Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Mr. Wassily Kandinsky
ABSTRACT ART MOVES ME: I am especially energized by the bright colors found in the exciting art works of Wassily Kandinsky. His work fires up one's creativity. His 'Yellow, Red and Blue (c. 1925) is a passionate, tremendous piece of art.
Friday, December 27, 2013
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Christmas 2013 Happiness
BIG CHRISTMAS FUN today. Had a wonderful time at son's house. One Granddaughter put on good dramatic reading and the other Granddaughter played the Trumpet. Wonderful time was had by all of us..
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
C. Brown Means Greatness in Culture
CHARLIE BROWN Christmas music is so truly great. What an exciting marvelous cultural experience for all of us!
Monday, December 23, 2013
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Pablo Picasso
THE INNOVATOR: The wild and cleverly terrific innovator Pablo Picasso has art that is so refreshing. His cubism and even his earlier rather semi-traditional pieces overwhelm us with their powerful vigor. His art is so energetic that its brings out feisty feedlings in us similar to listening to the jumpin' sounds of Offenbach.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Glenn Ford
SOME ACTORS ARE ODD. This is true of many crafty souls who bounce between genres a lot. This cadre includes guys like the canny Glenn Ford. He did many Westerns. But he goes with the hard-boiled man at times. A tough male bit is the acting job he did on the gangster brand movie tagged 'The Big Heat.' Ford is slick, a bit bizarre, but still he somehow manages to get the job done in 'The Big Heat.' This film is kind of amusing despite its uneven social rhapsodizing.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Robert Mitchum
MR. MITCHUM is true acting greatness. I have always loved the famed movie star's style. He could always do a great job playing the tough guy. But, he could be sensitive, too. The other night (On Turner) he proved this point strongly again in 'Holiday Affair.'
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Gary Cooper
MR. COOPER (i.e. Gary) is a super actor. His style is full of finesse. His performance in the unusual film, 'The Fountainhead' is truly a big favorite of mine.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Joan Fontaine
ANOTHER LEGEND has passed....the superstar, Joan Fontaine. She did remarkable acting work in two of Hitch's films, 'Rebecca' and Suspicion.' Film dynamics was an aesthetic Fontaine undestood magnificently.
Orpheus-Quadrille, Op. 236 (Neujahrskonzert Wien 2008 Prêtre) - the Can-...
Orpheus-Quadrille, Op. 236 (Neujahrskonzert Wien 2008 Prêtre) - the Can-...
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Mr. Tristano: 'Man of Mystery'
CLEVER, SEARCHING jazz remains difficult to grasp at times. However, if one opens up the mind then a person can achieve terrific enjoyment. The elegant blind jazz pianist, Lennie Tristano, is a super musicality human. His brash jazz of the late 40s and early 50s slashes toward us and we are mesmerized by the cascading, sly harmonic joys of the sounds. Mr. Tristano...a little later on....helped give energy to the "free jazz" movement. It is fun to comprehend the aggressive modernism of Mr. Lennie Tristano.
Peter O'Toole, A Great One Has Gone
SURPRISE SITUATION...It is a melancholy day. One of my favorite film actors, the legendary one, Peter O'Toole has passed. Of course so many remember his superb work in 'Lawrence of Arabia' but my favorite was the unusual work called 'My Favorite Year,' the movie that came out in the early 80s. The screen lit up tremendously when O'Toole came on to enter intensely into the story. We will all miss this creative, imaginative genius of a man.
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Luther Allison, Powerhouse Music Man
BLUES GUYS are very unique. One fine Blues artist is the quite feisty one...Luther Allison. This man (born in Arkansas) made a super name for himelf on the Chicago scene. He did well with Motown, also. I think one of his best numbers is the thoughtful song called, 'It Hurts Me Too.'
Joys of the Abstract Art Sphere
I LOVE ABSTRACT OR SO-CALLED MODERN ART. I have incredibly intensified my joy over the wildness of absract and surrealistic art. In many ways I have gotten where I enjoy more and more the brash, bright colors of the mighty Wassily Kandinsky, Adolph Gottlieb and Salvador Dali. These men are fabulous in their perceptive artistic vision. The Kandinsky piece entitled, 'Yellow, Red and Blue, C. 1925' is a particular favorite of mine.
Friday, December 13, 2013
American H.
Looks like the new David O. Russell film, 'American Hustle' is going to be a great one. People in it like Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence really bolster the story. Hope it goes great guns.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Guitar 'Wildisms'
ANOTHER THING about Mr. Freddie King...I recall he got in many competing music battles with other famed Chicago guitar guys. Some thoughtful writers tagged this mode of wild music stuff, "gunslinging" and this tough-guy activity was exciting. F.K. was a strong and very emotional player. As the kids of now might say....the guy was "hot." Like the sinewy musicality of Otis Rush and Buddy Guy, the fellow by the name of Freddie King was a superman of a mod performer.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Freddie King
BLUES GUYS FROM TEXAS AND THE MIGHTY CHICAGO are super fabulous. A sleek and wowee soulful strong man is the very cookin' and zesty Mr. Freddie King. He was born in Texas but later on went on up to wild Chocago and with his big guy style he made it big. He was powerfully influenced by Blind Lemon Jefferson and Big Bill Broonzy. I honestly believe he has a kickin' kind of power style that'll really draw the listener in. His versions of 'Hide Away,' 'I'm Tore Down' and the free-wheelin' giant number 'Sweet Home Chicago' are truly somethin' else. King's power-driving attack and his giant physical visage made for a potent soul and often he traded riffs with some famed guys like Luther Allison, Magic Sam and Otis Rush. Yeah, Mr. Freddie King is an AWESOME performer.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
'Mob City'
MOOD. HISTORIC PIECES are sometimes difficult to encapsulate. But the new show, 'Mob City' on TNT manges to pull off the ambience, mood concept in a satisfying manner. I watched this new thing last night on my tv and was enchanted by this scrumptious L.A. story of the famed California tough guys, Mickey Cohen, Buggsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky et. al. The story line is sleek on this piece of work and the directing work by the so-creative Frank Darabont is terrifically refreshing. I feel the imaginative use of exciting night club jazz gives a saxophone, sensuous zing to the story, producing a seductive snare to plunge the viewer deep into the multi-layered plotline.
