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re: A Telecaster or a Stratocaster

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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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