Countdown to Wondercon, featuring Olga and her Syphilitic house of Shame…

Jack and I are watching TV in our hotel.  We got in to San Francisco yesterday to have a little mini-vacation before the big weekend, and spent the day rummaging through thrift stores and bookstores.  (Hats off to Forest Books at 16th and Valencia for actually having a handful of books with silent cinema reference that I didn’t own!  Not many could claim this achievement, as my library’s tired floorboards will attest.  You MUST visit them.  Plus, Rocker Guitars is lucky to have the brilliant Marlon behind the counter- he showed me why I couldn’t live without entering the world of boutique guitar pedals by Subdecay Studios, Homebrew Electronics, and Love Pedal.  I am a believer.  They also have a stellar selection of boutique amps- Victoria, Top Hat, Bogner, Matchless- more of every model than I’ve seen in one place.  Man, I wish they were in Chicago…)

So, Jack is scanning channels, and what comes up???  Olga’s House Of Shame!!!!

Olga's House Of Shame!!!

One of the BEST posters ever, BUT… no one told me that lines like “she had low morals, and would even stoop to selling marijuana to teenagers” and “after hanging upside-down for forty-eight hours, even the strongest of characters become agreeable” were spoken in THAT 1950s documentary-style voice!!!  Chicks kept prisoner in a Chinatown basement?  ”A daily dose of heroin?”  ”I never thought I would enjoy beating anyone as much as I enjoyed beating this one…” Thank God for Something Weird Video, this is brilliant.

One more day off tomorrow will take us to Haight-Ashbury and then—–

I just got distracted as the voice on the TV says “the test shows… gonorrhea!”

I look up, to see a soldier respond, “She was so young… she looked so CLEAN…”

I can’t type fast enough, I’m laughing so hard at this exchange… then…

Another high point, when the soldier is told he might also have another dreaded STD:

Soldier: “But I heard that syphilis was just a bad case of diarrhea?  (Trust me, you really want to click on that syphilis link.)

Doctor: “Not by a long shot!”

Jack informs me what we are watching is a film called “Pick Up”.  MAN, oh man, is this a MUST-SEE…

Oh!!! Now he’s showing the soldiers slides of… “There’s the fella that put you in the hospital, that little bean-shaped fellow.”  Hahahaha!!!

Oh, man, this is one of the best things I’ve ever seen, I can’t even keep up with the one liners…

All right, I’m giving up on this blog, I’m laughing too hard at this movie.

SO:

Wondercon, this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!

High point for fans of Haute Campe will undoubtedly be the presence in the autograph area of Jim Kelly, martial artist extraordinaire:

So after you go and get an autographed photo of Mr. Brown, please stop by the Century Guild booth, and say hello to Sioux Sinner as we celebrate the launch of Haute Campe!  Plus: follow us on Twitter for moment-by-moment updates!

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Olga's latest crush, chained and ready.

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