Dennis Hopper - 1936 - 2010

I suppose I could write a remembrance of Dennis Hopper on these pages but I don't think I could do a better job than this gent named Arbogast, who recently penned some fine words on the actor, writer, director that deserve re-reading.

I will say this though, in a weak and tepid attempt to put into words how powerful and underrated an actor Dennis Hopper was: For all its grandeur and spectacle and power and rage and visual beauty, Apocalypse Now doesn't truly come alive for me until Dennis Hopper enters the frame, and at a point when most people think the film falls apart. Rest in peace, Dennis.

It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

Vermont was great as always but it's good to be back. That's me in Vermont having the time of my life swinging Natalie Wood with Nick Adams' help. No, wait a minute, I mean, that's me and Dennis Hopper swinging Natalie. No, wait. Actually, that's Dennis Hopper and Nick Adams swinging me, dressed as Natalie Wood. Hold on, I'm not in the picture at all. It was a long drive and I'm a bit tired. And, uh, wow, they just don't make rugs like that anymore huh? Let's hope it was synthetic but something tells me it wasn't.