Author Archives: Scott Bowles

Jagged Vacance

“Someway, baby, it’s part of me, apart from me”
You’re laying waste to Halloween
You fucked it friend, it’s on its head, it struck the street
You’re in Milwaukee, off your feet

And at once, I knew I was not magnificent
Strayed above the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
But I could see for miles, miles, miles

3rd and Lake, it burnt away, the hallway
Was where we learned to celebrate
Automatic bought the years you’d talk for me
That night you played me Lip Parade
Not the needle, nor the thread, the lost decree
Saying nothing, that’s enough for me

And at once, I knew I was not magnificent
Hulled far from the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
But I could see for miles, miles, miles

Christmas night, it clutched the light, the hallow bright
Above my brother, I and tangled spines
We smoked the screen to make it what it was to be
Now to know it in my memory

And at once, I knew I was not magnificent
High above the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
But I could see for miles, miles, miles

Can I Quote You on That?

As we hurtle toward the Oscars, let’s look back at the 10 most famous quotes in Hollywood history:

10. You talking to me?” Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro)Taxi Driver, Columbia, 1976

9. “Buckle your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” Margo Channing (Bette Davis)All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox, 1950

8. “May the force be with you.” Han Solo (Harrison Ford) Star Wars, Twentieth Century Fox, 1977

7. “Alright, Mr. Deville. I’m ready for my close-up.” Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson)
Sunset Boulevard, Paramount, 1950

6. “Go ahead, make my day.” Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood).
Sudden Impact. Warner Bros., 1983

5. “Here’s looking at you, kid.” Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart)Casablanca, Warner Bros., 1943

4. “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansasanymore.” Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland)
The Wizard of Oz, MGM, 1939

3. “I could’a been a contender!” Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) On the Waterfront, Horizon-American Pictures, Inc., 1954

2. “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.” Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) The Godfather, Paramount Pictures, 1972

  1. “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give damn.” Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) Gone With The Wind, MGM, 1939