****HAPPY FLOOPY BIRTHDAY, DR SANDRA!****
And happy belated birthday to Mr. Nick Redman.
Last night I saw (on DVD) a film that won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 1986 - SMOOTH TALK - based on a short story ("Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been") by Joyce Carol Oates, adapted by Tom Cole and the director, Joyce Chopra. I then read a really interesting essay by Ms. Oates on her thoughts about the adaptation of her story. The movie starred an 18-year-old Laura Dern. My God! She was a breathtakingly beautiful teenager! I found the film really disturbing and quite riveting.
TOD - A general thought - everyone is saying that they'd like to listen to X (fill in the names) - But don't you think they'd like to hear you talk, too? One thing that I've found with the majority of great artists that I've had the good fortune to meet (not all - some are just ego surrounded by bone and flesh - but not too many) - is that one of the things that makes them great is the curiosity they have about life in general and other people in particular. I think they would be eager to hear about your lives, too. I'm sure they'd enjoy a conversation much more than a recitation of their career achievements. End of mild rant.