When Picasso was producing his most innovative work, he was living in Montmarte, hanging out at the Lapin Agile with the foremost thinkers of his day.
Now it's famous, only because it was one of those places that fomented its way into historical thought.
I think Hatrack shall be the next Lapin Agile. I think several important writers, philosophers (and maybe a plumber or two) will emerge from our midst into notoriety or fame. I think in 50 years, someone will write a fascinating exposé on our archives for a master's thesis and reveal all the seeds of future civilisation inherent in our embryonic thoughts. 100 years after that, obscure scholars at conventions will give their interpretations of strange phenomena such as fluff threads and mafia.
*kicks back and orders some tisane and a pain au chocolat*
Bienvenue!
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Here that, Lalo? You're destined for greatness.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
I've been there! It was so beautiful there! I went over the summer, when I was in Paris, and we went to the Lapin Agile outside, and it was so cool! Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Yep, who knows?
*serves Fugu and Raia some palmiers and an orangina*
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Mmmm. Orangina. The lust that can never be slaked.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:Here that, Lalo? You're destined for greatness.
Only as the early foil for the most respected Supreme Court Justice since Holmes.
Kind of the Gertude Stein to my Hemingway.
Dagonee
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
We're in Paris, Pooka - you don't have to slake your lust. You just have to take really small sips.
*hands an orangina to Pooka and some soft cheese to Dagonee*
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
In that case, Annie, we'd better start archiving our threads more permanently, for posterity.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
*nibbles the cheese*
Don't I get a cracker?
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Not just crackers, a fine selections of breads and pastries, Dagonee.
And yes, Shigosei. And this is the same mentality that leads me to collect useless crap, fully convinced I'm assuring the future of the antiques industry.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I always felt sorry for lazy people who were turned into vampires, because if they didn't think to put some of their stuff away for a few hundred years, they wouldn't be able to go into the antiques industry later on.
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That said, it'd be nice if Hatrack spawned that kind of phenomenon. But there are plenty of other forums -- like The Well, for example -- that are reasonably sure that this is THEIR legacy. Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
I went to Montmatre in January this year - and went to the Dali museum.
(Went to the Picasso museum too, but that's in Marais).
Dali is seriously, seriously cool. This museum had some sculptures, and a heap of the original illustrations to books, stories and history - including Tristan and Isolde, the 12 tribes of Israel and the Bible.
Dali's crucifixion scenes were just incredible. Amazingly moving, obviously so passionate - and just *yeah*. Even for a sort of not but maybe religous person like me. I was transfixed.
So, instead of being the next Picasso, can I be Dali please?
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
*hands some croissants* Taste that ! Delicious !
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Oooh! Une chocolatine, s'il te plait!
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Figures, the thread dies before I get my chocolatine... Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
I wonder if they'll refer to us as our psuedonyms. Or what if EVERYBODY was referred to as their pseudonyms in the future, and your real name was as obsolete as your middle name is now? I'd get a kick out of hearing people use 'da' as an article adjective when talking to or about me, especially anybody over their 20's. It's so corny it just might work!
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
When we met each other in Portland, I had trouble dropping the screen names. I can remember "Toni" instead of "Ralphie" because "Toni" is so similar to "Ralphie"...(two syllables, ends in "eee").
But dropping "Hobbes" for Andy, and "Zotto" for Jeremy was a little difficult. Nato wasn't so bad cause that's almost like his real name...and jeniwren goes by Jennifer, so I had to think really hard with that one too.
I think we should just stick to our screen names in our memoirs. Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
I'm actually getting some of my dorm floor to call me Hobbes. Of course, literally everyone who doesn't call me Hobbes calls me some variation of "Stormin Normon the Mormon"
Hobbes Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
Plaid, here is your chocolatine, sorry to be late (in North we call it petit pain au chocolat or petit pain for short )
[ February 28, 2004, 10:24 AM: Message edited by: Anna ]
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Well for me, it's pretty easy. imogen = Imogen.
But Hobbes, if I ever meet you, I'm gonna have to call you Stormin' Norman the Mormon just once.
Please?
I do so love a rhyme...
(Edit: Of course, if you are offended by it, I won't. It's just appealing to my inane sense of humour. And as a nickname, it's better than the one my cousins gave me... margarine. )
[ February 28, 2004, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: imogen ]
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Tom's mention of The Well toggled a few old switches in my head. I'd first read about it in the early 90's, but the subscription price, though low, deflected my interest pretty quickly. I was also quite shy of giving out identifying personal information online.
It seems like The Well was bought by Salon.com, and though somewhat changed, still exists at http://www.well.com/ In reading up on that online community this morning, I found the following helpful:
Rheingold was one of the long-time members of the well, and he has written extensively on the zeitgeist of virtual life. This is a freely accessible ebook. (As a side note, it was through Rheingold's appearances in the webpages of other netizens that I first heard of The Well.)
Why post the links? TomD raised my curiosity, and if there are any of you out there as net-un-savvy as me, it's a useful background. Plus, I can see a great way to divert our recent surplus energies away fro-- er, sounds like a neat topic to discuss.
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Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
imogen, in kindergarten I was (cruelly) called "Sara, Sara, Underwear-a." I leave this fragile tidbit in your safe hands. (shhh, don't tell anyone!)
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
I'll keep it a secret if you don't tell anyone about margarine...
Posted by lcarus (Member # 4395) on :
That's funny. I always thought of this place as my Algonquin Round Table. Especially when Ralphie, aretee, Leto, and Bob were posting more.
*wist*
Posted by Danzig (Member # 4704) on :
Frankly I am not sure I want everything I say here to be preserved for all time. By the time it happens I will be dead, but I have this horrible thought of students being forced to read some of the stuff I wrote... and academics debating what I meant.
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