Theres a problem, feathers iron
Bargain buildings, weights and pullies
Feathers hit the ground before the weight can leave the air
Buy the sky and sell the sky and tell the sky and tell the sky
Dont fall on me (what is it up in the air for) (its gonna fall)
Fall on me (if its there for long) (its gonna fall)
Fall on me (its over its over me) (its gonna fall)
Theres the progress we have found (when the rain)
A way to talk around the problem (when the children reign)
Building towered foresight (keep your conscience in the dark)
Isnt anything at all (the statues in the park)
Buy the sky and sell the sky and bleed the sky and tell the sky
(repeat chorus)
Dont fall on me
Well I could keep it above
But then it wouldnt be sky anymore
So if I send it to you youve got to promise to keep it whole
Buy the sky and sell the sky and lift your arms up to the sky
And ask the sky and ask the sky
(repeat chorus, etc.)
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Friday, December 01, 2006
Book yer own fckin Grand Ole Opry 1:19 PM
They spooled COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER on TCM last night. I haven't seen this movie since I was a kid, and it's still pretty good. CMD is a rags-to-riches movie or fan-to-fame-to-fall-from-grace and back again, and I love that kind of movie. CMD is a biographical flick about The First Lady of Country Music, Loretta Lynn. So as a bonus we get some damn good music from Loretta and Ernest Tub and Patsy Cline. And I've realized that this is the punkest movie I've ever seen, short of REPO MAN.
Why? Lemme explain. As much as this is a movie about Loretta Lynn, it's as much about her husband Doolittle Lynn. The first reel of the movie is about Doolittle and Loretta meeting and getting married and is all set up for the second reel. The second reel is the heart of the movie, at least for me.
The second act is pure DIY punk ethos on Doolittle's part. Instead of buying Loretta a wedding ring Doolittle gives her a guitar. Loretty learns to play the guitar. So Doolittle takes her to a Honky Tonk where he convinces the house band to let Loretta play. Soon Loretta writes her first song. So Doolittle takes her to a small recording studio and has Loretta recorded. And like something straight outta BOOK YER OWN FCKIN LIFE Doolittle makes his own 8 by 10 glossy of Loretta and is staying up all night typing up press releases and mailing 45's to country radio stations everywhere. And then Doolittle takes Loretta from radio station to radio station getting her on the air and getting the 45 played.
All this do-it-yourself promotion gets Loretta to number 14 on charts. And when Doolittle finds out that Loretta's got a hit the first thing he does is drive her to The Grand Ole Opry. And it's a Cinderella moment when Ernest Tubs introduces Loretta on the Opry. And it's punk as fck.
It's all up and down and uphill from there. We go from Loretta meeting Patsy Cline (in a wonderful scene where Loretta is taken to Patsy's hospital room and has a great fangirl moment while Patsy Cline sits in a hospital bed with two black eyes, her head wrapped in gauze and sipping beer through a straw.) to Loretta's big hair and satin lace dresses period to her mental breakdown on stage and back again. Roll the credits. If only Loretta had flared out in a fury of self destruction it'd be the perfect ending. As it is, it's still a pretty damn good movie.
And punk as fck.
Why? Lemme explain. As much as this is a movie about Loretta Lynn, it's as much about her husband Doolittle Lynn. The first reel of the movie is about Doolittle and Loretta meeting and getting married and is all set up for the second reel. The second reel is the heart of the movie, at least for me.
The second act is pure DIY punk ethos on Doolittle's part. Instead of buying Loretta a wedding ring Doolittle gives her a guitar. Loretty learns to play the guitar. So Doolittle takes her to a Honky Tonk where he convinces the house band to let Loretta play. Soon Loretta writes her first song. So Doolittle takes her to a small recording studio and has Loretta recorded. And like something straight outta BOOK YER OWN FCKIN LIFE Doolittle makes his own 8 by 10 glossy of Loretta and is staying up all night typing up press releases and mailing 45's to country radio stations everywhere. And then Doolittle takes Loretta from radio station to radio station getting her on the air and getting the 45 played.
