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Out of the blue, my childhood friend Kristen’s mother Carla invited me to come with them to a Jack White concert! They had an extra ticket since Kristen’s husband Matt had no idea who White is and wasn’t particularly interested in going. I, on the other hand, was freaking out! I’ve been a White Stripes/Jack White fan since 2001 and have always wanted to see them/him live. At first, I wasn’t sure if I could go since I was busy with SPX, but my mom agreed to cover my table for a few hours so I could (Thanks again, mom!).
Even though I don’t own a record player, I’ve been coveting White’s Lazaretto Ultra LP — a unique vinyl with everything from hidden tracks to something called dual-groove technology, to amazingly a hand-etched hologram (more information here)!!! So I was very excited to pick up a copy of my own at the concert venue (even though the people selling them had no idea what they were).
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To my surprise, the opening act was Olivia Jean, lead singer of The Black Belles who’s starting her solo career. I guess I should have known she would be there since she’s under White’s record label Third Man Records, but it was a pleasant surprise nonetheless. She played mostly songs from her upcoming album Bathtub Love Killings, which comes out October 14th. I was ecstatic because the one and only song from The Black Belles’s self-titled album she played was my favorite entailed “Not Tonight”:
Nursing the lies that make you bold
By deterring everything you’re told
And now you’re using mercy as bait
To catch a chance to compensate
Well I’m not going down like this
Not here, not now, not tonight
Treated my troubles as your own
Walked right into my burning home
And as you watch the flames arise
I sweep up ashes you expect a prize
Well I’m not going down like this
Not here, not now, not tonight
And now you realize you’ve threatened
All the sympathy you ain’t getting
Cover you tracks and leave no trace
Strap a mask on your face
Cause I’m not going down like this
Not here, not now, not tonight
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Jack White’s performance was absolutely inspiring! He’s the kind of artist who needs to be seen live. He had such amazing energy and was flying all over the stage. You could also tell he had immense respect for the talented musicians in his band. He was sporting his new haircut (Kristen and Carla barely recognized him at first) and a dapper suit that he sweated through almost immediately. He had some issues coordinating with one of the roadies, which provided some unintentional comedic relief. The concert took place in a surprisingly intimate setting (I didn’t know the Merriweather Post Pavillion is relatively small) and featured a wonderful balance of old and new songs.
1. “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground”: I was delighted to hear this White Stripes classic as the opening of the show! I always think of Michel Gondry’s music video with footage eerily projected across the walls as White wanders through the various rooms of a house in London. “If you can hear a piano fall / you can hear me coming down the hall…”
2. “High Ball Stepper”: This is a very fun song live and the audience seemed really into it. 🙂
3. “Lazaretto”: This very funky single was great to hear live. “And like the dough I don’t fall down / I’m so Detroit, I make it rise from the ashes…”
4. “Alone in My Home”: One of my favorite non-single songs from Lazaretto! An upbeat song about a haunted house, or maybe its the singer who’s haunted? “Lost feelings of love / Lost feelings of love / That hover above me…”
5. “Hotel Yorba”: This was the first White Stripes song I ever heard. Personally, I’m not at all into country and/or folk music, but I can almost stand it when it’s Jack White.
6. “Temporary Ground”: My other favorite non-single song from Lazaretto!
On a floating lily island
Moving over slowly sideways
Rested temper and the creatures
Spending all of their days
Praying for the floor to
Buckle down below their belts
Crashing into yet another
Drifting continental shelf
Moving without motion
Screaming without sound
Across an open ocean
Flying there on temporary ground
The old explorers had it easy
They discovered nothing new
But returned on home with answers
Of sad existent clues
All the creatures have it hard now
Nothing but god is left to know
And while he left us all here hanging
We’re barely losing off our home
Moving without motion
Screaming without sound
Across an open ocean
Flying there on temporary ground
7. “Cannon”: This is the intro for “Another Way To Die,” the song White wrote for the James Bond movie Quantum of Solace. I always forget about that song…
8. “I Think I Smell a Rat”: This was a great treat since my mom and I occasionally sing this to each other.
9. “I Cut Like a Buffalo”: I’m not particularly familiar with The Dead Weather, but I plan on fixing that when I have a chance.
10. “Blunderbuss”: I’m honestly not that familiar with this song. Clearly, I need to go out and buy a copy of White’s first solo album Blunderbuss.
11. “Three Women”: This is the catchy opening song of Lazaretto. “Lordy Lord / Lordy Lord / Lordy Lord / Lordy Lord / Lordy Lord / Lordy Lord / Lordy lordy lordy Lord…”
12. “Missing Pieces”: Another reason to buy Blunderbuss. “I woke up and my hands were gone, yeah / I looked down and my / legs were long gone / I felt for her with my shoulder / But there was nobody there…”
13. “I’m Slowly Turning Into You” (first half of the song): Somehow I do not own the Icky Thump album either. I think I own all The White Stripes albums except for that one.
