Keanuthon

7:53am – “Even Cowgirls Get The Blues,” 1993

Despite a cast almost as allstar as “Freaked” (and getting to see Buck Henry & Uma Thurman & Crispin Glover & Pat Morita & Oregon again) & that great k.d. lang songs & another Gus movie, this just isn’t up to our last movie’s standards. And the fault is not that Keanu head floating in the clouds scene (not to get too editorial on you), of you know what I mean. This movie just makes me want to read the book (which we’d enjoy more, except we’d have to be reading the same book, which can get somewhat awkward beacuse of reading speed and everything). Famous actor type people cameos abound and continue to abound. Impossible to mention them all, let’s just say that they’ll continue to abound throughout this and Keanu will not abound nearly enough.

This is an almost perfect early morning movie – lack of Keanu = don’t have to pay very much attention.

11 seconds of screen time. Abound. Abound. Abound. Could use one of those pills right about now.

30 minutes, 2 Keanu lines, much time using the inhaler (not a metaphor) – but we have gotten to see a little of the Keanu we (Carla specifically) love, always courteous & thinking about how he can help (or at least the next meal)

Coming back (rather unfortunately) to the LKSOA, I wonder if this Gus Van Sant movie would have gotten (or less conditionally, did get) the “stamp” with a smile of with that old grumpy grump frown. Methinks LK loves him some Uma (regrettably, unlike us) and thusly gave this that smiley stamp.

Phoenix #3.

That is a lot of zippers. Head in the clouds, thinking about, well, what one could potentially think about at such a moment (was that handled delicately?). Not sure it would be possible to un&rezip really, really quickly, but after much practice – we’re replacing them with goats. Jail cells & truck stops.

Is k.d. lang in Uma’s satchel (notice how I avoided saying under her thumb) or some such thing, or is there a digital radio station called “KDME” (along the lines of “WANE” – all Wayne Newton all the time) which everyone is always tuned to in expectation of the arrival of the Uma? Or is this some greater social message, which was missed in “Freaked,” which is being reinforced (or we are being reminded of at least) in this movie (which couldn’t be described as a sequel so much as the movie being watched right after “Freaked”)?

Dance Toymaster! Dance!

Is this a k.d. lang polka? I’ve heard the Toymaster could dance to anything, but I never thought he’d dance to a k.d. lang polka. Did k.d. lang record this just to challenge the Toymaster? Is that why she made that record with Tony Bennett? And our radio station question has been answered (not that we were exaclty all on pins & needles about it). But the Toymaster just called himself (or at least was saying) the name of William Sadler in “Freaked.” I’m not saying these movies are sequels, just that we’re watching it right after “Freaked.”

Back in the big city. Reading more letters. I figured they’d be text messaging my now, but I guess they’re taking their time. Abound. Abound. Abound. Is the thumb a metaphor, or are they actual thumbs? When is a thumb really just a thumb? If only Bill & Ted could go back and ask that Freud dude for us (or bring him to us).

“Man, I love this movie,” he says in disgust and sarcasm. Realizing he hasn’t had to sit through any of it this year.

Is peyote just morels gone all funky and hip? “It has gone on long enough” – could not agree more. The toymaster remains the voice of reason, I’m guessing all of this is happening because one person doesn’t really believe in somethingorother, so we’re all being punished.

“The Phoenix died for the birds.” Whoa.