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​J.P. Linde’s love of storytelling started unexpectedly when he convinced male classmates of his 6th-grade class that Elizabeth Montgomery, the star of Bewitched, was his girlfriend. Since that fateful day, J.P. Linde has worked as an actor in summer-stock productions of  Our Town, Hot L Baltimore, and The Misanthrope and, thankfully, did not appear nude during any performances of the musical Hair. He was one of the founding members of the Portland, Oregon comedy scene,  establishing the improvisational and sketch comedy group, No Prisoners, and appearing in his own one-person show, Casually Insane. He has worked as a professional stand-up comedian, making his national television debut on Showtime’s Comedy Club Network. His musical Wild Space, A Go Go, had its world premiere in Portland at The Embers in 2011.  He has written three novels. His latest,  The Last Argonaut, will be published in 2024 by Pro Se Productions. He co-wrote the horror cult classic Axe to Grind and has worked with some of the leading producers in film and television.
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Bring me the Sharpening Stone

10/30/2021

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​These words were spoken by my dentist during a laser procedure on, yes, you guessed, an ongoing assault on my mouth.  Amidst all the torturous deep cleaning, scraping, burning, and choking, I could not help but be reminded of the words of Auric Goldfinger when he had 007 splayed out on the table.
     “Do you expect me to talk?”
     “No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die.”
     Well, I didn’t die, so that’s one positive out of the whole ordeal. It did, however, cause me to ruminate over my blog of several weeks back regarding the untimely death of fictional characters in general and one beloved fictional character in particular. I also happen to be listening to ninety-second movie reviews on the podcast Scrappy-Doo Radio, and, quite frankly, I can’t believe how many fans are upset over the death of Scrappy-Doo.  For every ten positive reviews of Scrappy’s latest film, there is a listener who is so livid; they can barely control the timber or pitch of their voice.
     As stated in my earlier blog post, many fictional characters suffered deaths at the hands of their creators. I mentioned Sherlock Holmes, Spock, and of course, the latest tragedy of beloved icon Scrappy-Doo. The words of Ted Turner come immediately to mind. “Last time I checked, I owned them.”
     While I understand the disappointment and even sadness, I don’t quite get all the vitriol. Everybody dies, including you. Interpretations of fictional characters change over the ages. Compare Laurence Olivier's performance Shakespeare’s Shylock to the more modern and enlightened view of the character. Or, let me present it to you this way. Or, in his own words uttered on screen, Scrappy-Doo is a character that has a very short life expectancy, so any second-guessing on any of your parts will be short-lived.
     So, let’s give it a rest. Let’s watch the film and enjoy it for what it is. And remember the optimistic promise that was made at the very end of the credits.
                                                          “Scrappy Doo will return”
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