Precursors

In a lineup for a plain in Oslo, with signs in German, between rolling shootouts, in May of 1983, I was filled with a surge of adrenaline and power, and inspiritation. I quickly stepped out of line and called a guitarist friend I knew, who had sent me an early copy of “Lucretia's Song” which was roughly 11:25 minutes long, yet lacked something. I spoke with the singer of Sisters Of Mercy, the original writer, and we made these changes. A chorus, and the drumbeat were added, and it moved up at least 2BPM to a 4:15 radio friendly song, cutting roughly 7 minutes. He is a seer, so most changes were retro-active. We caught this as it was going to radio play, and improved it greatly, all would say.

It is interesting to note the use of a second chorus.  And the use of repetition is strange, and unexpected.  There is also an 11:25 minute version of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hZGVDzQmoI Closer to the original cut, which would never be radio friendly in 1983, where 3minutes were preferred over 3:30.

I had a poem in my mind and here it is. This is the Precursor Event: A Reflection poem (based on the German World Government event where the world was destroyed by a single world government in 2013, after victories in the late 70s over the Japanese empire).

There's a positivism in this that the Goths figured out early on, and that is if the world ended before, at the end of a colossal war. . . then there is little chance of it immediately happening again on the rewind. One must remember in 1983 it was the hey dey of “End of the World” syndrome. Also it is curious to note that “Lucretia” is written out, and replaced with “precious whore” and the narrative is in the first person, female.

I don't know if it is perfect, but it is pretty close.

Precursor Event: A Reflection

I hear the roar of the big machine

two worlds and I'm lost between them

my reflection of what went before is a love lost fire

and a precious whore

who fell to early while the world burned before

Hot metal and we're lost between

methadone and nicotine. . .

Empire down

Empire down.

I hear the roar of the the big machine

two worlds and in between

hot metal and methadrine

I hear the empire down

empire down

what went before is lost again

two world and in between

lost by what went before

love lost, fire at will

fire fights burn

as I hear the roar

of the big machine

a world lost turns again and turns away

the precursors are the shadows of what went before

World lost, and world burn

Empire down

Empire down

Empire down

Empire down

Tied to the rails of what went before

I'm tired of being that precious whore

A long train held up by eternity

a hard reign for all to see:

two worlds and in between

the reflection, my reflection

I don't see much evidence

for a world that makes any sense

we got the empire down in flames

I feel love, and yet I feel no pain

I feel hate now and then, we don't doubt

enough to snuff the flame out

of what went before

we don't take offence or evidence

Lucretia's my ghost, dance the ghost with me.

I don't feel

I don't feel

But I don't feel

Empire down

Empire down

Empire down

Empire down

This is a copy of the finished lyrics. And a link to youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuezNswtRfo

Lucretia My Reflection

Chorus:

I hear the roar of a big machine
Two worlds and in between
Hot metal and methedrine
I hear empire down
I hear empire down

Chorus 2:

I hear the roar of a big machine
Two worlds and in between
Love lost, fire at will
Dum-dum bullets and shoot to kill
I hear dive bombers and
Empire down
Empire down

I hear the sons of the city and dispossessed
Get down, get undressed
Get pretty but you and me
We got the kingdom, we got the key
We got the empire, now as then
We don't doubt, we don't take direction
Lucretia, my reflection, dance the ghost with me

We look hard
We look through
We look hard to see for real

Such things I hear, they don't make sense
I don't see much evidence
I don't feel
I don't feel
But I don't feel

A long train held up by page on page
A hard reign held up by rage
Once a railroad
Now it's done

(Chorus:)

We got the empire, now as then
We don't doubt, we don't take reflection
Lucretia, my direction, dance the ghost with me

 

Quoan Of 23 Bananas

(c) Mike Katzberg

Aug. 13, 2021

In response to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQC_GDTNkQQ&t=2s

I thought to remember you, my girl

you ate 23 bananas

and almost starved

“fasting light”

Gods!

We

wandered through

plague's dark abyss led

alone by Science the flame

empowered cinders of true pure light

beyond the days of doom and caves behind us!

Our wise men died 100 years past:

millions behind a God

that failed them but--

it was all

them!

Those

they that failed themselves.

Are reborn in faith

Eat bananas grow wise

pass out

fast much

go to a hospital

put on muscle not fat

wait until our state is 95% immunized

work out hard

to go out – one day

you will live the lie!

The incense is the sense of reason

Science can be the flame, if not snuffed out

by the day's seemingly innocuous desires.

Won Yo Revisited. . . The Why.

