H\u00e9r sit \u00e9g \u00e1 n\u00e1ttslopp \u00ed k\u00f3s\u00edbuxum og s\u00fdg upp \u00ed nefi\u00f0 og hnerra og get ekki anna\u00f0, hef ekkert um \u00feetta a\u00f0 segja. \u00c9g er b\u00fainn a\u00f0 \u00e9ta svo miki\u00f0 af verkjalyfjum a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 liggur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g sj\u00e1i ekki \u00e1 skj\u00e1inn. Get ekki legi\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00faminu meira. \u00c9g \u00e1 litla j\u00f3la\u00f6l \u00ed \u00edssk\u00e1pnum sem \u00e9g er a\u00f0 treina m\u00e9r. *** Hvar \u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 byrja? \u00c9g geri \u00feetta sjaldnast \u00ed r\u00e9ttri r\u00f6\u00f0. \u00c9g f\u00f3r me\u00f0 pabba m\u00ednum, litla br\u00f3\u00f0ur og syni hans \u00e1 Tottenham-Burnley. \u00dea\u00f0 er or\u00f0i\u00f0 svol\u00edti\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an \u2013 \u00e6tli leikurinn hafi ekki veri\u00f0 7. des? \u00deetta var allavega mj\u00f6g g\u00f3\u00f0ur leikur og vi\u00f0 (Hotspurs) unnum 5-0. Son skora\u00f0i alveg \u00f3tr\u00falegt mark \u2013 f\u00e9kk boltann alveg vi\u00f0 eigin v\u00edtateig, s\u00f3la\u00f0i sig upp v\u00f6llinn og d\u00fandra\u00f0i boltanum \u00ed mark. Vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum svo \u00ed sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0 um n\u00fdja v\u00f6llinn daginn eftir \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 var l\u00edka geggja\u00f0. *** Vi\u00f0 Aram N\u00f3i f\u00f3rum svo \u00e1 Sk\u00e1lmaldart\u00f3nleika \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. Lokat\u00f3nleika \u00feeirrar sveitar \u2013 a.m.k. \u201e\u00ed bili\u201c. Bl\u00f3\u00f0m\u00f6r og Finntroll hitu\u00f0u upp. \u00dea\u00f0 var fremur f\u00e1tt \u00ed h\u00fasinu \u00feegar Bl\u00f3\u00f0m\u00f6r spilu\u00f0u en \u00feeir eru h\u00f6rkuband og skilu\u00f0u s\u00ednu mj\u00f6g vel \u2013\u00a0minntu mig skyndilega svol\u00edti\u00f0 \u00e1 Bootlegs. Aram N\u00f3i sag\u00f0ist hafa veri\u00f0 of feiminn til a\u00f0 headbanga en var kominn \u00ed stu\u00f0 \u00feegar vi\u00f0 s\u00e1um Finntroll \u2013 eftir kv\u00f6ldver\u00f0 \u00e1 v\u00edetn\u00f6mskum veitingasta\u00f0 \u00ed p\u00e1sunni \u00e1 milli. Og hefur l\u00fdst \u00fev\u00ed yfir a\u00f0 Finntroll s\u00e9 komin h\u00e1tt \u00e1 lista yfir eftirl\u00e6tishlj\u00f3msveitir. \u00c9g var ekki alveg jafn hrifinn. Gimmikki\u00f0 er skemmtilegt og \u00feetta er allt\u00edlagi m\u00fas\u00edk \u2013 en ekkert meira \u2013 og m\u00e9r finnst \u00feeir blikna vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 Sk\u00e1lm\u00f6ld, sem eru mel\u00f3d\u00edskari og \u00fe\u00e9ttari. Einfaldlega sj\u00faklega \u00fe\u00e9tt \u2013 eiginlega engu lagi l\u00edkt. \u00c9g held \u00e9g hafi heldur aldrei teki\u00f0 eftir \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1\u00f0ur hva\u00f0 s\u00e1ndi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00der\u00e1ni, sem spilar megni\u00f0 af s\u00f3l\u00f3g\u00edtarnum, er \u00f3tr\u00falega flott. \u00dea\u00f0 eru ekki margir \u00feungarokkarar sem spila \u00e1 single coil g\u00edtara \u2013 \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9u nokkrir \u2013 og flestir eru me\u00f0 meira smooth sound en \u00fea\u00f0 er gritt \u00ed \u00feessu hj\u00e1 \u00der\u00e1ni. M\u00e9r fannst svol\u00edti\u00f0 fyndi\u00f0 \u00ed lokin \u00feegar \u00feeir voru a\u00f0 kve\u00f0ja \u2013 og voru p\u00faa\u00f0ir fyrir a\u00f0 \u00e6tla \u00ed p\u00e1su \u2013 a\u00f0 Bj\u00f6rgvin malda\u00f0i \u00ed m\u00f3inn og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00feeir \u00feyrftu a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 kn\u00fasa konurnar s\u00ednar, leika vi\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin og m\u00e6ta \u00ed vinnuna og svona. Sem er beisikl\u00ed allt sem rokkdraumurinn gengur \u2013 hef\u00f0inni samkv\u00e6mt \u2013 \u00fat \u00e1 a\u00f0 for\u00f0ast. Allt sm\u00e1borgaral\u00edfi\u00f0 \u2013 launa\u00fer\u00e6ld\u00f3murinn, white-picket fangelsi\u00f0 o.s.frv. Ekki \u00fear fyrir a\u00f0 sennilega er minna um svona M\u00f6tley-rokkl\u00edferni n\u00faor\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er jafnan sagt a\u00f0 konur haldi uppi menningarstarfsemi \u00e1 nor\u00f0urhveli jar\u00f0ar \u2013 kulturtanten, menningarfr\u00e6nkan, sem m\u00e6tir \u00e1 t\u00f3nleika og upplestra og kaupir b\u00e6kur, er s\u00f6g\u00f0 halda uppi heilu menningarstofnunum. En b\u00e6\u00f0i Tottenhamleikurinn og Sk\u00e1lmaldart\u00f3nleikarnir voru karlavi\u00f0bur\u00f0ir \u2013 \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ru konur \u00e1 b\u00e1\u00f0um voru karlar \u00ed miklum meirihluta. En au\u00f0vita\u00f0 er \u00feetta ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sem margir hugsa um \u00feegar \u00feeir hugsa um \u201emenningu\u201c. *** \u00c9g horf\u00f0i \u00e1 b\u00ed\u00f3myndina Willow Creek \u2013 en h\u00fan var skrifu\u00f0 og henni leikst\u00fdrt af Bobcat Goldthwaite, sem er fr\u00e6gastur fyrir a\u00f0 hafa leiki\u00f0 \u00ed Police Academy myndunum. Dan, vinur minn, sem er kvikmyndakall, m\u00e6lti me\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g horf\u00f0i l\u00edka \u00e1 hana fyrst \u00e9g var a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 Blair Witch Project. Willow Creek er einmitt einsog Bobcat hafi horft \u00e1 Blair Witch Project og \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 laga bara misfellurnar \u00ed henni \u2013 h\u00fan er \u00f3tr\u00falega l\u00edk, uppbyggingin er s\u00fa sama (nema \u00feetta er par, ekki \u00fer\u00edmenningar, og \u00feau eru a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 St\u00f3rf\u00f3ti en ekki Blair-norninni). En h\u00fan er l\u00edka betri. \u00dea\u00f0 er betra a\u00f0 hafa par \u00ed \u00feessu \u2013 beiskjan og \u00e1stin milli \u00feeirra ver\u00f0ur \u00e1\u00fereifanlegri. \u00de\u00e1 hendir hann inn einu atri\u00f0i alveg \u00ed byrjuninni \u00fear sem \u00feau eru a\u00f0 fara inn \u00ed sk\u00f3ginn og rekast \u00e1 mann \u2013 hann er sennilega starfsma\u00f0ur leynilegs mar\u00edj\u00faanaakurs \u00ed sk\u00f3ginum \u2013 sem rekur \u00feau til baka me\u00f0 miklum \u00fej\u00f3sti og \u00f3gn. Hann kemur ekkert aftur fyrir en bara \u00feetta litla atri\u00f0i setur alla \u00f3gnina \u00ed sk\u00f3ginum \u00ed anna\u00f0 lj\u00f3s \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 er alltaf s\u00e9ns a\u00f0 mar\u00edj\u00faanab\u00e6ndurnir s\u00e9u a\u00f0 hr\u00e6\u00f0a \u00feau. Endirinn \u2013 sem \u00e9g \u00e6tla ekki a\u00f0 hafa eftir \u2013 er s\u00ed\u00f0an miklu betri. Endirinn \u00e1 Blair var beinl\u00ednis l\u00e9legur en \u00feessi er \u00e6\u00f0i. *** Vi\u00f0 Aram N\u00f3i f\u00f3rum l\u00edka \u00e1 Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker (\u00e9g geri alls konar me\u00f0 d\u00f3ttur minni l\u00edka, \u00e9g lofa, en akk\u00farat \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vorum \u00e1 Star Wars var h\u00fan \u00e1 j\u00f3lat\u00f3nleikum me\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinni). H\u00fan tikkar \u00ed \u00f6ll box og er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 \u201el\u00e9leg\u201c \u2013 