THIS 'MOB CITY' truly rocks as the pundits say. Last night, the acting job that Edward Burns did as the crafty Ben, 'Buggsy' Siegel was very passionate. Frank Darabont has produced strong work with this exquisite panorama on life in the wild Los Angeles in the cunning 1940s.
THIS 'MOB CITY' truly rocks as the pundits say. Last night, the acting job that Edward Burns did as the crafty Ben, 'Buggsy' Siegel was very passionate. Frank Darabont has produced strong work with this exquisite panorama on life in the wild Los Angeles in the cunning 1940s.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Thoughts on Canny, Oddball Days
TODAY (Tuesday) has been so bad...Dealing with office personnel is so irritating. Medical folks need to be responsive....not so gauche, as the fine, French say.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Mr. C. Brown
FUNNY AND SUPER! The Christmas music going along with Charlie Brown programming is so cheerful and a tremendous delight. Let us enjoy. Now, Let's Do A Giant...Ho-Ho-Ho!
Monday, November 25, 2013
The Sleek One: Richard Widmark
INTENSE guys can dominate the film screen. Such is the case with the clever, sleek man named Richard Widmark. He has been in such a wide panorama of roles. He is especially grand in hard, tough- guy crime stories, military-oriented films and engaging Western cinematic efforts. I figure he was truly very good in the ebullient little movie entitled 'Cheyenne Autumn.' It was rather interesting.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Dexter Gordon....The Clever Artist
DEXTER GORDON is a superior tenor saxophonist. His harmoninc conception in his solos is terrific. Like Sonny Rollins, the ebullient Mr. Dexter Gordon is an intense, very satisfying man of jazz. His work on the famed number, 'Blue Bossa' is especially strong and profound.
Jennifer Lawrence
Letterman rocked last night. He had the super Jennifer Lawrence on and she was so cool.,,so natural.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
George C. Scott
PASSION MAN, GEORGE C. SCOTT: This gentleman is the personification of genius and true intensity. His work in 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'Patton' ----My, My so incredible. The bizarre George Scott in 'Strangelove' represents such a terrific achievement. Also, his odd work in crafty jewels like 'The New Centurions' is interesting. The fine ones like George C. Scott have given us so many tremendous memories.
The Vocal Artistry of Nancy Wilson
NANCY WILSON'S CHARM is endearing. She encapsulate so many vibrant jazz vocal styles in her haunting interpretations. From the first time I heard her velvety tones I was immersed in her profound jazz sounds. I think one of my favorite songs by the sleek and awesome songstress, Ms. Wilson is the touching so passionate ballad entitled 'Guess Who I Saw Today?' This song evokes so many feelings and unique memories that have taken place in one's roller-coaster, super-styled life. Get into the resilient musicality of Nancy Wilson and then achieve new levels in the aesthetic timbre of one's life...Go past the nihilism of Jean Paul Sartre and go progressively forward into more of the positivist ethos of someone like the man of innate wisdom, Mr. C.S. Lewis. Please faithfully remember the intellectual enjoyment of life is a fervent blended ingredient of one's spiritualism and the complex duo-modernisms of life's meaningful passionate times of vivid truth.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
'The Party'
UNUSUAL GENIUS. Those words describe the shrewd acting stylist, Petter Sellers. This fine UK guy was so magical. The wild and crafty film that Blake Edwards made, in other words, 'The Party' is a terrific example of the boisterous movie work of Mr. Sellers. The wild party episodic delights of this exotic movie are so delightful. Yes, Peter Sellers is a comic diamond....A Real Good Guy.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
'The Killers'
BURT LANCASTER AND AVA GARDNER are wonderful acting souls. Late last night, I watched the sleek, wild Ernest Hemingway story-like film noir movie, 'The Killers' and I tell you it was very compelling with its astute blendings of so many cinematic elements. I think Burt Lancaster has a sharp sense of style and in this rugged movie when one mixes in the tough, so virile, Edmond O'Brien, the insurance investigator, then a vivid recipe of engaging film cooking comes to the thrilling forefront. I enjoy the ethos of fine film noir craftings and this '46 gem certainly has grand amounts of very good movie stuff. The unique and so strong screen presence of Lancaster is a lot of fun to watch and the sly counterpoint of the feral female A. Gardner is intensely clever and rather unique.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Word Business Thinkers
I KNOW SO MANY humans in the word business, what some call the media. There are diverse ideas running wild all the time with this aggregation of folks. But I have noticed lately that the tough veneer of these unique souls changes after a few years. When young, the crass taint of brutal skepticism reigns supreme....but when things go topsy-turvy these men and women look for more meaning. In other words they get really sick of all the looney, brutal cynicism. But overall, word people are strangely fascinating.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Pro Football Modes of Thought
IDEAS of pop culture are bizarre to some souls. As for me I like Pro Ball for there are many unique ups and downs. Today, my favorite guys the folks from the ATL won. I confess I am rather amused. All is clever, now.
Superior Jazz Sounds of Mr. B. Golson
THE SAXOPHONE is an enchanting horn, When artful individuals like Benny Golson blow this shiny instrument things are grand as the 1930s films might say. I enjoy very much the insouciant, shiny work of Benny Golson on the energizing composition, 'Blues March.' That work is quite memorable. Engaging jazz is a joy that is ongoing, really so infinite.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Adolph Gottlieb...Fantastic Abstract Expressionist!
IN MY THINKING, I believe the staunch individualist of Abstract Expressionism, Adolph Gottlieb, made a huge, tremendous mark on the wild history of contemporary art. He got very heavily into using symbols to produce strong and bristling art emotionalism. I find his passionate works very exhilirating. Gottlieb and his friend, Mark Rothko were vigorous men who came up with bold, sinewy works that energize the mind. Gottlieb spent virtually his whole life in New York. He was a vibrant soul. He did study intensely many modal concepts in artistic thinking....I wonder sometimes if you look deeply into the art of Mr. Gottlieb perhaps one does observe some arcane French influences. In one of his artful credos Gottlieb indicated he felt the mechanism of art should portray the powerful aspects of what we call the human experience. Indeed, Adolph Gottlieb, seems to point out he feels more of a decisive interest in the large shape. I muse that minimalism was not too "hip" in his mode of thinking.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
The Visitor
We have a visitor from Japan. This cultural rebirth is super, indeed. Japan is beautiful
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Wonderful Art Ideas...
