First and Last and Always

[rivkat]

The funniest thing about this parody is the Google ads it triggers. But I like the parody pretty well too.

I went to the Sisters of Mercy concert and got home in time to feed the baby -- a short set. Decent concert, neither the worst nor the best I've been to, with high points at Alice and Vision Thing. It's always fun to be in a packed crowd of people who know all the words. Best image of the night: the woman in front of me, in a pinstriped suit, who carefully pinned up her hair, revealing the elaborate tattoo curling around her neck and shoulders.

I just read this anecdote: Near the end of his life, Theodore Dreiser occasionally grew confused. One night he woke and searched for his wife Helen, but he didn't recognize her, and they had the following exchange:

Helen Dreiser: I am Helen.
Theodore Dreiser: Everyone thinks she's Helen.

So true, isn't it?

Comments

[zeldadestry.livejournal.com]

Ooh, love the Dreiser bit. Strangely enough, given the similarities in their names, it reminds me of a story I once heard from a film professor about the Danish director Carl Thedore Dreyer. Sometimes, in the middle of making a film, he would become frantic and start asking 'Who am I? What's happening?' and everyone would gather round and tell him 'You're Carl Dreyer, you're a director, we're all making a film' etc. And then he would feel better and get on with it!