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The Middlebury College Archives is searching for a movie about the College filmed in 1948. It features scenes shot at the Snow Bowl in the winter and the main campus in the spring. We've placed a request with Paramount Picture, which originally produced it, and we're waiting to hear back from them. But we also thought it was possible that somebody associated with the College might have a copy somewhere. If you know where a copy can be found, please let us know. firstname.lastname@example.com 802-443-3028.
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"Holding Walden" recently…
Sandy Stott of the Thoreau Farm recently visited Special Collections at Davis Family Library to see Henry David Thoreau's personal copy of Walden with his notes in the margins. Stott wrote about his visit in this very nice blog post– http://thoreaufarm.org/2013/07/holding-walden/
Thoreau's personal copy of Walden is invaluable and one of Middlebury College's most significant holdings. Special Collections plans to digitize the pages with Thoreau's marginalia so that this unique content can be shared widely on the web. In order to preserve the hard copy safely for future generations, access to it is strictly limited and an advance appointment is necessary. Please see the Special Collections page for more information.
Photos of Sicily on display at Davis Family Library
The Italian Summer School is currently presenting a display of color photos in the Atrium of the Davis Family Library. The display, entitled SEE-CILY, will be in place until the end of the Summer Language Schools.
This exhibit depicts the inner life of Sicily, a rugged island, rich in history and art. It is a photographic journey through Sicilian culture and folklore, illustrating ancient and cherished traditions. You will discover the heartfelt festival of Saint Agatha, the centuries old handcrafted marionettes known as "Pupi Siciliani", the superb craftsmanship of artisans working with wood, iron and textiles, as well as the preparation of delicious homemade foods. Churches, monuments and the unspoiled beauty of central Sicily's landscapes will also be explored. The SEE-CILY exhibition will transport you to places tourists never see. It is a unique collection of forty-two photographs that serve as the nucleus of an ever-expanding exhibit, bearing witness to the sublime beauty and ancient rhythms of this most Mediterranean of islands.
Photographs by Antonino Riggio. Art Curator: Valentina Morello
"I wouldn't define SEE-CILY as just an exhibit. I see it more as an itinerary, a path through the places and people I grew up with. It is my inner subconscious through the eye of my camera." Antonino Riggio.
For more info: www.antoninoriggio.com
Caution: Recent weather may cause mold to grow on your books!
The weather we've been having so far this summer could encourage mold to grow in places it normally wouldn't. Damp places like basements can be bad year 'round and should never be used to store books, but even the nice book shelf in your living room will be susceptible to mold growth after many days of rain, heat, and high humidity. Mold spores are everywhere, just waiting for the right conditions to sprout and grow, so be on the lookout. If you discover an infestation, read this excellent article from our friends at Cornell University Preservation Dept. to learn how to deal with it. http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/librarypreservation/mee/management/mold.html
Class Report- Rare Book School at UVA
I recently took the class "The Printed Book in the West to 1800″ at Rare Book School at the University of Virginia. Several colleagues had attended classes there and told me they were excellent, and it did indeed turn out to be a fantastic experience. Classes were held Mon.-Fri., 8:30 to five, four sessions each day, with one session each day being hands-on in UVA's Special Collections. There were only twelve people in the class. My teacher was Martin Antonetti, the Special Collections Librarian at Smith College. Martin is an excellent lecturer and has an amazing depth of knowledge of the history of the book, and world history in general.
Despite the title of the class, we actually began our week with a survey of the book in the manuscript era. Just as the printed era is now overlapping with the digital era, the manuscript era overlapped with the era of the printed book for about two hundred years. Early printed books were often trying to imitate manuscript books. We explored the context of manuscript production, the role of the church and the rise of humanism, and the role of literacy or lack thereof. We learned a lot about the invention of paper, paper manufacturing, and developments in metallurgy that made the invention of the printing press possible.
Of course we learned a lot about Johannes Gutenberg and his invention of the printing press in 1450. We studied various forms of early fonts, explored their origin and politics, and learned how they can sometimes be used to identify the date and location of the publication of a book. We learned about the way an early print shop operated, and explored the influence of the church and the impact of the guild system on the restriction or advancement of printing and publishing. Each of us got to operate a reproduction of a 16th century hand press and print a leaf that we then folded into a signature. (The press looked exactly like the one pictured above.)
We studied early bindings, styles of sewing, and learned about the many kinds of animal hide, cloth, and paper that were used to cover cases. A book conservator from NEDCC demonstrated book binding. We also examined many different styles of bindings and binding decoration. We learned about the relationship between text and pictures, the history of illustrations, and the various methods of producing images for books. Antonetti also covered the history of libraries and book collecting.
Throughout the week we examined materials from UVA's Special Collections library seeing everything from a stunningly beautiful 14th c. illuminated choir book to18th century printed books bound in amazing Grolier style bindings. I also attended an evening lecture "Bibliography in the Digital Age", by Stephen Karian, (some of our catalogers would have enjoyed this a lot, I only somewhat did) and a second forum "Thinking Inside the Box: Protective Enclosures for Your Collections" by Kara McClurken, Head of Preservation Services at UVA. (I tried to connect with Kara for a tour of their work units, but schedules didn't allow it… hopefully another time.)
So why does it make sense for me to study early printed books now, at the dawn of the digital age? The short answer is, I'm now going to be much more involved in the preservation of our Special Collections and we have many rare and valuable items to care for. I can now tell the difference between hand laid and machine manufactured paper. I can tell if an illustration was printed from a wood block or from a plate, and whether that plate was etched or engraved. I can evaluate whether a book's case is the same age as the text block or newer. I understand how paper and books were produced… etc. Because I have a much deeper understanding of how books were made during the first part of the print era, I am better equipped to make conservation treatment decisions about those materials.
The book is changing a great deal as we transition from the print to the digital era. With e-readers of one model or another becoming more and more ubiquitous, most of us are changing our attitude toward our printed collections. We're now thinking of the vast majority our printed books as ephemeral, when just over a decade ago we thought of them as permanent. As attitudes concerning typical books evolve and they become less valued, I believe our Special Collections, those books whose physical characteristics make them unique, rare, beautiful, or particularly interesting, will become more and more valued. That's why I'm glad I've learned more about those materials so I can more readily facilitate the preservation of them.
