I just dropped off a terrible movie that I got from the library. It was Dark Horse, by Todd Solondz. Solondz brought us the feel-good features, Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness. These movies are actually brutally disturbing, but also, gulp, funny. I saw a DVD at the library for a newish one by Solondz called Dark Horse. Of course I checked it out.
Something went wrong with this movie. The script wasn't necessarily bad. The acting was competent. It was professionally shot. But it stank like a hot dog turd in the sun. A grueling experience.
The thing is, I didn't have to pay for it. Nor did I have to subscribe to some service so I could stream it. And I most certainly did not acquire it from a torrent site. I'm a lot of things, but a thief isn't one of them.
While I was there I grabbed the audio CD set of Preston and Child's Cemetery Dance. This one is special to me for a number of reasons. It came out at a good time in my life, and I met the authors on a book tour for it. It's also one of my favorites of the Pendergast series, even though it was a painful read. Those who know the novel are aware of what I mean.
I checked out the CDs and I did not know it, but my reserve of the latest Nameless Detective novel from Bill Pronzini was there waiting. Nemesis is the title and I am as sure that I will love it as I am sure that them tax bill for my house will arrive soon.
Earlier tonight I made a couple of other reserves. Both involve the most celebrated and successful writer the horror genre has ever known.
Mr. King promises that Dr. Sleep will be a return to no-holds-barred, scare-the-shit-out-of-you horror that he does so well. I'm one of the first to sign up for it and I will get it on the week it is published.
Then there is that musical collaboration between King and John Mellencamp. I like Mellencamp like I like constipation, but I have to give it a listen, right? And I certainly don't want to have to PAY for it.
Some might not see the difference between getting a free item from the library, or illegally downloading it. It's crystal clear to me. The intellectual property of the creator has been honored with a library loan. The author and the publisher has been paid for the item. Loaning has always been acceptable. And legal.
When most public and private organizations are out to rape you financially and emotionally, the public library offers art, history, current events, music, film, literature, and a host of other services. For free. All you have to do is show proof of residency and you are in like flint.
Times are hard and none of us can afford all the limited editions, the great meals, the latest DVDs, record albums, not to mention saving money for our futures. Anyone who does not use the library is, in my opinion, a damned fool.
Sometimes there is a free lunch. They are serving it at your local library.
Something went wrong with this movie. The script wasn't necessarily bad. The acting was competent. It was professionally shot. But it stank like a hot dog turd in the sun. A grueling experience.
The thing is, I didn't have to pay for it. Nor did I have to subscribe to some service so I could stream it. And I most certainly did not acquire it from a torrent site. I'm a lot of things, but a thief isn't one of them.
While I was there I grabbed the audio CD set of Preston and Child's Cemetery Dance. This one is special to me for a number of reasons. It came out at a good time in my life, and I met the authors on a book tour for it. It's also one of my favorites of the Pendergast series, even though it was a painful read. Those who know the novel are aware of what I mean.
I checked out the CDs and I did not know it, but my reserve of the latest Nameless Detective novel from Bill Pronzini was there waiting. Nemesis is the title and I am as sure that I will love it as I am sure that them tax bill for my house will arrive soon.
Earlier tonight I made a couple of other reserves. Both involve the most celebrated and successful writer the horror genre has ever known.
Mr. King promises that Dr. Sleep will be a return to no-holds-barred, scare-the-shit-out-of-you horror that he does so well. I'm one of the first to sign up for it and I will get it on the week it is published.
Then there is that musical collaboration between King and John Mellencamp. I like Mellencamp like I like constipation, but I have to give it a listen, right? And I certainly don't want to have to PAY for it.
Some might not see the difference between getting a free item from the library, or illegally downloading it. It's crystal clear to me. The intellectual property of the creator has been honored with a library loan. The author and the publisher has been paid for the item. Loaning has always been acceptable. And legal.
When most public and private organizations are out to rape you financially and emotionally, the public library offers art, history, current events, music, film, literature, and a host of other services. For free. All you have to do is show proof of residency and you are in like flint.
Times are hard and none of us can afford all the limited editions, the great meals, the latest DVDs, record albums, not to mention saving money for our futures. Anyone who does not use the library is, in my opinion, a damned fool.
Sometimes there is a free lunch. They are serving it at your local library.
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