Sepiatone
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In 1947, America was probably still in the post-war "blues" and adjustment period, and a "feel good" movie like *The Farmer's Daughter* was the kind of shot-in-the-arm the population needed. Which it is remembered fondly, and if watched in that context, CAN be kind of heart warming to see.
Also seeing as to how many ribald jokes were centered around "the farmer's daughter", I wouldn't be surprised if there's some obscure little porn film with that title collecting dust in some attic.
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What's Byrne been up to lately, Dargo?
Probably STILL trying to convince somebody that HE introduced African rhythms to popular music. The same claim he made that had Steve Stills dive across a table at him to beat his arse!
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The cheesy and bloated thing doesn't bother ME too much(or I would have posted complaints about *Ice Station Zebra* ), but what WOULD about mini-series would be that there's no guarantee that I could catch every episode if they're shown on consecutive nights. I DO sometimes have a life apart from TCM.
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Yeah! Same here! Never happened with XP.
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Barbara Hershey?
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I had some trouble the other day, but as stated earlier, it was a PC problem. I had some trouble on my other boards( posts not posting etc.). I cleared that up.
I also think my other issues here are somehow PC operational problems, but not so annoying that I make a big deal out of them. I can't click on an emoticon and have it take. I cant use the ITALIC prompt. It TELLS me that CtrlI can be used, but when I use THAT, it brings up my IM box. I also have to use CtrlB for bold, as clicking on the big "B" does nothing. I also can't get that white "quote" box I see others using. I don't know why that is. Otherwise, logging on is usually smooth, although on my other forums I'm always logged in.
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Edited by: Sepiatone on Jan 31, 2013 2:48 PM
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Well, my Grandma used to say(a woman wise beyond her formal education):
"Nothing wrong with stuffed shirts. Depending what they're STUFFED with!"
LOVE ya, Grandma...
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But only if they played "Yakety Sax" during the sequence!
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I can agree about *The Ladykillers* , but it doesn't diminish my enjoyment of LAVENDER. Both are cleverly constructed and creatively written. Hanging out with the writers of either movie must have been a BLAST!
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Well, I DO understand what you mean by using upper case to EMPHASIZE certain words. But I CAN'T understand how someone can THINK it means something ELSE. for ME, it's because, for some reason, I CAN'T get my PC to enable the ITALICIZE prompt, and I DON'T wish to BOLD evertime instead because THAT might be taken the WRONG way, TOO!
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Oh, that's RIGHT, fxreyman. It's about YOU!
I thought I was addressing the TWO of you. But I'll concede...
To ALL of you who post this kind of crap, it goes for YOU TOO!
Feel better?
Might be it was the latest here that the two of you persisted with was the perverbial "straw". I mean, that IS a possibility, don't you think?
Or, DON'T you?
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Good pick, Dargo! Blew me away when I first saw it. The concept and execution was exceptionally clever and creative.
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I don't remember who posted it, but in one of the highjacked threads, someone came in and posted(in all caps) something about "classic" movies. Claimed something to the effect that merely being 70 years old doesn't qualify a movie as being "classic".
I thought it an odd arguement to make in leiu of the fact that we all previously had many disagreements on just HOW OLD a movie need be to qualify as a "classic" movie. Now it seems this individual wants to tighten the criterea even MORE!
Anybody recall seeing his post?
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You left out *DUEL* .
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I think "Phi Zappa Crappa" was only a popular poster from the late '60's. That's how and when I first saw it.
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And God forbid you die as a face recognized only character actor that most people might be familiar with instead of a screenwriter or editor known only to industry insiders! (Sorry. Still sore over the passover of Joe Mantell a couple of years ago.)
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Here's an idea that might not be "original", but needs to be restated:
How about you two using the PM application to post all that CRAP?
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As you can't see how it's spelled when you HEAR it, this whole TOPIC is a bit irrelevant. Same with that stupid slang term, "PHAT".
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Sorry, MissW. Used a post of yours as a jumping in point. my reply WAS aimed more at James, who whether intended or not, made it sound as if he was claiming Townshend formed the WHO specifically to perform his music, when indeed, he became associated with Daltrey through Entwistle suggesting he become a member of The Detours.
