Lyndall Kay

Mr E

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndall Kay) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:53:00 +0000

last Saturday night i ran a stall called Lentil Fashion at the Rainbow Warehouse for Mr Elephant Presents, where i sold some of my old funky clothes along with running a Tetra Pak Wallet Workshop. both things seemed to be enjoyed by all. there were DJ's, VJ's and some performers who were dressed up as tourists. other highlights were the Midnight Poodle Parade, which comprised of audience members along with performers parading the poodles they made out of recycled materials.

Project X Presents Digital Dystopia

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndall Kay) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:19:00 +0000

here is me performing my poem projX for the first time at the latest Project X event called Digital Dystopia, which went down a storm! not just me, but the whole evening.

the evening began with audience members wandering down a corridor, being directed by some performers who were dressed up like they were in the film Clockwork Orange asking for information. then the audience was in the Object X room where chill out music was being played. artists included Iain Armstrong and the infamous Mixmaster Morris who i enjoyed immensely to finish off the evening.

the audience could then go upstairs past big brother watching eyes to the main room to see various live acts, from poetry, stand up comedy, dance, DJ's and including up to an 8 piece local band called 360.

the highlight of the evening tho was Subsource, a raucous 5 piece band who are influenced by The Prodigy.

other highlights were my partner, the very talented Rich Batsford who plays minimalist piano music who performed this time to a moving dance piece and the very charismatic stand up comedian Reginald D Hunter.

i also put together my first DVD instillation with the help of many other Project X'ers, which was in the chillout room with the other Object X pieces and i collated the programmes as well.

Project X Presents Digital Dystopia was at BUSK on September 13 2008. BUSK is currently relaunching itself as new live music venue so be on the look out for upcoming events - Gough St, City Centre Birmingham (UK).

white fella, black fella

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndall Kay) — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:56:00 +0000

me white fella, you black fella
me black fella, you white fella

me eyes, you ears
me ears, you eyes

me mouth, you nose
me nose, you mouth

me hair, you nails
me nails, you hair

me arm, you leg
me leg, you arm

me hand, you foot
me foot, you hand

me elbow, you knee
me knee, you elbow

me heart, you lungs
me lungs, you heart

me blood, you bone,
me bone, you blood

me born, you die
me die, you born

me nan, you pop
me pop, you nan

me mutha, you fatha
me fatha, you mutha

me daughta, you son
me son, you daughta

me child, you child
we're all children.

me woman, you man
me man, you woman

me friend, you lover
me lover, you friend

me sista, you brutha
me brutha, you sista

me aunti, you uncle
me uncle, you aunti

me cuz, you cuz
we're all cuzins.

me young, you old
me old, you young

me tall, you short
me short, you tall

me fat, you thin
me thin, you fat

me food, you drink
me drink, you food

me feel, you taste
me taste, you feel

me bird, you fish
me fish, you bird

me snake, you lizard
me lizard, you snake

me spider, you web
me web, you spider

me blowie, you mozzie
me mozzie, you blowie

me shark, you croc
me croc, you shark

me roo, you wobbly
me wobbly, you roo

me wombat, you emu
me emu, you wombat

me animal, you animal
we're all animals.

me trees, you bees
me bees, you trees

me flowers, you fibres
me fibres, you flowers

me sap, you bark
me bark, you sap

me art, you didg
you didg, me art

me darkness, you light
me light, you darkness

me day, you night
me night, you day

me dreamin, you dreamin
we're all dreamin.

me beach, you mountains
me mountains, you beach

me rock, you shelter
me shelter, you rock

me wind, you rain
me rain, you wind

me flood, you drought
me drought, you flood

me water, you fire
me fire, you water

me sun, you moon
me moon, you sun

me earth, you sky
me sky, you earth

me stars, you planets
me planets,you stars

me warm, you cold
me cold, you warm

me love, you hate
me hate, you love

me happy, you sad
me sad, you happy

me cry, you smile
me smile, you cry

me sorry, you sorry
we're all sorry!

i wrote the majority of this poem in the middle of the night, putting it into my phone whilst trying not to wake my partner Rich Batsford up. i think i was inspired by the film we saw the night before called Jindabyne, which was about some men who went fishing in the Kosciuszko National Park and found a dead Aboriginal girl on the first day, but decided to complete their fishing trip before reporting the incident. it is based on a short story called So Much Water So Close To Home, from the collection Furious Seasons by Raymond Carver and Paul Kelly wrote a song by the same title. Also we went to Tandanya an Aboriginal art gallery in Adelaide, South Australia a couple of days before and Kevin Rudd the Australian Prime Minister apologised to Indigenous Australians earlier this year while i was visiting Australia and i found it very moving, so with Reconciliation Week approaching, 27 May - 3 June, i thought it would be a good time to publish this. i hope you enjoy my take on things.

