The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part ten — Page 126

Hey! I don't think I've been here in a while.

Odd as this may sound, I was looking at the past couple of pages. Would anyone mind if I brought up the discussion of "Just here to the left of you" (the line) again? I'm a serious geek for symbolism, archetypes and mythology, and most of you probably know that "right" and "left" have special significance in many cultures. I could spout a lot more if anyone's interested.

Don't you love how a single line - heck, a single word - can spark so many ideas?

Edit: Just my luck; I try to start a conversation when no one's around! Ah well.

Updated On: 7/2/06 at 09:14 PM

Back again!

Thanks, picturetaker, for picking up on my post. That's a really interesting point that you brought up - actually, it's the complete opposite of what I was thinking. In many cultures, the left is often associated with femininity. The only example I can think of off the top of my head is that women are often buried lying on the left.
The left side often has negative connotations, e.g. the Latin word "sinister."
I believe that the left (if only because it's considered the "feminine" side) is often associated with the moon as well (Hmm..."And when there's only the dark / I can still see the light in your eyes"? And in "Liken a Razor," there's the line "Your smile lights a fire in everyone").

Anyway...based on my thoughts, I'd think that maybe Adam is casting himself in a non-traditional role?
Thinking of left as sinister...I wouldn't ever say that he would put himself in a "negative" role, but maybe he's portraying himself as...I don't know, a trickster? The song strikes me as sort of playful.

Then again, I think the song is pretty mellow overall. Considering the sounds of the words "right," "left," and even "side," "left" has, well, a softer, smoother sound. (I could get into the phonetic details if I had my linguistics notes close by!)

Um...I hope that made some sort of sense and wasn't too boring for you guys. Hey, I think overanalysis can be fun sometimes!

I understand completely Em. It's very hard to explain how attached you are to broadway shows, or any other obsession, to people who are indifferent about them. I'm involved with that with my mom right now. She doesn't understand why I can't just go to Toronto to see a show instead of making a trip to New York for Broadway. She doesn't understand how that is pretty much like my Holy Land that I'm just making a pilgrimage to.

Well, I don't think my mom will connect with the show, quite simply because of the generational gap. It's just not going to be her cup of tea, and she's not going to see in it what someone young sees, even though obviously there are people who aren't young and still love it. I just... I know my mom, and she's not going to tap into any of that stuff, or find the beauty in it. I want her to love it, but I don't want to be disappointed when she doesn't, so at this point, I just really want her to have seen it, and at least experienced it. Maybe even if she doesn't feel the way I do, she'll see why I love it so much.

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Yep, 34 days, not that I'm counting down or anything. I'm hoping to get my train tickets on Saturday. I have to go to the station to get my ISIC card, might as well buy my tickets then too.

I was planning on going to bed early tonight, but neighbors are having one of their very loud outdoor parties, with pounding rap music and screaminmg people. Very restful. Fortunately they only do it once or twice a year.

That all sounds quite complicated, Emcee. Hopefully everyone gets to see what they want.

Sarah, what are your plans once you get here?

Hm, you're making me realize that I haven't done enough in the city lately. It's easy to get lazy.