And I agree about Zappa. One glance at the list of personel on "The Grand Wazoo" indicates an ear for getting the best musicians for the job. Many popular rock bands of the late '60's changed personel mainly because whoever the "leader" was had a vision for the direction of their music, and all but one or two didn't share it. Therefore you get the changes. Which is why the YES changed guitarists from Banks to Howe, and Jethro Tull changed guitarists, too.
Zappa had higher aspirations than the run-of-the-mill rock group, however. And they called for a higher level of musician. Which is why many different people have played in Zappa bands over the years. Over the years, Zappa has employed the likes of some who are either well respected as "session" or solo musicians. From Ansley Dunbar(drums), Sal Marquez(trumpet), Steve Vai(guitar), Jean Luc-Ponty(violin) and George Duke(keyboards), each can stand on their own in their musical fields. And some have become successful under their own name. Having been a Zappa fan since "FREAK OUT", I had no trouble enjoying much of his music, but not ALL of it. In true Sepiatone fashon, I disliked some of what others felt were his best work, like "200 MOTELS" and "Joe's Garage". And while his high minded opinions made Ted Nugent seem like a pollyanna, he could NOT be faulted for his musical creativity.
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I always thought *Sabotage* was made in too much of a hurry. Especially the ending. All that melodrama over Sydney killing Homalka, when actually, she would have gotten a pass anyway. Even Oscar could have gotten off by not saying anything. No one could prove HE gave the kid the bomb. How could he have had the remorse to admit what he'd done, then shrug it off by saying, "Oh, well. Let it pass".?
But all in all, I like that movie.
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I am going to post on Lake Superior State University's "Unicorn Hunter's" website that "Baby Daddy" be added to their list of "Banished Words and Phrases"!
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Edited by: Sepiatone on Jan 28, 2013 4:21 PM
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Notice that in the very earliest episodes, Mrs. Petrie's first name is pronounced "Laurie". Later on it becomes "Laura".
Don't know why that is...
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As far as I'm concerned, you could quote Langston Hughes all day!
One of my favorite poets.
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From "Wikifying" the Who, I learned this:
John Entwistle and Pete Townshend were long time grammar school buddies who once formed a DIXIELAND band called THE CONFEDERATES. Pete played banjo, entwistle played French horn. One day, roger Daltrey was walking down the street and met Entwistle carrying a bass guitar over his shoulder, and asked him to join HIS band, called The Detours. Later, Entwistle suggested a second guitarist(Daltrey was the guitarist in The Detours), and Townshend was now in. Daltrey played lead guitar, Townshend was rhythm, Entwistle was bass, and a guy named Colin Dawson was the main vocalist. Later, Dawson quit, and Daltrey decided to take over the lead vocal role, and passed all guitar work over to Townshend. Still later, their original drummer left, and Keith Moon, a fan of The Detours, asked if HE could join. He obviously passed the audition. The rest is history. Apparently, the band's name changed due to another Detours on the scene. Not clear WHO came up with THE WHO, but it was stated Townshend wanted the name to be THE HAIR.
So, it looks as if it WASN'T a case of Townshend hiring the others to play his music.
Daltrey became the lead singer because his was probably the best voice in the band. It was also likely that the others recognized Townshend as the mind that could write tunes, and left it mostly up to HIM.
It's pretty much how most of these "legendary" bands got started...a couple of buddies who play musical instruments got together and asked around about others to fill in the gaps. No "master plan". No "grand design".
Dylan likely didn't hire a designated singer due to him being a solo act for so long. He simply assembled a "back-up" band to play behind him. BEFORE he got Ronnie Hawkins' old band to be his "permanent" back-up band( of course, THE BAND).
Same with The Beatles. McCartney and Harrison were old friends and neighbors. They heard Lennon perform with a different band and asked him to join in with THEM. I don't know how Best entered the picture, but they wanted Ringo to be their drummer for a long time, but he was already a member of a working, successful band, and couldn't join them right away. In fact, when they started recording, their producer George Martin wanted to be rid of Best as well, and actually ANOTHER drummer, not Ringo, played drums on some early recordings. On their first LP, Ringo plays drums on all but two or three tracks.
Check some of a band's early history, and you'll find many personel changes went on before the line-up you're more familiar with finally gelled.
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The Lavender Hill Mob. . . .What a delightful movie.
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In the *Ocean's Eleven* remake(2001), they DO get away with it. But the casino owner is such a creep, I guess the producers didn't feel that event wasn't so bad. I don't know how many, if any, caper movies before that one had the perps not get caught.
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