All this do-it-yourself promotion gets Loretta to number 14 on charts. And when Doolittle finds out that Loretta's got a hit the first thing he does is drive her to The Grand Ole Opry. And it's a Cinderella moment when Ernest Tubs introduces Loretta on the Opry. And it's punk as fck.
It's all up and down and uphill from there. We go from Loretta meeting Patsy Cline (in a wonderful scene where Loretta is taken to Patsy's hospital room and has a great fangirl moment while Patsy Cline sits in a hospital bed with two black eyes, her head wrapped in gauze and sipping beer through a straw.) to Loretta's big hair and satin lace dresses period to her mental breakdown on stage and back again. Roll the credits. If only Loretta had flared out in a fury of self destruction it'd be the perfect ending. As it is, it's still a pretty damn good movie.
And punk as fck.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Freeze it 10:32 AM
The first serious winter weather is moving into North Texas. I almost didn't come into work, of course now that I've made it into work I'm stuck here. Great. I should've went with my first instinct. It's sleeting right now. I can hear the tiny bits of ice tippling on the cars outside the window. Heck, you can even see it. It's cold enough to stick to the car. It'll take time to chisel and heat up the car to get home now. Crap. Should've stayed in bed.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Faking the format 12:17 PM
Made some headway making subtitled DVDs. Turns out WinAVI actually makes hardsubbed DVD files. So I was making more work for myself by making hardsubs and then authoring DVD files. Of course this could've all been bypassed if I could figure out why I can't get DVDFlick to work. I thought I'd be able to author on Renderfarm, but it choked. I have no idea why. Maybe if I could find an earlier version of DVDFlick It would work, again. I still do not understand why it worked once, and then never again. Phase of the moon...
Time seems to be moving very slowly today. Perception of time. Weird.
UPDATE: Found the SourceForge page for DVDFLick and previous release files. Will attempt to make DVDs with selectable subs tonight!
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
DanimeHELL 11:59 AM
RSVP'd for Saturday's party. It should be fun. I'll be doing a mini OtakuHELL at Josh and Micheal's. I'll get to goof around and show stuff I normally don't show. Which makes me think I should do a little prep work, get a few disks ready for the deal. Maybe even a new eye-catch. Can't hurt. Something like, "Danno's 40th Birthday Extravaganza!" or "Spectacular!" It'll be a good excuse to rebuild the 200 and Halcali discs, too.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Stealin' 12:58 PM
Perfectly Good Guitar
Well he threw one down form the top of the stairs
Beautiful women were standing everywhere
They all got wet when he smashed that thing
But off in the dark you could hear somebody sing
Chorus:
Oh it breaks my heart to see those stars
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
I don't know who they think they are
Smashing a perfectly good guitar
It started back in 1963
His momma wouldn't buy him
That new red harmony
He settled for a sunburst with a crack
But hes still trying to break his mommas back
Chorus
He loved that guitar just like a girlfriend
But ever good thing comes to an end
Now he just sits in his room all day
Whistling every note he used to play
There out to be a law with no bail
Smash a guitar and you go to jail
With no chance for early parole
You don't get out till you get some soul
Chorus
Late at night the end of the road
He wished he still had the old guitar to hold
Hed rock it like a baby in his arms
Never let it come to any harm
Chorus
Monday, November 20, 2006
Almost there 12:08 PM
Chad just sent me an Amazon gift certificate for my birthday. So it won't be long now. I'll be old.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Back to sleep 1:14 PM
eyespot
Having trouble waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep. Very tired.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Video Killed 12:41 PM
Jamglue and Splice and SingShot
Watched Eurythmics Greatest Hits DVD before turning in last night. Video is a dodgy medium. Some good, some bad. But the music was good. The two videos for the 1984 movie were interesting. Couldn't get those songs outta my head...
Ms. Echo sez I dress like a war refugee.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Acting Up 1:47 PM
Blogger has been acting up the last few days. Let's hope everything's cleared up...
