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The Saturday Ramble: Coffee Outside, Leif Erickson, Blue Moon (Sept 24)
The Saturday Ramble: Coffee Outside, Leif Erickson, Blue Moon (Sept 24)
On Leif Erikson, MP 3 1/4, 24 Sept 2022. Minolta XD5/Minolta MD 50mm f/1.7 lens/Fuji C200
It had been a busy September, with a big conference occupying one full week, and then travel to Boise another. Despite sneaking in some rides while in Boise, my September cycling has been pretty scant. Returning to Portland, I knew I needed a bike ride.
I had to go to Blue Moon to pick up supplies. Yes, I…
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The Three Caballeros Ride Again, Mermaid Daisy Duck and The Golden Helmet (classic versions, redraw of these covers and paintings and Donald Duck comics by Carl Barks and Don Rosa)
A long title, but what's there is. Well, after a long time, to publish something, albeit belatedly, related to anniversaries.
The first drawing represents a redraw of a comic cover by Don Rosa and one of his best comics, 2000’s “The Three Caballeros Ride Again”. He drew in his own style, although not very perfect, where the famous three caballeros (Donald Duck, Jose Carioca and Panchito Pistoles) travel around North, Central and South America in their adventures. Here you can see how they cross the Arizona desert and Mexico (cacti can be seen there). Yes, Donald is in a hurry to drive his car under number 313. I definitely recommend this comic to everyone who hasn't read it yet.
Certainly the three of them love adventure.
Another drawing presents Daisy Duck as a mermaid. I know Mermay is over, but I don't care, so I'll post it for Merjune (two words mermaid and the month of June), or Toon June. I took the classic version of Daisy Duck, but I threw the bow out of her. Certainly she is waiting for her beloved to come on the rocks around the sea shore.
The third drawing is a redraw from Carl Barks' ingenious drawing "The Golden Helmet" based on the comic book of the same name, which came out on May 20, 1952, so this year is the 70th anniversary of the comic. Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck are searching with a valuable artifact that can help rule all of North America. I've done this before: https://ducktoonsfanart.tumblr.com/post/672580051030753280/king-donald-duck-king-with-his-nephews-i-will
Certainly, in addition to Donald and his nephews, the museum's curator and two of Donald's villains (no, they are not Beagle Boys) are in search, and they are Azure Blue (reference to Olaf the Blue, actually to the famous Eric the Red and his son Leif Erickson), and Sharky. It's not exactly how it turned out, but I drew in my own style, mostly connecting classic versions from cartoons and connecting it with the style from comics.
Yes, and this was done on the occasion of Daisy’s birthday which is June 7th and on the occasion of Donald’s birthday which is June 9th. I wish them a happy birthday, albeit early!
Yes, just to note that the universes in the Carl Barks and Don Rosa comics are not the same, but different, although Don Rosa referred to Carl Barks, he made differences in his comics, especially in characterization.
Of course, I hope you like these drawings and these ideas and there will be more.
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There is a Bad Luck Spot near the north end of Maple Trail, about a quarter mile before it joins back up with Leif Erickson Drive. I have had mishaps there on three different occasions: rolled my ankle, slipped and fell in the mud, got a bug in my eye that I had to dig out from under my eyelid with my phone camera as a mirror. Now when I am approaching it I slow down and walk cautiously even if there are no visible hazards. There is no chalk to warn you, but someone definitely Did Something to it.
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Vinland Saga – 01 (First Impressions) – Hard Times in a Hard Land
Fresh off the heels of Attack on Titan’s third season, Wit Studio brings us something just as harsh and bleak and serious, but with its roots in real history; specifically, Vikings. We’re immediately thrust into a melee aboard a longship in the middle of a huge naval battle, as the stoic warrior Thors is rudely awakened from a pleasant daydream of greener pastures and his wife Helga by an attacking foe.
Thors easily defeats his opponent, then carves through dozens more in a very businesslike fasion before anyone lays a finger on him—or in this case, an arrow to his shoulder. Still, he pulls a warrior into the freezing sea with him to even the odds, kills him, and eventually comes ashore, none the worse for wear. The battle is an impressive display of mixed 2D and 3D animation, particularly the sudden storm of hail.
Fifteen years later, in the harsh colds of Iceland, Thors lives with his wife Helga, his daughter Ylva, and his young son Thorfinn, who longs to go on adventures like another village member, the gregarious Leif Erikson (who discovered North America, which he called Vinland, half a millennium before Columbus).
Donning a headpiece and smoking a pipe from the natives he met, Erikson evokes both awe and skepticism from the kids, but Thorfinn is mostly among the former. He doesn’t like Iceland, and would rather be anywhere. I can’t blame him; while an achingly gorgeous land, surviving there is a constant battle, and the spirit of a warrior like his dad Thors is paramount in such an exercise.
