Posthuman Blues

Mac Tonnies

Description

Posthuman Blues, Vol. I is first volume of the edited version of the popular weblog maintained by author Mac Tonnies from 2003 until his tragic death in 2009. Tonnies' blog was a pastiche of his original fiction, reflections on his day-to-day life, trenchant observations of current events, and thoughts on an eclectic range of material he culled from the Internet. What resulted was a remarkably broad portrait of a thoughtful man and the complex times in which he lived, rendered with intelligence, imagination, and a wickedly absurdist sense of humor.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Memoir

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 20 mai 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780991697557
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Contents

Front Matter ......................................................î Tîtle Page ......................................................î Praîse or Postuman Blues, Vol. ï..................îî Publîser ïnormatîon ..................................îîî Dedîcatîon .................................................. îv Acknowledgments.......................................... v Edîtor’s Note................................................ vî Foreword...................................................vîîî ïntroductîon .............................................. xîv

Postuman Bues............................................... 1 Capter 1..................................................... 1 Capter 2..................................................... 5 Capter 3................................................... 17 Capter 4................................................... 31 Capter 5................................................... 51 Capter 6................................................... 67 Capter 7................................................... 82 Capter 8................................................... 99 Capter 9................................................. 117 Capter 10............................................... 134 Capter 11............................................... 145 Capter 12............................................... 158 Capter 13............................................... 169 Capter 14............................................... 187 Capter 15............................................... 201 Capter 16............................................... 221 Capter 17............................................... 233 Capter 18............................................... 247

Capter 19............................................... 254 Capter 20............................................... 263 Capter 21............................................... 276 Capter 22............................................... 291 Capter 23............................................... 301 Capter 24............................................... 311

Back Matter .................................................. 322 Bîblîograpy ............................................. 322 About te autor ...................................... 328 Also Avaîlable........................................... 330

POSTHUMAN BLUES

Mac Tonnîes

Praîse for Postuman Blues, Vol. I

“Mînd-stretcîng!” - Cîford Pîckover, P.D., autor oA Begînner’s Guîde to ïmmortalîty: Extraordînary People, Alîen Braîns, and Quantum Resurrectîon

“hîs book as te înventîveness and prose o a nove, but ît’s good, onest observatîon and specuatîon. From ambastîng akery to cosîng în on te true paranorma, Mac Tonnîes takes us on a wîd trîp. He was mysterîous, maybe because e aways ad an eye and ear or te mystery underyîng our strange exîstence.” - Jon Sîrey, autor oGurdjîef: An ïntroductîon to îs Lîe and ïdeasand teA Song Called Youttrîogy

“Postuman Blues îs o a pîece wît te ost Generatîon o te 1920s and te Beat Generatîon o te 1950s. Tonnîes spoke or îs generatîon wît passîon, eoquence, and a rare însîgt. ï tîs îs your Irst exposure to îs work, wecome: you’re în or a treat.” - Aaron Jon Guyas, autor oExtraterrestrîals and te Amerîcan Zeîgeîst

“ï was canged. You wî be canged. îsten to Mac Tonnîes as e mutates your preconceptîons. Wo knew a tîs strange stuf was so întîmatey connected?” - Greg Bîsop, autor oProject Betaand ost oRadîo Mîsterîoso

“Postuman Bluesan împortant document o te Irst decade o îs st te 21 century, wrîtten by a compex and tougtu man wo dared to conront îs îe and tîmes ead on wît no compromîses.” - Pau Kîmba, Immaker and autor o he Oter Sîde o Trut

Publîser Informatîon

Postuman Bues, Vo. 1 (2003 - 2004) Pubîsed by Redstar Books, a dîvîsîon o Redstar Fîms îmîted www.redstarImtv.com/books 2541 Robîe Street, Haîax, NS B3K 4N3

Dîgîta edîtîon converted and dîstrîbuted în 2013 by Andrews UK îmîted www.andrewsuk.com

Copyrîgt © 2012 Redstar Fîms îmîted

A rîgts reserved.

