2007/08/21 Oruro
Jesus Christ
Dirty but hot
On our way to the mines in Potosi we managed to reach Oruro.
Who are we? My godson, his mother, his father, his grandmother, a volunteer from the Netherlands who looks very much like Jesus Christ, and me.
The mother of my godson recommended a hotel nearly thirty kilometers outside the city.
The hotel is known for its hot water springs.
When we arrived there around 10 PM the hotel looked deserted. After ten minutes of honking, shouting, and knocking on doors and windows a man appeared who offered us three rooms for an unreasonable price. We accepted his offer.
I share my room with Jesus Christ.
The water is dirty but hot.
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Was the man from the hotel, or did he offer you rooms in his house? Luckily you have Jesus.
At last you share an – now not so – imaginary acquaintance of mine.
Imagine, at the end of the sixties, there where thousands of such Jesus look-alikes. Far out, man! But maybe he is just a nice person to talk to and share a room with. No kidding.
Imagine, at the end of the sixties, there where thousands of such Jesus look-alikes. Far out, man! But maybe he is just a nice person to talk to and share a room with. No kidding.
I wish I could share my room with jesus...
oeps
I mean Jesus (with Capital right?) r-e-s-p-e-c-t!Who knows, you may return from there believing in God. Would that be a blessing or a curse? Let's hope for a few miracles along the way.
ps: I have to admit, you have surprised and proved me wrong by venturing out of your comfort zone. Much love to your g(G)odson and his mother. And yourself, of course.
ps: I have to admit, you have surprised and proved me wrong by venturing out of your comfort zone. Much love to your g(G)odson and his mother. And yourself, of course.
hot water
happy for you you have hot water - like in the oberland, which afficiates proudly the luxury of 24 hours hot water in the rooms...So you've had God as your guide (Ghana) and Jesus as a roommate.
portret
First of all, I am sorry to post a message that is unralated to this blog.I graduated as an illustrator last july and one of the works I did was a portret of you, mr. Grunberg. If you are interested, you can find the image on my website, www.bart-sparnaaij.nl
with kind regards,
Bart Sparnaaij
Jesus Christ...
What would it be like to share one´s room with a Dutch Jesus in Bolivia...
`Call in the Praetorian Guard and collect your pieces of silver` would be fairly accurate, not ?
A reasonble action for an unreasonable reward ?
I like that illustration Bart. Wonderful! Except Arnon has grown older since his first novel, I feel you haven't captured his new 'baldadigheid''.
bart
joe could have meeled johannes ;)sorry to post a message that is unralated to this blog
since we are posting messages unrelated to this blog: for years i have a question i would like to pose Mr Grunberg.Why does he name the conductor Nicolaus Harnoncourt in his novel Blue Mondays?
I had ample and long reflections done on the subject but couldn' t find any particular reason.
Anyone? (Or Himself or Johannes?)
@Bart
I like your picture of Arnon. The focus on his eyes is an excellent idea, the man has indeed a remarkable, some say disturbing, regard.
I like your picture of Arnon. The focus on his eyes is an excellent idea, the man has indeed a remarkable, some say disturbing, regard.
In the meantime, not only I sip my coffee, but I serve my colleges too, in the spirit of and in honour to Anton Morsink. (As long as they behave of course, I am not a Jesus yet)
Jan
Are you in love with Arnon?Although I would love to write to Israel, my command of the Spanish language is virtully non-existent, in pite of having lived in L.A. for quite a while and also in spite of having many Latino friends.
Such a shame. Let's jut start out and see where it takes me. I'll keep you posted !
Ybe(crusader55)
Such a shame. Let's jut start out and see where it takes me. I'll keep you posted !
Ybe(crusader55)
@Manon Kadoke
Love. Without a/your definition of love it is hard to say yes or no, and I do not know him personally. But I like his works, his perceptions and his curiosity. There is admiration involved too and some other ever changing feelings, but nothing sexual, I think. ‘Lessons of the Masters’ by George Steiner is an illuminating book on the subject of a kind of ‘love’ in this case.
Love. Without a/your definition of love it is hard to say yes or no, and I do not know him personally. But I like his works, his perceptions and his curiosity. There is admiration involved too and some other ever changing feelings, but nothing sexual, I think. ‘Lessons of the Masters’ by George Steiner is an illuminating book on the subject of a kind of ‘love’ in this case.
'Jezus' and 'dirty but hot' in the same sentence, a lot of people would consider that a blasfemy.
@Erik, why is your name Erik Meijsing?
noa
what kind of answer would you like to read?Erik - the answer that will answer your own question.
Erik M
Your question about Harnoncourt and Blue Monday should be answered by Johannes. I dhonk't think the author should be his own exegete.Bart S
Thank you for informing me about some of your activitities.I like your picture. (Picture is probably not the right word.) I appreciate your piece of art.
noa
I think, then the most appropriate answer is: because of people can ask me questions like ' why is your name Erik M' .I think that is the answer which answers my own question if i tend to answer questions like that on that type of quastions.Jesus the Volunteer
Of course, there is only one Messias being the Son of God. But the Jesus Christ that is presented here very much resembles a young man of whom I heard (reliable source of information) he was sharing a room with some Dutch novelist (?). Although he is not a room mate of mine, he used to be a house mate and hopefully will be (Deo Volente).Johannes
Why is Harnoncourt named in Blue Mondays? (of course i can think of some more or less plausible answers myself but before i like to veryfy and offer an opportunity of legal defense. ) - allthough i don' t think it is becouse of joking like AFTH somewhere in his Toothless-timecyclus: Sir Neville Marriner is heard as ' sir never marry her' by one of the characters...Erik M
FYI Harnoncourt has something to say about phone books.FYI
FYI?Sorry i never saw your pub on the phonebook - and i ignore what FYI -H. stands for. Perhaps i 'm all wrong and mixed things up (allthoug that would confuse me).
I don' t have your book here in Provence so i can' t check anything neither.
ignoring FYI
FYI = For Your Info - sorry - i ignored that.OK H. said something about telephonebooks. I ignored that also, until now. Or perhaps i was less interested in phonebooks then i should have been. If everybody had the same kind of name as H. the phonebook would have twice the volume that it has now...
hARNONcourt
Erik M
On page 108 of the UK paperback of Blue Mondays you'll find:- Last time I saw him he said, "Harnoncourt or some other conductor said in an interview, 'We artists don't write telephone books, we write poems.'
Oscar W
That's another valid explanation.Answers
Erik,This is not meant to be rude, but I'd say stick with your own plausible answers. You don't need me.
Johannes
I apologize for dragging you into this discussion. Back in New York I discovered once again that the answer to the question E.M. asked can be found inside the book, not outside. I suggest EM starts reading before asking questions.h-court
ok sorry for the interruption.i read the book years ago, about a few weeks after it was first published in dutch.
did you send a copy to mr Harnoncourt? He gives nice performences at the Opera of Zurich
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