As Thors talks with Leif long into the night about the worsening winters in Greenland and Iceland, and how his family’s battles are only going to get tougher, Thorfinn dreams of captaining a grand longship on a westward journey.
Unfortunately they run into the legendary Jormungand, who proceeds to squeeze Thorfinn until he awakes. Turns out Jormungand was Ylva, sharing his warm bed (a “hot” commodity in such a cold land). Vinland Saga wastes no time showing that while life is hard, this family has endured by sticking together.
Ylva, it seems, would still prefer if they bought a slave, since her mother has grown weaker, something to which her dad seems morally opposed. But when she falls off the roof they’re clearing of snow (a scary moment), she lands on something strange, and after some digging, she finds a runaway slave.
Meanwhile, Thorfinn, probably not doing his fair share of chores considering he’s just hanging around Leif, wants to start adventuring at once, not waiting until he grows into a man. Leif warns him of the dangers of the sea, particularly so far north, and how he was once the only survivor out of a crew of seven whose ship was crushed by ice floes.
When Thorfinn asks why they all live in such a hard place, Leif doesn’t sugarcoat it: their forbears once lived in Norway, but when a king rose there and demanded the people choose fealty or exile, they left. Thorfinn is angered and doesn’t believe Leif, seeing this fleeing of his ancestors as cowardly.
The slave gains consciousness after Thors warms him by the fire gives him a kind of primitive CPR, and is awake long enough to tell him he doesn’t want to go back to Halfdan’s household. We soon learn why when Halfdan suddenly shows up at the village, causing a standoff. Still, the chain-obsessed Halfdan is looking for a slave, not a fight, so even when one of his own men tries to attack a villager, he flays the skin from his face himself. Talk about lawful evil…
Upon entering Thors’ house, he demands they return the slave to him. Thors offers to buy the slave instead, for more than Halfdan paid for him—over four times more, when the negotiations conclude. The whole time, Ylva can’t believe her dad is making such a deal, which isn’t a good one in any century.
Sure enough, the slave dies soon after the deal is struck, leaving Thors’ family short eight goats. But I know why Thors did it. The slave had already suffered enough, and Thors wasn’t going to be the one to return him to his earthly torments. Better to die peacefully, which is what he did. It was a bad deal, but it was the right thing to do.
That night, as the family watches the Northern Lights from a dramatic promontory (it really is a shockingly gorgeous land), presumably after burying the slave, Thorfinn asks his dad if Leif was telling the truth about their people running away. Thors quietly confirms that “that’s what they say.” To which Thorfinn asks, if one wanted to run away from here, where would they go?
The answer, it seems, will likely drive Thorfinn from this sleepy, cold, and often cruel village, no doubt after whoever is smirking in a longship attacks his village…at least that seems to be the likeliest sequence of events. Not being well-versed in Norse history (and never having read the manga), his journey will be new to me.
While a mostly quiet and understated beginning, Vinland Saga built a strong foundation for the coming twenty-three episodes (the following two of which I will review soon) by showing us Thorfinn’s roots, and why his wanderlust is so strong. I can assure you if Leif Erickson regailed us with tales of his travels every night, I’d probably want to head out too.
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Scream Factory has revealed the extras for The Tingler and Strait-Jacket, both of which will hit Blu-ray on August 21. The cult classics are directed by William Castle (House on Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts).
1959’s The Tingler is written by Robb White (House on Haunted Hill, 13 Ghosts) and stars Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts, and Philip Coolidge.
1964’s Strait-Jacket is written by Robert Bloch (author of Psycho) and stars Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson, Rochelle Hudson, and Lee Majors.
Special features are listed below.
The Tingler special features:
Audio commentary by author/historian Steve Haberman (new)
I Survived The Tingler – Interview with actress Pamela Lincoln (new)
Unleashing "Percepto" – Interview with publicist Barry Lorie (new)
Scream For Your Lives! William Castle and The Tingler
William Castle's Drive-In "Scream!" audio
Original "Scream" scene
Original 1959 theatre lobby recording
Theatrical trailer
Still gallery
Vincent Price stars as an obsessed doctor who discovers that fear manifests itself as a parasitic creature, which grows on the spinal cords of terrified people. If they scream, the Tingler can be destroyed. If they don't, it will sever the spinal column and kill them. He successfully isolates and removes the Tingler from a deaf mute (Judith Evelyn) who has been scared to death by her devious husband. Once captured, the Tingler escapes and runs amok in a crowded movie theater. Terror is loose, but can it be stopped?
