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'Lobotomy' The Rock Opera (full show with dialogue)

by Radius KInK

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  • A book of Words and Photos by Radius Kinks' Gary Hendrikse.

    Poetry, Lyrics, and photos from my travels around the world.

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1.
Glass House 04:23
glass house (hendrikse/douglas) i live in a glass house for my own safety its spacious and comfortable and it just suits me the stones that i have are smooth and fast i throw them at people as they walk past my family cant get in - not even my wife but that dont bother me - theyre not here for life tinted so dark that no one sees me sunrays break in when i take out the key so dont look too close as you walk on past i know how to aim and the pain will last i dont care if they want to retaliate ‘cos the glass i use is strictly bulletproof plate dont try to touch me its not as easy as you think it is dont try to touch me its not as easy as you think dont try to judge me its not as easy as you think it is dont try to judge me its not as easy as you think theres buildings and vaults and submarines and creatures that hide in their shells in the sand jumping on fringes of life so surreal nothing to covet and nothing to steal bleeding and sad its all the same to me glass house anaesthesia, im painfree my message is clear and you’ll catch on real fast i call what i see and i catch with each cast so dont waste my time and call me a liar i speak only truth and it burns like greek fire how do you tell whats hidden from life and light? a good man keeps his enemies in plain sight
2.
the present is the past to be (hendrikse) you have purchased my life i have hurt for no cause they were silent all those days see the wrong that was done to me the true are loving sometimes but they kill those close you see you can run and I can hide and live vicariously should I scrape you off my shoe? did you buy a ticket for the ride? is there more that you can do to make sure everyone is on your side? do you live for the now? or live in the now? do you know how? i dont know how i can see that youre confused by everything I say but thats the best that I can do its one time at a day im amazed that you still choose to live your life this way you can ride on my shoe but dont forget to pay i go back and forth in lifes rocking chair this takes all my energy but I still go nowhere this has got to stop but what more can I do? apologise make amends and scrap you off my shoe
3.
kerouac child (hendrikse) she was living the miracle largely denied blind to the inevitable her god on her side her one-life stand her hands werent tied we all stood and watched her brain being fried her brain being fried her brain being fried shes the kerouac child mad to live mad to talk mad to slave she never learns but she burn burn burns a fiery flame shes guiding the blind her life was unholy she lived in her grave one divine loser a corpus christi save a corpus christi save a corpus christi save hey mum where ya been? on montmartre hill? the sacred heart sin? your dissolution with contempt engrossed in your in bones youre waiting youre waiting youre waiting wasted
4.
Last Line 04:55
my last line (hendrikse/douglas) the dust the dust judas the sky is cream and the ground is salt my life is peppered is full of tumult im living on starving sidewalks im sleeping in stagnant sickbeds i needed enthusiasm only losers win i love my life when theres nothing else to love where do I begin? here for a lifetime not a long time feel the sting of lime hear those church bells chime this is my last line... the dust the dust judas just like the earl of greystoke im learning a brand new way and like the cathar treasure you are lost to me i needed enthusiasm but where do I begin? i love my wife when theres nothing else to love where do I begin? the dust the dust judas
5.
a hair of the beard of the prophet (hendrikse) heart to heart whole heart sick mankind have a heart a heart of gold deceit on its tongue the heart of your mouth poison on its lips venom in its words mankind is your god heart and mind your heartbreak your heartbreak your heartbreak will be perfect your heart will sink your heart will sink your heart will sink in its grave living on living on living on in faiths grave in faiths grave you have the knowledge you have the knowledge you share the knowledge he will rescue us he has rescued us he will rescue us my moral sickness my heart of stone my heart of stone i have a hair i have a hair a hair of the prophet of the prophet’s beard (A living dog is better off than a dying lion)
6.
i love people (hendrikse/goodinson) i love people but i cant get away from human nature its their pettiness and insecurities that ruin it for me why are we so dishonest to ourselves? what is the point? you only deceive yourself to most of us transparent like a piece of glass sometimes opaque they can still see the shadows moving behind but i choose to ignore it in the end it comes clear just like looking through a window its just like looking through a window and i see i fooled myself it was always there but i ignored it i chose not to look i am fooled again i love people but i cant get away from human nature its their pettiness and insecurities that always always always ruin it for me i love people not human nature i love people not human nature i love people not human nature i love people not human nature i love people
7.
contagious news (hendrikse/goodinson) im not xenophobic or anything ‘phobic’ im more ‘chondriac’ than the hyper maybe im hypo ive heard of that before aching muscles is that swine or meningitis? could be the workout i did - big weights whys this on the news anyway? have i got a rash? ive had a rash for years everybody gets a rash... dont they? hong kong - spanish - asian they all sound xenophobic is this gonna help? what about a b c flu? they do that for hepatitis it was on the year before and the year before that and the year before that and the year before that its been going on for a long long time
8.
pi (hendrikse/douglas) i perform my own lobotomy kill the feelings that are plaguing me with my drill and my 5ml bit i know you watch me constantly dont want me to damage me with my drill and my 5ml bit just like those before me mortensen and kennedy some were forced voluntarily it’s a personal dichotomy to desire emotional poverty to climb anxietys pit I perform my own lobotomy kill the feelings that are plaguing me with my drill and my 5ml bit you think im mad i can see destroy my self mentally but you dont know the half of it i perform my own lobotomy as you take a sip of your green tea with my drill and my 5ml bit

