ATDTDA (17): A pale individual in a black cape (463.25) - Part 1

[Mark Kohut]

Who besides me votes for Darth out of Bergman's Seventh Seal here?
   
  Screaming means suffering and death in Pynchon (and elsewhere!)

Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at comcast.net> wrote:
  A pale individual in a black cape entered silently and sat down at the far end of the bar. As the barkeep set bottle and glass before him, crossing wrists in the usual way so as to put the bottle to the customer's right, this gent suddenly gave out with a blood-freezing scream, shielded his eyes with his cape, and rared back so violently he fell off of the barstool and lay on the floor, kicking up the sawdust" (p. 463). 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire


"Oh, that's 'at there Zoltan, drives a Werner, climbed every hill over in his native Hungary and now he's off on a world tour lookin for fresh challenges ... but show him anything looks like a letter X, why he goes all like he is there" (p. 463). 


Zoltan Fortune Teller Arcade Machine 

Built By: They were a project done by Robert B. Bourque and Robert Cottle, a lifelong friend of Bourques. Mr. Cottle provided the deep voice you hear on the machines. Mr. Bourque at one time played the part of Captain Bob on a Boston children's TV show. 

Year Built: 1967 to the early 1970's, in Massachusettes 

Number Made: Approximately 50-60 were made 

Designer: Robert B. Bourque and Robert Cottle 

Country of Construction:USA 

Special Features: This is a talking machine that required you to listen to your fortune by way of a telephone receiver it does not give out fortune cards. 

Notes: Mr. Bourque passed away on March 22, 2003 at age 82

Captain Bob Cottle passed away on Sunday April 25, 1999 in the San Mateo County General Hospital in California following a stroke. He was 78.

http://www.pinballrebel.com/fortune/zoltan/zoltan.htm

http://www.marvin3m.com/arcade/zoltan.htm

http://www.gameroomshow.com/index.php?photos/album/2/photo/120.php



       
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