davy in paris

putting it plainly, the monkees were closely associated with 'now' director robert 'easy rider' rafelson. here we see davy, dressed in groovy military drag, toying around with a french telescope. i love this shot. they used film for this second season episode, instead of videotape; hence, the grainy richness. but if you ask me, a huge chunk of credit goes to jean-lucien, for capturing this hot shot. the wild song 'star collector' plays as davy makes mischief on the parisian streets. this was the image on my desktop for quite a while. so dig it.

happy birthday gene hackman

yes, i just noticed that i'm jussst in time to wish my man, gene hackman, a very happy 80th birthday. having been a 'superman' fan when i was very young, i can't remember a time when i didn't know about gene hackman. he's one of those rare actors who can make countless movies, some good... some bad... and still be widely regarded as one of the screen's most valuable men. why, only today... earlier, when there wasn't a damn thing on, i was soooo glad some channel was rolling 'unforgiven,' so i was able to get a little 'hackman-action.' i love him in 'french connection,' and i love him in coppola's 'the conversation.' but, i chose this photo from the smaller, quieter film 'scarecrow,' filmed in 1974 by director jerry schatzberg. it co-stars al pacino. hackman and pacino portray a pair of outsiders... mistfits. much like the dynamics seen in 'midnight cowboy.' i think 'scarecrow' is every bit as good as schelsinger's oscar winning film. please, if you get the chance, SEE 'scarecrow.' and happy 80th, gene hackman. i could go on and on, but hey... you know how much dig you.