I BELIEVE ART TO BE TERRIFIC! Yes, if one intensely immerses one's self in the love of art whether it means Picasso, Grandma Moses, Chagall, Manet or Roualt, then it is possible to achieve more rapturous love in one's life. The amazing bold art of the intricate thought-provoking wild man, Salvador Dali, for example, is a mind-blowing fantastic mental roller coaster, indeed. Yeah, the panorama of art is a glorious sphere for one to contemplate. I feel the fervent cultural ethos of art is more fulfilling that the obsessive sports tones of our arcane, allegedly modern society.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
'Prisoners'
SAW 'PRISONERS' today. Outstanding, sleek work by Hugh and Jake, This film has wild stuff. This is a quite monumental film.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Clark Gable
CLASSIC PROFOUND FILM GUYS like Clark Gable really know how to gt the job done. Clark Gable is a strong favorite of mine. Gable's work with the ebullient Claudette Colbert in the '34 gem, 'It Happened One Night' was so wry and sleek and just right as the mod pundits say. Additionally, the Clark Gable of the powerhouse '61 movie 'The Misfits' was so incredible, quite overwhelming. Mr. Gable had so much astonishing, riveting class.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
JapanFest Brings Us The Charm Of Japan
I LOVE JAPANFEST. It brings to our Metro Atlanta area a vivid panorama of creative joyful arts and crafts. Most of all it indicates to all of us the friendly nature of the Japanese people. Get good, multicultural experiences for your family members. Get Maximum Enjoyment. Be there for JapanFest this Saturday and Sunday. The address is 6400 Sugar Loaf Parkway, Duluth.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
JapanFest Wow
THE FUN EVENT that is JapanFest is so truly great. Come and be totally overwhelmed with creativity.
Energetic Japan Joy Coming
REMEMBER! ...JAPANFEST is coming 9-21 and 9-22 at Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugar Loaf Parkway, Duluth. The fun is gonna' really rev up good for this sine multicultural event. Everyone come!
Sponge Bob, a grand cultural mode
CULTURE IS FUNNY, ALSO. Let's remember that vivid concept. I do enjoy watching Sponge Bob because this animated film thing is bright, energetic culture in toto. I love the wildness of the grand, wild guy, Sponge Bob.
'Splendor In The Grass' Is a 1961 Jewel
NATALIE WOOD is a genius. This woman had a terrific film power, indeed. The other night I watched the intense Wood film, 'Splendor In The Grass' again. It was such an engaging movie, this story of a beguiling, lovely young woman and her emotional problems. The good Wood charisma comes out amazingly in her sleek acting.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
JapanFest Gigantic Fun Soon!
BIG JAPANFEST is coming on September 21 and September 22. This exciting, annual event is being held once again at the Gwinnett Center at 6400 Sugar Loaf Parkway in Duluth. Love this marvelous two-day event because it offers a splendid array of cultural and great activities that help to explain the creative excitement and joy that is Japan. The dance, music and exhibits are a vivid extravaganza that adults and children of all ages can enjoy. It s an exciting time here in Metro Atlanta when the magical JapanFest takes place in the happy month that is September. The dance events and the bonsai exhibits are a real delight. Also, the vendors have fantastic things. JapanFest is a grand experience for all ages. Come and Enjoy.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
The Enigma of Al Pacino
POWERHOUSE ACTING remains an essence that fascinates me. Those who have this passion are so very interesting. A man of this nature is the enigmatic person of films, Al Pacino. His intensity is incredible. His portrayal of police guys, football coaches and odd fellows overwhelms. Let's all give an exuberant shout out to the wild man, Mr. Al Pacino.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Piet Mondrian
EXTREME modern art with its often vivid, and so bright colors is a terrific joy. Also, the terse math of some artful innovators is so really refreshing. This is quite true of the very brash soul...the person called Piet Mondrian. I love his bold, colorful and resounding art.
Culture Weather Etc.
BEAUTIFUL DAY right now. I love the feisty culture of the bright New South. I am reading Poe and Caldwell today. Getting back to Soul Lit.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Robert Duvall
THE FILMS of Robert Duvall are laden with huge portions of sleek movie art. This man, Mr, D, is a favorite of my friend and also, yours truly. I got thinking about this acting wizard so I viewed again, the powerful 'Nam' story, 'Apocalypse Now; with Robert playing the part of the dynamic Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore. This sly movie is a rambunctious, poignant characterization of the Vietnam experience. I also recently viewed Mr. R.D. in 'The Godfather, Part II.' In this work the many layers of the legal contemporary mind are explored quite craftily...and this film makes one think long and hard about the rigors of what we amusingly call modern life. Good films can engage our brain cells in insightful ways.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Birthday Man
IT IS MY BIRTHDAY! I am a man of the South and I know the meaning of culture ideas here in my state and neighboring states. It is good to meditate on life and our experiences. A birthday certainly helps me put things in focus. I enjoy definitive meaning in my life.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
The Superior Writer...ELMORE LEONARD!
ELMORE LEONARD passed away early this morning. He was 87. The man has been a favorite of mine for so many years. The gentleman, Mr. Leonard, contributed so much great prose to our culture. Along with Norman Mailer, Elmore Leonard was a passionate man of words. Indeed a magnificent, cultural, literary soul!
