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Letter to Zhane
Posted in USSR March 7th, 2007 by Sturgeon General

(Jean Baudrillard, 1929-2007;
I wrote this poem in the wee hours of March 6th – as I read, finally, his Simulations book which I bought in Prague a year ago;
strangely enough, he died later in the day)


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8 Comments

  1. BenBonbright says

    loved it.
    nkotb is too strong.

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  2. Jed says

    so is baudrillard full of shit?

    (i mean, we all are, let’s not forget that)

    the answer is no.

    but doesn’t his ugly mug keep you up at night? those poofy tufts of hair, which have no origional.

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  3. Sturgeon General says

    In any case, Baudrillard is no longer full of shit – now, the worm shit is full of Baudrillard.

    I love him and his big ugly mug – some architecture, hoisting up his buzzing brainbug in imperceptible cloisters.

    March 8th, 2007 | #

  4. Inga says

    qui est zhane? would i know this if i were more familiar with baudrillard?

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  5. Sturgeon General says

    Depends on what way you’d be familiar with Baudrillard. Zhane is how that website told me to say Jean.

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  6. Inga says

    funny, I wikipedia-ed it: Zhané (pronounced Jah-Nay) was an American R&B/hip hop soul duo, best known for their 1993 hit “Hey, Mr. D.J.” anyway, now i see how it could represent the pronunciation of Jean, though that’s not how I’d transliterate it… anyway, pretty wonderful timing you had. (it’s more like “Zha-”, as if you were to take the sound from Zhane, but only carry it through halfway to the n. though this is besides the point…)

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  7. Inga says

    p.s. i like the poem.

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  8. Jed says

    hey mr. dj hey mr. radio man, something something reequest line

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