Have a great weekend, even if you are not a real ‘Modo

The end is near. I’m speaking of the week and it is time for the weekend. It’s about damn time, I might add. It has been a rather rough one so all I can ask is:

“Are you ready for some football?”

No? Okay, then get ready for something: A dog show, a broadcast of some foreign parliament, an old Western with Tom Mix and Hoot Gibson, a Hootie and the Blowfish concert video, observe farm animals in their natural habitat (wherever that might be), or watch “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” then read the book, or vice versa. Be sure to see the 1939 version with Charles Laughton as Quasimodo and Maureen O’Hara as Esmeralda. I’ve only seen the waning minutes or so of that version. But it’s enough to make you appreciate hot lead as a formidable weapon. I’ve also only seen the tail end of old silent version with Lon Chaney Sr. When I remember Chaney, I always think of Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London“ where he sang: “I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen … ” I don’t know why. Nonetheless, Laughton’s version of the deformed and half-blind bellringer is superb, even for only 10 minutes. Quasimodo as portrayed by Laughton is a rather kind-looking character and even Teddy Bear-ish, if that’s a word, or even if it isn’t. Then again, I’m sure some saw Ted Bundy that way The line ‘Modo speaks to one the gargoyles — hey nothing strange about that. I do it all the time, when I can find a gargoyle these days — is classic.

“Why can’t I be made of stone — like thee?”

You got it, you big hump! Oh, sorry, I guess that wasn’t particularly PC. Excuse my French. (You see the Notre Dame is located in Paris, which is French, you see … ) Have a great weekend everyone and be sure to buy from this week’s sponsor: Acne Pimple Cream. You’ll know when it’s Acne. (Not sold in France. May cause acne pimples and an aversion to cute little puppies. Has been known to cause “Quasimodo Syndrome. Call your doctor should your back remain erect for more than four hours. Send money should you require information as to other possible side effects.)