This Is This

Wendy at http://wenders.vox.com

When Cliff asked me to write a post for This Is This while he’s on holiday, my first reaction was to feel extremely flattered. I love this blog. I wouldn’t have my own if it weren’t for this one.
 
My flatteredness was clearly obvious. I’m not ashamed to admit there was actual squealing. His response was a quizzical, “really?”. Now, as I’m starting to try and put a post together, I understand his scepticism. It suddenly feels like a HUGE responsibility. Thanks for nothing, fucker.
 
I mean who else does this? Well, other bloggers, yes. But what if artists did it? Or musicians?
 
For example, imagine Leonardo da Vinci had popped off for a couple of weeks while he was painting The Last Supper. Eager for his work to continue in his absence, what if he’d called on his old mucker Picasso (I know, I know) to hold the brush? Imagine the questions we’d be asking about said masterpiece now. Instead of debating whether the figure on Christ’s right is John or Mary Magdalene, we might be saying…
 
“Why’s that bird’s nose on sideways?”
“What are you talking about, dumbass? It’s a bloke”
 
Or, right, Alanis Morissette. She seems like a girl with a lot on her mind. Although I’m sure a lot of it ends up on paper, I’ll be she needs a break from writing some of the time. Who’d stand in for her? How about Arctic Monkeys? Same initials, so there’s a connection already. How might Unsent have turned out?
 
Dear Terence, I love you muchly.
You’ve been nothing but open hearted,
And emotionally available and supportive,
And nurturing, and consummately there for me.
And what a scummy man
Just give him half a chance
I bet he’ll rob yer if he can
Can see it in his eyes,
Yeah, that he’s got a driving ban
Amongst some other offences
 
Hmm. Not so much.
 
So, Cliff. Happy to keep your seat warm for a day, but come back soon, yeah?

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