Having an extra couple hundred bucks in my bank account.

I just watched the version with Gary Senise and John Malkovich plus we had a local play at the high school and it was a great play. The actor who portrayed Lennie stole the show though it is a sad story.

We're getting a short Indian summer. It's just about over. Summers here are very short.

3 Anthony Quinn classics: Requiem For A Heavyweight The Secret Of Santa Vittoria Lust For Life 'Teach me to dance!'

Today I found some Wayfarers on line for $29.00!! (My cat broke the frames of my old pair)

They didn't pass the bail out bill.

Now I know he's back to normal as he's chasing my other cat (The Admiral) and hassling him. Todays weather in the northwest is probably the most beautiful on the planet.

Seeing my one cat Butters running around again. About 10 days ago he jumped up on the woodstove and burned his feet.

And fuck you too, Islam!! Today: Travis Barker in plane crash.

Islam extremists threaten to kill Paul McCartney in Israel. All you need is love!

Bob Dylan's 115th Dream

I will try. 'Woman In The Dunes' is another good one from Japan. We just watched 'The Weatherman' with Nick Cage. Funny movie. 'Hey Weatherman!'-----BLAP! In comes the Big Gulp!

Watching RTN the other night (Off Beat Cinema) they showed 'The Blue Angel' (1930) with Marlene Dietrich. Pretty racy for the time but that was Germany then. Off Beat Cinema http://www.offbeatcinema.com

'Wayfaring Stranger'----Burl Ives

I have no problem with subtitles. I love 'The Bicycle Thief' too (Italian) Mifune's scene where he was ranting about the farmers being 'hoarding weasles' was great. (He knew because he was a farmer) We just watched 'Mr. Bean's Holiday'

Aug. 29th Actor Lee Marvin died.

Just watched 'Seven Samurai' Toshiro Mifune was great. What a character.

Aug. 23rd Keith Moon born. The Paradiddle Kid!

Recently watched: The Story Of Qiu Ju Revenge Of Frankenstein Currently watching 'Fistful Of Dollars' 'I don't think it's nice you laughin'. See, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it!'

A young guy sees a 'topless car wash' and decides to check it out. As he pulls up to some bikini clad babes to pay they tell him to drive his car into the tent for the topless wash. As he pulls in a group of 70 year old men dressed only in speedos begin to wash his car.

Aug. 22nd (For those beyond the international date line) Elvis began work on his first film 'Love Me Tender'

'The Tunnels Of Cu Chi' These were the tunnels that the commies had and the Americans (25th Infantry 'Tropic Lightning' division) built a base right on top of them. My brother was there at the time.

Watching my cat chase her tail.

Cool! Back in the 60's I won a Steveie Wonder album (UPTIGHT!) from a radio station in San Francisco.

The other night a big moth got inside my place and my cats went bananas!! They were flying through the air and crashing into things like Kamikazes!