Strait-Jacket special features:
Audio commentary with film historians Steve Haberman, David J. Schow, and Constantine Nasr (new)
Joan Had Me Fired – Interview with actress Anne Helm (new)
On the Road with Joan Crawford – Interview with publicist Richard Kahn (new)
Battle-Ax: The Making of Strait-Jacket
Joan Crawford costume and makeup tests
Ax-swinging screen test
Theatrical trailers
Still gallery
Film legend Joan Crawford plays Lucy Harbin, a woman who goes berserk when she finds her husband in bed with another woman. With her three-year-old daughter accidentally witnessing the grisly act, Lucy axes the couple to death. She spends twenty years in a mental institution for the double murder.
After she is released, she moves in with her brother (Leif Erickson), his wife and her own daughter (Diane Baker), now twenty-three. Her nightmare is over ... or is it? When a spate of ax murders start occurring suddenly in the neighborhood, police think Lucy has reverted to her old ways. The truth is finally revealed in a rousing, blood-chilling finale.
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Water Under the Bridge: Jan. 14, 2020
Bumble Bee Seafoods objected publicly today to the proposed site of a sewage treatment lagoon (39th and Leif Erickson Drive) the day before ...
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1/3/19
Around the time I crashed my car, a billion things were running through my head.
Earlier that day, the notion of my boyfriend breaking up with me was beginning to settle down so I went and got the shortest haircut anyone would’ve ever seen that day (or the next day, maybe) and I thoroughly disliked it. I hated it. Additionally, the decision to go and get the haircut all the way in White Bear Lake was out of reckless impulsivity since I was supposed to be taking an AP Stats exam that same day- which I did end up making but, unfortunately, failed.
I genuinely don’t remember how I chose to drive downtown either (with Leif Erickson park in mind) instead of going home and sleeping the remaining day away but I did and I crashed my car on a side street right by the lakes Harriet and Bde Maka Ska.
Trouble followed me from the moment I called the salon to the second I tried to reach for my phone in a running car, leaving the stop sign unseen and my Rav 4 getting t-boned by an angry man in his twenties who pretended like his life at that point in time was significantly better than mine. It also wasn’t enough for him to hit my car so he aggressively yelled at me till he drove away with my insurance information and what could’ve been hope that the day wasn’t a complete massacre.
In hindsight, it was a huge mistake as well to call my then ex-boyfriend first begging for help in an incredibly panicked, vulnerable state because it was way easier to speed dial either one of my parents instead. But I did and I cried and I made a fool out of myself.
Honestly, I could keep beating myself up over all the terrible decisions I made on that Thursday but I’d rather remember that day as the afternoon the couple across the street from my damaged car was finally moving in together in a quaint house with a quaint lawn and their boxes of sparkling water. Yeah- after my dad showed up and called the towing company and I ranted hysterically to Hannah about the accident/s I had stumbled upon hour after hour after hour that day, I stared over at the house across the street, studying the man and woman moving trunks and boxes and bags of things into their new house, trying to seek the calm I couldn’t successfully harvest from the nearby park. They were happily helping each other into a one-floor little home, with a front lawn you could easily flip into a gorgeous garden and plenty of windows to let the Minneapolis air into what looked like the kitchen and the living room. They were both medium-built, with careless straight smiles, and they moved with an excitement I remember I desperately wanted a share of. The neighborhood was only a few blocks away from the lake and I imagined the couple visiting the water and the rose garden every night before dinner and the couple going on bike rides, kayak rides, or simply running around the parameter of the park; then I imagined what it would be like if it were me and someone else.
I kept thinking if they both crashed their car when they were 18 too or if they also failed any of their AP tests or if they got a haircut they wish they could revert like mine and I kept thinking about how some days will always be better than others.
The last thing I remembered seeing was the boyfriend carrying boxes of Pellegrino into the kitchen’s sliding doors.
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Iceland’s Blue Oasis
No Iceland travel blog would be complete without at least a quick dive into the country’s capital city of Reykjavik, or the nearby iconic Blue Lagoon.
Located in Southwestern Iceland, about a 50-minute drive from Keflavik International Airport, Reykjavik is situated on the northern side of the Reykjanes peninsula – the only place in the world where the Mid-Atlantic ridge comes ashore above sea level. This small capital city of about 120,000 people is often the first stop for most travelers upon arrival in Iceland, whether visiting for a few quick days or embarking upon a longer journey. Its bustling international tourism scene and recent emergence as a hotspot for adventure-filled layovers have led to the availability of a wide variety of activities to meet diverse interests. Though relatively small in terms of international cities, Reykjavik more than makes up for its diminutive population with an abundance of personality and charm that is uniquely Icelandic.
