My Personal (ised) Relationship With Seth Sentry

An Australian rapper and a Lincolnshire autistic man could not be more connected through the common thread of storytelling, both fictional and real.

Seth's music impacts Lucas, setting in the motion the premise of Ripples but what you wouldn't know is that Seth's music impacted me as a man years before.

His track, The Waitress Song, speaks about meeting a potential partner in a restaurant server and how this might or might not work out. I have been writing and generally creating in many cafes as I'm sure millions of others have but that's not where the link starts.

The Waitress Song was a song that my late partner loved when I sent it to her, actually finding it romantic!

"And there's a place I go for breakfast every afternoon" are the words of Mr Sentry as he talks about going to the waitress' place of work just to see them but with my partner having been a carer on a night shift, her time to recover, relax and maintain her standard of living was different, occasionally resulting in consuming alcohol in the mornings and eating habits outside of the 9-5.

Seth's rap series, Super Cool Tree House, also played a pivotal role in my routine during Covid (continued after image)

which for reasons I won't go into, were some of my toughest I've faced so far. Looking forward to his weekly drop on YouTube, it may seem soppy, but it gave me purpose. I was writing my own poems as much as I could but having content to consume in the world, both on a mass-scale as we all sought to survive and my own little piece of life, was crucial.

Australia holds an interesting place regarding autistic advocacy and communal identity. It is where Judy Singer, credited for the term ‘neurodiversity,’ hails from.
And who can forget Sia's narrative-crushing venture? (If you have forgotten or just don't know, essentially they completely dismissed the autistic community's invaluable perspective on her film Music)

Seth’s music is devoid of controversy here though, purely an inspiration to pull from and it’s fair to say, Seth Sentry is the invisible 7th character in Ripples with his influence spanning across the entire story with a tremendous impact. I also sent him a message on X (formerly known as Twitter) asking if it would be possible to include his music, namely My Scene, in a short film adaptation of Ripples.

He gave me an email address for the relevant person...I didn't email them....yet.


PS don’t get me started on Aussie rap group, Bliss N Eso!

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