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Ozymandias
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away".
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
`My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away".
When I worked at Warner Bros. Records, we commissioned Stephen "The Pizz" Pizzurro to create art for a promo flyer, a map of Los Angeles rock and roll hangouts (for which I wrote the copy). I remember how he called me when he read the first version of the copy: "Put some *balls* in it, man!" Fair play. I kicked it up a notch, probably splitting the difference between where he believed it should have been and where I could get away with it, given my corporate overlords at the time. The resulting 25.5"x11" piece remains in my portfolio. Ours was a brief association, but one I treasure. Rest In Pizz.
ReplyDeleteThane, thank you for taking the time to comment and share that. What a great story, I can just imagine him saying that. Thanks a lot man. Rest in Pizz
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