tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post1935371589084271306..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: When we became "cable connected": TV memories from the early 1990sJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-61446716058088140892017-06-03T23:24:42.040+05:302017-06-03T23:24:42.040+05:30So pleased to see your Pet Shop Boys fandom; it re...So pleased to see your Pet Shop Boys fandom; it reaffirms my faith in your critical faculties. Harriet and I went to see them recently in NYC on tour supporting their "Super" album. From "West End Girls" on I've been a fan!mike ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02682166152336094196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-79697893191027049372017-06-03T17:01:31.467+05:302017-06-03T17:01:31.467+05:30That Dorian Gray reference is everything. I was an...That Dorian Gray reference is everything. I was an infant when you got your cable connection but I remember how my sister would watch extremely age inappropriate tv shows, but because it was all still so new nobody really bothered to check up on her. I think this is where my dad's idea of 'MTV is Porn' comes from. <br /><br />I also remember being very excited while reading God of Small Things and that wonderful passage of Baby Kochamma watching Bold and the Beautiful came up. Another similar reference that comes to mind is the ode to Titanic in Hosseini's Thousand Splendid Suns. cultural nostalgia is so wonderful I feel particularly because it connects so intimately with the shared memories of so many !(also, I wrote a little piece about it a couple of week ago and I am quite chuffed to read your post, even more so than usual). <br /><br />I was wondering if you have seen this show Fleabag ? It is just six episodes and it would be everything if you would review it. I KNOW you will like it (assuming you haven't watched it already). <br />Photogenic Devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825132804633398405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-27385226351661516332017-06-03T08:21:22.340+05:302017-06-03T08:21:22.340+05:30Prani: thank you! And yes, "crush" was a...Prani: thank you! And yes, "crush" was absolutely the word I intended to use for McGill - didn't think twice about that. Heard about Sophiya Haque's passing too - brought the same strange feeling when I hear about the death of a much-admired singer from the period, such as Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots. Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-83009798228956991152017-06-03T08:17:35.104+05:302017-06-03T08:17:35.104+05:30Oh, I know - had considered it briefly during the ...Oh, I know - had considered it briefly during the onset of the DVD era, but never did it. Doesn't seem to matter much now, since so much is available on YouTube. And I'm sure the cassettes are spoilt by now. Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-17917731280472207142017-06-02T17:05:53.899+05:302017-06-02T17:05:53.899+05:30What a lovely, lovely piece, J; reminded me of why...What a lovely, lovely piece, J; reminded me of why I started reading your blog all those years ago. This brought about so many memories of carefreeness, hope, a lost time, but mostly happiness, the kind that is rare these days. And of course Meatloaf, though my favorite song of his will always be "I would do anything for love", still gives me the chills everytime I watch that video.<br />And thank you for mentioning your crush on Nonie and Danny McGill. I think these two were absolutely genderless in their appeal. I also remember Angela Chow who is doing quite well and VJ Sophia who sadly passed away a while back. Ah, those memories. I think I am going to weep some more.Praninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-19963478217941112552017-06-02T14:51:46.326+05:302017-06-02T14:51:46.326+05:30Regarding the old videocassetttes, you can have th...Regarding the old videocassetttes, you can have them converted to video CDs; there are studios which do that. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735687093953401546noreply@blogger.com