bLOGOS/HA HA: Whirled View Theatre of the Actors of Regard

David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.

01 July 2020

Whirled View Theatre of the Actors of Regard

After-drawn thoughts of the great Melbourne band of the late 70s early 80s Whirlywirld, their performances at The Champion, supporting the little bands, Arnie (photo right, on guitar) returning from a recording session with a new track needing to test it on a low-fi cassette player, Win/Lose (listen here) in Dogs In Space...