Day #21,383

Walk km 2353-2358: Granville/26th/Alexandra/Hosmer/Maple/King Edward/Arbutus/Nanton/McBain/Trafalgar/16th

tree lined street
aprox km 2355 Pine Crescent

Movie #1032: I Shot Jesse James (1949, Sam Fuller)

I'm on a good run of movies here. This was Sam Fuller's first attempt at directing and although it isn't nearly as unique in structure as Impact or The Well, there are enough Sam Fuller touches to elevate it well above the standard B movie western.

Book #250: Maximum Bob(1991, Elmore Leonard)

I had to re-check the cover. This was Elmore Leonard right? For a minute there I thought I was reading Charles Willeford. This must be Mr Leonard's tribute to Willeford. Lotsa weird south Florida types up to no good and includes that finger breaking technique used in "Miami Blues". All in all, not as weird as Willeford (but a nice try) but more of a page turner (as Leonard's usually are).

Day #21,382

Walk km 2349-2353: King Edward/Arbutus/22nd/(bus)/Helmcken/Seymour/Robson/Georgia

Movie #1031: The Well (Russell Rouse & Leo Popkin)

These Popkins are poppin up all over. Yesterday's movie (Impact) was produced by Leo & Harry Popkin so when I spotted this movie in the library I grabbed it. This one was a Harry & Leo Popkin production as well with Leo also co-directing. And it's even better than Impact. This is the story of a girl who falls down an abandoned well. At first, they can't find her so everyone starts accusing one another. And since it was a black girl who was last seen talking to a white man, we're talking race riot. Then they find her and everyone stops their fighting and pulls together to get her out of the well. The moral of the story: people are stupid.
Another smash up job by the Popkins. It's very low budget with a huge cast of townfolk so there's some very bad acting here but it doesn't really matter. If you ever get a chance to see this one, don't let it pass you by.
An interesting bit of info from checking IMDB is that this was the last movie that Leo Popkin made. He was just 37 when he made this one and he's still living but he hasn't had anything to do with the movies for the last 58 years. I wonder why.

Day #21,381

Walk km 2342-2349: Burrard/Georgia/Stanley Park(Lost Lagoon -> 3rd Beach -> English Bay)/Davie/Denman

Tatlow Trail
aprox km2345 Stanley Park

Movie #1030: Impact(Arthur Lubin, 1949)

Hey, I liked this one! This is one of those $2 movies I bought at the Army & Navy store. I was just watching this one to pass the time. It starts out as a superior crime drama before changing gears into a paean to the simple joys of small town America. Then it throws in a giant plot hole which allows us to enjoy the big murder trial climax. Anna May Wong. Lots of outdoor scenes of San Francisco. Ella Raines in a mechanic's uniform. It's got it all! Well, not really, but when your expectations are so low, it makes for a swell 90 minutes.

Today's Tune: Fresh Garbage

Didn't really think I'd find a cover of this one. "Fresh Garbage" was track 1 of side 1 on Spirit's first LP from 1968. The cover by The Evolution is from Spain and was recorded in 1970. Thanks to the TwilightZone for the Evolution cover.

Day #21,380

Walk km 2327-2332: Thurlow/Robson/Homer/Helmcken/Richards/Davie/Bute/Thurlow
Walk km 2332-2342: Science World to English Bay (and return) with Meetup walking group

Today's Tune: I'm So Young
There are so many ailments that afflict the old but there is one that strikes the young even harder: romance. Here is a prime example of the devastating affects that this malady can inflict on the young.
On the video, for contrast, we have an older fellow with the same affliction.

Day #21,379

Walk km 2321-2326: Broadway/Woodland/4th/McLean/Grant/Odlum/Venables/Raymur/Union/Campbell/Georgia/Keefer/Gore/Pender/Cambie/Georgia/Granville/Burrard

a mailbox
aprox km2323 908 Odlum

Movie #1029: Beast From Haunted Cave (1959, Monte Hellman)

This appears to have been shot at the same time as Roger Corman's "Ski Troop Attack" as the same cast is once again skiing through that same snowy countryside. Not a very good movie but it is better than "Ski Troop Attack" due to a few weird touches by Hellman.

Today's Tune: Quand Le Soleil Dit Bonjour Aux Montagnes
It's Canada Day here so I was looking around for something uniquely Canadian. What could be more Canadian than this: Levis Bouliane & Aurele Lacroix's 1955 Quebec hit which was re-recorded by Manitoba's Lucille Starr in 1964? Sounds pretty authentic but it turns out that the song was actually written by two Englishmen in 1936. Oh well.

And what happens when non-Canadians sing this song? Check out this godawful version by a bunch of new age Euro types.