Talk 01

Karoz wants me to write nightly about Sam Parr State College developments. He’s turning out to be an interesting boss. So here goes. Samparr 08 completed today, I believe. Probably 2 or 3 more collages left in the series. Karoz visited the TILE Cathedral and gave a hesitant stamp of approval. Certainly he liked Carrcassonnee and his dog Spider set up at the end. “That is our center,” he exclaimed when entering the structure, eyes watering up. “But we have to get more stuff in here,” he added when subsequently looking around. “Come to me Karoz Blogger,” Carrcassonnee beckoned. “I’ve been waiting for you, waiting so long.” So Karoz went and sat in front of Carrcassonnee and they chatted a while. Karoz asked me not to put that dialog here so I’ll just drop a few hints. They talked about TILE, of course. Carr. didn’t even jokingly call it TIE that often, har. Carr. seemed toned down for Karoz, as if they had serious business to discuss. Karoz is a Noru native, and they probably have a long history. I know they do. Another target was Middletown and Story Room. “How are we going to promote the idea of Story Room, sire?” For that’s what Karoz called Carr. I know I’m breaking my promise to Karoz by writing out some of their dialog, as I remember. I’ll clear it with President Blogger later and see if he wants me to rework the blog post. So if you’re reading this still, then he’s cleared it. Writing the post at slightly different times, see. What else did they speak about? They talked about the direction the school should head in, and possible football rivalries in the area. Xilted Medical Institute was mentioned. What else? Oh, they talked about Karoz’s wife. Karoz has a wife (!) Didn’t know. Her name is [delete name]. Let me try that again. Her name is [delete name again]. I’ll have to try that later, it seems. Karoz is so happy being president of Sam Parr State College. He is fulfilling his destiny at last, he feels. “I wish Mother Sapphire was around to see all this,” he sighs. “But she has disappeared into the Lapis and the Lazuli, split from our world forever.” I knew this meant Sapphire was pre-Linden, and existed in the Lemon Lab world of before-time. I had to run over to the bathroom on the bottom floor of the Admin Building at this time, so I missed the rest of the convo. I remember Carr. winking at me from over top of Karoz’s shoulder before I left, a parting gesture. Karoz is using Google Earth to closely examine the contours of Jasper County Illinois’ Sam Parr State Park, saying it holds the keys to The End. I think he means the end of the Sam Parr collages, but I’m not sure. He’s interested in the fact that one of the streams dammed to create the Sam Parr reservior originates in Falmouth several miles to the north and west. Let me check (checks). It seems to be one called Brush Creek. The center of Sam Parr State Park actually lies closer to Falmouth than Newton — didn’t know that before.
Later I asked Karoz if he would like for me to attempt an interpretation of the latest Sam Parr collage efforts. He reinforced, like Carr., that Hucka D. is a better person to banter with about that subject.

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Hucka D.:

My cue. How many in the queue?

bb:

Uuuh. Collage?

Hucka D.:

Of course.

bb:

8.

Hucka D.:

Let’s talk about 8. The Master… but not Carrcassonnee, as you’ve chosen. I’m unsure yet. Karoz is as yet unsure I mean. I know Carrcassonnee is just a bowl of jello at the bottom of it. Good thing you didn’t fly up her! Sliiime.

bb:

Red Fox is coming to school here, Hucka D.

Hucka D.:

That’s correct. His parents Blackey and Whitesburg have already paid the tuition. Carrcassonnee herself gave a glowing reference, saying he took great care of little Carr, er, Spider, when she had to run to the supermarkets for her groceries and soda pop. Lemon-lime was her choice of beverage taste. She’s an either-or.

bb:

Is Red the same as Fred we’ve talked about a little in this blog and over at the Sunklands site?

