“Spider” by Patrick McGrath.

I was enthusiastic about buying this book, but never read it.  If I ever get the urge, I’ll check it out from the library.  No need to keep it around.

“Directing Actors” by Judith Weston.

Another great read from my college and post-college days.  I’m not directing much these days, so this book doesn’t hold the same level of importance as it once did.

Ian Buruma’s “Conversations with John Schlesinger”.

I think this was a gift from my one-time mentor Chad Sipkin.

Unfortunately I don’t think I ever read more than a few pages and then put it back on the (now sold) bookshelf.

With the new babe arriving, we disassembled and sold the bookshelf, so a lot of our books either went into storage or are ending up on this list.

Film Directing- Cinematic Motion book.

I had this book during college and used it then.  Enter the digital video revolution and the ubiquitous hand-held camera and everything in this book goes pretty much out the window.  A shame if you ask me.  It’s so refreshing watching something made today that has actually been set up and staged.  So infrequent….

So this might be useless to today’s young movie maker, but I’d still recommend it for getting your chops and learning fundamentals.

Croakies eyeglasses holder.

I don’t even know if Croakies exists anymore…

This might seem like a little thing, but I’ve had these since early high school.  It actually pains me a little to let these go, as they’ve held my glasses on for decades, and never ever failed.  They are like a security blanket for my eyes.  But they have begun to unravel and smell (never washed them..), and I think it’s time to move on.

Sad to see you go, old friend.  Thank you for the years of service.