en \u00fea\u00f0 eru l\u00edka allar Star Wars myndirnar \u201el\u00e9legar\u201c, alveg einsog Rocky Horror Picture Show er \u201el\u00e9leg\u201c og \u00fdmislegt fleira sem manni finnst svo samt fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt. S\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0urinn er \u00fev\u00e6la, sem fyrr, og samt\u00f6lin stir\u00f0busaleg \u2013 leikurinn \u00ed besta falli la-la. En \u00fea\u00f0 eru geislasver\u00f0 og sprengingar og allur sjarminn er til sta\u00f0ar \u2013 Lando er me\u00f0, Hans \u00d3li og Lilja eru me\u00f0, Logi er me\u00f0, keisarinn er me\u00f0, v\u00e9lmennin eru me\u00f0 (og eitt n\u00fdtt m.a.s.) og Rey og Kylo Ren og allir hinir n\u00fdju. St\u00f3rkostleg mynd. Fimm stj\u00f6rnu s\u00e1pu\u00f3pera sem tekur sig ekki of alvarlega (enda v\u00e6ri Star Wars fyrst \u00f3n\u00fdtt \u00feegar samr\u00e6\u00f0urnar v\u00e6ru or\u00f0nar vel skrifa\u00f0ar og s\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0urinn k\u00e6mi manni \u00e1 \u00f3vart). Barnshjarta\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00e9r sprakk n\u00e6stum. *** Kvikmyndakl\u00fabbur unga f\u00f3lksins horf\u00f0i \u00e1 Space Balls. Vel a\u00f0 merkja \u00e1\u00f0ur en vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum \u00e1 Star Wars. H\u00fan endist mj\u00f6g vel og vi\u00f0 veltumst um af hl\u00e1tri. S\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00e1\u00f0urinn \u00ed Space Balls er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 l\u00edka \u00fev\u00e6la en samt\u00f6lin eru vel skrifu\u00f0. \u00deessi sena er t.d. \u00f3endanlega g\u00f3\u00f0. B\u00f6rnin skildu samt ekki alveg \u00feetta v\u00eddj\u00f3sp\u00f3lud\u00e6mi. *** Vi\u00f0 kl\u00e1ru\u00f0um Watchmenser\u00eduna. H\u00fan var fr\u00e1b\u00e6r. Hva\u00f0 situr eftir \u2013\u00a0\u00e9g veit ekki hvort m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti p\u00f3lit\u00edska greiningin eitthva\u00f0 \u00e6gilega merkileg. \u00dea\u00f0 eru margir a\u00f0 tala um hana sem p\u00f3lit\u00edskt meistaraverk en sem greining er h\u00fan frekar fyrirsj\u00e1anleg. H\u00fan var \u00ed sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r alveg r\u00e9tt, held \u00e9g \u2013\u00a0svona sem l\u00fdsing \u00e1 \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0um sem liggja og hafa legi\u00f0 um bandar\u00edskt samf\u00e9lag \u2013 bara ekkert \u00e6\u00f0islega groundbreaking. A\u00f0alleikkonan, Regina King, sem \u00e9g hef ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur er \u00f3tr\u00falega g\u00f3\u00f0. Jeremy Irons er d\u00e1samlegur. Jean Smart l\u00edka. L\u00fakki\u00f0 og stemningin eru ge\u00f0veik. *** \u00c9g horf\u00f0i \u00e1 eina og h\u00e1lfa ser\u00edu af You Me Her. \u00deegar \u00e9g er \u00e1 fer\u00f0alagi, sem \u00e9g er alltof miki\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 horfi \u00e9g \u00e1 vondar sj\u00f3nvarpsser\u00edur. \u00dev\u00ed ef \u00e9g horfi \u00e1 eitthva\u00f0 gott st\u00f6ff er einsog \u00e9g s\u00e9 a\u00f0 r\u00e6na \u00fev\u00ed af N\u00f6dju. Vi\u00f0 \u00feurfum a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 svolei\u00f0is saman. You Me Her fjallar um par \u00e1 fertugsaldri sem er komi\u00f0 me\u00f0 lei\u00f0 hvort \u00e1 \u00f6\u00f0ru og finna spennuna aftur me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 bj\u00f3\u00f0a ungri h\u00e1sk\u00f3last\u00fad\u00ednu a\u00f0 ganga \u00ed sambandi\u00f0 me\u00f0 s\u00e9r. \u00deetta er svona p\u00f3l\u00edd\u00e6mi. Fyrstu \u00fe\u00e6ttirnir, \u00feegar \u00feau eru a\u00f0 opna sambandi\u00f0, eru alveg svol\u00edti\u00f0 \u00e1hugaver\u00f0ir en \u00feetta ver\u00f0ur flj\u00f3tt a\u00f0 algerum lei\u00f0indum, sem ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 samt erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 sl\u00f6kkva \u00e1. Nadja var a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa fyrir m\u00e9r Fortnite spilinu nokkrum d\u00f6gum eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g kom heim \u2013\u00a0a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri ekkert \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed, \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri svona s\u00e1larlaust g\u00edmald sem \u00fdtti bara \u00e1 alla r\u00e9ttu hnappana \u00ed b\u00f6rnum, einsog pavlovskum hundum, svo \u00feeir g\u00e6tu ekki h\u00e6tt. You Me Her er svol\u00edti\u00f0 svipa\u00f0. \u00deetta er \u00e6vint\u00fdri fyrir l\u00edfsleitt f\u00f3lk sem f\u00e6r kikk \u00fat \u00far fantas\u00edunni um a\u00f0 r\u00ed\u00f0a \u00fat fyrir hj\u00f3nabandi\u00f0 \u2013\u00a0en l\u00edka fantas\u00edunni um a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta upp formi\u00f0, fastal\u00edfi\u00f0, a\u00f0 vera \u201evillt\u201c og \u201efrj\u00e1ls\u201c (einsog \u00feau \u00edmynda s\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00feau hafi veri\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00feau voru ung en voru \u00ed f\u00e6stum tilvikum \u00feannig \u00ed raun og veru). P\u00f3l\u00edd\u00e6mi\u00f0 er s\u00ed\u00f0an ekki nema l\u00edtill hluti \u00feessa \u00e6vint\u00fdris \u2013\u00a0sem sn\u00fdst ekki s\u00edst um frekar vi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0ulaust djamm (sem vir\u00f0ist ekki hafa neinar aflei\u00f0ingar, anna\u00f0 en p\u00f3l\u00edd\u00e6mi\u00f0 sem er alltaf alveg a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 kosta \u00feau eitthva\u00f0 \u2013\u00a0\u00fe\u00e1 geta \u00feau veri\u00f0 hauslaus af drykkju og moll\u00fdnotkun kv\u00f6ld eftir kv\u00f6ld \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 nokkur \u00ed kringum \u00feau hv\u00e1i e\u00f0a \u00feau ver\u00f0i \u00feunn \u00ed meira en korter). \u00datkoman er f\u00edknivekjandi en alveg ep\u00edsk lei\u00f0indi og \u00e9g gat ekki gert upp vi\u00f0 mig hvort \u00e9g \u00feoldi pers\u00f3nurnar verr en handritsh\u00f6fundana e\u00f0a leikarana. T\u00f3nlistin \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1ttunum er l\u00edka alveg \u00f3huggulega lei\u00f0inleg. \u00c9g \u00e6tla aldrei a\u00f0 horfa \u00e1 meira af \u00feessu rusli. *** Kvikmyndakl\u00fabbur fullor\u00f0na f\u00f3lksins horf\u00f0i \u00e1 su\u00f0ur-k\u00f3resku kvikmyndina \uae30\uc0dd\ucda9 e\u00f0a Meind\u00fdr\/Parasite. \u00c9g vissi ekkert um hana anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00feykir l\u00edkleg til a\u00f0 hir\u00f0a erlenda \u00f3skarinn \u00ed \u00e1r. \u00deetta er kolsv\u00f6rt k\u00f3med\u00eda um f\u00e1t\u00e6kt f\u00f3lk og r\u00edkt f\u00f3lk, um blekkingar, ofbeldi, snobb, forr\u00e9ttindi, l\u00edfsbar\u00e1ttuna \u2013\u00a0og einhver besta b\u00ed\u00f3mynd sem \u00e9g hef s\u00e9\u00f0 lengi. \u00dearna er st\u00e9ttagreiningin til d\u00e6mis mj\u00f6g br\u00fatal og h\u00f6fundur skirrist ekki undan \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed eina einustu sek\u00fandu a\u00f0 horfast \u00ed augu vi\u00f0 aflei\u00f0ingar st\u00e9ttaskiptingar \u2013\u00a0\u00fear sem ein fj\u00f6lskyldan lifir \u00ed fullkomnum vellystingum en hin n\u00e1nast \u00ed holr\u00e6sunum. En h\u00fan er samt ekki \u00feannig a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur haldi me\u00f0 neinum \u2013\u00a0h\u00fan er