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I stumbled across Kenny Larkin thanks to Pandora.com, and I love the sound he gets on his records. I also love his sense of humor.

The real funny bit in this vid is when he pulls out the old floppy disk, then shows on the monitor the whoppin’ number of sounds they hold.

Also nice to point out that PG beat Paul Simon to the punch by about a decade, by using African rhythms and raw guttural sounds in his music. He understood the power of the blues and soul.

Well, here she is: the new Wonder Woman, Adrianne Palicki. I like the costume. It’s the same as that of DC’s revamped WW in the comics. To be honest, I don’t care either way about Diana Prince. When I was a kid I watched the TV show with Linda Carter, but the character in the comics has always seemed lame. She never really makes a good crossover from being a mythical Amazon, to being a super hero. The best WW so far has been the one in the animated series Justice League.

First off, I have not seen the American version (I doubt I will). Hollywood has a way of screwing up even the simplest movies. Out of all the Hollywood films made, how many of them are original these days? They’re all remakes, prequels, sequels and reboots. Hollywood is even doing another Conan the Barbarian. UGH! Why?

So, I’ve turned most of my attention to foreign horror flicks. The last one I saw was the Swedish film Let the Right One In. It was slow, at first, and almost lost my attention. But then it began to get really interesting. The little “girl” Eli is strange and complex. She kind of reminded me of the girl from Sleep Away Camp!

Oskar, the pale little boy who dreams of making his bullies “squeal like a pig” is also a fascinating character. He’s quiet, lost, alone and bullied (sounds like my childhood). And he dreams of getting revenge on his assailants. The only problem is, they’re bigger and he can barely lift the weight bench bar. Then he meets Eli.

Of course you know Eli is a vampire. It’s not hard to figure out if the title of the movie means anything to you. For those who are uneducated in vampire lore: a vampire can’t enter your house unless invited. One of my favorite parts of the film is when Oskar teases Eli for not being able to enter—and then what happens to her when she does so uninvited!

The movie really picks up pace when Eli’s caretaker gets caught harvesting blood for his mistress. He has to go to drastic measures to maintain his secrecy (to protect Eli). After that, Eli and Oskar are forced closer together as she begins to realize that she will need a new “handler”.

I really enjoyed this film. The blood effects were good, the actors were very good, and the plot was well conceived. If you hate the pacing of foreign films, and subtitles, then watch the made-for-easy-consumption American version. But, you’ll be missing out.

P.S. I have not read the book. It sounds much darker.