tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post5771327774093136956..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: RUSSELL BRAND ~ "he's a darling, he's a demon, he's a lamb"Twilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-23943971045022352932013-10-30T09:12:41.364-05:002013-10-30T09:12:41.364-05:00Vanilla Rose ~ It's the first time I've s...Vanilla Rose ~ It's the first time I've seen it used as a verb! LOL!<br />Only Gemini could do that! ;-)<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-45352138782071864332013-10-30T07:54:12.754-05:002013-10-30T07:54:12.754-05:00I think the "foie gras" was a figure of ...I think the "foie gras" was a figure of speech.Vanilla Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946634138308342764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-24647542805047171512013-10-29T00:12:07.571-05:002013-10-29T00:12:07.571-05:00RJ ~ Ah - here's another "mouth on a stic...RJ ~ Ah - here's another "mouth on a stick"! Welcome! LOL! <br /><br />I doubt he has any ambition to enter politics proper RJ. I hope not, anyway. That'd be exactly the wrong path to take. I shall hope he'll continue writing and speaking whenever someone offers a platform.<br />I wonder if Bill Maher would dare to do so -I bet not! <br /><br />The spiritual, in his case, is a rather more mundane kind of spiritual, I suspect. This is what reminded me of Bill Hicks about him - Bill had that flavour too. It's not as way-out as in the 60s with gurus and stuff (as in Beatles' escapades), but still a wee bit concerning, yet in some ways still very necessary as an under-pinning for those who seek one.<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-44241447785291992152013-10-28T22:12:16.611-05:002013-10-28T22:12:16.611-05:00Not wishing to hog the comments page, but I agree ...Not wishing to hog the comments page, but I agree with your opinion of the Valentine article in Counterpunch. My slight sense of unease with Brand's piece in NS began when he mentioned the word, "spiritual". No amount of meditation, prayer, or New Age shenanigans will make an iota of difference to the corporates and politicos who are out to shaft us all. It's one of the great failings of the young - belief that some 'Higher Power' will somehow do their work for them. The Beatles were prime examples, though at least we got Sergeant Pepper out of it. If you want change, you need revolution. And as the French learned in 1789, it's bloody.R J Adamshttp://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-13835555103322849442013-10-28T21:32:56.416-05:002013-10-28T21:32:56.416-05:00"A trickster, brilliantly fluent, ridiculousl...<i>"A trickster, brilliantly fluent, ridiculously talented, flawed mouth-on-a stick..."</i><br /> 'Ere! I'm a Gemini!<br />Ah, well, you're probably right.<br />He certainly appears to have matured a little since his disgusting escapades with Jonathan Ross. Like you, I was compelled to read his NS piece to the end, and he definitely had old Paxman run out for nought. That's not easy. We'll have to see whether he can put his money where his mouth is, though. Plenty of would-be revolutionaries have come and gone in my lifetime without making any lasting impact.<br />Sadly, my feeling is that were he to end up a politician, perhaps endeavoring to change the system from within, it would only be a matter of time before he was rubbing shoulders (and sharing brandies) with the corporate and corrupt. Not because he's Russell Brand (or a Gemini!) but simply because he's a human.R J Adamshttp://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-20610543576047598232013-10-28T13:17:03.975-05:002013-10-28T13:17:03.975-05:00mike(again) ~ That kind of sums up Gemini-plus (as...mike(again) ~ That kind of sums up Gemini-plus (as you might term it?)<br />:-)<br /><br />I'm pleasantly, very pleasantly surprised in fact, at how he's presenting himself right now. Those in the know - bosses of The New Statesman for instance - obviously had inside knowledge about his abilities, or they'd never have given him the serious task of editing their mag.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-7392635751439778052013-10-28T13:12:28.969-05:002013-10-28T13:12:28.969-05:00JD ~ Hi there young JD! (I've been steering cl...JD ~ Hi there young JD! (I've been steering clear of N.O. of late to help maintain reasonable BP levels ;-) )<br /><br />I'll accept RB's piece was bit "overblown" but meaningless it certainly ain't!<br /><br />What's a pseudo-intellectual then?<br />someone who doesn't speak in an upper-crust accent, didn't go to Oxford or Cambridge? We peasants have brains too, and common sense - a combination which is seldom found in what you'd term "true intellectuals".<br /><br />Thanks for the balance, however, I did provide some within the post - 3rd para which begins "Before I go any further...."<br />:-)<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-7186787527634652702013-10-28T11:34:29.266-05:002013-10-28T11:34:29.266-05:00My Sunday (October 27, 2013) newspaper's "...My Sunday (October 27, 2013) newspaper's "Parade" magazine insert, pg 2, asks how Julianne Hough liked working with Russell Brand on the movie, "Paradise". She responds, "He's almost too brilliant to be socially normal."mike (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-57898910146444847102013-10-28T11:33:38.231-05:002013-10-28T11:33:38.231-05:00Reading that overblown and meaningless drivel from...Reading that overblown and meaningless drivel from Brand I begin to lose the will to live.