The Reluctant Cowboy

The Field

Read or die...

I am one quarter of the way through this...



My friend Cath recommended it. It is brutal and raw in every respect apart from the love between a boy and his father who are each others world entire.

Through the trees

A bleak morning...

Gummo...

Without fail one of the best movies. I find it difficult to offer any explanation for this film. I saw it first about 10 years ago i think. An old pal of mine who was a secutiry guard at the time picked it up and showed me the cover in a record store i worked in. The cover just attracted me. Its about a small town in america just after a tornado has hit. I knew from the first few words (peanut butter, motherfucker) that i would enjoy it. The imagery is very strong. I think it says a lot about people. The scene where the guys are in the kitchen wrestling a chair is killer. And Korine himself (the director) trying to get it on with a dwarf is heartbreaking. Truly one of its kind. If you dont see this before you expire then more fool you...

Shit is happening...

Well its been a fair old downer of a few weeks to be honest with small splashes of good news amongst the downpour. It has rained too much also over the last month or so and it must be one of the wettest februarys for ages. Trouble at work, trouble with my pal(he works for me) getting a screwdriver in his eye to name just 2 of the things, i know its almost comical, a screwdriver in the eye. Believe you me when he walked around the corner and asked me to call an ambulance as he had blinded himself it was far from a comedic episode. This guy wants to be a film cameraman. He didnt graze his eyeball, it went straight in... When i think about it it almost makes me sick and how he didnt pass out is amazing. The doctors dont know if he will ever get any sight back, he is convinced he is blind in that eye. I know i should think myself lucky but your own problems always seem worse than anyone elses. After all its what your used to isnt it? You can only equate things to your life and what you consider to be tough going.