this post is one of them voyages into the unknown, then, where we shall seek to unravel mysteries which no human should be able to comprehend. except for the parts, look you see, which are known, and also are not mysteries. they should be fairly straightforward to understand, too.
somewhat rather fairly obviously, then, this is some fancy writing, some lovely images and a few badly edited down videos (by moi) of philip michael thomas, better known to a (if only my) generation as tubbs out of miami vice. no, i am not really in the mood for the so-called "proper" use of capital letters here.
for many people the instant association made when hearing tubbs out of miami vice is to think in terms of him being the other one what is not crockett. this is understandable, but quite unfair. in my period of state sponsored isolation, i have taken a moment or two (several hours) to watch miami vice (the proper tv show and not the woeful, irrelevant film) again. my confession is that i, too, had forgotten just how well developed, constructed and acted character tubbs was in it.
it is so that philip michael thomas has, just as to as similar extent is true of don johnson, come to become indelibly linked with miami vice. whilst this is not appalling, for both should be (and frequently are) proud of what was achieved with the show, and there are many worse things which one could be recalled for. but it is not like both, in their own particular way, tried to if not shed them momentarily break free from the association, if only to showcase the many other facets of their talents.
perhaps one day i shall explore the means and mechanisms by which don johnson did this, although in truth i feel they are fairly well documented. instead, then, the focus here (as you will have no doubt worked out from the image, and indeed the first chunk of text) is the remarkable path followed by philip michael thomas (tubbs out of miami vice). well, to be frank and clear and transparent, it looks at aspects of some of the steps taken on such a path, for to cover them all is beyond my talents.
yes, the above image (and i think the video below) showcases philip michael thomas using, or if you like projecting, his mystical (esoteric), perspective and speculative third eye. no doubt it is so once more i am telling you that which you are quite aware of, but anyway, yes, this image and the video are taken from the promotional film made to accompany the release of the single just the way i planned it, as performed and released by philip michael thomas out of miami vice.
most, if not all, would assume or otherwise take as a given that the magical intrinsic all seeing third eye of esoteric ways in this video being a special effect. in fact, so obvious that it (probably) is, one would reasonably expect that absolutely no one has given any consideration to the matter. this is a shame, really. whereas i would likely go along with such, surely it would indeed be as amazing as it would be excellent if that were a real thing on the go there.
as for the reason of this being visible, well, yes. in the 80s it was very much a "thing" for prominent stars, or actors, of (in particular american) television shows to "cut" an album. in some instances these were vanity projects, sure, but in other cases it was down to agents and studios forever seeking lucrative exploitation options. a third way was very much the way of philip michael thomas out of miami vice, who recorded an album as a perfectly natural extension of what he was all about.
one of the lesser known facts about 80s music is that, in adjusted terms, the album living the book of my life, recorded by philip michael thomas out of miami vice and executive produced by philip michael thomas out of miami vice, is the single biggest selling record of that particular decade. in regards of what the adjusted terms means, to get this one simply deducts all sales of all other records from that era, then deducts one more sale and there you have it.
the image above (and the video below) is a (are) further example(s) of his immense wizardry and incredible powers, as demonstrated in the video for just the way i planned it. showcased, maybe, is the right term, but one must be careful as it was not the case of him, philip michael thomas out of miami vice, showing off.
here one gets to behold as philip michael thomas out of miami vice very much goes full tilt transcendental with it all. again, a pretty reasonable and fair conclusion (or assumption) for one to make is that his morphing transcendental incidental appearance is down to some sort of special effects.
for some reason living the book of my life, recorded by philip michael thomas out of miami vice and executive produced by philip michael thomas out of miami vice, is not available on compact disc. whereas in 1985 the cd was still a bit of a novelty and by no means did everything come out on the new format, it is a mystery as to why this, 35 years (at time of writing) later, remains the case. as one of the biggest selling albums of all time (with the earlier mentioned adjustment) you would have thought a digital release, perhaps in the form of a special edition, would be available. but, no.
i have no conclusive proof or evidence to confirm such, but i think the lack of a release on cd comes down to mystical atmospherics. these are special sounds which are conjured up on analogue recordings and generally cannot be replicated via the conduit of a digital transfer. one would they are lost forever when compressed to the size of a (very small) peanut for "streaming" purposes. it would make little sense, then, to listen to the recording on anything but the original vinyl or tape.
making one of the most successful (after adjustments) albums of all time was not the only diversion into the diverse taken by philip michael thomas out of miami vice. there was also the establishment, creation and involvement with of and in the philip michael thomas out of miami vice international psychic network.
giving full consideration to any unforeseeable litigation concerns, or similar cease and desist correspondence, i have decided not to discuss this aspect in any great detail. however, that said, i would like it reflected that i would very much like to think that the international psychic network did an awful lot of good for those who had a requirement for that sort of thing.
so, anyway, back to the magical, mystical digression explored via the conduit of the promotional video for just the way i planned it.
what is quite remarkable, as you can see in the above, is that philip michael thomas out of miami vice had, or hopefully still has, the power and ability to do that "astral project" thing where he can create multiple variations of himself at once. this is without, so far as i am aware, messing about with the complexities of all that "parallel universe" stuff.
true, some of you might well say that being able to project multiple variations of one's face, or if you like visage, isn't the most advanced bit of conjuring. you would hardly need to be a great, such as paul daniels to do it, and even the most basic of charlatans, be it david copperfield or dynamo, could probably do it, with some help.
it takes a little bit more, though, to be able to create as many exact versions of yourself as you care to do so, on a whim.
hopefully the video above plays fine, and you can witness the clear special powers what philip michael thomas out of miami vice had (and maybe well has) at his disposal. i have every confidence that this special power and ability was only ever used for good.
anyway, i pretty much think that's all there is i can add, say or comment on this subject. but, you never know, if anything else comes to mind then i can always do another piece like this, later.
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