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Geoffrey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2024 2:08 am ... living here is very pleasant, and so modern... the fridge defrosts itself when necessary....

Yet another mid-20th Century convenience, kind of like smoke detectors. Glad you like your new digs!

Incidentally, I did notice your Springsteen pics (and a Leonard portrait, looking a bit like Bogart, to me). A friend of mine recently saw Springsteen in concert, and very much enjoyed it: apparently he puts on quite a good show. I can't say that I've ever cared all that much for his music, but he seems like a very decent chap.

LisaLCFan wrote:
>Yet another mid-20th Century convenience, kind of like smoke detectors. Glad you like your new digs!

quite a contrast from my old place. being at the top of a block, it had spectacular views, but needed modernising. in this new apartment i feel a bit like jaques tati
https://youtu.be/LE9t98Gox60?si=sJq59TBEjNgS6WqK

>Incidentally, I did notice your Springsteen pics (and a Leonard portrait, looking a bit like Bogart, to me).

yes, i've noticed that most everybody looks a bit like somebody else. when i'm walking through the crowded mall i often think to myself "there's julian assange! . . . and there goes nelson mandela . . .what's george bush doing in norway?" however, the eye seems to linger on (and scrutinise) a sketch more than it will a photo, and that's a good thing. it encourages the sketch artist (horrible words) to be as precise as possible.

>A friend of mine recently saw Springsteen in concert, and very much enjoyed it: apparently he puts on quite a good show. I can't say that I've ever cared all that much for his music, but he seems like a very decent chap.

agreed, he's no leonard cohen, but he does seem very likeable. his music is not too bad; i can happily listen to it - especially the energetic stuff. i don't think it's wise for celebrities to talk politics though, it can alienate a big portion of their fan base.

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:49 pm ...i've noticed that most everybody looks a bit like somebody else...

Apparently, I look like a lot of people (but nobody famous, as far as I know) -- I am regularly approached by strangers who think that I am somebody else that they know -- they will usually say things like, "Excuse me, are you so-and-so who worked at such-and-such a place?", and some even call out to me by another name, certain that I am their acquaintance. Twice in the past month, I have been mistaken for someone else (and not the same someone else, either, but two totally different people!). On every occasion, the person who approaches me is astonished by the similarity, even after talking to me for a moment, they will often say that I even dress like the person they know, and/or that I talk like her -- it would seem that I'm a dead ringer for a lot of other people! The people who mistake me for someone else always walk away while glancing back at me, shaking their heads in total disbelief! I think it's fascinating!

However, I almost never mistake people for someone else -- I think I have done so only once or twice in my life. I do sometimes see people that bear a bit of a resemblance to someone I know, but not enough to mistake them for someone else. I almost never think that people I see look like someone famous, but maybe I'm just not looking for it. In fact, I don't pay all that much attention to other people -- not their faces, anyway -- and that probably has something to do with it! I do notice things like clothing and footwear, if people are wearing something that is particularly bold and/or colourful (because I love bold, colourful clothing and shoes), and I notice tattoos (because I also love body art!), and I always pay attention to animal companions (because I adore animals), but the humans themselves, meh.

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:49 pm ...i don't think it's wise for celebrities to talk politics though, it can alienate a big portion of their fan base...

I am all in favour of alienating people if they are contemptible fucktards!


Unrelated: that Jacques Tati clip was very funny!

interesting to read the different ways people observe their surroundings. i study faces more than anything else, noticing especially the light and shadows they make - so i guess i miss a lot of other things.

>I am all in favour of alienating people . . .

quite so, and if celebrities do not mind losing income then of course they are free to do so.
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the old picture that illustrates this video encouraged the making of a new one
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workers in song park bench

notebook pages https://youtu.be/Rg4L5tcxFcA?si=hldru8VYsLndEeZQ

"ain't it good to know you got a friend, when people can be so cold." mother mary

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2024 4:02 pm [posted drawing of a dog with the title, "man's best friend"]

Man's best friend is rather archaic language. A person's best friend, perhaps? Humanity's best friend? Human(kind)'s best friend? Hmmm. I am not aware of a common inclusive version of this phrase (if anybody else knows of one, please advise...), but I would hope that one eventually enters the public lexicon, because dogs have always been, and will likely continue to be, very special and cherished companions for humans.

I once had a t-shirt that stated, "I Love Dogs ... and maybe 3 people". That sounds about right.

you bring up a good point, and i wholeheartedly agree with you, lisa. originally i had written 'a man's best friend', but deleted the 'a' to make it sound potentially more inclusive. however, due to our "archaic" language it unquestionably still sounds sexist. 'a dog is everyone's best friend' would be a good way of making the phrase gender neutral, although not all dogs are friendly by nature - so there's that.

language evolves with time, and unfortunately can become old-fashioned. in the english alphabet we do not really need both a 'c' and a 'k' ('c' is almost never used in norwegian), but it dates back to roman times. removing one of them would be too complicated, so we are stuck with the situation.

". . . and the word became flesh and dwelt among us" -john 1:14

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:31 am [drawing of Mary with a suckling on her teat]

Congratulations for making a tacky religious icon even tackier! (Virgin birth, yeah, right! )

LisaLCFan wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2024 8:09 pm

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:31 am [drawing of Mary with a suckling on her teat]

Congratulations for making a tacky religious icon even tackier! (Virgin birth, yeah, right! )

thanks, lisa - for being interested https://youtu.be/Ym5ip4CaOho?si=0ND93Uc_AFUQM2Ge
merry christmas / happy holidays to anyone here.

Geoffrey wrote: ↑Sun Dec 15, 2024 4:40 am ...thanks, lisa - for being interested ...
...merry christmas / happy holidays to anyone here...

You're welcome, and thank you -- season's greetings to you, too.

Fun fact: the song Silent Night (or rather, Stille Nacht) was originally written for two voices, choir, and only a guitar for accompaniment. The very first performance was given during a Christmas Eve Mass in 1818 in Oberndorf (near Salzburg), sung by the composers of the song: Joseph Mohr (tenor) was the priest at the Obendorf church, and he wrote the text of the song (as a poem) in 1816; Franz Gruber (bass) was the church organist, and he wrote the melody for it -- for guitar -- earlier in the day on Christmas Eve 1818. Below is a photo of the actual guitar that was played in that very first performance of Stille Nacht -- the guitar was owned by Mohr, but most likely it was played by Gruber that night, since Gruber was the musician and wrote the music.
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LisaLCFan wrote:
>season's greetings to you, too.

thanks

>Below is a photo of the actual guitar that was played in that very first performance of Stille Nacht . . .

the guitar has an interesting fretboard, and the cat gut(?) strings all seem to be of the same gauge - which was probably normal back then. these antique musical instruments seem to have more charm than the modern ones, at least visually.
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lady in prayer https://youtu.be/1MDlMdu2gjw?si=xqc8OC_vjezJdk77