Recent coronavirus stats 1/21/22

The moral of the story is to get vaccinated and boosted.

Did the New York Times call Meat Loaf Mr. Loaf?

I saw Meat Loaf in the Broadway show Rockabye Hamlet – see my post on the show here:

https://sad209898016.com/2021/06/02/i-saw-rockabye-hamlet/?preview_id=26650&preview_nonce=28c11fb228&preview=true

Only 30% support overturning Roe vs. Wade

That won’t stop the extremist right-wing Supreme Court.

Great article on Peter Bogdanovich

Film director Peter Bogdanovich died on January 6, 2022.

Here’s a great article from a man who found a better version of one of Bogdanovich’s films on eBay.

Covers: Got My Mind Set on You

“Got My Mind Set on You” was originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. George Harrison’s 1987 was a #1 single in the US. I thought of it because Ray’s version is in the recent film Last Night in Soho.

Stanford White buildings in Baltimore

Stanford White was an American architect. His best-known building here is the Lovely Lane Methodist Church. In addition to his buildings, White is famous for how he was murdered.

Another building designed by White is the Ross Winans Mansion (1217 St. Paul St.) shown below in a picture I took in the 1970s.

White designed renovations for the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion which is now the home of the Engineering Society.

Historic American Buildings Survey on the Engineering Society Building (Garrett-Jacobs House, 7, 9, 11, 13 West Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Independent City, MD)

The Old Goucher College campus has White buildings shown here.

Federico Fellini born 1/20/20

Fellini is one of the greatest directors. Start with 8 1/2 or Amarcord.

Criterion has a great Felini box set. They also have some of his films online on the Criterion Channel.

Covers: When the Levee Breaks

“When the Levee Breaks” was recorded by Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie in 1929 and covered by Led Zeppelin in 1971.

Hear the Only Known Soundboard Recording of Led Zeppelin Playing ‘When the Levee Breaks’ Live