Harmony's Corner - Class Outing

TUCKY TUCK - The Weight

Fur Reel - Talkin' 'bout WEREWOLVES, part three.

Lon Chaney Jr.

THE WOLF MAN, 1941 Universal

Although The Wolf Man came out 6 years later than the Werewolf Of London, it's the most recognized werewolf movie of the times. Lon Chaney Jr. was the son of possibly the greatest silent film actor to command the silver screen. Probably to sell more tickets, the poster for The Wolf Man doesn't add the "Jr." to little Lon's name. However, Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot definitely makes his mark in this wonderful film. The Gypsy mother and son team is skillfully played by Russian actress Maria Ouspenskaya and Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi. Claude Rains is great as Sir John Talbot although, to me, the age spread between him and Lon doesn't seem like enough years. The legendary Curt Siodmak unleashes his screen writing talents and gives us a beautiful story with a mix of young love, Gypsy intrigue, an excellent planetarium and of course werewolves!

RL

2 Minuttz UhPart - SOMETHING'S FISHY

Just another stupid cartoon from yours truly.

Autographs: Rebel Carr and Robin Hood

Dancing performers Rebel Carr & Robin Hood with acid country band Grandpa Ken at the popular Chevron Club at the airbase in Rantoul Illinois

At 20 years old, it beat sweeping floors at Zayres department store! In addition to watching Rebel and Robin disrobe on stage, we enjoyed the exclusive privilege of watching em re-robe backstage. When we had breakfast with Robin, she ordered the Insomniac Special and a coke a cola with no ice. Our bass player tried to sell her his toast for 23 cents. She didn't buy it.

RL

MARTINI & RUSS - B-Day Card from Dink

HANDY EYES - Cartoon

2 Minuttz UhPart - FOR THE BIRDS

Fur Reel - Talkin' 'bout WEREWOLVES, part two.

HENRY HULL

THE WEREWOLF OF LONDON, Universal 1935

Another excellent werewolf film. Borris Karloff was originally slated for this movie, but was bound by other commitments. Henry Hull, a fine British actor, took command of the role playing the part of Dr. Glendon & the werewolf, spot-on. The good doctor was bitten by a werewolf in the mountains of Tibet (a startling scene) while in search of a Maroiphasa Lumina Lupina which is an elusive plant that only takes bloom in the moon light. The plant is the cure for werewolfism, but complications lead Dr. Glendon to a dramatic death on the floor where he transforms from the wicked werewolf back into himself in front of a room full of spectators, including the police and his neglected fiance. There are tremendous scenes with 2 drunken cockney women on the stair case of the shabby rooming house where Dr. Glendon secretly rents a room to face his malady in private.

RL

Cat's Butler - #2

PEZZI CHICKI - 4:00am

A message of love from Pezzi.

I love you: Muskratmike23, JMAZ, Agency Man, Vince, Ellegaru, and Victoria Davidson - Bell. Thanks for following circuswater, reading all the award winning stories, admiring the brilliant artwork and listening to the mod musical hits that defy recognition. I've got to go. What'd think that I sit around all day writing messages of love?! And even if I do do that, (hee hee, I said do do) I don't love anybody who doesn't follow circuswater, not even Mamie Van Doren or Roy Clark! Those who don't follow circuswater are evil creeps who should receive a good old fashion hair mussin' and a swift push into the nearest mud puddle!  Don't those lousy non-following dopes realize that Bobby Pins, Abram Ovicci, Ms Conception, Bertrum Laynes, Lil' Baby Bleaker, RL and all them other ones are making monumental contributions to the fatty bulk of the fat, bulky fabric that binds a free thinking society into a tight, stifling knot that's continually being riddled with high blood pressure, weak skills and chronic shaving rashes?!!   

Affectionately,

Pezzi Chicki

SUBURBAN ROULETTE - Big Screen Thrills

SUBURBAN ROULETTE (1967)

Herschell Gordon Lewis is better known for his gore films, but Suburban Roulette is my favorite from his collection. The title says it all. I read in a research book that this movie was filmed in Bensenville, IL. very near Ohare airport. I've actually driven around looking for the houses that were used in the film. I'm pretty sure I found the location, which will probably be demolished as the Ohare expansion progresses. You don't have to be mentally deficient to enjoy this film, but it helps.   

JOBY - Teen Prophet #4

Great Animals - The ANT LION

THE ANT LION

This remarkable creature has always been marked highly on my list of favorites. My cousins and I would find these little denizens of the sand on the beaches of Ludington MI. We'd push ants into the "funnel of doom," but most of the time, the ants would crawl out un-scathed. Those who didn't escape became a nourishing entree for the Ant Lion larva that huddled in the sand at the bottom of the funnel. I didn't realize that the Ant Lion larva/*doodlebugs matured into a beautiful airborne insect. I wanted them to maintain their larva look, grow to the size of Russian Wolf Hounds, dig larger funnels of doom and entrap sun bathers and other beach guests.

RL

* Not to be confused with the Doodlebops: DeeDee Doodle, Rooney Doodle and Moe Doodle are a Canadian musical trio who have their own TV spot "The Doodlebops" featured on the Disney channel.

SWIGGS THE CAT - The Peaceful Palace

One Gorgeous Chick - Unkown

If you like the water...

This exotic beauty appears on the cover of Martin Denny's PRIMITIVA album. For obvious reasons, I often sought this album out of my dad's record collection. In my innocent stupidity, I thought Primitiva was the name of the girl pictured on the cover.

"We live as we dream, alone."

Joseph Conrad

p.s. Double bonus: The music of Martin Denny is also outstanding.

Just for the Record - GANG OF FOUR

To hell with poverty

We'll get drunk on cheap wine

I was lucky enough to see this fine musical ensemble on a few occasions. I like all of their records, especially the under-produced, early ones.

Fur Reel - Talkin' 'bout WEREWOLVES, part one.

Oliver Reed

THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF, 1961, Hammer Films.

I've always loved this version. The werewolf looks like a tough brute not to be reckoned with and the story line is a good one. It takes place in 18th century Spain. The evil, Marques throws a beggar in a dungeon. 15 years pass, and the Marques has the jailer's (mute) daughter thrown in the same dungeon with the beggar because she shunned the Marques' sexual advances. The wild/unattended beggar rapes the mute daughter. Upon her release, she manages to kill the Marques with a knife. She flees into the forest where she is found, in rough shape, by a sympathetic bachelor and his maid. The jailer's daughter gives birth to her illegitimate, beggar baby on Christmas day, which is considered an insult to God. Great stuff happens on the day of birth: the sky darkens, the mute mother dies, there's severe thunder storms and bubbling water. Some years later, the boy (Leon) goes hunting with his pepe and shoots a squirrel. Young Leon feels saddened and tries to comfort the dead squirrel by kissing it. As you might guess, Leon ends up enjoying the taste of the sweet, warm blood. Sheep begin to die and a priest tells Leon's bachelor guardian that Leon is a werewolf. The bachelor guardian has bars put on Leon's windows. Of course Leon matures into a handsome/brooding adult, carries on, kills a bunch of village people (not them!) and, in front of an angered mob, ends up getting shot dead from the bell tower by the same silver bullet that was meted down from his dead, mute mother's crucifix. You're not weeping?

RL