Hucka D.:

That is correct. And he needs his Ethel but he hasn’t found her yet. In this branch of virtual reality. In others they’re happily married with babies all around. Some realities have 5, some 2, some none. There’s one with 11 but they’re all shaped like chickens. But Fred and Ethel still love them still.

bb:

Well, I can’t wait for him to show up.

Hucka D.:

Yes. Sam Parr himself, or herself, personally sent him here. He’s a straight C student which is better than anyone else who has enrolled.

bb:

Who else has enrolled? I guess we should end this surrealism soon.

Hucka D.:

Dumbgo the Insignificant. He’s probably the worst of the bunch. Patty Pepper Mint herself has enrolled for a jewelry class.

bb:

I believe that one got cancelled.

Hucka D.:

Oh right. A shame. Story Room themselves will teach the class called “Composing with the colors red, yellow, blue”. That should be exciting.

bb:

Kind of a Piet Mondrian effect, then.

Hucka D.:

Pietmond?

bb:

Umm…

Hucka D.:

Who else? The B. R. Cyrus twins Idaho Oker and Ohiowa Oming. Oh, and Fredrika Mercurious, the famous dump truck driver. And Pletiosaurus Rex. I believe that might be it.

bb:

Thank you, Hucka D. Good night, and we’ll get to those collage interpretations soon.

Hucka D.:

Yes we will. And goodbye to you as well.

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Sam Parr update.

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I keep churning out Sam Parr collages, 2 on Friday (samparr 06/07) and another rough draft yesterday (samparr 08). I don’t anticipate this going beyond 10 or 11 collages, however, but of course could be wrong. It’s not going to go on and on like the Falmouth series from early this year I don’t believe. Is it? I don’t think I have the energy for another one of those. It greatly surprised me that another collage series surfaced so soon after what I would consider the massive Falmouth effort. Between the 2 Carrcass-11 also formed, although I haven’t been able to “fix* it yet (tape it, in essence). And a Carrcass-12 could even be on the horizon. And also between Falmouth and Sam Parr was created Collagesity itself, first in an intense psychic battle between Noru and Rubi (Noru winning, of course) basically ending in the formation of the new virtual town, and then the further development of the town itself, first focusing on Westside and now Southside and its Sam Parr State College. Westside was essentially sacrificed for Southside. The core of the town remains mostly the same, built around the central Falmouth, Toxic Art and Power Tower galleries. What place does the brand new Sam Parr series and the harbouring Sam Parr State Park College have here? It is a question to keep asking. It’s something new.

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samparr 08 (final I think)

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TILE in P.T. Anderson’s “The Master”

Image 1. Appearing just before lead character Freddie is introduced to future mentor Lancaster Dodd. Approx. 22 minutes in.

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Image 2. Appearing just before Lancaster Dodd introduces a new level to his teachings based on “Book 2”. This is part of the announcement stage. Approx. 1 hour and 40 minutes in.

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Image 3. Just after Image 2. Dodd looks through window at stage.

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State your questions.

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Carr.:

I have scanned your mind and will answer some before you speak physically. The Master has intimate tiles with TIE.

Baker Bloch:

You mean, ties with TILE obviously.

Carr.:

TILE colors appear in several spots. Karoz wants you to think about The Master and TILE. The Master has appeared before in one of me. Tasted like chicken.

Baker Bloch:

Yes, that joke was funny the first and perhaps second go around.

Carr.:

Are you mocking me? Your God?

Baker Bloch:

I don’t think you’re a God, Carrcassonnee.

Carr.:

That’s what you told Chuck.

Baker Bloch:

You mean Charlie? He was asking about the image from the most recent 2 collages, which form a diptych. That image is you. I told him the giant woman in the image, which is you, is God I think, but said I wasn’t totally sure about that. He seemed to like the joke. Joke?

Carr.:

Joke (laughs).

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Baker Bloch:

I’m back.

Carr.:

I blinked and you were gone. Now you’re here. I have to get use to that.

Baker Bloch:

You are smaller than you’ve ever been before, Carrcassonnee.