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Sleek 'Dark Victory'
LAST NIGHT WAS HEAVENLY. I watched the clever, psycho-flavored 1939 film called 'Dark Victory on Turner Classic. What a marvelous movie experience. In this 'Dark Victory' Bette Davis plays the part of a wild, edgy woman with numerous mental oddities and then later in the film story her brain goes into a crazed angst and she faces death. The imaginative performances of Bette Davis, George Brent and Geraldine Fitzgerald are mesmerizing in this quirky movie. I find films of the 30s and 40s are indeed so sparkly and full of strange filmdom colors and tones of soulful thought. It is such a heavenly pleasure to thoroughly enjoy a movie. With 'Dark Victory' the enjoyment level is so high. Also the acting work of a young Humphrey Bogart (playing a horseman) is emotionally satisfying and so vigorous intellectually in this one. Indeed the one called 'Dark Victory' in the total sense is such a gigantic, huge win of an experience.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
'The Letter'....A Profound Bette Davis Film Project
BETTE DAVIS is a strange and haunting actress. She is the totality of dynamics in her odd roles. Her work is so engagingly sleek and terrifically shiny in the bizarre 1940 movie called 'The Letter.' I recommend highly this burnished gold, yes this cinematic tour-de-force.
'Suits'...so stylish
TV ON USA NETWORKS so grand, right now. The feisty 'Suits' show on Tuesdays is so strong and creative. The performances of Gabriel Macht and Meghan Markle are super fine, indeed..
Thursday, August 1, 2013
M. Obsession
ROCK HUDSON was super last night in the grand 1954 movie, 'Magnificent Obsession.' Turner Classics provided a nice film gem for us in this grand cinematic work. Romance certainly makes for lilting stories.
Friday, July 26, 2013
French Films
I GET VERY ENTHUSED over French Films. There is such a heady, delightful texture to them. 'The 400 Blows' is an especially imaginative mode of French film art.
Charlie Parker
THE GENIUS, Charlie Parker, is so profound. When his saxophone wails on haunting ballads like 'Laura' then life is maevelous. The jazz of the stylish one, Mr. Parker, is so emphatically vivid.
Jackman and 'The Wolverine'
POSITIVE AND HAPPY MARVEL TIMES. I am so very happy Mr. Hugh Jackman and his Marvel-flavored movie called 'The Wolverine' is here. Like many pseudo-souls I am going to run see this film. The world of the Marvel folks is fun and also I am always very impressed with the astute acting chops Mr. Jackman brings to his work. It is summer...Jackman and 'Wolverine' is here and all is "cool."
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
Royal Baby Breaking News
THE ROYAL BABY is born today. It's a boy....I think it's wonderful news. What a marvelous day this Monday is! I feel this Royal news about Kate and William's 8 pound, 6 ounce son, is truly a wonderful landmark not only in our American culture but also in British culture and all the rest of the world...Let's Say: HOORAY!
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Zoot Sims: A Huge Talent on the Tenor Saxophone
TENOR SAX music is very powerful..I listened early today to the grandiose tones of finite joy coming from the big tenor of the lucid, ingenous sax man, Zoot Sims. This guy with his work heavily influenced by Ben Webster and the super fellow, Lester Young, had so much vibrant jazz style. When a soul listens to Zoot Sims with that strong elegance of swing, well then one realizes that this is what jazz is all about.
7 faces of Dr. Lao.....A 'Cool' Film
LAST NIGHT WAS HUGE FUN FOR ME. I watched the bizarre, sleek, Tony Randall film from the exuberant year of 1964 called '7 Faces of Dr. Lao.' This movie amused me because it hit the viewer on numerous levels...in some ways it was a rich mystery, in others it was a remarkable adventure tale and in many depth-inflected ways it was a fantasy laden with highly well-constructed philosophical overtones. The crafty Tony Randall comes to the small Arizona town with his his tiny show with many odd, unique characters. The man they know as Dr. Lao succeeds in changing all the people of the community. In truth, quite quickly Dr. Lao instructs the people of the town in the acerbic thoughtful missive about just how precious what we call life is. This is a delight of a movie. The director, George Pal, did an expressive and so superb piece of work crafting this movie.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Johnny Hartman
JAZZ VOCALISTS like the elegant Johnny Hartman are certainly a resounding joy. This man with his vibrant baritone produced fascinating vocal performances. His time with Earl Hines was great but his superior work with John Coltrane was even more joyous. His 'Lush Life; was a superior piece of work.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Bullock, McCarthy and 'Heat' Power
'THE HEAT' with Bullock and McCarthy did rather well in competing with Channing Tatum and J. Foxx...This is a clever cinema aspect.
Gary Cooper Elegance
'MR. DEEDS' is an acrimonious and fabulous 1936 movie with the strong-willed and elegant Gary Cooper and the very sensual and sleek Jean Arthur. Frank Capra made a vigorous charm of a film with this one...the one called 'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.'
'To Have and Have Not'
HEMINGWAY material is quite sensual, smoldering and yes clever. Watched the wily Bogart, Bacall film, 'To Have and Have Not' again, recently. The mystical duo of Bacall and Bogart brought this resounding Hemingway-esque bit bouncing to life....Oh Yeah!
Senor Blues...The Artful Horace Silver
THE HORACE SILVER QUINTET produced refreshing. well-crafted jazz. Lyrical indeed is the engaging composition 'Senor Blues' that Horace Silver and buddies developed into a shrewd, spirited and so robust jazz romp. Silver's keyboard work is grand on this edgy tune as is the wily Hank Mobley on a captivating set of saxophone sparkles the man puts together. Silver jazz magic is entrancing...Especially I love 'Senor Blues.'
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Steve Lacy on Soprano Sax
I FIGURE Steve Lacy is indeed one cool customer on soprano sax. Jazz for him is an opportunity to soar to the artful heights. His work with the odd title, 'I Do Not Believe' is especially meaningful with its rather bellicose veneer.
Hubert Laws....'Super' On Flute
THE FLUTE SOUND is so slick and so cool. Such pleasant and lilting joy comes from this mellow instrument. The suave flute master Hubert Laws has produced such engaging work. The sleek dignity of The Hubert Laws Quintet is resilient. His work entitled 'Shades of Light; is vividly joyful.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Coltrane, Miles
JAZZ NIGHT....I have been listening to the arousing classic 1959 track called 'So What; with Miles and Coltrane. My word these sounds are so passionate and they elevate jazz to the heights of our culture. These Jazz horns are greatness personified. Oh My, ...YEAH!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Mr. Gandolfini
JAMES GANDOLFINI has passed. What a fantastic man this guy was. A genius among us and because of the magnificent Gandolfini of New Jersey we were so blessed.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Barry Harris
THE MAN MR. BARRY HARRIS created such exciting jazz piano music. The attraction of his material is his terrific modicum of intensity. The sound of brash, elegant jazz piano is so marvelous.
