M: In honor of how little I care about the Manchester Derby (although, it was pretty entertaining to see Liam Gallagher celebrate the Man City win) here's a video of FC Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard on The Late Late Show in Dublin!
As far as brogues go, for me, it just doesn't get much better than this:
(http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/youtube-gerrard-rte-chat-in-full)
Until next time...
Cheers!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
"I'm the King of the [Brogue]!"
M: (burp)
J: Does that happen a lot? (removes glasses)
M: In my kitchen? What were we talking about?
J: Titanic! (sigh) How could I forget?
M: Yes! Was it the soundtrack that gave it away?
J: Oh my god! That's what was so terrifyingly depressing and beautiful...
M: Indeed...
J: Made me want to cry... (clutches cup of wine)
M: Wow, it's a good thing they'll let anyone on the internet!
J: (singing in the background)... God, this was not as sad when I was 12!!! Goddamn Irish flute...
M: So, Jenna, I understand that last night you had the opportunity to see Titanic once again in the theaters for the first time since 1997. How would you describe your reaction?
J: Um, powerful. (I'm not usually this drunk when I try to answer these questions.)
M: Go on...
J: Okay, it was far better than I remembered. Damn, I'm not doing this justice... Unexpected. I don't think I really understood the nuances when I was 11 or 12.
M: So the hand on the window was just a hand on the window?
J: Don't get me wrong, I knew there was something going on there. I knew there was something untoward going on, but I couldn't have described it. As an adult, I can't help but think that had I the chance to share a backseat with Leonardo DiCaprio/Jack Dawson, I would have gladly taken it...
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M: Any other highlights of the film?
J: The céilí in the lower decks...
M: Go on...
J: Easily one of the most iconic scenes of the 90s and the decade after... Almost every moment of that scene has stuck with me, 15 years later, and I am still just as enamored of Irish music as I was when Titanic came out in 1997.
M: More iconic than say the "I'm the king of the world scene!" or the "Jack, I'm flying!" scene?
J: Or the naked Kate Winslet scene? Ok, no, but this IS Blog with a Brogue. Just trying to appeal to our audience.
M: Fair enough!
J: And how many imitations of the circular dance scene have there been? If I had the right shoes on right now...
M: Awesome. Who would you say was your favorite character of the film?
J: Twelve-year old Jenna would say Leo. Twenty-six year old Jenna also loves Leo, but appreciates the perspective of Molly Brown.
M: Amen.
J: Listen, though, she was totally wrong about sending the lifeboat back. They would have been swamped and they all would have died.
M: Unfortunately true. But what a spirit, that woman!
J: The unsinkable Molly Brown! And let's talk about Mr. Andrews, the ship's designer.
M: (sigh)
J: I found myself unexpectedly sympathetic to his character.
M: Absolutely. He was always a favorite of mine. Especially with that Irish lilt...
J: Quite so... I'm sad, though, there was such a small fuss about Jack's actual death... Also, the way I remember this movie, it was a poem you memorized for class. The meaning is lost on you at the time, but later on...
M: Absolutely. Looking back, I was amazed at how many instances where I knew the lines before they were spoken... My, this is ramble-y!
J: I can't believe you're still typing the things I'm trying to say... We haven't answered any questions about brogue or blogging or anything!
M: What would you say about the brogues in this film?
J: Jack didn't have one...
M: 'Cause he was from Chippewa Falls!
J: Rose didn't have one... The only brogue I really remember was from the curly-haired Irishman -
M: Tommy!
J: Tommy - the one that cautions Jack that angels would 'more likely fly out of [his] arse' than he would get next to the likes of Rose. My younger self was convinced that "arse" was 'hair,' but that's a story for another time...
M: Oh, I do hope we get on to that story someday...
J: So I think I was 11, not 12...
M: Unreal...
J: I still can't decide if I want to see it again. I kind of do, but it wouldn't be the same. I literally couldn't breath I was crying so hard!
M: Indeed. To quote from the movie itself: "Three years, I've thought of nothing except Titanic; but I never got it... I never let it in."
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J: Right! That's it exactly!