about

This is a live performance of the Black Box Theatre production 'Lobotomy'.

Everything your hear (except for a guitar overdub in I Love People)
was recorded live.


Originally the concept for ‘Lobotomy’ sprang from an idea that Radius Kink had to do a live show in the classic rock style of The War of the Worlds by Jeff Wayne, Tommy by The Who, and The Wall by Pink Floyd.

Thus formed the Black Box Theatre production Lobotomy.

Choosing carefully from their most intimate collection of collaborative writing, Greg and Gary then spent some very soul-searching hours delving into what the lyrics of each song meant to each of them personally and then wrote the show according to the themes from their pasts which they shared and were the most poignant.

They brought in two other seasoned musicians: veteran drummer Deacon George, and keyboard powerhouse Emma ‘RhythEmz’ Gilbertson, to form the core live band required for the show. The band chose fellow musician and actor Sammy Jay Dawson to play the lead role in the show, giving life to the emotionally tortured character and wowing the audience with his stellar performance.

The show opens in a detention cell, where a nurse brings Sammy in, in a wheelchair with his head bandaged, in a strait-jacket sedated, yet clearly still very agitated. He perceives the audience as some kind of unwelcome counsellor, who has interrupted his solitude and is asking too many painful questions. Despite his annoyance he goes on to detail difficult moments throughout his life, which eventually paint a picture of why he has come to be in his current predicament.

In a constantly flowing montage of sight and sound Radius Kink supply their songs to assist in the telling of his story, tying the production together. A highlight of the show is when Sammy himself gets a chance to sing the penultimate number Contagious News - moving freely through the audience in a semi-crazed frenzy, just looking for one person to listen to his frightening rant.

As the finale of the show falls, the audience comes to the sudden horrific realisation of what solution the lonely anti-hero has found for himself to take away his painful memories. Not a moment for the faint- hearted...


We truly hope you enjoy listening and taking away your own insights from ‘Lobotomy.’ - Greg & Gary, Radius Kink, Autumn 2014

credits

released June 11, 2014

Words and Music Gary Hendrikse and Greg Douglas.

Except
Contagious News, Hendrikse & Goodinson
I Love People, Hendrikse & Goodinson.

Edited and mixed by. G Hendrikse.
Final mix and master by. Barnaby Coxon.

Engineered by. David Cooper.
Live Sound. Joseph Bennett.

Vocals. Gary Hendrikse and Greg Douglas.
Spoken segues. Sammy Jay Dawson.
Vocals on 'Contagious News'. Sammy Jay Dawson

Keys, Emma Gilbertson.
Drums, Deacon George.
Bass, Greg Douglas.
Guitar, Gary Hendrikse

Lights. David Saunders.
Assistant. Clarissa Chai
MC. Darren Pickering.
Film. Angus Graves.


Keyboards - Emma Gilbertson:
Inspired by hip-hop, soul, jazz, dub and reggae. Well known for working as Musical Director at South Hornby School and managing her teaching business RhythEmz Music Studios. At present, she is in the process of organizing a nationwide tour, EP and single release with Christchurch reggae band One Six. (www.facebook.com/OneSixTheBand)


Drums - Deacon George:
a passionate drummer for over 10 years from Mt Maunganui, NZ. In 2013, he and his family relocated Christchurch to help with the post-earthquake rebuild. His musical influences include Hip Hop, R&B, Heavy Metal and Ska.


Bass/Vocals - Greg Douglas:
One half of Radius Kink, Greg has enjoyed immensely the creative process of constructing first the songs and then the recording and production of them in the studio. He considers the collaboration of kindred musical minds to be one of the most intimate and valuable human connections.


Guitar/Vocals - Gary Hendrikse:
The other half of Radius Kink, a dedicated musician, songwriter and producer in his own right, he has remained the driving force in keeping the Radius Kink legacy alive through its rocky history. An avid experimentalist, he loves to learn new musical techniques and has an impressive collection of both mixing and performance equipment. Many of the vocal effects used in this unique production are of Gary’s own design.

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Radius Kink a five piece band based in Christchurch New Zealand.

Making music infused with a 70s vibe.

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