Why would we want anyone writing in an old style - appreciate the previous work, mourn the loss and move on. Writing in the earlier style is like playing in the old style and leads to stuff like the HIP movement in classical music, Wynton and Eric Alexander. There are a few extraordinary artists like Ruby Braff to counter theis but... Picking over the bones of a dead music is an interesting hobby for specialists, but is usually just that.
Then call me Mr. Specialist, I guess.
Why does that last phrase sound vaguely pornographic? Sounds like someone is doing something filthy to that divide.
I've just sent it back to Netflix - Peter Yates' direction still holds up very well - Mitchum does a great weary job and Peter Boyle is terrific.
I actually bought the Criterion. Probably my favorite Yates film, and one of my favorite Mitchum performances. Arguably the best of his later career.
The CD of English Settlement just came in. I used to have the British vinyl double-album with only three or four songs per side. I eventually sold that and eventually began to regret it. Kind of annoying how the CD booklet simply reproduces the album's song-listing and lyric sheet at CD size, so you would need a powerful magnifying glass to read the lyrics (at least I would.) I'll never understand why "Fly On the Wall" wasn't released as a single.
Yes, I did notice those weird guys in the background while Sal was on the payphone (who knew that I'd have nostalgia for payphones?) but who's to say at this point if that's actually a pointer to Sal's future or just a red herring. And it would be nice if they can find some way of bringing Joan back in. All you can say for sure about Mad Men is...you never know.
Did you notice Don, when he had to fire Sal, actually using the phrase "You people..."? Ouch.
I've found that Betty's character seems to get more enigmatic as time goes on. Or maybe just more unlikeable. She has a very brittle personality, and doesn't seem to make any effort to understand the people around her.
Boy, I feel bad for Sal! And I guess he's not going to be on the show anymore, which kind of stinks.
I love the British 60's group, The Zombies. Great harmonies, clever song structures, catchy melodies, good musicianship. And from what I hear, they did NOT feast on human flesh, and you've really got to hand it to them for that.
At the risk of repeating someone else, I've got to recommend the five volumes of Shelly Manne & His Men At the Black Hawk. Great live West Coast Jazz.
Also have to put in a vote for any or all of the Curtis Counce Group albums.
I'd have to say it struck me as a trifle below-average when I first heard it, especially considering the lineup. But with repeated listenings it began to grow on me somewhat. But MOST things start to grow on you after a while....
I've got to admit, he started winning me over a few months ago. For a few years I was rather indifferent. I mean, hey, at first anyone would seem great compared to the departing Craig Kilborn, whom I loathed. But for years I only caught his (Ferguson's) show once in a long while, and nothing I saw made me a confirmed fan. But this Summer he really started showing some game. Or else I was getting more on his wavelength.