Being a longtime bachelor (at the time) with a bit of money and a healthy appetite for debauchery, I have spent a lot of time in Vegas. Not only does it offer all the pleasure you like, it’s an incredibly easy weekend getaway. Two phone calls are all ...
If you enjoyed Lolita, you might also enjoy these great films: Baby Doll WHAT IT'S ABOUT: In the Deep South, glum-faced cotton-gin proprietor Archie (Karl Malden) is married to coy, dim-witted teenage nymph Baby Doll (Carroll Baker), who sleeps in a crib, sucks her thumb, and refuses to yield her virginity to her ...
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That same first day we saw Roy’s, a spectacular old half-abandoned gas station in the desert. It’s the place my friend Jesse had hipped me to, and he was right: it was a great location. Roy’s had a googie-style sign and an attached café. Only one bullet hole in the ...
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