Do you have photos of moments in your life that make you cringe? I have a handful of them, particularly from my early 20s, when I was searching for a path out of Texas. I had moved beyond my flashy New Wave days of makeup and big hair into a strange hybrid uniform of 1940sContinue reading “The Naked Time”
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Super 8 Home Movies Project #1
On a recent trip to Texas, I returned with a suitcase overflowing with Super 8 films from my childhood. Most of this footage ranges from the late 1960s through the 1970s. My goal is to regularly post about a random film, along with related memories prior to watching it. I will follow this with myContinue reading “Super 8 Home Movies Project #1”
Episode 11: Shore Leave – Nerdy Spring Breakout
I. “There’s a call to adventure. It’s something in the inner psyche of humanity…” Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons I’m slowly crawling down a dark hallway, flat against the pristine beige carpet while attempting to move silently and hide in the shadows. I hold my breath as I slide towards the door ofContinue reading “Episode 11: Shore Leave – Nerdy Spring Breakout”
The Devil in the Dark – The Story of David Gregg, part 1
After brushing my teeth, I walk out of the bathroom and cautiously peer down the dark hallway. Peeking out from around the corner, I see a huge butcher knife, gleaming in the darkness. A hand wearing a black glove holds the weapon tightly aloft, slowly twisting the knife so I will see the glimmer inContinue reading “The Devil in the Dark – The Story of David Gregg, part 1”
Episode 8: The Mallternative Factor – Parachute Pants vs. Capes
FADE IN: EXT. SHOPPING MALL – DAY The bland, overbright facade of a mall on the outskirts of Houston, Texas on a hot day with an unbroken, cloudless sky and cars but no people. A seagull slowly circles the lot. JEFF (Voiceover) For many suburban teens in the 80s, the mall provided a mini-vacation fromContinue reading “Episode 8: The Mallternative Factor – Parachute Pants vs. Capes”
Episode 5: Mirror, Mirror – The Path to the Nightcage
I move in slow motion, trapped in the crowd after a concert at Music Hall in downtown Houston. My friends, Michael and Steven, slowly move in syncopation as we awkwardly descend the steps of the balcony, taking tiny steps to assure we don’t kick or trip someone else. I am wearing grey parachute pants, aContinue reading “Episode 5: Mirror, Mirror – The Path to the Nightcage”
Episode 4: Amok Time – Triggering my Trekkie Sleeper Cell
“After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true.” – Spock in Amok Time. In June of 2001, I lived in a loft space in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Bushwick hadn’t yet become the art and fashionContinue reading “Episode 4: Amok Time – Triggering my Trekkie Sleeper Cell”
Episode 3: The Space Seed – Uncharted Paths Away From Home
“It is better to rule in Hell than to serve in Heaven.” Captain Kirk quoting Milton’s Paradise Lost. The opening phrase: “Space, the final frontier,” introduced me to the mission of the starship Enterprise, to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before. This phrase,Continue reading “Episode 3: The Space Seed – Uncharted Paths Away From Home”
Episode 2: The Changeling – Y’all Hallows’ Eve
I have photos from childhood Halloweens of my sister Michaelle and I wearing standard store-bought costumes that I have no memory of. There is one of me dressed as a race car driver, which must have been bought by my parents since I never cared about race car drivers, unless they were the doe-eyed, animeContinue reading “Episode 2: The Changeling – Y’all Hallows’ Eve”
Jeff Gauntt-Quiceno 