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Hotel California
Hotel California
Germaine


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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: State Street at Mason
Date: Mar 23, 2008
Galleries: Digital Art, Overlays
Date Uploaded: Mar 23, 2008

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Comments: 5
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 On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place (background)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year
Any time of year (background)
You can find it here
You can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany twisted
She's got the Mercedes bends
She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
That she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard
Sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember
Some dance to forget

So I called up the Captain
'Please bring me my wine'
He said
'We haven't had that spirit here since 1969'
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely Place
Such a lovely Place (background)
Such a lovely face
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise
What a nice surprise (background)
Bring your alibies

Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said
'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember,
I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
'Relax' said the nightman,
We are programed to recieve.
You can check out any time you like,
But you can never leave!

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/30/2008 03:35:55 PM
Possibly one of my all time favorite songs - particularly the version they do on the Hell Freezes Over CD. VERY appropriate imagery to accompany it, too!
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED
 03/26/2008 11:06:00 AM
I hoped you would put a hotel california shot in here :-) I love the bold colors and that overlay rocks! The tilt is wonderful too, this is very cool :-)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/24/2008 10:39:15 AM
Your processing and the tilted perspective really add to the foreboding tone set in the lyrics.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 03/23/2008 11:00:22 PM
THAT is the perfect illustration to that song. The editing is harsh and almost acidic (how fitting). YEAH!!!!!
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 03/23/2008 10:53:21 PM
Graphic, bold, creative and you'll probably get a call from the agent for the cover of the re-release.
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