tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post5342707149718271127..comments2024-03-14T19:14:03.059-05:00Comments on Acidemic - Film: Remembering Lou Reed + A Spotify Mix, GET CRAZY, and LinksErich Kuerstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02850572368098319317noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-3834200464700986822013-10-28T08:53:30.800-05:002013-10-28T08:53:30.800-05:00"Magic and Loss" is the best album about..."Magic and Loss" is the best album about death ever, and very appropriate for this week!<br /><br />Lou Reed has been a character in my head for a long time. I mean, he's in there - one of the archetypes, in fact, so it's like I know him. Granted, I found the majority of his music unlistenable, but the GOOD stuff wasn't just good, it was great. Four or five albums that really are part of my chemical makeup. <br /><br />Still, it's been fun today listening to people talk about what a great guy he was. He was a genius, surely, but Lou reed was rarely accused of being a nice guy. <br /><br />If people can say Lou reed was a nice guy, then there is still hope that people might say I was sane and well-adjusted when I move on...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323871207793126503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30487573.post-35714976824760225882013-10-27T18:55:47.031-05:002013-10-27T18:55:47.031-05:00I feel ya. I have been in a real funk all day. L...I feel ya. I have been in a real funk all day. Listening to Ecstasy, waiting for Feel Like a Possum. Lou threw me more ropes in my life than prayer or Prozac or meetings or meditations or anything else I reached out for. His best personal traits? He was never embarrassed about any of his stumbles, he owned his whole life, and he always worked on bettering himself at his craft. I feel like I lost my favorite uncle (again), but when you actually know someone there are rituals and phone calls and steps to take to wrap everything up in 72 hours. And I am 50 years old, so it's hard to be a girl about things anymore. I knew you would be on the story Erich. johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799326880962880585noreply@blogger.com