1)The song was so-so, but this is a weirdly cool video, five people playing a guitar together:
Oh, I'm bored with my music again - so if you have referrals???
2.) Been reading The Master and the Margritta while doing laundry today and it has captured my interest, mainly by taking something I understood one way and flipping it. I love it when someone takes something I've always looked at from one perspective and shows a completely new and different point of view. Also satire, subtle satire...a rarity. I've discovered that outside of maybe South Park, that I'm not a fan of Sketch Comedy. Portlandia bored me. I need more story. Just the joke for the joke's sake seldom works - particularly, as in the case of Portlandia, I can see the punchline coming a mile away, or worse, the punch line annoys me. If something offends, there's nothing you can do about it. It's just not enjoyable. The trick is tolerating the fact that other people aren't offended by it - so, ahem, it has a right to exist and thrive, even if you wish it would die, die, die...a nasty death. Democracy as the Popster keeps pointing out to me is a somewhat dirty business. [That said, I still wish I could hold my own private bonfire and burn the books of ...but that would be WRONG and against everything I believe. So I won't do it. Emotion and belief don't always go hand in hand.]
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Once Upon a TimeI have quibbles. The Evil Queen is too bwwahahha comic book style evil for the show's own good. While Rumplestilskin is a three-dimensional, incredibly fascinating villain (actually he may not be a villain, I can't tell.), Regina is at the moment, somewhat one-dimensional over-the-top and somewhat idiotic villain in the same mode as a cartoon.
That said, they are clearly juxtaposing her character against Emma Swan. Emma who is a character that has justified reason to not only hate Regina but seek vengeance against her, considering Regina destroyed her life. Vengeance creates...well Vengeance. Although Emma appears to be a counter-point to Regina. She's not seeking vengeance against anyone. And as a result, is inadvertently breaking Regina's spells. My problem is, part of me, is sort of wishing she would just shoot the damn evil queen and be done with it. Seriously, you have a gun. Kill the witch. Preferably after we find out how she got to be that way...assuming she wasn't always the self-centered heartless witch that ever there was. At this point Elphaba is looking a lot more interesting - possibly because I read Gregory MacGuire's Wicked.
The Hansel and Gretal tale which is the focus point, has never been a favorite of mine. But it is in keeping with the themes of the series. Lost children. Negligent parents. Abandonment.
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