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Related material . . .
From "By Morning Light," a Log24 post of June 2, 2026 —
Annotation . . . Magic Carpet Ride . . .
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Friday, July 24, 2026
Snark Hunting in Oz
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
By Morning Light
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Annotation . . . Magic Carpet Ride . . .
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Adapted Songlines
"Why don't you come with me, old man,
On a magic carpet ride?"
"This young girl, she played four . . ."
A Red Door for Jenna Ortega:
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
The Sphinx Tattoo
Earlier . . .
"Why don't you come with me, little girl,
on a magic carpet ride?" — Steppenwolf lyrics
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Saturday, August 24, 2019
Sophia in Storyville*
* See the previous post. Related material:
The Lolita Express and Magic Carpet Ride.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Entertainment Overload
From a May 13, 2010, New York Times theater review —
From a link in a post from yesterday evening —
"Why don't you come with me, little girl,
on a magic carpet ride?" — Steppenwolf lyrics
These lyrics are heard in Star Trek: First Contact (1996).
Related entertainment —
The production of "Passion Play" reviewed above opened May 12, 2010.
See also this journal on that date.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Ride
"Why don't you come with me, little girl,
on a magic carpet ride?" — Steppenwolf lyrics
Related material for fans of Christopher Alexander
(see previous post) — "The 'Life' of a Carpet."
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Figure in the Carpet
"Why don't you come with me, little girl,
On a magic carpet ride?"
– Steppenwolf lyrics
"I like to fold my magic carpet, after use,
in such a way as to superimpose
one part of the pattern upon another."
– Vladimir Nabokov in Speak, Memory
See also Nabokov at Harvard in today's Crimson
and the Russian boxes of Henry James.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Venue
… Don't you know that when you play
at this level there's no ordinary venue?
— Lyrics from Chess
Why don't you come with me little girl
On a magic carpet ride?
— Steppenwolf lyrics in Star Trek: First Contact
I like to fold my magic carpet, after use,
in such a way as to superimpose
one part of the pattern upon another.
— Vladimir Nabokov in Speak, Memory
See also recent Log24 posts.
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