when the book gets released
on the history of…
should it not be preambled with the name of the author?
as burt lahr’s history of the 1930’s?
or perhaps ray bolger’s history of dance?
or mebe stan ross’s history of kelly’s cove
subtitled ’ before they removed the peir? ’
or bill hickey’s history of the lower great highway
before dianne finestein
the clarity of timelilne and motive
in this way would achieve necessary clarity.
the value of this kind of labeling
for historical credibility
would knock down the posibility of
self agrandising shamless promotional motives.
or at least put it up front.
perspective is a relative factor in rendering events
the ‘Life of Brian’ of monte python derivation
lays waste to the notion that a stilted social status
renders any semblance of credible and reasonable truth.
michael jacson’s history of the late twentieth century
will be considerably different
than friend who is working 2006
ductwork sheetmetal
down town L.A. 18 hours a day
falling asleep in his torrance driveway
waking up with bleeding hands.
the letters of Franklin Delano Roseveldt
depth and insight into the life of the well born
a stark contrast to Frank Mc Court.
Thanks to the richness of lives lived
in the elevated seats in the balcony.
But please lest we forget the proletariat
experiencing the richness of a life lived without the
trappings of shameless self promotion.
the trend to capitalizing on the
you missed it attitude
and I got it you dont
promotes growth
of an entirely different resonance
than the days of surfing’s adolescence
when the 'you can do it too
here let me help’
attitude was the driving force
in collective growth.
Spare the sensitive children
the oppression of the commerce
in identity peddling
so many brand affectations
so few individual growth oppertunities
where are the new argonauts
was Ulysses just a brand name for water closets?
the adventure of the nine year old
sliding on a cardboard box down a grassy hillside
does lead to riding tripple overhead
hawaiian surf
just as easily as being raised in a waikiki
condo riding the elevator before dawn.
no one owns history
it can be rewritten
infinitly as it should be
but when narrowly manipulated by
self serving motives
a generous serving of salt should be included.
…ambrose…
sea salt can be subtituted for
salt of the earth
in the case of surfing hisory.