November 21 Wednesday

Filmed at school. The opening scene shows the entry into the back parking lot, Mike held the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fragments:

 

Meeting Rob and Tim at Steinberg's at Fairview (they worked there) more than once.

 

One night coming out from a party at Andy, I had a flat.

 

Going to a party across the street from Andy's. South West One people.

 

Smoked John Player's Special at this time (which came in a black plastic cylinder).

 

Though I'd been hearing it since May, 'Tubular Bells' became a hit now.

 

One Sunday Rob, Andy and I watched a movie 'Phantom Planet' (on Shock Theatre?) with the famous attack of the Solarites (this became legend).

 

Rob and I owed Pete $5 for hash from this time (I'm sure we never paid him).

 

Running out of gas on St John's going to school. Rob helped push me down the hill into the

 

PC shops parking lot. The cops were there too.

 

I filmed at school on November 21 and either the 22nd or 23rd. (the ride into school was filmed my Mike, from the front window of the car).

 

Rob, Tim Herron, Ralph Bird and I began to meet every morning in the car before classes. We'd smoke heavily, and get oh so very stoned. Many new hashes were available at this time: Pakistani, Nepalese Fingers, Temple Balls...

 

November 24 Saturday

The Birth of the Boge Monster

A new time begins with Chris Todd's invitation to come up north. Since that time I've wondered what would happened if I'd gone by myself. As it happened I went with Rob. Tim and Mark Simmons (no relation to Gillian. Andy declined to go). We went to the farm. A film survives (though it was filmed before meeting Chris). Chris did join us, but they thought him a geek (He was always saying "Decent"). They called me 'Champlain' because of my hair and long black coat. (my British grandmother called me 'Charles I').

 

Rob (on acid) had seen a movie called 'The Legend of Boggy Creek'. Thus began the story of the creature that lived on the mountain across the road from the farmhouse: The Boge Monster, the mountain became Boge Mountain.

 

We got pretty stoned on this trip. As we were leaving going down the first hill, I couldn't see the bottom in the dark, went off the road and got stuck in the sand. Paul pulled us out. We dropped Chris at his place and I never saw him again...