Weblog and Playground of Gord Fynes

One of many wonderful lines from the great George Carlin. I’m still debating having actual bumper stickers made.

(hat tip: Sir Monteiro)

The birth of my beautiful baby girl, Molly; seeing my family, friends and acquaintances becoming parents and the beautiful (and big!) babies they’ve brought into the world; successful vasectomy and the internet travelers that wished me well and IM’d to check on “the stones”, “the sac”, “the junk”, etc.; meeting GTA internet friends in the flesh; buying a Dyson vacuum cleaner; Intelligentsia’s Miller’s Blend coffee made in an AeroPress; running 5K thrice weekly; Sakura noodles; New York Sub chicken burritos (med); Hero Certified soul burgers; Monday Nights at Volo; Friday Nights at Sweaty Betty’s; Harry Shearer’s Le Show, Radio Lab, The Subgenius Hour of Slack, The Onion Radio News and The Sound of Young America podcasts; collaborating with norelpref; Nintendo Wii; getting behind the drums and gigging again; *finally* visiting San Francisco to see the city, meet and hang out with some of my favorite people on teh internets; spending a day with V. Vale; Sonic Youth in Berkeley; going back to school for web design; kicking Effexor; numerous movies, books, recordings, TV shows and websites; Klean Kanteen; Beyond Possession; my ever-loving family. Praise “Bob”.

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Over the weekend I finally got to see Italian filmmaker Elio Gelmini’s interview-styled documentary on American maverick filmmaker, Kenneth Anger. When I first learned of Anger Me‘s release earlier this year, I kept my eyes peeled for my online DVD rental site to add it to their roster. Once available, it was promptly bumped to the top of my list.

Throughout the film, Anger recalls his works, his travels and relationships, most notably with Dr. Alfred Kinsey, who was his first-ever customer, purchasing a copy of his first film, Fireworks for the Kinsey Institute.

Naturally, a documentary on Kenneth Anger wouldn’t be complete without mention of Aleister Crowley. In addition to speaking about Crowley’s influence, the DVD bonus features include footage of Anger visiting Crowley’s one-time Italian villa, where, nearly 50 years ago, he’d scrubbed off the whitewash paint thrown over several of the magus’s murals by soldiers under Mussolini’s orders.

With this documentary, and the two separate volumes of restored films made earlier this year for the first time on DVD, it’s safe to say that 2007 is the year of digital Anger. Let’s hope restored versions of Hollywood Babylon (I and II) see their day on DVD, too.