bara br\u00fatal. Og fyndin. Og br\u00fatal. Og hrikaleg. Ma\u00f0ur gr\u00e6tur, hl\u00e6r og gargar. Nadja segir a\u00f0 \u00e9g megi ekki segja of miki\u00f0 af s\u00f6gu\u00fer\u00e6\u00f0inum og \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00e1byggilega r\u00e9tt. En horfi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00feessa mynd. *** The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump er lj\u00f3\u00f0ab\u00f3k sem sett er saman af Robert Sears, sem er gr\u00ednh\u00f6fundur af McSweeneys-kyni. B\u00f3kin sver sig \u00ed \u00e6tt fr\u00e6grar b\u00f3kar eftir Hart Seely, sem t\u00f3k saman b\u00fata \u00far r\u00e6\u00f0um og vi\u00f0t\u00f6lum vi\u00f0 Donald Rumsfeld, og birti sem lj\u00f3\u00f0. S\u00fa lj\u00f3\u00f0ab\u00f3k var mj\u00f6g g\u00f3\u00f0 \u2013\u00a0Rumsfeld tala\u00f0i svol\u00edti\u00f0 samhengislaust stundum, l\u00e9t hugann reika, og \u00e1tti \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 vilja raunverulega f\u00edl\u00f3s\u00f3fera, einsog \u00ed fr\u00e6gri r\u00e6\u00f0u um \u201ethe known knowns\u201c og \u201ethe known unknowns\u201c og \u201ethe unknown unknowns\u201c. M\u00e9r finnst \u00feetta ekki virka \u00e1 Trump \u2013\u00a0\u00fe\u00f3tt st\u00f6ku lj\u00f3\u00f0 s\u00e9 skemmtilegt. \u00cd fyrsta lagi eru textarnir miklu meira unnir en hj\u00e1 Hart Seely. Hver einasta l\u00edna hj\u00e1 Sears kemur \u00far \u00f3l\u00edkri r\u00e6\u00f0u e\u00f0a tweeti Trumps en Seely l\u00ednuskipti bara fallegum hugsunum Rumsfelds. \u00de\u00e1 setur Sears ne\u00f0anm\u00e1lsgreinar \u2013\u00a01 og 2 og 3 \u2013\u00a0\u00e1 eftir hverri l\u00ednu sem einfaldlega skemmir l\u00fakki\u00f0, skemmir \u201ethe suspended disbelief\u201c svo ma\u00f0ur getur aldrei noti\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 lesa textann sem lj\u00f3\u00f0, hann ver\u00f0ur alltaf mj\u00f6g auglj\u00f3slega og \u00e1berandi brandari. \u00cd \u00f6\u00f0ru lagi er Trump bara ekki dreyminn hugsu\u00f0ur, einsog Rumsfeld, Trump beitir tungum\u00e1linu einsog sleggju og \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki heiglum hent a\u00f0 \u00e6tla a\u00f0 ra\u00f0a saman ofsanum \u00ed honum \u00ed \u00e1hugaver\u00f0an texta \u2013\u00a0Trump er \u00e1hugaver\u00f0ur \u00ed s\u00ednu eigin samhengi en hann \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ist ekki yfir \u00e1 hi\u00f0 lj\u00f3\u00f0r\u00e6na svi\u00f0. *** Sl\u00e6mi pabbi eftir David Walliams. Aram N\u00f3i valdi og vi\u00f0 l\u00e1sum saman \u00ferj\u00fa. Vi\u00f0 erum b\u00fain a\u00f0 lesa svona 5-6 b\u00e6kur eftir Walliams og \u00fe\u00e6r eru allar skemmtilegar \u2013 og \u00e1hugavert a\u00f0 hann er miki\u00f0 til skiptis \u00ed einhvers konar woke-\u00fej\u00f3nkun (si\u00f0fer\u00f0islegu barnauppeldi \u00ed gegnum b\u00f3kmenntir) og a\u00f0 brj\u00f3ta \u00e1 einhverjum PC-l\u00f6gm\u00e1lum. \u00deannig er t.d. mj\u00f6g miki\u00f0 af \u00f3\u00feolandi kvenpers\u00f3num \u00ed b\u00f3kum hans en \u00ed \u00feessari giftast tv\u00e6r \u00feeirra \u00ed lokin (og b\u00e1\u00f0ar teknar \u00ed s\u00e1tt \u00e1\u00f0ur en yfir l\u00fdkur). B\u00f3kin fjallar um Frikka sem \u00e1 einst\u00e6\u00f0an pabba sem var einu sinni kappakstursb\u00edlstj\u00f3ri en missti svo f\u00f3tinn \u00ed slysi og hefur ekki geta\u00f0 keyrt \u2013\u00a0\u00feeir fe\u00f0gar s\u00f6kkva \u00ed mikla f\u00e1t\u00e6kt (en \u00fea\u00f0 er undantekningal\u00edti\u00f0 f\u00e1t\u00e6kt f\u00f3lk \u00ed forgrunni \u00ed b\u00f3kum Walliams). \u00dea\u00f0 endar me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 pabbinn tekur \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed