EleCivil
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Here's another "thanks" to add to the pile. I've never been too good at this kind of thing - haven't quite mastered Praise Protocol yet, I guess - so I'll just say thanks.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/067...1705696-0867062
I found this at the library not long ago and picked it up on impulse, not knowing anything about it. Turns out that it's one of those rare stories that everyone seems to be looking for - a story with homosexual romance and themes without being "a gay story". It's about a Jewish escape artist who smuggles himself out of Nazi occupation and into America where he starts writing/drawing comic books with his cousin. I don't want to go into any more details, because there's a lot of twists that I don't want to spoil, so I'll just say that it's a good book and I recommend it.
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I've never been a big torrent fan. I blame my 56k connection. Downloading entire discographies just isn't practical at 2.5 kbps.
I like SoulSeek, personally. It's slower than Ares/K-Lite/Limewire/etc, but it's got a lot of rare and obscure music that the others don't seem to have.
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Thank ya.
Oh, and a quick addition:
That's the actual lock on the fence that divides the rich and poor sides of town that inspired this. Nope, I wasn't being metaphorical.
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A minute passed when you asked
?Where are you from??
I nodded to the East and said
?Out that way.?
Not vague enough,
Eyes widened, lip curled,
?You mean just before the fence,
But still this side of the gate??
?No, other side,?
Came my reply,
?Where our houses are smaller
Than your cars.
Where we buy fun by the ounce
And love by the hour
And there isn?t an inch of iron untouched by Rust
Belt standards of slow decay.?
?So how did you get out?? You asked,
Leaning forward, hands pressed.
?I never got out,
I?m just taking a break.
Tell myself I?m content to keep walking,
That every square foot to grace my heels
Is the top of the world,
And I?m spitting over the railing.?
?No,? You interrupted.
?I meant, how did you get out?
I thought we kept the gate locked.?
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I've only been to three concerts.
My first was S.T.U.N., The Start, Coheed and Cambria, and The Used. I can't stand any of these guys except for Coheed, but it was still fun.
Second was Weird Al Yankovic. Yeah. I'm a geek.
Third was The Bronx, Head Automatica, Piebald, and Thursday.
Plan-It-X Fest is coming by my area this summer, so I'll get to that if at all possible. DIY and folk-punk - can't beat that.
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That was great. I liked the poems when you posted them separately, but when you put them together, they just...clicked. The meter and rhymes were enough to keep my attention and even get my head nodding, but without ever getting too Doctor-Seussy for my tastes.
*Thumbs up*
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Great chapter. I like the way you ended it right where you did, rather than including any reactions or futher thoughts. A real edge-of-the-seat kind of thing.
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Haha, figures that everyone has some already. Back in the beginning, it was impossible to get one without doing something in return, and now I can't give the things away.
But, uh, if you could use 100 more email accounts for some reason...
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As you may or may not know, Google has a free email service called Gmail, which offers one gig of storage along with some cool features like sorting, archiving, automated grouping and spam control. However, it's still in beta, so in order to get an account, you need to be invited by someone who already has one.
Well, I've got some spare invitations on my account, so if anyone's interested, just post your email address and I'll send you one.
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Oh man, part nine was great. I kept going back and reading the end again, thinking "Wait, did what I think just happen...just happen?" Very intense.
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LOL...you just gave up an easy kill Elecivil......you would be in no danger. As bad a shot as I am, the only ones in mortal danger from my bullets, would be the people waaaaaaay off to the side to watch the duel!!!!
Ah, you overestimate me - for a guy who goes around suggesting pistols at dawn, I'm a horrible shot as well. Not really the smartest thing to do, I guess. Add to that the lack of sleep, and I'd probably succeed in defending my honor by noblely liberating my big toe from the rest of my foot.
Hmm...maybe I could peg you with a beanbag or something, though. Yeah, that'll work. Beanbags at twenty paces.
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James -
I know what you mean. I didn't mean to say that I immediately close any book that has drugs in it. When I said that I bailed at drug use, I was talking about excessive/glorified drug use - the ones that just throw in lines like "...and then Bob went home and smoked four joints" as filler, without addressing anything else about the issue.
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Thanks for the comments!
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Aaron-
I just got around to reading it - great job! If/when you write something else, I'll be sure to read it.
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Hey, James. Always good to see someone new around here.
we need more poets to show these prose writers real literature!!Them's fightin' words, rhymeslinger. Pistols at dawn it is, then. :smt066
On second thought...nah, I don't want to have to wake up that early. Cancel the duel.
