The Astrodome was the first domed sports stadium. It is not the home of major teams anymore but it’s still standing. Hurricane Katrina evacuees were housed there. Its future is uncertain.
International House (1933)
International House (1933) has a cast that includes W. C. Fields, Bela Lugosi, Cab Calloway and Burns and Allen. I’ve seen it but don’t remember it well. The first tweet reminded me of it today. It’s on DVD.
Tweets and articles on the strange life of Jim Gordon
Drummer Jim Gordon, who died on March 13, 2023, was in Derek and the Dominos and played on many great records as a session musician. However, he was schizophrenic and killed his mother. He spent the rest of his life in jail.
1994 Washington Post article on Gordon
Elvis Costello’s This Year’s Model was released on 3/17/78
This Year’s Model is a great album. It had a new fresh sound unlike anything I knew of when it was released.
Three poor tweets by the Washington Post
They are trying to appear unbiased but the tweets should say that Republicans are doing this. The articles are better.
Republicans don’t want to raise the debt limit.
Republicans want to limit the response to future pandemics.
Republicans want to limit voting rights.
Great Twitter thread on commercials directed by film directors
The Trump cult still rules the GOP
I guess they are cool with the potential indictments. Nothing will shake their devotion to their cult leader. Most other Republicans are too afraid of their voter base to challenge Trump on anything.
Tod Browning retrospective
Tod Browning directed many fine films starting in the silent era. He is best known for horror films such as Dracula (1931) and Freaks (1932), featuring a large cast of carnival performers. Dracula is widely available on DVD and Blu-ray. Freaks was on DVD but I think it’s out of print now. TCM shows it sometimes and I highly recommend it. It must have been shocking when it was new. It was popular during the late 1960s and early 1970s as I recall.
O’Grimacey, a discontinued McDonald’s mascot
I watched the documentary “Who Is Harry Nilsson?”
I have been watching the DVD of the documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)?.
The format is very conventional – interviews with family and friends plus performance clips. It’s very well done, though and goes over his good points and bad ones. I recommend checking it out. He was a unique writer and performer who does not get much attention now but his best material still holds up. If you don’t know his music, this is a great introduction.
I posted links to the trailer and entire film on YouTube.
I also posted links to some videos that have briefer clips in the film.
Pussy Cats, his 1974 album, was a mixed bag but I love his cover of “Many Rivers to Cross”. It was produced by John Lennon and reminds me of his own records of that era.
Sad! 