Monday, June 22, 2015

Ten Years Down -- I Quit!

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It was exactly ten years ago today that I published my very first post on this blog, a blog that I wondered at the time if I could even carr...
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Monday, June 15, 2015

Monday Music Break: Free Bird

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If by some odd chance you have not already seen Rob Zombie 's "two-film trilogy" of cult=classic exploitation horror movies, s...
Sunday, June 14, 2015

JFK Assassination: The Hidell Draft Card

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One thing that has nagged at me for the last 50+ years is the " Hidell Draft Card " that was allegedly found in the possession of ...
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Saturday, June 13, 2015

More on the Kennedy Assassination

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Regular readers know that I am fascinated -- maybe obsessed is a better word -- by the assassination of John F. Kennedy. I just stumbled ...

Saturday Poetry Slam -- Ozymandias

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Ozymandias by Percy B. Shelley I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the de...
Tuesday, June 09, 2015

What a Week!

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My brother-in-law was here from Hawaii all week and he goes like a bat outta hell. He doesn't have anything but high gear. So I am exhau...
Wednesday, June 03, 2015

Must-See Cinema: Rockers 1978

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This week I am proud to present 1978's Rockers , a semi-documentary look at the old-school Jamaican roots reggae culture. Trailer: T...
Monday, June 01, 2015

Monday Music Break: Born in the USA

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Here's Bruce Springsteen with Born in the USA from 1984: But really, the big question is this: Are politicians, especially Republi...
Saturday, May 30, 2015

Taking a Break

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I'll be taking a break for a week. My brother-in-law (i.e., the famous IBIL ) is in town and will want for a lot of attention and hand ...

Saturday Poetry Slam -- The Second Coming

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The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) (also his second appearance here)     Turning and turning in the widening gyre    ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Keep Your Goddam Gummit Hands Off My Medicare!

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Seriously... This used to be a joke, but now the Rethugs have come up with a plan to pay for the Trade Adjustment Act benefits available t...

Must-See Cinema: Touch of Evil 1958

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I am happy to present  the Orson Welles 1958 masterpiece, Touch of Evil . This movie is widely considered to one of the last -- and best --...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Exploitation Movies: Devil's Harvest (1942)

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Now that we've exhausted (in more ways than one -- see Maniac from two weeks ago) the 1930s, it's time to move on to the 1940s. T...