August 29, 2006
Vacation and some personal mandatory formations have kept me off the boards, but this week I'll return to my New Testament reading w/ Second Thessalonians.--On the basis of sincere assurances from people I trust, I am provisionally assuming that Phil Cauthon really exists. Phil and I have a relationship right out of The Twilight Zone. Phil has been my editor for something like three years, and I've never met the man. I was determined to hook up w/ him when back in town a couple of weeks ago--but he was on his honeymoon (congratulations!). I visited the offices of Lawrence.com while I was in town and received a guided tour from Mssrs Ryan and vonHolten, who were kind enough to point out Phil's desk. I even visited Phil's house, which was under the watchful eye of Tom King while Phil was out of town. (Phil's house is vy cool, and his back yard rocks.) I bounced back into Lawrence last weekend for an unscheduled 36-hour crash visit, but I had a lot on my plate and couldn't get loose for a meeting. Many thanks to the J-W and l.com staff for taking time out of their busy day to show me around their remarkable operation.--I attended one of Tom's [School Nights][1], now held at Fatso's. Tons o' fun even at 90 degrees. I was especially impressed by Log Lady, an honest-to-God power trio featuring a guitar player who occasionally soared into Jeff Beck territory. Keep an ear out.--Vacation interrupted a protracted silent film binge that started w/ [LES VAMPIRES][2], an eight-hour serial thriller from France directed by Louis Feulliade in 1915. Fabulous. At the moment I'm watching John Gilbert and Greta Garbo fall in love in [FLESH AND THE DEVIL][3]. I just finished reading THE HAUNTED SCREEN, by Lotte Eisner; it's one of those books I've been reading about since I was a kid. Ms. Eisner fully lived up to her lofty reputation. No one can displace Pauline Kael from first place in my cinema heart, but Eisner is now a close second. I'm thinking about an essay devoted to expressionism in early German film.--Snow in Sunday's forecast failed to materialize, but there's frost on my car when I leave for work in the morning. It's s'posed to warm up in the next few days, but the aspen have started to turn. My skier buddies are starting to salivate. We may not see last season's 400 inches, but the weather gurus say we'll see a lot. It looks like summer (such as it was) is over. [1]: http://www.myspace.com/schoolnight [2]: http://www.coolfrenchcomics.com/vampires.htm [3]: http://www.billyates.com/navarro/reviews/fleshanddevil.shtml
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OnShakedown (Chris Tackett) says...
Quinno,
I think this is the myspace url you're wanting to link to: http://www.myspace.com/schoolnightlaw...
August 29, 2006 at 3:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
quinno (Patrick Quinn) says...
thanks man.
August 29, 2006 at 4:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
davidryan (David Ryan) says...
"The aspens are starting to turn"?
Are you communicating in code to Judith Miller?
August 29, 2006 at 9:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
quinno (Patrick Quinn) says...
Freshen the juggles. When the moon is puffy, open the package twice. DO NOT calibrate the pickles. Samarkand red three.
We'll be in touch.
August 30, 2006 at 8:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lazz (anonymous) says...
Speaking of Judith Miller -- or her former employer ...
Slate has a terrific piece up today about the Times' coverage of the Duke lacrosse story. Another proud chapter.
August 30, 2006 at 9:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )