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Some of the best underwater music ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92pYBWcLYD8 And my favorite song about Coney Island: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QTOGFeeL9E

But wait, what actually happens when Lizzy opens her window? I think you raised more questions than anything else with this song.

Dreamland SESSIONS? What if she's alluding to her next album, recorded entirely on Coney Island inside of an old, abandoned amusement ride, which ties into the theme of the next record, and it's loaded with fairground organs and calliopes and honky tonk pianos and bells and circus band percussion and she's singing every song through a megaphone?

I have gathered two things here: 1. Love Lana Like Life is to Lana Del Rey what Neal is to Ataraxia. 2. Famous straight men in the entertainment industry when asked what they think about Lana Del Rey: "She’s hot, bro."

I just looked this up because i don't know anything about them, but the information is a little confusing. Helios are the lenses, right? Zenit is the body? Russian cameras? What do you have, an SLR or rangefinder? 35mm or medium format? I'm curious about these, they look awesome. Enlighten me, lemon pie.

I believe she plays the entirety of Get Drunk on the low E, like someone who's been playing guitar for a week Not that it matters anyway, it can be played to your liking--all on the E or a combination of the E and A strings. Or you can just smash your guitar to smithereens and get drunk A bit of advice to those who are interested in more than just playing along to a handful of your favorite songs, and would like to work toward being competent musicians: with songs like Get Drunk where it's all single notes, try to pick them out by ear, it's the first and most basic step in some of the best ear training you can give yourself. It may be frustrating at first, but it's really not that difficult, and it gets easier with time and practice. It'll really, really develop your overall playing and ear/listening. Train your ear to recognize notes. You will thank yourself later. And for those who are a little more serious and ambitious, moving on to picking out chords will enrich your overall musicianship tenfold. It'll take more time than picking out single notes, of course, but it's invaluable training. A little tip: keep in mind that most of Lana's song only use major and minor triads (3 note chords) and each song is usually just 3 to 5 total chords, so it's not that hard to play around and find the chords. I mean, think of it this way: there are only 24 different chords to pick from, right? (though there are a handful of her songs that have the occasional 7th or suspended chord or whatever). If you're just interested in playing along to the occasional song here and there for fun, then kindly ignore everything i've just said. Actually, you should just ignore everything i've ever said and will say and just get hammered.

I knew it wouldn't be too long before i was mentioned in this thread. It's the Illuminati. Another classic thread.

I was finally able to read this all for the first time. My head is kind of spinning. God, this person wrote a lot and was very fiery. I don’t know that that sort of zeal can be faked. Or more specifically, when someone sounds that passionate about supposed events, chances are they’re not making things up, or at least not entirely. She is also almost neurotically specific and repetitive about locations and names. It sounds like a person who was, in some way, wronged or saw, firsthand, questionable behavior toward others that she is strongly opposed to, and wants the people responsible to be held accountable. But then that weird, endless tirade about how music today is corrupting the youth, how the record industry should take responsibility for all problems in society, that they are mostly responsible for crime, pedophilia, rape, and violence against women, all the while using words like evil and so many CAPS. Dude......wut? I really wish people who make these sort of claims would realize that these things have been around since the beginning of humanity. She sounds like someone who's a little "off." Which i hate to say because if she and others really were sexually and mentally abused, there’s nothing worse than dismissing a person as hysterical and discrediting their account. Plus, trauma can make people sound crazy Even just her writing style and the way she is so incredibly repetitive comes off as someone who has had trauma. Also, based on her language, it seems she had already done a good amount of talking to lawyers. The comments under hers piss me off so much, and are so typical of the lowest lows of the internet. I love when people get angry at someone with a mental illness (if she is indeed mentally ill), and call them a BITCH. Ugh, i hate people. One single person (the last comment) responded in a civil manner and refrained entirely from insults. If this stuff really did happen, i really hope that she and others are okay and that the guilty parties are dealt with accordingly. I don't know, i feel like something probably happened here. Why put so much energy into accusing specific people? Those people must have done something, but the question is what exactly and how severe was it. Very puzzling piece of the puzzle. My head hurts and i feel depressed now.