14. “Top Yourself”: I’m also not particularly familiar with The Raconteurs, but I plan on also fixing that when I have a chance.
15. “I’m Slowly Turning Into You” (second half of the song)
Encore
16. “Icky Thump”: “White Americans, what? / Nothing better to do? / Why don’t you kick yourself out? / You’re an immigrant too?”
17. “Sixteen Saltines”: I admit, I was screaming and jumping up and down when this song started. “I’m hungry and the hunger will linger / I eat sixteen saltine crackers then I lick my fingers…”
18. “Love Interruption”: This is such a brilliant song. “I want love to: walk right up and bite me, / Grab a hold of me and fight me, leave me dying on the ground.”
19. “We’re Going to Be Friends”: Another classics from The White Stripes. It always makes me think of Napoleon Dynamite.
20. “Would You Fight for My Love?”: This is by far my favorite Jack White single and it was absolutely amazing live!!!
It’s not enough that I love you
There’s all these things I have to prove to you
You use the sun to erase the past
But you think it only raises for you
Well I’m afraid of being hurt that’s true
But not afraid of any physical pain
Just as I am always scared of water
But not afraid of standing out in the rain
The last person in the room she hugged
Was the person that she loved the most
Nobody noticed that I was down on the rug
I’m getting better at becoming a ghost
I know that you want more
But would you fight for
My love
And I’ve hurt you before
But can you ignore
My love
You’re walking out my back door
Looking back for
My love
I know that you want more
But would you fight for
My love
People do their best to not let passion begin
It’s dead before it has a chance to start
And so then there I am, the caretaker of sin
To your abandoned and malignant heart
It’s such a pleasure, to sing with you together
Making love when there is nobody home
But I can’t kiss you ’til you lift up your chin
You have to want to stop being alone
I want you to fight for
My love
I want you to fight for
My love
I want you to fight for
My love
21. “Just One Drink”: Another fun song, upbeat with a tinge of classic Jack White melancholy. 🙂 “You drink water, I drink gasoline / One of us is happy, one of us is mean / I love you, honey, why don’t you love me?”
22. “I Fought Piranhas”: “Well you know what it’s like/ i don’t got to tell you / who puts up a fight / walking out of hell now / when you fought piranhas / and you fought the cold / there’s nobody with you / and you’re all alone…”
23. “Seven Nation Army”: The real crowd pleaser! I was over the moon! Such an iconic song! The perfect way to end an exceptional concert!
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WE, SIREN’S GAZE PRODUCTIONS, ARE HOPING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR SHORT FILM DEATH IS NO BAD FRIEND ABOUT ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (TREASURE ISLAND, STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE) IN SAN FRANCISCO.
THE SCREENPLAY HAS RECEIVED AMPLE PRAISE AND THERE IS A WONDERFUL CAST & CREW ATTACHED TO THIS PROJECT ALREADY.
WE ARE PLANNING ON LAUNCHING OUR INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN WITHIN THE COMING WEEKS.
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Kyle Duke Adamiec as Robert Louis Stevenson in our upcoming Indiegogo trailer for Death Is No Bad Friend.
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Siren’s Gaze Productions (sirensgazeproductions.wordpress.com) was born at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival as a collaboration between three young, unique, and ambitious female filmmakers — director Mary Lachapelle, cinematographer Jacqueline Lehr, and screenwriter/producer G. E. Gallas. Each of us has an undying passion for our expertise. Yet our individual personalities fit together to form an intuitive and vibrant production team.
Death Is No Bad Friend is a short film based on the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson (The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Treasure Island). Robert Louis attempts to escape his guilty conscience through honeymooning on Mount Saint Helena. But his illness catches up, forcing him to face his demons.
This film is Siren’s Gaze Productions’ first project. We believe that Robert Louis and Fanny Stevenson’s story is historically and culturally significant, and therefore should be celebrated through the medium of cinema. Our greatest goal is to create an outstanding film to submit to festivals around the world (Cannes, Toronto, Sundance, etc.) and to launch the careers of all cast and crew involved.
We are all 100% committed to this project. We are prepared to make this film on a shoestring budget, donating our time and skills. But every penny counts! We are hoping to raise between $10,000 and $25,000 to allow us to bring Death Is No Bad Friend to life.
We need YOU to support our production expenses and to spread the word. Through funding and promoting Death Is No Bad Friend, you will help us bring the unfamiliar and extraordinary life of the famous writer Robert Louis Stevenson into the public eye. Moreover, you will be helping a group of young creatives take their first big step in achieving their lifelong dreams of becoming professional filmmakers!
