God's Country

Above, cloud cover over the three mesas. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Tomorrow's Labor Day. I am used to hot weather on Labor Day, but this has got to be the mildest summer I've ever been in. But this is New Mexico, not California and I am up 7,000 feet above sea level.

It was around 70° today with a nice breeze. I did manage to do some yard work, but that ended when clouds moved in an I heard thunder. More rain clouds are expected tonight.

I spent the evening watching The Undefeated (1969) with John Wayne and Rock Hudson. Good movie! It has been ages since I last saw the entire movie in one sitting (probably not since it was first released).

Afterwards, I went outside with a cup of coffee and sat for a while watching more clouds come in. Then I decided to take some pictures.

Here's some of what I took:

Above, the great mesa wall across the valley. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, the second acre. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, looking west in the direction of Gallup, 18 miles away. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, looking south towards Interstate 40. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, the deck and front of the house. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Above, Sierra up to mischief. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

After posting this, I got word that the coyote hunt will resume tomorrow morning. Hopefully, our "sniper's nest" isn't a mudhole tomorrow morning.

"Pretty Maids All In A Row" Coming To DVD

The folks at the Warner Archive Collection told me this morning that the 1971 dark comedy Pretty Maids All In A Row will be released on DVD.

The message I received:

Pretty Maids All in a Row will be released through the Warner Archive Collection on 10/12.

The movie stars Rock Hudson, Telly Savalas, Angie Dickenson, and Roddy McDowall. And, it was directed by Roger Vadim.

From IMDB:

In a California high school, a married teacher is the athletic coach and faculty advisor. He starts to have sex flings with his female students and eventually has to kill several of the girls to keep them quiet. Based on a novel by Francis Pollini.

The movie was produced and the screenplay was written by Gene Roddenberry, of Star Trek fame.

The movie came out in 1971, right when I was in high school. I've a VHS tape of the movie and it is interesting to view to see the styles of that period. It is almost like looking through a time warp of one's high school years.



Pretty Maids All In A Row also featured a starlet by the name of June Fairchild (right). I posted a blog on her a few months ago and recently heard from her niece (see June Fairchild).

The movie is also interesting as Hudson played the lecherous and murderous coach. It shows how good an actor he was, in view of his ultimate real-life fate.

UPDATE: A friend tells me that two acquaintances had bit roles in the movie. They're twins, so I have to see if I can spot them. Small world!