Sunday, December 04, 2005

Unintentionally Revealable, Prohibition, and Crisis Car:

As a phrase, a pairing of two words, what do you think of?

What is 'unintentionally revealable'? What does it mean for someone or soemthing to be 'unintentionally revealable'?

What kinds of thoughts, actions, or whatever, are revealed without intending to do so, and what then is not revealed? How does that work in contrast to that which is directly revealed and intentionally revealable? Which in either case, harkens the question of truth: that which is revealed, is it undeniably reliable?

Of course this questioning process calls to mind a variety of motivations, messages, intentions and what not... and includes written, verbal, and non-verbal (or neuro-linguistic as some like to call it) communication, but look, and see if you don't notice it... the unintentionally revealed.

Right, and on a more concrete and less abstract note, this is the anniversary of Prohibition being repealed:
December 5, 1933. Props and thanks to Cliff and Co. this past weekend, for celebrating the Volstead Act (1919) being repealed. During those 14 years, post WWI Era, the 1920s and early '30s, consider what life must've been like, if only for a moment: You can't legally obtain a case of beer or even a bottle of wine to keep in your home, even to enjoy with your dinner. After a night on the town, you can't have a social drink with your friends. Of course in time speak-easies sprang up, but what was that like for our soldiers returning from the most horrific War in Europe? What was this like for the folks who saw the stock market crash and ensuing Great Depression? Ok, ok, that's enough sobering history stuff...

And now for something completely different.

I found myself checking out an album by Crisis Car, who are apparently playing a gig at the Club Cafe at the end of this month. These cats played many gigs begininning locally about five to seven years ago. Jere Bucek, Frank Spadafora, Mike Sperenza, and Korel Tunador went on to do other things, other musical endeavors but are now playing together again. I recently listened to 'Shoes,' a song from their first album, The Justice, and found it absolutely worth mentioning these guys. I'm gonna try to make their show... if you get a chance, go check 'em out.

And one final note, to Matt Smith: keep writing ... keep writing those plays and all that good stuff ...