Did you ever watch Sinbad movies when you were a kid?  Or the really old Tarzan movies?  Those had to be my favorites.  Especially Sinbad.  I loved the monsters/creatures he had to fight.  The storms they sailed thru.  The exotic islands  where they always found danger.  I watched an old Sinbad a few months ago.  Got lucky one Sunday afternoon.  The lead woman was  Bing Crosby’s wife.  Can’t remember her name right this minute.  She was originally from Houston,  I think.  Anyway,  some evil somebody shrank her,  so Sinbad had to carry her around in a very elaborate tiny box.  It was all very romantic.  Of course she was beautiful,  with a long pony tail.  

At the beginning of the movie,  when they were showing the credits, etc.  they had this old folky map as a back ground.  It showed the sea,  Sinbad’s ship,  monsters Sinbad had to battle. It was so cool.  Of course I wanted to paint it.  Do my version.  Which so far hasn’t happened.  Wish they showed more of those old movies. 

Tarzan was my second love.  No,  I didn’t want to be Jane.  All she did was put her hand to her mouth,  turn ever so slightly,  and scream her head off.   I was gonna be a female Tarzan.  I wanted to wrestle those alligators,  swing from the trees.  And of course I was going to need a really cool monkey.  I was going to call those elephants all day long.  The natives were going to be my new best friends…. except for the head hunters.  I’d have to straighten out those guys.  I wonder if I can still call the elephants loud enough for the neighbors to hear…..

Update:  Just got lucky and watched Jason and the Argonauts!  He had to battle a 7 headed serpent to get to the golden fleece.  Fell in love with Merdena,  who was shot with an arrow,  but brought back to life with the golden fleece. (it has healing powers)  That was some powerful old goat.   The ship was almost sank in a narrow strait,  but the Water God, (can’t remember his name)  saved them. I think he was a Merman… he had a fish tale and scales.   They had to leave Hercules on an island, he was looking for his friend.  He wasn’t as tall as I thought he would be.   Did I tell you the mast head on the ship was a blonde Goddess that would open her eyes and give Jason advise.  Of coarse each time he had to figure out what she was talking about.  That may be where all those blonde jokes started.  Close to the end Jason had to fight 7 skeletons with swords.  He finally jumped off a cliff and they drowned.  It was a close call.  What an adventure…  can’t wait until next time….