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Something for Thursday

From John Williams’s score to Nixon: “The 1960s: The Turbulent Years”. I’ve been remembering Oliver Stone’s fascinating reinterpretation of history in this movie ever since I heard of Henry Kissinger’s death. I wrote about the film years ago, and honestly I … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Another item that makes me think of Mom.  

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Something for Thursday

Eighty-nine years ago today, Carl Sagan was born. Sagan is one of the true giants of my life, the people whose work shaped me into who I am today. A very large part of how I view the world comes … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

From The Muppet Show. This is one of my very favorite songs from that show; there’s just something about this that’s so pleasing…maybe it’s the simplicity of the song, combined with its lovely backing vocal, that gets me. The song was … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Not much to say about this! It’s just a great song, in the hands of one of the greatest voices of all time.  

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Something for Thursday

For some reason–probably because it was an awesome show and I miss it–I’ve had Crazy Ex-Girlfriend on my mind of late, so I figured why not feature a song here from the show? Midway through the second season, the character Greg starts … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

I’m a rover, seldom sober I’m a rover of high degree It’s when I’m drinking, I’m always thinking how to gain my love’s company For whatever reason–mainly the demands of time as other interests crop up–I realized recently that I’ve … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

How it all began, way back when:  

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Something for Thursday

In honor of my friend Robert (see yesterday’s post and Substack letter), here’s a suite from a Jerry Goldsmith filmscore that Robert loved very much.  

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Something for Thursday

Sometimes it’s worth looking a bit more closely at the stuff that social media randomly serves up via its algorithms, because you DO find the occasional gem that way…like, for me recently, a band called The Empty Pockets. From their … Continue reading

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