Give me a dozen Dennis Hoppers
and I’ll change the world
I’ll stop up the leaks
and roll over hatred

Give me a dozen Dennis Hoppers
and I’ll give you back
peace and freedom
and madness and sex

Give me a dozen Dennis Hoppers
and I’ll kill every cliche
murder every stereotype
and lift up
the beating heart of hell
for you to swallow

Give me a dozen Dennis Hoppers
and I’ll whip this fucking planet
into shape
right after I have this little
drink of mine.

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The internet makes death horrible and interesting at the same time. Dennis Hopper’s death on May 19th, 2010, makes for some amazing reading and shudders. I’ve always admired him as an actor and an artist. I’m glad he was able to achieve so much despite himself. From Night Tide to Blue Velvet to Land of the Dead, he’s been an inspiration to me. I’m saddened to read of his death.

If you are interested, there’s one guy in particlar, Matt Zoller Seitz, who has created a superb tribute to Hopper with clips from a lot of his great work as an actor and director. Museum of the Moving Image has a good collection of posts/info on Hopper. It’s where I found the Seitz vid and the pix at the heading of this post. Here’s Matt’s video: