Robert Fripp's Diary

DGM HQ Benevolence is constantly

07.56

DGM HQ.

Benevolence is constantly available.

But, we are not constantly available to Benevolence.

To be available to Benevolence, we have to do a little to move towards it.

But, rather than do the little we have to do, we do lot that we don’t have to do.

Rather than do the little that is possible for us, we seek Big Things beyond our reach.

This is the tragedy of the human condition.

09.06  The assumption of fearlessness: how might a performer walk onstage, fearless? This is a question recently arisen within the GC family.

One adopts the injunction: assume the virtue if ye have it not.

It is not necessary to feel fearless;

it is not necessary to be fearless;

It is necessary to act as if one is fearless.

This is now a practical question, and may be simply addressed.

What are the characteristics of a fearless person? How does a fearless performer behave? What are the actions of a fearless player?

We note the conduct of our Ideal & then adopt their behaviour: we act as if we were our ideal conception of The Fearless Performer.

We might also define this positively: what are the characteristics of the Courageous Player? The Hero Performer? The Ideal Performer?

11.06  Much in my personal life is ideal. Little in my professional life is ideal.

11.19  DGM SoundWorld II…

What’s that KC album?...

I don’t remember that Crimson release. No wonder: it’s a bootleg. But if ever there was a concern for bootlegging & piracy in the days of material stuff, what to say about the online world?

David & Robert are in SoundWorld II working on Day Four in Estonia…

Churchscapes at the Viljandi Jaani kirik…
http://www.page.ee/1/viljandi/slides/noortekeskus.html ...on August 25th. is being prepared for DGM download & a possible CD for release in Estonia.

12.05  The Soundscapes & LCG tour of Argentina is cancelled as a result of several arising problems & difficulties relating to the tour.

And the arising problem continues arising & being problematic.

12.14  Well. Day Four is wonderful.

14.49  David & Robert back in SoundWorld II continuing with The Fourth Day.

15.44  This is now running back in after being vibrated & tickled.

18.39  The Vicar is visiting to continue mixing Songbook No. 1 – Songs Of Wonder, Dread, Terror & A Very Peculiar Worldview. I’m not sure whether I would describe the song being presently mixed as one of his more eccentric, or saner, pieces. That I am in a quandary is surely comment sufficient. A session for an available guitarist has been suggested for tomorrow.