THE GODFATHER (1972) is the movie to end all movies.
It's everything a movie should be - a painting that moves.
The story is somewhat incoherent and what can be discerned is rather faulty, since it's basically a knee-jerk reaction to the political unrest that was felt during the institutionalized slaughter of many Americans for the sake of money (two knee jerk reactions don't make either one right!).
It's an interesting film, even if you take out the political context of the times in which it was made. It's interesting if you don't. I suppose it's food for thought you might say. But the most impressive thing about it is the look and feel of the movie. It just glides seemingly w/o effort. The fact is making any movie, even a crappy movie, is a lot of work. I don't use that as a defense for trying to sell crap to consumers. I especially despise those who DO use that as an excuse! If you don't know you suck at making movies, you can certainly figure that out when you've finished making a movie and you find out it sucks! I can't imagine a masterpiece being perceived as a failure. I can perhaps see a masterpiece being perceived as mediocre. Elton John and Bernie Taupen once downplayed the magnificence of the classic/iconic/seminal hit "Your Song", saying everything else they wrote was equally good. If the duo indeed felt passionate about everything they wrote, I fail to see how. But I guess I don't count. I do see how "Your Song" rises above the rest of the crop, but it's still not by any means one of my favs. Elton's music is reminiscent of The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. They all got some memorable songs, but they have no important role in my life. A song that I remember but feel nothing for is to soundwaves what snot is to my nostrils.
I thought about getting rid of my copy of THE EXORCIST (1973). I do not feel any detectable sympathy for the characters. I certainly am not horrified by the depictions of demonic possession. I do not feel the triumph of God in the final scenes.
The movie can best be described as somber. The whole thing.
I guess that's why I've clung to it so many years.
In a large way, it's enjoyability is akin to that of THE GODFATHER -- it's got a more coherent story than that, but it's just as meaningless. There is some thought to glean from it and folks in its new release days were often horrified to the point of fainting. William Friedkin stated on the 25th Anniversary Edition introduction that the film could make you challenge your sanity. He didn't really elaborate, but perhaps the mood of the film combined with its staunch religious subject matter was just what some people needed back in 1973/1974 (it was released 6 days before the beginning of 1974). There were seemingly forces that didn't want the film made. I would suspect those were demonic forces? I doubt the film pissed off God. I'm sure there were many people whose faith was re-affirmed after seeing that film and perhaps a few phony church goers who felt the need to really think about what it is they believe and I suspect some of them may have been lost for good. It's hard to say.
anyway; back on my shelf it goes. I had it listed on Amazon. I'm glad it didn't sell. I took it off an hour(?) ago and when I can get off my ass for some reason other than to eat, I will insert it between "E.T.: and "GHOSTBUSTERS" (I don't own any films that start with "F", although I did own FORREST GUMP not long ago....)
You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous
Friday, September 18, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY by Lauren Grodstein
...
has three and a half stars on average (out of five) from 336 (and counting?) customer reviews.
I'm only on page 10 so I can't verify anything that anyone's stance on the book.
But the top voted-helpful reviews range from "huh?" to "are you sure" to "DAMN YOU!". One reviewer uses the word "gripping" like 3 times and then details THE ENTIRE DAMN STORY ("DAMN YOU!"). One reviewer sounds like a kindergarten teacher who thinks everything is an afterschool special...then there's one who sounds EXTREMELY un-enthusiastic about the book then rates it four stars (???), and a couple others toward the bottom of the list and I don't even know if I read them because they all sound so generic and uninformative...!!! If I elected to view all customer reviews and sorted by "newest" instead of "most helpful", I'm sure I'd find several reviews that only have 5 words. "Love it, highly recommended!" or "You gotta read this, it was really good!" or "dumb. I can't even believe they published it"...and so and so on...in other words, people that are too dumb to know what they're thinking and thus write it down! If you can't think, don't write. Simple as that. The phrase "learn to talk" is kind of overused given how talking is a reflection of thought and so many people don't know how to think and should thus never speak!!!
Ugh...
has three and a half stars on average (out of five) from 336 (and counting?) customer reviews.
I'm only on page 10 so I can't verify anything that anyone's stance on the book.
