October 05, 2006

Del Close's skull isn't Del Close's skull after all
posted by tasteflex 18 years ago
  • Proving once again that giving head is never easy.
  • So there was some -- *crooks pinkie to bottom lip, Dr. Evil-style* -- skullduggery?
  • This saddens me. I was totally inspired by the original story, and I wanted to imitate it. When I die I want my skeleton to be used by the nearest Rocky Horror Picture Show cast as the skeleton in the clock/coffin at the beginning of the Time Warp. Also, I want to have my skull be detachable, inscribed with Byron's "Lines Inscribed Upon A Cup Formed From A Skull" and somehow made watertight so my friends (and their friends, etc...) can have a drink out of it on my birthday, halloween, or any appropriate occassion. I wonder how one would go about making arrangements like this. If I ever pull it off, I'll owe it all to Del.
  • This is no way to get a head in show business!
  • Oh yeah, and I want to donate my organs, and whatevers left I want made into a nice gumbo, Stranger in a Strange Land style. Do I spend too much time thinking about my own death? Or do I just come to weird conclusions? Perhaps I will eventually come to a weird conclusion. I think I should go consult my tarot.
  • Fuck me, I love Byron.
  • Bryon who?
  • Fuck me, I love Byron. I believe those were Clare Claremont's exact words.
  • “I imagine it’s very difficult to cut somebody’s head off and get it cleaned up,” Y'know, you'd think so, but .... Some Crowley nut will probably swipe Del's skull at some point.
  • Great story...thanks for the post...
  • It is a very moving story. Any Monkeys out there in the mortuary business could probably make a tidy sum with a skull-extraction service for actors. I imagine there's more than one rich Hollywood type who'd love to play Yorick. Alas, Poor Who?
  • I'm working with a children's theatre company right now. I will definitely tell them the unedited, romantic version of this story tomorrow. They'll love it.
  • Great story all the way around.
  • Alas, poor Yorek, I don't have a clue.