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Tag Archives: Passages
A Turnip Cures Elvis (Something for Thursday, Friday edition)
Like I said the other day, there’s a kind of perfect storm of STUFF all coming to a head at once that isn’t leaving me with a ton of time for posting, so posting much, I have not. This is … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
(Normally I try to wait longer than just under four months before I do a re-post of something I’ve already written here, but Chuck Mangione has died, and I like what I wrote about him and this song back in … Continue reading
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Something for Thursday (IMF edition)
If not for Monty Norman and John Barry’s work on the James Bond Theme, the most famous theme for an action-packed spy series would almost certainly be Lalo Schifrin’s theme to Mission: Impossible. Schifrin passed away today at the age … Continue reading
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From the Books: John Feinstein’s WHERE NOBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME
Sports writer John Feinstein has died. I have only read a few of his books, but that is hardly damning as Feinstein was very prolific, and he wrote about just about every sport that’s out there. Not only was he … Continue reading
Something for Thursday
In memoriam for Roberta Flack:
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Something for Thursday (Strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff edition)
Peter Yarrow died the other day. Of Peter, Paul, and Mary, only Paul remains. I should write more sometime about how much their music meant to me, but as I listen to this…I can’t make out the words I’m typing. … Continue reading
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“They say a good man can’t get elected President. I don’t believe that. Do you?”
The quote in the title of this post is from the West Wing episode “In the Shadow of Two Gunmen”, the second season premiere, in which the present-day Bartlet White House is reeling from the assassination attempt on the President, … Continue reading
Oh, I don’t know if it’s the LAST verse…
…because surely we can add more, if we want. Seems to me it’s kind of the point. Here’s a tribute film Disney made for its definitive songwriting duo, the Sherman Brothers. I don’t think I was aware that Richard M. … Continue reading
Something for Thursday (Mitzi Gaynor edition)
Actress and singer Mitzi Gaynor has died. She was 93, and she was one of the very last remaining stars with ties to the great era of the Hollywood movie musical. Her biggest role was likely South Pacific, the Rodgers-and-Hammerstein classic … Continue reading