The Ghost of Christmas Past Visits Vic and Nat'ly

The Ghost of Christmas Past Visits Vic and Nat'ly. "GREAT PAN IS DEAD!"- THE GREEK ORACLES' LAST WORDS, SPOKEN AT THE BIRTH Of CHRIST. 3 A.M. ON DECEMBER 17, JAMES BOOKER'S BIRTHDAY, DEEP IN "DA NINT' WARD" ZZZZZZZ VIC! WAKE UP, BRA-IT'S ME-BOOKER, THE GHOST Of CHRISTMAS PAST!, YOU SEE, MUSIC IS A MYSTERIOUS ART TO START OFF WITH. FOR THE PEOPLE THAT'S REALLY GOOD AT IT-AT AN ELABORATE MYSTERIOUS ART, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A LITTLE TASTE OF THE MYSTERIOUS... SOMETIMES MYSTICISM- IN FACT, ALL THE TIME -MYSTICAL, MYSTERIOUS ATTRIBUTES... BUT IT'S WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE AWARE of 'EM! THE WORLD REVOLVES AT A VERY, VERY HIGH RATE of SPEED - I THINK IT'S BEEN GOING SO FAST IT'S GOT US ALL DIZZY- WE'RE ALL GETTING A RUSH IN OUR HEAD - THIS IS WHY SOME PEOPLE DON'T NEED DRUGS.. THERE'S ALWAYS AN EXCEPTION TO QUITE A FEW RULES. IF YOU QUALIFY TO BE AN EXCEPTION, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S QUITE NATURAL TO DRAW RESENTMENT AND ALL KINDS of NEGATIVE RESPONSES AND...FOR THIS REASON, I'VE BEEN JUST ABOUT ON THE BRINK OF INSANITY THREE OR FOUR TIMES... I'VE NEVER BEEN REALLY REALLY REALLY TOTALLY INSANE BUT I'VE JUST FELT AS THOUGH I WAS STANDING ON THE BRINK Of INSANITY AT TIMES AND I CAN FEEL IT WHEN IT COMES ON. MY BRAIN GETS CERTAIN SIGNALS. JUST LIKE HEART TROUBLE. YOU GET SIGNALS WHEN YOU'VE GOT HEART TROUBLE. YOUR HEART BEATS A CERTAIN WAY. WHEN YOU'VE GOT RHEUMATISM, LIKE I'VE GOT, YOU GET PAINS THROUGH YOUR MUSCLES AT TIMES.. Wo... I BETTA LAY OFFA DA EGG NOG! I USUALLY KEEP MYSELF KINDA POSTED ON WHAT TIME IT IS. IT'S TIME FOR A BRIGHTER DAY 'CAUSE WE'VE HAD A WHOLE LOT Of THE OTHER WAY! SEASONED GREETINGS BOOKER'S WORDS TRANSCRIBED VERBATIM From AN INTERVIEW TAPED 9-6-78. View full size →