Big Al

Mike, with all due respect, doens't the fact that Wonder couldn't SEE what he was doing/playing make it that much more significant in terms of what Wonder accomplished?

What I can’t figure out is how someone can listen to Talking Book and Innervisions, two of the most brilliant and brilliantly-conceived albums of any time and any genre; realize that most if not all instruments were played by one person, that person being BLIND, btw; realize that the same performer also wrote all of the aforementioned songs he played on; and STILL not consider that to be “genius!” Hell, by any standards of ANY time, that would still be tough for someone with full sight to accomplish!

Yeah, this is where it differed from the past: the library played the DVD of the movie thru a projector, as opposed to an actual film. So it looked and sounded better than anything from '35 (or even '75 for that matter!).

Anyone heard it and can offer an opinion? B&N has a 50%-off special, and I'm thinking of getting it. The audio clips are okay, and for that price, what the heck? But if it's gonna be a dog to play, then maybe it isn't worth it anyway.

Narrowmindednessa?

Great! Now I feel sheepish for having contributed.

Hmmm! I may have to give this another listen then!

Apparently it's not hip to consider Stevie a genius. That's fine. I'm happy being labeled unhip. The man created timeless music, which is more than most who dismiss him can say. No kidding! I used to get a lot of grief from other guys when I was in college. To them, Rush (the band, not the blowhard) was the epitome of "genius." Go figure.

Ehhhh.... it's okay. Kind of a disappointing follow-up to the rollicking Keep That Groove Goin' with Red Holloway from the previous year. The players just seem to be going thru the motions on this one.

Groovy! I just hope that's more than a local thing; it'd be sweet if it affected all Borders stores!

Stop it! All of you, just stop it RIGHT NOW!!! Otherwise, I'll call my friend Mike Hunt.

SWEET!!!! Couldn't've happened to a nicer fellow!

Y'mean the Verve Master Editions? If so, I'm all over that!!!

I e-mailed Mosaic about this awhile back, and they said a Roach Select was in the works, but that there wasn't enough room to include his albums with Ike Quebec.

Now I'll bet you 20-1 we find you guilty!

Oh YEAH that would've been nice!!!

Oops, my bad. Carlisle will be 95 this year. That'll teach me to rely on allmovie.com for my info. Confirmed by imdb.com and other sources, she was actually born in September 1910, not 1915. Still, that voice.....

Kitty Carlisle is 90 this year. I never knew she did her own singing in A Night at the Opera. And she was only 20 when that movie came out, so you gotta figure she was still in her teens while the picture was being made! WOW!!!!

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Sounds like it was a GREAT show! Wish I could've gotten down there to see that. Never talked to Roger Boykin, but I did have the pleasure of hearing him play piano a few years back at Sambuca's in Deep Ellum. What a wonderful night THAT was, with Joe & Joe Christmas.

For as long as I've been a fan of the Marx Bros., I've always wondered what it was like to actually see one of their movies in a theater; to be surrounded by other moviegoers and share the laughter; to just see the Marxes on the big screen! Today, I got my answer! The Central Branch of the Fort Worth Library has a First Sunday Film Club, and this month's offering was A Night at the Opera. So me, my dad, and my son went there today to see it. A little history: my dad got me into the old movies when I was nine (this is the same man who got me hooked on jazz, CCR, the Stones, etc. Needless to say, my dad is uber-hip!), when ABC showed this film called "Funny Business." (Anyone remember this? It was hosted by Walter Matthau). All the clips from that film were from Marx Bros, W.C. Fields, Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello, Bob Hope (and "Road" pictures with Bing). I was hooked from day one. The first Marx Bros film I ever saw was Duck Soup, and it was all downhill after that. Pretty soon, I had almost every Marx film committed to VHS, thanks to scouring the TV Guide for showings (and this was before cable, too!). Fast forward 25 years, and I receive the Marx Bros. Paramount collection for Christmas. A few weeks ago, my son and I were scrounging around for something to watch, and I talked him into watching Horse Feathers. Apparently, this did the trick, because now HE'S hooked! So it was on Friday that I read in the weekend guide that the FW Library was having this showing, and told Nathan about it. He, of course, was greatly excited, and he suggested calling my dad to go with us. So here it was, three generations of us, going to see this movie! The auditorium probably held about 100 people or so, and I was heartened to see that the place was packed! The screen itself was about the size of your average big-screen TV, maybe 7' x 7'. Laughter filled the auditorium in all the expected places (and I have to say here that the timing of this picture is so much better than I've ever imagined. I mean, it's one thing to watch it on a TV, and laugh by yourself; to actually watch this movie with a crowd, and watch the absolutely BRILLIANT timing between lines and laughter, why, it was almost as if the actors on the screen were waiting for the laughter to die down BEFORE speaking their next line! Just goes to show that the comic genius that is the Marxes is eternal!), and I found myself watching my son almost as much as I watched the movie, just to watch him enjoy this classic film (afterwards, I asked about his favorite scenes; he mentioned the famous "Stateroom scene," as well as the scene where Harpo escapes from the brig by climbing a free-swinging rope!). Afterwards, I mentioned to my dad how this was a 25-year-old dream come true, and he replied by saying that the surroundings were pretty close to how it was back then. Tonight, I told my son that today was one of those days I'll cherish for the rest of my life. He just smiled and said, "The Marx Bros are awesome!" Heck yeah they are!!! Thanks for letting me share!

One other thing: I always love to mumble/shout along with "Here Comes My Girl." I never get the words (?) right, but it usually goes something like this: Yeah, seemz hahd t' fahn sghtrobn cfefwiuwe Jus' seem so yoosless 4to hsia ajvhsdhal Buh then she loox mee n thu eyyyyyyyyye n tellz mefuggaed abo eh dahlern WEL COLDHJA UIGF FEEL SO FFEE SO RAHT AI KNOW WAIN'T NEV GON LIE TNITE YEAH!!! HEER CUMZ MAH GUURRRRRLL!!!!!!

Berigan- Have you heard the soundtrack to "She's the One?" I haven't seen the movie, but the soundtrack kicks ass!!! I think this was right after he stopped working with Lynne (thankfully; never cared for that ELO-sheen that Lynne added to Petty's sound).

Sure wish the Mavs could play all of their playoff games on the road. But then, I guess the Rockets wish they could play all of THEIR playoff games on the road, too! GO MAVS!

You are just SICK!!! SICK, I tell you!!!! Don't ever change!