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Honoring Constantine Pantazonis - RIP 6/16/14
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Post by constantine » January 4th, 2010, 5:21 pm

bird is the word
word is the bird
birdus wordus
bir ish wirs tha
wir birden ichst nein
das birduk sprach gestalten
vox avis regulorum
sanctum avis nostrum est dictum
ava rara thuust spiranta
mala doloro sparros
san conquista rara!
stanata oo spata nasos
sti?
questo, sti?
neqato
sparrox naxos boraxo
los lavos manos manana
vlakos dioscouros
impalos oculos bulgar
decimo comitatus
stroika!
ceau avara parl
wer da burad
bird is the word

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Post by mtmynd » January 4th, 2010, 5:51 pm

one must read this out loud to fully immerse oneself into the piece. have you tried that, Dino? don't forget the fucking inflections.... damn, they add so much to it that you could walk away from this reborn in a lofty sort of way...

well done.
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Post by constantine » January 4th, 2010, 6:04 pm

thanks! i plan to do it at a reading, but i'm not sure how people will respond. i want to incorporate appropriate gestures so people will understand it better.

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Post by mtmynd » January 4th, 2010, 6:13 pm

tape the goddamn thing, black and white... full technicolor wash, any way to record that visually... do it hombre... get it and post it right here on S8 so others can experience this, visually and auditorially.
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Post by constantine » January 4th, 2010, 6:16 pm

i'll be doing a reading in baltimore at the end of march. i'll try to get it videoed - shouldn't be a problem.

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Post by mtmynd » January 4th, 2010, 6:38 pm

that would be great, Dino. Would really enjoy watching you perform this piece. Hope it works out. btw: will Coburn be there, too?
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Post by constantine » January 4th, 2010, 6:46 pm

not sure. don't have the date yet, but they assured me i could do it when i go to baltimore for a visit - last week of march. good chance mark will be there - saw too.

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Post by creativesoul » January 4th, 2010, 10:05 pm

Very interesting! How did u do that!
reason is over rated, as is logic and common sense-i much prefer the passions of a crazy old woman, cats and dogs and jungle foliage- tropic rain-and a defined sense of who brings the stars up at night and the sun up in the morning---

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Post by constantine » January 4th, 2010, 10:14 pm

i was listening to the song surfin bird and i started fooling around.

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Post by judih » January 4th, 2010, 11:44 pm

wow, you, saw and wireman! fabulous - video must

wanna hear this live!

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Post by Doreen Peri » January 5th, 2010, 12:31 am

I'd love go too! ....... would be nice to see you again. :)

I remember this piece. It's da word, yah!

(i'm a word bird.. i love words like this)

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Post by constantine » January 7th, 2010, 7:30 am

i'll be reading at nadd's on w. chase st. in baltimore on march 31. wire and saw won't be reading - at least i don't think so - but i hope they will both be there. you too, doreen!

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Post by mb » January 7th, 2010, 3:50 pm

...sparrox naxos boraxo...
klaatu borada nicto!

wish I could hear you read this one.

-Mike

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