Numbers have always had great importance - 3 being the magic one, 7 being lucky, 13 being unlucky, 23 being mystical, 42 being the answer to life, the universe and everything, and 1974 being the year I was born, etc. etc. Also, the JAMs/KLF grew out of the punk/eighties indie ethic (Zoo Records was run by Bill 1978-1982) and there always fun with matrix numbers going on in that environment (the Hacienda nightclub being FAC 51 (51st Factory release), for example). Whether the KLF's "mythology" was something serious, or something invented, is a moot point - 12 year olds who got their records to number one in 1991 didn't really care, I suspect; and all the "Mu" stuff at that point was probably just for the old fans and "for the Dads". The whole "Illuminatus!" mythos is so convoluted, incidentally, that it makes my head hurt - it's the only book ("Naked Lunch" accepted) I've never been able to finish; and I don't think my life's particularly barren because I haven't. Bill and Jimmy could, I suppose, just as easily have based their "mythology" on other writings - such as Tolkien, or H P Lovecraft, for example. Then, they might have been called the K'thulu Liberation Front, and the entire feel of their image would have been quite different. Discuss ... John -----Original Message----- From: klf-bounces+john=highlandland.fsnet.co.uk@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:klf-bounces+john=highlandland.fsnet.co.uk@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Matt Schieffer Sent: 24 October 2004 00:55 To: klf@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [KLF] You people are nuts! p.s. I must say I do like numbers almost as much as a Chinese accountant, but you people assign such great importance.. wow. -- http://hydrallus.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ KLF mailing list KLF@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/klf Report list abuse to list-abuse at studio-nibble.com