<br /><br />"Russell Brand is a pseudo-intellectual, overpaid, middle-class, media luvvie"<br />http://thomassheridanofficialblog.blogspot.ie/2013/10/russell-brand-isnt-waking-people-up-he.html<br /><br />...just trying to provide a bit of balance for you, young Twilight :)<br />JDhttp://nourishingobscurity.com/category/jd/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-70123120869650228852013-10-27T16:10:20.098-05:002013-10-27T16:10:20.098-05:00LB ~ I hadn't been aware that Russell Brand h...LB ~ I hadn't been aware that Russell Brand held these types of views at all until recently. He drew my attention some weeks ago, when I read that at some fashion or awards shindig run by Hugo Boss (men's fashion) he made a few "pointed" remarks.<br /><br />http://youtu.be/inB-6R1-4ng<br /><br />When his New Statesman piece and the Paxman interview appeared during this week more pieces of the jigsaw fell into place.<br />I'm pretty sure that the same applies to many in the USA. Whether peeps in the UK are better informed about him, I don't know. <br /><br />We shall see whether anything develops, in coming months - if he suggests ways forward, walks the walk etc.<br /><br />Even if he simply continues writing and speaking in this vein (given the platform) it will be very helpful in making a different segment of the people begin to really open eyes and take notice. Many will listen to him who wouldn't bother to listen to Sen. Bernie Sanders. Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-22059739345355612242013-10-27T15:55:06.045-05:002013-10-27T15:55:06.045-05:00Diane ~ Ironic indeed! ;-)
If RB intends to cont...Diane ~ Ironic indeed! ;-)<br />If RB intends to continue in this vein, back-watching ought to become a big part of his plan. I hope he has a sharp-eyed minder!<br />Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-2683520255148924292013-10-27T15:50:37.697-05:002013-10-27T15:50:37.697-05:00Twilight ~ I'm neither a fan nor a critic of R...Twilight ~ I'm neither a fan nor a critic of Russell Brand, having only recently become aware of his views. Having said that, several of his thoughts echo my own: <br /><br />1) "For me the solution has to be primarily spiritual and secondarily political." and 2) "The revolution of consciousness is a decision, decisions take a moment. In my mind the revolution has already begun."<br /><br />I'm not a "follower" of Russell Brand and don't consider him to be a spiritual leader. I have no idea whether or not he tries to walk the talk and so far haven't heard any of his *practical* suggestions - has he made any? If you know, I'd be interested. <br /><br />What I do know is that I agree with at least those two statements as well as some of his other general observations. <br /><br />The problem is a spiritual (moral/ethical) one, not only having to do with the way we think, but more importantly, how we choose to *act* on those thoughts. <br /><br />And the "revolution" (whatever that means) has begun. Instead of waiting, there are positive steps we can take now, things we can do. Many of us are already making the effort. There's nothing to wait for. The time is now. <br /><br />I was going to say more or less the same thing in response to your GMO post.LBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-73645245081160433932013-10-27T13:27:59.719-05:002013-10-27T13:27:59.719-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921333626480877023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-49670409586703269842013-10-27T13:27:59.300-05:002013-10-27T13:27:59.300-05:00Read the article in The New Statesman and watched ...Read the article in The New Statesman and watched the Brand/Paxman video, both of which I loved, but then I'm a fan of Mr. Brand whom I believe to be sincere. Isn't it rather ironic that an Essex comic performer in America exhorts its citizens to rebellion? Fervently hope our masters don't disappear him. And I commend your idea that "Bill Hicks and George Carlin got together in the ethers" and appointed Brand as the peoples' spokesman. If only!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921333626480877023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-80647013877373203012013-10-27T13:18:24.618-05:002013-10-27T13:18:24.618-05:00mike ~ I wasn't a big fan either - until now. ...mike ~ I wasn't a big fan either - until now. Don't know anything much about Katy Perry, except that she sings.<br /><br />That's a spot-on description: <br />Jon Stewart/Howard Stern! A younger version of that hybrid. :-)<br /><br />I get the feeling that Russell Brand is 100% genuine - not done for publicity or effect (as in some celeb+politics mixes). <br /><br />We need someone to fill the slot left by Bill Hicks and George Carlin, a 2013 version - and here's a contender! <br /><br />It'll be interesting to watch the ways his career develops from here on.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-78799388570007476742013-10-27T11:29:08.737-05:002013-10-27T11:29:08.737-05:00"Tis rhubarb!" Russell Brand
"I&#..."Tis rhubarb!" Russell Brand<br /><br />"I've always had this impulse to be destructive. I have to say to myself, 'remember, you've got all these things to do - don't ruin it just for the moment.'" Russell Brand<br /><br />I'm not a big fan of Brand...I like his ex, Katy Perry...they had a strange relationship from what I've read, but star-gossip is fiction-prone. Brand seems to be talented in several fields, which is difficult for most.<br /><br />Brand reminds me of a cross between John Stewart and Howard Stern. A bit manic! A bit maniac! It will be interesting to see how transiting Uranus and Pluto affect his natal planets in Aries, Cancer, and Libra. He's currently in the process of change.<br /><br />I do believe there are many, many interesting individuals inhabiting our planet that are very intellectual and brilliant in their own ways, but not famous, hence unknown and silent. The Hollywood set, in particular, can surprise me...they're known for their image and acting and it can be a bit unsettling to realize how far from reality their image is.mikenoreply@blogger.com