Gen's retreat

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Hey, guys!

Is anyone familiar with the Drifters' song "Up on the Roof" ? I've been listening to it (again and again) lately, and it's perfect for Gen, or Gen and Eddis, or Gen and his mom.

Here's the link, and the lyrics.

Imagine a slide show of roof scenes from the books playing during the song....


.... it might make you want to sway to the music.



(sorry, I'm not very adept at computer sketches...)

What role does the roof play in QT? It seems to be a place that Gen can escape to (or use as an escape route) throughout the books, and it even plays a similar role for Eddis in that one scene of CoK. And then there's the whole Costis/Gen/Eugenides-the-god scene in KoA...

Comments

[theorangethief.livejournal.com]

I just can't stop playing "Sosban Fach" over and over again ever since my friend was playing a Cerys Matthews CD (and I was all like "It's the saucepan song!!!") Now I can switch it out for this so thanks for postin' this! (Welsh is good for the soul...In moderation)

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Ha, liberated socks! Awesome. :)

I do love that song, I have for a long time. But they look like they just may be singing "We are the Champions". Ok, so, Sophos, Eddis, Gen, Attolia, and...Costis???

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha! That's great! But that's what we always get from you...great stuff!

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

No problem! Thanks for the Welsh tips.

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Ok, so maybe Costis made a surprise visit from Wherever-the-heck-he-is because he really like whatever song they're singing???? ... I realized after I drew him that the Magus might fit in a little better. :S

Ha, you're right, but they ARE the champions.

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you! :)

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Yes, and THIS SONG ROCKS! :D

[elle-winters.livejournal.com]

LOL! (:

The song is awesome and of course the visual!!

[booksrgood4u.livejournal.com]

I just finished "Howl's Moving Castle," I had never read it before - now I know what you were talking about when you mentioned the saucepan song!
*feels very informed and in-the know*

[booksrgood4u.livejournal.com]

What do you mean you're not very good a computer sketches??! This is very funny, I love Costis in particular!

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

:) Thanks, Elle!

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Ehh... I just can't do details, and I don't have as much control...

Thanks! I'm sure he loves you, too. :)

[booksrgood4u.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he loves you, too. :)

LOL! Don't say that too loud, I don't need half of the population of Sounis descending on my head to tell me that Costis is THEIRS!

P.S. I just noticed that Sophos is blushing - so in charachter :)

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Well, I have absolutely no authority to say so, but you should wear a helmet anyways. :)