Sunday Circle: Limn

[esteefee]

Hello fine peeps! And welcome to Sunday Circle. This week's discussion is centered around the limn prompt, but really, talk amongst yourselves, because this should be loose and free and we'll let the discussion go where it takes us. Hopefully it will give writers, artists, poets, etc. ideas for the prompt, but also, it will just give us all sheer *glee*. \o/

Comments

Re: Musical inspiration

[gategrrl560.livejournal.com]

There's a couple of Bruce Springsteen songs that I associate with SGA and especially with John, Ronon, and Carson.

One is Nothing Man and it usually gets me thinking about how John downplays his contributions to Atlantis and the other is The Wrestler from the movie of the same name. That one reminds me of how people hide their private pain behind a mask because they recognize that their pain is too hard for other people to bear so they keep it locked away. Anytime I hear this song I think about the decisions John and Ronon and Carson have made that shape them into the men they've become. We really are a product of our decisions and the consequences they bring.

Re: Musical inspiration

[stella-pegasi.livejournal.com]

I love Springstein and Nothing Man is perfect for John, and the Wrestler is a great one as well.

You are so right...we are a product of the decisions we make and and the consequences.

Re: Musical inspiration

[scarlettandblue.livejournal.com]

There are so many songs that remind me of John Sheppard, but one that really is perfect is George Harrison's Dark Horse. If I had any talent I'd have made an SGA Fan-Vid using this as the sound- track. Every time I hear the first two lines of the chorus I see him running in the rain in "Eye of the storm" he is on a dark racecourse as he kills all those Gennii. And "Cool Jerk" I just love that description and it's so John to me!!!

Re: Musical inspiration

[esteefee]

I had to look up the song...but yeah, definitely fits him.

Re: Musical inspiration

[scarlettandblue.livejournal.com]

It's one of those songs that creep up on you I think, I don't have the album or anything, and I found it on youtube while searching for something else.

Re: Musical inspiration

[lilyfarfalla.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, that's a good one! Also one I didn't know, but I can totally see it. I like how the dark lyrics contrast with the lighter, more upbeat sounding music too--very Sheppardian contrast there.

Re: Musical inspiration

[scarlettandblue.livejournal.com]

I think the upbeat music and contrast of darker lyrics make it declciously sinister. I also love how George's voice sounds when he sings the song because it feels like it could be Shepard's voice in his own head, the upbeat tune keeps him moving and moving, but the lyrics those are the things he won't say about himself outloud.

Re: Musical inspiration

[lilyfarfalla.livejournal.com]

Totally missed this comment earlier!

Looked up the lyrics, and yes, Nothing Man is TOTALLY a John Sheppard song. Oh man.

"Around here, everybody acts the same/Around here, everybody acts like nothing’s changed." If that's not a shout out to "The Return" I don't know what is.