Art Blakey
POWERFUL Jazz drumming is whoopee wonderful. The wild jazz of the genius, the super Art Blakey, is marvelous, indeed. Love exuberant, innovative Jazz drumming.
'Dark Passage'
BOGART AND BACALL were energetically great in the 'Dark Passage' movie last night on TCM. The bristling, moving chemistry between Bogart and Bacall is so poignant in this film. Indeed, this is what good "Film Noir" is all about. It cheers me to see the sleek writer David Goodis have his powerful words brought vividly to the screen in such a shrewd Delmes Daves-directed work of cinema.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The Colorful 'Oz' film
'OZ' stuff is vigorously grand..The new 'Oz' movie with the sleek, stylist James Franco. is full of bursting creativity. Love this colorful cinematic trek.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Administrative Absurdities Loom In Bizarre Heinous Fashion
OUR CULTURE IS OFTEN CRASS, RATHER ABSURD: It is so very, very hard to get things accomplished now. The loons are taking over most all business and admin offices. The horrendous thing is the number of times your phone calls are put on hold. The decadent thing is how there is no such concept as keeping the customer happy. The weird arena of the vigorous thinker George Orwell has indeed come to fruition.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Jennifer Aniston
It is a great world with the delightful Ms. Aniston in it, Her comic genius is fabulous!
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Complexities of the Vietnam Era
VIETNAM! This word stirs up so many unusual memories for many of us. I had so many close friends in that one and though I was in Okinawa during that time I felt incredible closeness to buddies going to Nam. I have thought many times about the odd, psychic variables that were part of the Viet experience. Those of us who are still going remember all the very brave ones who went through Vietnam...Filmmakers like Coppola understood it well.There is a powerful strain of pasion that streams through all individuals who have had war.
Me in the Vietnam Era
We all remember our people who served in the Vietnam. Theater of Operations..,Some Great Souls.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Memorial Day 2013
TODAY IS IMPORTANT! It is Memorial Day again and we honor our military souls who have pased in their quest to protect us all. This day is a vital ingredient in our American culture, our true philosophical modicum that is freedom. Let us all Give Thanks. This is truly a PROFOUND Day.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Oklahoma
LET US PRAY FOR OKLAHOMA! The horror of the brutal, insane tornado insanity is totally overwhelming. Let us get on our knees and pray for every person in the strong state of Oklahoma.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Sunday, May 19, 2013
'The Departed' Is profound
The films that have pop always thrill me, I feel the wild thriller by the superb director, Martin Scorsese is in this niche, Yes, 'The Departed' is a huge bundle of joy for us cinema buffs. Leo DeCaprio and Jack Nicholson are so good in this fulfilling Boston movie.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Charles Mingus the grand bass man
Many years ago when I first heard Charles Mingus at The Vanguard it was such a super time. He made amazing music on the bass. Great jazz .
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Computer Odd Stuff
BUGGED! That's me....My computer just will not play videos on media player or realplayer...Am irritated by these bizarre cultural things.
Friday, May 3, 2013
The Great Buddy Guy
WOW BLUES....That's the big style of the very good man, Buddy Guy. Listening to great music of his today...My, My....His Blues Sounds are Just Right!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
'Great Gatsby'
LEONARDO and his friends are coming on May 10. This 'Great Gatsby' films looks like it will be a fabulous one. My very high favorite writer has been the author of this novel....the eminent F. Scott Fitzgerald. I hope Leo's movie does really "boffo" business!
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Erroll Garner.....Superb Stylist
ELEGANT JAZZ PIANO MEN are a wonderful coterie of fellows. I have tremendously enjoyed the marvelous and thrilling keyboard style of the feisty Erroll Garner, lately. His interpretation of the beautiful tune, 'Misty' is so vivid and satisfying.
Keri Russell.....A Super-Powerful Acting Persona
STYLE in acting can be a terrific delight. The achievements of the magnificent Keri Russell have really energized me, lately. Her work in the engaging FX series called 'The Americans' is so passionate and so right on the acting mark. The writing on this sleek and clever spy story is very lucid and the intricate design of the episodes is intoxicating. It strikes one as very fascinating that the acerbic La Russell can portray the Russian spy as beautifully as she does. The wily, conniving and rather brusque times that the series encapsulates makes for very remarkable and satisfying television fare. I respect the arcane and so bright art that is grand acting and believe me Keri Russell has the ingenuous skills to get the spy genre in televised works going very passionately, indeed. As you have more than likely surmised I am a tremendous Keri Russell fan. I must say I do enjoy her FX series, 'The Americans' so very much.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
News Types, The Northeast and Our Culture
NEWS people have worked hard, recently. With all the huge news in Boston and elsewhere the folks in news have worked quite hard. The complicated nature of the Boston story is especially surreal and hard to manage. It is a harbinger of just how creative our media people are when they seize a giant story and make it have profound definition and meaning. I am proud of the people of the news business and all their quite diligent and dynamic work.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Culture and News With Big Impact
STRENGTH is a gigantic and vigorous essence in the American psyche. The bizarre situation in Boston shows everyone the remarkable resilient power of our people to deal with things that are overwhelming. We keep going and that is so incredible and so vital. Let us all pray for better days!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Odd Movie....'Rebecca.'
HITCHCOCK made very odd, unique movies. They were heavily-laden with plenty of bizarre twists. A favorite of mine is the weird 1940 cinematic gem called 'Rebecca.' This thing has lots of psychology overload. Also, the performances by Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine are stunning. It is a good film to really savor.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Ebert....A Man of Film and its Multi-Faceted Fabrics...Etc..
POWERHOUSE GENIUS. That was Roger Ebert. I loved the intensity and the brave, remarkable passion the man had about his love for movies. His insights and thoughtfulness on the valid inner meanings of modern films totally energized me and continually got me ever more interested in the exciting panorama that is the cinematic world. Deep down, Roger Ebert always connected with the merry adventure that is newspapering. He was known to remark often that newspapers were his identity..
