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rockfenris2005 08:26 am UTC 04/25/21 |
| In reply to: | A Telecaster or a Stratocaster - SandraZ 01:24 am UTC 04/24/21 |
Thank you. All the posts from everyone have helped me along. I listened to the music yesterday twice for the first time since it happened. I love that you thought of Michael Crawford as the Joker, because I always imagined they could have picked him for that role in the musical instead of "Vampires", and in my Batman fic I wrote Joker with Michael in mind to play it, and at one point he sings "Everything is Permitted" from Dead Ringer. > First of all: I cannot believe I remembered my password! I > simply cannot. It took me longer to realize that my > username was not my email, than remembering the password. > > For those not on facebook, just so you know: you are not > forgotten. People have been trying to log in, but they > can't remember their passwords (yet). > > Okay. Now that I got logged in, I'll post here what I > posted on facebook: > > > > So, I don’t have a cool story about meeting or talking to > Jim. I could tell you how I first heard his music and what > impact he had on my life, but I’m afraid that attempt has > stranded. I could tell you about going to see Tanz for the > first time, but then you’d be stuck with me for the next > day or so. So better not, right? I’ll stick to the past > week. > > Come back with me to Monday morning, location: the > Netherlands. When I was still blissfully unaware. > > At work the word ‘stratocaster’ came up. Someone wanted to > know what that was: stratocaster. While my brain > immediately took a trip to a totally different world, my > collegues were wrecking their brains. I decided to help > them: > > ‘A guitar.’ > ‘What? How do you know…?‘ > ‘I once killed a boy with a Fender guitar. I don’t > remember if it was a Telecaster or a Stratocaster, but I > do remember…’ > And then I noticed the blank staring faces. > ‘… o, just google it!’ > Couple of minutes later I hear someone yelling: ‘Oh, look! > It’s a guitar!’ > > I admit I felt like yelling back: I told you so! Instead I > let my mind wonder back to that other world, thinking: I’m > so glad I fell in love with Jim Steinman’s work. It makes > life so much more fun… ‘I do remember that it had a heart > of chrome and a voice like a horny angel.’ > > Then Tuesday was a bad day from the start. I tried to save > it with Todd Rundgren’s ‘Bang the drum all day’, even > Pharell’s ‘Happy’. Didn’t really work. Then everyone > seemed to have gotten out of bed without taking their > brain with them (Yes, I do realize that when I can’t stand > other people, it’s actually me who’s in a bad state. ;)). > So I promised myself that when I got home that evening I’d > play ‘Life is a Lemon’. Very loud. But when I got home, > the news of Jim’s death was just coming through on the > facebook page. Since then it’s taken some time to really > sink in... like Wednesday. Was there a Wednesday? > > It has hit me harder than I thought it would. That is > okay. It tells me that maybe I can’t decide on my favorite > pizza topping or favorite colour (how can anyone have a > favorite colour? It’s been about 40 years and I’m still > puzzeled), but at least I did decide on my favorite > composer. One that I loved for his brilliant music and for > his personality. Even more than I knew. > > And thankfully, there are all these other wonderful > fanatics who share their thoughts, feelings, memories, > news articles, video’s, arts, etc. I’ve been clicking on > emoticons like crazy! I wish I could give everyone a big > hug. Wait, I’ll just do it now: BIG digital hug everyone! > > > Honestly, it made me feel less alone. And yesterday, all > the posts made such a good read while waiting for my iv > with meds to get in, that the hours flew by! It got me > into a better mental state and so I ended the day with > ‘Wonderful Toys’. Why? Because for years now I’ve been > making up scenes for this song in my head. On a stage, in > a film, whatever. One time, after I just saw the US Dance > of the Vampires again, Michael Crawford appeared in the > role of ‘The Joker’ (This actually made a lot of sense. > Though now I can’t watch him play Graf Von Krolock without > thinking he’s in the wrong musical, then realizing he’s > not and then having to watch Steve Barton to set my mind > straight again). > But most of the time I just see Jim behind a piano having > a field day while recording this. He sounds like he’s > almost making it all up at that moment: what else can I do > with this?!? O wait! I’ve got another idea! And in comes > Eminem. I love all the Batman demo’s cause I can hear the > characters in the music and see it working on stage. Still > the Childeren is absolutely beautiful. But Wonderful Toys > makes me laugh and think: You go, Jim! Have fun! > > > > BTW It is so weird to suddenly hear Jim’s voice in your > head going: ‘I don’t remember if it was a Telecaster or a > Stratocaster but I do remember it wasn’t at all easy…’ > when you’re right in the middle of a conversation at work. > > I can only hope nobody mentions Eminem anytime soon. Or > mirrors. Or vampires. Or bats. Or wolves. Or roses. Or… o, > hell! > > | |
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