I am watching this movie in hopes it will reinspire me, to remember why I wanted to come to Paris, I am also reading "The Sun Also Rises" be Hemingway....I never read him before, there are many references to him in pop culture, many writers looked to him for inspiration...I dont read much overall but it's these kinds of Authors i enjoy reading...the other night I was out and I wondered what would Hemingway do here...would he still come to Paris...
I dont know...I think that about SF as well, would Burroughs and Ginsberg still go there, they all come here though, Paris, everyone must make a stop here at sometime in their life...this is my very brief stop...but today is so much different than before...there are no artist communities anymore, there are no cities were enclaves of creative people live and help each other survive in until the next novel or art exhibit is made.... commercialism has killed that...artists are different now...they create for paychecks shaping their art to fit the masses...
the internet has changed it all as well...now you dont need to be connected physicality to get your break, anyone can be discovered anywhere...I mean do you think Alice Mcdermott, Anne Tyler, and Michael Chabon are hanging out sharing each others work over cigarettes and booze...that shit doesnt happen anymore...
Cities like Paris, New York, London, San Francisco...they all used to be where you had to go...where opportunity could find you...now all you need is a wifi connection....
I am not over Paris yet...i only barley know it...did you know they do not have any drag shows here...that should tell you something right there...
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