'59 SLP Plexi

Indeed a veritable crock of shit... apologies for the lack of response - it's a double long weekend here, and I spent last saturday with an Irish friend, 4 litres of sake and two viewings of the blair witch project (during which he pointed out a ghost sighting, which is kind of eerie)... suffice to say, I'm still feeling the ill effects, some 5 days later...

By the way, another cutting hand quote from The Wicker Man. When Howie requests a dinghy to land on Summerisle, the harbour master says, with not a little latent menace, "His Lordship is most paticular about who lands here", which is very menacing considering what happens later.

Having watched it again last night, Conan the Barbarian is arguably one of the most clench fist movies out there. So many scenes... off the top of my head:

-when the narrator sets the scene, calling Conan "he who would one day be king by his own hand, and wear the crown of dadadadada on a troubled brow"

-when he's a death fighter and he gives his victory poses with deadly instruments attached to his hands.

-when thulsa doom says "such a waste (sigh)... contemplate this on the Tree of Woe... crucify him"

-when thulsa doom says "seek" as he loads a snake arrow into his quiver.

-when the high priest says "you..." in the temple, as black and white painted conan poses with his sword.

It's always amusing to see the opening pillaging scene, not for the murder and destruction but for the moment that doom's two lieutenants take off thier helmets and display hair much like you and helm did after your infamous haircuts of 1995.

Doom... I propose that this is perhaps the greatest word in the english language. Say it slowly to yourself over and over. It sounds just like the slow beating of a death drum. It's clench fist, wag hand and cutting hand all at the same time.