Author Archives: billybaba
DECEMBER 7, SATURDAY
BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER The second piece that the ensemble performed was an almost whimsical critique of American mainstream news and capitalism called THE POSSIBILITARIAN EVERYTHING IMPERATIVES SHOW AND GRAY LADY CANTATA #9. Figure it out for yourself. After the
DECEMBER 7, SATURDAY
BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER The second piece that the ensemble performed was an almost whimsical critique of American mainstream news and capitalism called THE POSSIBILITARIAN EVERYTHING IMPERATIVES SHOW AND GRAY LADY CANTATA #9. Figure it out for yourself. After the
DECEMBER 6, FRIDAY
BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER On Friday I saw Bread and Puppet Theater for the first time. They are a performance group from Vermont, founded in the 1960’s, who do radical theater with large puppets and giant masks. They have come
DECEMBER 6, FRIDAY
BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER On Friday I saw Bread and Puppet Theater for the first time. They are a performance group from Vermont, founded in the 1960’s, who do radical theater with large puppets and giant masks. They have come
DECEMBER 5, THURSDAY
VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION PART 2 Yesterday I told the story of how I escaped the Army, never to return. And then on Wednesday I did. I did because I had learned, I thought, that the State Veteran’s Home in nearby Black
DECEMBER 5, THURSDAY
VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION PART 2 Yesterday I told the story of how I escaped the Army, never to return. And then on Wednesday I did. I did because I had learned, I thought, that the State Veteran’s Home in nearby Black
DECEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY
VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION On Wednesday I went to the Veteran’s Administration Hospital just down the road from Swannanoa in the Oteen section of Asheville. It is a huge hospital which serves veterans of the United States armed forces in all of
DECEMBER 4, WEDNESDAY
VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION On Wednesday I went to the Veteran’s Administration Hospital just down the road from Swannanoa in the Oteen section of Asheville. It is a huge hospital which serves veterans of the United States armed forces in all of
DECEMBER 3, SUNDAY
SUMMARY OF TRYING KLEIN’S MINDFULNESS Briefly examining each of my tribes, each community that has been important to me, has been good for me. I recommend the exercise to anyone else. It makes me realize that the national polarized tribes
DECEMBER 3, SUNDAY
SUMMARY OF TRYING KLEIN’S MINDFULNESS Briefly examining each of my tribes, each community that has been important to me, has been good for me. I recommend the exercise to anyone else. It makes me realize that the national polarized tribes
DECEMBER 2, SATURDAY
MARSHALL : IDENTITY 6 Over the last couple of years I have begun to know people in Marshall and begun to feel more at home in Marshall. Marshall is twenty miles down the French Broad River from Asheville. While Asheville
DECEMBER 2, SATURDAY
MARSHALL : IDENTITY 6 Over the last couple of years I have begun to know people in Marshall and begun to feel more at home in Marshall. Marshall is twenty miles down the French Broad River from Asheville. While Asheville
DECEMBER 1, SUNDAY
DECEMBER 1, SUNDAY WARREN WILSON COLLEGE: IDENTITY 4 I taught at Warren Wilson College for 45 years and am grateful that the college, for most of that time, allowed me to experiment with projects that I liked doing and for,
DECEMBER 1, SUNDAY
DECEMBER 1, SUNDAY WARREN WILSON COLLEGE: IDENTITY 4 I taught at Warren Wilson College for 45 years and am grateful that the college, for most of that time, allowed me to experiment with projects that I liked doing and for,
NOVEMBER 30, SATURDAY
WOOSTER COLLEGE STUDENT: IDENTITY 3 My parents both went to college. My father had a PhD in Agricultural Economics. Everyone at Woostock went to college in the United States or India or Britain or Germany. Everyone I knew went to
NOVEMBER 30, SATURDAY
WOOSTER COLLEGE STUDENT: IDENTITY 3 My parents both went to college. My father had a PhD in Agricultural Economics. Everyone at Woostock went to college in the United States or India or Britain or Germany. Everyone I knew went to
NOVEMBER 29, FRIDAY
US ARMY AND VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION, IDENTITY 2 Actually, the US Army formed my identity in a negative way. When I turned 18 I was given a selective service number and an identity card. I was new to the USA but
NOVEMBER 29, FRIDAY
US ARMY AND VETERAN’S ADMINISTRATION, IDENTITY 2 Actually, the US Army formed my identity in a negative way. When I turned 18 I was given a selective service number and an identity card. I was new to the USA but
NOVEMBER 28, THURSDAY
MISSIONARY CHILD IN INDIA, IDENTITY 1 One of the first things I realize when I try to sort out my tribal identity is that I didn’t become a liberal by conviction. I may be convinced that I am absolutely right
NOVEMBER 28, THURSDAY
MISSIONARY CHILD IN INDIA, IDENTITY 1 One of the first things I realize when I try to sort out my tribal identity is that I didn’t become a liberal by conviction. I may be convinced that I am absolutely right
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 