Yesterday was the 4th or 5th consecutive day of rain here in BTV. It's rained so much, that with the snow pack melt, Champ the Lake Monster, who greets people coming off the ferry with his feet on the ground, is now under water up to his neck. While his concrete will survive, I am not sure about the restaurant that is 100' further out in the lake at present. So much for dockside dining, but I digress.
We went to see Of Gods and Men yesterday for the 1st matinee. This is one benefit of retirement. Movies in the afternoon. It was well worth seeing to see how a life of faith can overcome fear. But the movie also shows how when society doesn't support hope for all, desperation can drive intelligent people into using religion as a violent means to an end and kill even those whom they respect in the name of their cause.
Then last night, we watched The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. This 1994 Australia film should be a cult classic. 3 acting studs (Terrence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving) portray drag queens and a transsexual in a road trip across the outback to Alice Springs. Very funny and I recommend a watch with two thumbs up.
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Just saw Priscilla again a couple of weeks ago for the first time in a number of years. Absolutely hysterical!
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