Carr.:

Call me The Master.

Baker Bloch:

I’m not going to do that.

Carr.:

Then call me YANA. Heck, just call me Carr. Like a little, spidery one you drive around Bath in. In the future.

Baker Bloch:

Thanks! How’s Spider doing, by the way?

Carr:

Spouting out the same 4 numbers in different ordering. Maybe I should trade him in for a newer model.

Baker Bloch:

I hear Redd Foxx is in town. But it turns out to be the red fox in one of baker b.’s collages, the one that turned her back on Spider.

Carr:

She hasn’t gotten over it yet. Poor Spider. Had to go over to the next collage down and speak to lowly Dingo. Dumb Dumb Dingo. Dumbgo.

Baker Bloch:

Is there really that contrast?

Carr:

Yes. Spider is my baby. Mothers are protective. Mothers must keep their babies from being influenced by Dumb Dumbs.

Baker Bloch:

You don’t sound much like a God.

Carr (quickly):

Good!

Baker Bloch:

Back to TILE — so it’s in this film, The Master, and Greenwood did the score.

Carr:

What was it?

Baker Bloch:

What was what?

Carr:

The Score.

Baker Bloch:

That’s the film score.

Carr:

Oh, I thought you meant sports score. Karoz is infatuated with sports, you know. Wants to build the whole school around sports, not teaching per se. But that tiled into his TIE as well.

Baker Bloch:

As I recall baker b. saying, The Master, in an older version of you…

Carr:

Yes.

Baker Bloch (continuing):

The Master is one who gets entangled in TILE, as his ego and charisma and following grow. Kind of like L. Ron Hubbard again. The Master was one of Karoz’s teachers, and the reason he went to Crabwoo University in the first place.

Carr:

Uumm.

Baker Bloch:

He created the TILE pyramid on the southern shores of the Blue Feather Sea, much like The Master of Anderson’s film is seen in a cathedral-like building at the end, when he and Freddie make their final split.

Carr:

I am telling you this because another one of me is coming up, and you can’t rest on your laurels. I am small now, in this cubby hole at the end of your aisle in your church. But I will grow larger again as I get hungrier. Remember how large I was over in Collagesity, just before eating the 11th. I get hungry — I grow larger.

Baker Bloch:

Opposite of what you’d think. You shrink when you eat.

Carr:

Karoz is attempt to start a college, this college, based on a religion that is TIE. Yippie tile one on. You have recently ranted about religion and Islam, Judaism, and Christianity being 3 aspects of 1… *thing*. This thing is TILE. TIE, I mean.

Baker Bloch (correcting):

I think you do mean TILE, actually.

Carr:

Am I backwards as usual? I am backwards. Yes?

Baker Bloch:

Maybe Carr. Specifically in that instance you were. The religion Karoz wishes to spread is called TILE. Not TIE. You left out the L, see.

Carr:

Where did I put it?

Baker Bloch:

I’m not sure it’s been put anywhere, Carr.

Carr:

Then we must drive my little car to find it. Where’s Spider?

Baker Bloch (pointing to his left):

Right over there. Spouting out his numbers, as usual.

Carr:

Do you mind riding in the backwards?

Baker Bloch:

Um, back you mean? Spider is a dog, not a car… Carr.

Carr:

Spider is a Litt Carr. Little car. Like used for driving around baths.

Baker Bloch:

I’m thinking we should end.

Carr:

Then we’re not going to take a trip?

Baker Bloch:

I don’t think so. Do you want to talk [more?] about the 2 most recent collages?

Carr:

Hurla Dontbee will help you more with those. I handle the more God-ly stuff. Asking the big questions. Like, what times are it?

Baker Bloch:

Yes, a good one to be asking.

Carr:

Yes.

Baker Bloch:

Then I will take my leave. Goodbye and thanks a lot Carr. And goodbye to you little Spider. I hope you 2 have a great day.

