Odell

Ok- I promised that photos of the Singapore Biennale(City Hall edition) would be up- manana. Well, the manana has not arrived- I uploaded my photos today and they were blurred and out of focus- something to do with not being in control of settings in a slightly fancier camera, i'm guessing.

Anyway,was looking up Odell- I know, I heard.
And I found this:-

I remember him mentioning that he was involved wih films in Hong Kong but never did delve further. And I never knew that there was a tribute held for him at the Substation!

I think I must have known the much-mellowed Odell. I never experienced that feeling of being unwanted/unwelcome at the store- although i'm probably blessed in being blissfully unaware of ever being unwanted. I was errant on returning my tapes from the beginning although I always made a note of returning them rewound.
Was never penalised for returning my tapes late.
Never berated for my neophyte tastes in movies- Odell took it upon himself to recommend me an Iranian film(I think he recommended 'Circle of Life')and a French title that I cannot remember.
And we managed small talk about my trip after that weeklong delay in returning his tapes- I completely forgot! and told my brother to return it for me, whom I heard found a common interest with Odell bitching about my habit of renting tapes and then finding no time for them.

Anyway- I've been looking for a few titles recently- Jacques Tati's 'Mon Oncle' and 'The Fountainhead' and I know Odell would have had them