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Latest Update: February 19, 2001

12:11 PM, ROOM 222 OF THE ECONO LODGE.

I quit. IÍm a quitter. Woke up this morning with no interest to get the reel re-strung and head up to flog the Smith. Over it, I guess. No fish. Loser.

I took my wet clothes to a Laundromat to dry them, then drove up the Smith to say goodbye to The Bull.

The river looked as good as ever. Greg commiserated, reminded me that it wasnÍt easy and once again suggested I go with a guide. I told him I was going to go back to Half Moon Bay for a week or two to help Eric Nelson and Curt Myers with their next Mavericks video. Then IÍm going to drive back up in March and fish the Smith again on the way up to Washington.

Greg has a lot of boats in his yard: A Jet boat, a Zodiac, and several aluminum and driftboats. TheyÍre all his. There is a different kind of fishing happening every day within 50 miles of his house: springers on the Klamath, summer steelhead here, fall salmon there. ItÍs fish heaven, and I want to die and go here.

Greg said heÍs heading for the Kenai in June and he listed all of his other projects: Buffalo KeaulanaÍs beach bash, a trip to Mexico, etc. etc. HeÍs a busy man.

Anyway, I gave him the Douglas MacArthur, thanked him for his hospitality and said ñAu revoir.î

I took another look at Old Man River, shook my fist and drove back to Crescent City.

Now IÍm in the motel room fixing to drive south. I have about $50 left, and the charges for all those Valentines day FTD flowers havenÍt come through yet.

I just sent another book pitch to Sarah Malarkey at Chronicle Books. I donÍt think she liked the murder mystery idea. Maybe sheÍll like this one.

Sarah Malarkey Chronicle Books February 19, 2001 Sarah,

Looks like the murder mystery idea didn't fly either.

Here's one more attempt.

I'm sitting in a motel room in Crescent City and just watched "Escape from Alcatraz."

Several months ago I sent Aaron Kilber a pitch for a book called "Cinema San Francisco." This would be a book the chronicles the San Francisco and northern California influence on the movie industry, from 1896 to George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola and the digital revolution.

I put together a business plan for a tour company that would take tourists to all the famous movie locations within San Francisco and a day's drive north or south.

But the information I gathered might also make a good book.

You could have interviews with Clint Eastwood and Robin Williams and Francis Ford Coppola and other moviemakers who have based themselves out of San Francisco and northern California.

You could have a whole chapter on car chases, beginning with a deconstruction of the famous chase in Bullit and then describing how the car chase has become a cliche in almost every San Francisco movie ever made. Some of the variations are funny, like Nicholas Cage in a yellow Ferrari chasing Sean Connery in a Humvee in The Rock.

I have attached a chronology of San Francisco and northern California movie history, including important movies made in the area, and also movie people who were born in San Francisco and went on to do great things. The list is pretty diverse and impressive, from William Randolph Hearst to Gracie Allen to Jay Ward to Danny Glover to Benjamin Bratt, and a lot in between.

It's a big project. I don't think I would want to write it all, but I'm sure there are plenty of writers out there who would like to pitch in.

The Chronology of Northern California Movie History is attached.

I will stop bugging you after this.

I just need something to do, and this would be a big project.

Thank you.

Ben Marcus

So, thatÍs it. Loser. No fish. Heading south with some change in my pocket.

I need an oil change. ItÍs been about 12,000 miles. Need to take better care of my home.

Bye bye. Hope you enjoyed it. I shall return.

 



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