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greywing

Open Thread 2 + Pic Spam

Nov 20, 2009 09:53

I was thinking about having an Open Thread maybe once a month (first Friday of every month?), but we'll see how it goes biweekly. (I just checked and the other Open Thread was only eight posts ago, lol.)

Again, this is a free-for-all thread. Throw out your questions, random thoughts, inspirational quotes, fun facts, what-have-you. Please keep it ( Read more... )

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He a-a-a-ate my heart~ craver199103 November 20 2009, 22:36:49 UTC

LOL I just sort of teehee'd when I saw this seeing as I'm like the main offender who uses every thread as an open thread. DDDD ( ... )

here is the best part of the song where I admit I might be wrong greywing November 20 2009, 23:33:58 UTC

I don't mind people posting whatever wherever. I think some people feel like they need to stay on-topic though, so an open thread is a good place to ask questions, share other thoughts (not related to SNSD since my blog is so SNSD these days), and whatnot ( ... )

Re: here is the best part of the song where I admit I might be wrong craver199103 November 21 2009, 03:24:41 UTC

Lol, most of this thread with be sharing our current music.(Classical music, big band jazz, showtunes, random soundtracks, Apop remixes/mashups) XD
I've been specifically addicted to "Maybe This Time" recently. It's like every number from Cabaret was written to be a showstopper, and it certainly stopped Glee for a moment. Besides the amazing Liza edition, I also discovered a gorgeous version by Julie Andrews! But the Glee version was great for so many reasons, too many to list ( ... )

Re: here is the best part of the song where I admit I might be wrong craver199103 November 21 2009, 03:29:00 UTC

Oh, and beautiful Hyo pictures are beautiful. The Key Ring photo is like "...and this same person wore those neon pink leggings? XD"
Boy!SNSD and the 3rd row are favorites as well.

--AG

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iacus November 21 2009, 05:08:53 UTC

ugghhhhh can't stand Lady Gaga. Part of that is just that two of my more annoying friends listen to her and talk about her constantly but part of it is that her image is grating and dumb. Plus the only song of hers I've liked was poker face.

Pop music I do like is The-Dream. He's the guy who wrote "Umbrella" and "Single Ladies" in case you're not familiar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3FDer3YejQ

Other youtubes I've watched today:

Some guy named Cziffra playing the piano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf2accwGEaU

A japanese funk band named Date Course Royal Pentagon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoVPf514YHk

The famous (not really) Jazz band Last Exit live in Frankfurt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66MJ-KOFBFQ

greywing November 21 2009, 05:56:57 UTC

LOL, this really did become the "suggest some music" thread. Are you trying to cover disparate genres, iacus?

LOL, "Poker Face." I don't think I actually like that song. I think I smirked at it more than anything else. It didn't help that it was so overplayed--and this coming from someone who doesn't listen to the radio all that much. I think I heard it way too many times on a long drive we did. *shakes head*

The Cziffra clip was absolutely insane. I wish I had an ounce of that talent. The DCPRG (?) clip was so mellow; saxophone is probably my sexy brass/woodwind instrument of choice.

In exchange, have some Yo Yo Ma playing "Libertango." <3 (ROFL, I'm amused that this is taken from a Korean program since there's Korean at the beginning.) And his fascinating Silk Road Project.

iacus November 21 2009, 08:01:46 UTC

Well, I might as well jump on the "share music" bandwagon then.

Thanks for sharing DCPRG. I'm interested now.

But holy crap, Cziffra. With any instrument, you have your contest winners, and then on a step up you have your touring soloists, and then waaaaay above that you have your virtuosos. Dayum.
In the piano vein, Hiromi Uehara: she writes her own music with a lot of experimentation, and can seriously key-mash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTeQQKjS42M Wait for her to really let 'er rip at 1:13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6pgM-NVfWg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRU1o-sCnqY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JfKY0K_NQk

Lol, I have a Piazzolla Greatest Hits AND both Silk Road CDs. Piazzolla is indeed awesome. I personally prefer ( ... )

ifuritka November 21 2009, 17:41:35 UTC

Ooooh, I absolutely do understand why you consider this picture of Hyo as one of your all-time favourite. I can't decide though if more... disturbing are the glasses <3, or this... thing dangling from the backpocket ;)

You want pictures of puppies? Hm... I could provide you with pic of my dog, but she is not puppy anymore. Actually her looks tend to make people pee their pants during encounters... so no, no picture for you ;D. But neighbors' kitten is cute... and still alive ;P

greywing November 21 2009, 17:54:29 UTC

I want doggy pics! Let's see this scary dog. Was your doggy harassing the kitty?

head_hurts November 22 2009, 02:54:37 UTC

Really.
There's something about Hyo and a ponytail that just CLICKS.

greywing November 22 2009, 02:55:25 UTC

Amen.

anonymous November 22 2009, 03:32:43 UTC

Shim Shim Tapa was very much discussion fodder. It seemed even more comfortable than the ChinChin one, although I bet the psychologist being on ChinChin (....just...watching...XD) probably affected the mood a little. But also Shinyoung tends to bring out that kind of humor. Shindong being the restraining force was surprising.

With the "Winfrah Oprey" section though, were they saying she just messes up her words, or is it that she purposely twists things around, like a Korean spoonerism? My friends and I get a kick out of saying english words with bizarre but empirical pronunciations(like how 'ghoti' could be pronounced 'fish', but in reverse), and it works particularly well when spouting nonsense, so it would explain why she does it so often and why it always gets a great reaction from the other members.

--AG

greywing November 22 2009, 04:00:12 UTC

Not only does ShinYoung's comedian spirit bring out that sort of talk but the girls are obviously very close to her, too, if she sometimes comes over to hang at their dorm--and the fact that she's given some of the girls massages! Plus Shindong is close with the girls since he hails from SuJu. It was definitely a very fun, joking atmosphere between friends, which was kind of dangerous. They were aware that their joking could be misunderstood.

I don't know if Hyo does it intentionally. I have the feeling that it's really just a tongue-tied thing, especially with foreign words. Like the time she said to Sunny, "The grapes are eating you?" instead of "You're eating grapes?" SooYoung likes to tease Hyo a lot about needing to learn Korean all over again. Intentional or not, the others love it. If it's unintentional, it gives the others a lot to tease Hyo about. In the last Hello Baby episode Hyo said "campfight(er?)" instead of "campfire" and it made me smile hearing her say it in a real situation.