When Bad Videos Happen To Good Songs

The 80's were a funky time for music. MTV was actually playing videos and record companies where trying to figure out how to best use this medium to their benefit. Some bands like Duran Duran figured it out quick. Their Hungry Like The Wolf video was groundbreaking (for that time frame). Vibrant colors. exotic women and a wrestling match with Simon. I was a sophomore in high school and I remember being completely transfixed. These guys were gorgeous, sexy and now we got to see them too? I begged my parents for cable and was transfixed every day after school.

Now there were some rock and roll stars that were unbelievably talented but maybe didn't fit the rock and roll mold so much. Mark Knopfler was one of these guys. His guitar playing and lyrics are some of the greatest you'll ever hear.

So why in the world would he allow this video to be made? Romeo and Juliet is a masterpiece in my opinion. So why Mark? Why????? Talk about bad management decisions.



Just for fun I've included the lyrics. For those of you who can't make it through the video (it's that bad)

a lovestruck romeo sings a streetsuss serenade
laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made
finds a convenient streetlight steps out of the shade
says something like you and me babe how about it?

juliet says hey it's romeo you nearly gimme a heart attack
he's underneath the window she's singing hey la my boyfriend's back
you shoudn't come around here singing up at people like that
anyway what you gonna do about it?

juliet the dice were loaded from the start
and i bet and you exploded in my heart
and i forget i forget the movie song
when you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong juliet?

come up on different streets they both were streets of shame
both dirty both mean yes and the dream was just the same
and i dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real
how can you look at me as i was just another one of your deals?

when you can fall for chains of silver you can fall for chains of gold
you can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold
you promised me everything you promised me thick and thin
now you just say oh romeo yeah you know i used to have a scene with him

juliet when we made love you used to cry
you said i love you like the stars above i'll love you till i die
there's a place for us you know the movie song
when you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong?

i can't do the talk like they talking on the tv
and i can't do a love song like the way its meant to be
i can't do everything but i'd do anything for you
i can't do anything except be in love with you

and all i do is miss you and the way we used to be
all i do is keep the beat and bad company
all i do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme
julie i'd do the stars with you any time

juliet when we made love you used to cry
you said i love you like the stars above i'll love you till i die
there's a place for us you know the movie song
when you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong?

a lovestruck romeo sings a streetsuss serenade
laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made
finds a convenient streetlight steps out of the shade
says something like you and me babe how about it?

And just for some more fun....

Tuesday

So I don't have much to offer today. I was going through some of the blogs that I read and I came across this. I thought it was hysterical....

Thesis Meeting & Answers

First of all meeting went well. I have the first two chapters of my thesis done. This is the Intro and the History of the VA. Now I get into explanation of current disability/benefit structure, the "big" problems, Current VA experiences (with interviews with soldiers), what is being done and my conclusion. I feel like I'm finally on a bit of a roll.

So anyway last week I said that I'd answer any questions people wanted to know. I got a few so here we go.

Are you divorced?
Not divorced (never married)

Do you have kids?
I don't want to have my own kids but I'm not opposed to step-mommyhood

Who's is the love of your life?
Jesus - I can't answer that what if he reads this?

What makes you tick?
Passion and humor - two very important things

What do you live for?
I live to make a difference - not to sound all left wingy on you but knowing I've helped people out and made a difference in their life makes my day. I don't want anything for it - I just like knowing it.

What is the meaning of your life?
I really believe I'm here to help...hence the career with Veterans

What is the most important 5 things in your life?
1. My family (all of them even the pain in the asses)
2. My friends
3. My boys (2 handicapped boys I take care of)
4. Being able to paint on a regular basis
5. My schoolwork

My GOD is my life boring or what?


What would you die for?
I would die for my family and my boys


Do you believe in God?
Yes


Which God?
It depends - sometimes when I'm out in the woods and I'm just listening I swear I can hear the Great Spirit out there with me. When I'm at a funeral my faith in Jesus (from my Catholic upbringing) comes screaming out. I talk to God every night - I don't usually think about what shape he or she is in.

How old do you want to be when you die?
Young enough to have all my faculties and old enough to have made a difference


How do you want to die?
Quietly and peacefully surrounded by people who love me, just like my grandmother.

How do you feel about turning 40?
I am ALL GOOD with turning 40, I really am. I feel like my life is finally on track. I look good, feel good and will be a certified college graduate in 4 months. It's all good to me.

When are we getting married?
Sorry sweetie - I can't make any commitments until I'm done with my Master's Degree. That's another two years away. Don't wait for me...find "her" and be happy.


18 days BABY

Thesis Meeting

I am off to two meetings. First with my advisor and then with my thesis group. I will either be elated or crushed when I come home this evening.

Either way I will be answering the questions you guys sent to me.

Have a good day.

Veterans

"Thank you for your service" seems like such a small thing to say. Kind of like the "I'm sorry" that's doled out at a wake or funeral. Recently I came across the statement "Yeah it's great that everyone has yellow ribbons on their trees and on their cars, but I can't see those from Iraq." It broke my heart. And as I sit here working on my thesis and being bombarded by facts like 20 million gallons of agent orange were used in Vietnam I start to get really pissed off once again.

