My favorite Miles Davis period? The 70's dense funk jazz shit that blows my mind every time. Starting with "Jack Johnson" right through "Agharta"...awesome!!! Oh yeh...his earlier stuff is pretty good as well. Thanks for asking!
I just listened to Out of Focus: Not Too Late (recorded 1974 released 1999) and really enjoyed it's progressive jazz-rock stylings. This was their 4th album, but not released until 25 years later. Still sounds fresh!
I'm listening to Pekka Pohjola right now...1st time listen - more jazz-rock fusion stuff, & I'm in the mood for it right now...veddy interesting....
R.I.P Jim Carroll - dead at 60. Listened to "Catholic Boy" last week for the first time in years - then he's dead the next week. I also have read some of his poetry (which I liked, and originally found at Mills Library at McMaster) & "The Basketball Diaries" (which I really liked!)
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Movie: Inglorious Basterds
Saw Inglorious Basterds while in Prince George and here are a few thoughts - I ain't no movie critic!a) Why the fuck do they crank up the volume so high for the trailers. I love loud music, but man this was ridiculous! I eventually went deaf so I could hear it a normal volume...sheeesh...
b) The acting was phenomenal.
c) I loved the first scene - very dramatic, very tense - excellent dialogue (which I guess Tarantino is noted for).
d) Then it went all comic book - I sorta wish it would have stayed in a more serious vein, cause the jumping back and forth between serious and comic diluted the power of both.
e) Yeh, Brad fucking Pitt was fine in his role.
f) If the "inglorious basterds" were supposed to be the heroes, then heroes are NOT nice people - to say the least!
g) There is no movie cinema on Haida Gwaii, so it's always fun to hit the movie show! Last year we saw Batman.
h) I would be more likely to re-watch "Pulp Fiction" or "Reservoir Dogs" again before I'd watch this baby again. In fact - I should watch "Kill Bill" next. Never seen it...I don't watch all that many movies anymore. Must be my atten...um...what was I talking about? Oh yeh, attention span. Is that a hummingbird I see outside my window?
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Good luck to my friend "Mole", "Big Bruce", or as he was named at birth: Bruce Farley Mowat...who is moving to Grande Prarie, AB. It'll be quite the change from Hamilton, but that's what the internet is for! And, I'm sure you'll get right back into the music scene there...if you want to!
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Here's something for the wrestling fans out there. From Puerto Rico in 1986: The Missing Link vs. Stan Hansen - I see that Link is with his wife at the time at ringside, Gail...whom I had the pleasure to meet [aside: many times! we trained in their backyard 1 great (and painful)summer!] and she is one super sweet lady. thanks honeybun138!!
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