Get to work! (And the Ghost of Nixon)
Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 11:18AM 
I mean this in a good way, and I am saying it to myself.
I am about 50k into my new novel, and enjoying it a lot (even though I know there is much, much more work to be done.).
So what's it about? Oh, the 70's, and early LSD testing, and Watergate, and falls from grace - that sort of thing.
It is on my mind a lot, and I find it interesting that I see so many connections in the things I read, watch and hear. Notably, the ghost of Richard Nixon seems to be lurking around every corner. I was reading a friend's blog about the recent movie The Lincoln Lawyer. Also on her blog (thanks Cheryl), I found a link to a documentary on the 70's film actor John Cazale. That, of course, led me to Wikipedia to review the career of one of my favorite character actors - who only made 5 films, all nominated for Best Picture... quite a record.
Then I found an article on 70's charactor actors called Natural Born Plumbers. And guess who popped up? Yep, Tricky Dick is always lurking. Turns out that many of these great actors were channelling the various personas of Nixon. Read the article and you will see what I mean.
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