While the. sexuality relating stuff of Fun Home doesn't hit a lot of Alison Bechdel's weird relationship with her dad did, and. consdiering the last conversation I remember having with him (which was. Not a good one) happened in a car. well.
"Make this not the past This car ride This is where it has to happen! There must be some other chances There's a moment I'm forgetting Where you tell me you see me"
watching this particular song being performed was. one of the most wonderful and horrible things for me because of how its staged and it's gorgeous and I...always forget that Edges Of The World is the song following it until spotify reminds me which. is. Very Him so that's. hard.
And I started the day listening to It All Comes Back and. Remembering that my first exposure to Fun Home was watching a bootleg and having to stop after this song because the staging - Bruce with the silver and lace - along with how he talks about them were so dad and I almost wish I could still find a video of that song on YT for that reason.
"This is linen! Gorgeous Irish linen! See how I can tell? Right here, this floating thread, you see That’s what makes it damask And the weight, the weight, this drape! And the pattern, crisp and clear! See how it’s made from matte and shine? It’s tattered here, but all the rest— How beautiful! How fine!"
(I mean. along with the 'caption: my dad and I were exactly a like. Caption: My dad and I were nothing alike. My dad and I - My dad and I -' that closes that song, y e a h)
This car ride
This is where it has to happen!
There must be some other chances
There's a moment I'm forgetting
Where you tell me you see me"
"This is linen! Gorgeous Irish linen!
See how I can tell?
Right here, this floating thread, you see
That’s what makes it damask
And the weight, the weight, this drape!
And the pattern, crisp and clear!
See how it’s made from matte and shine?
It’s tattered here, but all the rest—
How beautiful! How fine!"
...I could literally hear Dad in that.