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E-Bow the Letter
An E-Bow is an interesting little
device for your guitar that uses electromagnets (hence the "E"-Bow
name) to vibrate the strings, making a sound not unlike an underwater
violin. That's what Buck uses to play the main guitar part. [jlunger] *
Check out http://www.ebow.com
for more info. [greg@ebow.com]
"Dreaming of Maria Callas"
Maria Callas was a singer. She
has a famously deep throated voice, and limited vocal talent,
but incredibly emotive style. She has often stated that she considers
the emotional interpretation of music more important than the
vocal form. She formerly was the mistress of Aristotle Onassis.
[ericosuave] * There was an interview in the last year with
either Patti Smith or Stipe in which it was said that in her
youth, Smith aspired to be an opera singer like Maria Callas.
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"Aluminum tastes like fear"
People smoke crack off of aluminum...
Also they smoke heroin... And I'm pretty sure thats a way to
speedball too... River Phoenix was speedballing when he died...
He was drunk and he was speedballing and hitting downers... [jroemer] *
Speaking from a psychology background, the emotion centres of
the brain send messages to the conscious bit using the same neural
pathways that deliver sensory input (especially pain) --
it means that important messages (in the case of fear "get
the hell out of there") can be made stronger by mimicking
bodily sensations. Anyway, against that background, its quite
feasible for fear to invoke a taste of aluminum. [jrwhyte] *
I mean, fear is adrenaline, and adrenaline has several byproducts,
one of which is adrenochrome. Does Michael know that? Probably
not. But maybe he just found a way to say that Adrenochrome is
very similar to what your body produces when you're under the
influence of psychedelics. It's in The Doors of Perception --
Aldous Huxley. When I started taking drugs as a teenager --
psychedelics and stuff -- I was really interested in what
they were actually doing, as opposed to what I was feeling. [Buck, from a Rolling Stone interview]
"Adrenaline, it pulls us near"
Adrenaline is a hormone the body
releases when stressed that increases metabolic rate. [Chris Piuma]
"Seconal, spanish fly, absinthe,
kerosene"
Seconal (secobarbital) is a sedative-hypnotic
from the group called barbiturates. Sedative-hypnotics are drugs
which depress or slow down the body's functions. They are often
referred to as tranquilizers and sleeping pills or sometimes
just sedatives. They CAN cause dependence. Combining sedatives
with alcohol can be especially dangerous. [Mitja Benedicic] * I
personally don't think it would enhance sex, but the use of barbiturates
might lower your inhibitions (and standards) to the point where
you might sleep with someone you would ordinarily reject if you
were not under the influence. [Antoinette
M Niebieszczanski] * Spanish fly -
aphrodisiac preparation of crushed green beetle. [macrae] *
Also known as cantharsis. [Chris
Piuma] * Absinthe: a green liqueur
made from wormwood and other herbs, 70-80% alcohol, supposed
to taste like bitter licorice; all those French existentialists
used to sit around in their cafes sipping the stuff until it
was discovered to cause nerve damage, and it's now banned in
most western countries. [dawne] * Known for its hallucinogenic properties. [macrae]