YES! FINALLY FOUND IT!!!

[rusty_armour]

I made the mistake of watching a certain Rupert Graves songvid and found I had "People Are Strange" (the Infected Mushroom Remix) stuck in my head all day. That was when I became obsessed with the need to have that song. I thought I would be able to find it easily on iTunes, but I had no luck there. In fact, I ended up searching for a couple of hours before I finally found an MP3 I could download. I'm sorry, jackycomelately. If you can find the song on iTunes (or anywhere else I can purchase it) then I will happily buy it. Really.

The sad thing is that the vid in which I first heard the song isn't that great. I mean, I like a lot of the V for Vendetta material, but the clips from Maurice (and those quick flashes from Sherlock) don't make any sense to me. It's as if the vidder just threw them in for kicks. Or maybe there's a story I'm just not following. I got the impression that maybe Maurice had turned into V, and the Maurice clips were meant to be flashbacks to a shared past between Dominic and V. However, most of the clips at the end of the vid have nothing to do with this possible love story, so I don't know. Still, I LOVE the song -- and Rupert, of course. *g*

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Besides, my, uh, questionable morals, Rupert is responsible for making me want to say things like "Despaireth!" and "Damn your eyes!" and "A plague on all our houses!" Okay, I'll admit that it might not have been a good idea to watch A Waste of Shame twice in the space of about four days -- after finishing the Sonnets, which I had to read after watching A Waste of Shame the first time. All the same, Mr. Graves has much to answer for.

Comments

[karen9.livejournal.com]

I hadn't listened to People are Strange for a long time. I like this remix.

I've just watched a couple of Maurice videos on Youtube. I can understand your obsession with the boathouse and with Rupert Graves!

questionable morals Who's questioning them?!

I think "Damn your eyes!" and "A plague on all your houses!" are good things to say in everyday conversation. :o)

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

I hadn't listened to People are Strange for a long time. I like this remix.

Oh, good! I'm glad I'm not the only person who likes the song as I can't stop listening to it. I'm not kidding. Okay, I can go for fairly long stretches of time (e.g. hours) without hearing it, but then I can't hold out any longer. *g*

I've just watched a couple of Maurice videos on Youtube. I can understand your obsession with the boathouse and with Rupert Graves!

*Produces a high-pitched squeal that only dogs can hear* Woo hoo! I'm happy you can understand my obsession with the boathouse and Rupert Graves after watching those vids on YouTube! For some reason, Maurice is extremely popular with Rupert Graves fans. I can't possibly think why... *g*

If you ever need some more Maurice, you might enjoy fengirl88's Lestrade/Maurice series. Here's her Maurice tag (http://fengirl88.livejournal.com/?skip=10&tag=maurice) that includes all these stories and a couple of other Maurice-related goodies. Oh, and here's a Maurice story (http://geoviki.livejournal.com/71479.html) I found on crack_van that I absolutely loved.

Uh, sorry. I get a bit carried away sometimes. You may have noticed. ;-)

questionable morals Who's questioning them?!

LOL! Well, surprisingly, no one lately. Not that I know of, anyway. *g* In this case, I was referring to the song I downloaded for free.

I think "Damn your eyes!" and "A plague on all your houses!" are good things to say in everyday conversation. :o)

Yes, I think they would be extremely useful in everyday conversation. I'm also very fond of "A pox on you!" and "heavens forefend!"

[morganstuart.livejournal.com]

Maurice is brilliant... but oh, do I ever love A Waste of Shame!

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so glad you also love A Waste of Shame! I'm kicking myself for not ordering it sooner! I really was completely enchanted by it. And, as you probably saw in my post, I ended up reading the Sonnets after the first viewing. Well, I had read several of them in university, but I'd never actually sat down to read all of them. Now, I'm reading The Merry Wives of Windsor (one of the few Shakespeare plays I haven't read) as I thought I should take advantage of the Shakespeare kick while it lasts. *g*

[morganstuart.livejournal.com]

I thought I should take advantage of the Shakespeare kick while it lasts. *g*

That's brilliant! :D

A Waste of Shame is one of those movies that you watch and, when it's over, you just hit "Replay." He's so, so subtle in it, I see something new each time I watch it. The scenes where he's being diagnosed and then preparing to take the mercury treatment? Amaze me.

For me, that film is up there with God on Trial, one of my other absolute favorite RG performances. (Though, to be fair, the man doesn't ever "phone it in," so I can't seem to find anything but brilliant RG performances... Don't get me started on RG and Martin Freeman together in The Last King...)

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

I thought I should take advantage of the Shakespeare kick while it lasts. *g*

That's brilliant! :D

Well, we'll see how it goes. I'm only on Act II of The Merry Wives, though it would probably help if I spent more than 15 or 20 minutes a day reading the play. *g* I might try to tackle The Merchant of Venice next. Surprisingly, I never read the play for any of the English courses I took over the years, though I always meant to sit down and read it outside of the classroom.

A Waste of Shame is one of those movies that you watch and, when it's over, you just hit "Replay."

Yeah, that sounds about right. :-)

He's so, so subtle in it, I see something new each time I watch it.

I know exactly what you mean. Okay, I've only seen it three times so far, but the viewings were really close together. Anyway, like you, I seem to keep finding new things every time I see it.

The scenes where he's being diagnosed and then preparing to take the mercury treatment? Amaze me.

Yes, both those scenes were really mesmerizing. I couldn't take my eyes off him. Okay, that always happens when he's in a scene, but you know what I mean. *g*

For me, that film is up there with God on Trial, one of my other absolute favorite RG performances.

I haven't been brave enough to watch God on Trial yet, but I don't think it's going to be long before I give in and get it. I'm happy to hear how much you value RG's performance in the film. :-)

(Though, to be fair, the man doesn't ever "phone it in," so I can't seem to find anything but brilliant RG performances... Don't get me started on RG and Martin Freeman together in The Last King...)

Oh, I absolutely love The Last King, though I'm ashamed to say that I still have to watch the full version (as I have the highly edited version A&E released). Amazingly, I wouldn't have realized that if I hadn't read about the production as the mini-series is still awesome even with the missing hour. *g*

I don't know if you would be interested, but I recently wrote a parody of The Last King for grassle that has Buckingham and Shaftesbury as the main characters. It may not be your cup of tea, or you may have glanced at it already, but you can find it here (http://rusty-armour.livejournal.com/91048.html) if you're curious. No worries if it isn't your thing. :-)