Buffalo & geeks, misfits and nerds

Bless the Beasts & Children It is an anti-gun film before its time. Growing up is finding out that the good guys don’t always win. felixhoward.net In 1971 Bless the Beasts & Children exploited a unique and overwhelming sad focus on how geeks, misfits and nerds were treated. Boys go to Box Canyon Summer Camp … Continue reading Buffalo & geeks, misfits and nerds

I’d have to stay alone, keep out of trouble and make myself very small in the world.

The night, a living presence, was in constant motion, shifting itself, sighing, breathing. She wondered if perhaps it, too, was trying to get warm. ― Laird Koenig, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane A young Martin Sheen as a pervert. I avoided The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane for almost thirty years. … Continue reading I’d have to stay alone, keep out of trouble and make myself very small in the world.

Dad’s Passing Saint Patrick’s Day 2013.

Dad and mom in the 1940s Santa Monica CA. Saint Patrick’s Day 2013. My siblings and I headed down to the local Pickwick Irish pub for a great traditional meal of corned beef and cabbage. We drank until the well was closed to us. Then we all went home. I think dad would have appreciated … Continue reading Dad’s Passing Saint Patrick’s Day 2013.

Several self-portraits…

I viewed a wonderful film last night on the Sundance Channel called Starting Out in the Evening last. This is not a critical review of the film but a sharing of the themes that the film inspired out of my life. It was a film about age differences, maturity and art. It was about passion, … Continue reading Several self-portraits…

Frank Cotton: “demons to some… …angels to others”

The Cenobites are awesome and scary. Their directive is simple and the same as the plot of the film which is to bring pleasure or pain. Frank wants both. He gets his pain and pleasure. His desire and dark passion are truly clear. The Cenobites are cold and as calculating as surgeons. They hear the … Continue reading Frank Cotton: “demons to some… …angels to others”