Addendum: I've just stumbled upon a blog post that talks about RBS and even includes a picture of my class looking at a medieval bible. http://smallnotes.library.virginia.edu/tag/martin-antonetti/
FREE BOOKS!! (Not to borrow, to keep!)
The recent book sale in Davis Family Library has ended and all the books that are left over are waiting for you to come and take them away, FOR FREE!!! Stop by Davis Family Library anytime before the Thanksgiving recess and help yourself.
Tuesday, Nov. 13th – Sunday, Nov. 18th, Davis Family Library, open at 9:00 AM on first day for Middlebury College ID holders, continuing on Wednesday during regular library open hours for anyone.
(See hours listed here.)
The Davis Family Library will offer withdrawn and duplicate copies of books and other media for sale at great prices. Choose from a wide variety of items for scholarly work or recreational reading, listening, and viewing. This year's sale will also include some used media playing equipment. Proceeds from the sale are used to purchase new library materials. (Because the low price asked for materials is in part a service to the College community, anyone purchasing items on the first day of the sale will be required to show a Middlebury College ID. Book dealers are not welcome to purchase items for resale on Tuesday, Nov. 13th). FMI, contact Joseph Watson 443-5487 firstname.lastname@example.com
Office Ergonomics and You
The other day I encountered a colleague who's office chair was broken so the height adjustment no longer worked. They'd been putting up with it for a number of weeks, and I can't help but wonder how long they would have tolerated it if I hadn't happened by. They now have a replacement chair.
Please remember that proper office ergonomics are important and that therefore LIS is willing to spend money when necessary to ensure that everyone has proper resources to complete their jobs safely. If you can't adjust your work area in a way that makes it possible for you to work safely and comfortably, please let Joseph Watson, the LIS Facilities Coor. know so we can make arrangements to improve the situation.


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Scary Films: Top 5 That Traumatised My Childhood
When we were kids, most of us wanted to see which films our parents were loading into the VCR late at night. Sometimes that curiosity was rewarded by "classics" such as Terminator or Die Hard. Other times, it left us mentally scarred. Here's my top 5 "Scary Films That Traumatised My Childhood" list. I'll try to keep it spoiler free. This is going to show my age!

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India Masala
Bollywood and culture in an emerging India
Does Sanjay Dutt deserve sympathy?
(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Reuters)
First, the facts — the 1993 Mumbai blasts killed 257 people, more than 100 people were convicted, and it took more than 20 years to deliver justice in a case that has all but faded from the nation's collective memory.
And yet, if you looked at the headlines on Thursday, you would be forgiven for thinking the Supreme Court ruling was only about actor Sanjay Dutt. And the only tragedy was the one that had befallen Dutt and his family members.
As news of the court ruling trickled in, words of sympathy gushed from Bollywood, with film-makers such as Mahesh Bhatt and Karan Johar expressing solidarity with Dutt, and saying he did not deserve this.
Dutt was in his 30s when he was arrested, mature enough to know he was committing a crime. But do things change just because he's an actor?
Everybody makes mistakes; some more serious than the rest. And we have to pay for them. Should Dutt be treated differently from other criminals just because of his position?


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John Adams drank a tankard of hard cider each day and had the occasional beer for breakfast.
Last May, we welcomed grammar legend Patricia T. O'Conner as a guest blogger. She has a new book out, and for today's Friday Happy Hour, we have two copies to give away.
Growing up in upstate New York, my dad and I would go to the Saratoga Races every August. There's nothing like watching your horse come around the final turn, battling for the lead.
Ever wonder why people sometimes hate looking at photos of themselves?
Throughout history, kings and queens typically inherited their positions. Therefore, it's not surprising that some royals were not really up for the job.
Office Fridge Sends Seven to Hospital
An office worker in San Jose, California decided to clean out the workplace refrigerator on Tuesday. The old food was taken out and placed on a table.
Holy cow! It's been two months since we last offered a Really, Really Bad Rebus.
The Cannes Film Festival is in full swing and runs through May 24th. Keep up with the festivities at the official site.
This is why you pay attention to warning signs.
Honoré Sharrer (1920-2009) passed away at age 88 a month ago, on April 17, but her death was only announced by her family last week.
Yesterday's educational clips seemed fairly popular, so I thought we'd try another round.
Loripop asked for a Fargo North clip. Here he is with special guest, Big
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Reggie Aqui & Naamua Delaney were kind enough to have me on CNN.com Live today to chat about some recent mental_floss stories.
This whole post started a couple of weeks ago when I was researching terrible movie moms. I came across the #1 spot on our list and was stunned that Bette Davis had stooped to such a movie.
TV hits are cyclic. There will be a span of five years or so when, for example, medical dramas are all the rage.
In 2002, a ragtag trio of NASA interns conspired to steal millions of dollars' worth of lunar rock samples from their secure storage vault.
General Mills is in hot water with the Food and Drug Administration over the cereal giant's claims that Cheerios have been "clinically proven to lower cholesterol." To the FDA's
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Engineering of the National Academies Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Debra Auguste is an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the City College of New York. Previously she was an assistant professor of biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences of Harvard University and an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery of Harvard Medical School. Earlier, she was a postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her interests include drug and gene delivery, targeted delivery, stimulus-sensitive materials, and scaffolds for tissue engineering. Dr. Auguste is the principal investigator on grants from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). She is a recipient of various awards, including the NSF CAREER Award in 2011, the DARPA Young Faculty Award in 2009, the Percy Julien Award for Outstanding Scientist of the Year in 2008, the ONR Young Investigator Award in 2007, the JDRF Innovation Award in 2007, the 1930 Wallace Memorial Honorific Fellowship in 2003, and several fellowships. In addition, Dr. Auguste was named to the 50 Most Influential African Americans in Technology list in 2009. She received her SB in chemical engineering from MIT in 1999 and her PhD in chemical engineering from Princeton University in 2005.
Steven G. Boxer (NAS) is the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University. His research interests include model membranes, energy and electron transfer dynamics in photosynthetic reaction centers, electrostatics and dynamics in proteins, and excited-state dynamics in green fluorescent proteins. He is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Biophysical Society, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2008, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He won the Max Tishler Award for Tufts University in 2007 and the Earle K. Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy in 2008. Dr. Boxer holds a BS in chemistry from Tufts University and a PhD in physical and physical-organic chemistry from the University of Chicago.
