[Dixielandjazz] Reality is an Illusion...

[Marek Boym]

Hello,
I'm sure Einstein was not the first to say "Reality is merely an
illusion" (I don''t know about the continuation).
I remember reading this at a rather young age and getting quite
excited about the idea.  When I told my Father about it, he replied:
"When the philosopher said that, someone kicked him in the ass.  The
philosopher screamed with pain, and the kicker said to him: 'Why are
you screaming?  Aren't the kick and the pain just an illusion?"
Cheers


On 23/08/2008, Ken Mathieson <ken at kenmath.free-online.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> The Albert Einstein quotation "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" reminds me of an incident when I was touring many years ago with the marvellous Scottish jazz singer, Carol Kidd. We'd had a great concert in Aberdeen, so a party broke out in the hotel afterwards. Fast forward a few hours and I came to feeling pretty seedy, so I got up went out for a walk in the fresh air. It was about 5:30 on a summer''s morning, when I came across a poster in a "Wayside Pulpit" display cabinet outside a church. In my hazy condition I found myself reading the profound statement that "Reality is an illusion brought on by the lack of alcohol." Given that moderation in all things is supposedly a virtue, I immediately resolved to keep reality moderately rationed.
>
> Incidentally, after too many years of absence from the studio, Carol has a new CD in preparation. I heard an preview track of "Happiness is Just A Thing Called Joe" on BBC Radio recently and it reinforces my opinion that her ballad singing is just about as good as it gets.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ken Mathieson
> www.classicjazzorchestra.org.uk
>
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