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...Last week a flatbed truck came and hauled away one of the junked cars from in front of the Hermit's one-story cinderblock house, half a mile down the road. Two junked cars remained, resting on blocks in the yard under raggedy trees. The Hermit drove a Ford Falcon station wagon, built about the time that Saigon fell. All the junked cars were Ford Falcons of the same vintage. He cannibalized the junkers when he needed spare parts...
...other day, walking on the road, I noticed that another car had taken up residence in the Hermit's driveway, newer than the Falcon - a Ford sedan, maybe 20 years old, of an indeterminate orange-beige-bronze color that rental car companies used to buy by the thousands long ago. The Hermit has a companion, I decided, jokingly. He has a lover...
...Each of the 700-some characters has unique traits and powers, which are rated by points. Illusionist No-Face, for instance, is a magician who can instantly shift appearances. His 1,200 points of offensive strength are no match for the 1,400 of the Mecha-Falcon, but the magic man's 2,200 defensive points far outnumber the jet-powered bird...
...other financing would be allowed. Each individual would start out with the same amount, and as the number of candidates decreased, the amount left over would be redistributed. And, by golly, the person who really deserved to win would do so on his merits and his platform. EVE FALCON-KOREMS Manor, Texas...
...fabulous revival house called Studio 35 (3055 Indianola Avenue) operated by a guy named Frank Marzetti. It was right in the middle of the only thing that wasn't new about the '60s: its rediscovery of the American cinematic past. I saw "The Big Sleep" and "The Maltese Falcon" for the first time on the big screen, on a double bill. I saw "Coconuts" and "Night at the Opera" and "Day at the Races" all on the same evening. I saw "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Night of the Hunter" and "Beat the Devil" and "It Happened One Night...