I don't have the answers - I don't pretend to. But I don't think asking that we take care of the people who we send to war is too much. We are losing a generation of young people to this war - and I'm not just talking about the ones who are killed in action.


So to the Veterans of Iraq and past wars I say Thank you for your service because I don't know what else to say.

Hard Life??

We all have tough days. We'll complain about how hard the day was, the week was or just how hard life is. I cringe when I hear people say things like "life sucks then you die". I don't believe that - not for a minute. I have a lot of things to be grateful for. One of the most obvious is that I'm alive and living this life - it may not be what I thought it would be but that's OK I get up every morning and put my two feet on the floor and most days give it my best shot.

Other things I have to be grateful for:
- loving parents
- fabulous extended family
- tremendous friends
- good job
- own my own place
- bought a new used car

I could go on but I won't. I'm pretty damn lucky and sometimes it takes reading something like this to remember just how lucky I am.

If there is a heaven - this woman is going there. If sainthood is a real option - she should be up for it. People's capacity for love is amazing. We should all try to live up to that capacity.

One of the journal exercises that I used to do is to write down three things that I am grateful for before I go to sleep. It really makes you stop and think. Not only about your day - but about your life and the people in your life. I'm thinking I may go back to doing that.

Rock & Roll part 2

I can't believe I forgot this guy:

He is a very close second to Trent Reznor. Long hair - short hair
beard - clean shaven... I don't care I just love him.

Rock And Roll Boys

I love rock and roll boys...here are a few of my absolute favorites:

My absolute love for Trent Reznor is well known by now..



This video is weird and creepy...I like it.
Josh Homme - the singer is a sexy bastard


And here's an oldie - Jimmy Page and Paul Rodgers on the same stage.....yummy
Take a look at who the bartender is at the beginning - hint - he makes guitars.



I love how Layne kind of looks like the devil in this video...I miss him


Thank you for the bathroom scene Mr. Kravitz the post-dread you ROCKS


This is the sexiest video of all time..it wouldn't let me embed it.

Stymied

Maybe it's NaBloPoMo or maybe it's the fact that I've got a thesis meeting on Monday and don't have enough done for it yet or maybe it's just the fact that I don't seem to be able to wake up today but I'm at a loss as to what to write about.

Stymie

Main Entry:
Pronunciation: \ˈstī-mē\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): sty·mied; sty·mie·ing
Etymology: Scots stimie, stymie to obstruct a golf shot by interposition of the opponent's ball
Date: 1902

to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of


So I'm going to steal an idea from Shrek's Mom and throw it back out to the readers out there. What is it that you want to know about me. You know I that I'm single, in school, an artist, an HR Manager, love art and music and hate Rhode Island drivers. Is there anything else that my loyal 3 or 4 readers would like to know?

I need some caffeine that's for sure.

Here is something fun go to this website. You'll come up with a blank page but just hit your mouse and before you know it you are creating like Jackson Pollock. Every time you hit your mouse it changes the color of the "paint"

So today is November 9th - I officially only have 3 more weeks in my 30's. I'm completely ok with that - I'm done with my 30's. After all someone told me that 40 is the new 20.

Staying Alone

When I was younger I hated to sleep anywhere alone. Now I don't mean alone in my bed (although that sucks sometimes too) I just mean alone in the house. I would go to great lengths to make sure I was in household or apartment where there was at least one other person there overnight. If I tried to stay alone I would get so freaked out I usually ended up sleeping on the couch with the light and tv on. This lasted well into my 20's - which was fine because depending on the year I was living with anywhere from 2-5 people (god was that fun).

Obviously I'm over it because I live alone - although I'm not sure I'd call living in a building with 29 other condo's really living "alone". It was always being alone in a freestanding house that really got to me. I was realizing last night that there was absolutely no problem with me locking up my aunt's house and going up to bed. I shut of the tv/light and fell right to sleep without any issue.

Now I dog sit at a home that is first of all huge and second of all at the top of a small hill with no neighbors. It's the kind of place that no one would ever hear you scream. I love the dogs but you can't really count of them to tell the difference between leaves blowing in the backyard or someone breaking into the house. I'm sure though, that staying there over the past 2 years or so on and off has broken me of this staying alone problem. I'm happy to say that it has - it was getting to be a pain in the ass.

Now if I could just cure the sleeping alone issue - that would be great. After graduation....when I actually have time to be a real human.

I can't tell you how great it feels to sleep in and then lay in bed and watch an hour of tv. Especially when you know that people are at your work. It gives me a perverse sense of pleasure - but I'm sure it does that for a lot of people when they have time off that's not really vacation.

I don't know if it's blogger or my aunt's computer but I had pictures to make this a not so boring post - I'll put them up later using another computer.

22 days people - how do you think I should celebrate? (Yes Tyler I know I should get laid)

Update - I just heard from Mom and we can bring her home today yayyyyy!