Modal Logic:
Craig Gregory (Guitar) www.myspace.com/croogmusic
Si Powers (bass)
James Byrne (Guitar)
Matthew Byrne (Drums)
Tim Pringle (Vox)
Tom Byrne (Keyboards)
Influences
The Barddas, Ouspensky, Manly P Hall, Hawkwind; Van Der Graaf Generator; Alan Stivell; Camel; Genesis; Wagner; Nietzsche; Gnosticism; The Upanishads; William Blake; Walt Whitman; Geoffery of Monmouth; Science Fiction; Arcangelo Corelli; Byzantine liturgy; Palestrina
Keyboard player in Modal Logic, though acting on audience advice, not yet giving up the day job :)
Composer of diverse tunes, many at www.soundclick.com/tombyrne - which have done rather well in the charts there :)
The Warlord of the Air
A complete lunatic, you're operating on 100% animal instincts.
You thrive on uncontrolled energy, and you're downright scary.
But you sure can beat a good drum.
"Kill! Kill!"
You are elegant, withdrawn, and brilliant.
Your mind is a weapon, able to solve any puzzle.
You are also great at poking holes in arguments and common beliefs.
For you, comfort and calm are very important.
You tend to thrive on your own and shrug off most affection.
You prefer to protect your emotions and stay strong.
VIRTUOSITY...OR EXPRESSION? Franz Liszt once declared that "Virtuosity is not an outgrowth, but an indispensable element of music"... What do you think? Drop a line on my new blog Thank you Leo
Peace Sunday, June 5, 1982, Rose Bowl, no nukes - nuclear disarmament - stop nuclear madness concert - NYC - Central Park - June 12, 1982, 1,000,000 person march and rally for Nuclear Freeze. Photography and presentation by Curtis Rainbow. 'Give Peace a Chance' music by Achim Schultz. Inspiration by Yoko Ono. Dedicated to John Lennon.
I'm alright, not taking into account a nasty cold. You've been on my mind lately, so once again I question if you have psychic ability. I've picked up Richard Dawkin's The God Delusion, and I've enjoyed it a great deal. I also have the Greatest Show on Earth (his new book) and a few others I've not looked at yet (Devil's Chaplain, Ancestor's Tale.) I know you're a fan of the Selfish Gene ;-)
I'm curious. Dawkins is brilliant, but he also seems to have a degree of tunnel vision - He cannot see anything outside the context of evolutionary biology. This is a world view which I think is at least noble, but I still have to wonder how much primacy Darwinism has over all other philosophies. Dawkins seems to think (from my initial read, I am uncertain how accurate this is) that every aspect of human behaviour can be described in terms of natural selection, or that some behaviours exist as a result of the "misfiring" of some other useful instinct. (Case in point Religion.) Do you think Darwinism is equipped to have such primacy over all other philosophies? Or is it possible that we have transcended the animal just enough to warrant that not all of our behaviour (such as the ability to enjoy music for instance, or whatever abstract search for a "truth") can be defined in a strict evolutionary sense? I'm giving Atheism a shot. But I'm not yet a strict monist, or utterly convinced we're soulless yet...even if that soul is merely physiological ala Nietzsche/Aristotle.
How is your play doing? Have you finished the screenplay?
hello my dear friend.. yep, its been a long time.. but friends like You are never forgotten.. nope.. hope all is well.. and I truly miss our good times.. If you got a chance.. come by for a visit where all us Pagans get together and Jam like you never seen before.. heheee ..
Hullo, Tom. I hope you're having a wonderful evening. Right now, I'm reading Aristophanes...The Acharnians. Dikaiopolis is singing the Phallic hymn. They didn't have a phallic hymn in Catholic school. Oh well.
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