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What a state to wait till eight
1. The release party for The Drowning Girl was a great deal of fun. I went down on the commuter rail, which gave me a beautiful view: late clear light throwing Wyeth shadows, that slightly milky blue sky that dusts down to green at the horizon. There was a daymoon over the roofs of Providence as I walked from the train station to the bookstore, hiking up Angell Street. (With no recourse to the internet! I got directions from the Amtrak ticket sellers and made up the rest. I felt very old-school. Or at least studenty.) There was discussion, reading, the book trailer, signing, and then ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
greygirlbeast, humglum, readingthedark, (briefly Brian Evenson) and I all went out for really spectacular Indian food. Geoffrey drove me back to the train afterward and I read Vanessa Gebbie's The Coward's Tale (2011) on the way home. There was not nearly enough time for conversation, but it was good. I am also planning to attend Caitlín's signing next week at Pandemonium, as so should you. Go read her poem "Atlantis" in the meantime.
2. There is an exhibit at Bletchley Park called The Life and Works of Alan Turing. The future's too slow; we want teleportation now.
3. Courtesy ofhandful_ofdust: Roddy McDowall reads H.P. Lovecraft. "The Outsider" and "The Hound." He's perfect—that fine-pointed, high-strung voice. I feel I must reciprocate by offering James Mason with "The Tell-Tale Heart."
4. Tiny Wittgenstein seems to have been temporarily replaced by Tiny Cast of Several Musical Comedies. Or maybe he's just hanging out on the other shoulder, enjoying the dance numbers. (Am so going to New York in April to see this, I should mention.)
5. You can wake yourself up really quickly eating leftover vindaloo for breakfast, especially if it turns out it was left over for capsaicin-related reasons.
greygirlbeast, humglum, readingthedark, (briefly Brian Evenson) and I all went out for really spectacular Indian food. Geoffrey drove me back to the train afterward and I read Vanessa Gebbie's The Coward's Tale (2011) on the way home. There was not nearly enough time for conversation, but it was good. I am also planning to attend Caitlín's signing next week at Pandemonium, as so should you. Go read her poem "Atlantis" in the meantime.2. There is an exhibit at Bletchley Park called The Life and Works of Alan Turing. The future's too slow; we want teleportation now.
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handful_ofdust: Roddy McDowall reads H.P. Lovecraft. "The Outsider" and "The Hound." He's perfect—that fine-pointed, high-strung voice. I feel I must reciprocate by offering James Mason with "The Tell-Tale Heart."4. Tiny Wittgenstein seems to have been temporarily replaced by Tiny Cast of Several Musical Comedies. Or maybe he's just hanging out on the other shoulder, enjoying the dance numbers. (Am so going to New York in April to see this, I should mention.)
5. You can wake yourself up really quickly eating leftover vindaloo for breakfast, especially if it turns out it was left over for capsaicin-related reasons.
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3. James Mason! Yes!
4. Good news!
5. Wince. I'll trade your vindaloo for a dhansak.
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That's a wonderful thing to say about a book. Tell Caitlín!
James Mason! Yes!
I love him so. He was just the villain from North by Northwest (1959) for most of my childhood, and then I saw him opposite John Gielgud in Julius Caesar (1953) and I never looked back. He's one of the great things about Kubrick's Lolita (1962).
I'll trade your vindaloo for a dhansak.
Dude. A dish with goat I haven't had! Yes, please.
Actually, is this the animated version of "Tell-Tale Heart" that Mason narrates?
It's off a Decca LP from 1959—one side is "Sorry, Wrong Number" with Agnes Moorehead ("With A Supporting Cast") and the other is James Mason on "The Tell-Tale Heart," plus "Silence" and "Annabel Lee." I don't know if it's the same track or a re-recording. Have you got a link to the film?
(The back cover helpfully offers, "If you enjoyed this recording . . . you're sure to like other Long Play albums." Which is how I found out there exists a recording of the original Broadway cast of The Lady's Not for Burning. John Gielgud and Pamela Brown as Thomas and Jennet, should be Richard Burton and Claire Bloom as Richard and Alizon. I wouldn't quite kill for it, but I might seriously consider beating someone up. It's one of my favorite plays. Rave of local production last year here.)
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(I actually dreamt I was at the launch party! I either woke up or was too shy to say hello to you.)
Alas, I'm on mobile-nets, else I'd send you a link to that film. If you haven't already, check out Eddie Izzard's take on Mason advertising food for small dogs...
I *love* dhansak with a vengeance. I wonder if a paneer dish might work with goat's cheese?
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Dude. Next time you see me in a dream, say hi!
If you haven't already, check out Eddie Izzard's take on Mason advertising food for small dogs...
. . . I have not seen that. I'll look it up, she said with some slight trepidation.
I wonder if a paneer dish might work with goat's cheese?
I don't see why not. I love goat cheese.