Saturday, November 9, 2013

The Bride


A little late for Halloween but...

About three weeks before Halloween I dreamt I was rummaging through the attic of an old summer stock theatre. Amongst the props and costumes I find something unusual: a framed movie poster for The Bride of Frankenstein. However, instead of Elsa Lanchester with her iconic lightning streaked coife, the bride is played by that scarlet haired spitfire Nancy Walker.. 

This dream actually prompted me to see the film for the first time. I don't think the bride is in the film for more than 10 or 15 minutes, but she does make quite an impression.


Thursday, November 7, 2013

Both Sides Now


November 7, 2013

I dreamed about Joni Mitchell for the second time in my life last night. I like her well enough but I am not particularly a fan. I mean, she's not someone whose birthday I would celebrate. So imagine my shock when I Googled her today and found out that today, November 7 is actually her birthday.

As for the dream itself, I was at a house party in London...a flat party, really. I could see roof tops from the window that reminded me somehow of graham crackers. 

Joni was sitting on the floor in front of a couch surrounded by party goers, including much of my extended family. I sat down in front of her and leafed through a book of her art work while she signed CDs for people. We spoke for a while and she was a very attentive listener, though I don't remember what we spoke about.

I got up to leave and say goodbye, but then turned back to Joni to say, "Oh wait, I thought of one more thing I wanted to tell you." 

It was then that I realized I had barged in on someone else's turn, that in fact there was a female reporter sitting on the couch waiting to interview Joni. 

Joni said I could stick around and talk to her after her interview, but I was so embarrassed at my faux pas, that I quickly headed for the door.