Thubrina

<p><strong><u>Theric Jepson's introduction to </u></strong><em><strong><u>Thubrina</u></strong></em><strong><u>:</u></strong><br><br>Naturally when I want to visit Thubstack I start typing <em>thubs</em> into my browser but if I foolishly assume that by now surely my browser knows where I'm going and just hit enter rather than deliberately choosing <em>thmazing.substack.com</em> Firefox will helpfully suggest I watch the video for Sabrina Carpenter's Thumbs a song I know only from this context. (I did finally listen to Thumbs once just to see what Firefox thought I should be giving my attention to but I can't remember anything about it now.) I <em>have</em> heard her Espresso enough times that I could probably recognize it (probably?) but that's the extent of my knowledge regarding Miss Carpenter's catalogue. This isn't me being a snob or anything. I just figure she gets enough love from enough people that she doesn't need me listening to her on Spotify in order to make her car payment. Perhaps I am wrong and her Range Rover is getting repossessed <em>as we speak</em> because I insist on being a hipster. If so I apologize.</p><p>Anyway in early June I was with some twenty-somethings and they were expressing amazement that Sabrina Carpenter was <em>already</em> releasing a new album and how could she <em>possibly</em> a) have anything new to say or b) the time to develop new aspects to her musical vocabulary. They were looking forward to discovering answers to these questions.</p><p>Me since I knew nothing about her previous work had no way to hypothesize regarding her new work. But then it occurred to me: Just as countless millions searching for Thubstack have been redirected to Thumbs and thus become Sabrina Carpenter fans perhaps she owes me and I should redirect some of her traffic to me. And so this small volume in which I rewrite her new album <em>Man's Best Friend</em> song by song.</p><p>I've taken a number of different tacks while rewriting which you can read about in the appendix.</p><p>Like Sabrina Jesus was a carpenter and he was born before me even. So to make her and I seem more like contemporaries I've illustrated this collection with details from oldtimey black-and-white life-of-Jesus illustrations.</p><p>Anyway come for the Sabrina stay for the Theric (or the Jesus if you prefer).</p><p>It's very nice to meet you young people.</p><p>----------th---</p>