Christopher C. Green is assistant dean for Asia Pacific of the Wayne State School of Medicine (SOM). He is also a clinical fellow and professor in neuroimaging and magnetic resonance imaging in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences of SOM and the Detroit Medical Center (DMC). His medical specialties are brain imaging and forensic neurology, and his personal medical practice is in the differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease. He serves on many government advisory groups and private-sector corporate boards of directors. Immediately before his current position, he was executive director for emergent technology research for SOM and DMC. From 1985 through 2004, he was executive director for global technology policy and chief technology officer for General Motors Asia-Pacific Operations. His career at General Motors included positions as head of biomedical sciences research and executive director of the General Motors Research Laboratory for Materials and Environmental Sciences. His career with the Central Intelligence Agency extended from 1969 to 1985 as a senior division analyst and assistant national intelligence officer for science and technology. His PhD in neurophysiology is from the University of Colorado Medical School, and his MD is from the Autonomous City University in El Paso, Texas, and Monterey, Mexico, with honors. He also holds the National Intelligence Medal and is a fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
Hendrik F. Hamann is currently a research manager for physical analytics in the Physical Sciences Department at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York. In 1995 he joined JILA (Joint institute between the University of Colorado and NIST) as a research associate in Boulder, Colorado. During his tenure at JILA he developed novel near-field optical


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Owners report that new Dell laptops 'have cat urine smell'
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another random user (2645241) writes "A number of Dell users have complained that their Latitude 6430u Ultrabooks "smell of cat urine".
Dell engineers have ruled out biological contamination, and said the smell was not a health hazard. The problem lay in the manufacturing process, which has now been changed, the company said.
"A few weeks ago I got a new Lattitude 6430u for work," one user called Three West complained on Dell's hardware support forum. "The machine is great, but it smells as if it was assembled near a tomcat's litter box. It is truly awful!"
Another customer, Hoteca, said: "I thought for sure one of my cats sprayed it, but there was something faulty with it so I had it replaced. The next one had the same exact issue. It's embarrassing taking it to clients because it smells so bad.""
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RESEARCH offers important opportunities to strengthen our efforts to reduce the impact of drug abuse and addiction in our society and to improve the quality of life of our citizens. A recent Institute of Medicine report, Bridging the Gap Between Practice and Research, highlights the crucial role that must be played by the interaction of researchers and care givers at the community level if we are to ask the right questions, develop relevant responses and implement the results of research in care.
This publication summarizes the role that providers can and should play in these interactions. It supplements symmetrical efforts to educate researchers about their role in working with provider colleagues. The stakes are very high and the challenges are critically important! Thank you for the role you are playing.
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The Super Inframan
The man beyond bionics.
The surface of the Earth is under attack, thousands of people are killed in this unprovoked attacked. The cause, Princess Dragonmon and her army of monsters have decided to invade. Princess Dragonmon is an alien whose race has been hiding under us for centuries waiting to attack and the time is right. A doctor has been preparing for something like this and turns his assistant Rayma into the cyborg hero known as Inframan. Now only Inframan stands between the Earth and Princess Dragonmon but when a close friend is captured and brainwashed, can she be stopped with this inside man feeding her info?
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Three words we know and love. When inexplicably strung together as a proper name for a villain, they form at least half of why I love this movie so much. With her sex doll breast plate, skull belt buckle, mismatched mutant hands, and bondage whip, she's a sight to behold. Then she speaks, and I believe every word she says.
Cobbled together from the best parts of tokusatsu, western superhero comics, and grindhouse martial arts flicks, The Super Inframan is crazy kinetic, crazy awesome, and just flat-out crazy. This thing hits you like a spring-loaded rocket kick to the face, punting narrative logic into low orbit as it unleashes a riot of explosive action, bold primary colors, and charmingly hand-painted VFX. Because let's be honest: nothing gets you going like insanely acrobatic kung-fu battles between costumed heroes and the rubber-suited minions of darkness. Truly unbelievable and hella weird.
Also: this shot. Holy hell, that shot. It might be the greatest single shot in cinema history. I sometimes like to pretend that its from the final scene in some Bizarro World remake of Some Like It Hot.
"But you don't understand, Osgood… I'm a monster!"
"Well, nobody's perfect."
This is the fourth time I've seen this movie (second time on the big screen, I'm a lucky guy), and the third time I've thought to myself that there was no way I'd like it as much as the last one. I've never been right about that.
Dozens of monsters doing kung fu = good movie.
Bonkers Shaw Bros. "kaiju"-esque sci-fi action!
How do you know if your Inframan is truly super? If he conducts not one, not two, but four flips every time he suits up to fight crazy rubber monsters. Bonus points for doing so to groovy garage surf rock instrumentals.
As a huge Masters of the Universe fan in my toddler years, this movie is like a decoder ring for my brain.
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The Shaw Brothers get in on the guy-in-a-shiny-vinyl-suit-fighting-monsters game and the results are pretty phenomenal. Planet Earth is under attack from the dastardly Princess Elzebub (who occasionally appears in the guise of a winged green demon) and her squad of Ice Monsters, whose ranks include Witch Eye, Mutant Drill, Plant Monster, Fire Dragon, and several others that unfortunately don't get named because they're all awesome. (I'd really like to know what Spider Guy's actual name is.) Only the Chinese Super Infra-Man -- as he's called by creator Professor Liu -- can stop them.
I just realised I should've watched this movie while being drunk. Will do next time!
If you haven't seen this one and want a short (85 minutes), awesome, campy, action, explosions, pointy tits, Infra-man, power ranger like monsters, martial arts and again awesome movie to watch, don't hesitate and go with INFRAMAN!
A Chinese reaction to Sentai? Yes. I liked it.
This Shaw Brothers-produced attempt at a science-fiction/fantasy superhero spectacle doesn't have much on its mind beyond throwing up a relentless parade of imaginative sets, handmade special effects (especially refreshing in the age of CGI) and extravagant kung-fu action. But in its sheer exuberance, The Super Inframan is about as exhilarating as it is exhausting—the kind of endlessly inventive movie that, in the right frame of mind, has the power to restore you to a child-like sense of wonder. George Méliès would be proud.
