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Mar 20, 2023Liked by Animation Obsessive Staff

Love the style this is written in. Always informative and personal yet highly researched. Thank you.

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Really appreciate that -- thank you!

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Mar 22, 2023Liked by Animation Obsessive Staff

I just read the book. I think it's fascinating how art can create other art, and your article delves into that idea very thoughtfully.

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Thank you! It's such a complex thing to adapt an existing work, and it's always interesting to see why people make the decisions/changes they do.

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Holy Moly. I just learned of this through the substack article...and two things have peaked me hard:

You use the term "spectacle" here. I have recently been posting parts of Guy Debord's "The Society of The Spectacle". Worth checking out!!!

And...the fact that you;ve wired $$ to Czech gov. for files...Dudes!!! See if you can in any way get a hold of the historical film,...which a friend of mine in Hawaii returned to them some years ago...of the band that made the revolution there: "The Plastic People of the Universe"!

Started by a bearded Oregon hippie, it fueled it all. Astounding story, all in all. I was told personally, by this friend who had to leave, be declared dead, etc.

So, yeah, that's a big one you could look for....sure it's out there.

And, as far as the jolly so much fun to be around Czech's go, the city of Brno still holds a yearly "Silly Walks".

Far as animation goes, I have an idea for years for an animation, but the topic is not all that popular.....yet, I would LOVE to see it happen!! It would be very informative, to say the least.....but, I'm lame at all this tech. I won't even have a phone. Pretty much out there most of the time....quantum mind.

Oh, and congratulations on your success here.

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Haha, thank you! Lots to think about here. And the Brno silly walks are awesome -- thanks for letting us know about them!

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Thanks for this post. Hemingway was up to multiple "fishing" in the hot zone!! I am awed by this artist, how he worked with his hands and body. Again, beautiful, mahalo.

Yes, it's a bit goose bumpy the spectacle angle in this art....which I've recently contemplated via Debord. Whew!!

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So glad you liked it!

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Mar 22, 2023Liked by Animation Obsessive Staff

Wow! This is an incredibly interesting and useful post. Thank you!

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So glad you enjoyed it!

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