Science fiction triple feature

October 15-24, 2024

Good food: Lock Spot Cafe. I'd heard it was yummy, but smokes alive: Best eggs benedict ever, second best cinnamon roll, and quickest service in a sit-down place.

Good movie: Ace in the Hole (1952). From Billy Wilder and starring Kirk Douglas, this might be the most cynical movie ever made, and to me it's hilarious.

Good music: "Diamond Lil," by the David Bromberg Band. It's a letter to a friend who's living the wrong life.

Good reading: The Future Remembered:
The 1962 Seattle World's Fair and Its Legacy, by Paula Becker. All about how Seattle got the '62 World's Fair and the Seattle Center.

Here are my plans for the next week or so. You're invited to anything that sounds interesting.

 • Please RSVP by the day before. 
 • All events are 'Dutch treat'. 
 • Please remember the basics of Doug. 
 • And don't forget the standing invitations! 

UFO Northwest at Redmond Library
15990 NE 85th Street, Redmond
Wednesday, October 16

Some 'expert' is going to lecture about the history and truth or falseness of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

"Relying on the FBI records, this talk exposes a Washington story that shapes our current UFO narratives, from 1950’s pulp magazines to the ubiquitous X-Files and Men in Black film franchises."

Color me skeptical about spacemen, but it's free.

This invitation might sound familiar — it was on the list a while back, but catastrophic bus luck kept me away. This time I'll be there, for sure!

Seat cushions recommended.

Breakfast at Little Pat's
First and third Friday of every month
13611 Ambaum Blvd SW, Burien
Friday, October 18

 

Triple feature at Renton Theater
507 3rd Street, Renton
Friday, October 18

For a fundraiser, Renton Civic Theater converts the playhouse back to what it was when we were kids — a movie theater in downtown Renton.

Carnival of Souls (1962)
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
A Bucket of Blood (1959)

I love old movies, and I've seen all three of these, but they'd still be fun. Attack of the Giant Leeches is a typical "big ol' monsters" movie, and A Bucket of Blood is a slightly sarcastic horror thing, but the first feature, Carnival of Souls, is something more.

It's an extremely low-budget effort, but great if you give it a chance. Almost surreal, it's about a woman who survives a car wreck but remains haunted by it. It's one of my favorites, and not much like any other horror movie you've seen.

Admission to see all three movies, one after another, is "Pay what you can," with a suggested minimum of $10.

 

Stories of Us: Camp Second Chance at
Westside Unitarian Universalist Church
7141 California Ave SW, West Seattle
Saturday, October 19

"In this powerful award-winning film, director Melinda Raebyne embeds herself one winter at one of Seattle’s homeless camps, Camp Second Chance, challenging public ignorance and humanizing a population that locals would rather neglect, sharing with you some of their personal stories and her actual experience of what it’s like to be homeless."

Free, but donations are invited, and I'll probably fork over a tenspot.

Monthly movie: Duel (1971)
at Mark Groenig's house
Sunday, October 20

This is the movie that made Steven Spielberg's name, before Jaws, before Close Encounters, before ET. Made for ABC's "Movie of the Week" on TV, it was supposed to be schlock like all the other made-for-TV movies of the era, but it's fantabulous!

Cheap eats: Emerald City Fish'n'Chips
3756 Rainier Avenue South, Rainier Beach
Monday, October 21

I've never been to this place, but I love fish'n'chips and theirs isn't mass-produced. Word on the street is — yum!

A new post goes up on Douggles.com
Tuesday, October 22 — and every Tuesday

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Yoga for Strong Bodies, Strong Bones
at The Center for Active Living
Thursday, October 24

"Join certified yoga therapist Milo in weight-bearing movements that will help you become stronger and steadier: slowly, gradually and safely. You will be led through a series of movements that strengthen your bones and muscles which will give balance to your body."

Free for me, cuz I'm a member. $5 for you. Ha!

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