“…EVERYTHING Is A GAG.”
—CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Daily Archives: 17Oct12
Random (Halloween’ish) Movie Mention: “MADHOUSE” (1974)
Since We’re Well Into October, Now…
…I Figure Throwing Out A Little Halloween’ish Cheer Is Totally Called For.
Sooo…
…Why Not Mention A Personal Favorite Of Mine…
“MADHOUSE“
…Starring…
…MY Man…
VINCENT PRICE
…MY Other Man…
PETER CUSHING
…And MY Other Other Man…
ROBERT QUARRY
!!! !!!! !!!
😀
So What’s The Gist?!
Well…
VINCENT PRICE Is “PAUL TOOMBES“
…A Horror Film Star.
He’s Engaged To His Beautiful Co-Star…
…But The Night Of Their Big Announcement Party, The Fiancee Ends-Up DECAPITATED!
When “TOOMBES” Discovers Her, He Goes Insane And Has To Be Sent To An Asylum!
Some Years Later, He’s Declared Sane And Is Released.
His Career In Horror Films As “DR. DEATH” Is Long Over…
…But A Sleazy TV Producer (ROBERT QUARRY) Gives “TOOMBES” Another Shot At Stardom, Along Side His Former Writer Friend (PETER CUSHING).
And Then The Body Count Begins To Crank Away Again!!!
😀 😀 😀
Yes, My Peeps…
“MADHOUSE“
…Is Exactly As It Sounds…
…A HELLUVA LOT OF FUN!!!
I Mean, Come On!
When You Get THREE Of The Biggest Names In Horror To Come Together To Make One Little Ole Movie…
…Yeah…
…It’s Pretty Hard Not To Lap-It-Up!!!
I Think The Little Tagline For This Film Totally Sums It All Up.
“LIGHTS… …CAMERA… …MURDER!”
Yeah…
…PERFECT, Eh?!
PERFECT, INDEED!!!
ENJOY, My Peeps!!!
Trust Me On This One…
…You’re Gonna Looooooooove It!!!
😉
“No Great Artist Ever Sees Things As They Really Are…”
“…If He Did, He Would Cease To Be An Artist.”
—OSCAR WILDE
-=(1854–1900)=-
-=POET=-
-=PLAYWRIGHT=-
-=JOURNALIST=-
-=AUTHOR=-
-=ARTIST=-
“The Past Sharpens Perspective…”
“…Warns Of Pitfalls, And Helps To Point The Way.“
—DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
-{1890–1969}-
-{Our 34TH PRESIDENT Of The UNITED STATES Of AMERICA}-
The Song Stuck In My Head: “BAD INFLUENCE” by The ROBERT CRAY BAND (1983)
“You Used Me…
…To Get Ya Anything You Wanted…
…Oh, But I’m A Changed Man…
…It’s Your Other Friend That Gets Ya What You Want Now…“
…
“BAD INFLUENCE” Is The Title Track Off Of The 1983 Album From The ROBERT CRAY BAND !!!
…
“…If I Go Through Those Same Things Again…
…I’ll Be Worse Off Than I Started…
…Oh, You’re Such A BAD INFLUENCE…
…Baby, You’ve Got Ways To Make Me Do What You Want…
…Oh, And You’re Such A BAD INFLUENCE…
…Girl I’ve Got To Stay Away. …“
… … … … … … …
… … …
…
I Awoke This Morning Feeling Two Very Distinct Ways.
FIRST…
…I Felt Like I Was Going To Die, My Mouth Was Hurting So Bad.
Sadly, I’ve Had A Stuffy Nose, So I’m Pretty Damned Sure I Breathed Through My Mouth, Almost Exclusively, All Night Long.
That’s A No Good, Kiddies.
That’s A No Good, Indeed.
SECOND…
…I Was In The Mood To Listen To Some Quality Blues Music.
So…
…To Combat The First Portion…
…I Popped A Pain-Pill AND THEN Gave The Sore Area Of My Mouth A Slathering Of A Liquid Numbing-Agent (LIDOCAINE).
To Combat The Second Portion…
…I Popped On Some Totally Awesome Jammage By…
The ROBERT CRAY BAND
!!! 😀 !!!
So So So…
…At This Moment…
…At This Very Very Moment…
…Right Now…
…My Mouth Does NOT Hurt…
…And I’m Currently Addicted To Listening To This Song…
“BAD INFLUENCE“
by The ROBERT CRAY BAND
😀
Not Bad, Eh?!
I Didn’t Think So, Either.
😉
The Song…
“BAD INFLUENCE“
…Is Totally A Personal Fave-Fave…
…But It Has Sadly Fallen Into The “Forgotten Classics” Category.
😦
Some Folks DO Remember The Album…
…But Not So Many People Remember The Song.
Not One Damned Bit.
And, To Me, That’s Sad.
The Whole Album Is TOTALLY EXCEPTIONAL…
…And This Song Is Just One Of Its Highlights.
I Can VERY EASILY Recommend It To You, My Peeps.
BOTH The Song AND The Album.
If You’re Into More Of A Rockin’ Blues…
“BAD INFLUENCE“
…May Be An Undiscovered Country To You.
(yes, I borrowed the bit about the "Undiscovered Country" from Star Trek)
It’s Got’em All, My Peeps.
The Album Boasts Other Such Classics From…
The ROBERT CRAY BAND
…Like…
“PHONE BOOTH“
&
“THE GRINDER“
&
“SO MANY WOMEN, SO LITTLE TIME“
…And Especially…
“WAITING FOR THE TIDE TO TURN“
😀 😀 😀
Anyway, My Peeps…
…I Think I’m Going To Duck-Outta-Here For A Bit.
Dawn Is Upon Us…
…And I Seriously Wanna Go For A Nice, Long Walk This Morning With My Serious Tunage In Tow!!!
Y’all Take Care…
…Be Good…
…See Me Soon…
…And Talk To Me Sooner!!!
🙂
L8r L8r, My Tater-Tots!!!
😀
“It Is NOT Strange To Mistake CHANGE For PROGRESS.” –MILLARD FILLMORE
<>MILLARD FILLMORE<>
<>(1800–1874)<>
<>Our 13TH PRESIDENT Of The UNITED STATES Of AMERICA<>
“The Price Of Freedom Is Eternal Vigilance.” –GEORGE WASHINGTON
-=GEORGE WASHINGTON=-
-=(1732–1799)=-
-=A FOUNDING FATHER=-
-=GENERAL Of The AMERICAN REVOLUTION=-
…And…
"You Jivin' Me, Turkey?" 