Studio8 - Uniting the Arts

she’s a librarian
but you hear bongos whenever she walks by
she wears those nylons, the ones with the seams
sweet jesus those seams
that lead you like a dog on a leash

i was looking for some mystery
shelves 950 – 990
i could feel sheila’s marble grey eyes
staring into the back of my head
through the gap between gardner and hammett
she was always hanging around
in her white cashmere sweater and black rimmed glasses
suggesting some title, usually by mickey spillane

kiss me deadly?
have you ever read kiss me deadly?
no, i haven’t but i’ll get around to it
thanks sheila

nice kid but a little spooky
i was hearing those bongos again
this time with a hint of patchouli
the librarian was walking towards
the room where they keep the books
that don’t cut it anymore
two chinese guys dressed in sharkskin suits
followed her into the withdrawal shelves
I heard footsteps from behind
as I took a dive into a dark deep pool…

sir, excuse me, sir
but the library closes in five minutes
must have dozed off
sweet jesus those seams!

hi cecil!

how b u?

doing ok. been watching some good films as of late - death in venice, ikiru, and ugetsu. i highly recommend each, but ugetsu is something else! i put it right up there with la strada - they remind me of one another in a way.

great. i trust those flicks are in b&w? damn if that b&w isnt atmospheric.. sure does the trick for me. the one problem i have with movies i like - i only remember about 25% of their names. makes it difficult to talk about them. but then, maybe talking about them isn't something i should be doing. i'm not a movie reviewer of any worth.

i'd like to read one of your pieces based on 'ugetsu'. i could probably review a review on something like that given a little practice... but it's only be between you and i.

deal? no hurry... pace yourself on this one.

the film has a poetic quality to it. i will get back to you on it. it's a poem i've been meaning to do. the film is in b+w - as is kurasawa's ikiru - both kurasawa and mizoguchi can handle the camera. visconti's death of venice has a visual lushness to it - it is in color and should be.

do movies like you as much as you like them?

i'd guess yes to that, myself, having read your pieces based on movies. but it's really your question. if it wasn't i shouldn't be asking. but i know you know the right answer...

btw: i just now asked myself the same question - no. movies have survived for many years without my love for the genre. however, i have a first son that pretty much lives for and loves movies. it's such a passion that when SXSW comes into Austin he takes some of his vacation time off to watch movies throughout the town, sometimes up to 6 a day. that's love.

i gotta like anyone that loves something (or someone). we're all thankful for that.. whether we know it or not.

This was great. We both have a thing for seams, it seems.

thanks, yejun.