Act One: Sin City
Frank Miller is a God, and as far as I’m concerned, other comic book artists should toss aside their brushes and palettes and papers and leave the business. Frank Miller’s monochromatic realm of Sin City is majestic. It transcends all others in the visual artistic medium. After going to the Book Vault and reluctantly detaching myself from one hundred and fifty dollars, I managed to acquire these salacious black and white tomes. No regrets. Each page is full of so much detail; it requires a reflective juncture to absorb it all. My mouth salivates at the thought of these comics.
Here are the cover pages for these beauties:
Left: The Hard Goodbye (Marv)
Right: A Dame to Kill For (Ava)
Left: The Big Fat Kill (Miho)
Right: That Yellow Bastard (Hartigan)
Left: Family Values (Miho)
Right: Booze, Broads and Bullets (The Colonel, Wendy, Dwight and Fat Boy)
Hell and Back (Wallace)
These books contain such spell-binding tales about love and loss, revenge, family, justice, and arrogance. They are truly spectacular. There are so many admirable characters. My favourite male hero is Marv, because he reminds me of me. My favourite male villain would have to be Manute (big black guy). My favourite female hero is Miho. She’s silent and deadly, and in Family Values, she kicks ass while using roller blades! It’s so absolutely bitching. You might chuckle a bit during Family Values, but the ending will knock your socks off. My favourite female villain is Delia, also known as Blue Eyes. She is a hired killer who works with Manute, under the omnipresent authority of Wallenquist.
They are apparently making two more Sin City films (I don’t know how, there isn’t enough story), and I can’t wait. I’m so anxious!!!
Act Two: In Dire Need of Music
I’ve gone on a quest for anything audible that is pleasing to the ears. Having an abundant passion for classic rock, I decided to track down and download 103.9 The Hawk’s Top 104 songs. So far, I’ve tracked down maybe thirty or forty. It’s taking a while. However, during my travels, I’ve discovered ethereal music.
Dire Straits.
Originally, I only listened to Brother’s in Arms because it was featured in an episode of West Wing. After downloading Sultans of Swing and Money for Nothing, I instantly became hooked. Now, I’m trying to track down every possible Dire Straits song available to me on the Internet.
It’s a wonderful tool.
Mark Knopfler (lead singer and songwriter) was in London performing recently. The Hawk was giving out tickets. It would have been cool to go, and check out the JLC and listen to a classic rocker do his thing. Alas, hindsight is 20/20.
Anyway, I must continue downloading music.
If something interesting happens, I will make sure to birth a new blog post.