Beware The Overlook, Mrs. Torrance

Take another look at the Art Grant photo, below. It's an excellent example of Cedra making the "Mrs. Torrance finger."

Remember the creepy little boy, Danny, from The Shining? He was possessed by a seer who, if I remember correctly, was described as "a little boy who lives in my mouth." The kid would crook his finger, work the finger up and down a little, and his alter-ego would dispense predictions of doom in a raspy voice. redruM! redruM!

Cedra makes this little finger gesture often, and I mean like twenty plus times a day. We're waiting for the raspy voice to start and consequently to find Scatman Crothers hacked to death in our hallway. Meanwhile, if any of you armchair child development specialists are sitting there feeling the need to inform me that this is an early sign of autism et al., better check yourselves. I don't want to hear it.

On the subject of Danny Torrance, I remember seeing an interview with the actor who played the little freak and being absolutely blown away. In opposition to the subdued and barely verbal Creepy Danny character, he was totally hyperactive and had a thick Brooklyn accent. He bragged that he'd been payed the sum of "like, ten dolluhs uh suhmpthuhn" for his performance.

And on the subject of The Overlook, M. and I were married in the hotel they used to film The Shining. Scatman couldn't make the reception, but Shelley Duvall was there and kept berating the rabbi and faking seizures. Just kidding.