Kurt Brindley's Blog

An Experiment in Terror

Or perhaps better yet:

Just Enough of “An Experiment in Lynchian Appropriation” to still be Considered an Inspiration For and not a Plagiarizing Of?*

Watch this short video of the opening sequence of Blake Edwards’ 1962 flick “An Experiment in Terror” and judge for yourself..

For more: This ’60s Neo-Noir Inspired David Lynch, From ‘Twin Peaks’ to ‘Blue Velvet’ (collider.com)

In case Henry Mancini’s music for the opening sequence didn’t register any Lynchian tonal vibes for you, here is a screenshot of an undeniable appropriation inspiration which you may have missed in the nighttime drive by >>

It’s hard to see so you might have to click on the image to expand it

To really get a feel of how much Lynch owes his Lynchian-ness to Edwards, you need to watch the entire flick. It’s a wild ride.

I’m a huge Lynch fan so I’m not judging, I’m just marveling at how interdependent and influencing all aspects of life are on all aspects of living…

huh?

Anyway, as the old saying goes:

All art is but imitation (of nature).

So… yeah.

*too soon?

Brindley!

Brindley, England, that is…Brindley Village Green (Wikipedia)

I’ve only had the pleasure of visiting England once and that was many moons ago. I found it to be lovely! brilliant! and I wholeheartedly did not mind minding every and all the gaps!

Though I will say, being an avid lover of Fish & Chips, I was less than overwhelmed with the offering I had while there. Hey, I grew up with a local Arthur Treacher’s so my Fish & Chips bar has been set very high from an early age.

Anyway, at the time of my visit, I had no idea that England had named a town after me–

Wait, I think I got the order of precedence wrong there…

Anyway, ever since I discovered there is a Brindley, England, visiting it has been numero uno on my bucket list.

Unfortunately, with the way things are, I doubt if I will ever have the chance/courage to visit my namesake village, or any other place outside of these less than United States.

Ergo, if you or anyone else out there has had a chance to visit Brindley, it would be awesome to hear about it.

However, as diminutive and sleepy as it looks, it’s hard to imagine why anyone not named Brindley would have a strong desire to travel there.

Could be wrong though…

Everybody sing!

England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles two by two
Westminster Abby, the Tower of Big Ben
The rosy-red cheeks of the little children...

Cheers!

The Fools’ Poet

April's Premiere alone is Claimed
To be the Day of Dullards
While All its Days have been Proclaimed
To be the Month of Bards

In you, you presume a Poet Resides
And with Ballads you are the Master
Alas in you nary a Rhyme doth Hide
For you are just a Fool Poetaster

But today alone We shall All Proclaim
Your Verse fit for Angels on High
Just don't forget that Today Alone
We are given Pass to Lie

Writing Advice from Questionable Characters

Neal Cassidy, the inspiration for Dean Moriarty (Wikipedia)

“Hell, man, I know very well you didn’t come to me only to want to become a writer and after all what do I really know about it except you’ve got to stick to it with all the energy of a benny* addict.”
  ~ Dean Moriarty from ON THE ROAD

#amwriting
#ofthejournals

*Benzedrine, the trademark name for Amphetamine.

Short Verses & Other Curses 002*

time's relentless pace
truth content in slow pursuit
where has wisdom gone? Learn more

*if you haven’t yet guessed, these videos are becoming a thing around here…

Short Verses & Other Curses 001

Well, technically it’s a senryū not a haiku but I’m guessing more than a few of us may not know the difference between the two.

Or, maybe we do…

Cartoon Haiku 001

Well, technically it’s a senryū not a haiku but I’m guessing more than a few of us may not know the difference between the two.

Or, maybe we do…

Short Verses & Other Curses 00x

This senryū (川柳) serves as the forword to my poetry collection SHORT VERSES AND OTHER CURSES.

It also serves as a metaphor for the scrambled goings on in my mind…

Peruse or Use

The Blank Means More

This is the epilogue to my poetry collection SHORT VERSES AND OTHER CURSES.

It is also a metaphor for the goings on in my mind…

Peruse or Use

The Persistent and the Damned

Despite life’s sorrows, its sufferings, with only its scant and fleeting pleasures, how we fear our demise, how we will do what we can, however we can, to hold on to even our sorrows, our sufferings, if only to avoid the black void of the ultimate unknown…

My latest creative endeavor, adapted from my short story of the same name, which can be found in the short story collection LEAVE: and Other Stories Short and Shorter.

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More video adaptions to come.

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No seriously, go!