It’s Bloomsday, nerds. I am sadly not in Dublin or even in NYC for a proper celebration, but I’ll drink up to Mr. Joyce today, re-read Molly Bloom’s soliloquy, and, uh, listen to some James Joyce some rap tributes.
And no, I never did read all of Ulysses.
It’s on my to-read list–right after Moby-Dick, War and Peace, Gravity’s Rainbow, and Infinite Jest.
—I’m the queerest young fellow that ever you heard.
My mother’s a jew, my father’s a bird.
With Joseph the joiner I cannot agree.
So here’s to disciples and Calvary.
That’s okay; Franz Ferdinand did a decent job of summarizing it for you.
yes I said yes I will Yes.
If every guy waited till he heard that, there’d be no more rape.
Just been at the pub celebrating Bloomsday with a fellow Joyce fan. Next year in Dublin…
I’m part of the Brave Cast to tweet “Ulysses” today: http://twitter.com/11ysses
Follow along if you’d like!
Got to perform the final section of the soliloquy two months ago as part of a public reading series we did for a Ulysses-based class. There was a drum and shit. It was sexy. Also got to light off bottle rockets while reading the orgasmic beach masturbation scene…fun class.
I will be drinking Irish whiskey and dorking out for the rest of the evening to celebrate!
“liquids I can eat” Stephen Dedalus. Amen
Kate Bush’s take on Molly’s soliloquy … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1DDndY0FLI
I did read it, but it was such a long time ago I don’t remember! Time to get it out and re-read it.