I leave for Greece next Monday and I am, as you all know, eager to get on the road and back to what I love to do: work, travel and be anywhere but here. By ‘here’ I mean the country in which I live, not the circumstances, or is it the circumstances within the country…?
This place has lost its charm for me. There is little joy left in Mudville when I contemplate a life led here in North America. The Religious Right are taking over much of the country with their backward-ass medievalism; politics is becoming more obviously about money and elitism; the growth of the police state is of great concern since ‘The People’ seem to welcome it and the mainstream media circus provides Fear of the Outside World in much the same way that Ed Sullivan introduced his variety show–a little tease, the wind up and the pitch…Kapow! Watch out folks! The Boogieman is back in town, in fact he has never left and is hoping to turn your quiet and peaceful (both lies!) neighborhoods into cesspools (which they have always been, btw…) of moral and religious degradation. God, I am so tired of this place…
At least where I am going there is no doubt who the fascist/liberals/Greens/Commies are. They are upfront about it and do not speak in double-talk designed to confuse and disorient the voters. Protest is allowed and not cordoned off a mile away from the place of interest and , yes, sometimes it turns violent. What can one say? People are pissed off…
But I remain in eager need to be gone. I’ll start packing on Friday, but I have to inventory my socks and so forth to make sure they are all good. I’ll pick up some new ones if I need to. I have more film to shoot and develop, but I have time for that. There are a few odds and ends of errands I have to cross off the list, but otherwise I am good to go.
There are two art openings this spring in the area in which I will be represented. The first is a ‘small works show’ at Noble Horizons in May and the second is a 14th Colony gig in Millerton, also in May. I have two pieces being matted and framed as we speak and I’ll leave them with a friend to hand in. So yes, I am happy to be a part of something here in The West, but I will keep much of it at arms length at least, if not further away. Best not to get involved.
JDCM
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