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January 11, 2002
7:41 a.m.
Dear all, Thank you for the kind letters and flowers. They are wonderful and beautiful and all that. Life in the Big House is not so bad. The meals come regular-like, the walls are all soft and cushy (just right for playing Slam the Man), and they have all the Judge Wapner you can shake a stick at. Special thanks to you, Greg, for the gorgeously bound copy of "How to Write and Read a Review Any Damned Way You Want." It made it so much easier to understand how a reviewer can essentially say: "The story doesn't hold water, but the movie works." Until I read this book, I considered that to be an oxymoron. Now I know that the moron was me, and that Momento will be a classic played over and over throughout the years. Probably be replacing "It's a Wonderful Life" anytime now, as that's another film told kind of in reverse but with the audacity to actually have a real story that holds together. The gall of Frank Capra. Hell, we all know that "It's a Wonderful Life" is a worn out story. But then, the classics all seem to be like that, don't they? What's wrong with these ignorant people? I think our next project should be to get rid of "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas," which is your basic wicked witch turned good story. Maybe if we just jumbled all the scenes ... no, that would still be bad, because then someone could still put them back together again and it would hold up. There must be a way. Perhaps, when we devise such, we can pitch it to Hollywood together. Then we could be like Matt and Ben. Regardless, I am firm on my belief that the Grinch must go right after George & Mary Bailey. Then maybe we start on "Casablanca." When I'm not reading your volume, I just set the book by my bedside and it fills the room with that wonderful aroma of its genuine faux leather binding. I am feeling better-o now. Despite Steve-o's contrary-o comments, I'm truly a convert-o. I check my local listing every day-o to see if this incredible film-o has been re-released-o. I almost can't believe I disliked-o that movie-o from the moment-o I left-o the theater-o. I can't believe-o I felt-o so ripped-o off-o. What-o, oh-what-o had gotten into me-o? I don't kn-o. But I have repented-o, and now am all better-o. progress-o my with satisfied is 0-rotcod ehT. noos ereh fo tuo gnitteg eb ll'I ebyam oS. niaga, sknahT. Nor  Daily Persistence is © Ron Collins |
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