xXx

Mooncup

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndall Kay) — Sat, 03 May 2008 06:57:00 +0000

now, isn't this a wonderful thing! a no nonsense enviromentally friendly way of dealing with your periods. a silicone cup that you pop in, rinse, then pop back in as n when required. plus it saves you loads n loads of money. i have been using mine for the past year now and it's absolutely wonderful, even when camping. you just need water that's safe enough to drink. there are full instructions on their website with a sizing guide, which you can now purchase from here at: http://www.mooncup.co.uk/wc.php?u=1761 for £18.99, including postage and handling to anywhere in the world. there is a permanent link down the right hand column of this site, which says Purchase Your Mooncup Here. trust me, you won't regret it. n fellas, if ya happen to come across this and you think it's a good idea, don't be shy, tell all the women you can and be a proud eco-warrior!
xXx

pro-jX

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndall Kay) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:04:00 +0000

the War on Terror (is it not just with ourselves?)
the War on Drugs,
addiction.
off ya face, outa space.
binge drinking, what were we thinking?
NHS, Medicare, medicate.
numb this, numb that: Glaxo Smith & Klein.
test this, test that: GM.
animal experimentation, wrong direction.
UN, Big Ben,
smack, crack, tax.
over crowded prison cells.
Police State, don't be late.
get up, get a job, get off!
bar this, bar that, barcode.
if they get your DNA runaway!
paedos, Speedos,
crime, grime, dope, Pope.
religion for the minion minded.
isn't it time we banned the death penalty?
and the arms trade.
trade this, trade that, trade your fuckin soul.
hoodies don't kill, guns do.
multi-national co-operations,
the World Bank and one currency.
interest rates$
free market economy.
money, money, money!
High St banks, what a wank.
invest, reinvest, digest.
what about public transport?
build this, build that, move over, move out.
beggars, smeggers.
young mums aren't so dumb.
care to mention contraception and decent sex education.
Politicians making promises, promises, promises!
health care, education and imma fucking gration.
petrol & oil prices,
skyscapers & light pollution.
polluting our lives, for what?
so we can be stuck in traffic.
ban cars in public places, not just smoking!
am i really insane to want bicycle lanes?
school fees, bees knees.
time this, time that, time out!
waste, waste, waist.
eating disorders and size fuckin zero!
gorge, purge, gorge, purge.
our need to be thin yet to consume at the same time,
Barbie dolls, arseholes.
plactic this, plastic that, plastic fuckin surgery.
designer this, designer that, designer fuckin babies!
bully me, bully who? Big Brother.
homogenise: be wise,
about the god awful nappy and the dolphin killing plastic bag.
supermarkets, superpowers, superannuation.
all it is, is instant gratification,
through money, clothes, sex n food.
aren't we all really obese if you think about it?
now, now, now! more, more, more!
can we as consumers ever be stopped?
people smugglers, what a juggle.
lesbians & gays, aren't they the same?
i mean as everybody else.
sexism, racism, 7eleven,
equality, bureaucracy.
trannie, grannies, fanny's,
sex workers, sex crimes, can ya spare a dime?
death penalty, drunk drivers, everywhere pornography!
www.comefuckme.com
blow ya mind: online,
log on, log off.
@@@@@@@@!
why are we so lost? are we trapped in some big game?
is it Wii or X-box?
mass media n their subliminal advertising,
basically brainwashing us all.
with cameras, television & virtual reality.
get P fuckin C!
snap this, snap that,
inbuilt obsolescence.
mobile phones, mobile homes, homelessness!
Microsoft, microchip or a chip on our shoulder.
Apple: bite me!
simcard your soul.
bluetooth, true blue, blue arse!
download, upload, blow ya load.
HIV/AIDS,
STI's or STD's,
P, I fuckin D!
condoms, vibrators, KY jelly,
safe sex, in ya face.
club card, air miles, would you like some fries?
couch potato, go organic.
junk food, fast food, quick where's the loo?
meat eaters, vegetarians, vegans & pectarians,
nuke this, nuke that, protest, procreate.
what it means to be free?
quanta questa?
can we really sustain oursleves?
poverty: 1st world, 2nd world and the Third World.
underdeveloped, overdeveloped, redevelop.
will we ever separate Church from State?
East meets West.
incest, Free Tibet!
connect & disconnect.
music, dance & death.
immigration, Test the Nation.
Myspace, Facebook: be careful of your information.
reduce, reuse, recycle.
why not bio-degradable?
Green Age, Band Aid.
bio-fuels: crop this, crop that, what a load of fuckin crap!
solar, wind and tidal power,
get out the fuckin shower!
Star Wars, Water Wars & deforestation.
what about a new generation?
never regret or forget,
learn from your mistakes.
grow up, own up,
don't run or be ashamed.
listen, learn n love:
lets start an Eco-Revolution!

welcome

noreply@blogger.com (Lyndall Kay) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:31:00 +0000

i would like to thank you for dropping by,
i hope you enjoy what you find,
xXx.