One long step for mankind August 7, 2009 9:09 PM Subscribe
Chrono-synclastic infundibulum- SLYT featuring Bob & Ray, somehow based on a concept from Kurt Vonnegut's Sirens of Titan which refers to a region of the universe in which all conflicting opinions are simultaneously correct.
posted by longsleeves (17 comments total)
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It's a codex. The cipher is the red driveway. Don't think that you can attain inner gold without resolving the putrefaction. Silly ape. posted by Burhanistan at 9:26 PM on August 7
Context: this is from a PBS production that was kind of a pastiche of Vonnegut's works. It was called Between Time and Timbuktu. KV was a huge Bob and Ray fan and was delighted to have them for this. posted by Lentrohamsanin at 9:47 PM on August 7 [2 favorites]
Thanks for the additional information, Lentrohamsanin. I was wondering what the hell I was watching.
And you know, watching that, it seems to me that PBS was a lot more adventurous once upon a time. A pastiche of Vonnegut? I can't imagine that being made by PBS today. posted by hippybear at 9:54 PM on August 7 [1 favorite]
Thank you Lentrohamsanin, that's what was I was thinking of when I stumbled across the youtube clip. I believe there's most of Harrison Bergeron in there too. posted by longsleeves at 9:58 PM on August 7
In fifth grade, I got to choose my book for my book report for the first time and chose Sirens of Titan, mostly because I was fascinated with chronosynclastic nebulae and thought the rest of my class would be too.
Interestingly, sales of red driveways took off after this show was played.
I loved this show. They had two-thirds of it available on demand at my high school library back in 1975. I must have watched it and "Harvey" a dozen times.
Happily, I've found a link to it online Between Time and Timbuktu- a space fantasy. It makes me happy that the Chinese are showing appreciation for Kurt Vonnegut, even if they don't have any respect for copyright laws.
Also, I don't think that Bob and Ray get enough respect these days. Thanks for posting this. posted by notmtwain at 5:33 AM on August 8 [1 favorite]
...the Chinese are showing appreciation for Kurt Vonnegut...
I just wanted to say that Sirens of Titan is one my favorite books.
More interestingly, it was a bunch of AskMeFi recommendations that got me to finally read it. Oh, MetaFilter. posted by defenestration at 8:54 AM on August 8
This is why I always drive out of way to avoid the Superpositional Argument Agora . One asshole says"What is reality?" and you're stuck in an opinion pile-up for the next hundred years. posted by The Whelk at 9:15 AM on August 8
Close this link at once! It is nothing but foma! posted by tspae at 9:42 AM on August 8
notmtwain gets bonus points for digging up that Chinese link to the full film. What a wonderful artifact! posted by hippybear at 12:05 PM on August 8 [1 favorite]
The promise of Bob & Ray was not enough to hold my attention during Yet Another Typical Druggie Psychedelic Sequence. posted by DU at 5:09 PM on August 8
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