Kowloon Walled City
The Kowloon Walled City was located just outside Hong Kong, China during British
rule. A former watchpost to protect the area against pirates, it was occupied by
Japan during World War II and subsequently taken over by squatters after Japan’s
surrender. Neither Britain nor China wanted responsibility for it, so it became its
own lawless city.
Its population flourished for decades, with residents building labyrinthine
corridors above the street level, which was clogged with trash. The buildings grew
so tall that sunlight couldn’t reach the bottom levels and the entire city had to be
illuminated with fluorescent lights. It was a place where brothels, casinos, opium
dens, cocaine parlors, food courts serving dog meat and secret factories ran
unmolested by authorities. It was finally torn down in 1993 after a mutual decision
was made by British and Chinese authorities, who had finally grown wary of the
unsanitary, anarchic city and its out-of-control population.
link = City Of Darkness
fanny >> ingrid
florida >> indiana
FLORIDA
"Nice and Quiet." run by Mr. and Mrs. Tabor. it is now called the Gator Motel.
GEORGIA
the back of this postcard reads:
"Dear Mother - second night here - cool and clear - no interest in using Motel's swimming pool. Probably be in Nashville tomorrow night. All's Well"
IOWA
"Wide Screen TV" "82 Rooms of Tomorrow" this motel is called HOJO, in Iowa City.
ILLINOIS
"self-dialing phones" "Geisha Room for Cocktails"
WELCOME TO THE SOY BEAN CAPITOL OF THE WORLD! Decatur, Illinois
INDIANA..likes motor lodges
from 1972
next time: kansas >> massachusetts
FLORIDA
"Nice and Quiet." run by Mr. and Mrs. Tabor. it is now called the Gator Motel.
GEORGIA
the back of this postcard reads:
"Dear Mother - second night here - cool and clear - no interest in using Motel's swimming pool. Probably be in Nashville tomorrow night. All's Well"
IOWA
"Wide Screen TV" "82 Rooms of Tomorrow" this motel is called HOJO, in Iowa City.
ILLINOIS
"self-dialing phones" "Geisha Room for Cocktails"
WELCOME TO THE SOY BEAN CAPITOL OF THE WORLD! Decatur, Illinois
INDIANA..likes motor lodges
from 1972
next time: kansas >> massachusetts
oldiez: hallelujah boredom
some little babies rose from the dead today.
I remember being in barnes n noble, on one of my lone nights in highschool, reading some article about MIA where the inteviewer said something along the lines of, 'so what motivated you to start making all this music?' ..
she just said,'boredom.'
i still kinda like that.
hallelujah!
ramona
it's trailer time!
CHOKE - out september 26
TRANSSIBERIAN - already out
MISTER FOE - out september 5
THE BROTHERS BLOOM - october 24
CHOKE - out september 26
TRANSSIBERIAN - already out
MISTER FOE - out september 5
THE BROTHERS BLOOM - october 24
Morocco's Climbing Goats
The goats climb them because they like to eat the fruit of the argan tree.
Farmers actually follow the herds of goats as they move from tree to tree
because the fruit of the tree has a nut inside, which the goats can't digest,
so they spit it out which the farmers collect.
anastasia to cordelia!
alabama >> colorado
ALABAMA
according to signage, it says TV but this lovely motel had one tv on premise which was in the manager's office.
ARKANSAS
ARIZONA deserves two
CALIFORNIA
the location of this motel (which i don't know the name of because they cleverly photographed it so that you can just barely glimpse at the signage. town.?)is in Weeds, California.
They featured "Pulse-A-Rythm" Mattresses. good times n lovin
"Moon Level Luxury...Down to Earth Rates!"
COLORADO
located in walensburg, the phone number for the crescent motel was 823..just 823.
inside THE RAINBOW MOTEL in colorado...
oh, the history.
next time: florida >> indiana
ALABAMA
according to signage, it says TV but this lovely motel had one tv on premise which was in the manager's office.
ARKANSAS
ARIZONA deserves two
CALIFORNIA
the location of this motel (which i don't know the name of because they cleverly photographed it so that you can just barely glimpse at the signage. town.?)is in Weeds, California.
They featured "Pulse-A-Rythm" Mattresses. good times n lovin
"Moon Level Luxury...Down to Earth Rates!"
COLORADO
located in walensburg, the phone number for the crescent motel was 823..just 823.
inside THE RAINBOW MOTEL in colorado...
oh, the history.
next time: florida >> indiana
BOOOOYA! !! X2 xinfinity
I became really good friends with Tommy Lee Jones, 9 years ago, in a cafe in Florida called The Beverly Hills.
I really don't mean to brag and make everyone feel bad about their boring lives, or be and elitist with my authentic crayon signature, but sometimes you just got to face the facts.
LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH
Fassbinder's first feature.
Best soundtrack ever.
If i ever got bored i would just listen to the music.
Although that squeaking noise was more subdued in the actual movie.
This scene totally makes up for some of the more difficult, sparse looking, low budget scenes annnd the constant dolly rules. I love well shot older movies/documentary. Its the closest thing i have to time travel.
Reminds me of Band of Outsiders, which was made only a few years before.
The whole two guys, one girl, sort of amateur criminal, ironic, stylish, deconstructive gangster movie.
that scene always puts me in the best mood.
and i still want to be anna karina.
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