Visiting Reykjavik
Lodging: Reykjavik offers perhaps the most varied lodging opportunities in Iceland, from low-cost hostels to large-group rentals to high-end luxury hotels or flats. For those seeking locations close to restaurants, shopping, and sightseeing, lodging within ‘the 101’ – a downtown/city-center neighborhood along the zone from the Reykjavik Harbor to the streets surrounding landmark Hallgrimskirkja church – will prove central to most points of interest. Partygoing groups interested in being near the lively bar scene are wise to stay near Laugavegur and Hverfisgata streets in this neighborhood. Those seeking calmer or quieter stays can stray just a few blocks away from the main streets to find more tranquil lodging, or can explore the accommodations with neighboring districts Vesturbaer (to the west) and Hlidar (to the east).
Getting Around: The city is quite walkable from most accommodations in the city center, though visitors who seek lower-cost housing options in less central neighborhoods or suburbs may require automotive transportation to access its main sights. Note that many rentals within city center do not offer reserved parking spaces for vehicles; finding parking spaces isn’t so much of a problem in off-season months but can become difficult during peak summer season. Reykjavik also has a well-developed public bus system with regular service connecting all the city’s neighborhoods and destinations, and the Reykjavik City Card offers users 24, 36, or 72 hours of unlimited travel on city buses (and also includes admission to several major attractions and discounts at a handful of shops and restaurants). The service’s website (www.straeto.is/en) also offers a useful trip planner tool to help make bus travel easier.
Sightseeing & Activities: Reykjavik is full of cultural history, highlighted by its many museums and public works of art scattered throughout the city (of note are some unique museums, such as the Volcano Center, the Saga Museum, and the Icelandic Phallogical Museum). Interesting architectural designs include the noteworthy Opera House with its nighttime light shows and the famed Hallgrimskirkja Church, guarded at its front by a statue of Icelandic explorer, Leif Erickson. Reykjavik’s traditionally bright-colored wooden homes add a unique personality to its picturesque streetscapes, and Icelanders’ quirky design aesthetics make window-gazing along the city’s main shopping streets a delight; be sure to check out the main shopping strip on Laugavegur Street.
Reykjavik’s burgeoning culinary scene offers something for everyone, from the famed Icelandic hot dogs to fresher-than-fresh seafood to delicious cuisines from around the world. As mentioned in previous posts, sit-down meals can be quite costly, but the quality of the food makes it well worth the splurge and can be offset by heading to a grocery store and cooking other meals in your accommodation. For more adventurous eaters, several restaurants also offer the opportunity to sample traditional Icelandic fares such as brennivin (a clear, distilled, unsweetened schnapps that is Iceland’s signature liquor), whale steaks, fish stews, and – for the very brave – hakarl (fermented “rotten shark” cured using a centuries-old process, with a strong ammonia smell and potent fishy taste).
Reykjavik is also home base for a wide variety of guided adventures, including excursions by sea (whale-watching and northern lights tours are among the most popular, though hours may be limited in winter months), day trips to destinations such as the Golden Circle, Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon, or Snaefellsnes Peninsula, and other adventurous activities such as exploring ice caves, highland snowmobiling, cliffside bird-watching, off-roading in SuperJeeps, and riding Icelandic horses.
Before your visit, be sure to check the city’s event calendar: https://visitreykjavik.is/events. Iceland is home to a variety of year-round activities and events ranging from opera performances to holiday festivals to music and sporting events and everything in between. Of note, are Reykjavik’s beautiful holiday lights and decorations around Christmas time, including an ice-skating rink and holiday market at city center.
The Blue Lagoon
Perhaps the most iconic destination in Iceland, the Blue Lagoon – made famous by visits from A-list celebrities and touted by Instagrammers galore – is by far the country’s most visited tourist stop.
Located about 45 minutes by car from Reykjavik, and just a short 20 minutes from Keflavik airport, the Blue Lagoon’s steaming, bright blue geothermal pools beckon visitors from around the world to stop by for a soak. The Blue Lagoon is a man-made landmark, with the water’s heat sourced from a local geothermal plant that captures heat from the earth and turns it into energy. The Lagoon’s silica-rich waters and trademark mineral mud mask available by the scoopful throughout the Blue Lagoon soften the skin of bathers (though those with long locks, beware – the minerals in the water wreak havoc on hair, so be sure to apply the provided conditioner before entering the water to prevent mineral build-ups that will make hair unmanageable for weeks afterwards).
