DownGoesFrazier
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He says in the post that you quoted that he doesn't like rap or hip-hop or current R&B.
Maybe my problem is not hubris, but the fact that I read posts as if I'm double-parked.
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It never ceases to amaze me at the consistency and hubris you display at taking simple statements way out of context.
I thought it was more than crystal clear that when I stated the genre of music didn't matter that I meant I play no favorites. Of COURSE my mood figures into my listening preferrence at any given time.
@Darkblue---
You don't like classical music?
So what? I don't like rap or hip-hop, or that cliched, formulaic plastic crap they call R&B these days. So I can easily understand your POV.
Of course, you're in jeopardy of being seen as some kind of hypocrite if you mention maybe you liked the TOYS song "Lover's Concerto" (based on Bach's "Minuet in G Major"), but I'm just havin' some fun with you here.
Most of the people I know who say they don't like classical music usually complain that "It's boring!"....and as a classical music lover I do have to agree that there ARE many examples that bear it out. Same with those I know who make the same complaint about jazz. EVERY music genre has it's "highs" and "lows". It's really no different than it is in this realm of "classic" movies. One person's "all time favorite" is another's movie they just can't stand! And on the lighter side( and barely related)---
We're all familiar with THE KING AND I and ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM, as movies, but I read an account about the ACTUAL King of Siam, on whom the original movie was based, really did exist. And at one time, when he was visiting the United States, those in his charge took him to a concert of the New York Philharmonic. When asked how he liked the concert, he said he was delighted. But the piece he liked best?---he said something like, "I only wish we didn't arrive late. I really enjoyed the music they were playing when we arrived." !! He was of course referring to the sounds heard when the orchestra was tuning up before the concert began!
Always loved that story. And of course, they weren't late at all.
Sepiatone
..but allow me to display more hubris by asking whether there is NO genre that you can say that you prefer less than other genres? That would be unusual.
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In addition to The Today Show Karger often appears on the evening entertainment shows as a movie industry "expert", predicting weekend box office and that sort of thing. The DOUBT dvd has as an extra a cast panel discussion which he moderates. He smiles engagingly throughout.
It sounds as if he's more focused on recent films than classic films.
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I think he's cute too.He seems like a nice enough person. He answered an e-mail I sent him after he appeared on TCM awhile ago. I was surprised as I hadnt expected a reply...
Your E-mail said, "I think you're cute". His reply---"I know I am".
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Was that cement to be funny, Down?
Nothing funny about being buried in the end zone at the Meadowlands.
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I almost added books to the mix in my original post. Yes, I really have three "loves": music, movies, and books. The only reason I didn't mention them is, I didn't want to make it too complicated- or too difficult to decide.
But in fact, books were my first love. I discovered the joys of reading before those of either music or movies.
I read a lot of books, but exclusively non-fiction.
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I'd never be in the mood for classical. Not if I lived to 115.
Agreed.
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We can go there.
Name all the films you enjoy that have cement mixers in them as plot points.
I'll start, Down. What's that one with Frank Sinatra, uh...."Lady in Cement".
Your turn.
THE CEMENT JUNGLE, starring Sterling Hayden,......... oh wait a minute.......
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Following a general trend here, I was wondering what is your favorite David Hasselhoff film.
Last nite I was fortunate enough to catch him on Comet tv, in the underrated "Terror at London Bridge" or something like that.
The storyline was, that in 1888, Jack the Ripper assaulted some lady of the night on the bridge and threw her in the Thames attached to a brick, and then when the bridge was dissassembled and brought to the states, that the curse of Jack was still attached.
Hence women started being murdering with throat slashings on the newly constructed bridge, after the original missing brick was returned and that made Jack return too.
The Hoff was great, and it also starred Adrienne Barbeau as a librarian, but she was offed too, but not by the Hoff who was a policeman.
Come to think of it, I also think he would be a great TCM host.
Vote here if you agree or just mention your favorite Hoff performance.
He still looks toothsome, which would be fun to see in one of those red leather sets on TCM!
I kind of hoped that this thread was going to be about Jimmy Hoffa.
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bing images is dirtier.
What does Crosby have to do with this?
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How many people would I be allowed to take?
AS many as you want, but as Sam Goldwyn said, include me out.
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I'm surprised that Tila Tequila isn't in the running for a spot on the hosting team, Down.
I'm going to have to run to google. I assume that her occupation is not "rocket scientist".
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Whatever you think, Down as long as you "think pink"!
Lately, I've been thinking punk, not pink.
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I have 3 loves - music, movies and books.
Depending on how big a supply we're talking about being able to take to the deserted island, I just might be inclined to go with books.
For music I have my own memory and singing voice.
Much depends on my age - if I'm young, with unworn vision, books would be great.
So, books over movies? How many of each and for how long is pretty influential to my decision.
You forgot to mention your fourth love, zinging people.
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Oh, that's a great one, James.
Truly a legendary satiric masterpiece!
FUNNY FACE satirizes the fashion industry, doesn't it?
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To quote "Q" from Star Trek Next Generation:
"May Whatever God You Believe In Have Mercy On Your Souls."
I caught Tiffany's long blurb introducing herself to TCM audiences, and her delivery and phrasing make Drew Barrymore, by comparison, sound like an accomplished orator.
