vibert slide

here's a slide i made mmm, well over a year ago. the featured handsome bloke in the center is the multi-talented and enigmatic (?) mr. ronan vibert. i think this still is from a 'mrs. bradley mysteries' episode with diana rigg. i can't remember if he was like, 'the killer' or not, but i loved that look on him. a far cry from his shy-to-wild turn as Wilmot in the Jeeves and Wooster series. he can also be seen in the underrated 'the shadow of the vampire,' with john malkovitch and cary elwes. i think if you look close at this slide, you can see a hazy pink morrissey and a green, veiled georgina hale.

happy birthday, love

yes, i thought this particular birthday wish was going to be late, but i still have 25 minutes to get it in before midnight. yuqing, my darling...i love you so much. i don't know what i would do if i didn't have you in my life. i'm so far away, and can't afford to get you anything expensive... but i still wanted to send you something beautiful... and you can't get much more beautiful than miss gong li. this is a shot from 'shanghai triad.' i first saw that movie with you, and i can't hear the music or even see gong li without thinking of you. she is like an angel to remind me of you and all the good memories i have of you. i love you, baby... i love you so much, and i thank you deeply for everything you've done for me. underneath, gong li will sing you a birthday song... a song that reminds me of you more than any other song i can think of. god bless you, i love you.

gong li - nightclub act - 'shanghai triad'

pierced

this one is also for sarah. i'm sure i don't have to tell her who it is, or what film its from. but for the rest of you who don't know, and for the 'cause of economy,' its mr. grover dale. or should i say 'the legendary grover dale.' god bless him, as far as i know, he's still dancing.

neil innes - 'slaves of freedom' -video

this is a video from the british series 'rutland weekend television.' the lovely man is the highly complicated and multitalented mr. neil innes. i could say a lot about him, but not tonight. its late. i think i'll let neil speak for himself.

wifey

here's another one that was made a long, long time ago from old and antiquated materials; i.e. scissors, glue, magazine and book parts, and pure imagination. you know, i don't know if its because its late and i've been packing stuff in boxes all day, but i honestly can't remember if i made this one, or if jean-lucien made it. it seems like, if i didn't make it, i think it might have been one of those rare occasions where i actually watched him make it... because i seem to have memories of being there when it was arranged and glued down. but 'twin-telepathy' is a freaky thing... like, maybe i was alseep when he made it and 'dreamed/was there for' the process. in any case, it makes a hell of a nice slice of art. so dig it.

do i dare?

...do i dare post a shot of karl malden as tonight's 'ugly is the new cute' candidate? i almost want to post him without that title. yes, i have to admit, i've never thought mr. malden was ugly. it's probably true that i first saw him in the american express commercials in the 1970's. but even then, i remember he made me feel safe. it was just an impression i felt, even as a very small girl, watching him... probably in bits of 'streets of san francisco,' too. come to think of it, i can't consciously remember a time when i didn't know his face and his voice. and yeah, i think he appealed to me, (most likely on a freudian level) because he seemed capable and smart and made me feel safe. i've actually read karl's autobiography. i couldn't put it down... then again, i had a full-blown crush on him at the time. and i guess i still do. but really, its a good read about how hollywood really worked and brando and carroll baker and all that stuff. he's the best, he really is. this frame is a screen capture from the sometimes-banned elia kazan film 'babydoll.' it IS require viewing.

florid

here is an achingly sexy shot of mr. steven patrick morrissey (with fresh flowers hanging from his jock!) during the tour for 'you are the quarry.' say what you want, but i could just tear that slick paisley jacket apart and eat him alive. he doesn't even look like the same person to me, sometimes, who sang 'this charming man.' he's graying just a little, a bit more butch, and he works damn hard to bring a solid, quality sound to thirsty, thoughtful ears. i think i'm going to have to post a song tonight, if i can think of one that 'seems right,' you know?

crush

...with eyeliner. i've had this cool art in my file for so long i can't remember where i found it. but i love it. the idea to go with a woodgrain background for this incredibly effective portrait of mr. michael stipe works very well. unsual, but groovy. there's a great efficiency of actual lines in the rendering. and i'm still a solemn devotee of the 'man from athens.' and i needed something orange. and i added the 'crush' word... you know, like in the song!

quiz : guess the video

yes, this is a frame i snatched from a music video from the 80's. i think its pretty easy, but who knows? and i realize '

planetcool' has a miniscule following at this point, but to any of my loyal subjects who can name the video, i'll post something especially for them tomorrow night. so call me up, and give me your best guess.

hey, i love you all the most, and i really appreciate all you looking in and being supportive of this mutlicolored electronic folly that is 'planetcool.' peace.

can ash say something?

