There once was a sailor
whose story I heard-
their asses were lost,
God gave them the bird.

Really, I'm starting to think that the best chance this nation has is for Babs Johnson to show up and put 45 on trial for assholism.

Best Picture ( Read more... )

1) The Bible (childhood cultural programming)
2) Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
3) The Motion of Light in Water by Samuel R Delany
4) Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson
5) Cult Movies by Danny Peary

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Tagline for (an unwritten) movie about being pursued by spectral hunters: "No matter where you go, there they are."

"My stay at the Chelsea yielded many other memorable nights. One of them came at Christmas, 1971 ( Read more... )

People are mentioning Bowie quite a bit today; perhaps this is the time to get my mind off of being shot with a paint gun, by finally telling about how I once spent a few minutes on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art discussing the philosopher Santayana with him (as one does) Someone I knew casually from the scene who did a lot of high- ( Read more... )

Yesterday began badly, with cancelled plans due to not feeling well. Later, I was feeling better; around ten at night, I walked to Oakland public library to return some DVDs. On the way home on Grand, I had just crossed Filbert... when I heard the sound of a repeat-fire paintgun, and felt the impacts on my back. I tried running, but he was chasing ( Read more... )

Belated flashback: On October 11, 1992, through the good offices of my friend Paul, my new-to-New York city self was able to attend the premiere of Larry Kramer's play The Destiny of Me, starring Jonathan Hadary, John Cameron Mitchell, and Piper Laurie. 25 years (and a bit) on, it remains a highpoint of my theater experiences- and chatting with ( Read more... )