If a person talked like someone from a game trailer he would sound like the biggest douchebag in the world.

I'd take a jab at the bastard.

Boxer in his youth and much fitter than me but I'd have righteousness and fury on my side. And Bookwyrm. 2vs1, we win.

*in case Big Brother is watching, I am kidding.

Just aim for the ears, that's the weak spot. Or kick him in the nads, he makes them an easy target.
And if Big Brother is watching, I cordially invite him to kiss my anus while I let rip a sulfuric, post-beef burrito fart.

And Keasby, you've been reading my shit for awhile, some of it was bound to rub off. I must admit, I can't look at a Blooper anymore without picturing your stare.

:3

So my buddy was up to something at the weekend with someone, I wasn't expecting it to be this.

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the song feathers is about devins mom right?

definetely the best song on ghost

Hmm, I'm not certain if it is. It could be. I thought it was about his wife and child.

I don't think it's too important to know the meaning behind a song. Once you do it makes it less personal and could possibly ruin it for you. Then again I don't really give a shit about many things.

I don't think it's too important to know the meaning behind a song. Once you do it makes it less personal and could possibly ruin it for you. Then again I don't really give a shit about many things.

Also, with Devin some of the lyrics really aren't about anything or anyone in particular, but they are there to convey a mood, if that makes sense. Like, he's come up with some music that makes him feel a certain way. He needs lyrics, so he tries to come up with things that make him feel the way the music does to him. His family might fit that mood, or a pet, or a cheeseburger.

I'll stop now. I'm confusing myself.

^No, it makes sense. Poe wrote a poem called 'The Bells', and used very specific words that sounded like or conveyed the mental image of bells ringing all sorts of ways. While not totally similar, it's along those same lines as what you've said. Using words to portray mood instead of actual event.

I think it's more interesting to know what inspired lyrics. But even then, songs eventually take on personal meaning for us all and those become more important to us than whatever the artist had in mind. It's just trivia to know at that point. That's not to diminish the importance of the work to the artist though..

Fuck, haha. Now I've done it too. If you're wondering what all the songs are about, listen to Earth Day. The answer's there.

I wonder if Feather was actually inspired by Ziltoid's Midnight Visit.

Go on, picture it, you know you wanna.

Look, I'll let you in on something. It was inspired by a really naff pair of socks I gave him for his birthday.

Oh god, Violet this all makes sense now! I'm starting to see the connection… The whole album is about socks!

Spoiler: show

Fly - Sliding in socks across a fresh-swept wood floor, feels like flying!
Heart Baby - a quiet, introspective piece about the heart decorated socks he wore as a wee bobby.
Feather - as indicated above, about or inspired by the birthday socks from Violet. Soft as feathers and handmade from the same cloth which bore the Planet Smasher no doubt!
Kawaii - japanese for cute: which is the first word that comes to mind when looking at kitten mittens, the socks for cats.
Ghost - The melody is taken almost verbatim from a dude performing in a Vancouver park, who played the enchanting tune in nothing but his socks. His brash display no doubt helping Devin remember the song so vividly.
Blackberry - about his old phone wielding days, shuffling about in his berry colored socks, making and canceling plans on his Blackberry. (And the painful memory of the day the pool stole it's spark.)
Monsoon - late, frog-filled, rainy nights spent calling home from the road, having taken his shoes off and letting the cool misty air chill his sweaty socks.
Dark Matters - that book he quotes from, it says the word socks right in there. If you've never heard it you haven't listened very closely.
Texada - named for texada island in British Columbia. Made famous in the 60's for an outbreak of thrush in adolescents. The cure was steeping socks in boiling vinegar and then putting them in the mouth.
Seams - pretty straight forward. A love ballad for socks and well-sewn seams at the toes that don't bunch up.
Infinite Ocean - "You must be god embodied." These words were uttered in a field of cotton as far as the eye could see: like an ocean of baby socks.
As You Were - dirty socks, sometimes covered in blood, honey and even gold dust go into the laundry. Then they emerge as they were before: pure white like a ghost. His affection for the cotton feet cuddlers is so intense that he wants to marry them.

Don't believe me?! Look at this dtp logo!

That's very clearly a bamboo leaf! And if god or James Earl Jones wore socks for pleasure, they would most certainly be bamboo socks. Bamboo socks are heavenly as all hell.

AHAHAHAHAAH!!! PERFECT!

I'll also vouch for bamboo fibre, fucking gorgeous.

Come to think of it, I very rarely go barefoot anywhere. I'm always wearing socks because my feet get too damn cold.

After a rather dismal weekend I was gratefully reminded that family is a true constant. Even if things go bad or there are difficulties, the unconditional love inherent always outshines the negative.
And that dogs are awesome.

I went to see Nevermind the Buzzcocks earlier-



Was jolly good fun but the whole thing took over 4 hours, sweet to chat to Phil Jupitus after though.