Siskel and Me

OK, so the funeral for Mrs. W is today. It is supposed to be a typical spring day in Texas which means Thunderstorm warnings.

For some unknown reason I thought about the movie "Harold and Maude". If you haven't seen the movie, it's a little strange but then those are the types I LOVE. It was made in 1971. It's about a young man (18 or so) who is facinated by death. Wanting his mother's attention he stages his suicide (numerous times)but the mother doesn't buy it. He attends funerals of people he doesn't know. He meets Maude (Ruth Gordon) at one of these funerals. She is a 79 year old holocaust survivor and lives life to the fullest (she attends funerals but it's just so she can steal cars). Harold falls in love with Maude but .... well I won't say anymore since you may want to rent it.

Throughout the movie the music of Cat Stevens is played. I used to love the music of Cat Stevens (now Yusuf Islam). Maybe I will go though my vinyl and see if I have a copy of Tea for the Tillerman anywhere.

I give the movie a "thumbs up".