bankar\u00e1ni og fer \u00ed fangelsi. Og svo \u00fearf a\u00f0 leysa \u00fea\u00f0 einhvern veginn. \u00deetta er fyndin b\u00f3k, svol\u00edti\u00f0 langdregin kannski, og veitir inns\u00fdn \u00ed l\u00edf f\u00f3lks sem \u00e1 ekki n\u00f3g til hn\u00edfs og skei\u00f0ar. \u00d6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi inns\u00fdn en t.d. Sitji Gu\u00f0s englar en mikilv\u00e6ga engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 b\u00f6rnin m\u00edn \u2013\u00a0og \u00e9g sj\u00e1lfur stundum \u2013 fatti ekki alltaf hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 f\u00e1 ekki alltaf allt sem ma\u00f0ur vill og kannski ekki einu sinni \u00fea\u00f0 sem ma\u00f0ur \u00fearf. *** Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues eftir Elijah Wald. \u00c9g er b\u00fainn a\u00f0 vera a\u00f0 lesa alls konar b\u00e6kur um bl\u00fas s\u00ed\u00f0ustu misseri og \u00fe\u00e6r eru margar mj\u00f6g g\u00f3\u00f0ar. \u00c9g er eiginlega farinn a\u00f0 hallast a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00e1ar b\u00e6kur sem \u00e9g hef lesi\u00f0 hafi kennt m\u00e9r meira um margbreytileika sj\u00e1lfsmyndar og menningars\u00f6gu en \u00feessar. Wald gengur \u00fat fr\u00e1 nokkrum sta\u00f0reyndum. \u00cd fyrsta lagi a\u00f0 bl\u00fasinn sem svart f\u00f3lk hlusta\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma \u2013\u00a0\u00e1 gull\u00f6ld delta-bl\u00fassins \u2013\u00a0hafi veri\u00f0 allt \u00f6nnur m\u00fas\u00edk en s\u00ed\u00f0ar var\u00f0 vins\u00e6l sem deltabl\u00fas. \u00deetta er \u00ed sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r ekki umdeilt \u2013\u00a0Leroy Carr og Josh White voru a\u00f0alkarlarnir 1928 en 1958 voru \u00fea\u00f0 Robert Johnson og Son House, sem voru n\u00e1nast \u00f3\u00feekktir. Carr og White eru meira slikk \u2013\u00a0n\u00fat\u00edmalegri flytjendur, poppa\u00f0ri, meiri skemmtikraftar. Son House og Johnson eru meiri listamenn, hr\u00e1rri, \u201eupprunalegri\u201c (me\u00f0 g\u00e6sal\u00f6ppum) o.s.frv. Og \u00fea\u00f0 voru fyrst og fremst hv\u00edtir karlkyns hlustendur sem upph\u00f3fu \u00fe\u00e1\u00a0\u2013\u00a0en helstu hlustendur og pl\u00f6tukaupendur Carrs og Whites voru svartar konur (miki\u00f0 af fyrstu bl\u00fasurunum voru l\u00edka konur \u2013\u00a0Mamie Smith, Bessie Smith, Ida Cox, Ma Rainey o.s.frv.). \u00deessi bl\u00fast\u00f3nlist \u2013\u00a0sem er \u00fdmist k\u00f6llu\u00f0 k\u00f6ntr\u00edbl\u00fas e\u00f0a deltabl\u00fas \u2013\u00a0var miki\u00f0 til gleymd og grafin upp \u00far 1958, nema hj\u00e1 f\u00e1einum \u00e1hugam\u00f6nnum. Rafmagna\u00f0ur bl\u00fas haf\u00f0i a\u00f0 einhverju leyti komi\u00f0 \u00ed sta\u00f0inn \u2013 hinir \u00f3l\u00edku st\u00edlar\u00a0Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker og BB King \u2013 og svo au\u00f0vita\u00f0 bara s\u00e1lart\u00f3nlist, R&B og eitt og anna\u00f0 fleira. Og \u00fear kemur a\u00f0 annarri hugmynd Walds, sem er a\u00f0 deltabl\u00fasmenn hafi alls ekki gert neinn \u00e6\u00f0islegan greinarmun \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0a t\u00f3nlistarstefnu \u00feeir voru a\u00f0 spila. \u00dea\u00f0 sem var teki\u00f0 upp \u2013\u00a0af hlj\u00f3mpl\u00f6tufyrirt\u00e6kjum en l\u00edka miki\u00f0 af \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ingum \u2013\u00a0hafi veri\u00f0 k\u00f6ntr\u00edbl\u00fasefni\u00f0 en l\u00edklega hafi flestir \u00feessara k\u00f6ntr\u00edbl\u00fasara veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 leika allt milli himins og jar\u00f0ar \u00e1 s\u00ednum b\u00f6llum (og \u00feeir voru allir ball-listamenn \u2013\u00a0\u00fea\u00f0 