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i'm counting on something in new york, but should i make a back up vid?

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When I made my video, I wasn't trying to dress as Gloria in the official videos, although looking back it'll kinda seem as if I were trying ... Instead, I just dressed how I dressed every day, and the angle I was going for in my video was supposed to be from my point of view ... As if I were speaking/singing about Gloria, but in a kinda derisive sort of way, as if I knew for a fact that Gloria's saintliness was all just an act she puts on.

All in all, though, I suppose I was myself, Christian, and Gloria rolled into one. :happy:

Which is why I feel like the official videos lost out on an opportunity to show a Gloria who's different from that Western ideal - I feel like Gloria should show her scars, I feel like she should have a hunchback or an eye-patch or a gold tooth, I feel like she shouldn't be conventionally beautiful. Because there's no video for Little Girl, we don't get to see the Gloria who feels fucked-up, the Gloria who fails and falls and walks on broken glass - where is she, and why don't we get to see her?

Y'know, at the Pride parade, there was this one middle-aged guy with a pot-belly, fucking rocking a spandex mini-skirt, and it taught me something - he was doing it because it made him feel good, and it was a fucking joy to see. Beauty is being real. Beauty is letting your appearance be the expression of who you are.

I look forward to seeing many different, glorious Glorias. :)

Fuck yes, man. Fuck yes. That made me tear up. It's so fucking true, and I myself always --- Always --- Wear what I want, speak how I want, and think exactly what I want to think every day of my life. There was a time, before I became a Green Day fan, when I was kinda scared of being me, or I wasn't too sure who I was supposed to be. Their music changed that for me, though. Now I am who I am and I'm not afraid. I'm never afraid.

I wish more girls and guys could feel this way, as well ... It never fails to sadden me when people see me walking down the street and say things like 'I wish I could pull that off!' to me, or to others near them. Fuck that shit. 'Pull it off'? WTF does that even mean?! Just go for it --- Be strong and go for it!

;She slams her fist into the podium several times to get this point across.;

:bunny:

So true. But unfortunately I don't see that happening here, I'm guessing no matter what someone looks like they will still try to look the the Gloria in the videos

That's not what she meant, though --- What she said goes deeper than that. She said she wants to see 'many different and glorious Glorias' ... And that interpretation can be taken any way you like. :)

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Hopfully I will have some time to make a video.. I'll see what I can do ^^ I'd love to participate! :D

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When I made my video, I wasn't trying to dress as Gloria in the official videos, although looking back it'll kinda seem as if I were trying ... Instead, I just dressed how I dressed every day, and the angle I was going for in my video was supposed to be from my point of view ... As if I were speaking/singing about Gloria, but in a kinda derisive sort of way, as if I knew for a fact that Gloria's saintliness was all just an act she puts on.

Fuck yes, man. Fuck yes. That made me tear up. It's so fucking true, and I myself always --- Always --- Wear what I want, speak how I want, and think exactly what I want to think every day of my life. There was a time, before I became a Green Day fan, when I was kinda scared of being me, or I wasn't too sure who I was supposed to be. Their music changed that for me, though. Now I am who I am and I'm not afraid. I'm never afraid.

I wish more girls and guys could feel this way, as well ... It never fails to sadden me when people see me walking down the street and say things like 'I wish I could pull that off!' to me, or to others near them. Fuck that shit. 'Pull it off'? WTF does that even mean?! Just go for it --- Be strong and go for it!

I don't think Gloria's saintliness is an act. 'She is the saint on all the sinners/ the one that's fallen through the cracks' - that line is saying that in all of the 'sinners' is the place where once they dreamed of beautiful things, where their optimism was boundless, where they had the capacity to believe in something great. For so many of them, it's fallen through the cracks - life beat them down, cynicism bit them hard, and they don't go to that place anymore, but it still lives in them, somewhere, waiting to be called. Gloria holds on to that place, fights for it - and fuckit I love when the chorus belts in, cheerleading her, telling her to fight on - 'don't put away your burning light'.

As to you and the people who see you - fuckit, the great thing is that they see you. The example of one free person is a great gift to the consciousness of others - so, maybe today they go 'I wish I could be like that', but some tomorrow, they realize that they can. :)

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I don't think Gloria's saintliness is an act. 'She is the saint on all the sinners/ the one that's fallen through the cracks' - that line is saying that in all of the 'sinners' is the place where once they dreamed of beautiful things, where their optimism was boundless, where they had the capacity to believe in something great. For so many of them, it's fallen through the cracks - life beat them down, cynicism bit them hard, and they don't go to that place anymore, but it still lives in them, somewhere, waiting to be called. Gloria holds on to that place, fights for it - and fuckit I love when the chorus belts in, cheerleading her, telling her to fight on - 'don't put away your burning light'.