But the top voted-helpful reviews range from "huh?" to "are you sure" to "DAMN YOU!". One reviewer uses the word "gripping" like 3 times and then details THE ENTIRE DAMN STORY ("DAMN YOU!"). One reviewer sounds like a kindergarten teacher who thinks everything is an afterschool special...then there's one who sounds EXTREMELY un-enthusiastic about the book then rates it four stars (???), and a couple others toward the bottom of the list and I don't even know if I read them because they all sound so generic and uninformative...!!! If I elected to view all customer reviews and sorted by "newest" instead of "most helpful", I'm sure I'd find several reviews that only have 5 words. "Love it, highly recommended!" or "You gotta read this, it was really good!" or "dumb. I can't even believe they published it"...and so and so on...in other words, people that are too dumb to know what they're thinking and thus write it down! If you can't think, don't write. Simple as that. The phrase "learn to talk" is kind of overused given how talking is a reflection of thought and so many people don't know how to think and should thus never speak!!!
Ugh...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The Bluebird of Happiness
Lotte Kestner's 2013 album THE BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS is freakin' awesome. I don't listen to it often b/c it's not something you can just hear and be content with. A lot of the music I listen to - synth pop etc. - can be appreciated to some extent after the resounding pang from the melodies themselves becomes predictable and thus stops.
I finally bought it a couple months ago. It's certainly a worthwhile addition to my CD stash.
I wonder how many copies the album sold tho. I know Anna-Lynne Williams, the one person who writes and orchestrates the music on the albums bearing the name Lotte Kestner, did tour regionally pretty frequently when she was in the band Trespassers William. She may have came from a somewhat wealthy family, and thus isn't concerned about money. I don't know. I spoke with her via email and she said she was raising the prices of her Trespassers William CDs that she sells personally b/c she said she'd lost a lot of the money she had invested b/c of the economic b.s. that was manifesting at that time (I don't remember the date or the year of the email exactly...), which implies she had (at one time at least) money TO invest...which is certainly not the case with me...even if I got "my head out of my ass" and "got a job", I'd still be making peanuts. A lot of people call their paycheck peanuts b/c they're not being paid wads of cash hand over fist...but then they go to the movie theater **and** buy popcorn+a drink on a regular basis. I could afford to go to the movie theater, sure, but if you compare the cost of my rent to that of the average Missourian, I'm very lucky. Thankfully, my sister is my landlord. Not too many people have that to say about themselves. Oh, AND I have a roommate to help with the base cost of rent and utilities etc....a lot of my money does get wasted b/c I like to shop and can't find anything truly worth buying that doesn't eat up a large chunk of my money. I usually end up buying things that I should already own but don't because I got rid of them to make room in my budget for more shopping...it's gotten better...still have some work to do...
But anyway. Assuming Anna-Lynne Williams was/is not well (or at least OK) to do outside of the monetary benefits of music making...I have to wonder: is her music profitable? I mean, I know a lot of artists/bands tour, sometimes, as in the case of Aerosmith etc., it's simply because they want to. Other times I don't get it. Pearl Jam? They actually elected not to tour in support of their 2nd album. I'm glad they were fortunate enough to deal their own cards. Of course, when you have mega-sales of one individual album, I'd imagine you can threaten your way into getting what you want (or un-getting what you want against). Michael Jackson toured b/c he was desperate for other people's acceptance/approval. Katy Perry probably tours b/c she has an ego 3x the size of her brain and likes that feeling of Ms. World Domination. Beyonce? I don't even understand her appeal. I didn't like Destiny's Child and I have no interest in Beyonce's solo career. So I can't say what it is about her that compels her to tour because she's an artist whose music I'm not interested enough in to bother analyzing. I didn't realize "Halo" was a Beyonce cover, btw. I just got done reading about that on PopMatters. It's a great song, a great performance...Beyonce's version I have no interest in. It may be good, it may not be. If Beyonce hadn't been working in a band that defined the cold-blooded nature of the music industry and the overall teenager population that listened to them, I might give it a try. N.I.
I know it's possible - very much so - for a band/artist that doesn't use payola or pimp themselves out to PepsiCo to succeed in the monetary standard.
