Film historian and fans: I need your expertise (but first, a note about a pain in the neck)

The teamwork of stars made United Artists. From left: Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., and Mary Pickford.

No film report today. I'm starting to get my brain back since my car accident. No, it wasn't a huge one, thank goodness. My car only had a little damage to the bumper, but my brain apparently got rattled when the car rear-ended me while I was at a complete stop. I got hit at the end of August and have just this weekend had a few hours here and there where I felt just about back to my usual self. Don't let anyone tell you that whiplash or neck sprain/strain isn't a big deal. After having a neck and headache almost constantly for the past three weeks, I can tell you it totally stinks.

I really did stink. Not only have I had head and neck aches, my concentration levels have been terrible. I LOVE doing research and reading. They are two of my favorite things. I also love watching movies. Until last night and today, I haven't been able to focus long enough on anything to be able to get anything done for my book, read a book for fun or just watch a movie. But I did last night! I watched "Oculus" and liked it a lot. Yay for good scary movies!

Of course now that I'm having some clarity, I want to do this, do that, do this and that, and read, and research, and contact people for interviews and look up the ones I already have, and watch a movie, and read a book for fun, and read more books for research, and ...

Yeah, that's how my minds goes. Even before the car accident. At least before the accident I could do some of these things. I could focus on something, even if I had to tell parts of my brain to knock it off and do only one thing at a time.

Well, I'm damming up the gush of thoughts and only letting some trickle through. Thus, the main point of this post ...

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• I am currently seeking FILM HISTORIAN and EARLY FILM ENTHUSIASTS to share their thoughts on the importance of silent films.

• I am seeking young fans of silent films who would like to share why silent films are still relevant to them and their generation.

• Taphophiles are sought to talk about why cemeteries and memorialization are important today and for tomorrow.

Do any of these questions strike you as something you'd love to answer? If so, email me at minda.epitaphsmag@gmail.com or contact me via Twitter, Facebook, etc.

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