This is would be Lewis Carroll's "Through The Looking Glass" told from the Hatter's point of view.
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It was a mistake for Tom Petty to let his unibrow grow back.
Posted by Ed B | August 12, 2012 8:43 PM
Posted on August 12, 2012 20:43
The dark tones bespeak intrigue, perhaps danger.
Posted by GarandFan | August 12, 2012 11:44 PM
Posted on August 12, 2012 23:44
Hey G
My take on Carroll's work has always been dark and twisted. The Disney version is an insult to Carroll's deeper meaning.
Posted by John Cox | August 13, 2012 12:35 AM
Posted on August 13, 2012 00:35
Sounds suspiciously similar to "Confessions of a Mad Hatter" (that was one of the first illustrations I saw after drifting here from C&F).
I've never seen the Disney version. My father took me to see an early 70s English musical version. I was six, & I remember it vividly. It was disturbing to me then, but I appreciated the memory of it when I later read the book.
Little side note--hope you like it:
My dad occasionally took me to the movies on Saturdays. There were two matinees. We would get there in the middle of the first one & leave during the second one where we walked in on the first. Yes, movie theaters used to tolerate such things. No ushers, the floors were clean, & folks here still operated on the honor system.
It's a LONG story to explain why he did it that way, & it drove me nuts when I was a kid. On the plus side, there were no ticket lines, no concessions lines, no parking hassles, & there was no exit traffic--& I knew what in medias res was long before any of my friends did.
Posted by Terwiliger | August 13, 2012 3:45 AM
Posted on August 13, 2012 03:45
HEY T
I like to re-vist themes to explore new angles. I did that prior piece about five years ago. I like this one much better.
Childhood memories have a way of haunting our adulthood in such interesting ways, eh?
Posted by John Cox | August 13, 2012 1:29 PM
Posted on August 13, 2012 13:29