#elia's

[sayruq]

i keep seeing people say, ‘aegon can’t be real because then jon and dany will be less special. they’re the hidden prince/ess’ and it’s wrong because they’re not the only hidden prince(ess) in the story, every stark right now is hidden and because robb was king, they’re all princes and princesses. no one knew theon survived the destruction of winterfell until his escape so technically, he’s a hidden prince (until he got found). wow so many hidden royal family members and yet your perception of jon and dany as the most special characters ever remained so why is aegon such a threat? 

wait, i know, it’s because you want jon and dany to be the only targaryens because you think asoiaf is all about the targs and how these two are going to meet and fall in love and kill the others. let me put you at ease, aegon’s story isn’t about him being a targaryen or rhaegar’s son, it’s about him being elia’s son. we got dorne chapters and quentyn chapters because aegon is elia’s son. house martell is going to be embed in aegon’s wars so grrm set up arianne and areo’s pov and then later he gave us quentyn so things get even more personal for the martells (as though they aren’t personal enough as it is). aegon needs dorne to win the throne and meeting arianne and elia sand will introduce some internal conflict for him. the only parts that are relevant to rhaegar is joncon and aegon having the targ look. that’s it.

this fandom is so white-centric that they will literally do anything but analyse characters of colour. as soon as aegon showed up, it was ‘this is supposed to be rhaegar’s kid? he can’t be, that’s jon’s role so he must be fake,’ and people haven’t looked back since. wait, lately they’ve been doing ‘aegon thinks he’s real but he’s a puppet and he does what everyone tells him to do and that’s soooo sad,’ which is not canon. aegon listens sometimes but once he decides on a course of action, it’s hard to change his mind (refusing to hide when the stone men attacked, refusing to let tyrion get thrown overboard, changing the golden company’s plan, leading a battle with his men). 

anyway the fact that aegon was on the mother rhoyne completely escapes these people. i don’t think they know what river he’s on or the fact that he’s travelling with the orphans of the greenblood or the fact that everyone believes they saw a rhoynar god and it’s explicitly connected to aegon. none of that registers because they care way more about white characters than characters of colour because they literally can’t see where the dornish characters come in or what role they will play.

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Show Review: Lights In Valencia @ Cafe Libertalia

Before I attempt to write this review I'm going to let you know I'm not a very good writer. I don't use an extensive vocabulary like most music blogs do and I don't really use a lot of technical music jargon. I'm not putting those blogs down in anyway at all, I'm just letting everyone know that my way of writing is pretty much straight to the point. I'm simply going to just write about what I feel about the show in plain English so anyone can understand what I'm trying to say. To start off I'm going to discuss the first band which is Youth Martyrs. Youth Martyrs is a two-piece Garage Rock band that highly resembles the White Stripes. The two member setup is alright with me except for one thing, these guys can't seem to stay on beat. Before going to show I did manage to check out some of their recordings which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but unfortunately I found it hard to continue to listen to this band live. I get that they're probably still learning to play their instruments but I'd say practice at home first before actually getting up in front of a crowd. Doing so will do both yourself as well as the audience a favor. I really enjoyed the simplicity of their songs and if they managed to keep the song in time, I probably would not say anything bad about the band. One last thing about the band, I appreciate the courage it took for them to get up on stage and play. Moving on to the next band, Lights In Valencia. Lights In Valencia is a three piece acoustic group from Chula Vista. I admit they made a few stage errors but I really appreciate how they managed to keep their cool while still keeping the crowd entertained. I found myself softly singing along to their originals as well as covers which is important because having the ability to do so brings a sense of connection. I enjoyed their entire set and was surprised to hear them play Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know. They seriously did an outstanding job on the cover and were courteous enough to thank the crowd in the middle of the song. The last song (an original) which I'm not sure of the title yet, really stuck out to me. The message that I took from the song reminded me of Wiz Khalifa's "Young, Wild, and Free" because it basically described how it is to be young and I really enjoyed it. Youth is something one must not take for granted because once you grow up you'll never be able to get those years back. Overall, these guys did an outstanding job and I am more than willing to check them out again at another show. Finally the third band, Elia's Thoughts. Elia's Thoughts is a four-piece Alternative/Classic Rock band that incorporates unorthodox instruments not usually found in a rock band such as the cajon and the cello. These guys are seriously something else. The music that these guys produce definitely pulls you in emotionally. Immediately after listening to their first song, a rush of negative as well as positive memories began rushing to my head. I seriously found it hard to contain myself after listening to "Love in the Making" and "I Hate (Modern Love)." Speaking of the song "I Hate (Modern Love)", I can definitely identify with the title. I found myself wondering about what love and relationships really mean these days especially with people in my generation. It seriously seems like chivalry is dead and the majority of people these days get into relationships for the wrong reasons. This is why I find it hard to let loose and just let myself go relationship wise. But yeah... enough of that, I'll save that for personal blog. Lol. Overall I did manage to enjoy the show for what it was, a showcase of young musicians trying express themselves with music.

- Ian D.