“Crystal Ship” - instrumental, solo piano performed by Ray Manzarek.
October 27, 2010This has never been heard by anyone other than those of us who were in the room during a daylong shoot we did with Ray Manzarek. He came to NYC to support the launch of Rock Band 3 (finally featuring a keyboard peripheral) and we spent an entire day in a very small studio with him, producing what turned out to be essentially a one-man version of Storytellers.
We went through The Doors’ songbook and Ray told us anecdotes about the songwriting process and what he and Jim Morrison were doing and thinking when they were crafting every song. He taught us about the musical composition and theory behind all of his keyboard parts. I did oodles and boodles of research and led the interview, coaxing him into revealing all sorts of hilarious nuggets about what it was like being in The Doors. He made a joke about a jewish grandmother and I replied in yiddish; he played “Light My Fire” in character as a yiddish yenta — and from that point onwards, the interview went really smoothly.
“The Crystal Ship” was not on the list of the songs he was supposed to perform but I told him how it was my favorite song in 8th grade and how I listened to it every morning — especially because the piano breakdown was my most favorite snippet of ANYTHING musical. (At the time, OKAY? I was young). And so Ray Manzarek played this piano-only sort of freeform version of the song, just because I loved it so much when I was a tween. The editor who was working on the project sent me this track right after the shoot wrapped. The project never saw the light of day and so no one has ever heard this before, but now I am feeling sad about Ray Manzarek and how we thought he was so grumpy but he turned out to be such a lovely man and what an incredibly and amazing day we shared.
This was such an incredible experience and day… Hearing him play this live, to the handful of us fortunate enough to be in the room, was pure magic.
"Lighthouses are more helpful than churches"
- Benjamin Franklin (via sexismandthecity)
(via equalityandthecity)
“Weapon of Mass Instruction”
— A mobile Library that is a Tank. (⊙ヮ⊙) I would have this, I think YES!
(via stamos)
MS MR - Fantasy (by MSMRVEVO)
I live for Diners. I’d live in Diners. Hell, I might be dead if it weren’t for Diners.
On days like this, when the dumb-dumb sun in the real live world is all bright with its niceties I can think of little better to ease the aching head than black coffee, good pie and the booth in the back. Cheerleaders vomiting glitter makes a close second tho.
Suppose that’d be the fantasy part. Shame.
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Oh! Side Note; MS MR track “Bones” is Games of Thrones Season 3 Trailer Music. I prefer Ash Tree Lane tho but there is no OFFICIAL video video for that, this’ll do nicely.
You’re a mother, aren’t you? There’s kindness in your eyes.
And sadness. But a ferocity too.
(via doctorwho)
Tom Hiddleston named ‘Man of the Year’ at Glamour Awards
Congratulations on your son, Mrs. Hiddleston [x]
“Did u know i talk in ur sleep?” #CATURDAY via @HOBOTOPIA
The Whole Sky Fell by Amelia Fletcher
Come to me, clear and cold
On some sea
Watch the world spinning waves
Like that machine
Now I’ve been crazy, couldn’t you tell?
I threw stones at the stars, but the whole sky fell
Now I’m covered up in straw, belly up on the table
Well I drank and sang, and I passed in the stable
And I ran back to that hollow again
The moon was just a sliver back then
And I ached for my heart like some tin man
When it came, oh it beat and it boiled and it rang
Oh, it’s ringing
Ring like crazy, ring like hell
Turn me back into that wild haired gale
Ring like silver, ring like gold
Turn these diamonds straight back into coal
-Gregory Alan Isakov
(via showslow)
“Strong people don’t put others down… they lift them up.”
— Michael P. Watson
"In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on."
“Get More Out Of Life With Coffee.”
Agreed.
Also, design. Combine the two and you’re that much closer to immortality.
True Story.
(via mayuscminusc:)
We’re all young and naive still
We require certain skill
The motive changes like the wind
Hard to control when it begins
The bittersweet between my teeth
Trying to find the in-between
Fall back in love eventually
“Young Blood” by The Naked and Famous — directed by Steve Buscemi.
Directed. By. Steve Buscemi. what even… ❤!