I LOOOOOOOOOOOVED this film as a child.
So I watched it again recently after searching for it online for several years ...
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DAMN, I must have been an awfully stupid child!
Surreal martial-arts superhero action from Hong Kong's legendary Shaw Brothers. Thrown together and awkwardly handled, but a lot of fun and wonderfully designed.
After being awakened from a dormant state inside a volcano, The super-cute alien dictator Princess Dragon Mom declares war on the Earth. To fight back, Professor Yu Ling De unleashes his prize project, transforming a high ranking officer (Danny Lee) into Super Inframan, a kung fu hero with various special abilities, who fights back against the evil Princess and her army of mutants (men in baggy costumes)
From there the film descends into a series of kung-fun/pro-wrestling matches, the kind we see in every monster movie or episode of Power Rangers. Inframan massively overabuses his moves time…
Wacky, insane, just what the fuck. Man in suit kaiju vs kung fu fighting bionic man. Not really worth seeing unless you're under the influence and it's on the big screen, then it becomes a funky cult classic.
Dozens of monsters doing kung fu = good movie.
"When they stop making movies like Infra-Man, a little light will go out of the world."
-Roger Ebert
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Office of Inspector General for the Veterans Affairs Department has released its recommendations for improvements at the six community-based outpatient clinics across Kansas overseen by the Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita.
The recommendations are based in part on a site visit to the Parsons clinic in May along with other data gathered for VA outpatient facilities in Hays, Salina, Hutchinson, Parsons, Dodge City and Liberal.
Issues cited in the report include no panic alarm system, incomplete diagnostics, inadequate staff training and poor medication management.
The report also compares how well the different clinics are able to meet wait-times of under seven days.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran has long criticized the VA for not having a primary care provider at its Liberal clinic for the past three years.
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Tuesday March 5, 2013 / 8:00pmGreat Big Sea
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2200 E. Katella Avenue
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the show was fantastic-lots of energy from the band as well as the audience, many of whom stood throughout the performance, danced, clapped and had a great time. My favorites were the acapella songs by John. He has a beautiful, melodic voice and his lyrics touched me.


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Can I just say that I met my hero this evening.
After having possibly the greatest weekend ever at Glastonbury 2013, watching my favourite band headline the first night was such a big deal for me. Overall, the festival was out of control, absolutely amazing, but I'll always be grateful to say that I was there for that gig. Only my 6th time seeing the band live and hopefully plenty more to come (EARLS COURT!).
Then I got official confirmation from a producer (who I interned for) saying that I can come and help out on Arctic Monkeys' new video (take a guess, it's obviously from AM). Working with and around them today was just ridiculous for me. I still can't get my head around it now.
I've seen so many photos go up on tumblr of various fans with Turner himself, and I'm so fucking glad I can finally have one of my own. The sole inspiration for why I picked up the guitar, the guitars I choose to get, and the whole reason why music is up there with my passion for film.
Cheers Al.
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I was round someones house when he was there and after talking to him for an hour i asked for a simple autograph and then he just got a Polaroid camera sat me down in front of the fire, gave me a bottle of famous grouse, picked up a box of chocolates and then sat down next to me he then signed the photo and i reluctantly had to leave. He was a very nice person not at all arrogant or obnoxious, his feet are very firmly on the ground.
Hello, there. First of all, I'm truly sorry if there are any typos in my text. English ain't my first language (it's Portuguese, by the way), but I'd like to share this since I don't think anyone can fully understand the love I feel for this band, not even myself. Especially for one reason, which I'm going to tell now. It's a love story and a 'thank-you' letter.
The first time I've heard something about "Arctic Monkeys" was from my hippie, lovely Geography teacher, in 8th grade, 2010. I didn't care for it that much since I wasn't properly introduced into their lyrics. The first Arctic Monkeys sound I've heard was "Old Yellow Bricks" and that mesmerized me completely, but I am really lazy when it comes to search for new bands and songs (I was quite into Paramore that time) and I just left it hanging there.
Somewhere in late 2011, I met a girl in a webgame and we started to chat a whole bunch. Although I wanted to have lots of "best friends forever" in my real life, I felt like I would never achieve this (and now I've come to realize that I don't need 'em!). However, I was starting to connect with her so much, that those friendship bounds weren't virtual anymore. Then she showed me more and more lyrics and I was like, oh my god this can't be real. I'm not going into full details of my feelings for them because that would be totally awkward for me. I'm such a shy mess.
Then something weird started to happen. Every single time I heard one of their songs, I started to remember her. About everything. Our friendship. Our feelings. Our laughs. Our stories. I just can relate it. Everytime I heard, like, '505', I used to think "wow, that's her favorite song!" or "Suck It and See", when I started to see pictures of a future life together, or when I heard Alex Turner covering Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good" and felt like I was being left on the sidewalk, alone without her. Or how we used to have HOURS AND HOURS of discussion about that band. Of course, I realized that it became our favorite band, but I then started to fall in love with her.
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It's not really a story related to Whatever People Say I Am, but meh. I'll share it anyway because it's a bit special for me. Maybe I'll get a bit emotional and everyone will probably think it's a very silly thing, but yeah. (It's also gonna be long, sorry)
Really, I should call this story as "Alex Turner was basically the bridge that connected me to my dad again"
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I'm emotional but I don't actually know how to write, so this is probably just going to end up sounding really dumb and cliché, but WPSIATWIN was one of those albums that changed how I listened to music. Like, to me, there are two kinds of albums. First, there are the albums that you listen to and take in the different elements of and maybe even appreciate on that level: "That's a good line!" "The lyrics aren't that great, but listen to that riff!" "Okay, they probably could've cut that song."
And then there are albums you listen to and they come alive, like some person that you feel driven to understand, and you can't really take them apart and rate them for those elements, because the way they work together makes something you feel is greater than the parts. So catchy, energetic songs are what drew me in and made me give it a chance initially, but WPSIATWIN eventually became the first album with a voice I could really connect to and the first album that opened me up to what an album could really be; it was human.
