X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,132abfbf93b3e2e9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-12 20:52:06 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!paloalto-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!enews.sgi.com!news-peer-west.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!look.ca!brick.direct.ca!brie.direct.ca.POSTED!not-for-mail Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: llizard Lines: 120 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4o81vtsaajvivh3j57lvufg5lv2gj3c23c@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 20:49:21 PST NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.154.31.119 Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Organization: via Internetdirect, Canada; zone 6A (or is it 5b?) References: <3BECAC4B.3B73BA5F@gtcom.net> <3BEDF005.9A7C6BE6@gtcom.net> <3BF05105.16F95D30@gtcom.net> Reply-To: llizard@idirct.ca Subject: Re: Krogg's sig (was "Re: smelly old fart") X-Complaints-To: abuse@look.ca X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 X-Trace: brie.direct.ca 1005626961 216.154.31.119 (Mon, 12 Nov 2001 20:49:21 PST) Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 23:52:03 -0500 Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:10158 Krogg wrote: >Taliszanna wrote: >> >> On Sat, 10 Nov 2001, Krogg wrote: >> [snip] >> > |"""""<`.THE PRINCE ,'>"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""| >> > | `.`/""""""\,',' my sig is too big, | >> > |SEE HIS ( / \ \' SEE HIS but its really cool. | >> > | FACE \/<> <>\/ SMILE | >> > | / W \ Visit my ascii art site: | >> > | ,'\_|||||_/`. http://www.gtcom.net/~krogg/ascii/ | >> > | ,',' ||| `.`. krogg.no.to.spam@gtcom.net | >> > |____<,' TIME TO DIE `.>____Remove no.to.spam to reply____| >> >> "The Prince" above, what is that a reference to? >> > >The stylised skull is my own invention,but the words were originaly >the chorus from a Diamond Head song,"The Prince",what was later >covered by Metalica. > >The song is about the classic story where someone sells thier soul >to the devil for riches,or fame.Infact the song itself spells out >the contract in a very blunt way.Its best read outloud,sans the >chourus. > >... > >Now I see his face, I see his smile. >Such a lonely place, no golden mile. >Eyes tell of morbid tales, of his black heart. >His deeds through ages past tell of his part. [snip] >I was born a fool, don't want to stay that way. >Devil take my soul, with diamonds you repay. >I don't care for heaven, so don't you look for me to cry. >And I will burn in hell, from the day I die. > >See his face, see his smile. >Time to die, o-oh, no-oh, no. > >... > >The chorus is the erie end to the whole thing,that last >moment when The Prince appears again to collect his payment. That is pretty amazing and scary poetry. This girl is not sleeping; I was trying to depict her as being overcome with the tragedy of the poor fool who has sold his soul. _____ (((\\\\\ )_ \\\| / \\|\/ \\( ), & \) ( (( |` \\ ))) _ | \` __| ` | , \ ` , \ | \ ,\ , \ ' \/ \_ \/ \ `_,`-._ ` \ ejm / `-. _ \ ` / ,`. \ === / '== =`. | ==== / | === ` / /========= / | / , /______| / , ======== __-' | = === / ,======= ' - -- ( \ \ \ ` \ ` \ ` \_____ \ / ` _/ / '-- ' ____ (((\\\\\ | _\\\\ (((\\| \| \) ), & |` \\(( _ | \`)))| ` | , \ ` , \ | \ ,\ , \ ' \/ \_ \/ \ `_,`-._ ` \ ejm / `-. _ \ ` / ,`. \ === / '== =`. | ==== / | === ` / /========= / | / , /______| / , ======== __-' | = === / ,======= ' - -- ( \ \ \ ` \ ` \ ` \_____ \ / ` _/ / '-- ' -- llizard aka ejm ==%^7^^^7^^ llizard@idirec+.ca ASCII-art & ASCII-animation www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/ascii-art/ NOTE: If you are e-mailing and hit the reply button, add an "e" to "idirct"; its absence is to stop the torment of automatic mailers.