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Since we have exhausted (for the time being) the subject of Billy Oblivion's wardrobe, here's something new to argue about. What's the strangest film you've ever seen? If yours isn't one of the selections, please provide us with a title and description. Irene Wilde

Are we? Don't worry, I'm sure it will pass. :) Irene Wilde

And now to recklessly spin this thread in a high-speed, death-defying manner....back to its original topic!!! :D Finally got to watch 'Cabaret' last night. This is such a good film on so many levels it's hard to count them all. The cinematography, with it's rich, saturated colors; the...

I have some vague recollection of having seen "Martin" at some point. It must have been long ago, but wasn't a conventional horror film -- more a study of alienation as much as anything. It was an odd film, if it's the one I'm thinking of. Is Martin played by a serious-looking young man with...

Moved to a nicer neighborhood. IW ------------------------------

I enjoyed "The Professional" (as it's called here in the 'States) when it was released, but I suspected then that there was some heavy editing afoot. This has since been confirmed by talking to people who saw the European release, called "Leon." One day I'd like to see the "Leon" version...

Well there you go! Talk about what compelling art-house critics' fave is pulling them in down at the Bijou. Or church attendance in the UK, that seems an acceptable topic as well. Or teen pregnancy, that one seems safe. :) Irene Wilde

Mr. Oblivion is away from his computer today, so he can't join the fun n' games. I'm just offering you my perspective. Now talk about "American Splendor" before I get banned for my inability to stay on-topic. :) Irene Wilde

You are quite right, Martin. Enough about RaVeN's fashion impairment! Anyone seen "American Splendor"? All that Cleveland scenery! Majestic! Irene Wilde However (she said on second thought), please read the title of this thread, specifically "And other musings." Being the Queen of...

RaVeN, RaVeN, RaVeN....you need to get out more often. Leave that thriving, cosmopolitan, Microtropolis of yours (K-Mart's really considered high-end retail there?) once in a while and see how folks in them thar big cities live. Irene Wilde

I'm keeping my options open for the "deluxe collector's edition." Mr. O. has assured me he will keep supplying photographs, so that the book is comprehensive and encompasses the complete evolution of the Billy O. style. After my exhaustive research is complete, I'll be able to best determine a...

I always knew you were more than just a fluffy face, Mr. Wabbit. :) Irene Wilde

Don't be jealous, RaVeN. I am working on a coffee-book as we speak which will help you, too, cultivate the style and essence of Mr. Oblivion. I shall call it "The Style & Essence of Billy Oblivion." :) Irene Wilde

No worries. I'm glad to see someone else reacting to this piece. As a writer, I like to see discussion about the pieces posted here. I'd rather see a critical reaction than no reaction at all, and a discussion with various viewpoints can give a writer more ideas to work from and keep the...

I have thought further on this piece (proof of how much it interests me), and thought perhaps, it might make an interesting commentary on young people today to use some of this fragmentary telling, as a device for the characterization of the narrator, provided, of course, the writer realizes...

I concur with you, Mr. Wabbit. I believe I said the writer has the final say on the matter, I was just speculating as to what I, in my reading, was hoping for. Poetry is an intimate form of expression, and its shape, form, and substance are directed by the writer. If the writer wants only to...

ok...... :confused: But clearly, not one of the two ladies in the company of Billy O. And still a heathen! :D Irene Wilde

When you have those answers, you'll have the rest of your poem, and some insight, and maybe even some wisdom. Please don't delete. Leave it here to be finished some day. Please? Irene Wilde

Well, Crystal, since you asked me specifically to respond (I'm surprised, but thank you), I will. However, I must preface this by saying that my views on poetry are not conventional. I'll leave it to others to tell you about meter and structure and so forth -- to me, those kinds of rules are...

I'm going to give you a very honest reaction, and if someone wants to accuse me of a lack of tact, so be it. I think you've got the beginnings of something very good here, which isn't something that I say often. I read it, and while it's rough and little more than an outline in places, you...