>>Quoth Bob Wills, “King of Western Swing” and one of many minstrels of these plains: “Perhaps it is the great emptiness of the prairies that prompts men to lift their voices to dispel the silence, perhaps it is the simple pleasure of living freely under changing skies.”<<
I once stopped by a desert area where you could hear silence. It's a very odd experience to hear nothing. Some people think this silence makes people go mad, but of course lack of water and food would do that too. Perhaps there are just some places where humans shouldn't linger for too long.
The images you invoke here remind me of the movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas":
>>Quoth Bob Wills, “King of Western Swing” and one of many minstrels of these plains: “Perhaps it is the great emptiness of the prairies that prompts men to lift their voices to dispel the silence, perhaps it is the simple pleasure of living freely under changing skies.”<<
I once stopped by a desert area where you could hear silence. It's a very odd experience to hear nothing. Some people think this silence makes people go mad, but of course lack of water and food would do that too. Perhaps there are just some places where humans shouldn't linger for too long.
The images you invoke here remind me of the movie "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas":
https://moviewise.substack.com/p/fear-and-loathing-1998just-say-no
Some are beautiful landscapes, some are tawdry and frightening mirages. Like they say, it's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
Yes, and there's a reason no one's been able to make a movie out of Blood Meridian...
Great stuff! Congrats👏🏼
Loved the windmill opening