As a youth, you read a line like:
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
And you imagine romantic images of libraries and leather bound books and late night studies of ancient things in ancient tomes, by firelight, for strange purposes. Would you ever grow up to engage in such interesting study? Then you tuck the image away and maybe read a comic book, or Social Studies homework (well…you probably skim or skip the Social Studies).
Then one day, you find yourself minding your own business (sans Social Studies), and you come to and realize you spent the evening digging through a dictionary of angelic names, Voodoo lore, a text of ancient notions of the Hebrew underworld, the Byronic hero in literature, the importance of the Trickster archetype in world mythology (and how that archetype created civilization), a quick stop at Dante, and then the Malleus Maleficarum (the guidebook Inquisitors used in their hunts) – and you realize that you did grow up (somewhat) to study such things.
…and you even have a rubber raven staring down at you from the TV stand.
Then you watch The Ninth Gate, with Johnny Depp, because it always makes you want to hold a leather bound book.
Route 66
Hey, Josh. I was wondering if you might be able to do me a huge favor. I tried finding those posts you wrote about our Route 66 trip, but no luck. Would you possibly be able to collect those and e-mail them to me? beethovenrules at gmail dot com.
Thanks,
Ron
Route 66
Hey, Josh. I was wondering if you might be able to do me a huge favor. I tried finding those posts you wrote about our Route 66 trip, but no luck. Would you possibly be able to collect those and e-mail them to me? beethovenrules at gmail dot com.
Thanks,
Ron
Re: Route 66
I’ll get you a link tonight. I actually have it on what the old Ujournal turned into when it died and not all of them are posted. I got to go to rehersal first, but I’ll figure it out when I get back.
Re: Route 66
I’ll get you a link tonight. I actually have it on what the old Ujournal turned into when it died and not all of them are posted. I got to go to rehersal first, but I’ll figure it out when I get back.
I, for one, absolutely love The Ninth Gate. I saw it in the theatre and now own it on dvd. Incidentally enough, I have begun to collect old books.
I, for one, absolutely love The Ninth Gate. I saw it in the theatre and now own it on dvd. Incidentally enough, I have begun to collect old books.
Yeah, I love the movie. It’s a noir with a book detective and the devil. Yeah…I have two old books of Poe. One is a book of his short stories from the late 1800s and the other is actually a magazine, but the first printing of “The Masque of the Red Death” (from 1849 I think).
Yeah, I love the movie. It’s a noir with a book detective and the devil. Yeah…I have two old books of Poe. One is a book of his short stories from the late 1800s and the other is actually a magazine, but the first printing of “The Masque of the Red Death” (from 1849 I think).
Not bad. My oldest thus far come from the turn of the 20th century. Some history, personal hygiene, and literature collections.
Not bad. My oldest thus far come from the turn of the 20th century. Some history, personal hygiene, and literature collections.
I’ve never heard of it. *looks it up on imdb* Looks good. Makes me want to see it, especially because of Johnny Depp.
BTW, if you happen to still have those notes you gave sent me about my writing, could you bring a hard copy with you when you come up tomorrow? I had saved them on my computer, but…alas.
I’ve never heard of it. *looks it up on imdb* Looks good. Makes me want to see it, especially because of Johnny Depp.
BTW, if you happen to still have those notes you gave sent me about my writing, could you bring a hard copy with you when you come up tomorrow? I had saved them on my computer, but…alas.
I’ll check. But I’m not sure I have those notes. I could make new ones. I could also bring the movie (strange that it didn’t show up on imdb…it was a bit of a sleeper as far as tickets went though). Or maybe we should continue with Liam Neeson and have a Liam fest.
I’ll check. But I’m not sure I have those notes. I could make new ones. I could also bring the movie (strange that it didn’t show up on imdb…it was a bit of a sleeper as far as tickets went though). Or maybe we should continue with Liam Neeson and have a Liam fest.
Woops…don’t mind my brain…it ain’s working today. I read that as if you said it didn’t show up on imbd.
Woops…don’t mind my brain…it ain’s working today. I read that as if you said it didn’t show up on imbd.
I don’t have those notes…sorry 😦
I don’t have those notes…sorry 😦