DALLAS:

"...Parker, will you just listen to the man? (2-3-4) ASH: "...on penalty of total forfeiture of shares..." (whispering) "...no money." yes, the sexy and devious Ash puts forth a cool, logical lever: money... convincing the materialistic Parker and the working-class Brett to 'go in' and investigate the mysterious 'acoustical beacon.' needless to say, it is far from a routine investigative excursion. yes, as many of you know, the eggs they find, although artfully hidden, are a far cry from the gaily painted shells of 'earth' easter. (mm, what the hell am i talking about? hey, give me a break, i'm in the middle of 'big move,' and spent most of the day going through dusty boxes of my own mess.) but hey, Ash is still sexy, so... (click to enlarge)

its kevin, cousin

this is a shot of paul nicholas from ken russell and pete townshend's 'tommy.' and its also a birthday card.

tommy- 'the who' -movie - 'cousin kevin' - paul nicholas

i just realized its my baby sister's birthday. i'm broke, and very far away, but i love her very much, and i want her to know i remembered. so i happen to know she digs paul nicholas... and although she's seen this a thousand times, i know i couldn't go wrong if i kissed her 'happy birthday' with a little bit of 'the school bully, the classroom cheat.' it may seem twisted to some, but she knows i love her. i love you baby, i really do. and happy birthday from me.

let him kiss you

here is a juicy shot i snagged from morrissey's 'who put the M in Manchester?' dvd, which i highly recommend. its worth every penny they're charging for it out there. i think this shot might actually be from 'jack the ripper,' now that i look at it, but i could be wrong, i snapped it a long time ago. anyway, i was pretty happy with the tangerine color i managed to coax out of it. please check out the dvd, like i said, its worth it.

cool richard

tonight's featured smoker is none other than mr. richard starkey himself. hey, i dig ringo as much as the next guy. and i like this shot... its nice and self-contained. it makes me want to roll some beatles. no, seriously, it does. it makes me want to hear richard himself take the lead on such great tracks as 'i wanna be your lover,' and 'shout.' (mmm, 'octupuss's garden? ehhh, not so much.) but you know i wouldn't 'pass by' a rolling of the funky 'don't pass me by.' so light one up for me, richard... if you ask me, you're the coolest beatle (left alive) on the planet.

bubblestudy

jean-lucien managed to snatch this perfect, even haunting shot of a soap bubble from some piece of film, i don't remember. maybe it was woodstock footage, i'm not sure... it was something like that. i think it perfectly captures that wild ethereal color that only soap bubbles seem to have. i can almost see the phantom thing undulate as it travels over the hippy concert-goers. it goes to show his keen talent at 'sharpshooting' film. one or two more frames ahead or behind, and it wouldn't be that perfect, satisfying, swollen shape. enjoy it.

sweetlife

here's a still my mate jean-lucien made and tinted a long time ago. its a frame from the movie

'babydoll.' the girl is carroll baker. if i start praising her, we'll be here all night long. the choice of the single word 'life' in the corner was added by jean-lucien, and i find it particularly positive. the choice to tint in such a queer shade of pink, and the angle of her smile... well, all in all, i think its a sound work of art in itself, on a very strong and legitimate Warhol level. i like it like a kid likes sugar.

jeeves is lovely

yes, stephen fry was never lovelier than he was during the 'jeeves and wooster' years. i used this sharp-shot screen capture as an artful study of his stunning profile. despite the broken nose he comes off every bit as haunting and classic as garbo or barrymore. i first saw stephen fry in the 'bambi' episode of 'the young ones,' but it took me almost 15 years to really appreciate his talent, beauty, and wit. and hey, all you slashfic girls, if you want to see him kiss a couple of guys, rent 'wilde.' there are one or two really nice kisses in there.

ariel-laise

here's a large-size collage i made a long, long time ago from nothing but hacked-up magazines, glue, and imagination. i have since decided i really don't like to look at louise brooks because she reminds me of helen hunt, whom i really don't like... (she always seems to have some kind of big chip on her shoulder.) ...anyway, its still a pretty sound peice, i think. its tricky to successfully use red and green without it coming out looking it look christmassy. so, maybe its still got that dreamy, upside-down, gypsy-ish feeling i wanted it have at the time. although, it was well over ten years ago. i guess its not too bad. ( and please, click-to-enlarge)

monkee-cartoon

hey! like, i don't really care tonight, you know? so here's a cartoon i made a while ago. like, i took some random stills from monkee episodes, and just like, forced myself to come up with a lame 'joke,' like this one, with davy jones, complaining about his recent chinese food delivery from the 'ding-ding sechzwan!' (and i'm sure i didn't spell that right, so my far-eastern friend will have to like, correct me on that.)