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From: abh6509@ritcv.UUCP (A. Hudson)
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Subject: Re: Ted Hughes and Capt. Beefheart
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Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 23:29:45 EST
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> 
> DEFINITIONS:
>        Ted Hughes -- A contemporary British poet, author of a
> 
>   Capt. Beefheart -- An avant-garde blues/rock composer. His
>
>          "Crow spraddled head-down in the beach-garbage, guzzling
>                                            a dropped ice-cream."
> 
>    Captain Beefheart's song "Ice Cream For Crow" presents life as
> celebration and dance, but a dance on the edge of the grave. His Crow
> seems to be a totemic, mystical symbol of death. Crow leads the
> dance:
> 
>         "tonight there'd be ice cream
>          ice cream for crow..."
> 
>                                   -- Enjoy it,  Bill Ingogly

	Absolutely Incredible!!

	First of all I'm amazed that someone made the connection
	between the two works of art, (was that an uninspired
	observation?). Secondly, its really a pleasure to experience
	wonder from insight in someone's creative process. 
	For once I can really respect the intellect that went into
	the making of a musical concept. Especially in the days
	of the The Pure Pap for Now People. 

	If only some people could realize that one of the aspects
	of "alternative music" that is so appealing is the
	intellectual challenge. "If you could but perceive.."
	But then the problem with a challenge is that is so challenging.

	I really enjoyed it!	     -- Andrew Hudson