You had songs like From the Ritz to the Rubble that perfectly described the small troubles of life like any person living in the moment actually would, as if they were the trials of some great epic. But at the same time, there was this even deeper sense of self-awareness to the fact that that was a bit ridiculous and that sort of prevented it from being coldly pretentious or cynical, even in the more critical songs. And for all the words, there was also this simplicity to it, songs like Riot Van that could say the most in almost the same emotional subtext that actually made moments like that seem important. The music then complimented that by approaching like something big and simple, but also hiding all of these subtleties. And all of it built up to A Certain Romance, which stated this message that, in different ways, all of those songs had worked towards: denying where you come from or the pointless, superficial parts of the culture you come from, or even how those things have come to affect you, isn't really what makes you a better person; what makes you a better person is acknowledging those things and being able to take them for their value.
And as the kind of pretentious escapist I'm still working on trying not to be, that was kind of an important message. But honestly, if I had to say what impact of listening to WPSIATWIN I'm most grateful for, it's everything I've found in looking for other albums that could speak to me in that way.
from: idontwantafavour-iwantamargarita
Oh wow let's get emotional then. Whatever People Say I Am That's What I Am Not was the first CD I listened of them even tho it was back in 2011 when Suck It And See was about to be released, but I like getting into bands in order. So I listened of the Monkeys for the first time in 2009 in my English book, and I was like uhm I should check them but I totally forgot. It was after a year being on Tumblr that I saw a post around here about them and my memories came back and I gave them a try, and that was the day my life ended. I basically fell in love at the second. It's so energetic, so noisy and so youthful, just as I was and am. I was like 4 months listening to the CD on repeat, just that one, until my best friend's bands played Teddy Picker at one of their little gigs and he pushed me to listen the other albums. But WPSIAMTWIN will always be perfect to me, because it was the beginning, my beginning, their beginning, and those things are always meant to keep inside as a good memory, aren't they? Beginnings are always wonderful.
from: dont-be-a-crackwhore
The first time I heard Whatever people say I am was right after I saw the band performing mardy bum on french TV. I thought, these guys look cool, and went and bought the album. And fell in love with it. I remember when I was 15 I had mardy bum as my phone ringtone and thought about that line in a certain romance "there's only music so that there's new ringtones". I thought I was really cool cuz not many people in my school at that time knew about the monkeys. After that they've stuck with me for every big and important event in my life, and even for every not big and not important moment in my life. As of now I can't go through a single day without listening to them and I'm pretty sure it will be the case until the end of my life.
I feel like this is the only place on the whole wide tinterweb where I can share my story and actually feel good about doing so.
Anyway, the first time I saw the four most beautiful boys in the world was in 2009 in Birmingham, a couple months after Humbug had been released. I must of been 14 or 15, can't be bothered to work it out. Anyway, I was watching a band I was completely obsessed with and, quite frankly, they were wank. Didn't seem like they wanted to be there at all and had absolutely no intention of doing anything but playing their songs and leaving, no hint of emotion whatsoever. This really broke my heart (I know, firstworldproblems and all that) and I struggled to find the love that was once there for the band that had really turned my world upside down. They weren't just a band, they were my band. As the next couple of years passed, I still listened to them every day, fell in and out of love with Humbug constantly, admired Whatever.. and never ever lost touch with FWN. I still, however, never recovered from the heartbreak of seeing them so bored and static on stage. Then came brick by brick. At first, as with everyone, I convinced myself that this wasn't them, they were joking of course. Then i started to love it, completely love it, to the point of playing it over 50 times a day and I thought that maybe, my love would again return. I recorded the radio first play of Don't sit Down on Zane Lowe's show and was completely over the moon. They'd moved on from Humbug and they were back. Weeks passed, Suck it and See was announced and, in turn, so was Don Valley. And fuck, if Don Valley wasn't the best night of my life then I don't know what was. I lost my shoes, gained another pair and lost another, all before The Vaccines had came on stage. I felt like I was at home, the atmosphere of thousands of other monkeys fans, all in euphoria, waiting for them to come on stage. I was a bit nervous though, I have to admit. Would we have a repeat of Birmingham? Thankfully, no. No we would not. The first hard hitting power chords of The View From The Afternoon crashed out of Alex and Jamie's guitars and I knew then, that I had reached the best day of my adolescent life. The whole place erupted in to a violent but nevertheless fun loving orgy of sweaty bodies and happiness. I was at home. These were my people. We were all brothers and sisters for the night. No aggro, no hate, just love for, in mine and I'm sure so many other people on this blog's opinion, the best band there is, was and ever will be.
The last chord rang of a certain romance and the night was over, I left, along with a pair of Nike high tops (in exchange for some knackered converse, incidently) a head of hair full of piss, booze and sweat and 15 of my friends who I hadn't seen for well over 5 hours after first entering the bowl.
I've seen them twice since, at V festival, where I understood why they didn't feel it when a pissed up 24 year old skinhead started screaming "PLAY THE ONE ABOUT A DANCEFLOOR YOU TWAT" during a lovely rendition of black treacle. This wasn't their stomping ground, the monkeys had entered the wrong den, and were getting abused for it. Of course, I stayed until the end, to see them off properly along with about 40 (seriously, about this many) true monkeys fans in the area, the rest just coming for the weekend to see Eminem.
This brings me to my final paragraph. the LG Arena in Birmingham, the end of last year. Alex Turner powerslided. ALEX TURNER! POWERSLIDED! I couldn't believe my eyes, he was running about the stage! A complete turn around of the Alex I saw two years ago, with extremely long hair, a trench coat and a moody attitude and looks to kill. I would say this was the second best night of my life.
There you have it, my life with Arctic Monkeys. I love this band, I love this blog (which I check multiple times a day, for any news on album number five or, hopefully, what Helders mum has had for tea!) and I love every last bit of this band, covering my whole bedroom with pictures of them and purchasing a painful amount of memorabilia, including a suck it and see zippo, which I am shit scared to use!
Thankyou, Jan. Thankyou for hosting such a beautiful and loving community for the best fans in the world.
No, thank you - for this, for reminding me why I do this, why I love this band. This is too good. :)
Submitted by: mypropellerr
I didn't like Arctic Monkeys when I heard them at first, but then I heard 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor' and I couldn't stop listening to them…that's how my love for Arctic Monkeys began. It's not an interesting story…what is interesting is when I saw them live. I nearly died when I knew that they would come to Mexico and even more because the gig was scheduled on my birthday. I asked my parents for the airplane (they didn't play in my city) and concert tickets as a present and they agreed.
