4/19/2012

Missing Godot

The actor John Goodman wrote me a letter about how he had played ”Big Baby” Pozzo in ”Waiting for Godot” a couple of years ago on Broadway, with my long time friend Bill Irwin. What a treat it was to get his letter and it brought back memories of when I played Pozzo “Big Baby” on stage at San Quentin.
You know what hurts my soul, is that sometimes I watch a movie, a TV show and scenes I know I could have brought to life with endless depth, power and realness. I know I could have brought such feeling, that I just want to sit and cry, why? Why bless me with such depth of seeing and feeling, with such depths of love and empathy and not be able to display such talent. Oh, why must a wildflower wither and go away when the sun forever shines...
In Peace
Spoon

4 comments:

  1. Meldizzle Fo ShizzleApril 26, 2012

    You are always sharing your talents and realness just by being you!! Thank you for being you!!!

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  2. AnonymousMay 19, 2012

    I been a little sad today, but after i read your hamble words "Oh, why must a wildflower wither and go away when the sun forever shines....I feel that i have so match love in my hart when i read your varm poem/ Pia from Sweden

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  3. iDEATHSeptember 12, 2012

    Hey Spoon. Do you know how to find a video of that performance? Would love so much to see it.

    Thanks for keeping it Real,

    Patrick

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  4. Poet behind barsOctober 20, 2012

    Patrick, cool you're interested in our old performance. The ten largest independent film makers had filmed the performance for Samuel Beckett. I think maybe Jan Jonsson (the Swedish director of our performance) has a copy and maybe Jim Carlson, teacher at New Folsom, has another video done by a San Quentin film crew. I'll ask Jim. Film maker John Reeley was a part of the Beckett project back then.
    Spoon

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