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September 17, 2007
the picture theory of meaning
A suit of armor- one of the old, old ones, with just a narrow slit for the eyes and one of those bird-beaky helmets- comes alive in the red-carpeted hallway of a neglected wing of an extensive mansion. His new life is a surprise. He works his legs and arms, moves around the house awkwardly, and holds in his glove-hands whatever he finds: a ball of lint, a potted plant, the pull-string of a curtain. He thinks about the knight: what happened to him? He sees a garden through a bay window, full of bright red tassel flowers and snapdragons. He can feel it in his hands: he will pick them all.
Adam and Alden - Blade Run Out
Last fall, I wrote a short story while listening to nothing but Adam and Alden's 'Live at Blue Monday' recording and a few songs from Smog's 'A River Ain't Too Much to Love'. There was something about Adam and Alden's music that just fit the tone and setting of the story so well- their songs are so pretty and elegant, and so rousing as well (not that my story fit that bill, but the music definitely helped me along). Listening to Adam and Alden gives me the same sort of wild buzz in my chest that I get when walking in the woods on a cool day, or when swimming out into the ocean- there's a natural aspect to their songs, something strong and beautiful. 'Blade Run Out' might be my favorite of the bunch, and not just for the fact that the last 20 seconds or so of the song seem to quote the theme from MacGyver.
Posted by Kevin at September 17, 2007 12:43 PM