Screenplay:
- 2nd round qualifier in the Kaos Films British Short Screenplay Competition 2012, judged by Sir Kenneth Branagh.
- Quater finalist in the 2013 CWA (Creative World Awards).
- “Death Is No Bad Friend is a poetic script that relies on imagery to evoke a morose feeling. The language is very well-crafted, with the characters’ style of speech accurate for the time period. Because the descriptions are succinct but also written in a similar style, the script reads easily and quickly while creating clear images of the locations.” –Feedback from the 2014 BlueCat Screenplay Competition.
- Genre: Drama, Historical, Biographical.
Cast & Crew:
Goals:
Your contributions will help us achieve the following goals…
- To successfully develop Death Is No Bad Friend through pre-production, filming, and post-production.
- To celebrate the historical and cultural significance of Robert Louis and Fanny Stevenson.
- To create a high production value, historically accurate, collaborative film.
- To film in and around the San Francisco Bay Area/Northern California.
- To submit the finished film to a number of festivals including the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival.
- To create an opportunity to expand Death Is No Bad Friend into a full-length script/feature film to further celebrate the historical and cultural significance of Robert Louis and Fanny Stevenson.
- To create further opportunities for Siren’s Gaze Productions to create films and further the careers of all cast and crew involved.
WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!
KEEP YOUR PEEPERS ON THIS PAGE FOR THE LAUNCH OF OUR INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN!
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Here, I’ve revisited my 2013 New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve been steadily working on my goals and think I’ve done a pretty good job thus far. And I’m very excited to continue pursing these goals for the next six months and beyond!!
Goals for 2013
Complete materials for Elias & The City of Cats (hopefully before the end of January) and send out to publishers. Although I didn’t reach my “before the end of January” goal due to pure busyness, I completed the materials for Elias & The City of Cats early April. Since then, Gabe’s been working on sending a number of submissions to various publishers. We’ll see what happens!- Finish first 10 pages of The First Reich and get them up online. I’ve been working diligently on the cover & first 10 pages of The First Reich. I’m hoping to complete these first pages and post them online as a preview in the coming months. For a behind the scenes look, click here!
Begin working with Masa and Gabe on full-length screenplay collaboration The Blanks (working title), to be finished before June 2013. I no longer have time for this project. Oh well!- Send out inquiry letters about my completed full-length screenplays to production companies. I’ve been sending out a number of inquiry letters/e-mails and am trying to build my contacts in both film and publishing. I’ve had some positive responses, but haven’t made any deals or whatnots. I’m hoping to (in the near future) find an agent to represent all my work, especially The Poet and the Flea.
- Finish the script for The Poet and the Flea, hopefully somewhere between 60 – 75 pages. This is a really important goal I haven’t gotten around to yet. I’m hoping I can do another cat sitting for my neighbors so I can have time to fully concentrate on finishing the script! 🙂
Work on my first zine (possibly a tie in with The Flea) and self-print it. I finished drawing my first zine in March. I’m currently assembling a number of copies to sell at various expos/fests/conventions I’ll be attending later this year as well as for my upcoming online store (which I’m hoping to launch sometime this summer). More more information, click here!- Open up a Storenvy account to sell zines and other merchandise (prints, t-shirts, etc.). I’m slowly building up to this goal. A few months ago, I signed up for Storenvy and am piece by piece building my account. As I mentioned before, I hope to launch the store sometime this summer.
- Work on the next 10 illustrated pages of The Poet and the Flea. Then the next 10, and so on and so forth!! I really haven’t had a chance to work on this as much as I’ve wanted to. But I’ve been busy with my internships at Zest Books and the Cannes Film Festival, etcetera etcetera. As soon as I finish the first 10 pages of The First Reich, I’ll get back to this!
Find a reliable and talented director and/or producer to turn one of my short scripts into a short film. Then enter the short film into a number of festivals. For the past few months, I’ve been Skyping with a director in Sacramento named Josh who’s interested in filming my short script The Man Who Never Smiled. We’re planning on filming in July and I absolutely can’t wait. For more information, click here!
Finally get an official internship, fellowship, and/or job in a field of interest. January through April, I worked as an intern at Zest Books. In May, I went to the Cannes Film Festival through the American Pavilion Film Program. Now, I’m earning a little money through a freelance illustration project , which I’m very excited about (more details to come)!!!
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As some of you may know, we finally have a winner for my first zine contest!
★THE WINNER: killkaties.wordpress.com
Killkaties, a fellow blogger/illustrator/storyteller, correctly guessed that my first zine is an illustrated rendering of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s poem “Smithereens” also known as “Mammon’s Ring-Posy.”
It’s a pretty obscure and strange little poem, but that’s why I enjoy it so much (and hope you all will too). Production of the zine is underway and I hope to have it for sale on my upcoming online store sometime this Summer.
