1917.
The More You Drive, The Less Intelligent You Are
Monday, February 28, 2022
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Mobile Mardi Gras Carnival, February 26th & 27th 1900
People in carnival dress.
Cincinnati & New York : Strobridge & Co. Lith., 1900.
https://www.loc.gov/item/2002719999/
Demolition Man (1993)
Directed by Marco Brambilla. Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Denis Leary. DVD coming up next. The future isn't big enough for the both of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition_Man_(film)
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/demolition-man-its-20-years-since-stallone-was-frozen/
Dredd (2012)
Directed by Pete Travis. DVD playing now. Surround sound in opening was freaking out the cat. That was a good sign for a twenty year old system. Still sounds pretty good loud.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredd
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/dredd-review/
https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/72165/dredd-2012-4k-ultra-hd/
Excalibur (1981)
Directed by John Boorman. DVD coming up next. Helen Mirren, Nicol Williamson, Nigel Terry, Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Patrick Stewart. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur_(film)
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/excalibur-1981
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/john-boormans-excalibur-isnt-just-another-king-arthur-movie/
https://www.avclub.com/john-boorman-s-excalibur-covers-the-king-arthur-legend-1798235232
https://decider.com/2021/04/09/excalibur-40th-anniversary/
Them Bones - Howard Waldrop
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One of my favorite science fiction novels and one of my favorite science fiction writers. Mr. Waldrop is from Mississippi and is an avid fisherman. Them Bones is an alternate history/time travel novel partly set in Louisiana in the late 20s, and also concerning the mound building cultures in the ancient past of Louisiana, which I have a real interest in. Two of the mound sites in Louisiana are the oldest dated mounds in North America. One is the popular tourist attraction, Poverty Point, but the other is much older, and is on private land, so it hasn't attracted much attention, Watson Brake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them_Bones_(novel)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Waldrop
https://www.tor.com/2010/06/08/history-inside-out-howard-waldrops-lemgthem-boneslemg/
https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-mound-builders.html
https://observationdeck2.blogspot.com/2020/11/ancient-mounds.html
Pomegranate
1905-15. [Mugan. Nikolaevka. In the garden of a settler. Pomegranates]. Muganʹ Khlopok (Mugan. Cotton). 1 negative (3 frames) : glass, b&w, three-color separation ; 24 x 9 cm. Prokudin-GorskiÄ, SergeÄ MikhaÄlovich, 1863-1944, photographer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate
https://www.loc.gov/item/2018679909/
The last of the fruit tree series. I have some vintage berries coming up next. Fruit trees seen here include: Peach, Apple, Lemon, Cherry, Orange, Plum, Pear, Grape, Banana, Olive, Apricot, Mango, Coconut, Grapefruit.
Friday, February 25, 2022
Svengoolie: Devil Doll (1964)
Directed by Lindsay Shonteff. The Great Vorelli.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_Doll_(film)
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Covered bridge from inside
c1904. Photograph shows the inside of bridge with wood beams, cables, and dirt road.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Girlie show, carnival, Brownsville, Texas
1942 Feb.
https://www.loc.gov/item/2017727555/
I found a number of old carnival photos at the Library of Congress and I wasn't sure if I wanted to feature them here or on The Golden Horn. I am going to put the carny type pics here and the parade stuff will go on the other site. I like how black and white looks on Observation Deck.
https://thegoldenhornblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/vintage-sideshows.html
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Deja Q
Season three, episode 13. Aired Feb. 5, 1990. One of the highest IMDb ratings of season three. Top three of that season. John de Lancie, Corbin Bernsen. Q returns stripped of his powers. And his clothes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deja_Q
IMDb Trivia:
After several unsuccessful attempts by director Les Landau to film Q's nude scene without forcing the actor to actually be naked, a frustrated John de Lancie finally asked anyone offended by nudity to leave, stripped down, and filmed the scene in one take.
Monday, February 21, 2022
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Blade Runner (1982)
Directed by Ridley Scott. Harrison Ford. I have the four disc collector's edition DVD. Watching the theatrical cut now on the big new TV to see how it looks. It looks great. I remember distinctly watching this at a friend's house as a kid in the middle of the night while he was asleep on the couch. All of those late night movies when I was young had a real effect on me. Yoo-hoo home again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/blade-runner-1982-1
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-blade-runner-the-final-cut-1982
Friday, February 18, 2022
Svengoolie: Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Directed by Bert I. Gordon. An AIP film. I think this is a new one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_of_the_Puppet_People
https://trailersfromhell.com/attack-of-the-puppet-people/
https://thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5909
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
The X-Files - Unusual Suspects
Season five DVD. Episode three. Aired Nov. 16, 1997. The origins of the Lone Gunmen. Richard Belzer. Up yours, narc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unusual_Suspects_(The_X-Files)
https://www.avclub.com/the-x-files-unusual-suspects-millennium-sense-an-1798167811
Borley Rectory
Borley Rectory was a house famous for being described as "the most haunted house in England" by psychic researcher Harry Price. Built in 1862 to house the rector of the parish of Borley and his family, it was badly damaged by fire in 1939 and demolished in 1944.
The large Gothic-style rectory in the village of Borley had been alleged to be haunted ever since it was built. These reports multiplied suddenly in 1929, after the Daily Mirror published an account of a visit by paranormal researcher Harry Price, who wrote two books supporting claims of paranormal activity.
