We have fired up a comm for discussing the Adams/Jefferson relationship (yes, slash discussion accepted). If you're interested, go chere:
http://community.livejournal.com/adams_jefferson/

Incidentally, I blame it on Tom Hanks (as many of us have said) :)

Why I used the wrong icon on this, I'm not sure. lol

I give you ...

( Everybody Hates Hamilton! )

NeoCon Republicans who consider Hamilton a superhero may well want to skip this (although what Neocon Republicans are doing reading my blog, I'm not sure) -- it reveals the truth that most of the founding fathers couldn't stand the guy and didn't trust him (in fact, a couple thought he was a quisling). (My apologies to Rufus Sewell fans ... I think he's a very good actor, it's his character I can't stand).

Okay, these are finally finished. I had trouble with the aspect ratio (long story) so I gave up and letterboxed them. My apologies for the crappy clip quality in some places. I plan to redo these when the DVDs come out (they're always better than TIVO'd and backed-up ones).

I'm putting them behind a cut for those who don't give a hot damn.

( John Adams music videos )

More H/W stuff shortly (after I, you know, make money and stuff).

For more info on Julia Ecklar's beautiful music check out http://www.prometheus-music.com/divine.html

The music vid I posted has a major glitch in it, so I'm pulling it (except for the JA comm itself). I hate looking at it when I've "seen" it. lol

But, speaking of politics, here's Obama's "Annie Oakley" speech from yesterday ... I started out an Obamagnostic, as my friends know, but I like him a little more every day.

I got such a chuckle out of this -- someone posted it over on Youtube. Let's say it's sort of "John Adams, Protective Father meets Drama Prairie Dog".

( Prairie Adams )

The H/W novel tomorrow. Birthday stuff tomorrow, too.

Oh, one more thing -- Bill Maher weighs in on "elitism".

Somebody must have sprinkled stupid salt on my popcorn the day I rushed through HBO's John Adams. Paul Giamatti is brilliant in it. Watching it over the weeks, my brain somehow unfroze and I was able to see clearly. The man's complexities are perfectly portrayed. Laura Linney is perfect, too. I was just a raging lunatic the day I saw it or something. BTW, I meant "Court of St. James" the other day of course but I was so anxious to get to my King George joke, I flubbed it. lol

The H/W novel should only be a few more days (it is being beta'd). I just gave a short House/Wilson story to Mysti for Snarkcasm. The title is "Greg, Jimmy and the Unnatural Sublimation of the Everyday Raspberry Popsicle". You can kinda let your mind go from there as to its storyline. I don't post anything online for a year that I'm sending in for print, but if you email me at the usual -- melody AT melarry.com -- I'll send it to you via email if you don't buy zines. I've also nearly finished the story I auctioned off for the Moonridge auction -- the buyer liked "Terms of Surrender" (Jack/Chloe) so they're getting a sequel. (If anyone wants to read that, too, I guess I can email it as well ... I don't think the buyer would mind).

A couple of other things to go up on my site shortly, too.

Larry and I attended something called a "Home Show" at our local fairgrounds over the weekend. I had never been to one before that I can recall. I'm sure anyone who has also been to a "Home Show" might feel the same way. We were inundated by 45 types of soft-sided hot tubs (we live in Southern California, after all,) and more useless kitchen cabinetry than I've ever seen before in my life. Carnival barkers bearing "vinyl siding" and "double-pane windows" hawked their dangerous wares, tempting us with free samples and "in home demonstrations". Larry and I were lucky to emerge with our bank account intact.

We went to see a terrific (and terrifically tragic) film called "Stop Loss" over the weekend. It's about the Iraq War and what it does to human beings (of every kind).

George the Worst threw out the first ball of baseball season -- to a LOUD chorus of booos. I'm sure his sycophants were on hand to fawn on him with "nice shot" and "heckuva job" to mend his poor little fractured ego. Reality bites, doesn't it, you bastard? (ADDED: Ol' George's friends keep getting these yanked -- and I keep finding new ones :)

If you saw John Adams' latest installment yesterday, you caught a beaut. The scene where Adams (the first ambassador from the US to the Court of King George) speaks before the King for the first time was absolutely wonderful. It was, of course, extrapolated because that King George couldn't speak any more English than our current one does, but the scene was stronger played as it was.

Now, about my diatribe to the anti-slash women who are hating on us these days.

( it all be here )