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[nsacpi]

Best version ever!




When Don wrote, "...perhaps they never will", we know who "they" refers to.

Fantastic. Here's McLean's story of how he came to write the song:


“In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms. I was sitting on the veranda one morning, reading a biography of van Gogh, and suddenly I knew I had to write a song arguing that he wasn’t crazy. He had an illness and so did his brother Theo. This makes it different, in my mind, [from] the garden variety of ‘crazy’ – because he was rejected by a woman. So I sat down with a print of Starry Night and wrote the lyrics out on a paper bag.”

[sturg33]

[sturg33]

[Tapate50]

Oh boy. California strikes again

[sturg33]

It seems incredibly intentional to raise kids to grow up to be completely incapable of handling any adversity

[Runnin]

Fantastic. Here's McLean's story of how he came to write the song:


“In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms. I was sitting on the veranda one morning, reading a biography of van Gogh, and suddenly I knew I had to write a song arguing that he wasn’t crazy. He had an illness and so did his brother Theo. This makes it different, in my mind, [from] the garden variety of ‘crazy’ – because he was rejected by a woman. So I sat down with a print of Starry Night and wrote the lyrics out on a paper bag.”

Lol. I watched that interview last night on youtube.

[sturg33]

[nsacpi]

the pocket square is a nice touch...i never had stephen pegged as a fashionista...looks like he's sporting cufflinks as well

[Carp]

This guy is crazy, but it's nothing remotely similar to Q related conspiracies.

[Tapate50]

The comments there... wowza. The whole thing is bat **** crazy

[Tapate50]

This guy is crazy, but it's nothing remotely similar to Q related conspiracies.

Not to nitpick, but this guys presenting something as fact not as a conspiracy

They are not the same

[Jaw]

Not to nitpick, but this guys presenting something as fact not as a conspiracy

They are not the same

And he doesn't even believe it. One more part of the effort to convince everyone that each successive R is worse than the one before. I bet they'll tell us the next one kills babies....wait...strike that...kills puppies.

On the plus side, they've gone from pretending that W was a monster to posting pictures of him cuddling with Michelle. Their rehabilitation of Trump to make him compare favorably to the next guy should be a hoot to see.

[Jaw]

To be fair, if I found out a she was a he by surprise at the wrong moment, hatred would probably be an accurate term to describe my reaction.

[Jaw]

"Most artists"? 'Artists' are no more ignorant, pompous, etc. than any other people. Projecting a little, are we?

Artists are often envied by those who feel they have no talent themselves.

Everyone has a creative side. Where would the world be without creators?

I agree with you that they are no more ignorant than anyone else, but pompous? I don't think it's a word that can be used to describe many mechanics, store clerks, DOT workers, roofers, welders, etc. And of course those people are all providing a tangible benefit.

[Jaw]

you shouldn't generalize so much...this guy was crazier than B.S....but a tad more talented...and yes mankind has been greatly enriched by his work

How has that painting done anything for mankind? I can see something far lovelier by looking up at the sky at any moment, and it's never the same.

[nsacpi]

Their rehabilitation of Trump to make him compare favorably to the next guy should be a hoot to see.

That's not happening. But there will be a cottage industry akin to the Lost Cause historians that will find a ready market the next 10-20 years.

[nsacpi]

How has that painting done anything for mankind? I can see something far lovelier by looking up at the sky at any moment, and it's never the same.

Beauty is a subjective thing. I would say that painting is more than beautiful. It has charisma. And makes us think.

[Runnin]

How has that painting done anything for mankind? I can see something far lovelier by looking up at the sky at any moment, and it's never the same.

Yes, life would be so much better without art, music, poetry, or any other man-made beauty. Good lord man, you may be a sadder curmudgeon than FB.

You can't have intelligent life without art and creativity.

[nsacpi]

Yes, life would be so much better without art, music, poetry, or any other man-made beauty. Good lord man, you may be a sadder curmudgeon than FB.

You can't have intelligent life without art and creativity.

we all have our hierarchy of what it is that constitutes the apex of humanity

i would put art very near the top

we've been at it a long time too

[Runnin]

I agree with you that they are no more ignorant than anyone else, but pompous? I don't think it's a word that can be used to describe many mechanics, store clerks, DOT workers, roofers, welders, etc. And of course those people are all providing a tangible benefit.

Oh, I assure you there are pompous, arrogant asshats in the blue-collar world and most any segment of society. It may manifest more subtlety but competition for status within a group is just part of being human.

How many jobs do you think J.K. Rowling has created? How about Beyonce or Sir Paul McCartney? I wonder how many non-musicians the music industry employs. Probably only a small percentage of employees in the industry are actual performers.