M: You wanted to get it...
J: And you thought you did!
M: But you couldn't...
J: The reason I never understood it was because I'd never been in love, I'd never had my first love, and then to lose it... God, how do you finish after that?
M: Your heart must go on!
J: Fin.
M: In my kitchen? What were we talking about?
J: Titanic! (sigh) How could I forget?
M: Yes! Was it the soundtrack that gave it away?
J: Oh my god! That's what was so terrifyingly depressing and beautiful...
M: Indeed...
J: Made me want to cry... (clutches cup of wine)
M: Wow, it's a good thing they'll let anyone on the internet!
J: (singing in the background)... God, this was not as sad when I was 12!!! Goddamn Irish flute...
M: So, Jenna, I understand that last night you had the opportunity to see Titanic once again in the theaters for the first time since 1997. How would you describe your reaction?
J: Um, powerful. (I'm not usually this drunk when I try to answer these questions.)
M: Go on...
J: Okay, it was far better than I remembered. Damn, I'm not doing this justice... Unexpected. I don't think I really understood the nuances when I was 11 or 12.
M: So the hand on the window was just a hand on the window?
J: Don't get me wrong, I knew there was something going on there. I knew there was something untoward going on, but I couldn't have described it. As an adult, I can't help but think that had I the chance to share a backseat with Leonardo DiCaprio/Jack Dawson, I would have gladly taken it...
J: The céilí in the lower decks...
M: Go on...
J: Easily one of the most iconic scenes of the 90s and the decade after... Almost every moment of that scene has stuck with me, 15 years later, and I am still just as enamored of Irish music as I was when Titanic came out in 1997.
M: More iconic than say the "I'm the king of the world scene!" or the "Jack, I'm flying!" scene?
J: Or the naked Kate Winslet scene? Ok, no, but this IS Blog with a Brogue. Just trying to appeal to our audience.M: Fair enough!
J: And how many imitations of the circular dance scene have there been? If I had the right shoes on right now...
M: Awesome. Who would you say was your favorite character of the film?
J: Twelve-year old Jenna would say Leo. Twenty-six year old Jenna also loves Leo, but appreciates the perspective of Molly Brown.
M: Amen.
J: Listen, though, she was totally wrong about sending the lifeboat back. They would have been swamped and they all would have died.
M: Unfortunately true. But what a spirit, that woman!
J: The unsinkable Molly Brown! And let's talk about Mr. Andrews, the ship's designer.
M: (sigh)
J: I found myself unexpectedly sympathetic to his character.
M: Absolutely. He was always a favorite of mine. Especially with that Irish lilt...
J: Quite so... I'm sad, though, there was such a small fuss about Jack's actual death... Also, the way I remember this movie, it was a poem you memorized for class. The meaning is lost on you at the time, but later on...
M: Absolutely. Looking back, I was amazed at how many instances where I knew the lines before they were spoken... My, this is ramble-y!
J: I can't believe you're still typing the things I'm trying to say... We haven't answered any questions about brogue or blogging or anything!
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| Baby Leo |
J: Jack didn't have one...
M: 'Cause he was from Chippewa Falls!
J: Rose didn't have one... The only brogue I really remember was from the curly-haired Irishman -
M: Tommy!
J: Tommy - the one that cautions Jack that angels would 'more likely fly out of [his] arse' than he would get next to the likes of Rose. My younger self was convinced that "arse" was 'hair,' but that's a story for another time...
M: Oh, I do hope we get on to that story someday...
J: So I think I was 11, not 12...
M: Unreal...
J: I still can't decide if I want to see it again. I kind of do, but it wouldn't be the same. I literally couldn't breath I was crying so hard!
M: Indeed. To quote from the movie itself: "Three years, I've thought of nothing except Titanic; but I never got it... I never let it in."
J: Right! That's it exactly!
M: You wanted to get it...
J: And you thought you did!
M: But you couldn't...
J: The reason I never understood it was because I'd never been in love, I'd never had my first love, and then to lose it... God, how do you finish after that?
M: Your heart must go on!
J: Fin.
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| She never let go... |
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