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音楽 - Music:
Record Shoppin With Oog
Tom Waits pleased all of us back in 1985 when he released "Rain Dogs". This record is what many listeners consider to be at the fulcrum of his career. No more cds of pseudo-lounge crooning about being drunk. On this album Waits begins his ascent into the astral realm of eccentric god-like songwriters that could be your grandfather. Highlights include what is easily one of the best songs Waits has ever written, "Jockey full of Bourbon," the Waits voice showcase "Big Black Mariah," and beat poet-esque soundscapes "9th and Hennepin" and "Walking Spanish".
On Island Records, this cd is difficult to find new for a decent price, and it is also equally unlikely to be discovered abandoned in some used cd store somewhere. Either way, it's worth whatever effort you put into finding it.
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 読み物 - Books:
「ひと呼んでミツコ』
姫野カオルコ著 講談社文庫刊
木枯らし吹く秋の夕暮れ。ダイエーでスナックを
買いこんだアナタがスーパーの袋を自転車の籠に押しこんでいます。
「あーぁ、バイト先の社員のMさん。カッコいい。
あんな彼とクリスマスを過ごせたらサイコー」
でも、どうやってアプローチしていいかワカラない
ちょっと暗いアナタ。独り者の悲哀ひしひし。
そこへ、前からカップルが腕組んで歩いてきます。
男の子はちょっとスピッツの草野正宗みたい。きゃっ。
しかし、その横にへばりついてる女ときたら、元ジュディマリの
YUKIを三発くらい殴ったような顔で、レーヨン
素材のスカートなんかはいてます。しかも、
小脇に抱えた雑誌は「JJ」。
なぜ、この女に彼氏がいて、インテリで
Olive少女のたしなみたっぷりの私に彼が
いないのっ？そう、この世の中は不条理に
満ちています。そんな世知辛い世の中に
耐えきれなくなったアナタ。「ひと呼んでミツコ」
を読みましょう。ミツコはいつでもアナタの味方
です♪
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映画 - Movies:
「ジュリアン ドンキーボーイ」
私的で、実験映像的、ホワイトトラッシュ映画といったら、
ハーモニーコリンの映画です。
精神分裂症のジュリアン、ジュリアンの為時に母を演じる姉、
レスラーを目指す弟、それを鍛える父親。盲目の女の子、
両腕がない男、、、フリーキーな人々のただその個体を生きて
ゆく様がごく当たり前に描かれ、まったく美化されることの
ないリアル感を目の当たりにします。俗ものに背反した
その登場人物をみてると揺さぶられる準備をしていても
揺さぶられます。それは、きっと多くのプロセスを経て
フィルムになったであろう粒子の粗い映像は詩的であるのに
対し内実があからさまになってるからなんだろうな。。。
コリンマジックでホワイトトラッシュワールドが素敵に
見えるのが不思議。ただのお洒落映画だと思って侮るなかれ。
結構、深い。
そして、ぼやけた頭をもっとぼやけさせてくれます。
Julian donkey boy
If you ask me what is the movie that is personal,
experimental and white-trashy?
I would answer Harmony Korine's movies.
Julian is a schizophrenic boy. Acting in his mom's place
sometimes is his sister, Trying to be a wrestler
is his brother, and coaching for him is Julian's father.
There's also Blind girl, and man with no arms... This movie
portraying about life with freaky individuals. It is not idealized at all, and may bring
you the vivid reality in front of your eyes. If you are
preparing for being swayed,anyway it makes you sway
when you see the characters are rebelling from the
vulgar world. I guess because of that it must be such
a complex process to have a coarse-textured film's
poetical nature contrary to blunt truth...
Harmony Korine made "Gummo" too, Korine magic
turned the white trash world into a splendid one.
His movie is not to be made light of because of being
a stylish movie. It is quite deep. Also, it lets the hazy stone
become more hazy.
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物 - Objects:
Honda Dirtbikes
In the early 1950s, the Honda Motor Company built a themepark, and one of the attractions were miniature motorcycles. The kids riding these looked so monkeylike, and the models were so successful that they were actually launched as products named "Monkey".
As time went on, these became very popular; they reached their peak in the 70s, especially among the dirtbike crowd. One of these models, the DAX (because it looks like a dachshund) was small enough to put in the rear of a car, while still being large enough for an adult. The DAX was released in America as the CT70, and continued production until the early 90s, when it was eclipsed by ATVs and miniature enduro bikes.
DAX had a big brother, the Hunter Cub, which featured an 89cc engine, fullsize wheels, and a rear seat. These were known as the "Trail 90" in America, and their slightly larger sibling, the CT110 or Trail 110 is still used in Australia for delivering mail. These "postie" bikes are often heavily modified for performance by fans. All of these old Honda's now enjoy a cult following. They are inexepensive, easy to maintain, and have a style which is no longer sold new for any price. Why don't you find one of your own?
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