tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post5024226955740989574..comments2023-01-21T12:14:17.714-08:00Comments on Miserable Pile of Secrets: Road to RuinHenryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10826787550676541006noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post-40121813126114379302009-08-14T19:44:29.277-07:002009-08-14T19:44:29.277-07:00"This seems far more coherent than any of the..."This seems far more coherent than any of the dreams I have."<br /><br />I had to perform some reconstruction, mostly to tie scenes together. In my experience, when I provide just the straight dream narrative, people have difficulty flowing with the illogic. They always end up disappointed when I don't provide a point or a punchline, as if it were a real anecdote.<br /><br />For lucidity's sake, I also left out some details. For example, before I tried to tackle the female vocals, my greatest hit of all was "La Bamba." I tried to rationalize my crime by convincing myself that I was doing no harm by stealing only from already dead artists. (Yes, that included everyone I named in the post.) Nevertheless, KT Tunstall, somehow a teen of the same generation as Mr. Ramones, later hanged herself because I stole her calling.<br /><br />"Tunstall? She didn't talk to nobody after the show."<br /><br />I greeted my fans after my early gigs, but they were actually all my old classmates from my college writing courses. (Because I actually only went that far back in time.)Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826787550676541006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196813830708036159.post-48217542918576471142009-08-13T23:58:41.037-07:002009-08-13T23:58:41.037-07:00This seems far more coherent than any of the dream...This seems far more coherent than any of the dreams I have. The Ramones, of all bands? This could only be a dream.<br /><br />I've actually seen Brandi Carlile in concert twice (and KT Tunstall once). Carlile both times took time afterward to sign autographs and glad-hand the fans. Though I respected the fact that she would take the time and face that kind of pressure (the second time I saw her, she was pretty much mobbed by over a hundred fans), I found her oddly impersonal. Not that she was going to act like your best bud, but even though she would respond to questions and talk to you, it was more like she was talking through you, rather than paying any serious attention. <br /><br />I guess compared to most of the artists I've talked to after shows, Carlile just didn't seem all that happy. Most artists are all smiles, even if they don't have anything interesting to say. She was more than a bit zombie-like. Then again, considering how much sweat and emotion she leaves on the stage, maybe it's understandable that she's somewhat drained afterward. <br /><br />Tunstall? She didn't talk to nobody after the show.Czardozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328299312884380446noreply@blogger.com