art vs spectacle

[mousapelli]

i'm 20 pages into the Nietzche i should have read by 2 this afternoon (hahahahahaha), and i am reminded once again that i am DYING to write Apollo/Dionysos slash that occurs onstage during the Stones performance in "Gimme Shelter".

I feel it should be prefaced with this debate:

"You completely need me," Dionysos announced.

"Don't be childish," Apollo, looked down at his fellow divinity, who was sprawled all over the couch, mussed up and unbuttoned rather like that lizard mortal, "you don't need spectacle to have art, but you certainly need art to create a show. Without me, you're nothing."

"But Phebes," Dionysos pouted winningly, reaching up to flick open Apollo's top shirt button, "what good's art if nobody's looking at you?"

Comments

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

You really do need to write that.

[coconutswirl.livejournal.com]

"what good's art if nobody's looking at you?"

*sighs with pleasure*

And so you sum up my theory of life.

[elfianjoy.livejournal.com]

I just had a fairly short Nietzche assignment yesterday that mentioned Apollo and Dionysos. I'd pay to read that!

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

my dionysos is so blatantly Sirius. i bet one of those great god powers is to be able to lick your own balls.

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

it's a pretty good theory, in my opinion. Upon further reflection, it's pretty self-referential to put a quote like that up on livejournal, because what you really want is for people to comment on you.

your icon made me snicker.

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

I have no doubt we were reading the same thing. How many Nietzche works on Dionysian behavior can there be?

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I kinda thought that's what you were saying, actually.

*is not pomo*

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

i bet one of those great god powers is to be able to lick your own balls.

And if not, to have dozens of bacchantes do it for you.