The Point
I've probably discussed this before too, but having just listend to Nilsson's wonderful The Point twice in a row (and I'm just starting on a third listening), I wonder (as I have since I was a wee bairn), what the point of the story is. Now maybe it's just that things don't have to have a point, that you should be happy to be yourself, that conformity is hollow and we should rejoice in the differences, that Nilsson was on acid when he wrote it (true) and it's just a home to some cool songs (very true)... I don't know. All I know is that when I was a kid and you got to the end when all the points melt and Oblio suddenly has one, well he's at back at square one again isn't he? He's still the odd one out, although I suppose the fact that everybody liked him (apart from the Count's son) anyway, whether he was pointed or not, goes some way to making that irrelevant. I always just thought that they hated him for being pointless, and now they're going to be jealous of the fact that he's the only one with a point.... Another thing that's just occured to me is that he says that ALL the points in the town of Point melt when the clock strikes, so does this mean that Arrow no longer has a point? What does any of it mean??? Maybe I should just relax and enjoy the music eh? I have always loved this record, ever since I first heard it as a kid, and I was overjoyed to suddenly come across it again last year. I think it should be part of the education of all children around the world. At the very least it'll be part of the education of my children, if I ever have any. Maybe Harry would've liked that.I always wanted a dog like Arrow, by the by.
The shelf putting up went very well, I found appropriate screws in my big box 'o' tools, and the shelves are now proudly hanging on the wall waiting to fall down the moment anything is placed upon them. Bloody walls in this house seem to be made of cardboard, so I hope the shelves will stay up...
Well, that's about it. That's the end of the story and it's also the end of the album. So thank you and good night.
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