(Ok, so I didn't know who Hugo Ball was either. According to wikipedia, his is the founder of the Dada movment; which aimed to overthrow the bourgeois ideals of art to create a form of 'anti-art' which would destroy traditional culture and aesthetics and offened everyone. It has been described as "the sickest, most paralyzing and most destructive thing that has ever originated from the brain of man." Obviously, it is right up Ms. Sevigny's alley. You can look at some delightful Dada works on this website: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5191892 Also of interest, this is apparently an example of a post-post modern Dada: http://www.platinumgrit.com/poke.html Perhaps this is the closest we will get to a Dada homage to The Brown Bunny.)
What would be truly amazing is if, when I see Beck in Osaka in March, Chlo Sev will be there, wearing this EXACT oufit and make up, and will perform her dance to this song slash every song in the Beck set. Then perhaps we could hang out after the show, getting out of control in downtown Osaka, WITH Beck, doing tequila shots and ending up at karaoke where she and I would do a romantic slash wasted duet of 'Crying' and maybe 'Nothing Compares 2 U' for good measure.
I like how the theme of your blog is putting incongruous and amazing things together to sounds-like-the-most-fkn-fun-ever effect. 'Poke the Bunny' is offensive and nicely inane (but of course). Imagine what dripping old Modernist loving dinosaur man thing lecturers would say. Not referring to anyone in particular, of course.
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