But the only bands I can think of that have done that are Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights, Senses Fail, Silverstein and every other emopop band that cropped up before "emo" became a dirty word...and the only reason they succeeded on that front was because they were part of a trend. People were coocoo for emo - puffs. It'd be nice if once in a while an album would sell a large qty of units without the tools of payola, peer pressure, or the artist/band putting on some act that makes people think they have idol potential. Michael Jackson was the worst about that. He'd be on stage and you'd think he was King. Yes, his music was good, he was extremely talented in a variety of ways, but King? Maybe President; his list of achievements certainly rivals that of any branch of gov't. But King? Jesus King OF Kings. And MJ certainly does not provide water for his people, food to eat or the comfort of the knowledge that salvation awaits those who ask for it. The moment some SONY exec decides to start branding "Jackson's Own" salad dressing, I'm sure someone will have an argument that they think makes sense...
Anyway. I keep telling my sister that she should buy the music that she likes, or at least that which she likes most. She insists that music should not be a job but instead a service that is done for mankind. I don't know where she gets that idea. Why not guard the cash register at WalMart as a service to mankind? Or cut the paychecks of the employees at J.P. Morgan for the same reason? Jobs ARE a service to mankind. As appreciation for x service, your are presented with a paycheck. Now, as far as the way the criminal justice system deals with thieves, as well as other criminals, that's an entirely different issue altogether.
I finally bought it a couple months ago. It's certainly a worthwhile addition to my CD stash.
I wonder how many copies the album sold tho. I know Anna-Lynne Williams, the one person who writes and orchestrates the music on the albums bearing the name Lotte Kestner, did tour regionally pretty frequently when she was in the band Trespassers William. She may have came from a somewhat wealthy family, and thus isn't concerned about money. I don't know. I spoke with her via email and she said she was raising the prices of her Trespassers William CDs that she sells personally b/c she said she'd lost a lot of the money she had invested b/c of the economic b.s. that was manifesting at that time (I don't remember the date or the year of the email exactly...), which implies she had (at one time at least) money TO invest...which is certainly not the case with me...even if I got "my head out of my ass" and "got a job", I'd still be making peanuts. A lot of people call their paycheck peanuts b/c they're not being paid wads of cash hand over fist...but then they go to the movie theater **and** buy popcorn+a drink on a regular basis. I could afford to go to the movie theater, sure, but if you compare the cost of my rent to that of the average Missourian, I'm very lucky. Thankfully, my sister is my landlord. Not too many people have that to say about themselves. Oh, AND I have a roommate to help with the base cost of rent and utilities etc....a lot of my money does get wasted b/c I like to shop and can't find anything truly worth buying that doesn't eat up a large chunk of my money. I usually end up buying things that I should already own but don't because I got rid of them to make room in my budget for more shopping...it's gotten better...still have some work to do...
But anyway. Assuming Anna-Lynne Williams was/is not well (or at least OK) to do outside of the monetary benefits of music making...I have to wonder: is her music profitable? I mean, I know a lot of artists/bands tour, sometimes, as in the case of Aerosmith etc., it's simply because they want to. Other times I don't get it. Pearl Jam? They actually elected not to tour in support of their 2nd album. I'm glad they were fortunate enough to deal their own cards. Of course, when you have mega-sales of one individual album, I'd imagine you can threaten your way into getting what you want (or un-getting what you want against). Michael Jackson toured b/c he was desperate for other people's acceptance/approval. Katy Perry probably tours b/c she has an ego 3x the size of her brain and likes that feeling of Ms. World Domination. Beyonce? I don't even understand her appeal. I didn't like Destiny's Child and I have no interest in Beyonce's solo career. So I can't say what it is about her that compels her to tour because she's an artist whose music I'm not interested enough in to bother analyzing. I didn't realize "Halo" was a Beyonce cover, btw. I just got done reading about that on PopMatters. It's a great song, a great performance...Beyonce's version I have no interest in. It may be good, it may not be. If Beyonce hadn't been working in a band that defined the cold-blooded nature of the music industry and the overall teenager population that listened to them, I might give it a try. N.I.
I know it's possible - very much so - for a band/artist that doesn't use payola or pimp themselves out to PepsiCo to succeed in the monetary standard.
