At these point I was still new to My Space. I had a few hundred “friends”. I was still hesitant to believe in the whole social networking trend that was starting to grow. I get side tracked when I write and instead of going back and writing over I just change directions. Thats how my mind works so go with it people. You may also have noticed that I don’t use spell check. Lately I’ve received a few comments on twitter that I use your when I should use you’re. Another mistake I make frequently is using their when I should be using there. you will find many misspellings and grammatical errors in these blogs but if you haven’t noticed I am working on it in the present. You may also notice some of my twitter posts use i’n instead of in. OK. I have no idea why that happens it’s an iPhone thing. As I began to blog more in mid 2006 I started giving reviews on some of the random movies I watch or shows I go to.
JUNE 28 2006
I love watching great movies. Truth is rarely do I see movies that I recommend. I wouldn’t say I’m a movie snob I just like what I like. I like to be affected I like to be sucked in and for the movie to leave some sort of impression on me. As a teenager I was never part of the in crowd. all I cared about was skate boarding and punk rock. It wasn’t until I was 17 that I even started dating. I was never uncomfortable going to movies by myself. I must have been 18 years old. there was a movie theater in Studio City on Ventura Boulevard. I believe it was called La Reina. Of course it is not there anymore. I dont know what it was that had brought me to that part of the valley that day but the marquee at the theater said in big letters. JAMES DEAN-DOUBLE BILL “East of Eden” and “Rebel without a Cause” before I continue do not get confused and think that this was in the early 50s which is when those movies were released. It was probably 30 years since those movies had been in the theatre. I am not that old..I was however enamored by 50s culture..I loved Rock a Billy and the scene that surrounded era which was showing a resurgence in the early 80s. I knew James Dean like Marilyn Monroe were far bigger stars and icons in death than they were when they were alive. I purchased my one ticket and watched the movie “East of Eden”. I am sure there were several times my jaw dropped and the licorice whips fell to the sticky floor. James Dean had away with portraying teenage angst on the screen that spoke directly to me. You could not find any correlations between myself and the character Cal that James Dean portrayed in the movie. I lived with my mother and stepfather and sister in Van Nuys. “East of Eden” was based around the time of World War I. Cal must compete with his brother Aaron to get the love from his father. I’m not going to continue because if you didn’t see this movie I want you to go out and rent it. I will just say the movie left a long-standing impression on me. Next was “Rebel without a Cause” Another incredible classic film exploring the troubles a teenager goes through in order to fit in. Once again I’m not describing the movie at all I just want you to rent it. The point I was trying to make was that when I see a movie I want that movie to grab me and take me on a journey. I dont care if its going to make me laugh or scare the shit out of me. Just make me feel something ok.
This is what I’m talking about people. I was going to give you a quick movie review and took half a page telling you about two James Dean movies I’d seen .
Last night I rented "The Worlds Fastest Indian" What a great movie. Anthony Hopkins at his best. One of the movies I need to buy to watch again a few years later.
I have always had a hard time relaxing so I’ve been renting movies lately trying to clear my head. I’ve been focusing on the Cathouse 20th anniversary. This really is a big deal for me.
I have not announced the date yet and the event has already received press in Decibel magazine and THURS. The LOS ANGELES TIMES will be letting the cat out of the bag. I didnt tell them anything I didnt even go after the press yet Thursdays paper will be releasing some of the details
that wraps up June 2006. This blog page is still new I am experimenting I hope this is working out ok. I plan on reposting old blogs and everything printed in red will be my comments today. Please if you are reading these blogs let me know what you think. Of course these are all very vanilla but I assure you some of the upcoming posts will surprise you.
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