David Lynch

Ha, it just dawned on me that one of my heroes was also the one whom kept me frightened to death as a young lad. My dad was watching a movie review show or something when I was 5 or 6. The Elephant Man was new to theaters and the scene where the mob corners Mr. Merrick and unhooded him comes on. And that night I had constant nightmares that the elephant man was lying next to my bed. Then, around 1985, we saw the epic Dune in the theater and i was blown away at how dark and sinister the movie was. This was due to Mr. Lynch's movie. A bunch of years later, we are watching Blue Velvet and find the name of our first punk band: people like frank. He has been a constant influence on my life and the more I find out about David Lynch and his works, the more inspiration I have to create again. What a great individual.

On being 39.

Today is my birthday. I was born at 10:07am today in Springfield Mass. Now i am 39. This will be the last year in a decade of my life that had the most impact and changes. To elaborate would use too much of our time up, so i'll leave this as it is. I can say that i have a good life and am very fortunate to be in the place i'm in now, considering the rough road i was led/ led my self down in previous years. So how will i celebrate? I have to wotk. Yep, i have to go to my McJob. But, it will enrich mine and especially Elsie's life. So i'll just get something really good to eat for lunch and think about the crazy years that were my thirties.