#llv

A 1966 study by North American Aviation to use the Apollo Service Module (SM) as a lunar logistics vehicle (LLV). It required putting a landing gear on the SM and developing software to land on the moon unmanned.

'It was proposed for use in an unmanned, direct landing mode. The system required the addition of remote guidance and control and a suitable throttling engine.

So-called 'conversions' of the present SM engine really inferred a new engine development, probably of the same magnitude as that required for the LM descent engine. It was considered wiser by NASA's Bellcomm consultants to develop a new pump-fed engine or use a converted Agena engine and take advantage of the superior performance available.

Advantages of the SM Lander were said to be simple mission configuration; straightforward development; and substantial payload capacity at an early operational date (5,000 kg with an Apollo Block 1 SM; 7500 kg with a service module extended in length by 107 cm). Technical challenges included designing the landing gear and throttling engine provisions, and remote guidance and control for lunar landing."

-information from Astronautix: link

Inspired by JelloApocalypse, I judge bad movies on a negative scale. The lower the negative number, the more ironic enjoyment you get out of it. So far, I have watched:

Liar, Liar, Vampire (2015). A -10/10. The best film ever made, and nothing will change my mind. Baron Von Awesome is the best character ever made, and you just need to watch it yourself to find out. Please, watch it. They cast a 40 year okd woman to play the main character’s high school love interest 💀

My Babysitter’s a Vampire (2010). A -9/10. Not as bad as Liar, Liar, Vampire, but nonetheless fucking amazing. The scenes that always stick out in my head are the dad’s cowboy walk, the sudden reveal that the grandma is fucking magic and magic is very real for some reason that just gets thrusted in like the 3rd act and they never elaborate, the scene where one of the kids falls facefirst on concrete, and of course, the many different versions of “Babezilla” and “Babeatron 5000”, etc. Apparently there’s a followup TV series, I need to watch that. Weird that both the movies I watched on this scale are cashing in on Twilightmania.

Talking about LLV’s stage name... It appeared in the end of 80s or the beginning of 90s. On the very first release of Gille’ Loves (actually the band name was Gillés Loves back in 1986) her name was written as Nana (photo 1). 

In 1987 during the live she presented herself as Nana as well. The actual phrase was: “There are no much time, but I’ll present the members. There are  Ryo on bass, Bart (?) on drums, and my younger brother Miki on guitar. And me – the older sister Nana”. So we might state that the band was formed along with her younger brother as his name was written on the first release. Second most famous member, Gardie, joined the band later.

In the interview in the beg. of 90s she was telling that she remained the only original member of the band (photo 2 source). And as you might see on photo 2 by 1991 she started to sing under the name Lucifer. The same name is on the first demo-tape “Rose Kingdom” (1991) but with an addition “Luscious”. Luscious means ‘very sexually attractive’, I think adding this is really her thing. She always loved to balance on the verge and add some provocative and sexual notes into her art.

But what is Violenoue? There are two possible ways of explanaion. I think it is better to start both explanations with the point that Violenoue is written in Japanese as  ヴィオルヌ (Viorunu). And there was Fiction’s song ヴィオルヌの犯罪 (Viorunu no Hanzai) - The crime of Viorunu. 

The first theory is that it is Japanized name Björn. Luci’fer loved the movie “Death in Venice”. The main character was played by Björn Andresen. And Luci’fer herself wrote that she really loved the androgynous way he looked. And on the VHS “Viorunu” is romanized as Björn (photo 3). The point agains this theory is that usually the name Bjorn is translating to Japanese as ビョルン, Byorunu, but not Viorunu. Although Luci’fer may not have known this fact. 

The second theory is also can be explained through the song  ヴィオルヌの犯罪 (Viorunu no Hanzai). There is a novel with the same name (photo 4). And Luci’fer might have chosen the name for the song after the novel. As well as her stage name.  ヴィオルヌの犯罪 is a novel “L'amante anglaise” (English mint) by Marguerite Duras. Viorne there is the city where the crime was commited.