er ekki fyrren \u00ed Carnegie hall, m\u00f6rgum \u00e1ratugum seinna, sem f\u00f3lk sest ni\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 \u00feessa t\u00f3nlist \u00ed g\u00f3\u00f0u t\u00f3mi, deltabl\u00fasinn var dansm\u00fas\u00edk). S\u00fa s\u00fdn sem vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum \u00e1 \u00feessa t\u00f3nlist \u00ed dag er s\u00fdn \u00feeirra sem kalla\u00f0ir eru \u201eblues revivalists\u201c \u2013\u00a0ungir hv\u00edtir karlar \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum \u00e1 sj\u00f6unda \u00e1ratugnum. Og s\u00fa s\u00fdn hef\u00f0i aldrei n\u00e1\u00f0 flugi ef \u00feetta litla bl\u00fas\u00e6\u00f0i hef\u00f0i ekki smitast til Englands \u00fear sem Eric Clapton, John Mayall, B\u00edtlarnir og Rolling Stones fengu b\u00f3luna og t\u00f3ku hana aftur me\u00f0 s\u00e9r yfir hafi\u00f0. Rolling Stones dr\u00f3gu Howling Wolf me\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00ed Ed Sullivan Show \u00feegar allir voru b\u00fanir a\u00f0 gleyma honum. Paul McCartney hellti s\u00e9r yfir f\u00f3lk \u00ed Chicago fyrir a\u00f0 \u00feekkja ekki Muddy Waters \u2013\u00a0s\u00ednar eigin st\u00f3rstj\u00f6rnur \u2013 og \u00fe\u00e1 voru \u00feeir b\u00fanir a\u00f0 liggja yfir \u00feeim \u00ed Englandi \u00e1rum saman. Rolling Stones s\u00f6g\u00f0ust b\u00f3kstaflega bara vera \u00ed hlj\u00f3msveit til a\u00f0 benda \u00f6\u00f0ru f\u00f3lki \u00e1 \u00feessa t\u00f3nlist \u2013\u00a0mestmegnis rafmagnsbl\u00fas en rafmagnsbl\u00fas sem \u00e1tti uppruna sinn \u00ed deltabl\u00fasnum. Og svo t\u00f3ku flestir \u00feessara t\u00f3nlistarmanna upp l\u00f6g eftir deltabl\u00fasarana (Wald bendir \u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00ed fyrstu hafi \u00feeir allir spila\u00f0 l\u00f6gin einsog \u00feeir spilu\u00f0u s\u00edn eigin l\u00f6g \u2013\u00a0me\u00f0 greddu og rafmagni og v\u00e6landi g\u00edt\u00f6rum; en \u00feegar \u00e1 lei\u00f0 hafi \u00feeir fari\u00f0 a\u00f0 skilja meira \u00e1 milli, taka \u00feau meira \u00ed orginal\u00fatsetningum). Og \u00feessi hugmynd \u00feeirra gengur au\u00f0vita\u00f0 miki\u00f0 til \u00fat fr\u00e1 \u00feeirra eigin fagurfr\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00deeir s\u00f3ttust \u00ed hi\u00f0 villta og brj\u00e1la\u00f0a \u2013\u00a0s\u00f3ttust frekar \u00ed brj\u00e1la\u00f0a sp\u00e1menn einsog Son House og andsetna menn einsog Skip James en pr\u00f3fessj\u00f3nal og fj\u00f6lh\u00e6fa, mennta\u00f0a og f\u00e6ra bl\u00fasmenn einsog Leroy Carr e\u00f0a Josh White. Margir \u00feeirra bl\u00fasmanna sem n\u00e1\u00f0u n\u00fdrri \u2013 e\u00f0a sinni fyrstu \u2013\u00a0f\u00f3tfestu \u00e1 blues revival \u00e1runum h\u00f6f\u00f0u ekki leiki\u00f0 \u00feessa t\u00f3nlist \u00e1rum og \u00e1ratugum saman. Sumir h\u00f6f\u00f0u bara h\u00e6tt \u2013\u00a0en sumir h\u00f6f\u00f0u bara veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 leika a\u00f0ra, meira slikk, m\u00fas\u00edk \u00e1rum saman. Og yfir \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00fe\u00e1 bara dregin hula \u2013\u00a0\u00fea\u00f0 passa\u00f0i ekki inn \u00ed s\u00f6guna. Annar punktur sem Wald kemur me\u00f0 er a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi veri\u00f0 miklu meiri hv\u00edtur bl\u00fas \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma og \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 bara rugl a\u00f0 skilja f\u00f3lk einsog Gene Autry e\u00f0a Jimmie Rodgers utan vi\u00f0 bl\u00fass\u00f6guna \u2013\u00a0og bendir l\u00edka \u00e1 a\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i l\u00e9ku svartir t\u00f3nlistarmenn oft