lol, the person who started this thread is named
But I misread it as "C Mucus Scav..." I LAUGHED SO MUCH
Okay, I don't usually see movies but I need to go see the new Donald Glover movie. I heard that Craigslist was still a thing, so, I think it would be hilarious for me to post an ad on CL to ask anyone to take me out to a local theater to see "Bando Stone and the New World." WHY would it be funny?
When the first "Black Panther" movie came out, in 2018, I posted an ad on CL in what was then the Personal ads section, under Platonic, asking anyone to take me. I rarely watch movies alone, and, I was soooo broke. Among the answers to my ad was one from a "med student named 'Dan,'" who sent a non-sexual reply and said he was a white man who also wanted to see Black Panther but had no one to see it with. He said he'd take me, and, he'd even let me vape in his car first.
All of that happened specifically as stated, word for word. I'd put it in my ad, and Dan put it in his emails. We went to see Black Panther, we loved it. We vaped both before and after, and discussed our love of The Culture, of the movie, and more. We vaped again and he drove me home.
A week or so later, a man who I knew from the DL (downlow) ["THE CLOSET" - adult bookstore scene] emailed me to ask me out on a date and said he wanted to take me to see a movie. So I said I wanted to see Black Panther. He took me! We went to see Black Panther, I loved it, He was too DelCo to get it (suburban Philly, townie, white guy, closeted Bi) but we vaped both before and after, and I discussed my love of the technical aspects of the movie. He didn't.
Okay so, later on, when I was trapped in The Condo/Domestic Abuse situation, I was over age 50 and in need of a colonoscopy. I had a very hard time doing so due to the pandemic and also the fact that my abuser refused to take me to most places or appts. But I tried to schedule those appts anyway. WHY am I telling you this in the MOVIE thread? I need to follow up with my coincidence nonsense: the nurse who tried but failed to schedule my colonoscopy was a younger white man named "Dan."
IF it was the same Dan, I did not know and I never will know. That guy knew my IRL full name both times.
Later, the DelCo Dude and I went on other "picture perfect" dates. Ohh the fun. The Closet kept him in a certain place; I was his Beard.
DelCo Dude and I also saw "The Shape of Water" in 2017, which entranced me, as I found it magical and beautiful. He didn't get it. I'm HOH and even though I no longer recall details from the film, I do have a vague association of this movie with deafness. Not sure why.
Later, in 2022, I saw "Black Panther II: Wakanda Forever" with my Abuser, who was an old white man from mostly Texas, who was not a fan of The Culture, and who didn't really get the movie. He had a beard. I call him names now, such as Killer McMeannieBeard.
I thought and do think of both Black Panther movies as excellent! OH YEAH. PLUS: they're perfect examples of taking comic book stories and heroes off the pages and into the theaters; I love that. It hearkens back to movies featuring Superman, Spiderman, Batman, The Joker, and other iconic characters who came from comic books.
Sorry if I TMI'd up the movie thread. I see so few films and movies, for reasons. I love to read YOUR opinions and reviews of movies, too. Have we already gone over 2000's "The Cell," starring J Lo and two Vinces??
ETA!
"BANDO STONE and THE NEW WORLD"
When I was a teen, I wanted my rock star stage name and/or band name to be
because I liked "Pinky Tuscadero" who was Fonzie's rock star friend on the TV show, "Happy Days." She was played by Roz Kelly, but, I also recall a related rocker, Suzi Quatro. Okay I looked her up, she played Leather Tuscadero.
Series, get it?
