The Perfect High - Shel Silverstein & Wavy Gravy .

Shel Silverstein's poem of the same name, performed by Wavy Gravy with my own vissuals. Staring Homer 'Stoner' Simpson as 'Gimmie Some Roy'.

All Comments appreciated....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavy_Gravy

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shel_Silverstein

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[ZenZaBill]

EBursey, who censored it at 5:39? Was that you or YouTube?

[EBursey]

Neither- it was like that when I found the original.

[moonshinerman]

wavy gravy and the hog farm-an American legend. Only thing is....why do you have a figure of khali mata (black mother) on that wild one stringer? Khali Mata is a godess with a blood lust, not a peaceful thingie.

[EBursey]

I'm not sure what you mean by 'on that wild one stringer' and as I had to search the web to find out who Kali Ma was/is I think we can safely assume that I used the image through my own Pig Ignorance.

If i was being clever I'd quote: "Although sometimes presented as dark and violent...More complex Tantric beliefs sometimes extend her role so far as to be the "ultimate reality"

The terms 'ultimate reality' & 'perfect high' seem interchangable to me also. My Ignorance is more likely though :)

[DreamedOfHugeSpiders]

brilliant. whatever happened to the art of storytelling through the medium of song?

[sherandron]

This is so cool! I use this poem in my substance abuse groups. Shel wrote this for Playboy (I beleive in '76). But he's mostly famous for writing children's poems (Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, The Giving Tree . . .). When I first heard this poem, my jaw dropped because I grew up with his children's books. Do you have any clue where I can get the soundbyte so I can play it rather than the group listening to me?? Thank you for posting your version of the poem and video.

[navigator502]

good stuff...thanks

[boo936]

Five people will never reach the Perfect High.

[Jw071]

@MrGrevy and you know, many scholars believe that Jesus went to India and studied the Hindu teachings before starting his ministry. Of course he could have just been doing construction work with Joseph.

[Jw071]

@moonshinerman Interestingly enough, I have met Indian doctors with shrines to Kali, as she has the power over death

[MrGrevy]

@DoctorWholives That religion is a negative, harmful thing and civilized people should avoid it.

[DoctorWholives]

@MrGrevy Yes, and Jesus inspired witch burning. So what's your point?

[MrGrevy]

@lunnyboy1 I never tried.I probably could but it gets less reaction out of people.

[lunnyboy1]

@MrGrevy If you look at the ICONOGRAPHY section of the Wikipedia entry for KALI you will see that my original comment is a quote from there, hence the quotation marks. Here is another Wkipedia quote "Many Thuggees worshipped Kali but most supporters of Kali did not practise Thuggee."

My comment merely was a lighthearted remark to show that KALI wasn't all bad. So are you capable of commenting without insulting?

[MrGrevy]

@lunnyboy1 Actually, it's 100% true. Wikipedia has a good write up of it. If reading isn't your strong suit (you seem movie-educated) just watch Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Silly, incorrect RETARD.