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Stephen Bishop on a Sunday night:

Andrae Crouch, being introduced by one of my favorite bassos.. Tennessee Ernie Ford. Soon, Very Soon: h4. Stay safe this Holiday. h4. May God Bless America!

h4. Chicago. Beginnings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKLwiY7QCa0 Make Me Smile: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJmjdfWvqlc&feature=related

I always think of the Boston Pops on this weekend, and this group.. Boston Pops: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr46x7bTa-Y&feature=related The other group: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Und4Nast_Os&feature=related

Or Cocoon, or Grumpy Old Men?

Anyone mention An Affair to Remember, or The Natural?

And what about Aunt Bea's dress? She always seemed to wear the same one, except for when it was supposed to be Sunday. And her apron never changed, though I remember my widowed aunt had one apron. I read later that she lived out her days in North Carolina and drove the same Studebaker for years..

*ABBA* today. A fine day for earworms. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFHbwikzNds

Richard Rogers birthday. My dad loved Victory at Sea. I remember this album in our house. Another Rogers composition, Blue Moon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md7a9ZH1Z0M&feature=related And something I love from Oklahoma:

Doin' it for Huey Lewis and the News: That's the power of It:

The color use in the movies of the Fifties look like a direct assault on television. Just finished watching a DVD of Quo Vadis, and the Romans were sooo colorful (it was glaring), and the Christians were sooo color-less by comparision, I started to wonder if they wanted the audience to better identify with the antagonists. Peter Ustinov is great anyway; but so is Leo Genn. On the other hand, I do appreciate the use of color the way HItch employed it in his work, Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, Vertigo, even Marnie. Going black/white for Psycho is ideal too, even though he said he shot it b&w to be economical. Hitchcock knew how to show the story. Anyway, I think the characters in Avatar look like they've had too many Blue Raspberry Slurrpy's... Edited by: casablancalover on Jun 27, 2010 2:14 PM

Back to the music: Jeff Beck:

I rented Eroica when it was mentioned too. I thought it very good!

I like your take on this. The issues you've just mentioned is a cause of many arguments in screen writing classes everywhere. I find that I really don't like Hollie Martins by the ending of The Third Man. I agree with Anna's assessment of him. Walk on by...

Back at ya, Lafitte! I guess to me it just points out the difficult job of the continuity person in the crew. I bet they use Google, and it makes the job a little easier. I love research, and I think your observations are very astute! Thanks for sharing. Any other music strike your fancy today?

*Hot Dog!* It's a Wonderful Life h5. I suppose I should quote more, and I do, but this is the one used almost daily.

Hi, Lafitte- I think you are finding irony that everyone else misses. If the aria is so difficult (it sounds like it is-it's beautiful) then maybe the singer wanted to showcase his talent? Maybe the inside joke is the Italian is like the character in Der Rosenkavalier and is the Italian performing for the Germans...

In the Summertime, Summertime. Mungo Jerry: Jamies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqlddPm4TMQ&feature=related

I guessed wrong. 9:45pm and the twilight is finally washing out in the West. I love summer nights, and this one in Minnesota was fantastic. Downright magical. Temp this evening, 74 degrees, High this afternoon, 81.. Perfect. Eddie Cochran: Kenny Chesney: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyOeqso7pDg More Summer later.

Midsommer's Eve. Cleaning the apartment, listening to Pandora under "wonderful summer" search, and this came up.. The Tymes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df45f9qe-bc The Grass Roots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3aTwlwAnXc&feature=related h5. The sunset will be 9:03pm here tonight..twilight will be till 10pm.

My favorite McCartney song.. the second version, he is overcome by emotion.. I love men who get choked-up.. Edited by: casablancalover on Jun 18, 2010 8:12 AM

I know who's birthday it is.. Barry Manilow..

Eddie Money, Two Tickets to Paradise:

h5. _Warning!_ Team America -style offensive images. Barbie sings this morning, in a video produced by a very precocious school girl. This song gets irritating so quickly,... h5. Don't you ever underestimate the power of a woman. - the late, great Jimmie Dean Edited by: casablancalover on Jun 15, 2010 10:29 AM

There has been some earthquakes in CA, or rather in the Pacific just beyond the Santa Monica Pier. Carole King: h5. Don't you ever underestimate the power of a woman. - the late, great Jimmie Dean