My BritBud Jaine asked me that after snapping this photo of a poet’s bust in her local park. She’s evidently suggesting that this is the impression that I leave with others? (Those English lasses are wisenheimers, I tell ya.)
Anyway, the poet in question is Honorat de Bueil de Racan. (Don’t ask me to pronounce that.) The bust is located at the Jardin des Prebendes park in France. (My buddy lives near there now.)
Long Island, New York. Here are a few more photos of Longwood High School and its students, courtesy of our unofficial class archivist, the indispensable Carrie Schor. These would be shots of the International Student Organization, between 1988 and 1990.
I miss skinny 1980’s ties.
Thanks again, Carrie! 🙂
Writing runs in the blood for The Nolan Clan! I just discovered that Bruised Sky, which my nephew Michael Nolan co-wrote with writer/director Gary Kent, won the Gold Audience Award for Best International Short Film at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal.
Fantasia concluded its 30th annual event this summer. Since its inception, the increasingly popular festival has grown to garner “the attention of the international film industry alongside a legion of attendees from across the world. Every facet of the film-making chain is increasingly represented with in-person delegates at the festival: directors, actors, producers, studio representatives, distributors and festival programmers.”
Set in the United Kingdom in the 1970’s, Bruised Sky was described by the festival as “a gut-wrenching youth oblivion thriller” that audiences would find “devastating.” (And audiences apparently agreed; having voted for the short being best in its award category.) The film was produced by David Dunnage, and stars Che Bell, Geoff Bell, Nathan Mack and Nathan Smith — with editing by Flaura Atkinson.
I can’t wait to see the short film myself — the trailer looks damned good. (You can find the trailer and more information about Bruised Sky right here at the movie’s website.)
Congratulations, Mike!
To all the really cool people who reached out to me yesterday, thank you so much for the birthday wishes!! You really made the day special — and I am lucky to have such fine friends. 🙂
Long Island, New York. Here’s a set of incriminating photos from someone who really should be named our class archivist — Carrie Schor (formerly Carrie Harbach). I believe most of these come from our junior and senior years (1988 – 1990). But I’m not sure. That snow-colored, skinny little gnome Nolan in the red Adidas t-shirt looks considerably younger than a high school student.
That shot at the beach is of a couple of members of the International Student Organization.
More next week.
The really cool people at The Piker Press today published my humorous short poem “Accident Allison.”
Thanks, as always, to Managing Editor Sand Pilarski for allowing me to be a part of this great creative community!
When you play the game of Nolans, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.
The spiders here are doing their level best to help curb the dread lanternfly population.
Well done, ArachSirs.
Occoquan Bay/Potomac River, 2015. I miss this lady — and her husband and sons. One of the coolest families I have ever met.
