Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Someone Explain To Me What The Hell This Means

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Someone Explain To Me What The Hell This Means

7 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...: ?????; March 3, 2019 at 8:53 PM
Jordan said...: Makes perfect sense to me, man.; March 3, 2019 at 9:47 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: Then explain to me like I am a slow, dull, child.; March 3, 2019 at 10:24 PM
Jordan said...: Well, I personally don't care for Friends, but I can appreciate what it did, in terms of delivering, for a particular audience, a bunch of appealing and attractive characters (again, if you are a certain sort of person, meaning, most people; the show was a mainstream success) whose problems and interactions and romances were engaging and compelling.

But it's all so white-bread and dull, and the scope of the whole thing is so boring; so limited to what the "popular (boring) kids" in high school would grow up to be into. What about us? What about us strange outliers, us nerds and geeks and weirdos, with our vast imaginations and social awkwardness and private crazy dreams? None of the "Friends" ever read Dune; there's no question about that. They got a little strange on occasion, but they were basically straight-arrows. For us, there was so much those people would never see...and the tale of the worms and the spice and House Harkonnen is probably the apotheosis of that fringe culture that we all belong to.

Twin Peaks -- whether you mean the legendary original two seasons (which I watched at the time; I can't ever forget what it was like) or the insane theatrical movie in 1992, or the (miraculous) third season in 2017, was for us...for those who never were comfortable in that mainstream white-bread world, but who still wanted a community -- other viewers like ourselves -- and, onscreen, a group of beloved characters to root for and love and hate who lived in the kind of insane and beautiful and scary and thrilling surreal landscape that we imagined all the time. Every week, we spent more time with Agent Cooper and Sheriff Truman, and Donna and James and Audrey at the high school, and Shelley and Norma at the Double-R Diner, and the sawmill, and the Great Northern Hotel...and it was for us; it was the first time that a mainstream TV show was speaking our crazy language...for once, the "straights" had to work to keep up.

It's no accident that David Lynch was involved with both properties. I probably didn't do this justice; hopefully you can forgive tne inadequacy of my answer.; March 3, 2019 at 11:01 PM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: Nope. LOL. I still don't get it. I still don't see the connection.; March 4, 2019 at 6:52 AM
Jordan said...: I know you're familiar with Dune, and everyone's familiar with Friends...so, how familiar are you with Twin Peaks?; March 4, 2019 at 9:48 AM
Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolness said...: very. I was someone who was crazed for it. Even thought it pissed me off every week with it's lack and answers. I did like Albert too very much.; March 4, 2019 at 7:42 PM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.