I dream sometimes of the past lives of Won Yo, one dream shifts into the other easily and readily.  A stoic life of mysticism and study branched out with lifetimes of complete chaos and war.  Once one forgets all (as a King must), one remembers that there is all to learn (as a High Priest must).

Some consider Won Yo the predecessor apostle to Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism.  Won Yo is considered an equivalent apostle to the Buddha, by Buddhists.  And is sacred to my soul, and my lifetimes as a Paladin, of the East or the West. . . the bastion of good, integrity and high morals.  Descended from the Farseer line, I also draw focus, and meditation, and many lessons in the sea, and seeing of visions available to one on the most holy of paths.

One day when I was asked to teach some of the new initiates of Tae Kwon Do, ITF, this pattern it was with a reverie that it seemed overly-simplified.  Quotes from a duel between temples where the 8th and 9th degree master made up their new Olympic grade patterns for that day, and that moment to win victory in the hearts and minds of their school.  And probably never in any other school -- so it goes.

This seems something more akin to what Won Yo himself might teach.  Also he is thought to have had a high weight most of the times he appeared in temples in his early years.  This might help one understand the on position kicks. . . and how to weight their poses, to be efficient and rapid.  And never to be easy or repeated many times in a day.

This renewed composition draws from two styles of martial arts, and uses at least 3 theories of power.

Can you imagine it in your mind?

Won Yo Revisited

Starting Stance when Gong sounds

Face left
High L-stance Left foot

Inside block
outside knifehand

Inside block
(outside double knifehand)
(repeat second side)
Right leg in.
Center to starting point
-- Centerpoint --

TurnRight
High L-stance

Inside block
outside knifehand

Inside block
(outside double knifehand)
(repeat second side)
Left leg in.
Center to starting point
-- Centerpoint --

--practice point--
Right Center Kick on point
reverse spinning center kick on point
Right Center Kick Right punch hold

to

L-stance Outer block (two-hand)
Step into left L-stance knife-hand outer block (two-hand)
Step into walking right stance knifehand piercing block
Left Center Kick Left punch to

L-stance Outer block (two-hand)
Step into left L-stance knife-hand outer block (two-hand)
Step into walking right stance knifehand piercing block

-- Centerpoint 2--

--practice point--
Left Center Kick on point
reverse spinning center kick on point
Left Center Kick Left punch hold

-- Centerpoint 2 --

TurnRight
Left hand High L-stance

Inside block
outside knifehand
outside block
(outside double knifehand)
(repeat second side)

step into right walking stance
chest and throat (inner) double punch
pick up heal, on position
shoulder to shoulder (outside double punch)

Step into reverse (outside block)
Kneeling (inside block)
up and left leg in.
Center to starting point
-- Centerpoint 2 --

TurnRight

Right-hand L-stance

Inside block
outside knifehand
outside block
(outside double knifehand)
(repeat second side)
step into right walking stance
chest and throat (inner) double punch
pick up heal, on position
shoulder to shoulder (outside double punch)
Step into reverse (outside block)
Kneeling (inside block)

up and right leg in.
Center to starting point

-- Centerpoint 2 --

Upper kick front spins to

Side kick, double punch

Slide in from left, face right

Front kick, slide into sliding press kick

right step into right walking stance outer block

Inside block right-hand
Inside block left-hand
Slide lower into low king fu horse stance
Inside block right-hand
Inside block left-hand

Left Step forward into left walking stance outer block

Inside block right-hand
Inside block left-hand
Slide lower into low king fu horse stance
Inside block right-hand
Inside block left-hand

L-stance Outer block (two-hand)

Step into left L-stance knife-hand outer block (two-hand)

Step into walking right stance knife-hand piercing block

Left Center Kick Left punch to

--Centerpoint 1--

--practice point--

Left Center Kick on point
reverse spinning center kick on point
Left Center Kick Left punch hold

--Centerpoint 1--

Face left

High L-stance Left foot

outside block
inside knifehand block
outside block
inside double knifehand

step forward
outside double knifehand
inside knifehand block
wide double block

reverse turn
inside double punch
outside double punch

step-into high stance upper cut

--Centerpoint 1--

Face right

High L-stance Left foot

outside block
inside knifehand block
outside block
inside double knifehand

step forward
outside double knifehand
inside knifehand block
wide double block

reverse turn
inside double punch
outside double punch

step-into high stance upper cut

-- Centerpoint 1 --

Right leg in.
Center to starting point

Face front : step into low stance double uppercut

Beats of drums and thunderous applause, maybe.

Second gong sounds.