Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 4/27 - Nostalgia

I was waxing nostalgic last night. AntennaTV, 114 on Cablevision in NYC, ran back to back black and white monster flicks from the 1950’s, It Came from beneath the Sea (‘55) and 20 Million Miles to Earth (‘57). The legendary Ray Harryhausen worked on the visual effects on each, long before anyone even dreamed of CGI. An amusing note at IMDb said that the budget for the former was so small there was money enough only for six rather than eight octopus tentacles. The error was avoided by rarely showing the entire behemoth. I saw both movies at Saturday matinee double features at the Benson Theater back in the day. The poor, obese matron had the thankless job of trying to keep the children in line. She failed miserably, frequently bombarded by candy. I tried not to laugh. The only time the kids piped down was when the beasts appeared. When I first began attending, the cost of a ticket may have been as low as a dime. Eventually it rose to fifty cents, still plenty left over from mom’s dollar to get Jujy Fruits and popcorn. I used to keep a journal listing the horror movies I’d seen. For years such films were shown regularly on independent channels. It’s great to have the option of dipping back into the past, which AntennaTV and CoziTV provide. Here are posters of the aforementioned titles:

I had a subscription to Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, which worried mom. It was an early sign that I'd become a twisted adult who'd resort to writing. Its first incarnation ran from 1958-1983, its second from 1993-2008. It was revived online and then back in print and continues to this day. Here's the link: famousmonsters.com And here's one of its great covers from the early days:

It looked like it was going to be a barren day for the floating book shop until, two hours into the session, a little girl convinced her grandma to buy a book for her. Bad News Billy showed up 15 minutes before closing time and saved the day, as he has so many times, buying the double disc DVD of The Great Gatsby (2013) and two books on sports. Then, as I was packing up, a Russian couple purchased a couple of books in their native language. Thanks, folks.
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Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Horror Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx