today: 4.17.99
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had an idea for a film today. really more of a "project". was thinking about a sweeping historical epic about the plight of native americans (particularly under the jackson administration) tentatively titled, "trail of tears". here's the catch, though: i would like to develop the project without conducting any sort of official research whatesoever. in fact, the only historical research would come from the fuzzed-out memories of a group of americans chosen by me. for instance, this particular historical event would be presented as TIRESIAS FILMS (production companies have to have names like "tiresias" in order to garner any sort of respect in the academic world. names that recall history and have a sense of wit, irony, or resonance via historical distance are particularly desirable) INTRODUCES "THE TRAIL OF TEARS: As Remembered by Attendees of the Hard Knock Life Tour, Syracuse, NY."

i can easily see this spawning other episodes, perhaps even an entire revisionist history text with chapters like "the rise of fascism in western europe as remembered by everyone at the OTB on 45th and broadway" or "the impact of eastern religion on popular music of the 1960s as explained by a grown man in diapers."

i have ideas. not all of them are good, i'm afraid.

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