what’s an ammaring anyway?

[fata morgana]

If you play with the sound structure of the word a bit, you can get: a mooring (tied to), amour-ing (let’s all guess that one…), amaranth, "an imaginary flower which never fades."

[squeapler]

I know J and Amma have been mentioned in Mike Watt’s tour diaries. I think one from 2000 talks about J introducing Amma to Watt (she hugged him) and also J traveling with a doll of Amma in a pouch. she is a spiritual guide who makes the bad thoughts come out of your mind. I really appreciate that J is a spiritual person—that is so much healthier than many other performers who seek solace in the bottle or other unhealthy things. not that a little fun is bad but people can overdo it and ruin themselves.

[sarsaparilly]

i need some amma lovin’ fer sure. i go now to hug on some ungrateful cats, i gotta get me a dog…
but i wonder if the ring j wears on his left pinkie is an ammaring of sorts?

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[AndrewD]

All,

Just had a good read of all this. I always assumed that I was the only one that didn’t really understand what Ammaring was all about. Thanks to all those contributing to the above <img> especially Allison – your devotion to all things J continually impresses. I will be listening to Ammaring again tonight with a fresh pair of attentive ears…

[fata morgana]

Shouldn’t the word "Amma" have some kind of connection to the Hindi or Sanskrit–Indo-European languages? Since Goddess Ammachi is of South Asian origin?

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