tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post1134510390712456245..comments2024-03-28T22:15:25.617-07:00Comments on RAWIllumination.net: RAW and jazzCleveland Okie (Tom Jackson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07810736442596736041noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-58428259391190243172021-02-15T05:09:12.251-08:002021-02-15T05:09:12.251-08:00I was previously almost implying that Bob had been...I was previously almost implying that Bob had been sorta monomaniacal about music, when actually this was mostly speaking of my own ignorance. I am glad you are proving me wrong, I wasn't especially aware of his love of jazz.<br /><br />I would be curious to know if there ever was some meeting point, dialogue, or resonance between the mostly white futurist crew of the 70s (RAW, Tim Leary, Alvin Toffler etc), and the more art-oriented Afrofuturism movement, mainly started by Sun Ra. I understand that the means and goals of those were different, afrofuturism being more about making up new myths rather than extrapolating on current science. But in both cases, be it inner or outer, space sure was the place...<br /><br />I think Steve Fly Pratt is a Sun Ra fan, perhaps he would know more about this issue.BFHNnoreply@blogger.com