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[dachelle]

So, someone on LJ (who I won't name, as she's since deleted the post, but I think it was a good idea) was going to ask people to comment anonymously with why they love Peter/Carl/The Libertines. I was originally going to just send this in an e-mail to her, but then I thought I'd post it, because I know I've talked about the Libs a lot, obviously,

Comments

[spectralbovine]

This was lovely. It did help me understand why you love them so much.

[dachelle]

Aw, I'm glad.

[madam_ray]

Aw, this makes me want to write my own one. It's funny, when I first fell for the Libs I loved Peter so much, and I definitely thought he was much prettier than Carl. Of course now I love Carl to bits and Peter winds me up something chronic. The girls think I still love Peter more deep down, but I don't know. I suppose there must be a reason why I get so horrifically pissed off at him.

Hee I love that video. Every time I hear that Coral song I end up doing the WAAAAOOOOOOOs in the background like Jawn.

Where is the Generalisimo?

In Madriiiiiiiiiiiid!

[dachelle]

Ha, I do that too with the Coral song!

It took me a long time to admit that I found Peter attractive. Probably because when I got into the Libs it was late 2005/early 2006, and Peter was quite bad then, getting arrested all the time and shooting blood out of syringes at cameras and whatnot. Carl was less problematic! I don't really know which I love more, if I do. Carl is definitely the easier one to like, but there are more bits of Peter I identify with, I think. But that could be because Peter puts himself out there more than Carl. I don't know.

Oh, boys. I love them and their Fawlty Towers quoting.

[avriisme]

Subtle ;-)

I really love reading what drew or draws people to P&C and The Libs. I mean, to a certain extent, most people are going to say similar things, but there's always the little details that make it personal, and the little things that people pick out that you maybe hadn't considered much before. A lot of the time they say more about the person themselves than Peter or Carl.

Thank you for writing this.

[avriisme]

Psst! And if people are going to write their own, inspired by this post, please make them post on this one! I want to read! :-D

[avriisme]

Also, I only deleted the post because I left it for ages, and no one but you and Bianca seemed interested, so I kind of assumed everyone thought it was a lame idea (and then sulked a bit).

[adaveen]

So post it here! I've been too busy to read anything more than short blurbs lately.

[pansylove]

I have a lot more to say about this post later because I got love what you wrote and have a lot to comment on, but I'm short on time. :(

But this Carl - Random note: I spent several months thinking Carl was French. Like, actually French, not just in the fandom "filthy French whore" way. It was a combination of the stripey shirts and the accent mark, what can I say.

This is so embarrassing, but I thought that Carl was Spanish for about a month. It's because everyone kept calling him Carlos and this first picture I saw of him, he appeared to be very tanned. Just palmface!

[dachelle]

Hee. Heck, I didn't realize for the longest time that his name isn't really Carlos!

[ontherunaround]

Confession: when I first got into the Libs, I wasn't attracted to any of them. At all. I didn't see it. I don't get it now, really, because I've been drawn to Carl types all my life and he can make my knees wobble with whatever he does these days

[dachelle]

I haven't heard that interview, I don't think. Is it available on Albion Arks?

And...yeah. The honesty gets me every time. And I think you're right that the fact that it is men doing it, men showing their vulnerability, makes it even more attractive, because it's so rare to find that, especially in rock music. I remember the first time I listened to the Libs second album all the way through "Likely Lads" made me tear up, all broken promises and lost dreams. I think the part of me that likes tragic romance gravitated towards that - it's so perfectly sad, in a way. Having said that, happy endings still don't bore me :-)

[ontherunaround]

I just remembered to answer this today. Bad me! Yeah, this is what I was talking about, from 2003. Just click the little speaker. Here's the same thing with Carl & Stan, three years later. (the whole collection is here)