Saturday, April 6, 2013
A Great Soldier
I AM GOING to a Memorial Service for my close friend from the South Atlanta area today. He was a great man who served his country well during the Vietnam War.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
A Close Friend Exits
A CLOSE FRIEND of mine passed early today. He was a Vietnam War veteran and truly a passionate, wonderful human being. He loved good movies and enjoyed reading. Veterans like him are very special. He was a great man!
Roger Ebert
ROGER EBERT passed away today and the culture and film world has indeed lost a certainly wonderful, brilliant genius. The man had a truly uncanny way of bringing the grand magic of contemporary cinema alive. Reading his material brought us into the powerful workings of a soul with remarkable creative abilities and intense intellect. We will all miss so much the totally profound man of words, the one called Roger Ebert.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
My Thoughts on Easter 2013
GORGEOUS EASTER! I love this time of year...this glorious and remarkable Easter Time. I feel the Deep South people have many unique cultural variables that are a strong part of the robust tributaries that flow into the mainstream that is our overall lifestyle structure. I love the dramatic, emotional and rugged bloodlines that we Southern people possess. Our spiritualism, our art, our writing and our music make a resounding crescendo in our mind. The Bible, the Lively Arts and the vibrant deep feelings of love help energize us and put us on new planes of truly meaningful living. Let us enjoy our Johnny Cash, our Dolly Parton, our James Brown and Ray Charles and of course the fantastic man of South Carolina...John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie. Read S. Lanier, Lewis Grizzard, Erskine Caldwell and Margaret Mitchell and let's each one of us enjoy energetic moments more and more. I love the fact that a good, close friend gave these beautiful Easter flowers today. Life is a beautiful essence.
Beautiful Easter Flowers!
These truly gorgeous flowers were given to us by a good friend today...love Easter'
Happy Easter To Everyone!
A GIGANTIC HAPPY EASTER to everyone. The bright, exciting, vigorous event of EASTER is so dynamic and beautifully dramatically woven into the cloth of our multicultural culture. Let us all enjoy this terrific and so lovely time of the year....Let us give thanks for being culturally ALIVE! I love EASTER and its soulful meaning!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
THE FUN PERSON.....That's Elisabeth Hasselbeck on the mighty 'View.' Wow, really enjoy her feisty, grand culture verve so much.
Tle elegant Tommy Flanagan
TOMMY FLANAGAN makes the piano come wildly spinning joyously to life. His style of shiny jazz piano seems so joyful, indeed. Of course his backing up of the fine Ella was so engaging, also.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
'Smash' 3-26-13...SUPER!
LAST NIGHT'S 'SMASH' was terrifically great. This tv show really rocks. The bright performances of Katharine McPhee and Jack Davenport get better and better.
Keri Russell
WEDNESDAY and life is a big joy. Love 'Americans' show with Keri Russell on FX, Life is Super'
Monday, March 25, 2013
VIBES GUYS
Sunday, March 24, 2013
'Notorious'
FUN TODAY! Watched the sleek, fine one I. Bergman in this cinema jewel on the mighty TCM. What a super film. What a nice Palm Sunday for me.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
'The Americans'
CLEVER...That's the word for the new tv show, 'The Americans.' This engaging spy-oriented show on the FX Channel is so strong. The performance of Keri Russell is so truly dynamic and exciting in this one.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Bogart, The Genius
DYNAMIC genius is indeed the true essence of the terrific actor, Mr. Bogart. His work in 'Maltese Falcon' and 'Key Largo' is so fantastic. True cinematic Creativity!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Tony Curtis, An Actor of Power
SOME MEN HAVE HIGH CONCEPT POWER! The clever, engaging Tony Curtis, the elegant one, is like that. It has amused me for a long time studying the craft of the wily Tony Curtis. He can really act so well. He proved it fantastically in 'Sweet Smell of Success.' Mr. Curtis plays a high-pitched strong so emotional breed of cat in 'Sweet Smell' and he vividly lights up the screen. Another favorite Curtis gem that I like is the hilarity-filled, 'Some Like It Hot.' That film is a real zinger. It has plenty of non-stop comic action. Kind of reminds one of an artful Buster Keaton tour-de-force.
The New Pope
HISTORIC DAY! We have a new Pope....A Great Soul from Argentina! This is truly a marvelous day in the cultures of all the world's people!
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Political Thoughts
STRANGE stuff going now in Iran, North Korea and Syria. Provacateur politics is strained and unneeded. We need to foster more diplomacy and lucid thinking in our conception of international politics. Listen to Chopin and get increasingly politically soothed.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Enjoy Our Lives
A FRIEND has passed. Again, I realize what a gift life is. So, let's enjoy John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis and the fantastic souls of jazz. Let us enjoy our very human and truly very emotional lives.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Allen Eager, Wardell Gray
TWO MODERNIST TENOR MEN are Allen Eager and Wardell Gray. These men have styles that embody robust sax sounds that vividly engage music enthusiasts. The guys always had mighty fine sidemen. This was especially true of tenor man, Wardell Gray. Of course Mr. Eager had that huge, robust sound, also. Yes, Allen Eager and Wardell Gray are truly super jazz guys.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Soothing Wild Jazz
DIZZY GILLESPIE is a virile, sly trumpet artist. His jazz is unusual. His classic tune 'Manteca' grinds along in a wild and wooly way. It contains plenty of raw drive. I honestly love it. This wild jazz soothes me in a strange way.
More Critical Analysis on the film, 'Rebecca'
HUMANS ARE OFTEN STRANGE and difficult to comprehend. The characters in the odd Hitchcock film, 'Rebecca' are puzzling. The irascible absurdity of emotional dynamics are played like a crafty shell game by the one known as 'Hitch.' The main story line in this tale involves a young female who marries a wealthy widower and the lo and behold the careening memory of the guy's first wife rears its ugly head and abruptly the rude young woman has many, many woes. The memory of the other woman runs berserk in the minds of both the rather worn down husband and also the minds and souls of the servants. Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier come across with clever, coy acting performances in this little bit of cinematic oddity. The snarling undertone of rigid emotionalism is brittle and very engaging in this movie just like in many other Hitchcock works.