Reservations to the Blue Lagoon are recommended for all visitors, especially during weekends, holidays, and peak tourism season, and also for those seeking spa treatments (such as massages or facials during their visit). Upon arrival at the Blue Lagoon, visitors check in and receive a robe, towel, and flip flops, and then proceed to shower facilities with lockers to rinse off, change into swimsuits, and lock up valuables before entering the relaxing warm waters of the lagoon. Plan to arrive as early in the day as possible, as it tends to get busier later in the day as tour groups arrive, and the relatively high entry price warrants spending as much time as possible soaking in those cozy waters. In addition to spa services, the Blue Lagoon offers a full-service restaurant (reservations recommended), a more casual café with lighter dining fare, and a growing set of luxury lodging options.
Some honest thoughts: After visiting the Blue Lagoon on the last day of our trip, my travel companions and I all agreed that we had enjoyed our visit to the smaller – yet far less-crowded and more relaxing – Myvatn Nature Baths near Akureyri much more than our day at the Blue Lagoon. Not that I’ll ever turn down a soak in warm, therapeutic waters; but, after our week of travels in less populated parts of the country, the Blue Lagoon felt hectic and overly commercialized. The locker rooms were crowded, it was difficult to find a place to leave our towels, and the pools (especially the one with a bar in it) certainly had more of a party vibe than a relax-in-peace vibe. To be fair, this may have been because our visit was during the Easter holidays. The Blue Lagoon experience may be entirely different when there are fewer visitors (i.e. during the week or in the off season), and it is certainly worth a stop to try it for yourself.
In all, I would say it was an enjoyable experience – just be warned that it may not be as tranquil as the Instagram pictures make it seem. And given the plethora of smaller hot pots, geothermal bath facilities, and hidden hot springs scattered throughout Iceland, it’s definitely worth exploring beyond the Blue Lagoon for your moment of Icelandic tranquility.
Wrapping Up
And with that, we wrap up our Iceland series! We hope you’ve enjoyed this tour through Iceland over the past several weeks through the eyes of our guest blogger Carolyn. There’s no doubt this destination full of rugged natural beauty and rich in cultural history holds something for adventurers of all kinds, and we hope our tips have helped inspire your travels and feed your wanderlust.
Stay tuned next week as we begin exploring our newest destination… any guesses where?!?
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Night Monster (1942) starring Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill
When the frogs stop croaking . . . watch out!
The beginning of Night Monster is rather subdued but with enough hints of disquiet and mystery to stimulate the interest. In keeping with the body-plentiful tradition of Universal horror films of the ’30s and ’40s, there will be eight deaths, including one which has occurred before the movie begins. Distracting from this, however, is the talky script, which has a positive effect, extending the suspense between body-findings.
At the fog-enshrouded Ingston mansion, the gate keeper (Cyril Delevanti, Deborah Kerr’s grandfather in The Night of the Iguana, 1964) opens the gate for a man who apparently has walked down the dirt road from nowhere. Inside the house, he sees the housekeeper, Sarah Judd (Doris Lloyd, the Baroness Ebberfeld in The Sound of Music, 1956), on her knees, scrubbing a spot on the carpeted steps of an elaborate staircase.
The man, who wears a turban, watches from behind a balustrade as Margaret Ingston (Fay Helm, Mrs. Fuddle in the Blondie series, 1938-50), daughter of the household head, approaches Judd and accuses her of cleaning blood from the carpet. The two argue, Margaret insisting she isn’t insane and the housekeeper finally sending her to her room—a servant giving orders to her employer?
Later, the maid, Milly Carson (Janet Shaw, the waitress at the Till Two bar in Alfred Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt, 1943), descends the staircase and phones the local constable. Her warnings about the strange goings-on in the Ingston household are cut short by the butler, Rolf (Bela Lugosi), who quietly emerges through the door behind her. She gives her notice and prepares to leave.
With this atmosphere—the sense of unrest, the suspicious characters and the underlying creepy music—the mood is set. . . .
Despite the bodies that will accumulate, the two top-billed stars in Night Monster step outside their usual sinister roles, their names used here for their marquee value. Lugosi, well into a physical and mental collapse, is relegated to the role of butler, either announcing dinner, summoning guests to the library or finding bodies. The Human Monster, back in 1940, is the last film to qualify as a true Lugosi vehicle.
Lionel Atwill, though much more of a star than his two doctor companions, is the first of the three to be dispatched, after only a brief time on screen. 1942 was one of his busiest years, playing doctors in both The Mad Doctor of Market Street and The Ghost of Frankenstein, and important roles in To Be or Not to Be and Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon as Moriarity opposite Basil Rathbone’s Holmes. He appeared in nine films that year.
Directed by Ford Beebe, Night Monster comes at a time when the luster of Universal as the master of horror is clearly in decline. The abundant fog around the Ingston mansion, and on the much-traveled road leading to it, is essential to hide a barren set. The elaborate two-level staircase appears in many of the studio’s films.