As to you and the people who see you - fuckit, the great thing is that they see you. The example of one free person is a great gift to the consciousness of others - so, maybe today they go 'I wish I could be like that', but some tomorrow, they realize that they can. :)

Interesting, I never thought of it that way before! Not sure I agree, either, but, well ... That's probably because I'm one of those very people that's fallen through those cracks, haha!

I'm extremely cynical and not very optimistic about life in general, ever, not even when I'm having the time of my life. Strange, but that's just how I survive ... I used to be so hopeful all the time, but it just wasn't worth it. Things don't work out often enough to live in that hopeful place all the time. I'd rather be cynical and pleasantly surprised when something actually goes right, heh.

And hey, isn't the line, 'She is the saint of all the sinners' ...? :o That's how I've always heard/sang it! :o

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Interesting, I never thought of it that way before! Not sure I agree, either, but, well ... That's probably because I'm one of those very people that's fallen through those cracks, haha!

I'm extremely cynical and not very optimistic about life in general, ever, not even when I'm having the time of my life. Strange, but that's just how I survive ... I used to be so hopeful all the time, but it just wasn't worth it. Things don't work out often enough to live in that hopeful place all the time. I'd rather be cynical and pleasantly surprised when something actually goes right, heh.

And hey, isn't the line, 'She is the saint of all the sinners' ...? :o That's how I've always heard/sang it! :o

It's how it is in the lyrics book, and I like it - it's like the shining over all of what seems to be broken, it abides. Cynicism is just hope with its guard up - the thing about Gloria is that she doesn't shield herself, she takes her licks and she goes on.

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I have a plan... :shifty:

albeit dangerous and probably illegal. But it would look cool!

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I have a plan... :shifty:

albeit dangerous and probably illegal. But it would look cool!

Elaborate, please. :D

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I have a plan... :shifty:

albeit dangerous and probably illegal. But it would look cool!

Sounds interesting.. :shifty: Now I'm getting curious.

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Elaborate, please. :D

Sounds interesting.. :shifty: Now I'm getting curious.

Won't reveal too much here but it would involve fire and night time darkness. PM if you really wanna know

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If I do try to be like Gloria in my video, I've decided I'm not going to dress up in the exact clothes she has or straighten my hair or anything like that. I guess what I'll do is try to reflect what my own personal image of Gloria is, which is probably more like myself than the one in the videos, even though I thought she was a pretty good Gloria. My image is a positive person hanging onto her beliefs and holding the torch even though she's been through a lot of crap, she's found a home in all her scars and ammuntion. I don't exactly think there's a certain way she has to look. She could look really pretty one day and then not so pretty the next day, like we all do, but she's always beautiful because that's who she is inside, even if she does make mistakes sometimes. Okay, I'll shut up before I go into an even bigger ramble. :lol:

I still haven't managed to record my video since that policeman interfered :mad:

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I still haven't managed to record my video since that policeman interfered :mad:

omg that sounds so badass! :lol:

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lol, everyone's going illegal for this one :lol:

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OMG! i want too! but i dont have a video recorder :(

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lol, everyone's going illegal for this one :lol:

a lot of rebelious glorias :shifty:

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i'm counting on something in new york, but should i make a back up vid?

I'd say yeah! Why not? The New York video will hopefully be a big group thing, so if you do something individually it might have it's own place in Katie's final edit...

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I think someone should record all of these videos in a DVD and give them to St. Billie or something...

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I think someone should record all of these videos in a DVD and give them to St. Billie or something...

Or.. somehow manage to put another article of these on GDA, posting links of every GDC collab video. Then GD.com might post it on their site, and then Billie might see it. Idk. :lol:

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Or.. somehow manage to put another article of these on GDA, posting links of every GDC collab video. Then GD.com might post it on their site, and then Billie might see it. Idk. :lol:

well yeah! that's easier!

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I was looking for my 2nd location today in town and actually found a pretty good one :shifty:

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I recorded mine today and have just uploaded it. I mounted my camera on the dashboard of my car but watching it back the journey was bumpier than I expected!

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I was looking for my 2nd location today in town and actually found a pretty good one :shifty:

Sounds very interesting, Hannah.. :shifty:

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Sounds very interesting, Hannah.. :shifty:

It's dirty. :shifty:

well the real meaning of dirty...not the dirty dirty

:lol:

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It's dirty. :shifty:

well the real meaning of dirty...not the dirty dirty

:lol:

Good you put more explanation in the spoiler, I was getting other ideas at first :lol: Looking forward to see your video, or well, parts of it in the final thing.

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naww I really want to go to the beach to film part of my video there during sunset, but I can't find anyone who's willing to go with me to help me film :( (which isn't that weird considering it's more than an hour away by bike or 40 minutes by bus (or 20-30 min by car, but I wouldn't really want any parents with me anyway) and it's COLD outside, but still)

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