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Los Angeles isn’t a city known for its variable weather, but if you live there long enough, you become very sensitive to its various subtleties. (Admittedly, some local phenomena, such as the infamous Santa Ana winds, can have far-from-subtle effects.) The late David Lynch, who spent much of his life in Los Angeles, was more attuned to the phenomenon than most. It was sensitive. At one point, he posted daily YouTube videos that talked about nothing else. In fact, he said almost nothing else. Much of the appeal of his weather forecasts is that 950 of them are available in this playlistin his unpredictable digressions.
In addition to announcing the date (in a slightly unusual form, e.g. “June 1, 2020”), read the temperature in both Fahrenheit and Celsius, mentioned the presence or absence of “blue skies and golden sun,” and occasionally mentioned what Lynch was thinking about that day. “Today I’m thinking about tin cans,” he declared. His weather forecast for October 11, 2020. a few months laterhe was remembering the Percy Faith theme from the Sandra Dee and Troy Donahue vehicle summer placeFor him, it encapsulated the “romantic and wonderful feeling of the 50s” at the end of that decade.
Delivering the weather forecast, Lynch also demonstrated audience awareness, occasionally presenting messages to the audience such as: hand drawn valentine’s day card Or just say thank you for visiting. “What wonderful people you all are who come to check the weather every day.”But As Ali Raz writes, believerSome people view Lynch’s weather forecasts as “not to learn about the weather, but to watch Lynch perform.” This is despite the fact that he doesn’t act like an actor. Instead, he plays himself. ”And he’s been in the format longer than many people realize, starting reporting as a call-in segment on Los Angeles radio station Indie 103.1 FM in 2005, then turning it into a video of his own. Posted on website.
Lynch returned to weather reporting on YouTube during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the stay-at-home environment became popular. His videos inspired some viewers, who perhaps had more time on their hands than usual, to do the hard work of Bible interpretation. One of the users of the David Lynch subreddit He discovered that weather forecasting was key to understanding Lynch’s work. Especially through the idea of “consciousness”. What does it mean to see the world around us? ” In his films, “this is achieved through surrealism, violence, and a general sense of anxiety and menace. But they are a means of the idea of recognition, not its essence.” His Weather The report shows that “consciousness does not have to be achieved through extreme mental states, but can be part of everyday life,” such as when a blue sky or golden sunlight shines down.
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Based in Seoul, Colin Mbemust write and broadcastIt’s about cities, languages and cultures. His projects include the Substack newsletter books about cities and a book Stateless City: A Stroll Through Los Angeles in the 21st Century. Follow him on the social network formerly known as Twitter. @Colinbemust.
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