But the only bands I can think of that have done that are Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights, Senses Fail, Silverstein and every other emopop band that cropped up before "emo" became a dirty word...and the only reason they succeeded on that front was because they were part of a trend. People were coocoo for emo - puffs. It'd be nice if once in a while an album would sell a large qty of units without the tools of payola, peer pressure, or the artist/band putting on some act that makes people think they have idol potential. Michael Jackson was the worst about that. He'd be on stage and you'd think he was King. Yes, his music was good, he was extremely talented in a variety of ways, but King? Maybe President; his list of achievements certainly rivals that of any branch of gov't. But King? Jesus King OF Kings. And MJ certainly does not provide water for his people, food to eat or the comfort of the knowledge that salvation awaits those who ask for it. The moment some SONY exec decides to start branding "Jackson's Own" salad dressing, I'm sure someone will have an argument that they think makes sense...
Anyway. I keep telling my sister that she should buy the music that she likes, or at least that which she likes most. She insists that music should not be a job but instead a service that is done for mankind. I don't know where she gets that idea. Why not guard the cash register at WalMart as a service to mankind? Or cut the paychecks of the employees at J.P. Morgan for the same reason? Jobs ARE a service to mankind. As appreciation for x service, your are presented with a paycheck. Now, as far as the way the criminal justice system deals with thieves, as well as other criminals, that's an entirely different issue altogether.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
ugh
My brain is messing up on me. Or maybe it's overloaded. I don't know. I think it's mostly just me trying to view through the curtain from 500 feet away...there's nothing to observe in this building (my Earthly home) that I'm in. I don't know how people assert that there is no justice in this world. Is there? What is justice? Does it even matter?
This is especially confusing
(NIV version):
"You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me"
I guess "punishment" can range in severity...from a slap on the wrist to long hours/days of extreme torture...
I've read over 200 pages of the Old Testament, including the verse quoted above and I cannot say I've learned anything from it. Most of the encouragement I've had to keep the faith and do what little I've been entrusted with to show God's love is from church sermons and small group sessions. It probably would be less annoying if I'd pray more. I'm not very articulate. I'm not even very well versed in my own Frankenstein language...not to mention I get tripped up in how I say things...I try to go back and say it over...I guess that's what babbling is...a less impatient me would give myself & God more time to get on or further up the right path...it's not like I'm going to go to Hell if I don't go far enough up the trail...It blows my mind sometimes how lazy I can be. One moment I'm ready to take on the stairs like I'm Superman and the next moment I can't even get off the chair and go to the next room without a big bout of groaning....sometimes I feel like I have two brains and they want to duke it out so badly but they can't BECAUSE THEY OCCUPY THE SAME SPACE!!!
Ok...guess I'll finish whatever the hell it is I turned on the desktop computer to get done...and then I'll let my hair dry and pray...even if my heart feels like it's made of paper......
This is especially confusing
(NIV version):
"You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me"
I guess "punishment" can range in severity...from a slap on the wrist to long hours/days of extreme torture...
I've read over 200 pages of the Old Testament, including the verse quoted above and I cannot say I've learned anything from it. Most of the encouragement I've had to keep the faith and do what little I've been entrusted with to show God's love is from church sermons and small group sessions. It probably would be less annoying if I'd pray more. I'm not very articulate. I'm not even very well versed in my own Frankenstein language...not to mention I get tripped up in how I say things...I try to go back and say it over...I guess that's what babbling is...a less impatient me would give myself & God more time to get on or further up the right path...it's not like I'm going to go to Hell if I don't go far enough up the trail...It blows my mind sometimes how lazy I can be. One moment I'm ready to take on the stairs like I'm Superman and the next moment I can't even get off the chair and go to the next room without a big bout of groaning....sometimes I feel like I have two brains and they want to duke it out so badly but they can't BECAUSE THEY OCCUPY THE SAME SPACE!!!
Ok...guess I'll finish whatever the hell it is I turned on the desktop computer to get done...and then I'll let my hair dry and pray...even if my heart feels like it's made of paper......
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Monumental 80's music document
Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Like A Virgin - Madonna
1999 - Prince
Born In The USA - Bruce Springstein
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
Jump - Van Halen
Africa - Toto
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
We Built This City - Starship
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
I Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
One More Night - Phil Collins
99 Luftballoons - Nena
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Drive - The Cars
Take On Me - A-Ha
Your Love - The Outfield
Something About You - Level 42
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
This list is just my perception. I was 6 years old on November 20th, 1989 and was not encouraged by my mother (or my father) to be materialistic or independent in my existence. Perhaps someone who was alive and more observant of the decade as it was unfolding can correct me on some of these. I know some of these songs are regularly played on radio today but may have not been as preferred in their heyday. I read on someone's Amazon review that Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" only went up to #7. I really have to rattle my head way too hard to figure out what else might have topped that song. It's an amazing song. Maybe too amazing for its time? Hmm...
