Ep. 9. Bob Osborne on Crowley, Lawrence, the Counter-Culture, Espionage and Blood Consciousness
Nov 27, 2022 ·
1h 4m
I have a conversation with Bob Osborne, an artist, writer and researcher, about his deep interest in how our culture, specifically the counter culture of the 20th century, was heavily...
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I have a conversation with Bob Osborne, an artist, writer and researcher, about his deep interest in how our culture, specifically the counter culture of the 20th century, was heavily influenced by D.H. Lawrence and Aleister Crowley, among others. We discuss how they both spent time living in Cornwall (the far west of England in the UK), Lawrence during the First World War, Crowley around 21 years later, weirdly, in the very same small coastal village, stranger still, that other talented artists/writers/musicians/sculptors etc were also drawn to that specific area, and that brings us neatly to Lawrence's notion of 'blood consciousness' which also ties into the 'Sense of Place' (Genus Loci) which fascinates me and has inspired this Cuckoo Town podcast. I hope you enjoy the discussion!
P.S., for any Americans listening, Bob mentions 'Steptoe and Son' in his spoken introduction, that was the 1960s English TV comedy show that your 'Sanford and Son' was based on. Another thing I should perhaps mention is that the conversation does circle back a few times, but that's what often happens when two people with a common interest in a topic get carried away, sorry about that!
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P.S., for any Americans listening, Bob mentions 'Steptoe and Son' in his spoken introduction, that was the 1960s English TV comedy show that your 'Sanford and Son' was based on. Another thing I should perhaps mention is that the conversation does circle back a few times, but that's what often happens when two people with a common interest in a topic get carried away, sorry about that!
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