I DREAMED I WORKED IN A MOVIE THEATER. I was part of the opening staff, which meant we opened the doors in the early afternoons, and we were never busy. But this afternoon, when I opened the door, a loud and raucous crowd spilled in. Some were dressed in capes, some in masks. Some were fighting with each other.
I went outside to look and noticed the line was quite long, and the waiting patrons were likewise attired in capes and masks, and many were engaged in violent fistfights. I went in to the front counter and asked what was going there. The ticket salesperson told me there was a festival of Mexican wrestling films playing, many starring the popular wrestler Santo. He showed me a poster that had been made for the festival -- a bold black, white and red lithograph of the wrestler Santo.
My excitement at hearing this was uncontainable, and I found myself literally gibbering with joy. It is impossible to represent in text what this was like, so here is a short video demonstrating my reaction:
I went outside to look and noticed the line was quite long, and the waiting patrons were likewise attired in capes and masks, and many were engaged in violent fistfights. I went in to the front counter and asked what was going there. The ticket salesperson told me there was a festival of Mexican wrestling films playing, many starring the popular wrestler Santo. He showed me a poster that had been made for the festival -- a bold black, white and red lithograph of the wrestler Santo.
My excitement at hearing this was uncontainable, and I found myself literally gibbering with joy. It is impossible to represent in text what this was like, so here is a short video demonstrating my reaction:
Ang Said,
Are you sure that was a dream?
Posted on October 4, 2009 10:33 PM