Maybe it's me reading into it too much, but you have this way of always saying so much with so little, often with such seemingly simple questions. I don't know how you do it so consistently. Lola's Art of Pithy Remarks. I want to learn how to babble less and be more succinct. Anyway, socks. I kind of hate socks. But i always wear them. I don't have one pair of white ones. I do not fold my socks. I roll them together. So, how about that Lana outfit and makeup?

I'm totally stealing this expression.

So it seems this error is happening when you try to access old threads or early pages of a more current thread. Perhaps before a certain date?

You know, just the other day i was thinking about how pinup is kind of indestructible. He's like a fucking knight in tin armor. He has really endured a lot of shit from basically everyone for, like, close to a year, across different forums, even behind his back for an extended period, and yet it seems nothing fazes the little black-people-loving/gay-PDA-shamer/serial-killer-fan. I commend him greatly for that. Really.

I have too many nails to paint, evil. I couldn't possibly find the time to moderate this mess of a forum. END THIS CAMPAIGN AT ONCE.

I think the whole forum should go on Xanax. Can you imagine the levels of excitement? I'm starting tomorrow.

WHAT is happening up there ^^ ??!!

Now i'm in the sadcore club because you're side eyeing me.

evil got it with his lil sweeping generalizations are always wrong joke. I got it too

TPD's slippin'. Gotta install a new joke detector.

We should totally turn this into the Clusterfuck Part 2 Thread.

Well then, look at that. It would appear you're right, evil. 2005 then. Gosh, you're evil. The baddest, bestest stalker around. Our very own, double e. By the way, i think this reveals a one year gap in my memory. What happened to that year of my life?

That's not true at all, man. What is your basis for making such a claim? You're reducing good photography to the size of a person's pocketbook? Give a shitty photographer all the money in the world and they're still a shitty photographer, albeit with moderately nice-looking shit. A photographer's ability and the quality of their work is not solely or even mostly dependent on their equipment and funds. A good photographer is a good photographer with any equipment, no matter how poor, and any amount of money or lack thereof. It's a developed skill, talent, and a creative sense, not simply being able to operate a gadget. Good photography is entirely in the photographer's eye. And you also think good photography comes down to expensive, artificial lighting? A photographer who can't shoot good pictures in natural light is not a good photographer. This is no different than any other creative/artistic field. Do you think the same thing for cinematographers? You think anyone can shoot a film? I have my suspicions that you wouldn't say "anyone can be a good cinematographer." Perhaps you can see the absurdity in your claim when you think of it in those terms. Cinematography is moving pictures is all. Sorry for the rant, but i can't sit quietly while someone makes that sort of statement, especially considering that photography and cinematography are one of the ways i make money, and i see all the time examples of people who do amazing stuff with nothing and others who do the worst shit in the world with all the money in the world. By the way, i have three old professional cameras. One was $100, one was $65, and one was free Anyway, back to Chuck, right?

I'm pretty sure that circa 2004 i listed those same genres on my MySpace profile.

Anyone can do anything. The question is whether they can do it well or not. What is "pretentious" (extremely so) about the idea of a photographer or a "good" photograph? What's the difference between this and a musician and a "good" song or anything else?

I'm a photographer too. I think Chuck is very hit or miss. I've seen some really nice stuff from her but also some not so nice stuff. It's frustrating to go through her pictures and see photos of a Hasselblad (and i think i've seen a Mamiya too?) and pictures of her using one, but then all we see are pictures from her whatever DSLR she uses. I know she said on her tumblr that she switched entirely over to digital from film (medium format), i imagine to be able to work a bit faster, but i don't really like the results. Not that the medium itself makes the photographer. But it's weird, in general the quality of her work seems to be declining over time.

You know, your posts are written with the same rhythm, meter, and style as your songs. When i read your posts i can totally hear them as one of your songs, haa. Actually, i think you should turn this one into a song, "Friend or Foe/Watch Out Lana" by Love <3 Lana <3 Like <3 Life. Maybe it can tap into the Noir rage a little. Lana dollars