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greygirlbeast) wrote2009-01-25 12:58 pm
greygirlbeast) wrote2009-01-25 12:58 pm
Deceit, Blood, and Opera
I did 1,139 words on "The Thousand-and-Third Tale of Scheherazade" yesterday, which makes it a pretty decent writing day. I expect to finish the story this afternoon, or tomorrow at the very latest, at which time I will send it to Vince to be illustrated, for Sirenia Digest #38.
I got about eight hours of sleep last night, and feel a little better than I did this time yesterday. I tried to do it without the Ambien, and I got to sleep just fine, but awoke around 5:30 ayem to the sensation that my skin and muscles had been somehow wound too tightly about me, so I took the damn Ambien. Tonight, I'll try taking only a half dose.
Does anyone know the name of the island on the Hudson River where Aleister Crowley sequestered himself in 1918? I see the name given as Aesopus Island, but, so far, I've been unable to find that name on a map, and I'm beginning to suspect it's a name he created.
Last night, we saw Darren Lynn Bousman and Terrance Zdunich's Repo! The Genetic Opera. Wow. Spooky and I were both extremely pleased, and we'll be picking up a copy of the DVD and soundtrack as soon as we are able. Rock opera meets Grand Guignol, with no punches pulled. It was the sort of film that made me smile right at the start, and by the end my face ached from smiling. Some wickedly sexy eye candy, this movie, and the music manages just the right balance of jaunty comic irreverence, melodrama, and tragedy. Many of the vocal performances are mediocre, but this actually seems to serve the characterization rather well. The best voices in Repo! belong to Anthony Stewart Head and Sarah Brightman, and this, of course, comes as no surprise. Vocally, they more than manage to carry the film all on their own. Anyway, yes, I absolutely love this film. It's the sort of dark gem that I am always amazed managed to find its way to the screen. Even Paris Hilton isn't very annoying, in part because she's playing the perfect grotesque caricature of herself. Terrance Zdunich (screenwrirer) is superb as Graverobber. You even get a dash of Joan Jett, and Spooky and I were very pleased to see Melora Creager listed among the musicians.
Spooky has lowered the prices of Orville and Jasper, on her Etsy page. You might want to have a look.
If you've not yet ordered A is for Alien, I urge you to please do so today. Thanks.
I got about eight hours of sleep last night, and feel a little better than I did this time yesterday. I tried to do it without the Ambien, and I got to sleep just fine, but awoke around 5:30 ayem to the sensation that my skin and muscles had been somehow wound too tightly about me, so I took the damn Ambien. Tonight, I'll try taking only a half dose.
Does anyone know the name of the island on the Hudson River where Aleister Crowley sequestered himself in 1918? I see the name given as Aesopus Island, but, so far, I've been unable to find that name on a map, and I'm beginning to suspect it's a name he created.
Last night, we saw Darren Lynn Bousman and Terrance Zdunich's Repo! The Genetic Opera. Wow. Spooky and I were both extremely pleased, and we'll be picking up a copy of the DVD and soundtrack as soon as we are able. Rock opera meets Grand Guignol, with no punches pulled. It was the sort of film that made me smile right at the start, and by the end my face ached from smiling. Some wickedly sexy eye candy, this movie, and the music manages just the right balance of jaunty comic irreverence, melodrama, and tragedy. Many of the vocal performances are mediocre, but this actually seems to serve the characterization rather well. The best voices in Repo! belong to Anthony Stewart Head and Sarah Brightman, and this, of course, comes as no surprise. Vocally, they more than manage to carry the film all on their own. Anyway, yes, I absolutely love this film. It's the sort of dark gem that I am always amazed managed to find its way to the screen. Even Paris Hilton isn't very annoying, in part because she's playing the perfect grotesque caricature of herself. Terrance Zdunich (screenwrirer) is superb as Graverobber. You even get a dash of Joan Jett, and Spooky and I were very pleased to see Melora Creager listed among the musicians.
Spooky has lowered the prices of Orville and Jasper, on her Etsy page. You might want to have a look.
If you've not yet ordered A is for Alien, I urge you to please do so today. Thanks.
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OK - fan-girl moment over.
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I was very impressed with Alexa Vega. She ain't no Sarah Brightman, and a part of me still sees her as the kid from the godawful spy kids franchise...but I like Shiloh a lot.
Gravedigger was interesting too.
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I see the name given as Aesopus Island, but, so far, I've been unable to find that name on a map, and I'm beginning to suspect it's a name he created.
There seems to be an Esopus Island, which is only a slightly Anglicized form of the name.
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There seems to be an Esopus Island, which is only a slightly Anglicized form of the name.
Ah-ha!
And here it is on google maps
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Another musician you may not have noticed is Poe, she's one of the choral voices.
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Another musician you may not have noticed is Poe, she's one of the choral voices.
Awesome. No, I missed that.
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the part that amazed me the most was when alexa talked about the fact that because they had no budget they had no real rehersal/prep time, recorded in the studio three months before they got on set (which no-one had yet seen) and then when shooting had to lip synch and match choreography to their pre-recorded soundtrack
pretty fucking amazing given what they had to work with, and the people involved seemed to be genuinely amazed at the crowd response
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I guess he was playing a character and not actually being himself (which is to be lauded) and is interested in being in horror films (which is to be lauded), but amid so many bad singers, I expected him to shred his vocal cords with elegance the way he has every single time I've seen him sing. Great film, just a bit odd for me since he's my favorite vocalist and he didn't manage (was not allowed?) to show his awesomeness.
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Nonetheless, in the meantime, you may wish to check out The Collected Wit and Wisdom of Mr. Francis E. Dec, Esquire (http://www.bentoandstarchky.com/dec/rants.htm). If Skinny Puppy changed my entire musical world view, Francis E. Dec , Esq., changed the rest.