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Like A Virgin - Madonna
1999 - Prince
Born In The USA - Bruce Springstein
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
Jump - Van Halen
Africa - Toto
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
We Built This City - Starship
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
I Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
One More Night - Phil Collins
99 Luftballoons - Nena
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Drive - The Cars
Take On Me - A-Ha
Your Love - The Outfield
Something About You - Level 42
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
This list is just my perception. I was 6 years old on November 20th, 1989 and was not encouraged by my mother (or my father) to be materialistic or independent in my existence. Perhaps someone who was alive and more observant of the decade as it was unfolding can correct me on some of these. I know some of these songs are regularly played on radio today but may have not been as preferred in their heyday. I read on someone's Amazon review that Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" only went up to #7. I really have to rattle my head way too hard to figure out what else might have topped that song. It's an amazing song. Maybe too amazing for its time? Hmm...
Monday, August 10, 2015
if I had two hands....
Skipped church yesterday. Was thinking I'd read some of His word, but I haven't. Not then. Not today. It's 10:30 here in Missouri.
I bought a boatload of stuff at Hastings with my debit card yesterday. Total debited from my bank was $106.10. I only had $17. I didn't need anything from Hastings, I didn't even really badly want anything...$28 of the $106 was a flat out waste. The rest was stuff that I could easily live w/o. I just wanted to shop. So I did. It'll be paid in September when I get money and I'll be able to pay for groceries and such like a sheltered U.S. citizen would think I should, although my gift to God that month will be a little short the requested 10%.
I felt so damn hypocritical yesterday, I didn't ask God for forgiveness. Thankfully I've lived another day. Praise be to Him. I woke up at 11am so not much telling when I'll go to bed.
Not sure why I woke so late. I went to bed a little after midnight. Seriously, woah...
I bought a boatload of stuff at Hastings with my debit card yesterday. Total debited from my bank was $106.10. I only had $17. I didn't need anything from Hastings, I didn't even really badly want anything...$28 of the $106 was a flat out waste. The rest was stuff that I could easily live w/o. I just wanted to shop. So I did. It'll be paid in September when I get money and I'll be able to pay for groceries and such like a sheltered U.S. citizen would think I should, although my gift to God that month will be a little short the requested 10%.
I felt so damn hypocritical yesterday, I didn't ask God for forgiveness. Thankfully I've lived another day. Praise be to Him. I woke up at 11am so not much telling when I'll go to bed.
Not sure why I woke so late. I went to bed a little after midnight. Seriously, woah...
THE SMALLEST LIGHT (2015)
2013 brought emo-revival band Daisyhead's debut recording, titled I COULDN'T FACE YOU. Two years later, earlier this year, their debut LP THE SMALLEST LIGHT was released and as was the case with Too Close To Touch's NERVE ENDINGS and Wind At Sails' MORNING LIGHT, I didn't find out about it until several months after the fact (in this case today).
Times like this make me glad I signed up for ad free Rdio. Sorta. I'm not sure the ads would bog it down that much if at all...although they are annoying, especially since it's mostly advertisements for their own service, beckoning me to upgrade to a paid plan.
I had some gift cards on Swagbucks, a whopping $19 worth, so I bought Lotte Kestner's THE BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS and now I'm awaiting a bank transfer so I can bu THE SMALLEST LIGHT. I still have $6+ in GC bal. The CD is a little under $12 w/ S&H factored in.
BOOM!
Times like this make me glad I signed up for ad free Rdio. Sorta. I'm not sure the ads would bog it down that much if at all...although they are annoying, especially since it's mostly advertisements for their own service, beckoning me to upgrade to a paid plan.
I had some gift cards on Swagbucks, a whopping $19 worth, so I bought Lotte Kestner's THE BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS and now I'm awaiting a bank transfer so I can bu THE SMALLEST LIGHT. I still have $6+ in GC bal. The CD is a little under $12 w/ S&H factored in.
BOOM!
