this in your head whilst mouthing, “what the f- shut the fuck up”, then I’m sorry, I just needed a healthy, I should probably be sleeping right now, rant.
Food for thought: Charles Manson’s 25-year-old girlfriend, (who in fact uncannily resembles one of Manson’s most notorious followers, Susan Atkins), wants to marry him. Now, is she selfishly doing it for the fame she has received from it, or because she has genuine feelings for a neurotic serial killer?
Hm, does this mean I can’t fancy Dexter Morgan anymore? 
A creative mind, captured... 