Twin Peaks Fanatic

"I knew how to wear a mask and keep a secret."         In the spring of 2016 I wrote a piece on my blog called,  Laura Walked With Me . It was basically a personal reflection piece on why I think I felt so connected to Twin Peaks and, particularly, to the character of Laura Palmer growing up. At the time I was very hesitant to post it, because I feared veering into anything too personal on this blog. However to my relief, people responded very positively about it and also shared similar connections. I can't say I was surprised to learn that the Laura phenomenon is still extremely powerful even all these years later, but I did feel a little less weird for my own continuing obsession.  When I attended the Twin Peaks Festival the summer of 2016, I met the lovely and talented, Courtenay Stallings. I had wanted to talk to her about writing, Twin Peaks and working with the Red Room Podcast . I was incredibly flattered when she said she wanted to talk t...

 Written & Directed by: David Lynch Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper & Laura Dern Original Release Date: September 19, 1986         "Why is there so much trouble in this world? Often revered as one of David Lynch's best films, Blue Velvet sheds a light on the underbelly of evil taking place in an otherwise charming small American town called Lumberton. When a naive young man named Jeffrey Beaumont discovers a  severed ear it leads him to a sinister killer whose sole purpose appears to be wreaking havoc and violence on all that encounter him. The killer's atrocious behavior is fueled by bizarre drugs and sexual obsession. Set to a haunting, almost Hitchcockian, musical score by  Angelo Badalamenti  and loaded with emotionally powerful and surreal scenes, Blue Velvet calls into question the darkest elements of the human condition.  Blue Velvet After his father h...

He's not dead, just wrapped in plastic.        In the fall of 2014 I sent a random guy named Scott Ryan a friend request. In this modern age with digital everything, I think most of us have a story or two and likely a friend or two where the origin story begins with, "I sent a random friend request." Sometimes making that choice ends in a regretful manner, but other times it can pay off in wonderful unexpected ways. At that time I was just starting this blog and looking to connect with other fans of Twin Peaks. Scott kindly accepted and s aid he would be happy to share my blog links, if I did the same in return for his podcast. I don't know if Scott remembers this, but I do. I instantly got a good feeling about him. As time went on I learned much like me, he's also a huge Fiona Apple fan. He scored a few extra bonus points in my book with that. I mean how many Twin Peaks/Fiona Apple fans is a woman going to know in her life?      This p...