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Disconnected Viewing
I don't have cable right now so I'm rewatching old shows and movies. A lot of them are animated. Such is my way. I'd like to have a nobler reason for rewatching them--something like when James revisited his favorite childhood books. And it's true—he did inspire me. But it's also true that I don't have cable.
Let's say you're the newly-sentient internet. How would you decipher
the meaning of all the bits and bytes whizzing past you? And what about
the real world outside your electronic realm?
Former Comics Editor, Guy Leshinski
has very kindly given us permission to reprint a prophetic interview
with Bryan Lee O'Malley in 2005. Will Bryan Lee O'Malley attain the
Holy Grail of cartoonists? As Bryan says, "We'll see..."
There’s a girl sitting on the subway.
She’s 16 or so, in a brown corduroy jacket and a pair of faded
sneakers, her feet propped on the seat across from her. She’s
absently brushing on lipstick, absorbed by Bryan Lee O’Malley’s
graphic novel Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life: Volume 1.
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Long Jeanne Silver
A short list of the some of the most bizarre, more outlandish XXX fare of the 1970s wouldn't be complete without mentioning an eye-opening 1977 Alex De Renzy feature film titled LONG JEANNE SILVER. In fact, of all the porn films in my collection, I've gone though the most trouble to get this particular one, so excuse me if I feel overly compelled to tell you its story.
First and foremost I must say that you have some facts wrong here. I will admit that I attempted Prostitution for about 1 hour and could not do it. At that time a man and his wife offered me a place to stay. Being a runaway at that time and only 16 years old I took the offer. From there I was introduced to Peter Wolff (R.I.P.) who was the editior of "Cheri" mag. At one point I even lived with him and his wife Patty on a strictly non sexual way. The Mitchell Brothers contacted me and offered me some work in SF.,I accepted but soon found out that I was way in over my head. What the hell does a 16 year old know about this shit?... Nothing!
I ended up doing drugs like MDA and cocaine and then (mind you it's a bit foggy) I somehow ended up working with Alex. I don't remember much about doing this film as I was under the influence of some major drugs. I am not thrilled that I ever did this but I can't change the past.
I returned to NYC and did a few more films before returning to AZ (did I mention that I was AWOL from the SDC?) and cleared up my mess there.
Upon doing so I returned to NYC, now of legal age.
I must say Peter was floored when I finally showed him my birth certificate. I once again did a few more films and then started dancing instead.
I worked in Canada, NYC, PA, KY, FLA, IN, MA, Minn, but never in AZ (you don't shit where you live)
I did quit around 1985 things were getting too crazy and I did not want to get caught in the AIDs issue (yes, I have been tested and I am free and clear) I started bartending and even managed a couple of bars in NYC and the UK.
I finally returned home to AZ in the very late 80's to give birth to my beautiful and brilliant child (who has just completed their first year of college and on the "Deans List") I guess in a way I did become a "Child Phycologist"
So there you have it! Take it or leave it!
Believe it or not this is ... was Long Jean Silver....
I don't have cable right now so I'm rewatching old shows and movies. A lot of them are animated. Such is my way. I'd like to have a nobler reason for rewatching them--something like when James 
Let's say you're the newly-sentient internet. How would you decipher
the meaning of all the bits and bytes whizzing past you? And what about
the real world outside your electronic realm?
Former Comics Editor, Guy Leshinski
has very kindly given us permission to reprint a prophetic interview
with Bryan Lee O'Malley in 2005. Will Bryan Lee O'Malley attain the
Holy Grail of cartoonists? As Bryan says, "We'll see..."
A short list of the some of the most bizarre, more outlandish XXX fare of the 1970s wouldn't be complete without mentioning an eye-opening 1977 Alex De Renzy feature film titled LONG JEANNE SILVER. In fact, of all the porn films in my collection, I've gone though the most trouble to get this particular one, so excuse me if I feel overly compelled to tell you its story.