So
this is it. I created my personal web site. My name is Barry Hubert and I’m
going to expose my complete essence in here by sharing my ideas about two of my
greatest passions. Music and Films. Oh
yeah, this site is not about soundtracks. I am
making this clear because the website’s name is somehow misguiding. The truth
is that I don’t care about soundtracks. I care about movies and I care about
records. So, the whole point of this web site is to find people that share my
taste, that like the same movies that I like, and dig the same music. I don’t
think it’s going to be that difficult. After all, this internet thing is so
huge and free that one can do anything one pleases.
Now to the big question. Why should any of you bother to read my most
intimate thoughts about life and art? Well, you shouldn’t. I’m so selfish
myself, that I wouldn’t care if any of you don’t come back here. But for
those 2 or 3 people that can go on, read what I have to say, and even mail me
back with some thoughts of their own, good or evil, then I’ll be content.
Theoretically, I am not lonely. I let you
know this, because many of you might jump into some low conclusion that this
website is a cry for help, a movement for compassion and a possible
relationship. I’m not that desperate. I think I have my own thoughts about
what life is about and I reckon I know that all the things I do, and you do,
have some point in this miserable world. Many books are written, many films have
been shot, many records have been crafted and yet everybody is doing it.
Everybody is trying to find the meaning of what we call life. Nobody gets it and
nobody will ever get it. That’s the whole essence of it all. But during the
process, we have a hell of a time. The
rules are set. Not by us nor by our ancestors. It goes far back in the history
of humanity. What’s the point in it? What are we looking for? Are we
constantly looking for a way to fuck our brains out? Are we looking for “Love”
? Well, practically yes. It’s a logical goal and most of the time works quite
well. We get our hearts broken, we get other people’s hearts broken, we get
horny, we get laid. In the end, what is left, is a story to brag or is there
more in the whole package? I’m beginning to think, that there is. One my
heroes, mr. Woody Allen, is trying to get it. This poor bastard is totally
exposing his being in films that everybody can see. Is it a right thing to do ?
Apparently yes, and I thank him for that. But we need more than that. We need
insurance that everything’s going to be OK, when in fact it’s not. We need a
solid road to travel, without compromises and sell-outs. Do we get to have
something as utopian as this? Definitely not. So we use substitutes. And one of
these substitutes is art. Fucking Art.
I can’t define art. I know it’s there, and I love using it. I love listening to good music, I love watching a great film by a great director and I love reading a brilliant book. But, what good does that do for me? Firstly, it get me laid, so we go back to the previous paragraph and circle and circle and circle. But we need to draw a line. I have a lot of friends, a few of them are fantastic. I consider them to be my personal assistance and the best listeners. I don’t have a woman by my side this time of year. I’m in love though. I’ve started this web-site and haven’t told a thing to any of my friends. I will not reveal my real name, and I will not reveal the country I come from. I will not let them know that this is me writing this crap and I’m certainly not going to advertise. If I am lucky, they will discover it by surfing the net, but that’s wishful thinking. I don’t even have a clue in how I’ll make this website known to people. Hopefully it will pass from e-mail to e-mail, but even if it doesn’t, I couldn’t care less. It’s not a big deal for me, and sure beats a shrink’s couch. Not to mention cheaper. The first thing I’ve included in my site is a list of my favourite movies of all time. I know that many movies that you might consider classic are missing, but I’m no superman, I haven’t seen all of them. Patience is a virtue, they say. If you’ve come so far, drop me a line and tell me what you think. I hope that I can update this site 3 times a week with big articles, thoughts, record reviews, movie reviews and anything that I might find interesting. You can do that too, you know.
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Barry Hubert