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Tired Tuesday with Monsters

Posted on June 27, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

I tried for a real post today, or at least not a completely foolish one, but I sat here typing and backspacing out. So I wrote the following, and I’m going to call it a Tired Tuesday post. Sorry, folks. I’ll try not to Wuss-out on Wednesday.

“What do you mean you can’t write a blog post today?”

When all else fails, look for pictures from old monster movies. I guess the above is more a horror flick than a monster movie, but you now I adore alliteration (see what I did there?). The above picture is from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), a pretty trippy silent movie. I think I need to watch it again soon. It might be problematic, though, because in general, I only watch silent movies while running in place on the mini-tramp. If I try to knit or crochet, I can’t keep my eyes on the screen, which is kind of essential when there is no dialog.

“Now THAT’S a centerfold!”

Here’s two monsters, one on the cover, one looking at the magazine, and the word “MONSTERS” on the magazine! A perfect picture for a monster post. If only this was a Monday, my alliterative cup would overflow.

He’s a charming fellow.

As I looked through my Media Library, I saw The Brain that Wouldn’t Die (1962). Only I didn’t want a picture of Jan in a pan; I wanted the monster. I found the above on Dracula’s House of Halloween, one of my favorite Facebook pages.

The best thing to do on a foolish post is to keep it short. I just passed 250 words and shared three pictures. Let’s call it a day.

Did You See What I Did?

Posted on January 24, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

It is getting to be a bad habit for me to miss a day of posting then make two posts the next day. In my defense, I was having such a fine time yesterday watching cheesy movies with my husband, Steven, I just kept going with it till I was too tired and lazy. OK, that was a lousy defense. I’ll share a couple of monster movie pictures, hit publish, and try for a Mohawk Valley adventure later on for a better blog post today.

Gee I wish I’d have said that.

This photo was on one of my monster movie pages, but the comments (including mine) also made a lot of puns, some of them rather racy. I suggested we watch The Brain That Wouldn’t Die first, for cheesy fun on a rainy day. It is really better to watch movies on a rainy day at our house, because our television is in between two windows which have rather inadequate curtains. At least, I guess they are adequate, because nobody can see in, and it is nice for the most part that they let sunlight in, oh, never mind about my curtains, let’s go on with the monster movies.

He looked considerably less distinguished as the vampire.

Next I suggested something from our DVD Collection of 50 Horror Classics (they use the term loosely). We chose Dead Men Walk, starring the “marvelously theatrical” George Zucco (that is how he is described in one of the movie summaries). I could not find a picture of the movie (well I can’t spend all day looking for pictures, you know I am not adept at internet searches), so I settled for one of Zucco.

Anyways, that movie was disappointingly, so Steven wanted something that moved a little faster. I wanted to continue with the cheese theme, so we settled on I Saw What You Did, a William Castle production with Joan Crawford. Steven saw it at the drive-in back in the day. He subsequently called a neighbor’s house, which was situated so they could see through the windows. His sister, Ruby, answered the phone and Steven whispered, “I saw what you did, and I know who you are.” Ruby was startled. Last night I double dog dared him to repeat the prank. He dialed Ruby’s number, but when she picked up he said, “Hi, Ruby.”

Oh, she’s mad.

You can’t see it so well in the picture, but it’s a really awesome necklace. After that movie, we watched a Dateline On Demand. Some days I just can’t get enough murder and mayhem.

No, It Really IS Friday!

Posted on November 11, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

I’m having a Bela moment.

I was going to call this post “Not Feeling Friday,” but a quick search showed me I have already used that title. Still, feeling it or not, it is Friday, the day I allow myself to post lame (I have different excuses the other days, you know that, so just hold your sarcastic comments till the end). However, lame or not, a post must be made. I thought to do the picture thing I have come to enjoy and perhaps overuse. Looking through my Media Library, I saw this gem, a longtime favorite of mine. Of course I usually post it on a Tuesday, but it just feels right today.

This was one of my favorite Facebook profile pictures.

I put in this picture in case anybody is judging me for my day-of-the-week time warp. Go ahead and judge! I’m not perfect! I’m not even pretty damn good most days!

Hey, wasn’t I running away from this guy in yesterday’s post?

Oh, here, for anybody who might be sitting there saying, “But dammit, it really IS Friday!” I can appreciate being a stickler for accuracy.

This is a really fun movie. I wonder if Steven would be into watching it tonight.

I add this picture purely for the irony: obviously my brain has died, leaving my body behind, fingers typing foolishly. OK, I have to admit: that just amused me quite a bit. Well, I’m afraid I write this blog for me. I hope to also entertain any readers who happen to chance by, but if I please myself, at least SOMEBODY will be happy. I think even silly bloggers deserve some happiness.

Speaking of silly, I will end with a silly picture of me, in a dramatic moment in The Tempest, the play I was in the LiFT Theatre Company this past summer. I kind of went over the top in this scene, but the director never told me I went too far, so I guess it was all right. Now that I think about it, it is a little further irony to put this picture under the heading “Speaking of Silly,” because at that moment in the play (in fact, almost any moment I am on stage), I did not even think about feeling silly: I just went for it.

I’m the one in the yellow tights, in case you couldn’t guess.

Happy Friday, everybody.

Severed Head Sunday

Posted on July 27, 2015 by mohawkvalleygirl

Spoiler Alert! I’m going to be talking about several movies and I’m not going to worry if I give anything away. Jaws, Strait-Jacket, Sleepy Hollow, The Brain that Wouldn’t Die.

We’re watching Jaws, because it is a good summer flick. This is what I call relaxing movie viewing: something we’ve seen before that we can just enjoy. Until the moment when Robert Shaw scrapes his fingernails along the chalkboard to get everybody’s attention during the big village meeting. I cringed.

“My most UN-favorite moment of the movie,” I said. “I don’t even mind the severed head.”

In fact, the first time I saw the severed head (you know, when Richard Dreyfus is underwater looking at the recently sunken boat), I jumped and said, “EEWW!” But it’s a great moment in a scary movie. Thinking about it, I came up with the title of today’s blog post. I hope you like it as much as I do.

Last night we watched Strait-Jacket with the incomparable Joan Crawford. This movie featured several severed heads. It is one of my favorites. I loved it even before I knew it was produced and directed by that master of such movies, William Castle.

Naturally I started thinking about other movies we could watch that featured severed heads. My first thought was Sleepy Hollow, or as I like to call it, The Headless Everybody. I told Steven we should watch some more severed head films and he said, “Like The Brain that Wouldn’t Die.”

“You’re a genius,” I said.

Ooh, as I typed all this in, the movie progressed and they are ALMOST to the moment of the severed head. I must stop typing and watch. As I look back on this post, I do not believe the Spoiler Alert was truly necessary. No matter. A couple of bold-faced words is always a good start for a blog post. I hope you are all enjoying your Sunday as much as I am.

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