tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post206032126784632697..comments2024-03-24T20:01:47.103-07:00Comments on Hell On Frisco Bay: Take the 5:10 to Meme-landBrian Darrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-50043839214117183422008-05-14T01:11:00.000-07:002008-05-14T01:11:00.000-07:00Nice website; I hope a print of the Saragossa Manu...Nice website; I hope a print of <B><I>the Saragossa Manuscript</B></I> comes to a local theatre!Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-21097218903100690962008-05-13T05:33:00.000-07:002008-05-13T05:33:00.000-07:00Sorry to do this through comments.Just wanted to q...Sorry to do this through comments.<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to quickly tell you about a website I've just finished building to celebrate the release of Wojciech Has' masterpiece Film 'The Saragossa Manuscript' (1965) at:<BR/><BR/>http://thesaragossamanuscript.info<BR/><BR/>Having read posts on your blog, there is a chance you might be of interest to you as its an old Frisco favorite.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes<BR/><BR/>Timjim (site creator)<BR/><BR/>PS: Please let me know if you ever write anything on Saragossa as I'll link to it onsite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-27557044064134647462008-05-12T17:51:00.000-07:002008-05-12T17:51:00.000-07:00Gawrsh, now you've got me wondering if I've been t...Gawrsh, now you've got me wondering if I've been tagged with that particular meme myself. If I have, how would I know it? Even if I haven't, wouldn't the polite thing be to act as if I had from now on, just in case my tagger's waiting on me? You pose such existential dilemnas, Rob. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reading list, though. <I>Human Smoke</I> sounds absolutely fascinating. <I>This is Orson Welles</I> is a favorite of my own. And <I>I</I> sounds like the kind of thing I don't read much these days, but probably should.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-34507256591727557922008-05-12T13:06:00.000-07:002008-05-12T13:06:00.000-07:00Brian, thanks for the tag. I'd respond, but I'm st...Brian, thanks for the tag. I'd respond, but I'm stuck in the middle of a meme in which I'm not allowed to respond to memes. I'd tell you who tagged me with this one, but that's also prohibited, as is saying anything to anyone (including, awkwardly, the tagees themselves) about the bloggers I've tagged. Once my tagees stop responding memes themselves, then I'll be released. Problem is, how long should I wait? This is a variant of the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halting_problem" REL="nofollow">halting problem</A>.<BR/><BR/>But if I were going to respond to this one, I'd have to grab one of these, the top three books in my stack: Nicholson Baker's <I>Human Smoke</I>, Welles/Bogdanovich's <I>This is Orson Welles</I>, or Stephen Dixon's <I>I.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-59343217076006722102008-05-12T00:46:00.000-07:002008-05-12T00:46:00.000-07:00Oh I hate it when that happens. Thanks for droppi...Oh I hate it when that happens. Thanks for dropping the book titles, anyway- I think that's probably what this meme was originally programmed to collect. I've read some, but not a lot of Agee. And one of these days your Cavell mantra is going to break though to me.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-77972848967332520662008-05-11T23:59:00.000-07:002008-05-11T23:59:00.000-07:00I just composed a response post for VINYL but then...I just composed a response post for VINYL but then Safari quit unexpectedly -- and blogger didn't save my draft -- so I'm not going to tackle this silly beast again. I'll just say thanks for the nod and of the eleven books on my desk I quoted from the Library of America's second volume of collected James Agee work, _Film Writing & Selected Journalism_. It was open on the desk when I read your email this morning so I figured I should probably elect that one. Although I equally dug what I found on page 123 of Cavell's _The World Viewed_.<BR/><BR/>That's great news about recovering your archives. Hooray! And don't worry about the email; I'd never say you "owe" me one.Ryland Walker Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233954424885027837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-15796677119690465362008-05-11T17:21:00.000-07:002008-05-11T17:21:00.000-07:00Yeah, that book's cover fits really well with my n...Yeah, that book's cover fits really well with my new palette, doesn't it? Just another reason why responding to this meme felt somehow preordained in an almost spooky way. There's so much fascinating material in this book that I could probably put the book cover on my site semi-permanently, and blog on it and nothing else for weeks if not months if I wanted to. <BR/><BR/>But my interests are too scattered, and I'd feel like too much of a parasite on Scott MacDonald's tremendous research and compilation. I just hope a lot of people sample it for themselves.<BR/><BR/>Thom, the letter does indeed include a Lennon line drawing. As well as some "artistic" usage of a typewriter. As for the film itself- on most days I think of it as Conner's greatest masterpiece (well, <I><B>a Movie</B></I> and <B><I>Cosmic Ray</I></B> and <I><B>Crossroads</B></I> and <I><B>the White Rose</B></I> and..., and..., and... contend for that title as well). "Tomorrow Never Knows" syncs perfectly to the rapid-fire images.<BR/><BR/>I thought about simply responding and not passing the meme, but I'm glad you're being a good sport about it, Michael. As for my finger, they're on a new training regimen that seems to be working out so far.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-13984904256837181422008-05-11T13:04:00.000-07:002008-05-11T13:04:00.000-07:00That book cover looks awesome with your new design...That book cover looks awesome with your new design! :) I love the colors. Thanks for the excerpt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-74709747127566865422008-05-11T12:25:00.000-07:002008-05-11T12:25:00.000-07:00I'm so glad to hear you've been able to recover yo...I'm so glad to hear you've been able to recover your archives. Now if we can just keep your big fat fingers from pushing computer keys they shouldn't....Michael Guillenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464792353062386579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-63413920142240476622008-05-11T10:14:00.000-07:002008-05-11T10:14:00.000-07:00I'd love to see a full post on Lennon's Letter. A ...I'd love to see a full post on Lennon's Letter. A different age of celebrity, that's for sure. Thanks for the link Brian, the CANYON CINEMA books is so full of strange riches.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08457163952005468605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-83645901928875161372008-05-11T08:09:00.000-07:002008-05-11T08:09:00.000-07:00Yes, the meme marches on! Terrific post, Brian. ...Yes, the meme marches on! Terrific post, Brian. Though as intriguing as the sentences on filmic sound are on page 123, I have to admit the music fan in me is wondering about how Conner's loop film sync's with "Tomorrow Never Knows." And did Lennon include one of his infamous line drawings with the letter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com