Hot day and bold choices in the BVRDL today: Tor Johnson mowing lawn in -- not running shorts, not swim trunks -- but little black undies. I envy the confidence and his comfort.

I've got plenty of nits to pick with The Tolk, but "Stormcrow" is a roast that sizzle real nice.

*Correction: Pansy's last line should read, "A damned fool! Kiss me, you sonofabitch!"

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Tomorrow on Substack: A very short fairytale.

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They say even a young Julius Caesar wore his tunics and togas like a punk.

A young boy in a pink dress, holding a whip, from the early 19th century.

Gender and meaning changes over time: pink was once a boy's color and tied to red, for passion and energy. Blue belonged to girls, as it was calming; during the last century the colors flipped. White was the color of babies and color came in at age six. #MythologyMonday

Cannot wait to see what Tim Heidecker has in store for Info Wars.

Our sitting president is so lazy, he let's ai do all of his satanic rituals for him!

Why are there no longer any authority figures in popular music? We used to have Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, Captain & Tennille. Even the Electric Mayhem had Dr. Teeth. This must be a symptom of the dumbing down of America. Idiocracy, if you will.

"STEVEN TOPAZ: Not sure how to feel. I cannot yet glean her absence.

CLEM HARTWIG: Hell, when my daddy passed, I didn't shed a damn tear. I tell you what, I cried harder when the dog died. And I did not care for that dog."

-- from the screenplay BARDO LESSONS, by Reb Cochran

Reading is for women YouTube video by Below the Fray

Testify.

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Don't worry, folks. He'll eventually lose interest in this latest obsession and wander off.

"PANSY PARTLOW: Don't you want me, Boss?

IGOR RAMIREZ: An angel told me not to chase you no more. A heart can't take it.

PANSY PARTLOW: Your angel's a fool!

IGOR RAMIREZ: A holy fool.

PANSY PARTLOW: A damn fool! Kiss me!"

-- from the screenplay TWINKLE TWINKLE, by Reb Cochran

"BURKE HANSEN: I want to try again, Baby Doll.

BEV CARSONS: We're new people now. Who we were then? They are ghosts, walking into the sea. All that's left are these evil twins."

-- from the screenplay TWINKLE TWINKLE, by Reb Cochran

"KIT MULROONEY: Boy, you're too much. You know that?

FANCY PARTLOW: I am not "too much," Kit! You just aren't enough!"

-- from the screenplay TWINKLE TWINKLE, by Reb Cochran

"Burke opens the envelope and slips the note free. He reads.

NOTE (Insert shot): I'm leaving you. --Bev

Tears well up in Burke's eyes. He is silent.

The waiter approaches.

WAITER: Everything all right, sir?

BURKE HANSEN: Someone just died."

--from the screenplay TWINKLE TWINKLE, by Reb Cochran

"MIMI MANDELL: This malaise I'm in, Sandra... Life has become a beautiful luxury vacation that's gone on too long. And now all I want is to go home."

-- from the screenplay LEATHER PURSE, by Reb Cochran

"JOHNNY PROUST: She told me that a part of her still loves me.

Merle snatches Johnny's beer, looks him dead in the eye as he drains it. He slides the empty back to Johnny.

MERLE LACK: That means she used to like you. But not anymore."

-- from the screenplay LEATHER PURSE, by Reb Cochran

Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up (Official Video) YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO

Time capsule.

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Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise (Official Video) YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO

Lord Huron, who's your daddy?

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Two Faces YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen - Topic

I mean, come on...

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TUNNEL OF LOVE: Damn album was cut in 1987, and aside from the period production/arrangement, the songs are timeless. Phosphorescent is mimicking these songs today. And I even hear Matt Johnson in there. He's channeling the Secret Fire. Serious magic. Save some for the rest of us, Bruce.

Why do country folk name all of their animals Cash? Is there a Confederate general I don't know about?

Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than the Rest (Official Video) YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO

Well, I'm obviously not a poet. Best to hand it off to the master. Message in a bottle.

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"Field Report" A flash fiction

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To anyone doubting my sincere adoration of screenwriter Reb Cochran, may I please point out that our current SecDef said a public prayer with a Pulp Fiction "Bible quote."

After sharing some snippets from the screenplay LEATHER PURSE, I'm almost embarrassed how much I've absorbed and parroted Reb Cochran in my own writing. I think it's natural to emulate our heroes while we constantly to develop our own personal style.

Another great thing about social media is the subgroup of finger-wagging influencers who are telling me how I'm not walking my dog correctly.

My grandpa used to call him "Gonad the Barbarian," as a joke. As a boy, this infuriated me. As an adult, I find it hilarious and use it every chance I get.

"JESSE GARZA: It just hurts so bad, Johnny. Even after the fourth go around. I mean, I'm the kind of animal who mates for life. You dig? Problem is, all my wives are seasonal."

-- from the screenplay LEATHER PURSE, by Reb Cochran