_________________ I'm forever blowing bubbles,
pretty bubbles in the air,
they fly so high,
nearly reach the sky,
then like my dreams,
they fade and die.
Fortune's always hiding,
I've looked everywhere,
I'm forever blowing bubbles,
pretty bubbles in the air.
UNITED! UNITED!
West Ham United fight song.
I was on board the David Lynch train almost from close enough to the beginning with Dune, and then my inattentive parents let me rent Blue Velvet. Which I know is how a lot of people experienced Lynch, but it's a funny trajectory at ages eleven to thirteen. I didn't watch Twin Peaks when it aired, out of snobbish contempt for my late-arriving high school classmates, but I saw Fire Walk With Me opening weekend and it's been one of my favorite movies ever since. He somehow made these pop hits with very weird material. I'm so glad he existed. Mel Brooks really nailed it when he called Lynch "Jimmy Stewart from Mars".
_________________ if you ar enot loving comic books then maybe be loivng other things!
My wife and I watched the Twin Peaks pilot International version to celebrate Lynch this evening. It adds about 25 minutes to the North American version and comes across as what a Twin Peaks standalone film would've been like, essentially solving the mystery of who killed Laura Palmer, though Lynch always leaves some things unexplained and open to interpretation. I hadn't watched this version in about ten years. Good stuff. I think I'll be revisiting his films over the next few weeks. So rewarding to see over and over again.
_________________ “Don’t take life too serious. It ain’t nohow permanent.”
Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie. He clearly saw something in me that even I didn’t recognize. I owe my entire career, and life really, to his vision.
What I saw in him was an enigmatic and intuitive man with a creative ocean bursting forth inside of him. He was in touch with something the rest of us wish we could get to.
Our friendship blossomed on Blue Velvet and then Twin Peaks and I always found him to be the most authentically alive person I’d ever met.
David was in tune with the universe and his own imagination on a level that seemed to be the best version of human. He was not interested in answers because he understood that questions are the drive that make us who we are. They are our breath.
While the world has lost a remarkable artist, I’ve lost a dear friend who imagined a future for me and allowed me to travel in worlds I could never have conceived on my own.
I can see him now, standing up to greet me in his backyard, with a warm smile and big hug and that Great Plains honk of a voice. We’d talk coffee, the joy of the unexpected, the beauty of the world, and laugh.
His love for me and mine for him came out of the cosmic fate of two people who saw the best things about themselves in each other.
I will miss him more than the limits of my language can tell and my heart can bear. My world is that much fuller because I knew him and that much emptier now that he’s gone.
David, I remain forever changed, and forever your Kale. Thank you for everything.
_________________ “Don’t take life too serious. It ain’t nohow permanent.”
Naomi Watts, who worked with Lynch almost as much as Kyle did, commented in response
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Oh what a wonderful tribute, sending big love. I know all the good memories will be missed but trust they will keep you smiling too. No one like him. He loved you so xxx
My heart is broken. My Buddy Dave… The world will not be the same without him. His creative mentorship was truly powerful. He put me on the map. The world I’d been trying to break into for ten plus years, flunking auditions left and right. Finally, I sat in front of a curious man, beaming with light, speaking words from another era, making me laugh and feel at ease. How did he even “see me” when I was so well hidden, and I’d even lost sight of myself?!
It wasn’t just his art that impacted me – his wisdom, humor, and love gave me a special sense of belief in myself I’d never accessed before.
Every moment together felt charged with a presence I've rarely seen or known. Probably because, yes, he seemed to live in an altered world, one that I feel beyond lucky to have been a small part of. And David invited all to glimpse into that world through his exquisite storytelling, which elevated cinema and inspired generations of filmmakers across the globe.
I just cannot believe that he's gone. I’m in pieces but forever grateful for our friendship. I’m yelling from the bullhorn: Godspeed, Buddy Dave! Thank you for your everything. —Buttercup xox
_________________ “Don’t take life too serious. It ain’t nohow permanent.”
In memory of DL, I watched Lost Highway last night. I think it's been 10 years since I've seen it and it's always been a slow grower for me, compared to his other films.
In memory of DL, I watched Lost Highway last night. I think it's been 10 years since I've seen it and it's always been a slow grower for me, compared to his other films.
I've only watched it once, and don't recall the plot at all. When I think of it, I just get a sense of a general vibe. Watched this one earlier this morning.
_________________ “Don’t take life too serious. It ain’t nohow permanent.”
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Love it.
