Boy, they don't make plastic like they used to. Have you ever heard someone say that? Like NEVER! But I did hear it muttered recently and thought, wow I'll never hear that probably ever again. I also learned this week that some people sent their kids this summer to "Violin Camp". I'd never heard of a Violin Camp before. I can picture it being super fancy. The kids might wear dressy clothes, no tank tops, and flip-flops. And imagine the fun swanky snacks they're served? An endless supply of Snapple in glass bottles. No cheap O freeze pops, but expensive Popsicles. For desserts, each kid with their ice cream gets a bottle of Magic Shell. One table probably has just gourmet chocolates and Sushi. If I find out that they serve things wrapped in bacon, I'm going to apply for a counselor position next summer. At the camps, I attended we had pretzel sticks and orange slices for snacks and perhaps a pitcher of orange kool-aid. The instructors moved us around with cattle prods. Don't get me wrong I love the violin, I just didn't realize they had a special camp. Can you name one well know violin player? Not me either. Can you name any famous harmonica players? Most could. Off the top of my head, I'd say Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan. I would love to attend a Harmonica camp. I'll admit I hang out with a more harmonica crowd than a violin crowd. If I showed up at my buddies get together and pulled out a violin they'd give me a load of crap. But if I hauled out a harmonica they'd say "Go at it, Boxcar Willie". Where I grew up I'd be afraid to let kids know if I attended a Violin Camp. My Uncle Bob when I was growing up had six boys who would have beat the heck out of me if I bragged about attending Violin Camp. Heck, I spent part of my youth up a tree to stay safe from them after they heard I played dodgeball in school. (They claimed dodgeball was a sissy game. I was told at their school they played dodge rocks. Yep, you think movies like Halloween and Friday the 13th are scary. That's nothing compared to an afternoon with those cousins.) I think if you have a kid that plays violin you need to give it a badass vibe. Perhaps a few questionable tattoos. How about a hand tattoo? A couple of funky earrings? Getting a Mohawk haircut is not off the table. What games would violin camp attendees play during breaks? Perhaps "Ring Around the Tesla" or "Pin the Tail on the Au Pair"? I am a music lover, I just was curious when I head about Violin Camp. Oh those ruff-neck cousins grew up and I ran into them at a wedding. I was surprised how good of dancers they all were. I asked my Uncle about it and he laughed and said: "I think those six boys always waiting to get in the bathroom helped them develop some good moves."
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Gif 1: Gail and Colt are in Gail's trailer. Gail is sitting on a chair with various movie items behind her, and Colt is across from her on the couch, a bright light shining in his face. Gail says, "That's just the entertainment," and wiggles her fingers. "That's like the…" Here she brings the fingers of each hand together with the thumbs and rubs them while making it look like she's tasting something. "Like the sexy bacon." The camera switches to Colt, who imitates her hand motion and asks, "What is this?" while she continues off screen, "You know? It's like dogs." The camera shows Gail again: "You gotta wrap the message" (while making wrapping motions and brings her hands quickly together) "in some sexy bacon."
Gif 2: Colt stands in Ryder's bedroom while Ryder's girlfriend Iggy Starr sits on the bed. Iggy says, "You're never gonna get in looking like a povo." Colt asks, "What's a povo?" She replies matter-of-factly, "A poor person, like you." "Oh." Colt nods. "Cool."
Gif 3: A split screen showing close-ups of Jody and Colt talking on the phone, facing each other through the split. Jody is wearing a long-fingered and long-nailed costume alien hand. She rubs her face with it and then places it as a fist under her chin. For the rest of the gif, she lightly strokes her eyebrow with the alien thumbnail. It looks ridiculous. Meanwhile Colt is saying, "But what do we know, right? 'Cause all we know at this point is that the cowboy likes the alien." He pauses. "Does the alien like the cowboy?" Jody replies, "She's on the fence."
Gif 4: Colt is kneeling on a sidewalk and petting a dog that is off-screen. In front of him, Alma is saying, "This one's got a command where he'll bite people in the balls--" Colt cuts her off while standing up and holding out his hand, "Yeah yeah yeah we know--" The camera shifts to show Alma looking down at the dog and starting to say forcefully, "Attaque," but she trails off as Colt finishes standing and is quickly protesting, "No no don't don't don't."
Gif 5: Closeup of Jody sitting at a bar while people talk and dance in the background. She's looking into the middle distance. As she picks up her drink and takes a sip through the straw, she says, "It's fine, it's fine," and shrugs. She puts the drink down and continues, "He can do whatever he wants. He's an adult human male and he should do as he pleases, he should just--" she pauses to pop a large crunchy candy in her mouth, and with her mouth full continues, "you know, go his own way." She shrugs and pops in another candy.
Gif 6: Looking over Jody's shoulder, we see Gail from the waist up, looking a bit unhinged. This is partly because the wind is blowing her hair all over the place, but also because she is making exaggerated movements while talking. She stands in front of an open van, holding a case similar to those in the background. She says to Jody, "Darling, calm down. Just come with me, we don't need all this ✨ toxic masculinity ✨."