Deaniacs are surely more level-headed than tulipomaniacs.
Cat--I couldn't have identified The Carpenters, so queued them up on YouTube and of course recognized them at once. I third the motion that their recordings are better than Frank Sinatra's.
I finally found a Dracula movie I saw way back when--I thought it was while I was in college, but it it didn't come out until later--in 1979. What stuck in my memory was the beautiful, indeed lyrical, scenes of Johnathan Harker's approach to Castle Dracula. It departs significantly from the book, but is simply gorgeous. The English title is "Nosferatu the Vampyre," and the director is Werner Hertzog (which fits). I wonder if I can find out where it was filmed.
Sounds good, though I don't remember hearing about it. I was rather sheltered. At the same time, I also had a minor fad of watching Dracula movies... Not sure I want to buy it but, not having Net Flicks, guess that's the way to go. Did you see the Francis Ford Copula Dracula, must have come out in late 80s. visually stunning and did a whole lot the young female libido, but in retrospect it wasn't really a very good movie. I think it is a very bad idea to romanticize vampirism. It's not in the least romantic or sexy, though it does have a certain horrific fascination.
OTOH I I do not abominate the Twilight series as some do, including some who positively boast about not having read the books. I enjoyed them and did not find them anti-feminine, but that's just me. I'm a sucker for a good love story. They are definitely girl books. I can't imagine any male reading them, or enjoying them if he did, but life is full of surprises.
The Carpenters were way nicer than Frank Sinatra too.
Mah*Sweetie and I courted to Carpenter music in the early 70's. Our song was their lesser known tune "One Love" which was played at our wedding just before the wedding march. Everything was ready early and the minister came to ask if I wanted to begin a few minutes early. Since the next tune would be our song, I declined. My sister-in-law, who was with me, said she was amazed at how calm I was. Ha!
Penny is very, very much into vampires. Perhaps especially the Hammer horror films of the 1950s and 60s with Christopher Lee as Dracula. I could be jealous of Lee if I were inclined to jealousy.
I can easily understand vampires as sex objects. They are in some ways the ultimate power icon. And power attracts. (That goes for both sexes. The idea that men are attracted to powerful women seems to have gotten lost somewhere, but it's a fact nonetheless.)
Cat ~~ What you said about juxtaposition of generations led me to do a bit of checking and discover I had confused the Carpenters with Peter, Paul, and Mary. It appears that I actually don't know the Carpenters except by name -- none of the songs in the set listener linked to were familiar. My musical tastes had always run very strongly toward classical, with a bit of folk and world music, and by the 70s it was no longer as difficult to avoid exposure to "top 50" or equivalent as it had once been.
Ah, I should have spotted the confusion from your examples.Peter, Paul and Mary are good though I can see them seeming watered down to a true Folkie. The Carpenters are straight Pop with the occasional Country twang. No Folk.
I have decided to attempt turning over a new leaf (Or an old one?) I have long since not been getting enough sleep--I have been frequently and sometimes chronically sleep deprived for more than twenty years, and mind and body I have come to accept it as normal. A pox on it! Henceforth, insofar as possible, I am going to aim for getting to bed at ten PM. I had to endure the sleep deprivation because of my work schedule, but except for every other weekend that is no longer true. I am tired of my mind not working properly. I expect it will have other salutary effects to boot.
From my view, a good decision. I don't function when sleep deprived. And the amount of sleep required is increasing as I grow older -- although it now tends to be broken into night and nap.
Deaniacs are surely more level-headed than tulipomaniacs.
ReplyDeleteCat--I couldn't have identified The Carpenters, so queued them up on YouTube and of course recognized them at once. I third the motion that their recordings are better than Frank Sinatra's.
I finally found a Dracula movie I saw way back when--I thought it was while I was in college, but it it didn't come out until later--in 1979. What stuck in my memory was the beautiful, indeed lyrical, scenes of Johnathan Harker's approach to Castle Dracula. It departs significantly from the book, but is simply gorgeous. The English title is "Nosferatu the Vampyre," and the director is Werner Hertzog (which fits). I wonder if I can find out where it was filmed.
--Alan
Filmed in Holland and Czechoslovakia.
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Sounds good, though I don't remember hearing about it. I was rather sheltered. At the same time, I also had a minor fad of watching Dracula movies... Not sure I want to buy it but, not having Net Flicks, guess that's the way to go. Did you see the Francis Ford Copula Dracula, must have come out in late 80s. visually stunning and did a whole lot the young female libido, but in retrospect it wasn't really a very good movie. I think it is a very bad idea to romanticize vampirism. It's not in the least romantic or sexy, though it does have a certain horrific fascination.
DeleteOTOH I I do not abominate the Twilight series as some do, including some who positively boast about not having read the books. I enjoyed them and did not find them anti-feminine, but that's just me. I'm a sucker for a good love story. They are definitely girl books. I can't imagine any male reading them, or enjoying them if he did, but life is full of surprises.
The Carpenters were way nicer than Frank Sinatra too.
DeleteMah*Sweetie and I courted to Carpenter music in the early 70's. Our song was their lesser known tune "One Love" which was played at our wedding just before the wedding march. Everything was ready early and the minister came to ask if I wanted to begin a few minutes early. Since the next tune would be our song, I declined. My sister-in-law, who was with me, said she was amazed at how calm I was. Ha!
Here's the song!
Deletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSMJD3FGu4s
Ah, what a lovely song.
DeletePenny is very, very much into vampires. Perhaps especially the Hammer horror films of the 1950s and 60s with Christopher Lee as Dracula. I could be jealous of Lee if I were inclined to jealousy.
DeleteI can easily understand vampires as sex objects. They are in some ways the ultimate power icon. And power attracts. (That goes for both sexes. The idea that men are attracted to powerful women seems to have gotten lost somewhere, but it's a fact nonetheless.)
Cat ~~ What you said about juxtaposition of generations led me to do a bit of checking and discover I had confused the Carpenters with Peter, Paul, and Mary. It appears that I actually don't know the Carpenters except by name -- none of the songs in the set listener linked to were familiar. My musical tastes had always run very strongly toward classical, with a bit of folk and world music, and by the 70s it was no longer as difficult to avoid exposure to "top 50" or equivalent as it had once been.
DeleteAh, I should have spotted the confusion from your examples.Peter, Paul and Mary are good though I can see them seeming watered down to a true Folkie. The Carpenters are straight Pop with the occasional Country twang. No Folk.
DeleteThe other song played at our wedding was Paul Stookey's "The Wedding Song: There is Love":
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TekkIqNmQz4
Oh, yes, I always liked that song.
DeleteI have decided to attempt turning over a new leaf (Or an old one?) I have long since not been getting enough sleep--I have been frequently and sometimes chronically sleep deprived for more than twenty years, and mind and body I have come to accept it as normal. A pox on it! Henceforth, insofar as possible, I am going to aim for getting to bed at ten PM. I had to endure the sleep deprivation because of my work schedule, but except for every other weekend that is no longer true. I am tired of my mind not working properly. I expect it will have other salutary effects to boot.
ReplyDelete--Alan
Good luck, Alan. Hope it helps!
DeleteFrom my view, a good decision. I don't function when sleep deprived. And the amount of sleep required is increasing as I grow older -- although it now tends to be broken into night and nap.
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