I admire Killkaties quirky and expressive illustrations greatly and have so much fun reading his blog, so I’m very excited to have sent him a free copy of my zine in the mail. 🙂 I was also thrilled that he drew me into his crazy adventures!
The following images belong to Killkaties.
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A plump San Franciscan specimen.
I haven’t really had a chance recently to record my daily activities like I used to. And I guess that’s a good thing since it means I’ve been super busy working on some amazing projects!
Here’s what I’ve been up to for the past few weeks:
- Working on my first real freelance illustration job!!! I’ve been more or less hired to design some covers and interior illustrations. More details to come.
- Working on blog posts documenting my Cannes/London trip. There are about 20-23 related posts I’ve been working on since I got back. I just want to polish them all before sharing them!
- Figuring out inventory for upcoming online store and expos/fests/conventions. This includes putting together my first zine and The Flea plush toy among other products.
- Production of my first zine. I’ve been printing, cutting, and assembling like mad and can’t wait to share my work! Plus, I already have a great idea for my second zine.
- Production of The Flea plush toy. This has involved a few failed attempts, but I’ve finally hit upon a great prototype and am ready to start making more. 😀
- Setting up a Storenvy account. Drafting product descriptions, etc.
- Pre-production for The Man Who Never Smiled. One of my short scripts is being made into a film!!! I’ve been working with a Sacramento-based director named Josh on this. We’re planning on filming in July. More details to come.
- Planning on finishing the first 10 pages of The First Reich. As soon as I’m done with the first deadline for the freelance illustration job, I plan to work on this.
- Officially began writing my third full-length screenplay. I’ve had this strange idea floating around my brain for a while now. Without giving anything away, I think the best way to describe it is as a dark dramedy.
- Planning on submitting some new short screenplays to various contests. While at Cannes, I had a chance to write a few new shorts. 🙂
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I am very pleased to announce that my first zine is finally in production!!! I’m currently assembling a number of copies to sell at various expos/fests/conventions I’ll be attending later this year as well as for my upcoming online store (which I’m hoping to launch sometime this summer).
As I mentioned before, my first zine is an illustrated Pre-Raphaelite poem. The poem will remain a secret until closer to the zine’s release. But I’ll give one free copy to the first person who can correctly guess which poem it is.
No one has yet to guess the correct poem, so here we are at round three! Therefore, I’ve added a few more hints (#6 and #7) I hope will help quickly determine a winner. 🙂
Hint #1: The Seven Deadly Sins.
Hint #2: The poem is not “Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti.
Hint #3: More specifically than Hint #1 — The Seven Princes of Hell.
Hint #4: More specifically than Hint #3 — Mammon.
Hint #5: The poem was written by ONE of the three original Pre-Raphaelites— either William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, or Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Hint #6: More specifically than Hint #5 — the poem was written by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Hint #7: The title of the poem begins with the letter “S.”
Note: Yes, you are very much welcome to use Google or any other internet resource to find your answer!!!
For a chance to win, either leave a comment below or (if you’d like to keep your guess secret from other contestants) shoot me an e-mail at gegallas@hotmail.com — subject “First Zine Contest.”
Best of luck!!
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Copyright 2013 by G. E. Gallas
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First Zine Progress and Contest: Round Three!!
Related Posts: First Zine and Future Shop, First Zine Progress and Contest!!, and First Zine Progress and Contest: Round Two!!
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I am very pleased to announce that my first zine is finally in production!!! I’m currently assembling a number of copies to sell at various expos/fests/conventions I’ll be attending later this year as well as for my upcoming online store (which I’m hoping to launch sometime this summer).
As I mentioned before, my first zine is an illustrated Pre-Raphaelite poem. The poem will remain a secret until closer to the zine’s release. But I’ll give one free copy to the first person who can correctly guess which poem it is.
No one has yet to guess the correct poem, so here we are at round three! Therefore, I’ve added a few more hints (#6 and #7) I hope will help quickly determine a winner. 🙂
Hint #1: The Seven Deadly Sins.
Hint #2: The poem is not “Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti.
Hint #3: More specifically than Hint #1 — The Seven Princes of Hell.
Hint #4: More specifically than Hint #3 — Mammon.
Hint #5: The poem was written by ONE of the three original Pre-Raphaelites— either William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, or Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Hint #6: More specifically than Hint #5 — the poem was written by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Hint #7: The title of the poem begins with the letter “S.”
Note: Yes, you are very much welcome to use Google or any other internet resource to find your answer!!!
For a chance to win, either leave a comment below or (if you’d like to keep your guess secret from other contestants) shoot me an e-mail at gegallas@hotmail.com — subject “First Zine Contest.”
Best of luck!!
***
For more updates, don’t forget to follow me on facebook, tumblr and/or twitter.
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Copyright 2013 by G. E. Gallas
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