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Another good chapter! I'd express frustration about still waiting to find out what happens after Nathan leaves, but I've just had a reader express the same frustration to me with FCL, so I won't say anything about that....
I know what you mean - I've been feeling the same frustration about not writing that part of the story yet. I was originally planning to have Nathan leave about two chapters ago, but stuff just kept happening.
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Green's site: http://www.geocities.com/greenmeccatoon/
He actually posted here a while ago. Haven't seen him lately, though.
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"John Hancock? Everybody knows its Herbie Hancock"
:-D
You have referenced one of my all-time favorite comedies...and I salute you.
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Props for the good taste in music, Elecivil ;).
Likewise.
Iron and Wine, eh? I've heard good things about them, and their cover of Such Great Heights was pretty good...maybe I'll try some more of their stuff.
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Hey, loved the new chapter. I can see some major improvement in this one compared to the really early ones - all that practice with the short stories and FCL looks like it paid off. :smt023
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Xiu Xiu - Fabulous Muscles
To tell you the truth, I came to this thread with Xiu Xiu in mind. They're kind of hit-or-miss for me..."I Love The Valley OH", "Suha", and "I Am The Center of Your World" are cool, but then I'll hit something like "Support Our Troops (Black Angels OH)" and subsequently give up on them for a while.
But...you didn't just call them emo, did you? Sorry, pet peeve of mine.
Anyone else have suggestions?Well, Xiu Xiu is really the only "queer music" that I listen to...although I have heard some rumors about The Blood Brothers. I think that's mainly because of their rather flamboyant stage antics and combination of sassy singing and deep moaning, though. I've also heard rumors that they've got super model girlfriends...so you know, nothing really concrete. I'm not sure how much you'd like them, though...post-hardcore is kind of a love it or hate it genre.
Since you mentioned that you like folk, here's some bands that you should definitely try out:
Bright Eyes -
Just released two new albums - one kind of pop/rock-y, and one folk. The new folk album (I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning) is great. I listen to these guys a lot while I write (along with the other bands that this singer/guitarist has been in - Desaparecidos, a political rock band, and Commander Venus, who he was touring with when he was 14).
Defiance, Ohio -
I already mentioned these guys earlier in the thread. They're acoustic folk-punk, and really fun to listen to. Another band that I listen to while writing. In fact, quite a few of their songs synch up to scenes in Leaves and Lunatics (Most notably "I'm Just Going To Leave", "Sweet Dudes and Sweet Ladies", and "Lullabies"). I posted the link to their site earlier, where you can get all of their songs for free if you're so inclined. And interestingly enough, they're NOT from Defiance, Ohio.
Ghost Mice -
Another acoustic folk-punk band, this one stressing the DIY-punk principles. A guy and a girl with an acoustic guitar and a violin singing duets about love, death, politics...you know, all that stuff. A lot smoother vocals than Defiance, OH, and with more emphasis on the folk than the punk. They wrote the now semi-infamous punk anthem "Up The Punks".
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tell me there's more to this story..............
more please?
Yep. Soon, hopefully.
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In many way it's the little touchs that make the story, such as the ending of the restroom scene in chapter 9, where he's checking his pockets. It makes all the characters really "alive".
That restroom scene ended differently than I had planned, too, come to think of it. Originally, I had Cam accidentally picking up a marker from the sign-in table at the auditorium (the ones used to fill out those "Hello, my name is..." tags that they always make you wear at things like that) and later on writing a line from one of Nathan's favorite songs on the door of the stall ("Sometimes broken things make the best building supplies"). Decided it'd be better to cut all that and go simple instead. Seemed a bit too sappy, you know? Plus, I didn't want to go through the trouble of getting the copyright information and making a separate disclaimer for use of the lyric.
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I reread chapter 8 and read chapter 9. I think I need to reread 7 to see if I've guessed a plot point. I wonder if others have guessed it too.
Well, I have been dropping a few hints toward something...I wonder if that's what you're guessing. You'll have to tell me if you were right after the next few chapters.
You keep surprising me with moments in the story. Simple ordinary friendship and love, both the silly stuff and the "awww" moments and the less fun parts of growing up. It's good to see your characters acting their age, being regular people. Oh, and Andrew's realization that he had also become a moron, terrific.Heh, that moron scene seems to be a fan favorite - every email I've gotten since chapter 8 has mentioned it. It's kind of funny; I didn't plan for that scene at all, just threw it in as an afterthought.
If I have guessed the one plot development, I am OK with that. I don't know if it's for sure, and I don't know what would develop from that.Hm...Now I'm really curious as to what you've guessed. I'd better hurry up and write, then.
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