(holy shit I've seen this film! image from IMDb)
In thinking about a show about talent, I have been wondering if anyone has ever called me talented. Not whether I have talents - I don't think I do - but have I been called talented at anything?
Probably not. Talent is a word that seems to be reserved for a particular skill, like at sports or with me. "He's a talented quarterback." "He's a talented guitarist." I'm neither - not am I particularly talented at anything, really. My wife might say, "He's an adequate cook," which means I follow recipes faithfully. I don't sing or play music or sports.
The thing I guess I do is deejay, but even then, I'm not what most people think of as a deejay, which is a person who spins records (or whatever) at a club. The word "deejay" - or D.J. - means "disc jockey" & certainly many club deejays do that as well as many radio deejays. But club deejays - especially those who play a continuous mix of music - actually need some skill to beat match. A radio deejay like myself - & yes, some club deejays have radio shows too - but a radio deejay like myself just plays one song after the other. In general, I just play stuff I like, so it's not too hard for me to pick a song that follows a song I like. I don't think any talent is involved & indeed I train people to do it all the time.
This week's show then is a show about talent from someone who has never been called talented. Not to say I am not talented in something - who am I to say? - just that no one's ever said I was talented in anything.
PS the only thing I remember about the movie above is that thing CinemaSins is always referring to: "How's the peeping, Tommy?"
Probably not. Talent is a word that seems to be reserved for a particular skill, like at sports or with me. "He's a talented quarterback." "He's a talented guitarist." I'm neither - not am I particularly talented at anything, really. My wife might say, "He's an adequate cook," which means I follow recipes faithfully. I don't sing or play music or sports.
The thing I guess I do is deejay, but even then, I'm not what most people think of as a deejay, which is a person who spins records (or whatever) at a club. The word "deejay" - or D.J. - means "disc jockey" & certainly many club deejays do that as well as many radio deejays. But club deejays - especially those who play a continuous mix of music - actually need some skill to beat match. A radio deejay like myself - & yes, some club deejays have radio shows too - but a radio deejay like myself just plays one song after the other. In general, I just play stuff I like, so it's not too hard for me to pick a song that follows a song I like. I don't think any talent is involved & indeed I train people to do it all the time.
This week's show then is a show about talent from someone who has never been called talented. Not to say I am not talented in something - who am I to say? - just that no one's ever said I was talented in anything.
PS the only thing I remember about the movie above is that thing CinemaSins is always referring to: "How's the peeping, Tommy?"
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