If you have heroes, keep them safe...
Feb. 17th, 2010 11:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wolven7cEvin Key - [Frozen Sky (w/ Ogre)]--- We've talked about this, before, this driving urge to get to actually know the people you admire. And I do that a lot, don't I? Say "You" or "we" when I mean "Me," "My," or "I." It's a projection tactic; I can spread the habit and blame across all the readers, and it forces you into my headspace, it damnds that you sympathise with my position. But I digress, again. To recap, I want to know the people I admire, as more than just "People Over There," and that's usually the easiest way in the world to be seen as trying too hard, creepy, and "Not A Friend But An Over-Eager Fan." Opposite reaction from what I want.
The Dresden Dolls - [Girl Anachronism]--- And too often, it feels like there are signs pushing me forward: shared thoughts, or songs, or books, at the exact same time, for the same reasons; having the same symbolic connection to, mental association with, and understanding of... Many important things. When I think of these things I think, recently and primarily, of my encounters with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
greygirlbeast and Steve and Donna of ego_likeness. (The Legendary Pink Dots - [Your Number Is Up]). The former, because we've had important (to me, at any rate) discussions, online, about everything from movies, magic and television shows, to David Bowie, travel and writing. (Beastie Boys - [Right Right Now Now]). The latter, because of quantum mechanics, Legba, and the vast array of people and places in common. But that's the point, isnt it? It's not necessarily enough, there, to share those things.
See, the nature of celebrity means that they likely encounter more people with whom they share those things than the people with whom they share them encounter people like themselves. (Najwa Gibran/Yuval Ron - Shaya Dance). To see something like them-- like me-- so amplified and resonant, out in prose, or up on stage, is to want to connect with the person, somehow. But, oh well. Even peers aren't always friends.
But this is not an "oh poor resolute and resigned Damien" post. This is a post about a realisation I had, yesterday. See, I want-- I Need-- the camaraderie afforded by knowing awesome people. The thing of that is, I already know really fucking awesome people. (Poe - [Terrible Thought]). I know, personally, artists, musicians, film makers, comics creators, photographers, writers (books, television, poetry), neuroscientists, psychologists, CEO's of major metropolitan youth-centred organisations, chefs, bakers, magicians, bartenders, parents, coders, video game designers, comedians, public defenders, philosophers, thinkers and doers, all.
I know all of these people, and they know me, we have things, in common, and I am, daily, grateful for them, though less than I should be, or I wouldn't forget them. (Deadsy - [The Elements]). But I needed to take a step back, today, and say that You Are All Awesome. I didn't set out to surround myself only with awesome people, who are extremely good at what they do, but there it is. I want to do great things with all of you, and continue to watch as you all do great things. Later, we'll talk about how I want to do magic with you, and how you can help me do that.
Have a great day.
The Dresden Dolls - [Girl Anachronism]--- And too often, it feels like there are signs pushing me forward: shared thoughts, or songs, or books, at the exact same time, for the same reasons; having the same symbolic connection to, mental association with, and understanding of... Many important things. When I think of these things I think, recently and primarily, of my encounters with
greygirlbeast and Steve and Donna of ego_likeness. (The Legendary Pink Dots - [Your Number Is Up]). The former, because we've had important (to me, at any rate) discussions, online, about everything from movies, magic and television shows, to David Bowie, travel and writing. (Beastie Boys - [Right Right Now Now]). The latter, because of quantum mechanics, Legba, and the vast array of people and places in common. But that's the point, isnt it? It's not necessarily enough, there, to share those things.See, the nature of celebrity means that they likely encounter more people with whom they share those things than the people with whom they share them encounter people like themselves. (Najwa Gibran/Yuval Ron - Shaya Dance). To see something like them-- like me-- so amplified and resonant, out in prose, or up on stage, is to want to connect with the person, somehow. But, oh well. Even peers aren't always friends.
But this is not an "oh poor resolute and resigned Damien" post. This is a post about a realisation I had, yesterday. See, I want-- I Need-- the camaraderie afforded by knowing awesome people. The thing of that is, I already know really fucking awesome people. (Poe - [Terrible Thought]). I know, personally, artists, musicians, film makers, comics creators, photographers, writers (books, television, poetry), neuroscientists, psychologists, CEO's of major metropolitan youth-centred organisations, chefs, bakers, magicians, bartenders, parents, coders, video game designers, comedians, public defenders, philosophers, thinkers and doers, all.
I know all of these people, and they know me, we have things, in common, and I am, daily, grateful for them, though less than I should be, or I wouldn't forget them. (Deadsy - [The Elements]). But I needed to take a step back, today, and say that You Are All Awesome. I didn't set out to surround myself only with awesome people, who are extremely good at what they do, but there it is. I want to do great things with all of you, and continue to watch as you all do great things. Later, we'll talk about how I want to do magic with you, and how you can help me do that.
Have a great day.
