Estes Tigres Model Rocket

 Another model rocket launch, this time Estes Tigress (OOP) in Westfield.

Model Rockets at Westfield State

 Back during Covid, I used the campus for shooting Model Rockets.  Here is a video of Little Joe.

Dark liminal spaces in fright tourism

 “Dark liminal spaces in fright tourism.”  New England St. Lawrence Valley Geographic Society, New Britain CT. Oct 2017.

Check out this movie from the presentation:

Eclipse

The Eclipse (1907)

by Georges Méliès

Free here.

Silent movie 9 minutes, 10 seconds

The Crawling Eye (1958)

 I wonder if this title made the nominations during the Academy Awards?  If not for best actor/actress, certainly for cinematography, right?

Stream it here for free.

And some background info at this great site.

Noam Chomsky speaks at American Association of Geographers Meeting about Trump

 American Association of Geographers meeting, Boston. April 2017.

Spring Break? Go Hiking

 Spring break is a perfect time for a backpacking trip.  For those of us on the East Coast, why not try the Appalachian Trail.

 

 For a quick sample, see this 2 minute YouTube clip on the AT.

The Brainiac (1962)

 Back in the sixties, K. Gordon Murray bought many Mexican films, dubbed them and sold the movies to America's TV stations who were Jonesing for contact.  This is the period when there were only 3-4 stations per community, and reality TV was in short supply.  The Brainiac is one title.

Watch it here for free.

For more information, see:

Cotter, R. (2005). The Mexican Masked Wrestler and Monster Filmography. McFarland.