now I watched Saleman, the Maysles documentary about the bible salemen in the 60s. they follow four around: the gipper, the badger, the rabbit and the bull. the badger seems to be the loser but he's also sort of the narrator, and he's got the best sense of humor and he's the least jerky to the other guys, of course he is the one who sells the least and i don't like how they're all so pushy trying to get people to buy things. i hate sales. what bullshit. especially when people say they don't have any money, and the salester keeps pushing. yuck! but maybe that's the point. actually, i'm not sure what the point is. are we supposed to be sad for these guys and this dying business? are we supposed to be appalled at the commercialization of religion? or admire the man out on his own type of thing? i know the Maysles do good work so maybe they're not really pushing anything. i think i'm just really crabby and tired today and i feel like my heart, body and soul and mind are all pounding fists and demanding answers. pretty silly, right?
anyway, the copy i have of this freezes sometimes and it's b&w so it's nice when it freezes cos then it's a nice little b&w photo. i'm not done with it yet but i wanted to write in the blog cos i love to. and that's all! i think you should watch this. i wonder what you'd think about it.
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sometimes i think the Maysles documentories lack structure. but, i haven't really seen that many. i love that you demand answers about the reason and thought behind a really old documentory. i wish i could help you get those answers.
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