It looks like Nicolas Cage has gotten himself into more trouble. As if being on the IRS shit list isn’t enough (he owes 13 million in back taxes and has had to sell a mansion or two as a result), he was recently arrested in New Orleans for domestic violence, public drunkenness and disturbing the peace. TMZ posted a fantastic video of him arguing with his wife and others in a tattoo parlor before his arrest. I sent this letter to Nic a few days ago. I wanted to let him know that his true fans are rooting for him and I also asked him for an autograph. Click on the images below for a hi-res copy of the letter. If you would like to send Nicolas Cage a letter of your own, you can mail it to:
Nicolas Cage
Creative Artists Agency
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
USA
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| Click to read the letter. |
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| I hope he autographs this. |
Sleeping Horse Pills really has been a longtime Cage fan. The very first paper issue of SHP that was published so many years ago by Verne H. Coleman and I includes a piece I wrote called Nicolas Cage: Amazes and Disgusts. In it, I review a handful of Nicolas Cage films that pretty much do exactly what the title says. The image on the left is an illustration that Verne did for the piece. It depicts Cage with what we imagined the tattoo he has on his back of a monitor lizard wearing a top hat might look like. If you’re interested, be sure to hit me up and I will send you a copy of that first issue. But be prepared, if you think my writing is crude and profane now, you’re in for a real treat!
One of the questions I asked Nicolas Cage to answer in my fan letter was what he was planning on getting tattooed before the unfortunate arrest. If they come back at all, responses to fan mail can take up to 3 months. Until then, here’s a short list of some tattoos I think he might have had in mind:
1. A reminder tattoo a la Memento that says:
1. Sell Mansion
2. Pay Taxes
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2. A chameleon, an iguana and a gecko holding hands and wearing a fedora, a sombrero and a bowler hat respectively.
3. “Kryptonite Sucks”
4. A music staff with the notes to the “Low Rider” bass line. Underneath it says “Let’s Ride”.
5. Finally getting around to covering up his Lisa Marie Presley tattoo, he was going to get a heart with a banner that reads “Alva”.
2 comments:
I'm a tattoo artist in LA and I'd do a free one on him of any one of those suggestions...or if he got the Zig-Zag man and underneath it said "Burn One"
You are a generous fan indeed to offer your skills as a tattoo artist. I really do think that Mr. Cage would consider taking you up on your offer if he wasn't so busy. Since posting "SHPFL: Nicolas Cage", an investigation by Child Protective Service has been added to Nic's growing list of concerns. He was seen stumbling and pulling his 5 year old, Kal-El to the ground while going for a drunken stroll around the block.
However, if you want to draw up a sketch of one of the tattoo ideas (I think I would like to see #2 the most), I would be happy to display it here on Sleeping Horse Pills!
Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
Rocky Dennis
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