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Entries from June 2009

Protected: JJ Mascolo to Pat: 22 April 1944

June 30th, 2009 · Comments Off on Protected: JJ Mascolo to Pat: 22 April 1944

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Tags: Ida & Pat

Who knew a bank could be so funny?

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

Have you seen the Ally Bank commercials? They kill me.

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Tags: TV

Screenings: Warren Miller’s Higher Ground; In Search of Peace, Part 1: 1948-1967; Wild Combination: Arthur Russell; Company; The Innocents

June 28th, 2009 · No Comments

I had recently watched Surfing Hollow Days by Bruce Brown, and was struck by how similar in format this Warren Miller film was to Brown’s film(s)…and wonder if Miller has ever stated how Brown’s movies have influenced him.

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Tags: film · music · Screenings

Staring out to sea

June 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Man and seal, staring out to sea. Oceanside, California. 18 December 2008.

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Random Song Machine: “Castle in Spain”

June 26th, 2009 · 7 Comments

In 1988, A&M Records released an album entitled Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films.  Popular musical artists of the day – the majority of them “independent” – covered songs from the early animated and live-action features of the Disney Studios, under the producer’s wand held by Hal Willner.  One of the tracks was “Castle […]

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Tags: film · music · Random Song Machine

The Arsenal: 25 June 2009

June 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Golden Age of American Popular Music: The Jazz Hits from the Hot 100 1958-1966;
Whale Rider;
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Tags: film · music · The Arsenal · TV

Protected: Pat to Ida: 21 April 1944

June 24th, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Protected: Aunt Edith to Pat: 21 April 1944

June 23rd, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Protected: Ida to Pat: 20 April 1944

June 22nd, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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Protected: Pat to Ida: 20 April 1944

June 21st, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.

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