Carr:

Thank you. And the same to you my fiend. On your way out send the next worshipper in. A man named Freddie I believe. We are trying to help him. Little Carr, my Spider, has doubts. I believe this may be where we part ways but we’re not at the end of the film yet.

Baker Bloch (surprised to see Freddie’s head stick inside the door at the far end of the church):

Oh. He really is here (!?). Yes, I’ll be glad to tell him this. Thank you again.

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September 13, 2014 · 1:12 pm

Sam Parr collage 06/07

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Center of a religion.

Carrcassonnee and Little Carr, aka Spider. Together, as they should be. In Sam Parr State College. In the TILE Cathedral. Start asking or begin to lose. Start now.

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Image from page 85 of "A concise guide to the town and university of Cambridge in an introduction and four walks" (1906)

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SPSC Thoughts

Updates on collages. My latest thoughts on the latest batch of collages I’ve been producing in the last week are that they are a more minor collection, a satellite complement to Falmouth at best, and, virtually angling, “merely” a way to decorate the main building of Sam Parr State College (administration bldg./library/gallery). No really in-depth look at the collages is needed, minus the interpretation of the most complex one perhaps, samparr01 — “2130!” I might call it. Here’s that one in case you don’t know what I’m talking about, loyal reader or readers.

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Here’s 2 possibilities for the base of more Sam Parr collages:

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… esp. this one, perhaps…

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To remind again, this “2130 Gallery” (slightly later changed to “2130? Gallery” and then just “? Gallery” to end), was essentially replaced in its function by the Sam Parr building, which gained a title just as this structure was derezzed from the college. And also to remind, the former 2130 Gallery structure is a duplicate of one in Collagesity proper, housing the Kollage Kid exhibit starting in early July sometime. Stairs Gallery is the name in that case. Should the Stairs Gallery simply be moved to the college?

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Looking back through recent blog posts, I was reminded that this particular post, dated August 4th, mentions racial tension in combination with actor Redd Fox 5 days *before* the Ferguson shooting. Redd Foxx in his most famous role as Fred Sanford of “Sanford and Son”, originally hails from St. Louis. Redfox, Kentucky on the portrayed map lies on a Blackey topographic map, and also several miles west of the old Whitesburg Municipal Airport. The bigoted, cantankerous Sanford character regularly calls Caucasian people “honkys” or “whiteys”, always getting a laugh from the audience as a result.

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“The enrollment of Sam Parr State Park College is currently 6 or 7, depending on whether the original African American student decides to join us this year. And I, of course, am part Moss myself. But don’t call me Mossy, please.”

“We won’t Karoz,” Story Room promises in unison, once more. They always speak in total or near total synchronicity. Strange.

“Start calling him President Blogger in front of the students,” Patty Pepper Mint urges.

“We’re not Caucasian either,” Story Room speaks. “Actually,” suggests the yeller feller Chuck separate from the rest this time, “we don’t really know what color of skin we have underneath these outfits.” “Outfits?” exclaim the other 2. They are in unison still; Chuck is out-of-sync.

Line-Up for Yesterday

X is the first
Of two x’s in Foxx
Who was right behind Ruth
With his powerful soxx.
— Ogden Nash, Sport magazine (January 1949)[8]

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Sam Parr update

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There no longer is a gallery “2130” or “2130?” next to the house with the same number in Collagesity. Instead, the still developing *Sam Parr* collages are now housed in this structure…

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… which is probably the Administration Building of Sam Parr State College but which also acts as the campus’ library and gallery.

So it’s definitely not Falmouth College or Fal Mouth College now. That’s in the past. Sam Parr still owns the place. Karoz Blogger remains its president, although I think his office is over in House Orange through the tunnel, in “Old Collagesity”. I have over 250 prims to play around with, so we’ll see what happens next. I like to keep about 220 in reserve, however.

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top floor (3 of 3)

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center o’ campus

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