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GABOR SZABO Bacchanal

GABOR SZABO Dreams

TIM BUCKLEY Happy / Sad

KING CRIMSON Larks Tongues In Aspic

The Origin of Fire- Music and Visions of Hildegard von Bingen

It's very interesting and informative that you are writing about the NICO album... I don't think a lot are aware of them.

HARRY NILSSON Nilsson Schmilsson I think NILSSON listened to TIM BUCKLEY ...

I look at TV the way I did 50 years ago: commercials and all. I recently saw several episodes of The Golden Girls and I still laugh at them, and feel like I'm visiting old friends. TCM is the exception and it remains my first choice station. Reruns of old shows, Jeopardy and Young Sheldon are about it for anything current TV unless it's PBS.

THE JAMES GANG Rides Again

THOMAS DOLBY The Flat Earth

No, but I should have.

YELLO Stella

FRANK SINATRA The World We Knew

DUKE ELLINGTON Mood Indigo

THE BEACH BOYS Smiley Smile / Wild Honey I had a lot of BEACH BOYS on vinyl, including Smiley Smile. I had forgotten how there are real embarrassments on Smiley Smile. I own the CD because I wanted Wild Honey. I do own the decades later release of Smile which is superior to Smiley Smile, though both are chopped salad.

Indeed, me too. I particularly like the song structure. Listening to: BEASTIE BOYS Paul's Boutique

GRACE JONES Island Life

PEPE ROMERO Guitar Solos

1970s #1 R&B Hits

FLAMIN' GROOVIES Shake Some Action

I don't often think of directors with movies I enjoy. I particularly can't argue with KISS OF DEATH. That film is superior. And I love Hathaway's TRUE GRIT, but Kiss is better. If ED WOOD isn't TIM BURTON's best, it's EDWARD SCISSORHANDS. I would differ on your list only with : Vincente Minnelli - MADAME BOVARY (1949) Sam Peckinpah - THE WILD BUNCH (1969) Robert Altman - A WEDDING (1978) Ingmar Bergman - WILD STRAWBERRIES (1957) I have to admit if I had a 2nd choice, it would be FANNY AND ALEXANDER.

Yesterday in the early afternoon, TCM had FANTASTIC PLANET (1973) on... in the original French, and I think the cut of the film was slightly different than what I've known for decades - the USA release.

Reminds me of MICHAEL CAINE who once said of his own career, "I was in a lot of sh!t."