sword

here is a gorgeous shot of ian holm... sometime in the 1960's, rehearsing shakespeare. i can't help but think of the holt-mcpherson center in downtown high point, nc... a groovy little building now that i'm picturing it. wow... how many hours did i spend there, taking art lessons, acting seminars, and other things, all the time under the age of 15. i just realized that when i imagine ian holm rehearsing, i'm actually picturing that building... with its heavy, outdated otis elevator and its plain views of the modest city from its old windows. anyway, i think ian may have been rehearsing 'macbeth,' i don't remember. still, look how young and hot he was. wow... he would've driven me completely crazy. alas...

practice

tonight's featured smoker is ian holm. i'm tired, so hopefully it will be enough to say that i don't remember what play he was rehearsing, but i couldn't wait to post this lusty, hazy shot of this (mostly) welsh gentleman, smoking in some unknown room, going through some unknown lines, wondering about god-knows-what. perhaps he was worried about keeping the heat on at his flat. perhaps he was comtemplating how he could best get away with making one of the wardrobe mistresses. perhaps he was only thinking of how he could craft his role to get the lion's share of the applause. i don't know. all i know is i've never seen a face like that of ian holm. and i wonder aimlessly and endlessly about the infinite variations of his preferences and habits. hey, maybe he loves scooby-doo, what do i know?