iwantmypringlesback: Hi Everyone! Today I’m here with @Vony1956! Welcome to the interview, glad you could make it! Go ‘head and grab a blanket, maybe a snack, make yourself comfortable! First off, thank you for having me interview you! How’re you feeling?
Vony: Decent. I’m currently surviving off of 3 hours of sleep, just turned in an assignment that is due tomorrow morning, and am listening to some Tony Perkins. You know: the usual. :p
iwantmypringlesback: Hahaha!! Sounds like a lot of us right now! Speaking of listening to Tony Perkins, I’ve noticed that you’re very invested in LGBTQ+ history, especially the 50s. What (or who!) got you into that?
Vony: The first LGBTQ+ historical figure that I got into (unwitting to the fact that she was bi) was actually Anne Frank in second grade, so this goes back a while. The first couple/person I consciously studied for their sexuality was Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens in 2017, after listening to Hamilton (which I don’t like anymore, btw). What got me into the 50s was probably Tab Hunter, but I’d heard of the ~gayness~ of Old Hollywood before then.
iwantmypringlesback: That’s quite a story! I’ve seen that you share your knowledge about these topics here on Lyrxo; why here. And wow, back in 2nd grade I was worried about whether or not my shoes matched! Sounds like you’ve taken quite the journey!
Vony: I’m… not sure… ? Annotating a Hamilton/Laurens letter was what got me started here (and idk why here, but it’s happened) and I’ve stayed here ever since, I suppose!
Yeah, I’m kinda surprised about that too. XD
iwantmypringlesback: Well, we’re all happy you stayed to teach us about these topics! After annotating that one letter, did you immediately throw yourself into the community here, or did it take a while? What was your genius journey like?!
Vony: I threw myself into it afterwards. Like everything else I do, I do it full-steam ahead or I don’t do it at all. I went in, transcribed all of their letters almost back-to-back, and annotated them. I’d had all of this knowledge bottled up in me for a while, not able to talk about it because I was afraid to be judged; now I was finally able to share it with someone besides my sister! (who has since ceased to listen because I annoy her. ;-;)
iwantmypringlesback: Wow!! You’ve taught me, and others a lot about history! And don’t worry, you’ll never be judged here! Speaking of your genius journey, you’re being mentored by @peaker, and you’re close to becoming an editor! First off, congratulations on that! How’s it going for you? What made you want to pursue the editor role?
Vony: Thanks! It’s going great, really! It was a tiny bit daunting in the beginning, but peaker’s really great; it feels like talking with a friend at this point. I think what made me want to pursue the editor role was not only to challenge myself, but also to clean some stuff up (I’ve seen a lot of tates that I really just wanna edit/delete but obviously can’t). It also allows me to show people who annotate stuff like what I do that you can still get far doing it even if it’s not exactly “the norm” on genius (not like “the norm” is bad, though).
iwantmypringlesback: The “norm” definitely isn’t bad! It’s awesome that you’re putting yourself in that position to be a role model, someone new genius-iens look up to! I’m sure you’ll be amazing as an editor, and I’ll be the first to have lit a candle and made you a cake when you do! But I must ask, how do you personally see yourself and a future in this community?
Vony: Uhhh… I can’t exactly see myself becoming more than an editor, to be honest. As much as I love to push myself, I feel like that’d be a little much for a senior in high school like me to do. ;-; I just see myself chilling out here for the next couple of years as an editor, coming and going when I please, sprinkling some knowledge here and some knowledge there. I’m obviously going to finish my Tab and Tony “projects” (just transcribing and annotating the rest of their music), but after that, it all just’ll be mellow until I find someone else to latch onto.
Vony: Decent. I’m currently surviving off of 3 hours of sleep, just turned in an assignment that is due tomorrow morning, and am listening to some Tony Perkins. You know: the usual. :p
iwantmypringlesback: Hahaha!! Sounds like a lot of us right now! Speaking of listening to Tony Perkins, I’ve noticed that you’re very invested in LGBTQ+ history, especially the 50s. What (or who!) got you into that?
Vony: The first LGBTQ+ historical figure that I got into (unwitting to the fact that she was bi) was actually Anne Frank in second grade, so this goes back a while. The first couple/person I consciously studied for their sexuality was Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens in 2017, after listening to Hamilton (which I don’t like anymore, btw). What got me into the 50s was probably Tab Hunter, but I’d heard of the ~gayness~ of Old Hollywood before then.
iwantmypringlesback: That’s quite a story! I’ve seen that you share your knowledge about these topics here on Lyrxo; why here. And wow, back in 2nd grade I was worried about whether or not my shoes matched! Sounds like you’ve taken quite the journey!
Vony: I’m… not sure… ? Annotating a Hamilton/Laurens letter was what got me started here (and idk why here, but it’s happened) and I’ve stayed here ever since, I suppose!
Yeah, I’m kinda surprised about that too. XD
iwantmypringlesback: Well, we’re all happy you stayed to teach us about these topics! After annotating that one letter, did you immediately throw yourself into the community here, or did it take a while? What was your genius journey like?!
Vony: I threw myself into it afterwards. Like everything else I do, I do it full-steam ahead or I don’t do it at all. I went in, transcribed all of their letters almost back-to-back, and annotated them. I’d had all of this knowledge bottled up in me for a while, not able to talk about it because I was afraid to be judged; now I was finally able to share it with someone besides my sister! (who has since ceased to listen because I annoy her. ;-;)
iwantmypringlesback: Wow!! You’ve taught me, and others a lot about history! And don’t worry, you’ll never be judged here! Speaking of your genius journey, you’re being mentored by @peaker, and you’re close to becoming an editor! First off, congratulations on that! How’s it going for you? What made you want to pursue the editor role?
Vony: Thanks! It’s going great, really! It was a tiny bit daunting in the beginning, but peaker’s really great; it feels like talking with a friend at this point. I think what made me want to pursue the editor role was not only to challenge myself, but also to clean some stuff up (I’ve seen a lot of tates that I really just wanna edit/delete but obviously can’t). It also allows me to show people who annotate stuff like what I do that you can still get far doing it even if it’s not exactly “the norm” on genius (not like “the norm” is bad, though).
iwantmypringlesback: The “norm” definitely isn’t bad! It’s awesome that you’re putting yourself in that position to be a role model, someone new genius-iens look up to! I’m sure you’ll be amazing as an editor, and I’ll be the first to have lit a candle and made you a cake when you do! But I must ask, how do you personally see yourself and a future in this community?
Vony: Uhhh… I can’t exactly see myself becoming more than an editor, to be honest. As much as I love to push myself, I feel like that’d be a little much for a senior in high school like me to do. ;-; I just see myself chilling out here for the next couple of years as an editor, coming and going when I please, sprinkling some knowledge here and some knowledge there. I’m obviously going to finish my Tab and Tony “projects” (just transcribing and annotating the rest of their music), but after that, it all just’ll be mellow until I find someone else to latch onto.
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