818: the theory of eight-one-eight

8:18pm; July 27th


Not too long ago (Christmas eve to be exact) while riding on the 13 Wellington downtown, I had this concept that came to mind; the saying "playing with death" was interesting, and something (elderly) people tend to say to mean "you should be careful/watch what you do". This was interesting, and in a minimal mode of Defiance, I thought of the perfect conceptual picture for a poster or album cover.~ In the image would be a person playing with a yo-yo, which had the eight-armed Hindu Goddess of Death, Kali on it~ and thus, Playing with Death.~

With this idea still fresh in my mind, I thought I should try and make a song to that concept, in order to actually Base an album off of, or around it.
Now, at that time, I was going out shopping for C'mas presents, (particularly for my Eldest brother, David, for whom I had ordered the Metallica LP (record albums..) discography (all their albums..).
So, I got back to the house, put the albums away, and got at it writing my song. I pieced together a couple verses from a song I had written previously, revised the tune a bit, and created a Chorus for it, along the lines of a treacherous persona of Death who was seeking its followers.~ :)

Needless to say, I started feeling some special feelings of inner joy at knowing Half the people who would ever hear it would never know ANYTHiNG about what it was all about, and almost superstitiously intrigue'd (as I usually get when talking about death; more of a Person than a destination.~)
And then, it hit me; the strange concept.~ I felt I gained a Insight~ it was 8:18 when I looked at the clock when I was done my song, and I knew: My own death will correspond with those numerals, and my death will take place at 8:18~ be that the time of day, or the date itself.~

Needless to say, from that point onward I've had a respect for that time of day, perticularly the night-hour.~ I dont feel a Fear, or a phobia for the numbers 818, it's more of a understanding, and a mutual agreement that 818 is my last chapter, my closing track, and my Exit.~

I will dye at 8:18