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steven_stuart 10:07 pm UTC 04/26/21 |
| In reply to: | re: A Telecaster or a Stratocaster - rockfenris2005 08:26 am UTC 04/25/21 |
| I remember when you first told me that Michael Crawford should not have been Krolock in Jim's DOTV but that he would have made a brilliant Joker in Jim's Batman musical. That's an amazing casting idea. I would never have thought of that. I can see Crawford wearing the Joker makeup. Cool. > 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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