Rohan Quine's Blog, page 12
March 14, 2013
22. “No enchantment without ordeal”
Oh, that Dark Summer, soaked...
22. “No enchantment without ordeal”
Oh, that Dark Summer, soaked in Ecstasy and petrol fumes, semen and sweat, while the music pumped relentless through the warmth of the air around the corners of the buildings and the flashbulbs popped—till the alcoholic glamour of the white and yellow lights streaking by you through the night swerved down into red-shift and gorgeous splintered-metal smells of sex-drenched death…
The Video-Book version of this mini-chapter 22 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/vbooks/vbook22.php
The Audio-Book version of this mini-chapter 22 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/abooks/abook22.php
Mini-synopsis of this mini-chapter 22:
Jaymi tunes in to the transsexual Angel, taking a lurid and detailed tour of the darkness, poison and sensuality of his nature, and seeing his embattled upbringing here in Asbury Park, his past work as a street whore and then his marked rise in power as Lucan’s long-term partner.
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March 13, 2013
21. “Angel’s wings in the dive-bar”
One cherry garnishes a...
21. “Angel’s wings in the dive-bar”
One cherry garnishes a brown-brimming cocktail glass, handed out by Flames to one who cuts in from somewhere, passing Kev without obstruction—a dark-eyed Latino boy of maybe twenty-one, whose spiteful sleek depraved face radiates decadence and damage from its sharp beauty.
The Video-Book version of this mini-chapter 21 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/vbooks/vbook21.php
The Audio-Book version of this mini-chapter 21 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/abooks/abook21.php
Mini-synopsis of this mini-chapter 21:
During the bonhomie at Downstairs, during which Jaymi keeps himself carefully in the shadows, the group is joined by Angel Deon, while Damian deals drugs from a pungent men’s room.
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March 12, 2013
20. “Paranoia by the wire-netting fence”
The impression is not...
20. “Paranoia by the wire-netting fence”
The impression is not one of frailty, however, but of brutality and wiriness. I see that in the shadows, by his right leg, he is holding a small hand-gun, and I step back off the porch, pulling Alaia with me.
The Video-Book version of this mini-chapter 20 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/vbooks/vbook20.php
The Audio-Book version of this mini-chapter 20 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/abooks/abook20.php
Mini-synopsis of this mini-chapter 20:
Kev drives them in the gang’s Cadillac to pick up the grim-mannered Damian West, who also saw the broadcast but will likewise follow Lucan’s lead in being discreet about their presence.
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March 11, 2013
19. “Flames, Lucan, Kev”
The Cadillac glides to a standstill...
19. “Flames, Lucan, Kev”
The Cadillac glides to a standstill beside Flames. Still looking from me to Alaia, the man in the passenger’s seat smiles, slowly, and his smile spells trouble, violence, sex and danger.
The Video-Book version of this mini-chapter 19 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/vbooks/vbook19.php
The Audio-Book version of this mini-chapter 19 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/abooks/abook19.php
Mini-synopsis of this mini-chapter 19:
Defying Jason’s instructions not to show their faces outside the Metropolitan, Jaymi and Alaia sneak out into town, where they meet the wired Flames Alleyne, the piggish Kev Banton and their leader on these streets, Lucan Abayomi. These all saw the broadcast this evening, but Jaymi establishes dominance over Lucan by hypnotic means, ensuring that Lucan and his gang will be discreet about Jaymi’s and Alaia’s presence here. Lucan suggests they both come along to a dive-bar named Downstairs.
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March 10, 2013
18. “The warm dome of smile”
I glance back upward at what a...
18. “The warm dome of smile”
I glance back upward at what a flight of ecstasy she and I just created, and am filled with a glow of warmth for this brilliant and beautiful woman whose gaze meets mine.
The Video-Book version of this mini-chapter 18 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/vbooks/vbook18.php
The Audio-Book version of this mini-chapter 18 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/abooks/abook18.php
Mini-synopsis of this mini-chapter 18:
Jaymi and Alaia return to earth and the studio, and speak with Marc on the phone about the success of the broadcast, which was watched by an estimated thirty million viewers in the U.S. alone.
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March 9, 2013
The film called “ALAIA 34”, embedded on the title page of the...
The film called “ALAIA 34”, embedded on the title page of the E-Book’s Part I (which comprises mini-chapters 1-17)
This film is at http://www.rohanquine.com/video-books-films/part-i
In it are coloured shadows for Part I as a whole, being just one lens’s suggestion of Alaia Danielle and Jaymi Peek.
Its audio/text is at http://www.rohanquine.com/video-books-films/part-i/film-audio-text (and comprises an extract from mini-chapter 34 “Big Bang: song of death”).
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March 8, 2013
17. “Sound & Vision”
Here it is, then, Sound &...
17. “Sound & Vision”
Here it is, then, Sound & Vision…
The Video-Book version of this mini-chapter 17 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/vbooks/vbook17.php
The Audio-Book version of this mini-chapter 17 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/abooks/abook17.php
Mini-synopsis of this mini-chapter 17:
Technical wizardry combines with Alaia’s inspired wordless vocals and Jaymi’s most actively hypnotic gaze, to create an indescribably beautiful and powerful audio-visual explosion just as spectacular as Marc has promised the public, calculated to sweep each viewer along through an intense whirlwind tour of the most primal and highly-charged scenes at the core of his or her own private imagination.
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March 7, 2013
16. “Ready for our close-up”
He would have the right stuff as an...
16. “Ready for our close-up”
He would have the right stuff as an astronaut, I think. I could also imagine him walking over with authoritative calm to take the gun out of a gunman’s hand.
The Video-Book version of this mini-chapter 16 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/vbooks/vbook16.php
The Audio-Book version of this mini-chapter 16 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/abooks/abook16.php
Mini-synopsis of this mini-chapter 16:
Evelyn introduces Jaymi and Alaia to the facility’s broadcast engineer, Rik Chambers, who is also her boyfriend. Jaymi and Alaia settle into their adjacent rooms; then soon the four of them are in the studio. Communicating with a playout team in New York, Rik positions Jaymi and Alaia in front of some high-tech audio-visual equipment, prepares them and psychs them up into calm and focus to go live on air.
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March 6, 2013
15. “Evelyn’s tour of the ghost town”
A road sign tells me this...
15. “Evelyn’s tour of the ghost town”
A road sign tells me this is Ocean Avenue, and there indeed is an ocean. Coincidence? I think not.
The Video-Book version of this mini-chapter 15 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/vbooks/vbook15.php
The Audio-Book version of this mini-chapter 15 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/abooks/abook15.php
Mini-synopsis of this mini-chapter 15:
Evelyn drives them around Asbury Park, which she herself has much affection for, having grown up there; and they enter the Metropolitan.
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March 5, 2013
14. “The smashed violin”
I slip my vision out of her and open my...
14. “The smashed violin”
I slip my vision out of her and open my eyes. That was dangerously addictive, but I’m not going to spy on her again, because I promised her I wouldn’t. That was the last time.
The Video-Book version of this mini-chapter 14 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/vbooks/vbook14.php
The Audio-Book version of this mini-chapter 14 is at
http://www.rohanquine.com/ebooks/abooks/abook14.php
Mini-synopsis of this mini-chapter 14:
In the van Jaymi tunes in briefly to Alaia, catching her apprehension at this big live performance and then her determination to nail it, before he sinks into ominous half-asleep memories and apprehensions.
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