MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE

The Master Of The Flying Guillotine is one of my favorite martial arts B movies of all time. Just by curiosity I searched for it on Youtube, and I found it! Not just trailers but the entire movie, I don't think I've seen the entire movie uncut before, most of my recollection about this movie was when it was shown on TV. As a kid growing up in L.A. this movie was continuously shown over and over and over again, I think it was channel 13 that really had this movie on like almost once a month, or so it seems. I guess all those hours as a kid standing in front of the TV didn't make me completely into a zombie, this movie was one that really stood out to me or at least it was a movie that my brains cells were able to attain and remember.

One of the things that stand out about the movie was the soundtrack, especially every time you saw the "Master of the flying guillotine", the theme music sounded wicked, like a mix between Godzilla and the Exorcist, it was scary and ominous, probably one of the most distinct themes you'll ever hear, almost as ominous as the "Darth Vader" theme.

Here is the music I'm talking about :

As I was watching Master Of The Flying Guillotine on YouTube and reliving my childhood, I noticed the swastika symbol on the lead bad guy, huh what? swastika? WTF? I never noticed that when I was a kid watching this movie, and it probably answers my question as to why they no longer show this on regular TV, I guess our society got to politically correct, but then again why is there a swastika symbol there? Did the swastika have any meaning to blind Sholin Monks? I couldn't find anything on Wikipedia about why the swastika symbol was used on a Sholin Monk. I doubt there are any Chinese Nazi Sholin Monks out there, just a new observation I found out on a Martial Arts Classic Movie.

Here is Part 1 of 11 of,  "MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE"

Spring Street Smoke House

I had a class to attend inside one of the buildings on  Wilshire Blvd, right in the heart of Korea Town and since I had an hour to kill for lunch, I decided to wander the streets for something interesting to eat. I saw a Subway form a distance but it was just too damn hot that day to walk all the way there, besides there was a black taco truck with bright painted flames parked right in front of building I had just stepped out of, I was defiantly eating there.

I ordered the hot links, its a spicy bbq hot dog that is split and placed into a sandwich. The menu is pretty limiting, I recall only seeing 5 sandwiches, that's it, that's there entire menu. The sandwiches do come with 1/4 slice of dill and corn bread, you can get either a side order of baked beans or coleslaw for an additional dollar. The sandwiches are $8 and in my opinion kinda small for that price. The taste of the sandwich itself was very good, crusty bread, fresh cabbage greens, the sausage was tasty, and it had just the right amount of bbq sauce.

Food trucks have long been known as a place to get more food for you buck, however I think many food trucks that are new, that are up and coming are bucking this trend. I think this food truck is definitely one of them, not an everyday eatery for me but its defiantly quality over quantity.

 

Spring Street Smokehouse
1910 Colorado Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90041
(323) 997-9097

 

India Sweets & Spices

I'm a total n00b when it comes to Indian food, but I figured I finally pay a visit to India Sweets & Spices since I live in Atwater. I ordered the number 3 combo (as I read off of the menu)

If Drinkin' Don't Kill me

Union Station Los Angeles

"Film noir" is probably the best way to describe Union Station to someone who has never been here, a close second would be to describe Union Station as an airport with out the jet lag. This is a wonderful place

All This Time

The 800 Pound Gorilla

   

Ever hear the expression, "800 pound gorilla in the room"?