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fangirling, various artists and bad english

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After watching so much Columbo with my friends we decided that this needed to be a thing, so here we are!

Also can be used as a drinking game! It’s up to you to decide how much to drink for each thing (aka how fast do you wanna pass out)

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THIS IS BRILLIANT

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Visit Original Link

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what is this song... i think it’s been a couple of years since i listened to it the last time and i just... damn.

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oh yes the prisoner in good quality finally FINALLY

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trying to ship someone in columbo: hard but possible (laughs hysterically)

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ok just some thoughts while re-watching columbo well it’s actually understandable, i mean, the 70s, it would be weird if there were no sexist comments etc on this show at all also it has been a couple of months since i ever posted anything here so i feel umm uncomfortable

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I haven’t really addressed the Swans/Michael Gira issue publicly because of my friendship with someone who’s worked with and toured with Swans, but you know, since it’s my blog and all, I figured I should put my two cents in (that’s what the internet’s for right).

First, it is possible that Larkin Grimm could not be telling the truth. It is possible. I’ve read the statements that have come from Gira’s wife, ex-wife, Gira himself, and Ms. Grimm’s former bandmates. People who seem to have a collection of knowledge about Grimm’s past behaviors, and are prepared to present some evidence to court to disprove her claim.

But, second, what is most important about all of these cases of sexual assault that come to light, is that only less than 1% are proven to be false. That leaves us with a staggering 99% of true, reported cases. That’s a lot of people, and it’s not a statistic that can be ignored.

So what does that mean? Well, in a society where we routinely deny the experiences of women ever happened, and force them to keep quiet either by threats, or paying them off; in a society where the majority of sexual assault cases go unreported because of fear, we have to fight to make sure those lost voices are heard. So yes, until it can be proven than Michael Gira did not in fact assault Larkin Grimm.. we must, as human beings–as people with the knowledge of the statistics of sexual assault cases (less than 1% come out false), take her side.. or at least, consider that her version of the events may be true.

For those who are fans of the work of Gira and Swans, and friends of Gira, I know that’s a hard pill to swallow. If it helps it go down easier, you could choose not to believe anyone, and just simply remain objective until the entire thing has been gutted, examined, and solved.

Larkin Grimm is only one woman, and she only has herself, and her memory of an experience that seemed to hurt her. The least we can do is not condemn her. The least we can do is simply listen.

I hope that makes sense.

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and/or

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La chute de la maison Usher (Jean Epstein, 1928)

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I don’t think Major Tom made it

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5 minutes and 32 seconds into blackstar and chill and he gives u this look

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I’m going to take a stab at analyzing David Bowie’s latest song and video, Blackstar. The article here on Genius references its creepiness, while emphasizing the seeming impenetrability of its meaning. But these are first impressions I got:

1. Story-wise, Major Tom’s body ended up drifting somewhere in the cosmos where his skull is revered as a holy icon, and his legend, or his spirit, have achieved a kind of apotheosis. Or, Major Tom has become an Eldritch Abomination/Elder God:

( Something happened on the day he died. Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside. Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried (I’m a blackstar, I’m a star’s star, I’m a blackstar) 

There’s an Unknown Kadath or Carcosa-esque kind of vibe to this place (the “Villa of Ormen”)  but I don’t think any of this would be out of place in a Neil Gaiman comic. The twitchy movements of the worshipers reminded me of the Shakers.

2. Thematically, it looks to me like David Bowie is acknowledging his own legend and the impact he’s had on culture, and reclaiming some of the symbols of his past roles, (Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust,) essentially becoming his own high priest. I don’t think there are many other artists who could pull this off without looking silly (though Kanye West has sure tried) but David Bowie has nailed it. The whole song is amazing, but the part between 4:20-7:40 is so transcendent that I’m almost in tears. (I know I’m a huge nerd and I don’t care, someone fight me)

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I crept to the door; the organ broke out overhead with a blare. A dazzling light filled the church, blotting the altar from my eyes. The people faded away, the arches, the vaulted roof vanished. I raised my seared eyes to the fathomless glare, and I saw the black stars hanging in the heavens: and the wet winds from the Lake of Hali chilled my face.   And now, far away, over leagues of tossing cloud-waves, I saw the moon dripping with spray; and beyond, the towers of Carcosa rose behind the moon.   Death and the awful abode of lost souls, whither my weakness long ago had sent him, had changed him for every other eye but mine. And now I heard his voice, rising, swelling, thundering through the flaring light, and as I fell, the radiance increasing, increasing, poured over me in waves of flame. Then I sank into the depths, and I heard the King in Yellow whispering to my soul: "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God!"

Robert Chambers, In the Court of the Dragon

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QI never fails to leave me in stitches

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Tricky Linguistics x

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