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“You are my lucky star….” (Something for Thursday)

Under any other circumstances, I would greet the passing of Debbie Reynolds with a tip of the hat and a congratulations to her for exiting a long and wonderful life in which she did many amazing things. But her daughter, … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday (John Glenn edition)

Former astronaut and politician John Glenn has died. Here is the NASA film commemorating his orbital flight around the Earth (previously featured here). Glenn was 95. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get back to the astronauts being our … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Some film music today! John Barry is a composer whose work is…well, I don’t want to say it all sounds the same, because it doesn’t, but his sound is unique and unmistakable. He gets about as close to “It all … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

It’s interesting to compare the noble messages at the heart of two of my favorite movies, both set in World War II. On the one hand, “The problems of two little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

There is good in the world, and it is worth fighting for.

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Something for Thursday

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Something for Thursday

In keeping with Halloween, here’s some scary movie music:

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Something for Thursday

It’s October and it’s gloomy in WNY today so here’s some of my favorite spooky movie music: Howard Shore’s score to The Silence of the Lambs, which remains by far my favorite exploration of the Hannibal Lecter character and one … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Sometimes you have a “Holy shit, that happened?” moment in life. It can happen anytime, and it’s especially fun when it happens around a musical discovery, as it did for me last week one day when I was driving home. … Continue reading

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Something for Thursday

Fred and Ginger, Follow the Fleet, “Let’s Face the Music and Dance”.

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