{"id":4587,"date":"2009-05-29T06:51:15","date_gmt":"2009-05-29T10:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnesimpson.com\/blog\/?p=4587"},"modified":"2009-08-28T15:32:56","modified_gmt":"2009-08-28T19:32:56","slug":"her-little-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnesimpson.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/her-little-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Her Little Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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[Above is the longer version of the <\/em>Twin Peaks opening title sequence, including a fairly
\n<\/em> complete cast <\/em>listing (at least for the recurring characters). The “official” and higher-
\nquality <\/em>version, with <\/em>a truncated theme song and cast listing, is here<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n

[Note: Comments disabled for this post, for what will eventually be obvious reasons. :)]<\/em><\/p>\n

From whiskey river<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n

And then the kicker is this: in passing from the real to the imagined, in following that trail, you learn that both sides have a little of the other in each, that there are elements of the imagined inside your experience of the “real” world — rock, bone, wood, ice — and elements of the real — not the metaphorical, but the actual thing itself — inside stories and tales and dreams.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Rick Bass)<\/p>\n

Not from whiskey river<\/em>:<\/p>\n

your little voice
\nOver the wires came leaping<\/span>
\nand i felt suddenly
\ndizzy
\nWith the jostling and shouting of merry flowers<\/span>
\nwee skipping high-heeled flames
\ncourtesied before my eyes
\nor twinkling over to my side<\/span>
\nLooked up
\nwith impertinently exquisite faces
\nfloating hands were laid upon me
\nI was whirled and tossed into delicious dancing
\nup
\nUp
\nwith the pale important
\nstars and the Humorous<\/span>
\nmoon<\/span>
\ndear girl
\nHow i was crazy how i cried when i heard
\nover time<\/span>
\nand tide and death
\nleaping
\nSweetly
\nyour voice<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(E.E. Cummings)<\/p>\n

…and:<\/p>\n

Love one another, but make not a bond of love
\nLet it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
\nFill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup.
\nGive one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
\nSing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you
\nbe alone,<\/span>
\nEven as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with
\nthe same music.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Kahlil Gibran)<\/p>\n

And finally, who could argue with this<\/em>?<\/p>\n

One woman can make you fly like an eagle, another can give you the strength of a lion, but only one in the Cycle Of Life can fill your heart with wonder and the wisdom that you have known a singular joy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Deputy Tommy “Hawk” Hill, Twin Peaks<\/em>)<\/p>\n

…Okay, I said “finally” up there but, heck, as long as we’re on the theme we may as well go for broke:<\/p>\n

[Below, click Play button to begin. While audio is playing, volume control appears at left — a row of little vertical bars. This clip is about 5½ minutes long.]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

[audio:falling_juleecruise.mp3|titles=Falling|artists=Julee Cruise]<\/div>\n

Falling
\n<\/strong>(lyrics by David Lynch; music by Angelo Badalamenti;
\nperformance by Julee Cruise)<\/em><\/p>\n

Don’t let yourself be hurt this time.
\nDon’t let yourself be hurt this time.<\/p>\n

Then I saw your face
\nThen I saw your smile<\/p>\n

The sky is still blue
\nThe clouds come and go
\nYet something is different
\nAre we falling in love?<\/p>\n

Don’t let yourself be hurt this time.
\nDon’t let yourself be hurt this time.<\/p>\n

Then your kiss so soft
\nThen your touch so warm<\/p>\n

The stars still shine bright
\nThe mountains still high
\nYet something is different
\nAre we falling in love?<\/p>\n

Falling
\nFalling<\/p>\n

Are we falling in love?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Happy anniversary, Baby. ♥<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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