Red Mosquito

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

Farmer John wrote:One moment in television that had a big impact on me is when Steve Urkel transformed into Stefan Urquelle.

It was the moment I understood acting.

A masterclass.

Mickey wrote:

Anders wrote:Books

Yeah me too man

I’ll expand later. Sorry.

These seem to be formative for me, but I don't know:

Kurt Vonnegut, Kerouac's Dharma Bums, DeLillo's White Noise, Kurosawa's Ikiru.

Is there wisdom in these that can be found nowhere else and that I wouldn't have learned without them? No. But they contain encapsulations of wisdom that resonated with me strongly during the formative ages of, say, 16-23. And have stuck with me since.

The real, true, definite, honest answer is: internet pornography. Looking at that two to seven times a week since I was thirteen very certainly twisted, broke, created, distorted, and destroyed elements of my personality, self-perception, perception of others, and sex life that nothing else ever could have even begun to attempt.

Anders wrote:

Mickey wrote:

Anders wrote:Books

Yeah me too man

I’ll expand later. Sorry.

No need to apologize. Especially to Mickey.

The Argonaut wrote:These seem to be formative for me, but I don't know:

Kurt Vonnegut, Kerouac's Dharma Bums, DeLillo's White Noise, Kurosawa's Ikiru.

Is there wisdom in these that can be found nowhere else and that I wouldn't have learned without them? No. But they contain encapsulations of wisdom that resonated with me strongly during the formative ages of, say, 16-23. And have stuck with me since.

The real, true, definite, honest answer is: internet pornography. Looking at that two to seven times a week since I was thirteen very certainly twisted, broke, created, distorted, and destroyed elements of my personality, self-perception, perception of others, and sex life that nothing else ever could have even begun to attempt.

Yeah I could throw Vonnegut in there too.

I'll add The Royal Tenenbaums. It felt like exactly what I wanted subconsciously at that time.

the first star wars trilogy, mega man, yankee hotel foxtrot

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

The Argonaut wrote:These seem to be formative for me, but I don't know:

Kurt Vonnegut, Kerouac's Dharma Bums, DeLillo's White Noise, Kurosawa's Ikiru.

Is there wisdom in these that can be found nowhere else and that I wouldn't have learned without them? No. But they contain encapsulations of wisdom that resonated with me strongly during the formative ages of, say, 16-23. And have stuck with me since.

Yeah I could throw Vonnegut in there too.

I'll add The Royal Tenenbaums. It felt like exactly what I wanted subconsciously at that time.

Oh, and Punch-Drunk Love

The Argonaut wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

The Argonaut wrote:These seem to be formative for me, but I don't know:

Kurt Vonnegut, Kerouac's Dharma Bums, DeLillo's White Noise, Kurosawa's Ikiru.

Is there wisdom in these that can be found nowhere else and that I wouldn't have learned without them? No. But they contain encapsulations of wisdom that resonated with me strongly during the formative ages of, say, 16-23. And have stuck with me since.

Yeah I could throw Vonnegut in there too.

I'll add The Royal Tenenbaums. It felt like exactly what I wanted subconsciously at that time.

Oh, and Punch-Drunk Love

Next time we meet up we should watch that.

Green Eggs and Ham
Star Wars

Paradise Lost and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell combine have created some lightbulb moments in my head over the last couple of years, and has pushed me toward romanticism.

William Blake is what you need

No I don't think that's true, in Burt's case.

dad wrote:the first star wars trilogy, mega man, yankee hotel foxtrot

almost forgot...count chocula

Mickey wrote:

Malloy wrote:

Mickey wrote:Have you read much of Gass's other work? I want to read The Tunnel but who has the time.

on being blue; world w/in world; omensetter

doubt ill ever read the tunnel.

Yeah I read Blue a few years back, it was okay.

a mate was his student. was always very jealous of that.

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:Blood Meridian maybe. I haven't decided yet.

Waiting patiently.

It did.

wease wrote:Green Eggs and Ham
Star Wars

Early 80’s Chris Claremont X-Men
The Parker series by Richard Stark