From the desk of Quentin Tarantino

I’ve basically just needed to talk my wife into watching this with me so I can add to the discussion without the word my wife

I just saw "Keep Your Powder Dry" (1945), which George Bruce wrote with Mary C. McCall, Jr.. I didn't think I'd enjoy it, but it's fantastic, light-hearted fun-- I'd be surprised if it wasn't a direct inspiration on "Private Benjamin" (1980) 35 years later. Lana Turner , looking a bit like Gwen Stefani, is so endearing in this, with few of the melodramatic mannerisms of her later years. There's an amusing lesbian subtext between her character and Laraine Day's, which others have remarked upon, that I'm sure is intentional (based on the way we're introduced to Lana-- in the classic 'legs first' style, but this time not from the vantage point of a male, but from Day.) Most interesting, though, is the performance of the lovely Susan Peters, who has a unique energy that sets her apart. Tragic story-- she was permanently paralyzed after a hunting accident just a month after this was made, and in 1952, beat down by depression, starved herself to death. Thankfully "Keep Your Powder Dry" has a much happier ending.

Now you have to see DUKE OF WEST POINT.

I’m still reading Chaos because Q talked about it on Rogan.

Fuck yea

Really cool books the only problem for me is I can’t smell them. 👃 😂 I have to smell books before reading them.

TOO TOUGH TO DIE could have been a title for that last James Bond movie if it weren’t for the fact that they, well, you know…

I found some of the old air stories that were mentioned on the podcast, really enjoyed the first one I found https://youtu.be/WVHNDLPTt5w?feature=shared

Thanks, Gala! Just ordered a copy of Too Tough to Die (love the title) off of Ebay, flying to me here in Texas all the way from England. So far I've read The Lost Legion (awesome story, like a WWI dogfighting Inglourious Basterds) and War Eagle (very cool aviation short story). I've also started his excellent book Navy Gold and Blue (loved the film). Oh and his story Sky Terriors is on my reading list as well. Thanks for the reading material, Quentin! Last thing, I wanted to shout out the George Bruce written Gordon Douglas film Walk a Crooked Mile. I was watching it last night and loving every minute of it.

Delete as many comments as you want, but brain rotted conspiracies are deeply creepy, pathetic, and very sad

Never heard of him, any good?