movieman1957
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Shows how much I know. And written by a man to top it off.
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Hi April:
I don't think so. Save for some scattered through the series I am watching them in order. (Though that is not really required it does help me keep up with what I have seen.) I am watching them on Netflix.
I think part of Walker's charm is his voice and his always being a gentleman. He is loyal and always fair. He is about doing the right thing.
it is nice to know that hairy chests are still popular. (A female female? Don't think I've ever heard it that way.
But those are the best kind.)Edited by: movieman1957 on Apr 27, 2010 1:19 PM
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I've been making my way through the first season of "Cheyenne." It is fun. Nothing deep. It leads what would become typical westerns. It is surprising to look at how much of the show Clint Walker carried. Very few scenes get by without him involved.
His character seems well established early on. Every now and then you get things added to his back story but he is the same guy. They tried to have a partner for him with L.Q. Jones but it made for an odd pair so they jettisoned him after three episodes. No explanation, just gone.
Someone around joked about Walker making frequent appearances without his shirt. Well, I'm about 12 episodes in and you can see a trend.
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Favorite Manilow song is "Early Morning Strangers." No Youtube of him but one of Dionne Warwick.
Favorite album - "Paradise Cafe."
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*Metry Road*
Thank you for the clips. Those works are like nothing I have heard. The Tchaikovsky is beautiful and sounds like, to me, nothing of his other works. The Gorecki is haunting and mournful. The video is quite good as well. Thanks for sharing.
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*misswonderly*
Mahler, as you say, can be an acquired taste. This may be partly due to the length of his works. You really have to set aside time. I have always liked his 5th and 8th Symphonies. I am not all that fond of his 9th. I think I was expecting something different.
Indeed folk songs were huge in the works of famous composers. Manny like Tchaikovsky, mentioned by Metry Road, Brahms and Dvorak often used them to build works on.
*Metry Road*
I have not heard that work by Tchaikovsky. He is among my favorite composers (His 6th Symphony is my favorite of all.) I have many recordings of his works but I will have to find that to listen to. Thanks for bringing it up.
Edited by: movieman1957 on Apr 25, 2010 3:55 PM
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Most of the evening I have been watching a British police drama called "Wire In The Blood." Very interesting. Think "Criminal Minds" with a bit of a twist.
(As I write the Orioles are blowing another late inning lead to give the Red Sox a chance to win. No surprise there.)
Edited by: movieman1957 on Apr 24, 2010 9:45 PM. You think I'd get the title right.
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>About Copeland - didn't he write that beautiful melody that was later made into a hymn, I think it's from "Appalachian Spring"?
It is more the other way around. It is used in "Appalachian Spring." THe tune is indeed a Quaker hymn called "Simple Gifts." It dates from around 1848. Copland's ballet from around 1945.
Thanks for joining in. Share some more as we go.
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Copland's Third Symphony.
It is less about melodies than motifs. All interesting and then the surprise of his "Fanfare For The Common Man" inserted into the last movement. Orchestrated to include strings the fanfare doesn't sound as big but it finally comes as a counterpoint with another motif to lead energetically to the end. (Bernstein and the NY Philharmonic.)
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Thank you.
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>Oh, Chris, not liking Seven Sinners makes for interesting conversation--
It sure does. I'm glad we get to chat when we disagree because it still points out things to see differently for me.
While rare, our conversations containing different points of view certainly have a different flavor than those you have with "Mr. Grimes" don't they?
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Let us know about both of them. April and I liked "Shepherd Of The Hills" but we disagreed about "Seven Sinners." I think I was frustrated the night I watched "Seven Sinners."
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When I saw this last I thought how hard this must have been for the women to pick up, leave everything they knew (good or bad) to travel across the country under what must have seemed unbelievable conditions (turning out worse than they could have imagined) to marry men they had no idea what they were like.
It is a bold and ultimately brave decision.
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A terrific movie. My bride likes this one as well. I think the no nonsense approach and the realistic locations really make this a winner. No lightweight stuff for these women. Anything to studio like or too many obvious stunt people would be more of a problem.
Wellman was a great choice for it. It is a good story with some wonderful performances. I particularly like the ending where Taylor warns the men about how they treat the women and how much he respects them for what they have done.
Whether or not Taylor was the original choice almost doesn't matter because I think he does a fine job and I'm not sure who would have played it. Ten years later it may have been Burt Lancaster but it is wonderful as it is.
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>Was your bride enjoying a cuppa there and you met her there for a short little date? That's so romantic!
Almost. She works there. Once in a while I go by for a chocolate drink and a kiss.
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I'll keep it on my list for you.
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101. "It's a pith helmet. P-I-T-H. Pith!"
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MissG and SweetT:
I go into my local Starbucks this morning to visit my bride before I go to work and there on the counter is an album by Peggy Lee. And as sure as sunrise I have forgotten the title. I guess I was distracted because right next to it was a Willie Nelson album. (Not among my favorites.)
So in case you both needed another one to help you through the day you can check it out there. (I don't see it on Amazon so it may be exclusive to them. That also means you may have most of them already.)
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I don't disagree about today's TV kids. It is part of the reason why I don't watch much TV comedy. They always make the kids out smarter than their parents but mostly the father. They are often disrespectful and rude.
Cissy and Uncle Bill were fine.
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Speaking of Mrs. Beazley. I watched "Family Affair" a bit when I was a kid and I always wanted to punch Johnnie Whitaker in the mouth. I never saw a more whiny kid in my life.
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Lord knows there is enough to fill it. THe only movie today that I had not seen or have waiting to be seen is "Welcome Danger." It is nice to get to see some of the lesser known pictures.
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*Sir Francis*
While looking for some old ramblings on "Forty Guns" I came across a comment you and I had on "Jubal" with Glenn Ford. I saw on a spot for the TCM Film Festival that they are going to play it then. (It was actually a background graphic.) I hope someone gets to see it and then maybe we can have a discussion. We talked about it last July but never got 'round to it.
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Saw most of a Robert Mitchum picture called "Man With A Gun," It is a low end ( and prior to) "Warlock." Mitchum plays what is called a "town tamer."
He wanders into a town where they are having trouble with a big shot land owner. naturally, the town members are too undermanned to do anything about it. They don't have much will either. Mitchum also has a past with one of the girls in town, Jan Sterling. As things go along he winds up making the town mad and they start to turn against him.
OK though nothing exciting. I would recommend "Warlock." I had a hard time trying to determine if the same set was used for both. If not it is awfully close.
It aired on Encore's Westerns channel.
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*_SweetT_*
I am going to the concert. I am looking forward to it. We did a short series this year. The last one I went to featured Moussorgsky's "Pictures At An Exhibition." That was fun.
*_Patful_*
No need to apologize for your listening status. Things have changed so much over the years that this is of interest too. Keep 'em coming.
But those are the best kind.)
The World of Alfred Hitchcock
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I taped an evening of early Hitchcock sound films. I have seen "Blackmail" but I had better get cracking on the others if I'm not going to be left out.
My favorite ending is "Psycho." Hitchcock seemed, on several occasions, to have open ended endings. "Psycho" and "The Birds" seem to me that way. Even "Vertigo" ends almost too abruptly.
Enjoying reading all you smart people.