Stereojack

I usually have trouble with biopics like this - too much fictionalization. I saw this, however, in spite of my reservations, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was especially impressed with Reese Witherspoon, who in the past seems to have wasted her talents on light fare, but she really nails the June Carter character.

Phil's been a regular customer of mine for years. Nice guy.

How can "one of the greatest ever" be "vastly overrated"? As for the Starbucks customer, he may know the name, but he certainly doesn't know "all about Miles". I've been a jazz fan for over 40 years and this business about Miles' "lack of" technique is older than that. There may be trumpeters who can execute passages faster and cleaner, but nobody made music as compelling as Miles. I would liken Miles to a great actor, a dramatist, who can move audiences not by technical bravura, but with a great sense of drama and pacing. Every time I hear his version of "Stella By Starlight" on "My Funny Valentine", I am reminded of what a brilliant musician he was!

Amanda Bearse Amanda Blake Miss Kitty

Clifford Jordan Clifford Brown Brownian Motian

John Edwards John Kerry Kerry Mills

Ed Wynn Keenan Wynn Kenan Thompson

My understanding is that he was screwed rather badly when he got into bed with the fine folks at Motown.

Marcel Proust Jon Provost Lassie

This occurred to me as well. Being the younger brother of one of the most celebrated actors of recent years had to be a problem for Chris. A lot of people here seem to want to place Chris above Sean in the acting department. Can't buy it, sorry. Sean is at the very least a complicated figure, perhaps even an asshole, but he has moved me in more than one film, and I'll give him his props.

Blossom Dearie Bobby Jaspar Jesper Thilo

He did - in 2004.

Yeah, right, the greatest of all time!

Snowing like hell right now, and I'm getting ready to head out into it! "Blue Monday, how I hate Blue Monday....."

Alice Babs Leon Bibb Bubber Miley

Ming the Merciless Dr. Zarkov Dale Arden

Reed Diamond Jack Ruby Jewel Akens

Don Van Vliet Sleepy La Beef Porky Cohen

Gene Ammons Johnny Almond Peanuts Hucko

P Diddy Daddy Warbucks Duddy Kravitz Howdy Doody

Popeye Bluto Wimpy

Kevin "Moochie" Corcoran Corky Corcoran Corky Siegel

Minnie Pearl Minnie Mouse Minnie Driver

Doc Cook Chet Baker Barbecue Bob

My mom and my younger brother died within a year of one another. Back then, I visited their graves often, although my mom's grave is some distance (she's buried with her mother). My brother is buried in a cemetary in my home town that we used to play in and ride our bikes in when we were kids. The first few times I visited him, I took long walks around the place, and was surprised to find a number of people I had known, some of whom I didn't know had died. I also found a number of graves of parents and relatives of schoolmates I had known years earlier. Back when my brother died in 1981, he was placed in a new area of the cemetary, and the space around him was quite sparse. In the past 25 years, it's filled in almost completely. When my dad died three years ago, we put him with my brother, as was his plan, and I still stop in a couple of times a year, even if it's only for a few minutes.