The Journey of The Broken Star
His schedule is as follows:
Flying to London to see his lovely daughter Olivia Melanie Goldkind-Brooks who he hasn’t seen in nearly 3 years!
A week with her and then a train to Alicante, Spain to visit the British Mad Dog Richard Torres for a little while and check out Alicante as my probable new home as of August next year. Then catching a leisurely train (or boat) to Athens to meet up with the musical genius, composer, producer Gilad Atzmon to record
the new album of my poetry from FACING THE WAVES onto a down load, CD and Vinyl
I’m hoping the working title THE BROKEN STAR will become the actual title, reflecting my moral stance against the current state of Israel in its present non secular form. To reiterate, I am convinced that the only road to peace in the Middle East is if and when Israel reform its Constitution and reconstitutes itself as a non religious, secular state as well as provide haven for ALL refugees seeking oppression, not just the European Jews post WWII. Only then can Israel establish is true heroic nature d assert its true Jewish values of Compassion, Generosity, Equality and the upholding of Human Rights.
The Jewish people of Israel more than anyone else in the world must uphold the values of life and liberty freedom from bigotry and persecution because and in honor of the very memory of the Jews of the 20th century who were persecuted, murdered and then subjected genocide because of their ethnicity and non white European. We cannot let them impose the same bigotry, discrimination, murder and genocide upon the Arab peoples, not matter the excuse or justification.
Perhaps THE BROKEN STAR will shed light for at least a few who cannot yet see that imperative
| Thu, Dec 26 — San Diego to LondonTotal Travel Time 15h:05min |
 Flight UA1827Economy Flight duration: 5h 16min San Diego, SAN Lindbergh Intl Arpt United States Terminal: 20 7:15 AM Dec 26, 2024 Thu New York, Newark Intl Arpt United States Terminal: A03:31 PM Dec 26, 2024 Thu Meal options: FOOD_TO_PURCHASE2h 29min layover in New York |
| Flight UA110 Premium Economy Flight duration: 7h 20min New York, EWR Newark Intl Arpt United States Terminal: C06:00 PM Dec 26, 2024 Thu London, LHR Heathrow Arpt United Kingdom Terminal: 206:20 AM Dec 27, 2024 Fri Meal options: MEA |
| Tue, Jan 28 — Athens to Los AngelesTotal Travel Time 16h:30min |
 Flight LH1285Airline confirmation: 2R23XI Economy Flight duration: 3h 15min Athens, ATH Eleftherios Venizelos Intl Arpt Greece 06:35 AM Jan 28, 2025 Tue Frankfurt, FRA Frankfurt Intl Arpt Germany Terminal: 10. 8:50 AM Jan 28, 2025 Tue Meal options: REFRESHMENTS/MEAL_AT_COST1h 35min layover in Frankfurt |
| Flight LH456 Premium Economy Flight duration: 11h 40min Frankfurt, FRA Frankfurt Intl Arpt Germany Terminal: 110:25 AM Jan 28, 2025 Tue Los Angeles, LAX Los Angeles Intl Arpt United States Terminal: B 01:05 PM Jan 28, 2025 Tue Meal options: REFRESHMENTS/MEAL In LA Our hero hopes to meet with his new IT director, his nephew Francisco Hudson the budding film maker and his production team on The Mission monthly publication my good friends Amie and Jesse Horsting Then it’s back to San Diego to move and being teaching poetry through the library system. |
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Earlier today I found myself wondering ‘Wherever will my old pal Igor be on, oh, Jan 28th at 10:45?’ If you’re wondering where I am, I’m typing from the Georges Pompidou European Hospital. Arrived in Emergency room on Nov 29 around noon with debilitating A-fib. They righted my heartbeat in about 30 hours but have since determined that I have a severely leaky heart valve requiring open heart surgery. Yikes, as we say in French. This is one of the best heart joints in Europe and the costs are covered by that bugaboo that doesn’t work, socialized médecine. But I’ve been thrown for a loop. Hope I’m out and about when you hit Paris to provide that free meal. Otherwise, I hope you can come visit me in the post-op rest home.
After you broker peace in the Middle East, of course.
Lisa
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December 5, 2024 at 13:00
OM Fucking God! You can’t die on me. You can’t die because I’m hungry and I expect you to spring for lunch.
After that, whether you live or die is your business…
It’s no really my place to intervene with god’s will.
Did you hear that my grief counsellor died last week?
Yeah, she was so good that I didn’t care.
How many cops does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None, they just beat up the room for being dark.
What borders on utter insanity and intense, self-destructive stupidity?
Canada and Mexico.
I may be killing it, but you’re not supposed to be one of the victims. Keep your head and heart together. The world needs you. I NEED YOU. Please listen to the doctors and do everything they tell you to do, especially about getting your frizzy hair braided.
If you do not survive this I swear I will never talk to you again.
And you better not talk to me ever again either because that would be spooky.
I am praying that the doctors were not trained by Claude Senouf.
You need to call me when they’ve given you the chimp’s heart; we’ll have a lot more in common.
We can throw feces at each other.
My phone works in Europe at local rates starting on Dec 26th. +1 858 349 6429.
I was going to break the news to you that my daughter changed her mind and didn’t want to come to Paris so I’m now flying into Heathrow to see her in Oxford for a week until Jan4th.
Then I’m taking a train to Alicante to stay with my friend the punk rocker Richard Torres.
Then Athens by Jan 12th to record my new album. So I was going to laugh and say ‘smell you later’
Since you’ve pulled this pathetic attention-seeking stunt, I now will have to break up my trip to see you in Paris.
I’m having foi gras, btw, so sae up!
I love you Lisa Nesselson.
Always have, always will.
Igor
December 6, 2024 at 10:40
Aw, Jeepers — ordinarily I hate being told what to do, but your admonitions are worth considering. This arrangement of words sings to me. Claude Senouf endowed the nutrition wing here, by the way. I like the ‘border’ joke. Still waiting for a surgery date. I may be in some socialized medicine country club on whatever date you make it to France. In which case I’d expect you to breach Security with Cyrano-like proclamations. Or, alternatively, just show up during visiting hours. Ask for the ‘detour’ rate from your travel agent.
Foie gras is more than ok and I know just the place.
Thanks, Igor. I know it was a toss-up between ‘Get well soon’ and your bespoke approach.
Your fan, Lisa
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December 6, 2024 at 13:50
I need you to be my fan for a very long, long time. OK?
Where’s your partner during all this?
Anyways, I can take a call from you at cheap local rates as of the 27th. So call me and tell me if you’re still alive.
Or even if you’re not.
I want a full documentary account of the afterlife. I can sell it and make me famous.
I would say ‘us’ famous but you’ll be dead so what the fuck would you care?
You are a strong person, a resilient woman and you will survive this. What doesn’t kill you makes you more obnoxous. ~ Freddy Nietzsche
I demand foi gras!
Love,
Igor
December 8, 2024 at 09:21