Bring Us Better Weather
WEATHER is essential to really fine, focused thinking on our culture. Please bring us warmer, stable weather. Let's listen to John Coltrane and feel better.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
'Rebecca'
THINKING HARD about the truly great film 'Rebecca.' This movie of our friend "Hitch" is so powerful. Super work By Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine in this one.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Very Emotional Strong Art
PABLO PICASSO has fascinated me for many years. The powerful Picasso indeed encapsulates a brand of art that is loaded with raw emotions. His strange work of art called 'Guernica' is very special. It is a thinker's sort of painting or drawn art that comments on war and its various horrors. The raw emotion art souls have provided us with many dimensions and they have enabled us to become more interesting to those people who surround us.
Movies About People With Problems
NEW TREND DEVELOPING in the arena of popular movies. Well, actually this started quite some time ago. I think the popular 'Silver Linings Playbook' film explores this situation well. Also even the old Elizabeth Taylor films like 'Butterfield 8' and 'Suddenly Last Summer' did a good job of explaining this kind of human experience i.e. the world of men and women with gigantic emotional difficulties. It is grand that this cultural cinematic trend is taking place because this material educates us about how we all think and certainly that is very beneficial.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Ben Affleck's Time in the Limelight
BEN AFFLECK is now in the gigantic filmdom limelight. His Best Picture win at the Oscars last night for 'Argo' is a very strong achievement. Listen everyone...You got to respect this creative man from Boston.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
The Fascinating, Intense Mr. Bradley Cooper
BRADLEY COOPER brings to his acting work a brave intense focus that overwhelms us. His pragmatic yet wildly surreal style is a terrific joy to watch. His conjuring up the mad and picaresque world of the insane man in Russell's gorgeous film, 'SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK' puts the film enthusiast old me in a delightful frame of mind. This kind of intellectualized joy is only matched by the time when I was a little "wunderkin" and maxed myself out reading my buddy Sigmund Freud for the first time. The acting "chops' of Bradley Cooper are moving right along on filmdom's cascading pinball machine...in other words Mr. Cooper is diving into a profound Joycean stream-of-consciousness acting mode that is ironic and full of "Hitch" twists and listen everyone... it is such FUN to love the iconoclastic arena of movies again.
The Acting Powerhouse: Mr. R. DeNiro
ROBERT DENIRO remains one of the most elegant, terrifically passionate men in the vivid world of cinema. His versatile, bravura performances totally enchant us all. I wish fervently that he could win a giant award for his tremendously remarkable work in the feisty David Russell film, 'SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK!"
Oscars Day 2013
IMPORTANT and such a glorious day! ..Yes, today is Oscars Day. I am so excited about the huge annual Academy Awards show tonight. I am hoping Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro get gigantic respect and thrilling achievements this evening.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Please Help Us With This Weather
PLEASE help us for believe me this weird weather is not helpful to good cultural thinking now. So true. Let's totally enjoy our unique lives.
'Suits'
LAST night 'Suits' was great on USA Network. Meghan Markle was fabulous in the role of Rachel Zane.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
'Playbook' Ideas
'SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK' is great cinema. Let's help it. This kind of film with its strong focus on mental illness is so meaningful. The fact is we all need lots more serious material like this film gem. Jennifer Lawrence is SUPER in this one.
Donald Byrd, Great Trumpet Man Passes
SADDENED by the passing away recently of the eloquent man of the trumpet, Donald Byrd. His sound was so very exciting, so lyrical and quite engaging. His improvisatory ideas were shiny and fresh and so vibrant they had brilliant impact on the mind. The super brass men like Donald Byrd were so wonderful and such a joy for all of us who love the magical world of jazz.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
'Safe Haven' and Julianne Hough
'SAFE HAVEN' looks like a fine movie. This film opens tomorrow and I am psyched up about it. I hope and pray Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel get a huge number of people to come and see this nice work of film. Julianne and Josh are quite talented and this movie based on the Nicholas Sparks novel looks like a winner. Let's all make it a "hot" item.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
David O. Russell
DIRECTORS have to do so much hard work. Fine Directors are a special breed. Tackling very difficult film concepts like mental illness can be so challenging. But when the movie works...Lord it is a magnificent achievement. The new film by the clever director David Russell is what I am talking about. This movie is a terrific interpretation of human emotions. This movie...'Silver Linings Playbook'...is a great one.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
'Psycho'
'PSYCHO' has a smashing film energy. This film by the crafty Alfred H. is full of incredible emotion. The horror in this movie will certainly beguile you. Let me say this....the performance of the beautiful actress, Janet Leigh, is also brilliantly amazing..
Dizzy Gillespie and 'Night in Tunisia'
DIZZY GILLESPIE is a terrific man of the trumpet. His unique style is provocative. His music is so memorable. I will never forget the first time I heard the uncanny classic jazz tune of his....'Night in Tunisia.' The mystery and the profound cascading notes of this jazz work had so much glittering and iconoclastic style. It was pure insane joy listening to John Birks Gillespie...a.k.a. "Dizzy" ...play this vigorous and wildly melodic intense jazz exuberance..
ATL Sunny Today
LOTS OF SUN today here in metro Atlanta. I feel sorry for friends in the Northeast with the brutal blizzard. Let's all hang together and enjoy Dizzy and J. Cash and the great acting of De Niro.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Jennifer Lawrence
I HAD GIGANTIC enjoyment today watching the fine David Russell film, 'Silver Linings Playbook.' The cinematic work in this gem is amazing. Jennifer Lawrence is a GENIUS! Her work is remarkable in this tremendous story.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Kandinsky
ENJOYING the wild, lovely art of Kandinsky today. Studying the art of Mr. K. and the joyous art of Marc Chagall is a huge delight.
