--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > BTW, just as an "aside" and a tip of the hat to > those like Nabby who feel that a subject has no > relevance on FFL if there is no "TM connection," > my love of the film "Desperado" has such a > connection. > > One of the TMers I knew peripherally (but not > well) in L.A. during the last days of my TMness > was a TM teacher named Bill Borden. As I remember > it, Bill was an energetic and enthusiastic Nice > Guy, one of those who parlayed his TM experience > into Something More. > > As I remember it, he was one of several (like > Howard Gewirtz) who "signed on" to TM-owned > Los Angeles TV station KSCI early on, and who > turned that experience not only to their > advantage, but the world's. > > Howard turned his KSCI resume into a successful > career as a TV writer and producer. Bill Borden > (although I lost touch with him and do not claim > him as a "friend") seems to have taken an even > higher path. Hispanic or partially-Hispanic him- > self, Bill seems to have "found his bliss" at > first in Hispanic-themed efforts. > > After paying his dues as Associate Producer on > "Against All Odds" and "White Nights," Bill's > first producing effort on his own was "La Bamba." > I don't know about you, but I tip my fuckin' hat > to the dude for that movie. I'm *of* the Richie > Valens era. I *grew up* listening to the music > of Ricthie Valens. And I did so never knowing > (because of marketing) that he was Chicano, and > thus Breaking Barriers. > > Ritchie Valens *broke ground*. He was one of the > first Hispanics to seriously break into the Rock > 'N Roll industry. He left his mark, and opened > doors of possibility for other Hispanics by doing > so. I always thought it was just really NEAT that > Bill felt about him the way that I did, and > created such a loving portrait of him. > > Despite the critical and box office success of > "La Bamba," Bill paid his dues for a while, pos- > sibly because he was Hispanic, doing lesser work. > Then came "Desperado." > > Robert Rodriguez (Hispanic himself) is a force > majure, a Law Of Nature. His personal power is > unmistakable. When his first film "El Mariachi" > was submitted to Sundance and walked off with all > the accolades, Bill Borden was the producer who > walked off with the rights to a sequel. > > "Desperado" was the result. It's in my personal > Top Ten Film List. And a TMer or former TMer > produced it. Does that fuck with my image as > a minion of Satan or what?
Sometimes we wonder. The jury is still out on this one. Segue, as they say in Spanish.