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There's a TV show I like called "The Middle" which has a character who's a kid( now about 13 on the show) who's had a lifelong obsession with books. He'd spend most of his time reading instead of socializing with other kids his age and it's been a vehicle for comedy bits on the show for years.
I was that kid when I was a kid. But with ME, it was the phonograph. That device when I was little and growng up fascinated me. I'd even lug it( it was "portable") down to the recreation room we had in our basement and spend hours playing "disc jockey", spinning my Mom's collection of old 78s and odd-lot 45s.
As time went on, I got to where I would scour the alleys in my neighborhood to collect enough pop bottles to redeem and go buy another 45.
Also over time, I got to where I developed a liking for music in many genres, and unlike DGF, never got to where I'd obsess over any one in particular. Rock'n'roll, Blues, Jazz, Folk, Classical, Funk, Soul, and even some Country, it really didn't and doesn't matter.
I grew to eventually get into the preferrence for what we here loosely call "classic" movies, and went about it with an equal lack of obsession over any particular genre or even actors, actresses, directors and that rot. I'm not one who has an interest in dropping the name of some obscure foreign film director in any conversation on the topic. Nor do I get into trying to analyze any particular movie or the story it portends to display. Who does or did what and where isn't that important to me. I might find some of the trivial information interesting, but only so far. It's not the "bread and butter" of my love for movies. OR music.
I understand MissW's affinity for music. Through Jr. high and high school, I always did my homework with a radio on nearby. Even now, when I mow the lawn and do other yardwork, I have a little portable CD player placed in a "fanny pack" and earphones placed firmly to my ears. I even have a radio playing here in the room I keep my PC in with it tuned to our local classical music station going. Right now, they're playing Jean Sibelius' 3rd symphony( one of my favorites).
For the "desert island" thing, I'd pick music. I think I have enough imagination to come up with the movie to go with whatever I'm listening to.
Sepiatone
How can the genre of music not matter at all? At certain times, you've got to be in the mood for rock rather than classical, or vice versa.
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I've been told that Robert Osborne certainly intends to come back. But his health is a bit delicate right now, and he's not up to appearing on-air for TCM. He's still got two years to go on his current contract, though, and Osborne is not planning to retire before that time.
A friend of mine who works on TCM's studio production has told me that during his current leave of absence, Osborne has remained quite active in an editorial capacity for TCM. He's been responsible for writing the wraparounds for guest hosts Madeleine Stowe and, now, Dave Karger. So even if the films are being presented by someone else, we're still hearing Osborne's 'voice'. This arrangement allows Osborne to continue sharing his knowledge of classic film and to justify his continuing to earn a paycheque even if he's not on-camera.
Who is Dave Karger?
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I go in cycles. Right now, music is beating the **** out of movies. I'm drowning in a sea of post-punk.
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I didn't "make fun of Iceland" here, DGF! Now, I MIGHT have made fun of FLORIDA with my last comment, but certainly not Iceland.
(...btw...I COULD very easily ALSO make fun of that little kick ball game "the rest of the world thinks that matters", but I don't feel like doin' that right now!!!)
LOL
I myself am no fan of soccer.
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I understand you can thank some dude who wore a helmet with horns on it, namely Eric the Red, for this little real estate nomenclature bait and switch tactic, DGF.
In fact, word is his very ancestors would evidently migrant down to Florida and come up with yet another little sales slogan that goes somethin' like, "Oh, yeah. Sure, do I ever have some great little parcels of land available for you down here in the Sunshine State, and they've all got 'water views'!"
(...that would be more like 'swamp views', of course)
You people can make fun of Iceland all you want, but the ******* country has 330,000 people, and they beat England in the only sport that matters in the rest of the world.
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You say that as if it is a bad thing.
You're even less welcome than he is....It's your loss. Iceland has less ice and is more green than Greenland
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Hey, people. This is not one of those threads about the place of music IN movies, movie soundtracks, favourite film score composers, great songs associated with certain movies, etc. Although there is undeniably a deep connection between movies and music - - even silent films have specific scores to be played along with them - - this thread is not intended to be about that, not exactly anyway.
It's about two of the things I love most, two things that give me a lot of joy: music and movies. I realized the other day that I was spending a lot more time recently on a thread in these forums that's about music, and hadn't participated very much at all on any of the movie threads. This got me thinking about how much I love music, and what an important part it plays in my life.
As do movies. Now, I know, this does not have to be an "either / or " thing. You can appreciate both equally. They're similar, yet very different. Nobody's saying you have to pick one or the other. That would be silly.
Still, for some reason I got to thinking about both these loves of mine, and how, if I were banished to a deserted island ( yes ! the old "deserted island" cliche !) and I could take a supply of only one with me -- music or movies - - which one would I choose.
(Since this is a purely hypothetical situation, we won't sorry about where the power hook-up to enable either movie-watching or music-listening activity would come from.)
I'd choose music.
Thoughts?
Your love of music apparently doesn't extend to classic alternative rock. You haven't come within a mile of my Joy Division thread.
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Don't follow soccer, don't care to so don't give a shoot.
Sepiatone
You're not welcome in Iceland.
Two Loves: Movies and Music
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..and, while I'm reading posts and posting, I am also selecting youtubes, listening to the songs, and writing down the ones I really like. So I tend to get a little distracted.