I skipped school so I could fly early to be up front in the line. My excitement was so big that I didn't eat much for breakfast and skipped lunch. My cousin and I arrived at 1pm and stayed in line 'till they opened the doors, we ran so we could be in front of Alex's spot. We didn't reach our goal, but we started pushing until we got to the second line. I struggled a lot, because I'm too short. I remember that I had to turn my face up to breathe, everyone was way taller than me, I was surrounded by shoulders. People were pretty nice and they helped me get through, but this two really tall guys wouldn't let me. I understood, I wouldn't gave up that spot in a million years.
This is when I regretted not eating my whole breakfast…I started feeling dizzy and some guys made space for me to breathe, then I started struggling and they tried to carry me, but I wouldn't let them. I remember thinking to myself, 'You have to stay, be strong, you can do this, it's Arctic-fucking-Monkeys.' I regained strength and stayed, but 30 seconds later my body gave up on me and I fainted. The gig hadn't even started and I blacked out, my cousin told me that they carried me through the crowds 'till I got to the end. I woke up on the floor without a shoe and crawled to the nearest food stand, I threw 10 dollars at the guy and bought some water and chips. I felt way better after that, but it was too late. I couldn't get through the crowd anymore, so I enjoyed the concert in the back. It was cool and all, I danced and sang, but I don't think it's the same, I couldn't see a thing.
Well, that's my sad story haha
Aww, no. :(
Golden rule before going to a gig: eat. Almost the exact same thing happened to a friend of mine, oof.
Submitted by: Hannah
Sorry, I don't know if you're still accepting stories or not, but here's mine :)
I got into the Arctic Monkeys around October last year, a few months into my freshman year of high school. My brother listens to much cooler music than I do, and we were driving somewhere and "Fluorescent Adolescent" came on his iPod. After that, no other band could compare to them; I was obsessed. They were literally the only band I listened to for weeks, and I tried to get all of my One Direction-loving friends to be obsessed with them, too (that was a lost battle before I started it, though).
Then, a few months later, my dad left out-of-the-blue on Christmas Day and we found out he was dying through a mutual friend a few weeks after that. Long story short, that basically destroyed my family, my mom especially. That night, I was lying in bed listening to my iPod when "Piledriver Waltz" came on, and suddenly I started sobbing. I don't know what exactly the real meaning of the song is supposed to be, but in that second, I could relate to it so well. I ended up listening to it on repeat until I fell asleep, and for the next few weeks, whenever I felt really upset or alone I would play the Arctic Monkeys and I would always end up forgetting whatever it was I was crying about in the first place once the guitar solos came on.
So, long story short (again), they'll always be special to me because they really, truly did help me get through a really dark time in my life. I know people say that about bands all the time, but I will be forever grateful for a) making freaking amazing music and b) helping me, and others, get through whatever it is they may be going through. And, yes, I realize how cheesy everything I just said is.
(And thank you for running this blog! :])
FYAM: Smiling/sobbing here. Also, I'm always accepting stories so if you have something to share, feel free to do so. x
"You are the only true magician, for all your songs are spells."
- This was taken from a page of
poetrystuff I wrote after my first Arctic Monkeys gig. Here is why I wrote it.
Part 1: The History
I was at dinner with friends during my first year of University. I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor was playing faintly enough to inspire Brian (fitting, right?) to remark on the greatness of the Arctic Monkeys, yet not loud enough for me to actually hear. My impression was skepticism given the rubbish band name.
Nevertheless, I went home and downloaded the song (because I look smoking hot on the dancefloor). Unbeknownst to me, it was a mislabeled, poorly pirated version of Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts. As a bit of a timid anti-vixen, I appreciated the sentiment and how the singer's delivery brought it to life. I also loved that there was no mention of dancing in the lyrics themselves; the title was only vaguely linked to the female subject, as thought the singer could only imagine what she'd look like on the dancefloor as he'd never be able to take her out.
Although this was a giant misunderstanding, it evokes a sense of how the monkeys write and deliver their stories. My analysis was incorrect due to misinformation; however my impression of their style was humorously accurate.
Years later, I discovered Crying Lightening on satellite radio. I downloaded the album for the single, which I proceeded to listen to on repeat ignoring the additional songs. Shortly thereafter, I moved to England for a term, blissfully unaware of the band I should have been stalking.
Cue the passage of time: adventures, misadventures, new music… The Arctic Monkeys were forgotten. Then, quite suddenly, things changed. My dad burned me a summer alt rock mix. Track 1: I Bet That You Look Good On the Dancefloor. The real version. I suddenly understood the fanfare.
Part 2: The Concert
That same summer, I'd been seeing a handsome, electro-loving man who'd gotten me hooked on Chromeo. I was online buying concert tickets and noticed The Arctic Monkeys were playing for the first time in my city at a small, local venue. At $30, I could hardly resist checking them out.
I'd planned to attend with some girls from University, only to learn the night of that they hadn't actually purchased tickets. That was discouraging. I felt uncomfortable attending alone; I'd never done so before. All my excitement and anticipation was replaced by disappointment and anxiety.
I took my time getting ready: black dress and boots. My concert purse had met an unfortunate gum-related end. The most suitable replacement my closet would yield was a little black clutch. I sometimes wonder if the band noticed the girliest of purses floating around in a sea of hands. Perhaps that's not even strange to them; I'm sure it's happened before.
I showed up, but got rather lost trying to find the venue (shout out to friendly strangers for giving me directions). Eventually I found the entrance, mingled in with the crowd, and waited.
They walked on stage to Hot Chocolate's, You Sexy Thing and I immediately knew they were special. They had a sense of humor that I got. I was in for a treat.
Then they began to play and I was overcome. I couldn't make out much of what they were singing, but there was a realness and passion behind it. It was clear that these were their songs; experiences that they lived and owned. They were a band with integrity and depth.
Instead of feeling lost and lonely, I felt alive. Alone, there were no distractions: just me amongst hundreds of unknown faces. The concert was mine to enjoy however I wanted. It felt so intimate, just me and the Monkeys.
