Random scenes from work, ska musings, and a strange interpretation of Holmes and Watson

[derien]

I forgot to mention, either Wed or Thurs last week I had to look into a guy's bag and I noticed his books - he had at least five, one titled "My Father's a Punk" or something like that, and "A Clockwork Orange" - I don't think I managed to see the titles on the rest. Asked him if he was reading them all at once or if he just didn't want to run out and he said he was here for swing dance camp and just wanted to have enough reading, not knowing how much down time he'd have. I expressed surprise at a swing dance camp, and he said it's very specialized, but I was more thinking, "There's a swing dance camp in Maine??"

Swing dance, punk, "Clockwork Orange." It seems right, somehow. I wouldn't be surprised to find he liked ska, too. Swing and ska seem to blend through so naturally. Ska seems to exist in a middle ground between things - punk, swing, jazz, 50's-style rock, calypso.

Yesterday I asked coworker ComicArtist (DD2) where the subversives meet, which he appreciated. ;) He said "Universities" immediately, so I explained that was the beginning of the discussion in the car on the way back from King Richard's, Saturday. (groundctrl asked, "Where do subversives meet after leaving college?")

And here, have a Kula Shaker video on YouTube, because it's Holmesian themed and I love the "Watson's inner self" whatsit. Not slashy, particularly, unless you really step back and squint.

Comments

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

Wow, swing dancing. I'd love to learn that some day. Mickey would never go for it though, even though I know he wishes he did know how to dance. Soul dancing would be more his thing though, but he'd want to just magically know how, not go to the bother of learning learn. Maybe when we retire. lol.

That guy had an interesting bag!

[mechanicaljewel.livejournal.com]

Whoa, you live nearish to me? (By that I mean New England) I mean, I suppose there was no reason for me to ever have to know that, but it's always a bit of a surprise when you find out that somebody in one of your fandoms goes to the same Ren Faire as you.

Incidentally, one of my best friends is a Rennie from Maine. I don't suppose you know Jeanne Clifton?

[derien.livejournal.com]

I do live kinda vaguely nearish you! Us New Englanders have a different sense of the word 'near' than most people, I think. ;) I wish I'd been more loud about the fact that we were going to King Richard's beforehand, perhaps we could have coordinated to meet there. Maybe we should, still! I have two co-workers who want to go down, although I don't actually hold out much hope of us doing it - the one has a really unreasonable schedule. (Like, any time they ask her to work, it's crazy. She never knows when she'll be home.)

I don't know Jeanne Clifton, but I'm really not a hugely dedicated got to go to every fair type rennie. :)