This Guy

My first post on the originale blogge was David Lynch. It seems fitting that I should comment on how he affected me, the central character of the universe.

I’ll spare you.

Someone asked me what Lynch I would be staying up late watching. I thought “probably none; his work is always spinning in my head anyway; it’s easy to call scenes to mind simply by thinking about them.”

[partial view of the home Lynch shelf]

Please note Lynch on Lynch on the far left, too worn to be legible anymore. I love his intuition and his thinking, the dream logic, the credit he seems to give to his audience for being as artistic as he is. And Alan Splet (sound engineer) and Angelo Badalementi. The struggle to find expression in images and sound when words just won’t do. An endless source of inspiration, fascination, humor, and wonder for me. A lot of great tributes out there, including Kyle MacLachlan and Defector.

This Is Crazy

A few years ago, the real home that was used for The Brady Bunch exterior shots was redesigned on the inside to look like the studio interiors. They didn’t miss a trick.

Watch Me Jumpstart

I recently stumbled onto a Spotify playlist called Guided by Voices 100 Best Songs. It’s incredible, packed with tons of amazing songs I’ve never heard before.

By total coincidence, YouTube reminded me today that I once watched this mini documentary about the band. Definitely worth a look, and only 36 minutes long. See what you reckon!

We Can’t Rewind / We’ve Gone Too Far

I have to say I watched a fuck-ton of MTV in its first year. I thought it was the greatest thing ever until it wasn’t. This is pretty fun to watch the first day’s broadcast (43 years ago today!). Also, everyone knows Video Killed the Radio Star was the first video, but what was the second?!

Also, Atari ad around 27 minutes in!