Thurston Moore = Jules Verne?

Magic Wheel Memory · 12.09.2007, 01:52 AM

On Candle, Thurston sings "Gotta change my mind before it burns out." This is similar to the concept of a screen saver. A screen saver changes the image on a computer screen so it doesn't burn out. Is it possible that Thurston knew what a screen saver was back in 1988? Maybe, but I doubt it. I'm not even sure if screen savers existed back then.I think Thurston was just really ahead of his time!

neptuneg · 12.09.2007, 02:33 AM

hahaha. we totally share the same kind of humor.

Dead-Air · 12.09.2007, 02:53 AM

Actually, I think there were some screen savers in '88 though not very fancy ones since color monitors were close to non-existent. I doubt Thurston was doing much computing at that point, and while he had worked in a Kinko's type copy shop, it was well before then. I worked at Kinko's in '90 and we had plenty of mac stations with 1st gen macs with screen savers, so you never know.

You definitely deserve credit for the oddest thread title of the year regardless. I was figuring there would be some sort of submarine connection.

LittlePuppetBoy · 12.09.2007, 05:43 PM

it takes more than predicting screensavers to make Thurston even close to being Jules Verne I'm afraid.

flophousefloozie · 12.09.2007, 09:10 PM

How did you ever make that connection?

atari 2600 · 12.09.2007, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by flophousefloozie

How did you ever make that connection?

It's indeed baffling. For Magic Wheel Memory to remark on perhaps the Sonic Youth lyric that is most pregnant with poetic philosophical meaning and come up with that is a bona fide head-scratcher to be sure.

Everyneurotic · 12.09.2007, 11:36 PM

i thought you had like photographic evidence or something.

✌➬ · 12.10.2007, 01:25 AM

Funny thread, made me laugh.

Magic Wheel Memory · 12.10.2007, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LittlePuppetBoy

it takes more than predicting screensavers to make Thurston even close to being Jules Verne I'm afraid.

Perhaps you're right, but I'll bet Thurston would kick Jules' ass in a fight. Heck, even if Jules Verne were still alive and in his physical prime, I would take that bet.

flophousefloozie · 12.10.2007, 08:28 PM

Well, Thurston could step on most anyone and probably kill them by means of "squash".

12.09.2007, 01:52 AM	#1
Magic Wheel Memory the end of the ugly Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nowhere, NJ Posts: 836	On Candle, Thurston sings "Gotta change my mind before it burns out." This is similar to the concept of a screen saver. A screen saver changes the image on a computer screen so it doesn't burn out. Is it possible that Thurston knew what a screen saver was back in 1988? Maybe, but I doubt it. I'm not even sure if screen savers existed back then.I think Thurston was just really ahead of his time! __________________ www.myspace.com/infinityad
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neptuneg 100% Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 764	hahaha. we totally share the same kind of humor.
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12.09.2007, 02:53 AM	#3
Dead-Air invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 4,300	Actually, I think there were some screen savers in '88 though not very fancy ones since color monitors were close to non-existent. I doubt Thurston was doing much computing at that point, and while he had worked in a Kinko's type copy shop, it was well before then. I worked at Kinko's in '90 and we had plenty of mac stations with 1st gen macs with screen savers, so you never know. You definitely deserve credit for the oddest thread title of the year regardless. I was figuring there would be some sort of submarine connection. __________________ FuckBook; My Band; My Radio Show; My Flickr Page; Science Fiction Message Board
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12.09.2007, 05:43 PM	#4
LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	it takes more than predicting screensavers to make Thurston even close to being Jules Verne I'm afraid. __________________
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flophousefloozie expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cowtown, Canada Posts: 1,694	How did you ever make that connection?
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12.09.2007, 11:36 PM	#7
Everyneurotic invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mexico Posts: 15,713	i thought you had like photographic evidence or something. __________________ Richard Clayderman found alive and still bland! Repo Man has all night! Photographic evidence of Monosodic's existance! New Kiddieriot shit after all! Never too late to share fave rex from the year before! David Keenan is a douchebag! Ron Asheton missed!
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✌➬ invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ιλ Posts: 5,754	Funny thread, made me laugh.
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12.10.2007, 08:28 PM	#10
flophousefloozie expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cowtown, Canada Posts: 1,694	Well, Thurston could step on most anyone and probably kill them by means of "squash".
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