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William S. Burroughs -
#4975541 - 11/24/05 08:56 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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This year I give you the video version of this piece. Enjoy yourself today and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Edited by Learyfan (11/22/12 08:55 AM)
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Re: William S. Burroughs - "Thanksgiving Prayer" (video) [Re: Learyfan] 1
#4975545 - 11/24/05 09:00 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Thanks for the wild turkey and the passenger pigeons, destined to be shit out through wholesome American guts.
Thanks for a continent to despoil and poison.
Thanks for Indians to provide a modicum of challenge and danger.
Thanks for vast herds of bison to kill and skin leaving the carcasses to rot.
Thanks for bounties on wolves and coyotes.
Thanks for the American dream, To vulgarize and to falsify until the bare lies shine through.
Thanks for the KKK.
For nigger-killin' lawmen, feelin' their notches.
For decent church-goin' women, with their mean, pinched, bitter, evil faces.
Thanks for "Kill a Queer for Christ" stickers.
Thanks for laboratory AIDS.
Thanks for Prohibition and the war against drugs.
Thanks for a country where nobody's allowed to mind the own business.
Thanks for a nation of finks.
Yes, thanks for all the memories-- all right let's see your arms!
You always were a headache and you always were a bore.
Thanks for the last and greatest betrayal of the last and greatest of human dreams.
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Re: William S. Burroughs - "Thanksgiving Prayer" (video) [Re: Adom]
#4975547 - 11/24/05 09:01 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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That's it Adom. Thanks.

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Re: William S. Burroughs - "Thanksgiving Prayer" (video) [Re: Learyfan]
#4976348 - 11/24/05 01:14 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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See This thread, and my responce.
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Learyfan
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Re: William S. Burroughs - "Thanksgiving Prayer" (video) [Re: Dreamer987]
#4978125 - 11/24/05 09:51 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Where did you hear that Burroughs fucked dead little boys?? I'm not saying it's definitely not true, but I have never ever read or heard about anything like that. Perhaps you're thinking of Ginsberg? I don't think even Ginsberg fucked dead boys, though.
As for his heroin addiction, how can you dislike him because of a personal habit that he had?
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Re: William S. Burroughs - "Thanksgiving Prayer" (video) [Re: Learyfan]
#4978327 - 11/24/05 10:58 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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I don't hold his heroin addiction against him, but that William Tell stunt he pulled with his wife is pretty unforgiveable.
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Re: William S. Burroughs - "Thanksgiving Prayer" (video) [Re: Learyfan]
#4980741 - 11/25/05 05:24 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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"Where did you hear that Burroughs fucked dead little boys?? I'm not saying it's definitely not true, but I have never ever read or heard about anything like that. Perhaps you're thinking of Ginsberg? I don't think even Ginsberg fucked dead boys, though. As for his heroin addiction, how can you dislike him because of a personal habit that he had?"
I can't really judge the man, as i'v never met him, however, i did read his book Naked Lunch. It was a well written poetic, fictional book. The entire contents of which were about shooting heroine, and fucking pre-pubesant boys. I don't judge him for his addiction to heroin. The book was horrible. I had to stop 3/4 of the way through. I don't know how this guy is considered some kind of hippie icon. He would fit in OTD well.
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Re: William S. Burroughs - "Thanksgiving Prayer" (video) [Re: Dreamer987]
#4980918 - 11/25/05 06:14 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Dreamer987 said: "Where did you hear that Burroughs fucked dead little boys?? I'm not saying it's definitely not true, but I have never ever read or heard about anything like that. Perhaps you're thinking of Ginsberg? I don't think even Ginsberg fucked dead boys, though. As for his heroin addiction, how can you dislike him because of a personal habit that he had?"
I can't really judge the man, as i'v never met him, however, i did read his book Naked Lunch. It was a well written poetic, fictional book. The entire contents of which were about shooting heroine, and fucking pre-pubesant boys. I don't judge him for his addiction to heroin. The book was horrible. I had to stop 3/4 of the way through. I don't know how this guy is considered some kind of hippie icon. He would fit in OTD well.
you sir missed the entire point of the book.
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Re: William S. Burroughs - "Thanksgiving Prayer" (video) [Re: Vvellum]
#4981065 - 11/25/05 07:07 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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i most certainly did. you wana sum it up for me?
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Re: William S. Burroughs - "Thanksgiving Prayer" (video) [Re: Silversoul]
#4981167 - 11/25/05 07:57 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Paradigm said: I don't hold his heroin addiction against him, but that William Tell stunt he pulled with his wife is pretty unforgivable.
His wife was just as responsible, wouldn't you say? Anyway, it was an accident.
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Re: William S. Burroughs - "Thanksgiving Prayer" (video) [Re: Dreamer987]
#4981343 - 11/25/05 09:09 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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cut-up writing method that exposes the madness of a junkie's mind including deep dark desires and paranoia and his descent into pure hell.
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