Archive for July, 2006
Black and White World
July 10th, 2006Me and the mister got with a couple of friends yesterday and trekked all the way out to Scottsdale to see the film Wordplay. I knew I was going to enjoy it since crosswords and puzzling have always fascinated me, but this documentary is one of the livelier and better made ones I’ve seen in […]
What a Concept
July 7th, 2006Browse through the A.V. Club’s 12 Delightfully Odd Concept Albums and be thankful that the Concept Album concept hasn’t translated to the digital download age. Even the Osmonds did one!
Holy Flashback!
July 6th, 2006This flickr photo of Dolly Madison fruit pie packages with Peanuts characters gave me a momentary “whoa, childhood flashback” moment. I can remember biking down to the local Circle K to buy them as a kid. Probably the pies resonated so well since they combined two of my favorite things — sugary pastries and Peanuts. […]
Tokyo Drifter on TCM
July 6th, 2006Cool movie alert! Turner Classic Movies will be broadcasting director Seijun Suzuki’s 1966 film Tokyo Drifter late Friday night. I would describe this film as a nihilistic gangster tale with a groovy use of color and the occasional weird song. Hunky Tetsuya Watari plays Tetsu, an ex-con who tries to go straight but finds himself […]
Gruesome Twosome: Let Me Make Love Edition
July 4th, 2006The Esso Trinidad Steel Band: “If You Let Me Make Love To You, Then Why Can’t I Touch You”
LP: The Esso Trinidad Steel Band, 1971 | BUY
Ronnie Dyson: “(If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can’t I Touch You?”
LP: If You Let Me Make Love To You, Then Why Can’t I Touch […]
A-Hiking We Will Go
July 1st, 2006Sometimes you have to say “goodbye” to oppressive desert heat and “hello” to cool, inviting pines. That’s what we’re doing for the long holiday weekend with a stay at my parents’ cabin, followed by a trip to — Prescott, Arizona. I hope to see at least one squirrel and perhaps a deer or two. Catch […]