Much of the spirit and many of the trademarks of Universal, however, still shine through. Hans J. Salter’s music, one of the strongest ingredients in the film, provides an eerie atmosphere, starting with the main title, which would be reused in The Ghost of Frankenstein. Behind the opening credits, as so often in the studio’s horror movies, the camera traverses those familiar, desolate, foggy woods, as in The Wolf Man (1941).
Charles Van Enger, rather undistinguished as cinematographers go, was nonetheless a stalwart of Universal and Warner Bros. His greatest claim to fame is his uncredited work on the 1925 Lon Chaney, Sr. Phantom of the Opera. He spent the last years of his career in television—Lassie, The Betty Hutton Show, Gilligan’s Island and many others.
Returning to the doings at the mansion, Laurie, the lecherous chauffeur (Leif Erickson, best known for TV’s The High Chaparral, 1967-71), has been sent by the head of the household, Kurt Ingston (Ralph Morgan, brother of Frank, Professor Marvel in The Wizard of Oz, 1939), to the train station to pick up three doctors.
Doctors King (Atwill), Timmons (Frank Reicher, the ship captain in King Kong, 1933) and Phipps (Francis Pierlot, player of small roles, such as Herkimer in Anne of the Indies, 1951) had earlier attended the wheelchair-bound Ingston, who, after his “major illness,” as King describes it, is now without arms and legs.
Ingston seems free of grudges, saying the doctors did all that medical science allowed. “I don’t think you’ve ever been properly rewarded,” he tells them at dinner. “But you will be. You will be.”
Summoned by Margaret Ingston, a fourth doctor, psychiatrist Lynn Harper (Irene Hervey, her last movie role was in Clint Eastwood’s Play Misty for Me, 1971), is en route when her car breaks down. Walking down the road toward the mansion, she hears a scream, just after the frogs had stopped croaking, but fortunately meets a car driven by a frequent visitor to the Ingstons, Dick Baldwin (Don Porter, most adept in comic roles in both movies and TV).
With patches of blood near the body, a strangled Milly—the source of the scream—is found by Constable Cap Beggs (Robert Homans, grim-faced actor of countless judges and law officers). Beggs was alerted by the buggy-driving Jed Harmon (Eddy Waller, character actor in many a Western) of the suspicious whereabouts of the maid.
The eavesdropping man with the turban turns out to be a live-in guest, an Eastern mystic, Agor Singh (Niles Asther, a Danish actor who once proposed, unsuccessfully, to Greta Garbo). In an incomprehensible discourse to guests in the library, Singh explains how rearranging “cosmic substances” can materialize objects through deep concentration.
He demonstrates by evoking a kneeling skeleton—the undoubted work of Universal’s special effects master John P. Fulton, though no screen credit is given. Singh says certain details in the process, such as the residual blood, even after the skeleton itself has disappeared, cannot be explained to the “uninitiated.”
During a later scene in the library, Rolf enters to summon everyone to the room of Dr. King—strangled by his bed, only a claw-like hand visible and blood blotches on the floor. Then, between various stretches of dialogue, follows the similar death of Dr. Timmons, a hand clutching the bedspread. After Dr. Phipps has also been strangled, Baldwin and Beggs follow the blood to a secret passage (a set from The Cat and the Canary, 1939).
Margaret argues with housekeeper Judd and sets fire to the house in a fit of insanity while, outside in the woods, Baldwin and Harper are being stalked by a shadowy, stiff-walking man. It’s Kurt Ingston! But he’s . . . walking! (Was there ever any doubt that he was the murderer? A man in a wheelchair should always be the first suspected—and, quite often, he’ll be the killer.)
Failing to kill Baldwin, Ingston tries to strangle Harper, but Singh appears and shoots him, his legs gradually dematerializing as he dies. In the background, flames consume the Ingston mansion—the same model used in The Ghost of Frankenstein.
For what it is, Night Monster isn’t all that bad. Of course it never escapes its class “B” horror status, not that it tries or wants to, but it has a certain measured, suspenseful pace. The key murders, Milly’s aside, are sensitively spaced, beginning later in the plot than perhaps expected. While Calvin Thomas Beck, for example, accords the movie only one line in passing, justified in the context of his Heroes of the Horrors, as it’s not a Lugosi vehicle, a number of other critics give Night Monster surprisingly high marks. A competent cast moves about in sharp black-and-white photography, and the premise of materializing legs to commit murder is a little different.
And what better way to end a horror movie about a ridiculous, untenable premise than with an appropriately empty warning, presumably to those who might try rearranging those cosmic substances: “A little knowledge of the occult is dangerous,” Singh ruminates in the film’s last lines. “Unless it’s used for good, disaster will follow its wake. That is Cosmic Law.”
Let that be a lesson.
