dreams of yore are nothing more than a chilled mischievous smile

[dragonladyflame]

Sudden Poll! Break my heart. Recommend a song, a story, a novel, a poem, an article, a website. Tell a heartrending anecdote. Film is acceptable, but not my preferred format. Bonus points if I cry

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[wyrm_chris]

Tell a heartrending anecdote.I first meet him (his proper name is Lukas. In this crude language, you might as well call him Luke) in what goes as Elementary School in Austria. It's hate on first sight. I'm the tall, skinny kid. He's the short, bulky one, at a time in which being slightly oversized is not yet the social norm but an aberration

[wyrm_chris]

Once his military service is over, we really lose touch. He attends university in Graz, I'm far away in Wiener Neustadt. We don't get to see each other more often than once a year

[dragonladyflame]

Wow ... I think what gets me about your story is the image of you two calmly discussing how to stat Death in nWoD. I guess part of my reaction is that I can relate so strongly, but it's such an esoteric hobbyist thing to do, it makes your story feel so real to me. Thank you.

[wyrm_chris]

You're welcome. :)

It was also a darn brave thing to do. There's noone else I could think of who might have the composure to calmly discuss gaming stuff on death's bed. It's incredible. At the time it happened, it was a totally surreal experience for me.

[eladria]

The saddest song I know of is Brad Paisley and Allison Krause, Whiskey Lullaby. Once you get past the twang, it really is a sad story.

[jonathankorman]

Three heartbreaking film recommendations:

Find yourself the strange, uneven 1987 film Aria, and go to the chapter for Franc Roddam's adaptation of Der Liebestod. (You may want to check out Julian Temple's adaptation of Rigoletto to cheer yourself up.)

Find yourself the strange, beautiful 1992 film Baraka, and watch the “Calcutta Foragers/Homeless” chapter. (You may want to check out the rest of the film to cheer yourself up.)

Find yourself the crushingly depressing Atom Egoyan film The Sweet Hereafter and watch the whole damned thing. You have to commit to making it to the scene where he interviews the bus driver. (You may want to drink a fifth of bourbon after that one.)

One book recommendation:

Derrick Jensen's thick tome of cultural criticism The Culture of Make Believe. Don't show this book to anyone with access to nuclear codes or dangerous biotechnology, as it may make them despondent enough to try to exterminate the entire human race.

[jonathankorman]

One more: Cold Missouri Waters from the album titled ... I kid you not ... Cry Cry Cry.

[dragonladyflame]

:laugh: I depend on you to cite a cultural criticism tome as a heartbreaker.

[ejgrgunner]

Heartbreaking book: And the Band Played. Maybe you've read it already... but I don't think I've ever read a book that broke my heart so many times and in so many ways.

Heartbreaking song: "Vacant" by Dream Theater. Pretty, and moving by itself... but supposedly the songwriter wrote about dealing with his mother with Alzheimer's, which makes it heart breaking.

Heartbreaking TV episode: "On the Beach" (ER Season 8, Episode 21). This episode makes me bawl uncontrollably. Every time.

[dragonladyflame]

You're always good for song context. :smile: As we learned from "Leila". Which, for the record, still makes me think of you every single time I hear it.

[joaniechachi]

"Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin has made me cry pretty much every time since I was about 11. Similarly, "Circle Game" by Joni Mitchell. Effect is doubled if I attempt to sing along. (And I learned them both first at a summer camp, so.)

[joaniechachi]

Oh, and now that I have my computer back, I can look for the ones I couldn't remember the names to before:

"The Last Trip Home" by The Battlefield Band
"Lady Margaret" by Cassie Franklin

If you can't find them, I can hook you up. =)