Archive for May 2026
Out-Lynching Lynch: David Lynch, Kirk Mellecker, Surrealism, and the Black Dahlia
May 6, 2026 Birch Bay, Washingon Last night I finally watched David Lynch’s The Straight Story (1999), a film recommended to me recently in conversation. At age 84, watching Richard Farnsworth portray Alvin Straight calling himself “an old man” at 73 gave me pause. Farnsworth himself was nearing 80 during filming and already seriously ill.…
Read MoreBlack Dahlia Interview with “Truth Be Told” Host Tony Sweet
May 2, 2026 Birch Bay, Washington Here is a live interview I did in the studio with Tony Sweet for his show, “Truth Be Told” some years ago. I think the in-person nature always adds a little more oomph and energy to the final product than say a “Zoom” talk. This interview runs about eighty…
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