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Coffee Outside and a Forest Park Ride: 21 May 2022
Coffee Outside and a Forest Park Ride: 21 May 2022
At MP 6 1/2 on Leif Erikson Drive, Forest Park. 21 May 2022. Minolta XD5/MC Celtic 28mm f/2.8 lens/Ilford HP5+/Ilfosol 3 1:9 at 5:30 in Rondinax 35U tank
It’s been a wet late spring, so if something’s going on during a nice day, I seize that opportunity. The weekly Portland Coffee Outside meetup was happening at Poet’s Beach on Saturday May 21st, and it was going to be beautiful out. So I rolled…
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In 2014, while looking for remains of the Pence Ditch, I completely missed the big Black Cottonwoods growing along Leif Erickson Drive. At 450' uphill from the old American Inn site they mark what was possibly Lafe Pence's north penstock. Or it just could be a natural shelf and seep. • Also: please check the @pdxforestpark website for info on the Pence Ditch history walk I'll lead this month. • #lafepence #oregonhistory #reclamation #cottonwoods #hydrology #oilpainting #oftenseennevernoticed #waterlaw #riparian #blackcottonwood #bigleafmaple #nwportland #forestpark (at Forest Park (Portland, Oregon))
#oregonhistory#forestpark#waterlaw#oilpainting#lafepence#hydrology#cottonwoods#riparian#blackcottonwood#bigleafmaple#nwportland#reclamation#oftenseennevernoticed
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We are route planning
#I am modifying the strava route somewhat because I don't want to go back to Leif Erickson Drive on the return because LED is boring#so I'm going to stay on Wildwood until Aspen even though I think that will make it slightly longer#but I had to look at this map to figure out which trail I'm taking from LED up to Wildwood#bc strava doesn't label the damn trails
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The last few days we’ve gotten our first tease of summer here in the Pacific Northwest, a “spring heatwave” if you will. It’s been pretty nice since last week, but since Sunday we’ve seen the thermometer go up: 65F/18C on Sunday, 74F/23C on Monday, and 80F/27C on Tuesday. Eighty degrees! But it’s supposed to get even hotter tomorrow (Wednesday), topping out at 85F/29C. Wow! It’s supposed to be low-80s on Thursday, then showers roll back in on Friday and it cools down to 60F/16C, which is normal for this time of year.
When these previews of summer hit, I try to take full advantage of them. I’m glad that my Three Speed Ride happened on Sunday. On Monday I had an event to go to downtown in the evening so I rolled out the Bantam then headed north to St. Johns, over the bridge, and into Forest Park via Springville Road* to ride nine miles of the Leif Erikson Trail. It was great. I hadn’t been out there since fall, and thankfully the trail was pretty dry. Coupled with the ride up to Powell Butte on Sunday, I got quite a bit of “mountain biking” done recently!
Tuesday I had to work, so in the evening I pulled out the Trangia 27 Stormcooker stove set and headed over to Farragut Park to make a taco dinner outside. I love cooking outside for dinner, especially when it’s too damn hot to do it indoors. And using a camp stove gives me a little taste of camping. I wish I could get out this week, but work has gotten in the way.
I know I’ll think differently in August, but I can’t wait for summer. And there’s something about summer in the Northwest that you can’t know unless you’ve done one. It’s just the way it feels. Back home in Connecticut summer usually meant hazy humid days. When I lived in North Carolina for a year, it was even hotter and more humid. And the Bay Area? Ha! What’s summer?** But here we have long and dry days. Yeah, it can (and will) get hot, but you can find relief in the shade. And it cools down at night. So when I get that first feeling of that warm air, I just think of all the promise and adventure summer can bring. And I can’t wait.
*If you know Forest Park, you know that Springville from the St. Johns Bridge is ridiculously steep. I know this, but conveniently forget until I do it. (How steep? Well, the inclinometer maxxed out at 20%. Yes, I had to walk a bit.) Unfortunately the other option is Germantown Road. The grade is mellower at about 6%, but it’s a narrow and winding road with no shoulder and lots of fast traffic. Fun going down, though.
**If you don’t know what I mean, soak in this quote that it commonly (mis)attributed to Mark Twain, “The coldest winter I ever spent is a summer in San Francisco.”
A taste of summer. The last few days we've gotten our first tease of summer here in the Pacific Northwest, a "spring heatwave" if you will.
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Sunday, April 16 2017. A pretty nice day around these parts. not that sunny, but dry and a high reaching 63F/18C. A nice day to be outside. I had no work or obligations. Where to go? Well, there was a ride heading out to the tulip festival in Woodburn. Sounded fun, but it would be at minimum a 70 mile round trip ride. I don’t know if I was in shape for that yet. Going out to the Gorge would be cool, but on a nice Sunday? Think of the traffic. (Not only that, but there was a stiff east wind today.) Nope, something closer to home, and shorter, since I didn’t leave the house until after noon. How about Leif Erickson Drive in Forest Park?
