Comments on: The Monday Photo (a painting) http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/6374 The daily organ of the Northeast Corridor Social Club Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rachel http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/6374#comment-61461 Rachel Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:51:55 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=6374#comment-61461 It's funny, I've been reading all sorts of remembrances of Jackson that talk about him as a public figure and an icon of popular culture--and that certainly is important--but they virtually sidestep the music. Ultimately, I hope music is what determines his place in history. I've been listening to Off The Wall repeatedly over the past couple of days, and it is AMAZING, start to finish. (Some people prefer Thriller, but that's a Proustian cookie right back to 6th grade, and I'm not ready to go there yet. I am no more capable of evaluating that album than I am my first boyfriend...but anyway.) Yeah. Go listen to Off The Wall, now. It’s funny, I’ve been reading all sorts of remembrances of Jackson that talk about him as a public figure and an icon of popular culture–and that certainly is important–but they virtually sidestep the music. Ultimately, I hope music is what determines his place in history. I’ve been listening to Off The Wall repeatedly over the past couple of days, and it is AMAZING, start to finish. (Some people prefer Thriller, but that’s a Proustian cookie right back to 6th grade, and I’m not ready to go there yet. I am no more capable of evaluating that album than I am my first boyfriend…but anyway.) Yeah. Go listen to Off The Wall, now.

]]> By: g.a. http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/6374#comment-61460 g.a. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:34:08 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=6374#comment-61460 I should have added -- ditto to Autumn's WOW! I really dug this image. Thanks. I should have added — ditto to Autumn’s WOW! I really dug this image. Thanks.

]]> By: g.a. http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/6374#comment-61459 g.a. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:33:14 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=6374#comment-61459 Is there any relation between this and the <a href="http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/4926" rel="nofollow">Lane Twitchell paintings</a> you've posted before? They seem to have a strikingly similar aesthetic, at least in the explosion of details and symmetrical frame. Is there any relation between this and the Lane Twitchell paintings you’ve posted before? They seem to have a strikingly similar aesthetic, at least in the explosion of details and symmetrical frame.

]]> By: autumn http://www.greatwhatsit.com/archives/6374#comment-61458 autumn Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:56:39 +0000 http://www.greatwhatsit.com/?p=6374#comment-61458 POP-WOW! This image makes me think of the big cheesy smile I had at the Phoenix show last night at the Wiltern. Everyone was up and dancing and in the middle of one song that band breaks into a MJ riff; worldwide connective tissue. Not only are the Phoenix songs superbly crafted songs, but they have the much needed layered excellence of meaning that any perfect pop masterpiece requires. There was also a moment when I thought, Phoenix would definitely be on a John Hughes soundtrack. Go ahead and touch that universal tender button. POP-WOW!

This image makes me think of the big cheesy smile I had at the Phoenix show last night at the Wiltern. Everyone was up and dancing and in the middle of one song that band breaks into a MJ riff; worldwide connective tissue. Not only are the Phoenix songs superbly crafted songs, but they have the much needed layered excellence of meaning that any perfect pop masterpiece requires.

There was also a moment when I thought, Phoenix would definitely be on a John Hughes soundtrack. Go ahead and touch that universal tender button.

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