Hello all. It's been a rough month. So many well-loved celebrities lost. David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Dan Haggerty, Alan Rickman. And now we've learned that Willie Nelson just passed away!
Apparently, he was playing on the road again. :P
***DUCKS AND RUNS***
(I'm baaaaaack! ;D)
Sooooooooooooo good to have you back.
:)
Having read this, I find I can't really mourn David Bowie; I can't rejoice in his death, for I won't do that for anyone, but I can't feel that his death is the great loss to humanity that some seem to: http://www.debriefdaily.com/lifestyle/lori-maddox-i-lost-my-virginity-to-david-bowie/ She was thirteen; I used to be a schoolteacher--she was younger than some of my students!
To be perfectly frank, I'm not in mourning over any celebrity deaths. My life is hardly wrapped up in such things and, as your link suggests, there are much more important matters that should concern us about these so-called "heroes."
I will, however, mourn the loss of all those mackerel that will no doubt be flung in my direction. ;D
Mackerel pate is nice.
:-)
Point taken Elkhound. This is after all a fallen world
*Fills cauldron with hot oil, lights a fire under it, sifts together cornmeal and bread crumbs, and prepares for a huge fish fry*
Glad to have you back, Aerlys!
Did Willie Nelson die? I haven't seen anything on the internet on that.
No, AFAIK, Nelson is still alive.
Dang Man! You had me there for a minute.
***Tracheae loaded***
**** TWANG****
**** dozen Red Snapper flung North****
**** Over shoots their mark; lands in Jerusha's frying vat*****
****Laurna reaching for a bottle of wine and a thick fur coat, before stepping onto the Portal ****
Aeryls, Let's meet up at Jerusha's for dinner.
Yum!
***grabs tartar sauce and white wine and jumps in car***
Quote from: Jerusha on January 20, 2016, 06:19:20 PM
Did Willie Nelson die? I haven't seen anything on the internet on that.
No, Jerusha. I'm just being a stinker. :D
DH is a big Willie Nelson fan, so I asked him and he set me straight.
*Shovels out driveway so Aerlys has room to park her car. Adds cheddar biscuits to the dinner table.*
Please could you smoke some of that mackerel. It is going to take me a while to row across the Atlanic, and looking at the kitty (the fiscal not the feline), I can't see any other way of getting there.
*Borrows DS1's smoker, and fires up the lighthouse so Demercia can see the beacon.*
Follow the St. Lawrence Seaway, turn right when you reach Lake Ontario, and I'll pick you up in Toronto. :)
I'll stow away with Demercia.
Although it would be better for you all to come over here - just row down to Florida and then you can drift with the gulf stream.
Of all the recent deaths, the one I truly feel is the loss of Alan Rickman. I was interested in any role he played, and absolutely NO one could have played Snape the way he did. That was a piece of genius casting. I particularly loved his voice. David Bowie.....I realize many loved him, but....I find my life can proceed without him without a lot of pain. And no, I'm not cool with having sex with underage girls--Or to be very clear about this underage boys-- even if they believe they are participating willingly.
Nice to have you back Aerlys. But you had me worried for Willie Nelson for a minute. =o)
Melissa
Rickman's death hit me hardest too. Thinking of sending in a donation for cancer research along with a note stating, "By Grabthar's Hammer, I shall avenge thee!" :'(
Alan Rickman's death is the hardest one for me too, not least because of his qualities as a human being and not just as an actor.
A wonderful Snape, and he got to perfection all the ambiguities of a man torn between love and hate and ashamed to face his own goodness.
Trying to think of who I would have liked him to play in the Deryni-verse and I have come up with a few names, all of whom have a degree of ambiguity about them.
My list of three is: Matayas, Warin or Denis Arilan.
What think you, gentle readers?
I can see him as Warin de Grey, standing over Morgan in Deryni Checkmate, or driving the dagger into Duncan's shoulder in High Deryni.
I could also see him as Mahael Furstan.
Rickman would have been too old to play Matyas, but he would have made an interesting Warin! Or despite being a bit old to play Arilan as well, unless in one of the later stories, I could see him doing a great job with that role.
Yes to Mahael also, although the man was so often cast in villain roles (and was very good at them!), I'd have preferred to see him in a role that allowed for more ambiguity or let him shine as a curmudgeonly hero.
Twenty years ago, Rickman could have got away with Matyas. I can see him most clearly as Mahael, myself. Or with the right hair and makeup, possibly Wencit. Too late now, alas! Requiescat in pacem, Alan!
Melissa