I have a co-worker whom I speak to in confidence sometimes now (like today). In my imagination tonight I tried to envision a situation where I told him about The Table, which is unrelated to the work I do with him and others at my job. Or is it? Yes it is I can hear Hucka D. saying in my ear (or is that Carrcassonnee still?). I don’t think this co-worker would understand the channeling I do on this blog. Might think me, well… possessed? Who are Carrcassonnee and Hucka D.? I diverge unsurprisingly. Back to The Table. How would I describe this? I have said that variants of famous rock stars can sit at this Table. They have a permanent seat actually. Who are the variants? They are members of famous bands who also have a successful solo career. But, more importantly, both the music of the band *and* the attached solo artist have been used in personal a/v synches — or carrcasses as I more often call them on my blogs. That’s how they become variants; how they’re defined in a large way. So who are they? We can start with The Beetles, Lemon and Marty. These are variants of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Then we add in Little Robert Plant Variant, who was an important blog spirit during the latter part of the 2009’s, or the period between Carrcass-2 and Carrcass-3. Lemon and Marty show up at about the same time in the old Baker Blinker Blog. Now it’s probably not shocking to learn, for those who didn’t know already, that the compositions of these already established variants show up in Carrcass-3. So the Plant variant yacks and yacks on this blog for a good number of months and then he manifests inside the next carrcass that came up. And this spread out into Second Life synchronicities…
Little Robert Plant Variant has a story inside Second Life now, as do Lemon and Marty to a somewhat lesser degree. They converge in an area known as Sunklands, which was a new idea at the time (later 2009). Now that name has lent itself to the new site.
But back to my co-worker. So I would describe The Table as a handful of rock stars who have also had successful solo acts. Number Peter Gabriel among those, who is called Peter SoSo sometimes here. Number Ray Davies among them — he sometimes goes by Dr. Blood here, but is also known by other names like Day Ravies. The variant band becomes not The Kinks but the Kniks. And we’ve already mentioned The Beetles subbing for The Beatles. Led Zeppelin logically becomes Lead Zeppelin — another simple name change. This is to keep the Google machine from spotting me, an illegal artist of sorts after all, so easily. Who else? I think Chuck will become a variant in due time, and I might as well allot him a spot now. Chuck is one of the few variants who has actually pretend visited me in real life. We walked, for example, the Bunny Trail over in Frank Park together and talked about carrcasses and his music’s role in them. He knows what is going on basically. And then you can lump Roger Pine Ridge in here too. He pretend visited our home in the spring. Trouble was, there were 2 of him. Double the trouble. Where does this name Roger Pine Ridge come from? In reality he is called Roger Waters formerly of Pink Floyd, but he’s also Syd Barrett formerly of Pink Floyd. Both are variants for the same reasons: Waters’ music and Barrett’s music, both solo and group variety, have been used in carrcasses.
The Table is obviously not a physical one, although I’ve portrayed it as such at times. Why are the variants so important? What has this got to do with Sunklands?
Hucka D.:
When the Baker Blinker Blog started in 2008 and I was born, we were at[ Carrcass]-0. The beginning, the void beginning. Now we approach 12, but it’s taking longer than before. That’s because you’re getting older.
bb:
That’s not very nice Hucka D.
Carr.:
Older and wiser I would say. Elect *me* as primary blog spirit!
bb:
Thanks Carrcassonnee. You’re sweet.
Hucka D.:
I’m sweeter.
bb:
Well, you shouldn’t comment on a person’s age and then connect it with diminishing creativity.
Hucka D.:
What are your next steps? And: I’m sorry.
bb:
That’s okay.
Hucka D.:
You have your variants sitting around a Table. *The* Table. Have they had their say? What does Roger Pine Ridge have left to say?
bb:
Not a whole lot I don’t think. Radio Kaos is used in a positive carrcass way back in 2003. And then Pink Floyd has been used very sparingly since then as well. Barrett has 2 songs in Carrcass-5 and that’s it for him. There *may* be more work for them to do here.
Hucka D.:
But maybe not.
Carr.:
Not.
bb:
No.
Hucka D.:
And then Little Robert Plant. You’re thinking “Big Log” may be used. And that’s attached to Whitehead Crossing[‘s Big Log].
bb:
Yeah. So there’s something left in the tank there. And also Led Zeppelin I believe. Dyer Maker.
Carr.:
The Zeppelin Tube!
bb:
Yes I think so Carrcassonnee.
Hucka D.:
Just what *is* that? I know it is a MacGuffin.
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“When the rat speaks everyone will listen.”
