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The year is about halfway over and the world has experienced three great losses: Metal Machine Music went off-line and Stan Winston and George Carlin have both passed away. D:
It hurts when the greats leave us, but I suppose that it's only when things are gone that we fully comprehend how great they really were. For those of you that don't know (and I don't see how), Stan Winston was a 'creature creator'. Most of the greatest creatures/characters of the most-memorable movies (Independence Day, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk to name a few) were animated/sculpted/inspired by this man. He was even working on a few movies that will be coming out in the next few years, so he was -- and always will be -- an inspirational person.
George Carlin is probably best-known for being a smart-assed, counter culturist with a sizable amount of zingers and good points in his acts. Some people love to hate him, I personally enjoy watching his comedy acts -- the "Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" bid is priceless and a perfect example of his brilliance.
While I am sad, I have managed to put several things into context over the past few days...and it has helped me cope more or less. I understand that life waxes and wanes, ideas are formed and lost with the birth and passing of great minds. Even then, we that are left behind are still charged with continuing the flow...a flow started or re-directed by the people or activities that are no longer a part of our daily lives. Perhaps it is this twist of life's stream, or the proverbial fork in the road of thought that is the greatest gift bestowed upon those of us that remain.
This inspiration drives us to draw, to write, to think; gives us the drive to live in our own way...or at the very least makes us continue in a way that pays tribute to those that have come before. Your path is your own, but remember even after you're gone there will be those that remember...
...let them remember the best things about you. And for the record, I agree with George Carlin -- they really should put bulls-eyes on Kleenex so you can compare scores.
And on that note, on to the movie review. I promised a review of The Incredible Hulk...and so I shall deliver.
( The Incredible Hulk )
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Tonight is officially the last night that Metal Machine Music will exist and I have mixed feelings about the event. I'm sad that such a great place had to go, I met so many wonderful and inspirational people there; yet at the same time, I know it would be unfair to force the site to continue if we lack the time and energy.
So I will be content remembering the good times I had on the site, and continue to keep in touch with some of the amazing people I met while competing and playing there. I know there's a backup board and I intend to drop in from time to time...but it will never be the same as it once was.
As a last tribute to the fallen, I created a wallpaper/icon pack. Well, honestly, it's not so much a pack as a couple of papers and icons to remember the site by. It's here -- LiveJournal doesn't like to embed deviantArt links. D:
So, I guess this means my website is no longer strictly based on MMM stuff...which alludes to the fact that I should probably develop other facets of my personality in lieu of the RPG. That's fine. Tough, but fine. I usually need to do something to get my mind off of being sad anyway, so coding is a good outlet.
I intended to have a review of The Incredible Hulk also, but I'm really not in the mood right now...perhaps tomorrow.
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