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July 24, 2008

not merely weird but off the charts

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It wasn't simply a matter of love at first sight for Genesis P-Orridge that morning in 1993, when he lay on the floor of a dungeon in New York's Chelsea neighborhood belonging to author and dominatrix Terence Sellers, though that was certainly a factor.

As he would later discover, the impossibly tall, angelic woman who materialized in the next room as he awoke, bleary-eyed from the unwholesome activities of the night before, was the same woman his 11-year-old daughter had personally picked out for him a few months before.

As he watched, the woman paced back and forth, slowly removing her street clothes. By the time she'd slipped on her silk stockings, wriggled into her black rubber peekaboo miniskirt, and donned her leather motorcycle cap, a prayer was forming in Gen's mind.

If we can be with this woman as lovers, as partners, for the rest of our lives, thought the front man of the legendary bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, who'd easily piled up enough experiences and enough identities to justify that royal "we"—it's all we'll ever want in the universe.

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Posted by Morgan Meis at 10:38 AM | Permalink

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It's unfortunate that the article doesn't mention the fact that their transformation into a single entity wasn't "just" a show of devotion and love, but was their greatest act of magick, together, a transformative working to better understand and change the world.

One of the saddest passings, or temporary partings, as it may be.

Posted by: Damien | Jul 24, 2008 11:44:23 AM

I'm impressed by the way that both of their sweet souls shine through the article. I'm also a bit intrigued that s/he is moving to Asheville - I live close by, and might see if visiting is an option.

There are too many interesting NOT nice people in the world to not go and see the nice ones if the chance presents itself.

Posted by: reader | Jul 24, 2008 3:59:50 PM

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