{"id":623,"date":"2024-04-06T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gen-e-sis.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/06\/nothing-really-changes\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:30:56","slug":"nothing-really-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/nothing-really-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Really Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"1434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/nothing-really-changes\/larry-norman\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/larry-norman.png\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"larry-norman\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A stylized tribute to Larry Norman features him with a pixel halo and winged cassette, blending retro tech with spiritual iconography. The bold yellow text anchors the homage, sanctifying the pioneer of Christian rock in pop-cultural reverence.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cassette canonization\u2014Larry Norman ascends with wings, tape, and pixelated grace.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/larry-norman-200x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/larry-norman-683x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/larry-norman-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/larry-norman-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/larry-norman-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/larry-norman-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/larry-norman.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span class=\"voice-tag\">Satirical Time Travel &#038; Cultural Juxtaposition<\/span>\n<div class=\"post-intro\">\n  <p>\n    Time travel isn\u2019t just for DeLoreans and quantum physicists \u2014 it\u2019s for poets with a bone to pick and a playlist full of Larry Norman. This post riffs through eras like a vinyl skipping across decades, juxtaposing absurd modernity with philosophical pop culture. Expect parody, rhythm, and a few timeless follies dressed in bell-bottoms and existential dread.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>nothing really changes &#8211; larry norman 1968<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>if we could live in shakespeare\u2019s day<br>i wonder who we\u2019d be<br>if people then could live today<br>i wonder who we\u2019d see<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>they\u2019d probably stop a corner cop<br>and ask \u201cwhat the whole world\u2019s coming to?\u201d<br>if people then could live today<br>i wonder what they\u2019d do<br>yes i wonder what they\u2019d do<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>would romeo and juliet<br>watch nelson eddy kiss jeanette?<br>would bacchus read police gazette?<br>and window peep at silhouettes?<br>would ceasar pay to see the mets?<br>would icarus join the jet set?<br>would satan smoke menthol cigarettes?<br>would samson razor with gillettes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>nothing really changes<br>everything remains the same<br>we are what we are, till the day that we die<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>would henry viii use etiquette<br>in a busy new york luncheonette?<br>would cleopatra die when when bit?<br>or save herself with a tourniquet?<br>would beethoven join a jazz quartet?<br>would ben hur drive a blue corvette?<br>would aristotle be an acid head?<br>would cain kill abel with a bayonet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>nothing really changes<br>everything remains the same<br>we are what we are, till the day that we die<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rebel Poet: Larry Norman: A Portrait of the Artist in Revolt\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"678\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_QElVnwYVRac1OE&#038;asin=B0C4K3JY4R&#038;tag=genesiscom-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time travel isn\u2019t just for DeLoreans and quantum physicists \u2014 it\u2019s for poets with a bone to pick and a playlist full of Larry Norman. This post riffs through eras like a vinyl skipping across decades, juxtaposing absurd modernity with philosophical pop culture. Expect parody, rhythm, and a few timeless follies dressed in bell-bottoms and existential dread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[75,828,1119,892,903],"class_list":["post-623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-philosophy-and-paradox","tag-larry-norman","tag-lyrical-philosophy","tag-parody","tag-poetic-parody","tag-pop-culture-parody"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/nothing.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499,"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623\/revisions\/2499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handelbarweb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}