Comments on: I Met The Walrus, An Animated Interview With John Lennon http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/ art, culture and technology from San Francisco and beyond Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:36:25 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Peter http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/comment-page-1/#comment-542633 Peter Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:17:07 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5232#comment-542633 Great film, I was shocked at the quality of the animation. Here's another <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=iCzNmxhHj-k" rel="nofollow">new Lennon video</a>, a previously unreleased peace seminar from 1969. Great film, I was shocked at the quality of the animation. Here's another new Lennon video, a previously unreleased peace seminar from 1969.

]]> By: michaelcraig http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/comment-page-1/#comment-542632 michaelcraig Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:55:34 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5232#comment-542632 Brilliant vid!<br><br>It reminds me of how powerful the principle of non-resistance is when demonstrated in Aikido. <br><br>In a typical example, someone grabs your wrist and starts pushing it towards you and you resist using your strength.<br><br>In doing so, you are actually creating and perpetuating a condition of struggle.<br><br>If you were to suddenly stop resisting, simply allowing your "attacker" to push your arm, you will immediately experience the instantaneous cessation of any resistance. All sense of struggle vanishes because you stop resisting.<br><br>Furthermore, if you move off the "line of attack", and dynamically blend with its energy, you will find yourself with the upper hand, as you can lead. suddenly put into the privileged position of being be able to effortlessly redirect the attack.<br><br>The thing I've always liked about this Aikido example is that it shows that nonresistance does not impy passivity or powerlessness. In fact, it proves quite the opposite! Brilliant vid!

It reminds me of how powerful the principle of non-resistance is when demonstrated in Aikido.

In a typical example, someone grabs your wrist and starts pushing it towards you and you resist using your strength.

In doing so, you are actually creating and perpetuating a condition of struggle.

If you were to suddenly stop resisting, simply allowing your “attacker” to push your arm, you will immediately experience the instantaneous cessation of any resistance. All sense of struggle vanishes because you stop resisting.

Furthermore, if you move off the “line of attack”, and dynamically blend with its energy, you will find yourself with the upper hand, as you can lead. suddenly put into the privileged position of being be able to effortlessly redirect the attack.

The thing I've always liked about this Aikido example is that it shows that nonresistance does not impy passivity or powerlessness. In fact, it proves quite the opposite!

]]> By: johnelectric http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/comment-page-1/#comment-542631 johnelectric Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:28:21 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5232#comment-542631 another couple of artists to add to my list of favorites (already of course including john) ! thank you! another couple of artists to add to my list of favorites (already of course including john) ! thank you!

]]> By: Scott Beale http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/comment-page-1/#comment-542630 Scott Beale Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:15:07 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5232#comment-542630 The film's description reads "Jerry has produced a film about it.", so I think it's easy to understand how people would interpret that as Jerry making the film. The other credits are listed as well. I'll update the post. The film's description reads “Jerry has produced a film about it.”, so I think it's easy to understand how people would interpret that as Jerry making the film. The other credits are listed as well. I'll update the post.

]]> By: Snaggy http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/comment-page-1/#comment-542629 Snaggy Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:08:42 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5232#comment-542629 Actually, it's Jerry's son Josh who made the film. Actually, it's Jerry's son Josh who made the film.

]]> By: KevinEvans http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/comment-page-1/#comment-542628 KevinEvans Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:49:23 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5232#comment-542628 Pity we lost him. Seems like the ones we need get bumped off or die early.<br>...and we end up with the likes of Strom Thurmond & Jesse Helms way too long.<br><br>Great piece of animation, thanks! Pity we lost him. Seems like the ones we need get bumped off or die early.
…and we end up with the likes of Strom Thurmond & Jesse Helms way too long.

Great piece of animation, thanks!

]]> By: Kenn Hoyumpa http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/comment-page-1/#comment-542627 Kenn Hoyumpa Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:32:50 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5232#comment-542627 What a great share! Amazing how 38 years later, John Lennon speaks to our current political/military-industrial climate. He must be hanging out with Tupac. Because it feels like he knows what's going on now. What a great share! Amazing how 38 years later, John Lennon speaks to our current political/military-industrial climate. He must be hanging out with Tupac. Because it feels like he knows what's going on now.

]]> By: Dave http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/comment-page-1/#comment-542626 Dave Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:19:24 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5232#comment-542626 That is simply amazing! Thanks for sharing this. <br><br>If I was fourteen, and snuck into John Lennon's hotel, I doubt I would have put a coherent sentence together. Very creative animation also! That is simply amazing! Thanks for sharing this.

If I was fourteen, and snuck into John Lennon's hotel, I doubt I would have put a coherent sentence together. Very creative animation also!

]]> By: Lloyd Budd http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/comment-page-1/#comment-542625 Lloyd Budd Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:14:42 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5232#comment-542625 "violence begets violence" “violence begets violence”

]]> By: Christo70 http://laughingsquid.com/i-met-the-walrus-an-animated-interview-with-john-lennon/comment-page-1/#comment-542624 Christo70 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:55:32 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=5232#comment-542624 Love listening to John Lennon expound on anything. Brings me back to my childhood where the Beatles, especially John and Paul, were omnipresent. Somewhere JL just IS, and he's smiling.<br>Peace.<br>-Chris Love listening to John Lennon expound on anything. Brings me back to my childhood where the Beatles, especially John and Paul, were omnipresent. Somewhere JL just IS, and he's smiling.
Peace.
-Chris

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