I HAD ALMOST COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN THIS EVENING. I REMEMBER BACARDI SPONSORED THE SCREENING OF "THE CREATURE OF THE SUNNYSIDE UP TRAILER PARK" AT THE JACKSONVILLE FILM FESTIVAL. EVERYONE HAD QUITE A FEW ZOMBIES WHICH MADE THE VIEWING EXPERIENCE FOR THE AUDIENCE EVEN MORE ENJOYABLE. I REMEMBER DOING A FEW SIDEWALK INTERVIEWS WITH A STRONG VIDEO LIGHT ON MY FACE. NEXT THING I REMEMBER I'M HAVING DRINKS WITH A GROUP OF UNDERGROUND, PUNK, GOTH ARTISTS IN THEIR EARLY 20's COMPLETE WITH TATTOOS, PIERCINGS, CRAZY HAIR, ETC. THEY WERE A VERY NICE GROUP OF SOUTHERN KIDS. THEY WANTED TO INTRODUCE ME TO JACKSONVILLE'S MOST IMPORTANT BARS. THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE STRONG ARTIST COMMUNITY IN THEIR TOWN. HOW THEY NETWORK AND HELP EACH OTHER OUT. I LIKED THEIR ENERGY. I ASKED IF I COULD SEE SOME OF THEIR ART. THEY OPENED UP A DOWNTOWN GALLERY AND WE CONTINUED TO PARTY ON AS WE TALKED ABOUT ART, THE POLITICS OF THE SOUTH, AND SURVIVAL. I LIKED THESE KIDS. ONE OF THEM GAVE ME A SMALL PAINTING: A FACELESS GREEN HUMANOID FIGURE IN A CHAIR, HEAD DOWN DEPRESSED; A HEART CRACKING INSIDE FROM SOME LOST LOVE. IT'S A STRANGE, BUT ODDLY MOVING PAINTING. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE HUNGRY. NOTHING WAS OPEN. I TOLD THEM I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO MAKE THEM SOMETHING TO EAT ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY WERE SHARING THEIR ART AND UNIQUE VOICES WITH ME.

I JUST FOUND THE BELOW COMMENTS ON A PERSONAL BLOG. IT BROUGHT IT ALL BACK TO ME. IT'S A NICE MEMORY. I WISH ALL THESE KIDS WELL WITH ALL OF THEIR ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS.

luckylettie said on

May 19, 2004 03:45 PM

5/19/2004
I had a blast at the Jacksonville Film festival! My friend joE gave me a free pass to the movies and parties! Thursday night we watched Bloodhead by Christopher Coppola and then went out drinking with him till 5am! I invited him to have a drink with us at London Bridge across the street from the Florida Theatre. Jeff Larson and about five others joined us for a beer. Then I informed him that if he wanted to continue to party we had to purchase something to drink before 2am. He handed me 100 bucks and asked me to get drinks for us. I picked up ruby and Q and a ton of rum and headed to the Brooklyn Art Center. We stayed there for a while and then moved the party to a house in Riverside where Christopher could cook for us. He grilled sausage and peppers for us (about 8 people) at 4am! Christopher is a large biker dude that walks with a cane and is very outspoken. He said he dug my art.

Bloodhead is a funny creature feature spoof staring Linda Carter and the doc form the love boat. The movie is about two very different brothers who discover they have the same mother who has been willed them same trailer park community in the middle of the desert. Their mom was an archeologist who dug on sacred ground and unleashed an evil creature that is slowly killing off the people living in the trailer park. I liked it, thought it was funny.