Authors on Doors

Six Bits of Wisdom

“Men shut their doors against a setting sun.” -William Shakespeare-
“When you follow your bliss…doors will open where you would not thought there would be doors; and where there wouldn’t be a door for anyone else.” -Joseph Campbell-
“There are things known and there are things unkown, and in between are the doors of perception.” -Aldous Huxley-

Mason Temple #1 (N1V2-editx19.17) — “Mason Lodge”

“The more doors there are for you to open, the better the play.” -Tom Stoppard-
“A very little key will open a very heavy door.” -Charles Dickens-
“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” -William Blake-

-K-

20 May 2020 0

Blues at Your Door: The Mix Tape

1. “Back Door Man”–Howlin’ Wolf

2. “Don’t Answer the Door”–B.B. King

3. “Next Door Neighbor Blues”–Gary Clark

4. “Howlin’ at Your Door” –Fiona Boyes

5. “Don’t Turn Me From Your Door”– John Lee Hooker

Ivy and Iviry #4 (P7000-editj19.142) — “Ivy & Ivriy Club”

6. “Knockin’ at Your Door”–Bobby Rush

7. “Right Next Door”–Robert Cray

8. “The Hearse is Backed Up to the Door”–Lightnin’ Hopkins

9. “Backdoor Love Affair”–ZZ Top

10. “Back Door Man”–Willie Dixon

-K-

11 May 2020 0

Dose of Dr. Gonzo

“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.”

-Hunter S. Thompson-

5 May 2020 0

Cards, Pool, and Gambling in the Movies

Take a Chance and Give Them a Watch

Rounders (1998)
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Poolhall Junkies (2002)

Mississippi Grind Movie Cover — *Mississippi Grind* (2015)

The Hustler (1961)
The Color of Money (1986)
Turn the River (2007)

The Cooler Movie Cover — *The Cooler* (2003)

-K-

20 Apr 2020 0

Dose of Dr. Gonzo

“A little bit of this town goes a very long way. After five days in Vegas you feel like you’ve been here for five years.”

-Hunter S. Thompson-

14 Apr 2020 0

Authors on Gambling

A Penny Worth of Wagering Wisdom

• “Here the nerves may stand on end and scream to themselves, but a tranquility as from heaven is only interrupted by the click of chips. The higher the stakes, the more quiet the scene.” -Stephen Crane-

• “This was my first lesson about gambling: if you see somebody winning all the time, he isn’t gambling, he’s cheating.” -Malcolm X-

• “The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavour upon the business known as gambling.” -Ambrose Bierce-

The Finish Line (P60-edit) — “The Finish”

• “The action is everything, more consuming than sex, more immediate than politics; more important always than the acquisition of money, which is never, for the gambler, the true point of the exercise.” -Joan Didion-

• “One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.” -Oscar Wilde-

-K-

8 Apr 2020 0