Letter Meme, Take Dos

[hector_rashbaum]

mayqueen517 gave me D. Which is the same letter I gave Rick. Neato.

I wrote way, way, way too much about David. But eh. He deserves it.

David: Bryan Rashbaum. The second be-all end-all of men in my life. Well, not really in my life. In the life in my mind, perhaps. If I may be grossly hyperbolous for minute, he is the most underrated musician in comparison to talent level ever. Maybe not ever. But close. The man is brilliant - pre-med at Rutgers, got in to Juilliard - but he doesn't act it. You never get this vibe of "I am smarter than you" or "I am smarter than Jon/Richie/Tico" from him. He's funny but not in the annoying I NEED TO BE FUNNY SO THE CAMERA WILL SHOW ME MORE way Richie is, but the genuinely funny "I want someone to laugh, but if they don't, at least I'm amused" way. He's insanely talented - he doesn't write hits, he writes real, genuinely emotional songs. And his playing makes me feel however he wants me to feel, which is the mark of an excellent musician. When I don't have anyone to miss, his "In These Arms" fills me up with this insanely powerful longing that I don't have any reason to feel except he's telling me to. I've never been to Memphis but goddamned if his "Memphis Lives in Me" doesn't just put me right on Beale. He's the co-writer of two of my three favorite Bon Jovi songs.

Thinking about him too much makes me incredibly sad, though. Because for someone as talented as he is, who has done so much for the band, to get so little credit. Not from the band, necessarily - Richie's said in a roundabout way David is the reason for their success ( depth is the reason for their success and longevity -> David adds the depth), and Jon never hesitates to give him credit. But from fans - it's like I have to FORCE people to admit he's talented. So many other fans don't notice what he does until I point it out. His piano playing in "Wanted Dead or Alive" just absolutely makes that song, and no one notices it. It's the nature of the beast, the same way playing drums relegates you to the background. But God, he deserves so much more. There's a part of me that wishes he'd gone to Juilliard, struck out on his own so he could be the focus, but I also know I'd have no idea who he is today without Bon Jovi. Mixed blessing, to an extent.

I think he's prettier than Jon (so does TicoMuse, by the by), and he's less in your face about it. First glance he looks like a goof with Michael Bolton hair (before I knew his name, he was Bolton Lite to me), but really look at him and he's just...damn. He isn't really hot, he's beautiful and he's cute. And I bet he'd hate hearing that.

At the Bon Jovi concert, I shouted "David Bryan is a sex God!" during this slow piano part, and when he looked up you could tell from the look on his face he was NOT used to someone yelling for him from way back on the floor. It was incredibly endearing.

He sings exactly like Elton John. Like, exactly. It's amazing. My second favorite voice in the band, and my first as far as someone I'd choose to be a lead singer. And now I've way over-explained, so on to the next one.

Drummer: God, drummers are Hot. Almost without exception (I can think of two, and even they have moments), and it's not an aesthetic thing. Tico and Nicko and Lars and Rick (and I could go on and on) aren't necessarily hot in the conventional sense, but drummers have this attitude and this way of carrying themselves that just gets me going. Drummers don't give a shit. Drummers can kick your ass but they don't need to. Drummers are the very definition of cool, in my book. And they tend to have really nice arms, and my arm fetish responds very well. I'd love to learn drums - can't see it happening in the near future, but it's something to think about.

Dear: One of those words, along with "honey", "babe/baby" and "sweetie" that I say to everyone but no one gets that I use them in a different context. Not that they should, because it's me who's blowing off cultural connotations for no discernible reason. It's kind of a "dude" substitute, a more affectionate "dude" for me. And sometimes I use it condescendingly. Like when Megan's having trouble with her computer for the 80th time.

Delicious: I say this too much. About food, about stupid jokes, about anything that makes me happy in any way. And when I don't want to go to the trouble to say/type "delicious", I just go "mmm". Means the same thing, lets me be a bit lazier.

Damn: What a wonderful word. I'm not as attached to it as I am "shit", and sometimes I like "dangit!" or "drat!" better, but it conveys "wow" better than most any word on Earth. Especially if you drag it way out - Dayuuuuuuuuuuumn.

DVD: I love dvds. I love being able to skip around, I love how compact they are, I love the quality. I have like 50 dvds sitting next to me right now - I couldn't have 50 vhs tapes on this desk, no way. I love dvd board games, I love being able to watch movies on my computer, I love how my mom seems so overwhelmed by the sheer technology of them. I like tv shows on dvd.

Damon: comma Johnny. I was gonna let him be my baseball playing boyfriend, but he cut his hair and shaved and switched to the Yankees. My heart still hasn't recovered. He's the foundation of my arm fetish, though, so I'll always have that to remember him by.

Dance: Everyone should dance more. The world would be a much happier place. There is no such thing as not being able to dance. Tico has a painting called "Dance Dance" that I love and will someday buy when I am rich. People will come to my house and say "oh that is a nice painting" and I will say "it is my reminder from Tico to dance. Speaking of..." and then I will put on some music and boogie down. Dance music - techno, specificically, rocks my socks. If a song makes me dance, I pretty much give it the stamp of approval.

Dream: Sometimes I hate my dreams. I get myself all convinced I'm not as obsessive about _______ as people think I am, it's just an exaggeration, but ba-boom I'm dreaming about ________ every night. What I really hate is waking up with a really clear "that was odd" feeling but having no idea what was odd. But sometimes they're cool. And dreams as far as ambitions are good to have. The current dream is to becme a super-famous rock journalist. A year ago it was to become a super-famous director. We'll see where I am next year.

Dora: the Explorer. Excellent kids show. And my cousin's daughter looks just like Dora. She looks more like Dora than David sounds like Elton, and that's a LOT. She is an amazing little girl, I'm absolutely in love with her. I also like Dora's friend Diego.

Comments

[bonjovis.livejournal.com]

Gimmie a letter. plz.

[hector-rashbaum.livejournal.com]

My magic bag says you get a J.

[mayqueen517.livejournal.com]

Because for someone as talented as he is, who has done so much for the band, to get so little credit.

Remind me at some point to send you "Come On In My Kitchen" by Vivian. That man plays the guitar wickedly and he has such a gorgeous voice yet not many Lepp fans want to give him credit. They seem to blame him for the unsuccess of Slang, even though the 2 hits from it were songs that he wrote. (many fans of Steve stupidly blame Vivian for Steve's death.)

I think David is exceedingly talented.

And please god don't give me another letter. I've got to finish doing 'J' and that'll be my 3rd time doing this meme LOL (and I must get to work on making a Bon Jovi icon to use when I post here in your journal. It's like an ocd thing I have...But for now, we'll deal with Joseph.)

[hector-rashbaum.livejournal.com]

I think David is exceedingly talented.

Because you're smart :D

And no letter for you. Deal.

And does that sign say "Do Not Hump"? That's amazing.