Sa 9/7/19

Sa 9/7/19

Up 7am; feeling well rested and much better than yesterday. Sunny with temps to the upper 70's.

Watched 'PHOENIX' (Amazon Prime) A much better than expected cop drama set in late 80's Phoenix. Ray Liotta is a crooked detective with a gambling problem, and he decides to rip-off the local loan shark with three of his cop buddies. Treachery and mayhem ensue; with Anthony LaPaglia, Daniel Baldwin, Jeremy Piven, Brittany Murphy, and Angelica Huston. "If the villagers wanted to keep King Kong out of their village why did they build a wall with giant doors big enough for him to enter"?... Snappy, witty dialog and clever observations abound.

Then, 'DEPENDENT'S DAY'(Amazon Prime) Another well-written and wry Independent film. "Claimed as a 'dependent' by his successful bread-winning girlfriend Alice, Cam struggles to prove himself as he stumbles through different jobs and life's obstacles in the hopes to live out his Hollywood dream and finally rise to the occasion". I thought that the actors had a background in comedy workshops, but not so. Joe Burke has a series on YouTube called, 'ONE MINUTE JOE SHOW' that I will definitely be watching.

1pm: reading 'PIGTOWN' and listened to tapes on the couch for an hour and a half. Then biked to LA Fitness later.
330pm: On the machines. 45" Walk (MINDHUNTER). 45" Recumbent Bike (Read 'PIGTOWN'/ listened to POST MALONE). 45" Cross (MINDHUNTER). 30" Walk (MINDHUNTER). 30" Cross (OFF CAMERA- Wyatt Russell).

Home to soak and more police procedural and listened to MISSION OF BURMA/ BEASTIE BOYS- 'Paul's Boutique'.

'THE CLOSURE' (Amazon Prime). One crime in one episode is such an ancient way to present a show. One crime over eight or ten hours is the way to go.

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