The Only Thing We're Waiting On Is Time.

I came across this internet rant/epiphany on a Facebook group about Bob Dylan. It summarizes some of our beliefs about the youth of America and the faultering path of our artists. This is copy & pasted without permission, but I did contact the writer to voice our support.

The topic of discussion was: Is John Mayer This Generation's Dylan?

"Anyone who dare mention mayer in the same sentance as Dylan would do themselves a service by becoming deaf and ceasing to listen to the lyrics of song. mayer our Dylan? It is an interesting commentary on our generation, however, to liken a man who writes pop songs about sittin´ on the couch waitin´ on the world to change with a man who wrote gritty folk about following the caskets of masters of war to their graves. The contrast is striking between a generation who took to the streets and forced change - a generation of sons and daughters beyond the command of parents and tradition - and a generation that prefers to gratify itself with melodic pop and video games as its nation perpetrates disaster around the globe. One was a revolutionary generation, a passionate one. Ours is a consumer generation, a listless and spoiled one. We wait in our cars for drive-through fast-food, wait for commercials to end between segments of reality TV, wait for new movies and albums to be put out to entertain and distract us from the boredom and sterile cool of MTV suburban life. ´Ugh, it is inconvenient to see bloody images on news channels while flipping stations. Ugh, this is not fun or sexy like war should be. Ugh, what can I do about it? Hmmm, better just wait on the world to change.´ And in the meantime, I´ll hire a stylist and date Jessica Simpson. If mayer is our Dylan, simpson can be our Baez. "


Help us try to change these truths & donate or come to our gypsy yard sale. Thank you.

-Katy & Becca

The Final Throes

Step by Step:

1. Money: Neither Becca or Katy have amassed the amount needed to pay off looming debt. No worries. Coin collection still taking place (we accept Rubles). Gypsy yard sale in works.

2. Itinerary: Pretty much set. Needs to be finalized. And locations need not be scouted beforehand.

3. Intellectual Prep: Already there.

4. Background Research:
Katy - two Dylan vinyls (Another Side of Bob Dylan, Street Legal), a few more studio albums, magazines, thesis from men at Pace University about relevance of Dylan in formation of modern speech, other such endeavors.
Becca - everything. finished The Dharma Bums, working on Visions of Gerard, bought Planet News, poetry overdose (daily), photocopied pages from book because of lack of funding.
Both - Lots of poetry readings (Beat & Dylan), and of course the daily existential discussions of human nature and consequence.

5. School: nearly finished, overwhelmingly wasteful. Impending deadline for novels.



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Thanks,
Katy & Becca

Turn, Step, Glide.

Many events have taken place within the past week. We appreciate everyone's support and care.


Thank you again and an actual update will come soon [we promise].


-Katy & Becca


*It is to our understanding that the majority of films made about the Hotel Chelsea fail to capture its essence. This excites us even more. Onward!

'The' Call

Becca called my cell phone four times, leaving one ominous voicemail and an equally cryptic text message.



To see what they wrote about us, go to http://www.hotelchelseablog.com/ or the link on the left to Hotel Chelsea Blog. 'Katy & Becca..." is mid-page.


Thank you.


Sincerely,
Katy & Becca

Eventful Uneventful Event

As the school year grinds away teasingly, Katy and Becca painfully stake out the final months before their adventure. With a semi-finalized packing list, a quasi-finalized itinerary, and a fully final reservation, things are comparatively well.

In the recent weeks, hell...months and years, reminders of life's shortness have abruptly shook us. At this time more than ever, we find it necessary to persevere and realize that we might be paralyzed by a runaway roller coaster car or made brain-dead by botched Lasik eye surgery, but instead of fearing these inevitable fates (I prefer the roller coaster), it is better to embrace what we have - which is negative 300 dollars and a dream - and roll with it, for lack of a better cliche. We're young, mobile and lucky kids. We understand out pitfalls and our graces, but put aside both to achieve something greater. Something our own. Although a mutual journey, the experience is highly egocentric. Not a terrible thing, but something to confess; We are lucky to have each other's support and friendship but when the sky falls and we're all left to whatever it is will appear at the end of the world - we only have ourselves. For all the parents who never made it past Ohio, the grandparents who never made it past the neighboring town - this is all for you. Us, and you.

-Katy & Becca