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[1: THE TIMELINE OF LOSS]
┌──────────────────── AMERICAN PIE - Cultural Frequency ────────────────────┐
│ │
1959 │ ▼ The Day The Music Died │
│ ╭●╮ │
│ │█│ Buddy Holly's plane crashes - American innocence begins to fade │
│ ╰─╯ │
│ │
1963 │ ▼ The Jester Takes the Stage │
│ ╭●╮ │
│ │█│ Dylan emerges - Folk music becomes political │
│ ╰─╯ │
│ │
1965 │ ▼ The King Without a Crown │
│ ╭●╮ │
│ │█│ Elvis's cultural reign waning │
│ ╰─╯ │
│ │
1968 │ ▼ Dancing Slow │
│ ╭●╮ │
│ │█│ Summer of Love fades to violence │
│ ╰─╯ │
│ │
1970 │ ▼ Satan's Dance │
│ ╭●╮ │
│ │█│ Altamont - darkness descends │
│ ╰─╯ │
│ │
1971 │ ▼ No Angel Born in Hell │
│ ╭●╮ │
│ │█│ Rock icons begin dying │
│ ╰─╯ │
│ │
│ [ TUNE ] [ VOLUME ] [ BASS ] [ TREBLE ] │
│ ═╪═ ──┼── ──┼── ──┼── │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
↑ Innocence Cultural Wavelength Darkness →
Static Level: ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓█████████████
Faith Level: ████████████▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
[2: THE SACRED TO PROFANE DESCENT]
╔══════ THE SACRED TO PROFANE DESCENT ══════╗
║ ║
║ ┌─────── HOLY REALM ───────┐ ║
║ ☨ The Trinity ☨ ║
║ /\ Father, Son, and Holy Ghost /\ ║
║ /──\ (caught last train) /──\ ║
║ † ║
║ Angels born in heaven sing ║
║ ≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋≋ ║
║ ║
║ ┌─── TRANSFORMATION ZONE ────┐ ║
║ The Jester ║
║ ╭─────●─────╮ ║
║ borrowed coat of James ║
║ crown of thorns ║
║ voice of the people ║
║ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ║
║ The King's Crown ║
║ ▼ falls ▼ ║
║ ║
║ ┌────── DARK REALM ───────┐ ║
║ ║
║ ψ Satan's Kingdom ψ ║
║ ║
║ Jack Flash sits on candlestick ║
║ ▲ rises ▲ ║
║ ║
║ fire ╭─────●─────╮ fire ║
║ ╭╮ no angels here ╭╮ ║
║ │╰─Satan laughing with delight─╯│ ║
║ ╰────────────────────────────────╯ ║
║ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝
[3: THE CHARACTER WEB]
AMERICAN PIE - CHARACTER WEB
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["The Day The Music Died" - Feb 1959]
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┌─────────────── HEROES ────────────────┐
│ │
╔═══The King══╗ ╔═══The Jester══╗
║ (Elvis) ║←──had throne taken────→║ (Dylan) ║
║ High throne ║ ║ Borrowed coat ║
║Dancing slow ║ ║ Voice of ppl ║
╚═════╦══════╝ ╚══════╦═══════╝
║ ║
║ ║
║Crown║←─────took & wore thorny version║
║ ║
▼ ▼
╔═══The Queen═══╗ "Generation Lost"
║ (Folk Music) ║ ║
║ Poetry ║ ║
║ No verdict ║ ║
╚═══════╦══════╝ ║
║ ║
▼ ▼
"The Last Dance" "No Time Left"
║ ║
╚══════════════╗ ╔══════╝
▼ ▼
╔═══The Players═══╗
║ Try to take ║
║ forward pass ║
╚═══════╦═══════╝
║
╔═══════▼═══════╗
║ The Girl ║
║ Who Sang Blues║──→ [No happy ending]
╚═══════════════╝
║
▼
╔════Divine Realm════╗
║ Father, Son, Holy ║
║ Ghost ║──→ [Last Train West]
╚════════║══════════╝
║
╔════▼════╗
║ Satan ║
║ Dancing ║
╚═════════╝
[4: THE METAPHOR MAP]
THE METAPHORICAL LANDS OF AMERICAN PIE
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N
↑
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ . Mountains of ║
║ ⛰️ * Faith ⛰️ ║
║ The Sacred (Growing dim) ║
║ Store ║
║ † ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ║
║ ~ The Last Lake ~ ║
║ ~ (of Hope) ~ ║
║ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ║
║ ║
║ ╭─────────╮ ║
║ W ← │ Dance │ The Dried → E ║
║ │ Hall │ Levee ║
║ ╰─────────╯ ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ ║
║ ║
║ The Fields of ║
║ Chance ║
║ * * * * * * * ║
║ (Forward pass tried ║
║ and failed) ║
║ ║
║ The Coast ╭─────────╮ Moss Grows ║
║ (Where music │ Satan's │ Fat on a ║
║ died) │ Domain │ Candlestick ║
║ ~~~~~~~~ ╰─────────╯ ║
║ ║
║ S ║
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[5: THE CULTURAL COLLAPSE SPIRAL]
THE AMERICAN PIE SPIRAL OF DECLINE
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┌─ Feb 1959 ─┐
╔═══╗ Music Dies ╔═══╗
// ╚═══════════════╝ \\
// \ FAITH / \\
// \ / \\
// MUSIC \ / SOCIETY \\
// ♪ \ / ☮ \\
// / * \ \\
// <─────╱ ╲─────> \\
// ╱ ╲ \\
// Jester King falls \\
// rises up └─1965─┘ \\
// ♪ ☮ \\
// No more Poetry & romance dead \\
// hymns └─1967─┘ No faith in man \\
// └─1969─┘ \\
|| Blues ||
|| fading Satan laughing Dancing slow ||
||└─1970─┘ with in the gym ||
|| delight └─1971─┘ ||
\\ //
\\ The Father, Son & The players //
\\ music Holy Ghost tried for a //
\\ died caught the forward pass //
\\ last train //
\\ └─1971─┘ No time to //
\\ start again //
\\ //
\\ The fire //
\\ consumed //
\\ them all //
\\ moss //
\\ grew fat on //
\\ candlestick //
\\ //
\\ //
\\ //
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