Lovin' Spoonful Thursday, October 25, 2007 musical chimes
Dear Friends:
I haven't updated this blog in ages. You know this and I know this. I'm glad we've gotten that out of the way. There is a new podcast. It will be up soon. I promise.
BUT.
I received one of my periodicals today and it featured an interview with Sarah Shahi. She avoided talking about her personal life but when asked whether working on a show like The L Word make her question her sexuality at all, she replied, "Not really. It's funny, because we were on location, and there were times when I definitely was feeling kind of lonely [giggles] and I was like, Maybe I could... But I think that sex and the Kinsey Scale and the whole bit-it's all such a personal thing that I really don't feel like I can comment freely on that and sort of have people read what I'm saying right now and have it be fact. Because what I'm saying today could change tomorrow, especially on that sort of topic. My big thing when I was on the show was that I definitely felt I was representing a group of people who had very little representation on television. And I felt, Leave them the fuck alone. Gay, straight, who gives a fuck? [Gay couples] are no different than heterosexual couples--sometimes they even function better than heterosexual couples. That was the biggest revelation I had on The L Word. What is the big fucking deal? They're just like everyone else; leave them alone."
Today is Thursday!
Best friends forever,
PB
Labels: lovin' spoonful
music & lyrics: Je N'En Connais Pas la Fin Sunday, October 14, 2007 musical chimes
I remember accidentally meeting Merri Cyr, his friend and the photographer of Grace, at a small art gallery a few years ago. I couldn't help asking her something she most likely heard a million times over but she smiled quietly and answered all of my questions. Then last night, this song comes on and I remember that first time I played his music. I recalled how excited I was to possibly see him play live. I started searching for touring dates but I was too late. He had passed away three months prior to my search and all I could do is listen to Grace on repeat.
I used to know a little square
So long ago, when I was small
All summer long it had a fair
Wonderful fair with swings and all
I used to love my little fair
And at the close of everyday
I could be found, dancing around
A merry-go-round that used to play...
"Ah, mon amour
A toi toujours
Dans tes grands yeux
Rien que nous deux"
All summer long my little fair
Made everyday like a holiday
Night after night it used to play
And people came there from so far away
And everyone sang that little tune
All around town you heard it played
Even Pepi from Napoli
He sang to Marie
This serenade...
"Ah, mon amour
A toi toujours
Dans tes grands yeux
Rien que nous deux"
All summer long my little fair
Made everyday like a holiday
Night after night it used to play
And people came there from so far away
And everyone sang that little tune
All around town you heard it played
Even Pepi from Napoli
He sang to Marie
This serenade...
"Ah, mon amour
A toi toujours
Dans tes grands yeux
Rien que nous deux"
I can't forget my little square
Even though I'm so far away
I can't forget my little fair
Maybe it's still there, still there today
I sometimes hear that little tune
playing in a dream of long ago
And in my brain runs the refrain
That old French refrain I used to know...
"Ah, mon amour
A toi toujours
Dans tes grands yeux
Rien que nous deux"
Labels: je n'en connai pas la fin, jeff buckley, music lyrics
