Tuesday, February 11, 2014

I Like the Refrain of "Why, Why?"

The following is a September 2013 email exchange between Art and Will touching on the subjects of Rustyy Kryystyylz, The Concert for Iceland, and Carlton Farthington.

Art:
So there's this motif of renaming, suggesting a theme of becoming one's true self (or not).  Will renamed Arthur, Dr. Carlton Farthington renamed Rustyy, not to mention that we are all changing our real names to be part of the band.  I'm pretty sure that Dr. Carlton Farthington is a name he made up or received as well. 
I don't know a lot about Rustyy Kryystyylz but I do think he's part of the cult.  Maybe we can have some sort of Concert for Bangladesh but with a lot less altruism at its core.  A fundraiser that essentially is going right into Dr. Farthington's coffers.  Going along with the Concert for Bangladesh idea, Kryystyylz would definitely be the Leon Russell figure: no offense to the guy, but likely the dumbest one there.  
This would give us another opportunity to talk and have interviews in the context of the show itself.  Of course, we need to track down Dr. Farthington, who I imagine as a somewhat corpulent Indian man (though Burma born).  Maybe the concert is a combination press conference, with actual members of the press out in the audience, some of whom have not drunk the Koolaid.  
Definitely like to have an interview/press conference component.
Will:
Two thoughts. 
One, Will even renamed himself.  Like lots of Detroit Polish people, he doesn't pronounce his name properly, and his real first name isn't Will, it's Witold. 
Two, I like the refrain of "why, why?" in Rustyy's name.

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