dagblog - Comments for "You're So Vain"

Thanks for the kind words. I

Elusive Trope — Fri, 15 May 2015 14:58:28 +0000

In reply to This is delightful.

Thanks for the kind words. I could see Carlin rifting off this and turning it into actual great work of comedic art.

This is delightful.

Richard Day — Fri, 15 May 2015 02:54:44 +0000

In reply to You're So Vain

This is delightful.

Of course I have already written my apology. hahahahah

I was off line for a week or so.

This is art!

What the hell do I know about art?

I know it when I see it.

I could not figure out how you ended up commenting on my post.

I still do not understand it.

But this post is artistic.

That is all I got.

V anity!

Reminds me of Carlin talking about 'stuff'.

Thank you for coming back.

Taking pride in one's self

Elusive Trope — Tue, 12 May 2015 13:16:01 +0000

In reply to But weren't the Clash about

Taking pride in one's self and looks, or fleeing to the countryside to be more in touch with Mother Earth if this pride is not excessive, which would include a sense of superiority to others and intense self absorption to point of losing empathy of others. I wouldn't consider someone being a Buddhist and retreating to monastery to meditate, although there are those who do so motivated in part by vanity.

I don't like Vanity Fair or all those magazines that push what I would consider a vanity view of one's self in the world.

Of course all of us are vain and self-absorbed to some degree. Pride, after al, is one of seven deadly sins.

And while I like that this post received so many "reads," but I don't think that means I am better writer than someone whose blog had 200 reads. In fact the one with 200 reads may not only better written, but also more illuminating or informative than the one with over 1000 reads. But there is the notion of influence: Which has more influence Fox News or MSNBC? The point is becoming vain as a result of some accomplishment or attribute (good looks, high IQ) is a struggle to fight off. It is so easy to slip into the self-absorbed and superiority mindset.

But weren't the Clash about

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 12 May 2015 12:56:31 +0000

In reply to in both the Stones' and Clash

But weren't the Clash about Revolution Porn, a certain kind of defending-the-downtrodden vanity? They were great as a band but they were posers - like so much of human ambition. Starbucks is as vain as any small salon. But then so were many of those liberal hippie children fleeing to pristine pastures of rural America and small colleges and the back-to-the-earth stock. It's more amusing that people profess to embrace vanity rather than deny it, and of course hair salons are all about self-embellishment, no? Vanity mirrors are just that. Vanity Fair is all about fashion - I don't even know where to begin, so I will end. But yes, incredible that a post on vanity got so many reads - you must be preening at the thought of it.

in both the Stones' and Clash

Elusive Trope — Tue, 12 May 2015 11:42:30 +0000

In reply to I'm just writing lines of

in both the Stones' and Clash's songs,the word "vain" was used in a non-ironic way. Both of them were songs about how their efforts for love were, so to speak, all in vain, or in other words: to no avail, fruitless, futile. It was this definition of the word that was used in the phrase: "it's hard to tell when all your blog's in vain." My assumption is this was not written ironically, which would be that the Anonymous PP was saying my blog was successful, fruitful and worthwhile.

If you believe that "it's hard to tell when all your blog's in vain" was used ironically, then you don't understand the word.

Just because "anti-establishment" bands (and, for the record, in high school I had a poster of The Clash on my wall and this was 1980) used the word "vain" still doesn't change the intent of the store's name.

But I think you missed the whole point that the store's name, regardless of what their intention was for naming it, was for me was symbolic of what I don't like about cities, snd a culture that embraces a hedonistic perspective.

[the phrase, it's hard to tell when all your blog's in vain, may have been written ironically since as of this moment this blog has 1053 reads, which are not all unique readers, but still a good number of read.]

I'm just writing lines of

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 12 May 2015 10:27:18 +0000

In reply to So a beauty salon is telling

I'm just writing lines of Rolling Stones songs - what are you trying to do?

You don't need a weather vein to know which way the blog rolls

Vein it Black

Kurt Covein - smells like teen spirit (aka Francis Farmer will spread her vanity on Seattle

Prince Vanity 6?

Christina Aguilera - Vanity?

So a beauty salon is telling

Elusive Trope — Mon, 11 May 2015 22:41:55 +0000

In reply to I take it you're not too

So a beauty salon is telling potential customers "Come on in, but your attempt to look more attractive or be more stylish will all be in vain"? I doubt it.

I take it you're not too

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 11 May 2015 22:16:05 +0000

In reply to I seriously doubt they meant

I take it you're not too phamiliar with rolling stones discography - have a look at Let it Bleed somewhere between Monkey Man and Country Honk ( the precursor to Honky Tonk Women). http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jKsY4N9eoRc then The Clash did their Train in Vain.http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eNot47WRBFk

The reason I left Portland

Elusive Trope — Mon, 11 May 2015 21:15:15 +0000

In reply to LOL, Ballard is the worst!

The reason I left Portland and one of the facets of Seattle I don;t like is what I perceived as people being conceited, looking down their noses at every one not like them. Actually one of the worst group of people I've encountered in this manner are Dead Heads. But in this society nothing gives a sense of superiority is being high on economic ladder. Throw in the hipsters and it is thrown in your face just about everywhere. The one thing I found refreshing about living in the Midwest was the self-deprecating perspective.

So the name of the place was symbolic to me. Others may feel differenty.

And, yes, change is inevitable. The cool thing is that if the change is not to one's liking, or the negatives outweigh the positives, one can move to somewhere more to their liking.

I seriously doubt they meant

Elusive Trope — Mon, 11 May 2015 20:53:16 +0000

In reply to It's hard to tell, it's hard

I seriously doubt they meant that patronizing their store as an act of futility.