Gothic Romantica

JAX Team's Site is UP

2009-03-21T08:23:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, me and my friend, Xee here put up a nice blog for all you manipulation lovers out there.
We will be selling the MASSA decks there and please visit if you are interested!

We accept preorders!

www.jax-o-spades.blogspot.com

Theory 11 Decks are great for fans, cuts and hackysack fun!

2009-03-19T03:25:00.000-07:00

I took some pictures of my custom and regular decks the other day. Guess I'm gonna put some of my favorite ones up here to be featured.

Massa Casino Decks

Definitely one of my favorite decks. It looks damn awesome when fanning or even spreading. The case is simply beautiful with its abstract English-wallpaper style design printed in shiny gold ink. The cards scream sophistication with its golden-gilded back and classy front.

Black Tiger (Ellusionist) Deck

A pretty common deck. It is visually different from many decks sold around the island though. It is all black and the pips are white and red. Fans and spreads are nice as well. Probably the best material and finish for general XCM or magic.

Non-usual looks may cause the audience to be suspicious of the cards though.

Karnival

Mmm. Mmmm. Mmmmmmmmmmm.

So damn lovely.

Propaganda

One of the only military style decks in circulation, the Propaganda deck by Theory 11 boasts an impressive counternance. The decks look great when spread or fanned. The cards feel abit too thin however making it harder for manipulators.

The royals are designed with the Theory 11's signature style, red and grey with darker overtones compared to USPCC's yellowish ones. The finish feels great, however the thick waxy finish on them could warp if exposed to the wrong conditions.

Bicycle Rider Backs

Who could ever forget this old gem? The classic bicycle rider back is one of the most recognisable cards in America. Its great for general manipulation as well as playing use.

One of the great loved decks of all time.

Some pictures of my collection:

Cards.

2009-03-18T08:12:00.000-07:00

Massa Decks

Probably the most beautiful deck in the world.
I got one today and I am ecstatic about it. It handles really beautifully. The gold-gilded pattern on it is simply superb and the feeling is oh-so-heavenly.

It is currently out of production however and it is getting rarer and rarer daily. I have some that I am willing to sell however. Please contact me if anyone is interested in obtaining one for their personal collection.

Some pictures:

And She Was Gone.

2009-03-12T05:56:00.000-07:00

"And She Was Gone"
By Ginger Foutley
from the season 3 episode

She chose to walk alone
Though others wondered why
Refused to look before her,
Kept eyes cast upwards,
Towards the sky.

She didn't have companions
No need for earthly things.
Only wanted freedom,
From what she felt were
Puppet strings.

She longed to be a bird. That she might fly away.
She pitied every blade of grass
For planted they would stay.

She longed to be a flame,
That brightly danced alone.
Felt jealous of the steam
That made the air its only home.

Some say she wished too hard.
Some say she wished too long.
But we awoke one autumn day
To find that she was gone.

Some say she wished too hard.
Some say she wished too long.
But we awoke one autumn day
To find that she was gone.

The trees, they say stood witness.
The sky refused to tell.
But someone who had seen it said
The story played out well.

She spread her arms out wide.
Breathed in the break of dawn.
She just let go of all she held...

And then she was gone.

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-14T03:41:00.000-08:00

Tainted Love by Soft Cell

2009-01-27T01:06:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
From the pain that you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
And I've lost my light
For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night

Chorus
Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Oh...tainted love
Tainted love

Now I know I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
You don't really want any more from me
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
And you think love is to pray
But I'm sorry I don't pray that way

Repeat chorus

Don't touch me please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm going to pack my things and go
Tainted love, tainted love (x2)
Touch me baby, tainted love (x2)
Tainted love (x3)

Review:

This cover by Soft Cell is by far my favorite version of the 1960's classic by Gloria Jones (The second being Marilyn Manson's cover). It speaks of lost love and the change in attitude of the singer towards a former lover (or otherwise).

Although the song was not originally intended to be meant as a song that talked about AIDS, many people drew taht reference when it was released as a bonus track in Soft Cell's album. This was due to the fact that the vocalist for Soft Cell was openly gay and many of their songs were about homosexuality and transvetite-lism (or something).

Analysis of the song:

"Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
From the pain that you drive into the heart of me"

This stanza clearly states the singer's desire to get away from the pain caused by the subject.

Obviously, it about a lover or someone that the singer was close to but not now.

"The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
And I've lost my light
For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night"

This stanza also shows that the singer is in pain with his/her lover. Evident by this line, "The love we share

Seems to go nowhere" it shows that the singer is still with the said subject which means that the singer is contemplating whether being together with the subject is a good choice. The singer is so troubled by this that he/she has lost the freedom and is losing sleep.

"Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Oh...tainted love
Tainted love"

The chorus is about how the singer used to feel toward the subject and how he/she feels now. The lines, "Once I ran to you (I ran) Now I'll run from you" insist so obviously that the singer once did anything for the subject and now hates the subject even to the point of fleeing from it. Ah, at this point, we discover that the singer is male.

"Now I know I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
You don't really want any more from me
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
And you think love is to pray
But I'm sorry I don't pray that way"

He repeats that he wants to leave. The lines, "You don't really want any more from me To make things right You need someone to hold you tight" imply that the person he had loved was being unfaithful. He sings that the subject doesn't want him anymore but needs someone else to "hold it tight". The last few lines shows the singer's insistence that what the subject is doing is not right and he would not stand for it.

Don't touch me please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm going to pack my things and go
Tainted love, tainted love (x2)
Touch me baby, tainted love (x2)
Tainted love (x3)

At this point he is resisting the subject's offer to stay together despite the infidelity. He finally has enough of the farce that he "packs his bags and leave".

Rating:

I totally love this song

8/10

First Post.

2009-01-26T21:43:00.000-08:00

Feather fall,

Night's bright.

Crying child,

Dead tonight.

This is the new shit.

- Amaranth.