Halloween Countdown Film #22... Salem's Lot

 

Ben Mears is a haunted man. Haunted by his past. But it's not a ghost that's haunting Ben, but rather misplaced regret, and the monstrous grief we all face at one point in our lives. As Ben returns to his home town of Jerusalem, to face those fears and regrets that have left him a deeply damaged, he begins to realize his was right to the voice deep inside that told him to RUN!

 

“The wind makes you ache in some place that is deeper than your bones.”

 ~ Stephen King,

  'Salem's Lot

 

“The town knew about darkness.
It knew about the darkness that comes on the land when rotation hides the land from the sun, and about the darkness of the human soul”

 ~Stephen King

  'Salem's Lot 

 

 

 

 “If a man dethrones God in his heart, Satan must ascend to His position.”
~Stephen King,

 ’Salem’s Lot

 

 “The basis of all human fears, he thought.

 A closed door, slightly ajar.”

 
~Stephen King,

 'Salem's Lot

 

Beer Jerky Soda

 

“There were days when no kid came out of his house without looking around. The week after Halloween had a quality both hungover and ominous, the light pitched, the sky smashed against the rooftops.”

 
~Jonathan Lethem,

  The Fortress of Solitude

 

Okay, I have kinda found my bravery when it comes to spiders, so now I need to work on my inability to visit little stores and shops out here in the valley. For some reason I have shied away from checking out what kind of things are most popular in the quirky little shops. Almost to the point of it being a phobia! What the hell is that about? I know... I'm a weirdo, it's just that everything out here is so foreign to me. The little delta shops, and seeing weirdness everywhere, like the constant red light runners. I dunno, I know bait is a big deal here, so is jerky, but I am betting there are other cool products to be had. I passed a place a while back that advertised "gizzards" for sale. I wonder if they were for bait or for Sunday dinner? Hmmm... I have NO IDEA! I guess it's time to check it out!

 

Stay Tuned! 

 

By the way, which one do your like?

 Original, Black and White or Sepia?

 

Life Is Good Here

"I think small towns are the closest to heaven you can get on earth."

~Diana Palmer



I grew up in a small town, not this small town, but a similar small town, and I have to say I had many different feelings over the years about the virtues of growing up there... and the pitfalls. Sometimes a small town can seem big. Big in the sense that you can develop a certain amount of pride for whatever reason. It can feel really good to find out a celebrity, who you actually admire, was born and raised in the same little town you grew up in. But sometimes, living in a small town, one can feel so claustrophobic that you think all the air in and around the town has been suddenly sucked up through some invisible vacuum.

As I said, I didn't grow up in this particular small town, but one in the East Bay, so we had that in common. Over the years I have seen Pleasanton change little by little. When I was a small child, and my family would drive to the Alameda County fair, it was just a hop and a skip from downtown Pleasanton. That short ride to the fair was beautiful. Lovely green hillsides, and space. Lots of trees and space. Now there is so much development in and around the town, it can hardly been called a small town anymore, but in an odd way, it has that small town feel.

I think I might spend some time getting back in touch with my love of the Bay Area and all the little towns that comprise it. Public Art displays are popping up all over the 9 Bay Area counties, so it will be a nice adventure to get back in touch with what I love about living here. The people. The natural beauty. The community spirit. I love all the little festivals and celebrations unique to each town, and yes, the quirkiness. Like the small town in Contra Costa county, that boasts the smallest post office in California! Or the Old Niles area of Fremont, where Charlie Chaplin made most of his films. Life is good here. Really good. I love the Bay Area!

Mood: Inspired

~Me :)

Note: Tomorrow will be all about the art! "Art About Town: Pleasanton!"