A magical tale, in three accelerating acts
[ by Charles Cameron — magic is imagination, see my post Vlahos: violence is the magical substance of civil war earlier today ]
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Act One: Jacob’s Ladder
Jacob’s ladder, on which angels are show ascending and descending, is revealed to Jacob in a dream: sheer magic — and how richly strange to see the ladder emerge from a simple loop of string..
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Act Two: Pavel Tchelitchew, The Concert {via Alabandine]
That the string figure should become a stringed instrument, plucked by the teeth and accompanied by tambourine.. again, we are raised an octave above our grounded selves..
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Act Three: Bob Dylan, Song and Dance Man
And the song and dance musician magician Dylan — his harmonica, making an anthem for us all.