No part o tîs pubîcatîon may be reproduced, stored în a retrîeva system, or transmîtted, în any orm or by any means, eectronîc, mecanîca, potocopyîng, recordîng or oterwîse, wîtout te prîor permîssîon o te copyrîgt oder.

For Bob & Dana Tonnîes

Acknowledgments

Greg Bîsop, Nîck Redern, Mark Pattner, Dîa Sobîn, Sara Casmore, Rîta J. Kîng, Josua Fouts, Mîke Ceand, Kate Serrod, Karen Totten, Jon Sîrey, Ean evîtan, Greg Tayor, Tîm Bînna, Davîd Bîedny, Erro Bruce-Knapp, Davîd Peepes, Bryan and Andrea Rîng, ane Van Ham, Harod Wasîngton, Becky Jackson, George Noory, Mîcae Garrett, Mîcae MacDonad, Rob Waker, Aaron Jon Guyas, Crîstîna Cufarî, înda Wood, Reg & Betty Kîmba, Cîford Pîckover, Katîe Martîn, Patrîck Huyge, Zorgrot, Spook & Ebe. And o course Nataîe Portman and Morrîssey!

Edîtor’s Note

Paul Kîmball

Mac Tonnîes was one o my best rîends, a eow traveer and a kîndred spîrît. ï ï ever arrîve at te gates o Vaaa, ï know tat e’ be tere waîtîng or me. hat makes edîtîng îs bogPostuman Bluesînto a serîes o books bot a true peasure, and a dauntîng caenge. he peasure comes rom knowîng tat my rîend’s work wî Ind îts proper pace as a st sîgnîIcant document o îe and tougt în te eary 21 century. he caenge îs to Ind te best baance between îs îdeas and îs experîences, a wîe avoîdîng te repetîtîon and cutura drîtwood tat înevîtaby creeps înto a journa (weter în prînt or on-îne) over a perîod o two years, wîc îs te tîme rame tat tîs Irst voume covers. ïnevîtaby, coîces ad to be made. Mac’s bog was a pastîce o many tîngs, wîc can be grouped înto tree very broad categorîes: (1) îs orîgîna work, (2) îs reLectîons on îs day-to-day îe, and te word around îm, and (3) îs posts o an ecectîc range o on- îne materîa tat e ound înterestîng, rom news îtems and musîc vîdeos to potos o amous modes and scî-I comîc book covers o women în test tubes. he Irst two categorîes are te ones tat ï ave ocused on, atoug some o te commentary e ofered on te înks e posted (many o wîc are no onger actîve) ave aso ound teîr way înto tîs coectîon wen tey represent Mac’s responses as opposed to te orîgîna materîa. he books tat Mac cîtes can be ound în te bîbîograpy, not în te ootnotes, wîc ï ave trîed to keep to a mînîmum (and wîc are wrîtten by me, and not by Mac). As Aaron Guyas notes în îs însîgtu oreword, te Mac Tonnîes tat you wî meet înPostuman Bluesmîgt seem dîferent tan te one tat you eard on radîo sows, or even te one ound

în îs booksAter he Martîan Apocalypseandhe Cryptoterrestrîals. ï knew îm as we as anyone, and even ï ave dîscovered new tîngs about îm as ï’ve revîsîted îs eary bog postîngs. He was a compex îndîvîdua, îvîng în compex tîmes, wo dared to conront îe ead on, wît no compromîses. We soud a be so courageous. ï ope ï’ve done îm justîce, and presented as compete a portraît o my rîend as one can gean rom te materîa. ïn te end, ît’s împossîbe or any edîtor to not înject îmse înto te story, î or no oter reason tan te coîces e makes o wat to încude or not încude wî naturay be subjectîve. But as Mac was part o my story, and ï was part o îs, ît seems ony Ittîng tat tere îs an eco o me în tîs work, even as tere wî aways be a very rea eco o îm în my own.

- Pau Kîmba, 20 October 2012