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Questions from dearest Becca at No Smoking In The Skullcave

I have only started reading your blog recently (I enjoy it quite a bit by the way) so I thought this would be a good opportunity to get to know you a little better. I personally think you can learn a lot about someone by asking them about pop culture favorites…so here goes.



A. Beatles, Rolling Stones or neither?

Beatles.
In fact the Beatles thing is kind of sick. I'm going to answer this first question on the list with a list that you are welcome to question.
My top five Beatles tracks currently are:
1. Norwegian Wood (This bird has flown) Take 4.21st Oct 1965
2. Norwegian Wood (This bird has flown) Take 2. John Barrett mix
3. Strawberry Fields Forever Take 26 RM9 15th Dec. 1966
4. Across The Universe Take 8 8th Feb 1968
5. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Take 5 5th June 1968
Rolling Stones are good for only one album. Let It Bleed.

B. What are you 5 favorite movies?

I'm often asked what is my favorite movie and I'm at a loss at how to answer that. If I am to list my five favorite films I'd need to put them in some sort of sub-category. Lets try five favorite films I can watch over and over and not end up hating. (in no particular order)
1. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
2. Forbidden Zone.
3. The Empire Strikes Back.
4. Ghidorah:The Three Headed Monster (US English language re-cut)
5. Vertigo.

C. Betty or Veronica or Jughead or Archie?

Veronica all the way.
She is one hot cominatrix. Shes is beautiful with her blue-black hair and wide-eyed zombie doll stare. I used to get her and Betty confused because I thought Veronica looked more like a Betty (Paige) than that suck-ass blonde ever did.

2. You in a recent meme said you had written “a gay porn by gleaning dialog from two very well known films”. I’m not sure how involved you have been in the industry…but do you have any fun stories to share?

Hmm. Fun...
no.

My first day on a porn set really freaked me out. I was not used to porn "office" chat. It took some getting used to. When someone says "he tore my ass open" with the same tone as someone saying "the copier is jammed" it kinda takes you by surprise. On one shoot I had the displeasure of operating the "pooch" light. That is the handheld light source for those clinical close-ups. You get to see a lot of things you wish you had never seen. It was at that time that I realized how grateful I am for the limitations of the standard definition television and ADR. I used to play a game. Just a little game in my head. I used to play "What's you damage." I used to try and guess what horrible chain of events brought these poor souls to this career. I'd study them. I used make up little stories to justify how the actors got to this point in their life. I stopped playing when I saw someone looking at me the same way. I found out I'm not the only one who plays that game.
A very dear friend become an actor. He is still a dear friend that I love very much. I'm very happy he is no longer in front of the camera. It can be a dark and depressing place. For anyone who has worked in advertising and want to make a career change to the world of porn: don't do it! You be plunging yourself into a cruel world much worse than the one you are in now.

3. Where did the name of your blog “Sequoia Sempervirens” come from and why did you chose it?

I used to have a blog called THE ARGOSY BOOKSHOP. When I shut that blog down I wanted to replace it with another that had a name from the same origin. The film Vertigo. Sequoia Sempervirens is mentioned in Vertigo. Scotty Ferguson takes Madeline to the redwoods. She becomes agitated when he tells her Sequoia Sempervirens means always green, ever-living.
Its more than a name to her. It points out her mortality. For her it's not fair that the trees keep on living long after she has died.
My blog may indeed outlive me and I thought it an appropriate name.


4. What do you think the greatest cult movie of all time is and why?

The fact is The Rocky Horror Picture Show is the greatest cult movie to date. Synonymous with the term "cult movie" It is the cornerstone of the cult film genre. It may not be the best but because it is so well known it cannot be passed overlooked as the king (or queen) of cult films.


But that wasn't an answer to your question was it? The question is (1)what do I THINK is the greatest cult movie and (2)why? Thats actually two questions so I'll address them one at a time starting with the second.

2.It played in the movie houses for 10 years not just selected theaters but ALL the movie houses in its country. It was a masterpiece of cinema yet some people refuse to see the art and only see the lies. You can replace the lead with President Bush and the film would seem exactly the same. Innocent people were murdered because of this film.

1. Triumph of the Will.


5. Just read your review of Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. What in your opinion is the MOST horrific scene in that movie and why? And no you can’t say the whole movie…even though that would probably be a pretty damn valid response.

Oh my god there is so much I despise.... where to begin?
You have forced me to watch the film again to see what cinematic moment causes bile to rise into my throat and my fists to clench in rage. OK while I am repulsed by the entire film I have to say the worst part comes near the end of the film. The Pepperland weather-vane spins wildly out of control and turns into Billy Preston. The entire three minutes after that is so repulsive on so many levels it defies description. If you are a Beatles fan you'll know why. Preston the piano player on "Get Back" whores himself off for no reason. Anyone in the world could have done it but the fact it's Billy Preston who is singing GET BACK is pretty repulsive. Think of it this way: If you wanted someone to do the next Indiana Jones film but the only actor you could get was that Short-Round kid, Would you do it? Hell no ! The other repulsive thing is the very end of the film in which they try, unsuccessfully, to recreate a version of the Peppers album cover by using people like Leif Garrett and Carol Channing.



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