Author Archives: Stephen Futterer
“Balcony View”
“Marilyn, My Marilyn”
“Marilyn, My Marilyn” There she lives inside this movie A misfit face up on the screen And her soft voice that I’m still hearing Alive and well, in mise-en-scène She’s standing tall before de Kooning Impossible to be erased With an arc so wild and swerving And lipstick in its perfect place But to theContinue reading ““Marilyn, My Marilyn””
“The SLAYER-er”
Today, we continue the saga of that little-known troubadour, Tommy Treacle. The Jan 25, 2025 blog post exposed his failed commercial attempts to produce horror film themes in the 1970’s. As the 1980’s matured, the many genres and subgenres of heavy metal music began to morph and multiply at an astonishing rate. Mr. Treacle foundContinue reading ““The SLAYER-er””
“Santayana’s Inner Secrets”
“The modern Republican Party is comprised of those who well remember our sordid past and, through both negligence and malfeasance, have condemned us to repeat it.” — modified quote from george santayana
“Mind Mapping”
“Mind Mapping” It’s a strange form Of synesthesia When you put on Mahler And smell Macronesia But the proper term Is paramnesia When you wake up at home And it feels like Rhodesia.
“You da man, Steve!”
“Failed 70’s Horror Theme Songs”
What follows is a little known story in Hollywood circles that I feel compelled to share. During the spate of fantastical horror films in the 1970’s, there was a folk troubadour who made the rounds from Universal to MGM to Warner Bros. to United Artists and back. He called himself Tommy Treacle and said heContinue reading ““Failed 70’s Horror Theme Songs””
“The Sixth of January”
“The Sixth of January” (modeled on the English folk poem “The Fifth of November” that commemorates Guy Fawkes’ so-called “Gunpowder Treason” on Nov 5, 1605) Fix in your memory! The sixth of January, The Trump Tower Treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Trump Tower Treason Should ever be forgot! Donald andContinue reading ““The Sixth of January””
Great Exudations 