1. It is suggested that Smith's obsession of Maria Montez comes from her ability to grab the viewers attention even though she was a meteocre actress at best. It was said that she is the original diva; that when she was in a room she was all anyone could pay attention too. It seemed also in the film that she wore very flamboyant outfits that would tend to attract the gay crowd. To her defense though, she was a very pretty lady, especially in technicolor.

2. New York in the 60s was one of epicenters of deviation from the status quo's need to conform. It was here that the film makers could live cheaply in large apartments and root through garbage bins behind department stores.

3. After the obscenity chargers were brought Mekas began traveling around and showing the film; daring the police to bust them up. Smith felt that Mekas was a lobster or a crab; someone who scavenges around and takes credit for other peoples work while not paying dues to those who created it. Smith referred to him as "uncle fishhook."

4. John Zorn states about Normal Love that instead of being a film its self, Smith should have just had an audience there while he was filming. This coincides with the art movements in the 60s which stated art as an activity to do in fellowship. Smith strived to create a reality in his films that is unachievable in the real world.

7. Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, and Jonas Mekas.

8. Rubins film consists of two reels: Reel A has all the sexual action on it and reel B has images of penises and vaginas among other things. It is then projected simultaneously with the audio being live radio from any station. The film cannot be reproduced or digitized as it is more of an event than a film. One would have to record a live showing to get the idea how how it works.