The Shakespeare Lebowski

              Strange to me now are the forms I meet When I visit the dear old town; But the native air is pure and sweet, And the trees that o'ershadow each well-known street, As they balance up and down, Are singing the beautiful song, Are sighing and whispering still: "A boy's will is the wind's will, And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts [H W Longfellow] 1978 was a bad year for Me...I remember it well...                  The Dude was a 'Lazy' Man?...yeah right                                                                      [pic musicman.com]                Travelling through bad weather in the back of a Parcel Van with no seats or windows and a bunch of Left Wing ang...

LSD: The 1950s Wonder Drug Few Hollywood icons had a more clean-cut image than  Cary Grant , yet the quintessential British gentleman was a keen advocate of LSD. The manufactured drug was still relatively new in the 1950s but was increasingly used by psychiatrists and medical professionals in the field of psychotherapy. Grant was introduced to the LSD by his wife at the time, actress Betty Drake, and was quick to extoll its virtues, both privately and publicly. It’s believed as many as  100 Hollywood stars  used LSD during the 1950s, either as part of psychotherapy sessions or recreationally. Swimming and acting star  Esther Williams  was another who sampled the mind-altering drug under medical supervision, seeking answers during a low point in her life and career.  Among others sampling LSD in 1950s and 60s Hollywood was a young Jack Nicholson. The Oscar-winning actor later described his experience of the drug as “beautiful and eye-opening”. https://wehear...

                                                         [pic seahuntcollector.com] TELE-VISION SHOWS FROM THE 1960'S INCLUDED 'THE PRISONER' WRITTEN BY AND STARRING -PATRICK Mc GOOHAN ..A VERSATILE ACTOR OF STAGE AND SCREEN 'THE PRISONER' HAS ACHIEVED 'CULT STATUS' AND FANS REGULARLY DISCUSS THE 'EXISTENTIAL THEME' OF BEING A 'FREE MAN'...EVEN HOMER SIMPSON. Mc GOOHAN APPEARED IN ORSON WELLES' 'MOBY DICK-REHEARSED' THEATRE PRODUCTION AND ALSO PLAYED 'BRAND' IN HENRIK IBSEN'S PLAY OF THE SAME NAME. HE ALSO WROTE AND DIRECTED AS WELL AS ACTED IN THE TV SERIES 'COLUMBO' BRUCE LEE [WU] STARRED IN A FORGETTABLE TV/CARTOON SERIES  'THE GREEN HORNET' [WHICH RE-INFORCES MY SUPPOSITION THAT ALL CHARACTERS ARE BASED ON COMIC BOOK MEMORY -'IRON LUNG' ETC] LINKING TO JEFF'S 'INSECT' [JEWELS] PROGRAMMING. BRUCE LEE ALSO APPEARED IN A 1969 NOIR MOVIE C...