me\u00f0 hv\u00edtum og \u00ed hv\u00edtum hlj\u00f3msveitum, og \u00f6fugt, og svo spilu\u00f0u \u00feessi b\u00f6nd l\u00edka m\u00fas\u00edk \u00fevert \u00e1 allar kyn\u00fe\u00e1ttal\u00ednur. Hins vegar voru \u00fea\u00f0 pl\u00f6tufyrirt\u00e6kin sem r\u00f6\u00f0u\u00f0u \u00f6llu ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 b\u00e1sa og t\u00f3ku helst ekki upp nema heil sv\u00f6rt b\u00f6nd og heil hv\u00edt b\u00f6nd og l\u00f6g sem voru samin af r\u00e9ttum kyn\u00fe\u00e6tti. \u00deetta er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 mj\u00f6g t\u00f6ts\u00ed umr\u00e6\u00f0uefni \u2013\u00a0Amiri Baraka myndi taka tryllinginn ef hann hef\u00f0i lesi\u00f0 \u00feetta \u2013\u00a0en Wald fer vel \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 og \u00fea\u00f0 er mj\u00f6g erfitt a\u00f0 taka ekki mark \u00e1 m\u00e1lflutningi hans. Enda einmitt menningarsagan og sj\u00e1lfsmyndin miklu fl\u00f3knari heldur en vi\u00f0 g\u00f6ngum almennt \u00fat fr\u00e1 n\u00faor\u00f0i\u00f0 \u2013\u00a0\u00e1 \u00feessum sj\u00e1lfsmyndaruppteknu t\u00edmum. *** Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton er sennilega fr\u00e6gasta \u201ehv\u00edta bl\u00fasplata\u201c allra t\u00edma og s\u00ed\u00f0asta platan sem Eric Clapton l\u00e9k \u00e1 \u00e1\u00f0ur en hann stofna\u00f0i Cream me\u00f0 Jack Bruce og Ginger Baker. H\u00fan er oft k\u00f6llu\u00f0 \u201eBeanoplatan\u201c af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Clapton situr me\u00f0 teiknimyndas\u00f6gubla\u00f0i\u00f0 Beano \u00e1 k\u00e1pumyndinni. L\u00f6gin eru flest bl\u00fasstandardar og \u00f6ll eru \u00feau einhvern veginn \u00fatsett til \u00feess a\u00f0 leggja \u00e1herslu \u00e1 h\u00e6fileika Claptons. G\u00edtars\u00e1ndi\u00f0 var eitthva\u00f0 sem g\u00edtarleikarar sj\u00f6unda \u00e1ratugarins s\u00e1tu v\u00edst yfir og gruflu\u00f0u \u00ed einsog \u00feeir frekast g\u00e1tu \u2013 \u00feetta er \u201ebreska bl\u00fass\u00e1ndi\u00f0\u201c \u2013\u00a0og leyndard\u00f3murinn er fyrst og fremst Les Paul g\u00edtar (\u00feessi tiltekni, Beanog\u00edtarinn, hvarf af yfirbor\u00f0i jar\u00f0ar fyrir l\u00f6ngu s\u00ed\u00f0an \u2013\u00a0og er l\u00edklega einn d\u00fdrm\u00e6tasti g\u00edtar \u00e1 jar\u00f0r\u00edki) inn \u00ed fyrsta Marshall komb\u00f3magnarann, sem hefur \u00e6 s\u00ed\u00f0an ekki veri\u00f0 kalla\u00f0ur anna\u00f0 en Marshall Bluesbreaker, og allt stillt \u00ed botn. S\u00ed\u00f0an er b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera millj\u00f3n pedala til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 \u00feessu s\u00e1ndi \u2013 Bluesbreaker pedalar eru \u00e1l\u00edka \u00edkon\u00edskir og Tubescreamer pedalar og Blues Driverar (sem er ekki \u00fea\u00f0 sama og Blues Breaker, vel a\u00f0 merkja) e\u00f0a \u00ed seinni t\u00ed\u00f0 Klon-pedalar. *** Vi\u00f0 hj\u00f3nin kl\u00e1ru\u00f0um l\u00edka Silicon Valley \u00ed g\u00e6r. Miki\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fa f\u00edn ser\u00eda. Skemmtilegar pers\u00f3nur \u2013\u00a0\u00f3\u00feolandi \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera \u00f3\u00feolandi, breyskar \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 bresta. Og enda\u00f0i vel. \u00dea\u00f0 er v\u00edst alls ekki sj\u00e1lfsagt. *** G\u00edtarleikari vikunnar er \u00fe\u00e1 au\u00f0vita\u00f0 Eric Clapton. Lagi\u00f0 er All Your Love eftir Willie Dixon af Beanopl\u00f6tunni. \u00dearna sj\u00e1i\u00f0i l\u00edka Clapton me\u00f0 bla\u00f0i\u00f0, mj\u00f6g kr\u00fattlegur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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