Aretha Franklin

 

"She don't remember The Queen of Soul..."

Also: please check out what pdb highlights from Sam Moyn's speech at the human rights center at the University of Chicago. 

Re-watching WINGS OF DESIRE

Wings of Desir, a Wim Wenders film: one Jewish friend doesn't think much of the man or this film; another thinks Wings of Desire is particularly terrific. I belong to the latter category. 

Hey, look — it's an old friend!

Re-watching THE DIRTY DOZEN

A coaching buddy would, whenever he recovered from some malady that had left him bedridden, start watching Action movies. The Dirty Dozen will do just fine, thank you. 

"Champagne & Reefer"

Great video!

Re-watcing INHERENT VICE

Apparently I have a UTI.  I see people at the edges of my vision (among other things) so I may as well capitalize on this trippy condition and watch this again. Besides, any flick by PT Anderson (covering Thomas Pynchon!) is worth another look. 

What he said.

Things are not as they seem

Phil Harris was who he was, but at this juncture we can say, his marriage wasn't great. And Johnny Cash was notorious for being a horn-dog. 

But as I heard a character wiser than I say earlier this week,"Now, y'all without sin can cast the first stone."

"The Rhythm Of Life"

Yeah, baby!