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While the same cannot be said for Galway Kinnell's poetry--it's full of flights of fancy and elaborate metaphors--it nevertheless shares with Hall's a quality of being designed for performance. The title of the volume, Imperfect Thirst, comes from the book's aptly chosen epigram: "If your eyes are not deceived by the mirage/Do not be proud of the sharpness of your understanding;/It may be your freedom from this optical illusion/Is due to the imperfection of your thirst." In other words, skepticism is the sign of spiritual deformity, rather than a necessary sign...
...from Galway Kinnell's Imperfect Thirst...
...taste buds. If, as they suspect, such exercise enhances the sense of taste, that could be a great boon for the elderly. A common problem of aging is a lessening sense of taste, which makes eating less attractive and can lead to unwanted weight loss. More dangerously, the thirst sensation also appears to slacken. When seniors forget to drink, dehydration can set in without their being aware of it, inducing a drop in blood volume that causes a greater sensitivity to heat changes. The result can be as dramatic as the unexpected deaths among the aged that attended Chicago...
...Dean Martin is the beloved but withholding father/big brother substitute. Armchair analysis is notably warranted here, and Levy notably restrained in providing it, given that one of Lewis' salient attributes as a performer is that he exudes a palpable sense of self-satisfaction coupled with an unslakeable, almost scary thirst for adoration--not to mention, as his career progressed and then faltered, an underlying rage. In fact, Levy argues convincingly that Lewis' Nutty Professor alter ego, the suave, egotistical and nasty crooner Buddy Love, is more a knowing self-portrait than, as is generally assumed, a satiric jab at Martin...
Deadheads still yearn for the band they loved (so do concert promoters, because the group was regularly one of the industry's top-grossing acts). Fortunately, Furthur isn't the only venue to slake this thirst. Many Deadheads are following some of the Dead's spiritual heirs, like the group Phish, the Dave Matthews Band or the H.O.R.D.E. tour. And there's new--or sorta new--Dead merchandise due soon and often: mandolinist David Grisman, who recorded several sessions with Garcia, plans to release a CD every August for the next few years featuring portions of those recordings. First...