

Like Joplin, Kristofferson is from Texas. He also was an outstanding student at Pomona and, later, at Merton College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. So he went back out ion tour, though he did start one song and stop saying he couldn’t remember more. Turns out it was tertiary (neurological) Lyme disease that responded to treatment. A couple more items about him: he had stopped performing because he couldn’t remember his songs.

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Louis (great venue) just maybe 3 years ago or so (Kris K I mean). "I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday, holding Bobbie's body next to mine" I placed it on my Facebook. His ability to dash down deep philosophical lines with such frugality of words was remarkable. Janice was able to rise in the bow of Kris's poetry. The chance combination of these two talents was a gift to all struggling young couples in that era. I think he was a very talented poet, but just couldn't sing a note I wanted to hear. Which is strange because it is the only Janice Joplin song I ever liked. "Bobby McGee" has always been one of my favorite songs. I see the interview is online, but behind a paywall I have no interest in crossing…. Specifically IIRC he was dissatisfied with her phrasing which didn't follow the rhythms he'd written very closely, especially around the line "windshield wipers slappin' time" Judging from the way he concludes this version, it almost sounds as though it were still in process of composition.įor some reason an old interview with Kristofferson got stuck in my mind….Īnyhoo, what I remembered was that he seemed a little critical of Joplin's interpretation, while probably not feeling comfortable openly criticizing an official Legend and a recording that presumably made a lot of money for him (it had been a billboard #1). " Kris Kristofferson 'Me & Bobby McGee' 1970 (Reelin' In The Years Archive)" Here's a very early version by Kris Kristofferson. Foster, he is listed as one of the writers of the song, but I never heard him perform it. September 12, 7:42 you or someone else provide a link to KK's original performance? I know that, together with F. Joplin's version is a pretty straight cover. Kris Kristofferson wrote the song,and the nonsense syllable verse was part of his original composition and performance. Filed by Victor Mair under Language and music, Language and psychology." Morphophonetic aesthetics" (4/8/11) - discusses lexical earworm infections.The girls in the other picture are also Hololive members, there to celebrate with Flare.įans of Hololive are very passionate, so it's common for them to get hashtags trending on twitter, and especially to the front page of reddit.

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Flare is part of the VTuber company Hololive Productions, and when a Hololive talent reaches 100,000 subscribers on youtube they get a full 3D model to be used for live concerts and other special events.įlare already had a 3D model, and has for some time, but recently her 2D model was redesigned, so there was a special stream to debut the newly redesigned 3D model. Most VTubers use a 2D image that, through body-tracking software, mimics their movements, including mouth moving in synch with them talking. VTubers are streamers who don't use their real name, or show their face, and instead use a pseudonym and avatar to protect their privacy. First the hashtag means "Shiranui Flare new 3D visual unveiling." Shiranui Flare is the girl in the first picture you linked.įlare is a Virtual Youtuber, or VTuber. This is going to be a long answer, as there's a lot of elements to explain, so bear with me.