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Albert Hammond Jr..........know any more than you did????
Stupid fucking shit.
My mom's loudddd chewing prompted me to pump up the volume and click on the closest thing to non-shit I could hope to enjoy....tried Mayday Parade's 2013 album MONSTERS IN THE CLOSET b/c it was on my "most recently played" list-thingy.......then despite the misgivings about clicking on a CD with some random dude's name plastered on it, I clicked on Albert Hammond Jr.'s MOMENTARY MASTERS...track 1 over, damn it, Ok, now track 2 has started, I don't know if Mom finished her food or if she picked up any of the damn hints I dropped, admittedly subtle as they were.......
Albert Dickjack Jr.'s name still means practically nothing. Track 1 and two have sonic pleasantness, but unless you're doing some Hawaiian style dancing and want music to give the appearance of having a reason just in case someone might be staring at you through the window or you happen to be in public, this CD is a total void in terms of anything that matters. Maybe the lyrics pertain to some self righteous political thinking...idk...
'bout damn time. Track 3 has livened things up. It's still ugly and stupid sounding, but whatever...
My mom's loudddd chewing prompted me to pump up the volume and click on the closest thing to non-shit I could hope to enjoy....tried Mayday Parade's 2013 album MONSTERS IN THE CLOSET b/c it was on my "most recently played" list-thingy.......then despite the misgivings about clicking on a CD with some random dude's name plastered on it, I clicked on Albert Hammond Jr.'s MOMENTARY MASTERS...track 1 over, damn it, Ok, now track 2 has started, I don't know if Mom finished her food or if she picked up any of the damn hints I dropped, admittedly subtle as they were.......
Albert Dickjack Jr.'s name still means practically nothing. Track 1 and two have sonic pleasantness, but unless you're doing some Hawaiian style dancing and want music to give the appearance of having a reason just in case someone might be staring at you through the window or you happen to be in public, this CD is a total void in terms of anything that matters. Maybe the lyrics pertain to some self righteous political thinking...idk...
'bout damn time. Track 3 has livened things up. It's still ugly and stupid sounding, but whatever...
Friday, July 31, 2015
Look, ma -- I can read!!
I contacted my bank about an alert posted on their www homepage. It read: "Important Information Reguarding the Windows 10 Release". I got a response from them. "Thank you for pointing out the error on our website; it has been corrected." Once again, you're welcome :)
That is...unless you don't bank with Wood & Huston...and in that case, YOU'RE GONNA BURN IN HELL!!! No, seriously, I don't mean that! I was only kidding.......
That is...unless you don't bank with Wood & Huston...and in that case, YOU'RE GONNA BURN IN HELL!!! No, seriously, I don't mean that! I was only kidding.......
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
To dream impossible dreams...
This strikes me as sad...
By Viola Yee @ Quora:
"In 2008, Polaroid ceased producing their signature instant film. There was enough stock to last somewhere into 2009. When it was gone, it was gone. The company folded and all the trade secrets were lost with it.
No one knows how to duplicate Polaroid instant colour photos. The original technology was lost ... that itself seems impossible but it happened less than 10 years ago.
The old cameras are easy to come by. Every thrift store has one.
But the film has been re-invented (from scratch) by The Impossible Project. They've done their best ... but it's not the same. And not as good as the original technology that Mr. Land invented and perfected."
You can read it direct from the horse's mouth if you insist, via the link I posted right under here (or you can hunt for it on the internet if that's how you play...). I don't think I'm technically allowed to have pasted the answer here...(sigh)...:
By Viola Yee @ Quora:
"In 2008, Polaroid ceased producing their signature instant film. There was enough stock to last somewhere into 2009. When it was gone, it was gone. The company folded and all the trade secrets were lost with it.
No one knows how to duplicate Polaroid instant colour photos. The original technology was lost ... that itself seems impossible but it happened less than 10 years ago.
The old cameras are easy to come by. Every thrift store has one.
But the film has been re-invented (from scratch) by The Impossible Project. They've done their best ... but it's not the same. And not as good as the original technology that Mr. Land invented and perfected."
You can read it direct from the horse's mouth if you insist, via the link I posted right under here (or you can hunt for it on the internet if that's how you play...). I don't think I'm technically allowed to have pasted the answer here...(sigh)...:
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