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Screwtape2 said:


Awesome. See I bet you could branch out and do a lot of things. I mean would you consider scoring or writing tracks for other shows?

Definitely. For about the past month, I've wanted to put together a horror film style soundtrack very much akin to The Shining's. And, when I was younger, I made a disc filled with covers and interesting instrumental pieces and soundscapes.
 
Axver said:


Well, maybe you lot should hurry things up by shitting on the constitution a little more and giving Bush a third term. :wink:

I was always a big fan of Dennis Kucinich. My views seemed to be very close to his. He was never a viable candidate for the nomination, of course, but I do wish he could at least be a viable running mate.

You know, I actually was too for a time. He's an idea man, definitely. Problem is, I'm not sure just how realistic many of those ideas really were.
 
LM, check your e-mails. Just sent you some sweet train porn of Hitachi 37M lowering its pantographs just for you.
 
LemonMelon said:


Definitely. For about the past month, I've wanted to put together a horror film style soundtrack very much akin to The Shining's. And, when I was younger, I made a disc filled with covers and interesting instrumental pieces and soundscapes.

Cool. Maybe that is something you can do once you get your show going. I bet tons of shows would pay for original songs. :up:
 
Screwtape2 said:


Cool. Maybe that is something you can do once you get your show going. I bet tons of shows would pay for original songs. :up:

That they would. Have you noticed how much theme songs suck nowadays? I have heard a memorable new one in about 5 years.
 
Screwtape2 said:
You know Axver if you end up doing the blog and taking pictures of historic places you might get your own show. What would music would you score the episodes with?

Now there's a nice pipedream! :lol:

Historical documentaries of some sort would be sweet.

For the Otago Peninsula and Catlins region at the southeastern end of the South Island, I would feel morally obliged to use Pink Frost by The Chills. I'd have to emphasise Kiwi music in general. It has the atmosphere of the place. Hey, Spinner! by the Able Tasmans would be perfect for small town stuff.

Though I would also be bloody tempted to use In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion by Agalloch. It makes me think of the wild West Coast region:

Here at the edge of this world
Here I gaze at a pantheon of oak
A citadel of stone
If this grand panorama before me
Is what you call God
Then God is not dead


I think the entire song has great lyrics, really.
 
LemonMelon said:


You know, I actually was too for a time. He's an idea man, definitely. Problem is, I'm not sure just how realistic many of those ideas really were.

And you talk about Obama being too liberal for you ... :wink:

But yeah, that's the problem. Kucinich could never get half of that stuff through Congress. So he wouldn't be too effective as President, but as VP - perhaps it might give him influence and profile, if nothing else. Shame that won't happen.
 
LemonMelon said:

My favourite subject heading on a railfan forum ever was:

"EMs head to Toast Martinborough with their pants down."

(In other words, the pantographs that draw power from the overhead wires were lowered, since the EM class units were being hauled by a diesel locomotive on a non-electrified line.)

It led to all kinds of excited posting of pictures of this train with its pants down. Good times.
 
Axver said:


And you talk about Obama being too liberal for you ... :wink:

But yeah, that's the problem. Kucinich could never get half of that stuff through Congress. So he wouldn't be too effective as President, but as VP - perhaps it might give him influence and profile, if nothing else. Shame that won't happen.

And Ron Paul is so right wing that he's insane. I can find positives in both him and Kucinich, however. Ron Paul would be a terrible VP though. I can tell you that much.
 
Axver said:


My favourite subject heading on a railfan forum ever was:

"EMs head to Toast Martinborough with their pants down."

(In other words, the pantographs that draw power from the overhead wires were lowered, since the EM class units were being hauled by a diesel locomotive on a non-electrified line.)

It led to all kinds of excited posting of pictures of this train with its pants down. Good times.

What railfan forum do you go to? This one? http://forums.railfan.net/

I'm surprised there are this many of them. :lol:
 
LemonMelon said:


What railfan forum do you go to? This one? http://forums.railfan.net/

I'm surprised there are this many of them. :lol:

:lol: No, the one I was thinking of was actually a Yahoo Group - there's a number of them on New Zealand railways, all remarkably active. I also go to Railpage Australia, and read but am not registered at Vicsig since they bizarrely won't accept webmail addresses like Hotmail or Gmail and I can't be arsed remembering what my ISP-provided one is.
 
LemonMelon said:


And Ron Paul is so right wing that he's insane. I can find positives in both him and Kucinich, however. Ron Paul would be a terrible VP though. I can tell you that much.

Ron Paul is a few gold bars short of a treasury.

I loved when somebody posted on FYM that has campaign was "REVOlution".
 
Screwtape2 said:
You know I have the power to turn a whole generation into romantics with my comics. :hmm:

Then watch as my historical tomes turn everyone cynical and pessimistic. :wink:

Well, cynical and pessimistic about getting to the end of my books at least ...
 
Screwtape2 said:
You know I have the power to turn a whole generation into romantics with my comics. :hmm:

Rules of comic book making:

#1. Make them fun/politically insightful for all.


#2. Women should always be incredibly attractive. Most comic book writers have never seen a woman in their life, but they should use their imagination to compensate.


#3. Put the hero in danger at least twice.


#4. No romance-themed episodes. It confuses the readers.

etc...
 
LemonMelon said:


Rules of comic book making:

#1. Make them fun/politically insightful for all.


#2. Women should always be incredibly attractive. Most comic book writers have never seen a woman in their life, but they should use their imagination.

#3. Put the hero in danger at least twice.


#4. No romance-themed episodes. It confuses the readers.

etc...

Of course not on #4. Readers would rebel. :lol:

I like little touches of romanticism. There might be great feats of romantic action by a character like someone might do something out of love. I'll put in little gestures that nerds can use to attract girls. :wink:
 
Screwtape2 said:
You know usually with so much discussion the thread would move faster but everyone is so thought out in their posts. I love this. :wink:

I agree. We're not just messing around tonight. :up:
 
Screwtape2 said:


Of course not on #4. Readers would rebel. :lol:

I like little touches of romanticism. There might be great feats of romantic action by a character like someone might do something out of love. I'll put in little gestures that nerds can use to attract girls. :wink:

This is why I said "romance-themed". Many great comics involve romance in a scene or two. :yes:

My comics never have though...probably because the characters are all about 13. A sexual innuendo pops up here and there though.
 
Screwtape2 said:
You know usually with so much discussion the thread would move faster but everyone is so thought out in their posts. I love this. :wink:

:lol:

Take that, FYM and your flame wars!
 
LemonMelon said:


This is why I said "romance-themed". Many great comics involve romance in a scene or two. :yes:

My comics never have though...probably because the characters are all about 13. A sexual innuendo pops up here and there though.

In my own writing (which is prose), I have largely avoided romance. Mainly because I can't fucking write the stuff. My latest fiction project has had some, but mostly in the context of everything going to shit. That, I can write.
 
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