Utterly amazing, Tom. 'Children of the Edge' reminds me just how present that sense of imminent nuclear annihilation was back in the 70/80s! Protect and Survive. I must have been around 8yo when I made a sculpture out of burnt matches and melted candle wax that I titled simply 'The Future'.
I don’t have to watch “Life On The Edge.” I LIVED it. Honest: it was a regular midnight movie at the Inwood Theater in Dallas, Texas, and we came out dressed as the characters and everything.
I think I caught "Writer's Block" on one of the more obscure cable channels in the mid-80s but it never came on again so no one believed me for years till the Snoop song came out. And I fell asleep and never saw the end of "Dragon Cottage" so thanks for telling me what happened. IMO David deserved it.
I agree! I've just gone through volumes of old photos for my son's 50th birthday present and now all I want to do is go back and make a much funnier present for him ... And me
Always brilliant, always humorous! You never fail to bring a smile to my face while I wade through the latest Substack news about the political chaos in the United States with a sense of dread. I’m looking forward, with giddy anticipation, to receiving the package of books that you’ve sent to me so that I can give myself more time to read your work. Thank you, Tom! 🙏🥰
Once again you have flipped the switch in my head.... low budget horror indeed. Torn between the urge to laugh uncontrollably and knowing that I too shall be unable to sleep tonight ....
Utterly amazing, Tom. 'Children of the Edge' reminds me just how present that sense of imminent nuclear annihilation was back in the 70/80s! Protect and Survive. I must have been around 8yo when I made a sculpture out of burnt matches and melted candle wax that I titled simply 'The Future'.
I cannot erase The Oyster Boat from my memory. To this day, I have to boil water for a brew in a pan.
I love the photo of Dragon Cottage. It is infused with the brown that pervaded the 70s! Been there, done that, threw away the (brown) t-shirt.
Brilliant! Literally LOLed.
I love how much all of these leave to the imagination but especially, "...with tragic consequenses for a local choir group."
I don’t have to watch “Life On The Edge.” I LIVED it. Honest: it was a regular midnight movie at the Inwood Theater in Dallas, Texas, and we came out dressed as the characters and everything.
Was Bonfire Night 1982 the sequel to The Wicker Man?
Splendid!
I think I caught "Writer's Block" on one of the more obscure cable channels in the mid-80s but it never came on again so no one believed me for years till the Snoop song came out. And I fell asleep and never saw the end of "Dragon Cottage" so thanks for telling me what happened. IMO David deserved it.
In an unsettlingly moment of glimpsing across a gently diagonal universe “children of the edge” appears to feature my little brother and myself.
The picture at Children of the Edge reminds me of that 70s public information film 'The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPMYRlvySY
Haha, this is excellent! And what a great idea for a writing prompt...
Thank you!
I agree! I've just gone through volumes of old photos for my son's 50th birthday present and now all I want to do is go back and make a much funnier present for him ... And me
Thank you. I snorted my tea and now my nose hurts.
Pretty sure me and my brothers were extras in most of those “hit” films. I was “tyke in tanktop #3”
Always brilliant, always humorous! You never fail to bring a smile to my face while I wade through the latest Substack news about the political chaos in the United States with a sense of dread. I’m looking forward, with giddy anticipation, to receiving the package of books that you’ve sent to me so that I can give myself more time to read your work. Thank you, Tom! 🙏🥰
Thank you so much! Can I just check when I sent them to you? Drop me an email if you’d like me to give you the tracking number…
Sometimes Substack needs more emojis... Laughed out loud at some of these. Just brilliant.
Once again you have flipped the switch in my head.... low budget horror indeed. Torn between the urge to laugh uncontrollably and knowing that I too shall be unable to sleep tonight ....
Only someone born in the seventies can have such a love for the world of these photos. (I am one of those). The dungarees. The light. The hair.