Epiphany 2026...
- Thomas Tittmann
- 14 hours ago
- 3 min read
Something old...Something new...
The next heading is a NEW find for this season...as is "LaBefana" as the end...
OLD...but NOT in the way...(aka, "There's a Grateful Dead song...tale... for every occasion"***)
[This and subsequent citations are from the link that follows] Epiphany is both individual and universal, an insight in which we intuit answers to the mysteries of consciousness and existence and glimpse the profound connections between the self and the world.
...the Grateful Dead's project is one of the minor utopias that held sway in America and Europe during that deeply destructive epoch, ones that loom large in retrospect precisely for the hope they represented against the much larger and deeply destructive utopian—or dystopian—movements that dominated that time. Phil Lesh used those terms when he reflected, “The onrushing sixties were to bring a completely different paradigm, when we would begin to involve ourselves in working toward the realization of what some would deride as a Utopian dream: a nation and a culture built on love, respect, and the quest for spiritual values.”
Shadow Boxing The Apocalypse Chasing Epiphany, Improvising Revelation: An Alternate History of the Grateful Dead - Dead.net
***A frequent quote - this wisdom was first uttered by my former surfer friend and VW repair mentor Steve Bermont.
Here's the album cover without the song - too depressing :((((
This next one's for my card-playing friends from South Ozone Park...Great seeing youze the other day at the diner...
Here are two SNL skits that are included in the above post I've linked.
Because they're in the wrong part of town...They get pulled over...by a torch-wielding Roman officer...Some things never change...
The Three Italian Kings asked, "WITCH way did they go?"
Three wise guys from the East Side, lower East Side to be precise, crossed the sands of Old Nevada and arrived in the city looking for a place to crash…but no dice…not even when they told the bouncer at the door, “Gabe sent me…”
Disappointed (and pissed off) they packed up their Camels (the only kind real men smoke) and headed for the poor side of town - the other side of the tracks - camel tracks…singing as they arrived, “just got into Nazareth…”
Napoletan Italian Version (original "sauce" unknown)
Look who's located there...
[from their description] A McCall Brothers Band tribute to (The Band) and their song (The Weight). The song is described as a masterpiece of Biblical allusions, enigmatic lines and iconic characters making it an essential part of the American songbook.
Some closing thoughts offered as a shout out to the crew at Witches Brew Coffee House in West Hempstead, NY.
[from next link] In the Italian cultural calendar, the period between December 24th and January 6th represents a sacred suspension of time—a "liminal" space where the sacred and the profane intertwine. While much of the Western world concludes its holiday festivities on New Year’s Day, Italy holds its breath for one final, spectacular crescendo: l'Epifania.
As the popular Italian proverb dictates, l’Epifania tutte le feste porta via (the Epiphany carries away all the holidays). Far from being a mere postscript to Christmas, January 6th is a national holiday and a cornerstone of Italian identity, blending rigorous Catholic liturgy with ancestral pagan rites that date back to Roman times. For the discerning traveler, understanding the traditions of the Epiphany is the key to unlocking the true soul of an Italian winter.
Seeing "The Trinity" in the title of this cover of Donovan's classic 1966 song echoes our Three Kings themes...
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