From Voyageurs National Park on FB: Called “Catamaran” by locals, Bert Upton is among the strangest of historical characters on area waters. He lived in a hut built over a dug-out at Squirrel Narrows. Found frozen to death in the 1930s by Kettle Falls pioneer Oliver Knox; Upton was perched lifeless in the snow just a half-mile from his home. Shunning civilization, Upton defined the word hermit. First spotted rowing his crude log raft on Namakan, no one knows how he got there. Upton’s accent implied an English heritage but any personal inquiries brought a stony silence. Some suspected him a man fleeing the law; others saw a bizarre outcast; everyone knew he was peculiar. Just five feet tall and wildly unkempt, Catamaran wore hacked-off pants and walked barefoot with a stick. Winter demanded shoes but no socks, a cast-off Mackinaw, and a trailing cap made from the leg of old underwear. He was oddly religious, and suspicious of being poisoned. Surviving on snared rabbits and fish, he ofte...
My absolutely favorite part of this movie. Actually this couple (the bit where they're in therapy talking about sex still makes me squirm). I wish Parker Posey hadn't disappeared.
ReplyDeleteOMG I <3 Parker Posey!! PS: she's going to be the new Dr. Smith in the Netflix Lost in Space remake, apparently!
ReplyDeleteALSO this movie is fantastic. great scene selection :)
ReplyDeleteGod, I love this movie.
ReplyDeleteCatherine O'Hara walking after twisting her knee. OMG.
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youtube.com - Best in Show (7/11) Movie CLIP - Judging the Hounds (2000) HD Fred Willard never doesn't crack me up...I want him to do blow-by-blows of Actual Plays. :D
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hahah "High-Class Management" :D
ReplyDeleteThat Weimaraner has the best "done with your shit" expression I've ever seen on a dog.
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