Yes, Forest Park, that vast wooden expanse stretching northward from downtown along the West Hills. I wanted some “woodsy” time, this would give me quite a bit of that! Sure, Forest Park isn’t exactly pristine wilderness, but it’s enough for me right now. And some sounds of the city can permeate the dense woods, but it’s pretty serene nonetheless.
I decided to enter Forest Park from the south, via NW Thurman St. I do this for a couple reasons: 1) Heading east across the St Johns Bridge via bicycle is easier than west and 2) Most of the climbing happens in the first mile or so. Not only that, but the first mile or two from the Thurman gate is the roughest section of the Leif Erickson trail, so it’s nice to ascend here than descend.
There were plenty of cars at the trailhead, and there were a decent amount of folks within the first couple miles. Beyond that, things thinned out a bit, though the trail had users on it the whole eleven miles on this nice Sunday. There were walkers, joggers-I mean runners, dogs, and other cyclists. The bikes ran the gamut: while this is considered a “mountain bike” trail, I did see folks with fairly skinny tires (28 mm?) and I also saw a few fat bikers too. (I was in the middle with my plump Rat Trap Pass tires, which did well on everything except mud.)
But I wasn’t here to see cyclists, I was here to see trees! And the ride didn’t disappoint in that department. All the creeks were flowing mightily with winter rains, the buds on the deciduous trees were in bloom, and there were trilliums everywhere I looked! The trail itself was in okay condition, though there was its share of puddles and mud.
I rode the whole length of Leif Erickson, then bombed down Germantown Road to the St Johns Bridge. I got dinner at Proper Eats (which is closing at the end of the month, alas.) Then it was a fairly short jaunt homeward…
Here is my route.
A Leif Erickson ride, 16 April 2017 Sunday, April 16 2017. A pretty nice day around these parts. not that sunny, but dry and a high reaching 63F/18C.
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Saturday April 20th was a good day to be on a three speed. It was a mix of sun and clouds, a high in the low 60’s F. Myself and nine other riders (plus one dog!) departed from Ford Food and Drink in SE Portland after 10 AM. Our destination: Oregon City.
It was a sixteen mile ride to Oregon City. The first half of this was mostly on low trafficked streets in Portland, the second half was mostly bike path in Clackamas County. The Trolley Trail is a pleasant way to ride. We stopped around mile 9 at Rivervilla Park along the Willamette where we fulfilled two of the five Three Speed Adventure April Challenges: Coffee Outside and the Climb. Yes, it’s a short but steep pitch from the river back up to the Trail.
We had an extended break in Oregon City. First, we toured through downtown and took a ride up to bluff level via the (in)famous Oregon City Municipal Elevator. We cruised along the Promenade and climbed a small rocky outcropping to get a magnificent view of Willamette Falls, largest waterfall (by volume) in the Northwest. After this we had food and drink at the Highland Stillhouse, a Scottish Pub.
After our final viewing of the falls, we bombed down busy 99E back into downtown Oregon City. We rode back the same way until the Clackamas River crossing, then took the I-205 bike path. If I was going to do this ride differently, I probably would have taken the Trolley Trail back. But I like a good “loop” route, and trying to loop back via the west side of the Willamette is not ideal, with busy roads and some serious hills. The 205 path is serviceable, but lacks scenery, and like most “bike paths paralleling a freeway”, gets noisy. But it was pretty fast going.
We eventually got back into Portland proper. We had hit three Adventure April challenges so far (we completed the Distance challenge of 15 miles by the time we hit Oregon City), so time to complete a fourth one: Unpaved. We did so via SE Cooper Street between SE 62nd and SE 72nd Streets, a full half-mile of continuous gravel road, maybe the longest such continuous one in the city? (As far as I know, at least. And no, I’m not counting Leif Erickson Drive.)
After that, the few of us remaining (meaning myself, Emee, and Maria) ended the endeavor in the Montavilla neighborhood, where we enjoyed beer at the eponymous brewpub. My cyclometer read 33 miles by the time we stopped. A good long ride on a three speed!
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Ok, since you are going to ask, here’s the bicycle breakdown (as far as I know):
Three Bromptons
One Linus
One Raleigh Grand Sport with S-A two speed hub
One Rudge Sports
One Raleigh Sports
One Raleigh Superbe (mine)
One Ross three speed
One mountain bike conversion
Three Speed Day Tour Report Saturday April 20th was a good day to be on a three speed. It was a mix of sun and clouds, a high in the low 60's F.
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