“We are all the same person trying to shake hands with our self.” — Wavy Gravy Quote

We are all the same person trying to shake hands with our self.

What a rush it was to plunge into the bin of official decision and cast a ballot in favor of FUN.

Well, this week for example, I was just in Los Angeles making a documentary for German television on whales. They had tried to get me in England where they missed me.

At Marshall Field in Chicago, I had them take a big bed into the menswear department, one with black sheets. I'd get in bed wearing a nightcap, and my fans would get in bed with me, one at a time, and I'd sign their memorabilia. And then I'd give them a free pint of Ben & Jerry's.

A clown I knew who was retiring from Ringling Brothers gave me his giant shoes, and somebody else made me a clown suit.

In our hands, even the straightest lyric sounded shady.

For myself, I keep writing. I've got to do something. I can't sit on my hands and do nothing.

For some reason, I spent my early thirties reading as much postwar Hungarian fiction as I could get my hands on.

I can no longer understand what the parameters are for valuing a player. It's all too random and in the hands of whoever has more money.

You need three or five hands to play Ligeti.