Eerie synchronicity

[koganbot]

In two unrelated incidents, Chuck Eddy and I mention Metropolis Records within the same 24-hour period.

http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=2678

http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/786913.html

Comments

DEATH AND FUNERALS

[joshlanghoff]

Ug. I need to download that new Birthday Massacre, but I can never seem to find the time

Re: DEATH AND FUNERALS

[koganbot]

Don't think I buy the argument (as you've summarized it) that the memorial service etc. is no longer about the Journey. But even if it is, that doesn't make it a symbol standing in for an event; it's just a different event: a memorial rather than adding significance to Aunt Mildred's Journey.

As you pointed out a while ago, my notion of "symbol" when I was writing "symbol stands in for the event" isn't the richest notion one can use. In any event, it's more along the lines of "By using the word 'marketing' he thinks he's making a socioeconomic analysis, but all he's doing is waving a buzzword." My concept is actually pretty crude.

Re: DEATH AND FUNERALS

[joshlanghoff]

"But even if it is, that doesn't make it a symbol standing in for an event; it's just a different event: a memorial rather than adding significance to Aunt Mildred's Journey."

Totally, and I should've specified they're not exactly equivalent. But that may also be what's bugging me about Janelle Monae: her music isn't symbolizing what it says it's symbolizing. But then, in the history of failed musical aspirations, what else is new? I'll go mutter to myself now.