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rockfenris2005 10:34 am UTC 04/23/21 |
| In reply to: | re: Some memories - rockfenris2005 10:32 am UTC 04/23/21 |
When I found the "Apocalypse Now" DVD, I actually thought of that too, pretty much straight away IIRC??? > Oh thank you! > > I performed "Confessions" at the old Railway Hotel where I > live, which hasn't been there now since 2005. It was a > very powerful experience for me. I've since had the chance > to sing both "Bat out of Hell" and "Total Eclipse of the > Heart" live, just me and a friend of mine on acoustic > guitar. > > Don Claude happened! In 2011, it even got a local award > for Most Refreshing Newcomer Writer and Performer, and as > recently as late 2019 I had someone mention it to me when > I was going to see a play. It seems to have been fondly > remembered out there. Someone else told me it was one of > the best productions in the theatre's history. It's been > 20 years since this year since we wrote the first song > together, which was actually finished 10 years after we > started it. I'm still working on it now (prequel, sequel, > graphic novel). > > Ohhhh you were the one he said the "Apocalypse Now" thing > too. He mentioned his title "Read my Apocalypse" in that > as well. It's a small world. Oh no, not that song! > > It was really nice seeing you post too. > > > Ryan! Gosh it feels like years. I remember Smeghead giving > > you a hard time so many years ago but I think it was > > because he really believed in your talent. I remember when > > you were going to perform in public for, I think, the > > first time at a club in Australia. I believe you were > > going to perform “Confessions of a Vampire”. The whole > > board was very supportive. > > > > I remember the craziness of Susan and how Jim was really a > > cat. > > > > I remember you being the first to tell me how Dark Side of > > The Moon syncs up perfectly with The Wizard of Oz on mute. > > I remember Don Claude Devious. Most of all I remember you > > always being so passionate about Jim’s music. > > > > I apologize for going down memory lane but I feel like > > Jim’s passing has made me really remember how much I > > needed this place when I was a teenager. I logged in and > > posted almost daily for years. If I wasn’t posting I was > > certainly checking the board multiple times a day. > > > > I remember all the excitement when Jim briefly posted and > > blogged. I remember him asking for the best whispered > > final lines in movies. My contribution was the final line > > of “Apocalypse Now” and his response was how he remembered > > the Mad magazine cover with “Apocalypse Now” listed as “A > > Crock Of Shit Now”. I still can’t believe I got to briefly > > converse with Jim, even just over the computer. > > > > As social media platforms took over, I never really moved > > on with them. I miss this board so much. It’s sad thinking > > how important it was to me during crucial years of my life > > and now it’s just not the same with everyone gone and now > > Jim. > > > > Anyway, it was really nice seeing you post. It sounds > > strange but I’ve missed interacting on here. I hope you’re > > doing well. Boy, wasn’t 2020 a shit year? Hopefully, it > > can only get better. Maybe a few more former regulars will > > post here too. Who knows? > > > > > * The first time I heard the full album version of > > > "Anything for Love", which was my favourite song only then > > > it was just five minutes long. Unbelievable. > > > > > > * Realizing how great "For Crying Out Loud" was on the > > > first "Bat". > > > > > > * hearing "The Storm" and "Bad for Good" for the first > > > time and wanting to hear the rest of the album. I > > > absolutely love the way "The Storm" was reused as the > > > Overture to "Tanz". > > > > > > * unexpectedly falling in love with the song "Everything > > > is Permitted" from "Dead Ringer". > > > > > > * the first time I heard "It's All Coming Back", and never > > > wanting that song to ever end. Again, unbelievable. And > > > then realizing it was the same person who wrote it, > > > because of course it was. > > > > > > * hearing "Tonight is What it Means to be Young" from > > > "Streets of Fire", I can't even describe that. And then it > > > gets made over as the finale for "Tanz" as well. > > > > > > * who remembers the first time they heard Pandora's Box > > > "Original Sin" the title song? My reaction was: holy cow. > > > It went off so much more than the Meat Loaf one ever did. > > > > > > * finding the cast album of "Whistle down the Wind" which > > > wasn't cheap! And being so excited about listening to it. > > > "A Kiss..." is an amazing song. > > > > > > * the original cast album of "Tanz", which to me is like > > > the ultimate showdown with Jim's music. > > > > > > * When Jim posted the demos for the "Batman" musical, and > > > me cracking it over Jim not writing all of the songs for > > > "Bat 3". > > > > > > * "A Good Nightmare Comes so Rarely" in "Dance of the > > > Vampires", which is such an awesome, awesome little song. > > > > > > * the announcement of "Braver Than We Are" > > > > > > * every time I got a response from Jim himself, and Jim > > > saying "hi Ryan" haha when he posted Joker's Song on his > > > blog. > > > > > > * long threads with everyone here > > > > > > * always wondering if the record companies were eventually > > > going to put something out for an anniversary. > > > > > > * Reading the script for "Bat out of Hell 2100", which I > > > should have come here and reviewed, but I thought everyone > > > had moved over to social media now. > > > > > > * THE FRIENDSHIPS I have formed here, as a result of > > > everyone listening to something of Jim's for that first > > > time. He's not only given us his work, but that too. > > > > > > I think his music will live forever. | |
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