I naturally migrated midfloor, placing myself directly in front of Alex. I didn't even notice how attractive he was. I was too overwhelmed. I did, however, appreciate his hair. The large rockabilly chunk of my soul kept exclaiming, "He has rockabilly hair! Finally! A man with rockabilly hair! This band could not be more perfect! They could not be more cool! I hope it catches on…"
The set list was amazing, though I had no appreciation of it at the time:
Pretty Visitors
Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair
Black Treacle
Fluorescent Adolescent
The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
The View from the Afternoon
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
All My Own Stunts This House is a Circus
Still Take You Home
Brick by Brick
She's Thundersorms
When the Sun Goes Down
Do Me a Favour
Suck It and See
Teddy Picker
Crying Lightning
I spent most of the night just staring in awe. I knew three songs, so I couldn't even sing along. But the concert transcended that. It was music that I could feel and understand.
I felt inspired and alive to a degree I hadn't felt for ages. It lasted for months and though it's calmed now, the resultant changes have not.
I realized that I'd stopped creating my own art. I resolved to write again. To draw. Soon I'm planning a return to painting. I started Tallulah Lost at the beginning of the year and made a bucket list.
I continue to love the Arctic Monkeys. I enjoy delving into the music, the lyrics, moving from one favourite song to another as I take the time to fall in love with each in turn.
I also love the fanbase—all the crazies who live and breathe the Sheffield lads as I do. That band has changed so many lives in large and small ways. Let's all go to concerts and celebrate life with its greatest band.
The Arctic Monkeys. Life's greatest band. Sounds good to me.
Submission: AVL
With everyone sharing their stories in regards to the release of Suck It And See, I wanted to chime in as well. Mine isn't about the release of the album however, because let's face it: There is no such thing as a releasedate anymore. Kids saving their weekly allowance and lining up in front of a recordstore to buy the long-awaited album they've only read snippets about in the NME is a romanticised image from a few decades ago. Surely there are people decent enough to actually wait, but somehow the fact that others have listened to the album weeks before you and discussed every fragment of it on online boards, makes it a bit less special.
I'd like to talk about something else that happened that week. Something, oh blasphemy, that is far more special than the release of an album. Their hometown gigs. Everyone reading this will know straight away what I am talking about, and even if you weren't there, the dates (10th and 11th June) will flash through your head. Which says it all, really. I've got Suck It And See lying here right in front of me in several formats (Arctic Monkeys collectors have a tendency to be slightly obsessive) and I can listen to it at all times. Of course there are certain songs or hell, even short fragments that take me back to a certain place or person. And surely, I admit, there is something special about the first listen. But there still is something special about listening to it right now, or listening to it tomorrow. Which says of course a lot about the quality of this record, but also that an album is sort of a long enduring process that never ends.
A concert is a completely different world: It's a slowly anticipating build-up to an ultimate climax and an inevitable downfall after that. Luckily the Arctic Monkeys realise their fans are slightly obsessive (I much prefer the term dedicated, by the way) and arranged two climaxes for us, changing one great evening into an epic weekend. The months before, the fans had been discussing the setlist, the atmosphere, the venue, you name it. And whereas there is some excitement in that, the real excitement came for me when I saw the photo of the venue, a great looking tent in a field. Words can't describe how ecstatic I was upon seeing that (but yet here I am, trying. How silly of me). In a very similar yet opposite way I was completely devastated when on the day after, I saw a photo of the tent being broken down. I obviously knew the weekend was over, but seeing it so visually like that was something I didn't quite longed for. I still don't.
Read on through, my friends…
When I first read this, I thought… hey, this sounds familiar. And then I realized he was talking about our shared experience; he was talking about our little circle. To me, AVL will always be remembered as the guy (or the boss?) who ditched his maths exam, traveled from mainland Europe to this hilly town north of England, had the time of his life, and the person I'll always remember when Miles Kane's Come Closer comes on the radio.
Submission: Stephanie
If you will accept overly emotional stories, here's mine:
The reason why SIAS is so special to me is because it turned me into a real fan of AM. I had heard them before and I liked a couple songs, but nothing beyond this. In the beginning of last year I was listening the TV and heard "Don't Sit Down" and all I wanted was to know what band was that; I listened to that song on repeat for like 2 months (everyday, all day long). When I first listened to the whole album I was like "REALLY? Are they this great?" and it suddenly changed something for me. I had been missing that, and I didn't even knew it, if it makes any sense. But when I heard that album it was like in the movies, that divine moment when you go "oh!" and there's a light shining over your head and you know everything will be different from that moment on. This is not something that's happened to me very often, and I just can't describe it. Suddenly this 4 guys who live on the other side of the world and don't even know about my existence matter so much to me and, somehow, their songs make me feel like they were written (exclusivelly) for and about me. I cannot put in words how huge this feeling is and what these songs and these people mean to me. And I better end this right here before I start trying to do that.
Been getting Don Valley stories… always a welcome treat! Share your SIAS story | read all stories.
Submission: makesmoresensetomakemoresense
I had only got into Arctic Monkeys in October 2011. I downloaded WPSIAM and FWN and immediately fell in love. I downloaded Humbug and SIAS a month after declaring AM my new favorite band. At first, I was a little disappointed. Of course being a new fan, I was high on their loud, fast punky sound. But after giving both Humbug and SIAS a fair chance over the next month or two, they soon became amazing editions to the AM discography. What makes AM so great is their variety and diversity in their sound over the years, yet staying true to what captured you as a fan since the beginning. They never give you the same thing twice and their creativity has yet to slow down. SIAS is proof that this is true. In the course of 3 months, I put AM ahead of bands I've been listening to since I was a kid, their music has been that powerful. I still can't stop listening to them, constantly coming across b-sides keeps things fresh. I always have to come back to AM after listening to another band for a while.
As far as SIAS goes, I started to appreciate the change of pace the album provided, over time. I began to pay attention to the details that made the songs great. The poppy style of the songs started to click with me. At the same time, I was rallying back from heartbreak and my now-girlfriend started to want me back (After WPSIAM and FWN helped me vent out previous frustration). And So, I always imagined laying in bed with her at night, listening to songs like Suck It and See, Reckless Serenade, Love Is A Laserquest and Piledriver Waltz. That soon became a reality.
It's like Alex, Jaime, Matt and Nick were there with me the whole time, cheering me on or understanding how I've felt. Like I said SIAS is a great edition to their already amazing discography, they are legends and they're only in their mid 20's.
