"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
Time capsule.
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Lord Huron, who's your daddy?
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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?
Well, I'm obviously not a poet. Best to hand it off to the master. Message in a bottle.
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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
"(Cochran) could write both white trash and Eurotrash with equal aplomb... His SoCal playgrounds were a special kind of Hell, and he constantly put his anti-heroes and -heroines through its Lake of Fire."
-- film critic Paula Lake, from her biography of Reb Cochran, REBEL OF BABYLON
"Mimi slaps Rochelle. They tear at each other's hair. Soon they're on the ground tussling, grunting. Rochelle hauls back her fist and punches Mimi square in the nose. Mimi screams as blood sprays everywhere. They both tumble into the pool."
-- from the screenplay LEATHER PURSE, by Reb Cochran
Going into the thrilling Tower of Doom raid scene and... the power went out. All over town.
Sent home with a voucher, but there won't be a re-showing of Conan. Bummer, man.😔
Sven Ole Thorsen pretending to hit Arnold Schwarzenegger with a giant war hammer on the set of Conan the Barbarian.
TONIGHT ON THE BIG SCREEN! ONE SHOW ONLY!
Since at least 2019, my personal life has been in constant upheaval, and every dimension of my person has been tested to the limit. But... I hear that a particular planet is leaving my zodiac sign very soon, so everything's finally going to be a-okay. 🎆
"Merle slaps the deflated Johnny's back. Dust billows everywhere. Johnny coughs.
MERLE LACK: You shot your load, Buck-o! And you missed by a mile! Life is fail, fail, fail, until somebody else wins. The sooner you learn, the sooner comes Nirvana, the sweet exhale."
-- from LEATHER PURSE, by R.C.
"Lester runs up the stairs towards her, but slips and falls, banging his shin.
ZENOBIA KAHN: There's nothing remotely complicated about you, Lester. That's what I like in a dog. And it's what I absolutely require in a man."
-- from the screenplay LEATHER PURSE, by Reb Cochran
"MERLE LACK: Everytime I see you my body gets euphoric!"
-- from the screenplay LEATHER PURSE, by Reb Cochran
"JESSE GARZA: I have an abandonment wound, Sandra, and you abandoned me. I'm also a Taurus. What, did you think I would just take you back?"
-- from the screenplay LEATHER PURSE, by Reb Cochran
The world's really crazy right now, isn't it?
Maybe human nature is the collison point between consciousness and animal instinct. Two different codes virally infecting one another.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan the Cimmerian, silently pondering.
Actual photo of my dog Leo dealing with the replacement of his water dish with a drinking fountain that had to be moved across the kitchen, closer to the outlet.
Black Forest Cake sour from Barn Town Brewery.
It's peak.
The word "energy" has been rendered meaningless. Maybe it's best not to name that force that binds two together over an infinite distance. For beauty's sake.
Three books published. One novella and regular short stories and novel excerpts published on Substack and Patreon, promoted on FB, Instagram, and Bluesky.
Text received on Wednesday: "Are you writing?"
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Animation cel from the film Rock and Rule, featuring Dizzy, Omar, and Stretch.
From the original art collection: Dizzy, Omar, and Stretch as Omar and the Daycares, animation cel from 1983's ROCK AND RULE.
2 old bolts in my lawnmower with washers made from galvanized pipe strap.
Changing the lawnmower blade and I noticed 2 missing bolts on the right side. THANKFULLY I HAD 2 STRAY BOLTS I'D SAVED IN MY TOOL CHEST 30 YEARS AGO. And why yes, those ARE homemade washers.
"There was a dream that was Rome..."