Mr. Bogart
THE MALTESE FALCON was fantastic on TCM last night. Watching the incredible performance of the esteemed Mr. H. Bogart is a terrific joy! The classic 'Falcon' film is a clever masterpiece of mystery. Also, the director, John Huston, did a marvelous job on this cinematic gem.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Atlanta's Buckhead Area Has Super Restaurants
RECENTLY, I visited the mighty Buckhead Diner again. This Atlanta restaurant is fabulous. The crab cakes I had the other day were scrumptious...The Buckhead area is fascinating. Another favorite eating place of mine is the great Atlanta classic traditional food spot, The Colonnade. The food is incredible...so delicious. The seafood and chicken are tremendously delightful. And the service is a true delight. Go to Atlanta's dynamic Buckhead and get charmed by Southern cuisine and grand creativity,
Friday, January 25, 2013
Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins
TWO GREAT TENOR SAXOPHONE men were my gigantic happiness today! I listened to the immortals Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins. These bright and shiny men of the tenor saxophone have such a terrific presence in jazz history. When you dig these guys you realize what awesome music is all about. The sound of vigorous, linear jazz lines makes one appreciate the magnificent gift of life. We enjoy breathing and so we enjoy superior and so articulate grand music. I love listening to these tenor sax men. The have the heady, creative essence that I call "greatness."
Monday, January 21, 2013
H.G. Wells...A Highly Articulate Visionary
'THE TIME MACHINE' is a poignant masterwork by the brilliant man, H.G. Wells. The tone of this work with its fable nature and early science fiction cleverness is certainly very engaging. I am reading again this good Wells work and I confess it has pleased me so much. Also, I read another H.G. Wells grand work the other day, the one entitled 'The Invisible Man.' It is another very fine piece of literary creation. When one reads H.G. Wells it is for sure one has a tremendously good time enjoying a quite grand writer.
Bradley Cooper...Awesome Acting Guy
THE PROFOUND POWER of BRADLEY COOPER is wonderful. His new movie, 'Silver Linings Playbook,' is a really superior achievement. His work with De Niro and Lawrence is awesome in this film. Terrific creativity in film resonates so greatly in our modernistic culture. Enjoy the feisty, fine work of Mr. Bradley Cooper...A Great Soul!
Jennifer Lawrence ... Super Talent
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK is a fun film. So happy the grand talent, Jennifer Lawrence, is getting plenty of acclaim for superb acting with clever men like Robert de Niro and Bradley Cooper. This woman, Jennifer Lawrence, is an acting inspiration...a person with a poignant dynamic of dramatic intensity!
Nice Day Indeed
BEAUTIFUL...this lovely Monday. Cool January days help us to think and enjoy our fine American culture. Let's enjoy our passions...our art, our films and our music!
Friday, January 18, 2013
Great Film, 'Suez'
TYRONE POWER can put together a super acting job. I enjoyed viewing Tyrone Power and the really delightful Loretta Young in a fine 1938 movie, 'Suez,' the other night on TCM. There is something mystical and terrifically awesome about 1930s films. This 'Suez' was a great one, an adventure-filled epic with exciting joie de vivre.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Charlie Sheen...1-17-13.
SUPER Charlie Sheen interview on 'The View' today was unusual. The wit of Charlie Sheen is so sleek and profound. Barbara and Elisabeth and the others did a good job with Charlie today. Hope the new 'Anger Management' show on FX tonight (Jan. 17, 2013) is REALLY GREAT!
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Mean Types Are Really Quite Gross
MEAN people get on one's nerves after a number of years. There is something odd boiling in our chaotic culture. The souls who manipulate us and try to stomp us are proliferating like mad. Am tired of so many gauche rejections, so many attempts at maneuvering and taking advantage of others. Let us have more kindness...Let us pivot and get away from all the idiotic and so moronic non-empathy personalities floating around.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Don Byas....Super Saxophone Guy
DON BYAS was a true genius of bop and swing, playing a profound jazz saxophone style with a glorious tone that really enchants us listeners. The guy played well with fine bands like Basie but also he worked with great minds in the bop era. In 1944 he came up with dazzling work with the so-creative bassist, Slam Stewart. The music of Don Byas impresses us all with its shiny originality.
'Gangster Squad'
'GANGSTER SQUAD' is coming to the movie houses, this Friday, Jan. 11. It will be a good film. Looks like mighty good work by Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin. This history-flavored movie should entertain lots of us.
Sonny Stitt
TODAY IS GREAT! I am listening to the fine sleek jazz artistry of Sonny Stitt on saxophone, His robust wild sound is profound. I like innovators like Sonny Stitt and Art Pepper.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
My Youngest Son's Birthday
TOMORROW is an important day! My youngest son...(if he were still here)...would have been 39 tomorrow. He passed away on Sunday, March 13th 2005. I think about him all the time. He was a great man...a tremendously talented writer and a creative, great soul. He succumbed to cancer after a long battle. When we lose a child it is horrible. But somehow we have to keep going and praying and trying to find a bit of hope. Let us all remember to enjoy life and also to be loving toward our people.
Julianne Hough
LOOKING FORWARD to February. The great one, Julianne Hough, has a new movie coming out, entitled, "Safe Haven.' I am a romantic so I know I will like this one. The film is based on a story by the wise Nicholas Sparks, the man who did 'The Notebook.' I enjoy the work of Julianne Hough, a really talented soul.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Seven Days in May, A 1960s Thriller
THE 1960s PERIOD was such a huge scare almost all the time. The other night I watched the interesting John Frankenheimer-directed film, 'Seven Days in May' and it was quite a vigorous tour de force as the canny pundits might say. This movie has to do with a wry plot to make gigantic difficulty take place and the good guys are hard to figure out in this slick cinematic recipe. There is a heady mix of fine acting in this big, brazen film. Burt Lancaster is the strong, Gen. James Mattoon Scott, Kirk Douglas is the wry, Col. Martin "Jiggs" Caseyband and Ava Gardner is the sensuous, Eleanor Holbrook. The 1960s had so much confusion as a constant bit of filmic thematic material. The underlying vile jumpiness in this big old film is the fear of a sneak attack. The mean vicious hunks of 1960s living put many of us on edge as we remember and contemplate all the sordid aspects that were then and still are a part of contemporary roughhouse geopolitics.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Political Culture and Stock Surprises
THE LAST FEW DAYS have been wild. The F. Cliff negotiating has been bizarre and then today the stock situation got abrupt and oddly healed itself for a little while..The Dow rose 308 today...What an unusual state of affairs we are in...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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COOLING OFF WITH WEST COAST JAZZ is loads of fun. The temp is wildly hot now and so I listened to Art Pepper jazz, grand West Coast stuff....