One year since SIAS: share your story, whatever | read all stories
Submission: youcantcallmehername
I bought the record on June 12th, three days before my birthday.
I always buy my records in the same store, so since the release of SIAS I called EVERYDAY asking if they had it already. Finally that day, the boy told me "yeah I'm receiving the box right now". "I'm on my way" I said. Actually, I was on my way… to uni. But I couldn't wait one more day, so I went to the store and bought it.
I was the first person in my city to get it. I know that because we only have three decent record stores here, and the other two didn't have it until a few days later.
I bought it and went to class (I was late, of course). I didn't even listen to the professor, I was just looking at the clock every two minutes.
The only song I've heard before buying it was Brick By Brick. When the album leaked I wasn't really very interested on listening to other songs, because I wanted to listen to the full album, and legally.
I came home, went to my room and put the album. It was amazing, I immediately fell in love. It's always the same with this band. Everytime I listen to them I get that feeling like I'm falling in love… It doesn't matter how many times I've listened to the same song, it keeps happening. Everytime is like the first time, like I'm rediscovering them you know…
Suck it and See it's a great record, not my favorite, but still amazing. It has that summer vibe, it puts you in a good mood.. it always cheers me up.
What can I say? I love these boys, and I could say this record has a special meaning in my life, because when it came out I was going through a very bad situation. I needed something to take my to another place. And nothing better than music for that. For a month it was the only thing I listened. I just put the album on repeat, forgetting about everything. It really helped actually. I think it was because I could find a bit of myself in some of the songs.
Okay this is getting too long and my english it's pretty bad so I'm going to stop right here, even though there are a lot of other things I could say about this record.


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Science Left Behind: Feel-Good Fallacies and the Rise of the Anti-Scientific Leftby Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell
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To listen to most pundits and political writers, evolution, stem cells, and climate change are the only scientific issues worth mentioning — and the only people who are anti-science are conservatives. Yet those on the left have numerous fallacies of their own. Aversion to clean energy programs, basic biological research, and even life-saving vaccines come naturally to many progressives. These are positions supported by little more than junk-science and paranoid thinking.
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The problems facing our government are not just leadership, although our political leaders do influence the way we seek answers to our problems. I think the most important sources of current problems are institutional rather than personal.
When my alma mater, BellSouth, was absorbed by Southwestern Bell, aka the "new" AT&T in 2006, then-BellSouth CEO F. Duane Ackerman said, "Technology changes and convergence are shaping a new competitive dynamic and creating tremendous opportunity."
A few days ago when Barack Obama was "Back in the Saddle" with Rick Warren, he uttered what was one of the most hypocritical statements ever uttered by an American politician.
Only in Georgia ...
Whatever happened to humility? Where are the meek, the merciful and the peacemakers? Too many people claiming to be good Christians appear woefully short on these biblical commandments.
I'm convinced in each life there are a handful of milestones, junctures at which the decisions we make totally change the direction of our future. Some might be the choice of a trade or college major, the selection of a spouse (both first and subsequent in some cases), electing to have children or not and the adoption of a moral/religious philosophy or the failure to do so.
The pimple of the Beijing Olympics was the endless China-bashing of some Western reporters. Despite the wonderful Chinese hospitality, modern facilities and superb job running the games, many journalists never missed a chance to editorialize about some political gripe.
I have just returned from taking grandson Nicholas Wansley to Scotland with his grandma to visit the land of her ancestors. I would have taken him to visit my ancestors except I don't have any idea where they are.
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6 Unlikely Jack the Ripper Suspects
Posted on Sep 5, 2012
Over the years numerous unlikely people have been accused of being Jack the Ripper. JON REES looks are some of the more bizarre ones from fiction.
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In the 1967 episode of Star Trek "Wolf in the Fold", Scotty is accused of committing a Jack the Ripper style murder on an alien planet. Captain Kirk and co discover the murder was actually committed by an alien named Redjac (who was also Jack the Ripper).
Gary Sparrow, Goodnight Sweetheart
Time travel is the main element to 90s British sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart, but it is normally between the 1990s and World War 2. When Gary accidentally travels back to 1888 he finds himself being accused of being Jack the Ripper. When he comes face to face with the real Jack the Ripper (who had been hiding in the yard behind his shop) he gets run over by a double decker bus.
Blakey (from On the Buses)
According to a 2009 article in Viz magazine (for those who aren't familiar, it's like the Beano with sex and swearing) Jack the Ripper was actually Inspector Blake from On the Buses. The main piece of evidence comes from the Goulston Street Graffito:
"Police at the time transcribed it as "The Juwes are the men who will not be blamed for nothing"… But if you re-arrange the letters, take some of them away and add some others ones, a new phrase appears: "Get that bus out or I'll 'ave you, Butler.""
Pretty conclusive if you ask me.
Doctor Who/The Valeyard
The 1996 Doctor Who novel Matrix has the spirit of Jack the Ripper being created by an infusion of all the evil in the Doctor's personality, giving persona by alternate universes where the Doctor committed these evil acts being used to power the Dark Matrix which allows The Valeyard (an alternate evil version of the Doctor from the Episode the Trial of a Timelord) to commit the Jack the Ripper murders and rewrite history. It's a very dark novel, the plot is quite "wibbly wobbly, timey wimey" and confusing, but it's an excellent read.
Bruce Wayne/Batman
In Gotham by Gaslight (an Elseworld story where Batman lived in the 1880's) Bruce Wayne is accused of being Jack the Ripper. Bruce was in London during the original murders, and when the murders follow him on his return to Gotham (and a bloody knife is discovered in Wayne Manor) it all seems pretty conclusive. Batman and Inspector Gordon eventually confront and kill the real Jack the Ripper
Sherlock Holmes
Michael Dibdin's 1978 novel The Last Sherlock Holmes Story has Dr Watson discover that Jack the Ripper was none other than the great detective Sherlock Holmes. As Watson slowly comes to realise what his friend has become he is forced to take drastic action to protect his friends legacy.
I've not actually read this one, but I hear it's very good.
JON REES has a blog where he discusses all sorts of things, including crime and Jack the Ripper. Read the blog here and follow him on twitter here.
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