My robot can kill your robot with the power of my mind

[sovay]

Single Malt & Song did not put me in a coma, temporary or otherwise, but I had a very nice time nonetheless. I sang "Ten Cents a Dance" by request and "Gentleman-Rankers" (with teenybuffalo) because I love it and I need to learn "Paddy's Lamentation." Why does my life not contain more applejack on a regular basis?

I am leaving shortly for the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival's 'Thon; I do not expect to be online much for the rest of the day and/or tomorrow. I am not liveblogging. I am bringing a backpack with my computer and some books in case I overdose on media and need to curl up somewhere and read for a bit, but I think that's sort of the opposite direction.

I have never tried to watch movies for twenty-four hours straight in my life. I have absolutely no idea how it will work out. (The good news: I don't want to see everything on the list. And I have no compunctions about bailing if it's my health or Re-Animator (1981), although there are films they could show that would make me change my priorities.) It should be fun to find out.

Comments

[margavriel.livejournal.com]

I've had very little exposure (haha, no film pun intended) to movies in general, but doing anything twenty-four hours straight sure sounds pretty awesome to me.

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

That reminds me of -

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Ah, the measure of our torment is the measure of our youth...

But do you sing the Grieg version or the Yale version? I'm guessing the latter...

Re: "Paddy's Lamentation"

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

I have both the versions heard in Gangs (it's actually two different interpretations cut together, because Scorsese) and a version done by Sinead O'Connor. THe lyrics are pretty much identical. Which would you like me to send you a link to?

[rose-lemberg.livejournal.com]

Have fun at the 'Thon!

[ap-aelfwine.livejournal.com]

I'm delighted you had a good time!

I need to learn "Paddy's Lamentation."

Indeed!

I used to sing it, myself--I reckon I could pull it out again, given a couple of minutes to think about the words. I'm not sure who I learnt it off, although I'm almost wondering if it might have been a cassette recorded by some band in the early nineties. I can't seem to find a version on my computer, unfortunately--search gets me Paddy Glackin and Paddy Cronin and Paddy Fahey and lots of different versions of "Rakish Paddy" and "Sporting Paddy". If I can find in on a CD, I'll rip it and send you the track.

I really wish Dick Gaughan had recorded it--it'd suit him well, or perhaps I should say he'd suit it well.

Enjoy the 'Thon! I hope it's everything you'd wish it to be.

[irisbleufic.livejournal.com]

I was once part of a 24-hour Shakespeare reading, which was cool, if exhausting.