My thanks to mplspckr for pointing out that I got the Packer coach's name wrong the other day when I wrote it as "Murphy". I went back in and corected it this morning. and I don't consider that nitpicking. As a former english teacher who prided himself on getting all of his students' names spelled and pronounced correctly, I am glad that it was pointed out to me. We all know how peeving it is when someone gets our name wrong!
The first signs of winter depression are creeping into my life as I am finding it difficult to get out of bed the last couple of days. There is a lot of truth in the belief that a lack of sunshine, shorter days, longer nights, and cold, cold, temperatures can tend to bring down one's psyche.
Then there is the depresssion that many of us feel during the Holidays.
But now that I am up and have a good fire started in the wood stove here at the office, I am feeling a bit of a surge.
I have been reading a biography about Joe Namath the last month or so, catch as catch can. It is bringing back memories of his playing days and how I really didn't care much for him at the time as he was one of the first big time "hot-doggers" in professional sports.
You do have to give him his props, however. He took a terrible beating for years and in essence was the Jets franchise.
I am sort of stream-of-conscience writing today. Late last night I watched "The Shining". I had forgotten how really frightening that piece is!
I remember getting up and scrawling the name of the kid who played Nicholson's son on a piece of paper with the intention of googling him today and seeing if he had a continued career as an actor in motion pictures. His name is Danny Lloyd.
So, I did google Danny and here is just one of the entries:
Danny from The Shining went to Eastern Illinois University.
And we're talking the good version of the Shining.
Forget Joan Allen or John Malkovich and quite possibly Burl Ives. Danny Lloyd may be the coolest actor to ever to walk Eastern's campus.
He also may be one of the most secretive. From what we’ve been able to gather, Danny Lloyd walked the campus in the mid- to late 1990s, getting both bachelor's and master's degrees in the sciences. He has taught throughout Central Illinois, including area colleges.
But Lloyd made his mark in life in 1980, when he played Danny Torrence, the ESP-powered child in the Stanley Kubrick version of Stephen King's The Shining. The film was made legendary in part because of a couple of famous lines from Danny, such as "Danny's not here Mrs. Torrence" and the unforgettable "REDRUM!"
Some critics consider the movie the scariest ever made. And Lloyd’s presence on campus confirms that EIU has a tradition of turning out actors that play total nutball characters.
It is amazing that a guy who had such a popular film role was able to keep it quiet while he was at EIU. But from what we can tell, Danny Lloyd kept his life as an actor secret during his college and adult years. There's barely any information on Lloyd on the Internet.
And really you can't blame him. Could you imagine going through college with every drunk you run into screaming "REDRUM! REDRUM!" at you?
It feels good to be a Panther after learning Danny is one of us. Maybe Eastern doesn't realize it, but having Danny from the Shining as an alum sends EIU's cool stock skyrocketing.
Maybe Eastern should recreate the Overlook Hotel maze somewhere on campus as a tribute to Lloyd.
And from another source:
Sightings (submitted by you, the fans):
Redrum Is a Sensitive Topic
"[Danny Lloyd is] a wonderful instructor, and has a great love of teaching -- although we dare not ask him about his Shining experience. He doesn't like to talk about it." (Posted: January 2007)
Some Things Just Can't Be Discussed over Amoebas
"I see Danny Lloyd a couple of times every week -- he is my biology instructor right outside of Louisville, Kentucky. Really nice and smart guy! Has never mentioned anything about himself being a former child star though." (Posted: January 2006)
So my questions are answered.
Now -- a great trivia question: What do Danny Lloyd and Tony Romo have in common?
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Just in case you are in the mood to do a little Holiday baking:
Tequila Christmas cake
Ingredients:
1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar
Lemon juice
4 large eggs
Nuts
4 cups cake flour
1 bottle tequila
2 cups of dried fruit
Sample the tequila to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the tequila
again. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and
drink. Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a
large fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point, drink 1 cup tequila, just in
case. Turn off the mixerer thingy. Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and
chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
Pick the fruit up off floor. Mix on the turner. If the fried
druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the equita to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt
Or something. Check the tequila. Now shift the lemon juice and strain your
nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can
find. Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall through
the window. Finish the tequila and wipe counter with the cat.
CHERRY MISTMAS!
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WINTER
a poem by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre
" SHIT, It's Cold ! "
The End
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Judging Others
An elephant asked a camel ,
"Why are your breasts on your back?"
"Well," says the camel,
"I think that's a strange question
from somebody whose penis is on his face.
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