On German Grammy award winner Lena Goddard
So, look, it's the end of fucking January and we've gotten no further than last January, in fact, it could be argued that we all went back at least 2 steps. Some say that it takes 3 Januaries to catch up during times of economic depression - and mind you, that's not just in reference to your economic state. Anyway, I miss the warmth, the sun. These are the snake days of winter, in contrast to the dog days of summer. Millions of snakes entangle with one another in giant reptilian balls all winter in massive lairs. They get so damned depressed that they have no choice. Humans do something similar, but in solitude, which makes it not very similar at all I guess.
I sat in this chair today, Saturday the 29th, realizing that I had not written much as of late, instead today unconventionally opting to watch VH1's videos of the 80s from A to Z. What messages were they trying to convey in those videos? Who was responsible for those videos? Was it all they could produce technologically? They seem very real to me. Perhaps I just haven't seen a music video in some time. Perhaps they embedded a very low level lighting that pulsated at approximately the same frequency as my brain, which is really subversive, but greatly effective. I was only able to watch a John Cougar Mellencamp video then "I Feel for You" by Chaka Khan, neither song did I enjoy very much. Currently I'm listening to a 45 at 33 speed of "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge. That makes everything seem very surreal, in contrast to my experience watching 80s videos. "... and tried to look the other way," she did.
Let's get onto what I came to this venue to discuss, and that's Lena Goddard as I am sure you were aware of based on the title of this post. Unlike many of his German cohorts, he was able to gather some respectable and honorable accolades for his roles in the "Seasons Under the Hawk Nest" series, which definitely (at least) out-grossed the "Left Behind" series, and there's no doubt left that Lena is and always has been a better actor than Kirk Cameron. I only mention this because I had a long and disgusting argument with a certain somebody regarding the merits of Kirk Cameron relative to me. I argued, rather unsuccessfully, that I was a more accomplished thespian than he. Well, fuck you Mark because I dug up somebody who is better than him. Petty (or pretty important) arguments aside, let me describe the basic plot of SUHN 2. This sequel is most fresh in my mind: Lena plays a character named Lena who looks uncannily similar to Val Kilmer. He lives in a typical middle suburban home and generally enjoys spending time doing things with friends and hobbying around. One day, while he and his pal shoot the breeze upstairs, an oddly familiar noise is heard from the cellar. It's emotionally straining to him because he's heard this noise before in SUHN part one, and we all recall where that went. A tear runs down his face - a real tear, he really made this part of the movie super realistic. Wow. So, he and his friend go down into the purplish lit basement to investigate, and they immediately witness each and every one of their pumpkins being sucked through the flooring of the basement into some sort of sub-basement. These pumpkins were nearly ripe enough to be picked that day such that losing them would have a significant impact on Lena's life. They investigate further near where the pumpkins had been sucked down. Now cue "Smoke on the Water." Perfect cinematic timing for that song I must say. The floor seemed to consist of only soft boards which easily collapsed into a well built tunnel of concrete with graffiti on the wall. That's when Lena immediately looks at his friend, and then we know, it's the same evil punk dwarf clan from the SUHN 1. Great. So Lena goes upstairs, gets some eye protection, a chainsaw, a machete, and his Beretta and gets ready to slaughter some of the soulless little fucks. He goes down in the tunnel only to realize that it was a well built tunnel system connecting the major mall in the area and some government offices. Some guards proceed to use a taser on him he awakens in some above ground residence. He's a stranger in this home, and viewed as an intruder. The owner has the eye to kill, so Lena jumps in the local storm gutter and slides down the entire hill. He then realizes, coming out on the other side of the ordeal unharmed, that he is in fact Val Kilmer.
Well, anyway, that's just the plot summary, so you can imagine all the awesome shit that happens in between.
Good day.
I sat in this chair today, Saturday the 29th, realizing that I had not written much as of late, instead today unconventionally opting to watch VH1's videos of the 80s from A to Z. What messages were they trying to convey in those videos? Who was responsible for those videos? Was it all they could produce technologically? They seem very real to me. Perhaps I just haven't seen a music video in some time. Perhaps they embedded a very low level lighting that pulsated at approximately the same frequency as my brain, which is really subversive, but greatly effective. I was only able to watch a John Cougar Mellencamp video then "I Feel for You" by Chaka Khan, neither song did I enjoy very much. Currently I'm listening to a 45 at 33 speed of "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge. That makes everything seem very surreal, in contrast to my experience watching 80s videos. "... and tried to look the other way," she did.
Let's get onto what I came to this venue to discuss, and that's Lena Goddard as I am sure you were aware of based on the title of this post. Unlike many of his German cohorts, he was able to gather some respectable and honorable accolades for his roles in the "Seasons Under the Hawk Nest" series, which definitely (at least) out-grossed the "Left Behind" series, and there's no doubt left that Lena is and always has been a better actor than Kirk Cameron. I only mention this because I had a long and disgusting argument with a certain somebody regarding the merits of Kirk Cameron relative to me. I argued, rather unsuccessfully, that I was a more accomplished thespian than he. Well, fuck you Mark because I dug up somebody who is better than him. Petty (or pretty important) arguments aside, let me describe the basic plot of SUHN 2. This sequel is most fresh in my mind: Lena plays a character named Lena who looks uncannily similar to Val Kilmer. He lives in a typical middle suburban home and generally enjoys spending time doing things with friends and hobbying around. One day, while he and his pal shoot the breeze upstairs, an oddly familiar noise is heard from the cellar. It's emotionally straining to him because he's heard this noise before in SUHN part one, and we all recall where that went. A tear runs down his face - a real tear, he really made this part of the movie super realistic. Wow. So, he and his friend go down into the purplish lit basement to investigate, and they immediately witness each and every one of their pumpkins being sucked through the flooring of the basement into some sort of sub-basement. These pumpkins were nearly ripe enough to be picked that day such that losing them would have a significant impact on Lena's life. They investigate further near where the pumpkins had been sucked down. Now cue "Smoke on the Water." Perfect cinematic timing for that song I must say. The floor seemed to consist of only soft boards which easily collapsed into a well built tunnel of concrete with graffiti on the wall. That's when Lena immediately looks at his friend, and then we know, it's the same evil punk dwarf clan from the SUHN 1. Great. So Lena goes upstairs, gets some eye protection, a chainsaw, a machete, and his Beretta and gets ready to slaughter some of the soulless little fucks. He goes down in the tunnel only to realize that it was a well built tunnel system connecting the major mall in the area and some government offices. Some guards proceed to use a taser on him he awakens in some above ground residence. He's a stranger in this home, and viewed as an intruder. The owner has the eye to kill, so Lena jumps in the local storm gutter and slides down the entire hill. He then realizes, coming out on the other side of the ordeal unharmed, that he is in fact Val Kilmer.
Well, anyway, that's just the plot summary, so you can imagine all the awesome shit that happens in between.
Good day.
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