Olhar Elétrico

Olhando o blog de Tim Lucas, editor da revista Video Watchdog, descubro que hoje é o dia do 80º aniversário de Roger Corman... como não tenho tempo de criar um texto decente em sua homenagem (não hoje, talvez no final de semana), reproduzo a homenagem de meu colega, dando o autor e dizendo de onde tirei a mesma (http://www.videowatchdog.blogspot.com/). De noite pretendo traduzir esse poema/letra de música...

ROGER CORMAN SWINGS (at 80)
Lyrics by Tim Lucas(with apologies to Roger Miller)

Roger Corman swings like a pendulum do,
Vincent Price, Bruce Dern -- Shatner too!
Mobsters in Chicago, Richtofen and Brown,
Stock footage of a warehouse burning down.

Now, if you huff and puff and you finally shoot enough
You can make a whole movie in just two days, believe you me.
But here's a tip: before you take a trip, go up to Big Sur,
It's so pretty thur, oh...

Roger Corman swings like a pendulum do,
Dick Miller, Susan Cabot -- Dinocroc too!
See the Wild Angels go to Rock and Roll High,
Ray Milland rippin' out his X-ray eyes.

Now get your cameras ready, everybody go dutch,
Hang onto your wallet, we don't letting you spend too much
Add a social message, some boob shots, mind expenses
And no novocaine -- because it dulls the senses.

(OWWWWWW! Don't stop NOW!!!!!)

Roger Corman swings like a pendulum do,
They buried Babs alive and it's True! True! True!
Charles Dexter Ward and a sub-machine gun,
The rosy red cheeks of Angie Dickinson.

FELIZ ANIVERSÁRIO, ROGER!