Education
Steve Von Til (Primary School Teacher, Poet, Guitarist of Neurosis) B.A. Sociology. San Jose State 1993. Recorded June 27, 2020. Steve in Idaho. Dan in Boston. -Atheist parents enrolled young Steve in a catholic high school in east San Jose. -Trading demo tapes in 1983.-Being lent a 4 track by your high school english teacher. -Mark Twain and Jack London and walking on hot coals. -The American Indian Movement, The Black Panther Party, and SDS. -Attending San Jose state in 1987. Joined Neurosis in 1989-Graduating in 1993, taking every other semester off for tour. -Recording Neurosis demos for The Word as Law in the electro recording lab at college. -Finding Throbbing gristle and Coil-The sound section at the college library and its importance for Neurosis. The composers Harry Partch and Philip Glass’ Koyaanisqatsi, -The poets: William Blake and Seamus Heaney-Carl Jung, Primal Therapy and The Primal Scream-Joseph Cambell -The rare book section, Nordic Mythology, and Runic Inscriptions -Children’s literacy, the Prison industrial complex. and wanting to teach. -California Class Size Reduction and rare male teachers in the primary grades. -Teaching all subjects at the 4th grade level, in CA and ID. -Decision to stop touring full time during Times of Grace -From the Mission to Idaho. The desire to see real nature-William Burroughs and Brion GysinA reading of “VI Untitled” From Harvestman: 23 Untitled Poems and Collected Lyrics. Accompanying album: No wilderness deep enough.