Nova Carmina

From the perspective of pure riffage, I'm going with Page. So many great riffs in a pretty short creative peak.

21 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

Did you understand any of it? When the Sting version came out, even Dune readers struggled with the plot. 

Full disclosure: I saw the Sting version as a teenager, liked it well enough, decided to read the book, hated the book, forgot most of it right away. I know people are whining the new films don't stick closely enough to the books (What? No Spice Guild?!?!), but the films work fine as a straightforward fight between two rich families. "Spice" could just as easily be gold, or oil, or unobtanium, whatever. It's a classic "rise to power" story, and all the background mythology is moot, as far as this viewer is concerned. Whenever they started spouting off about the Kwisatz Haderach (sp., definitely), my brain did the Homer Simpson thing where I'm imagining bears riding in little Shriners' cars. I was just waiting for more shots of spaceships taking off and landing, more BWAAANNNGGGGHHHHH from the soundtrack. 

1 hour ago, treeduck said:

Well at first you're thinking ok Jeff Bridges is the Old Man, but then you're thinking maybe it's John Lithgow, and then later you're thinking it must be Joel Grey. Then the name that everything seems to revolve around, Hamzad, is he really the Old Man? In reality they're all The Old Man, especially if you think of the Old Man as someone's dad. The daughter starts off as a peripheral figure, just a voice on the phone that we never expect to see, then later she becomes a more integral part of the story. And in the end it's the daughter that the whole story seems to revolve around after all, not the Jeff Bridges character or Hamzad or the John Lithgow guy.

***SPOILERS AHEAD****

I know this story comes from some pretty successful books, but it felt to me -- as a non-book reader -- that they were making it up as they went along.

I liked it!

On 3/21/2024 at 2:38 AM, treeduck said:

I'll be interested to hear your thoughts. I have some.

23 hours ago, goose said:

Today's upset prediction:

 

#12 GCU Lopes take out #5 St Mary's

 

Here's what I was prepared to type, before I got distracted:  "GCU? Over the team that beat Gonzaga twice and won its conference tournament?"

Huh.

The SEC not exactly covering itself in glory.

1 hour ago, goose said:

Tough to beat any team that scores fifteen 3-pters  on you.  And they weren't easy shots 

I'm still not sure how that happened. That Gohlke guy had the ugliest shot -- he looked like he was always off-balance and chucking the ball from between his wrists, rather than his palms (you know the kind of thrusting forward action I mean, more of a push than a throw?), and I'll be damned if most of them didn't go in. Unbelievable.

8 hours ago, pjbear05 said:

Bracket buster!  #14 Oakland stun #3 Kentucky, 80-76

Get stuffed, Calipari! 

Too soon! 

49 minutes ago, goose said:

Virginia gets blasted by Colorado St with a score of 42-67!

Respect the Mountain West! 

Great album.

2 hours ago, Nova Carmina said:

Gawd, how I hate Man Utd. I can't be the only person who thinks Garnacho looks like he ought to be punched in the face.

Total shit.

15 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

Cracovia 2 Widzew 2 Rakoczy salvages a point in the 90th minute. Classy behavior in the stands. Giant painting, covering a few sections, of a Cracovia fan with a knife in one hand and Wisla supporter's severed head in the other. 

Aren't Cracovia and Wisla the two teams you support? Are they also rivals? So you are serious about liking the Red Wings? This changes everything!!!!

Gawd, how I hate Man Utd. I can't be the only person who thinks Garnacho looks like he ought to be punched in the face.

14 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

Cracovia 2 Widzew 2 Rakoczy salvages a point in the 90th minute. Classy behavior in the stands. Giant painting, covering a few sections, of a Cracovia fan with a knife in one hand and Wisla supporter's severed head in the other. 

6 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

1ga is having a good time at Indian Wells. Will play Sakkari in the final.   

Avoid the bees!

8 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

Wisla 2 Miedz 0 Rodado puts it into overdrive in the second half.   

One of your imported Brazilians?

Mizzou manages to do the very difficult, and finishes the season on an 0-19 run. 

1 minute ago, Sun & Moon said:

Great news! Congratulations, Nova!  Have you already met the newborn? 

I have and she looks wonderfully made and destined for great things! If I knew how to put pictures here, I'd add one (old guy issues . . .).

7 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

Hawks 7 Ducks 2 Five points for Bedard. 18-43-5

Uh-oh -- you've jumped the Sharks! What's the second pick in the draft look like? Good value?

So without Pollard, our running game will feature . . . who, exactly? More pressure on Dak performing out of his head.

My day was made yesterday because I became a grandfather for the first time!  A healthy baby girl, born 9:51 pm!

33 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said:

If Liverpool doesn't win the title, who would you rather see at the top, Man City or Arsenal?  

Oooh. Is "gouge my eyes out" an option? I loathe Arsenal, but I hate monotony more, so give me the Arse.

"Diaz F***s It Up in the Box" count is up to three.

That was a nice run, though.