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Like fellow Hawthornean Brian Wilson, #EmittRhodes didn't merely write songs. He painted: Sublime miniatures of harmonic & melodic beauty; canvases sensitive to timbre & tonal mood; direct lyrical expression ("lonely leaking words") of unguarded feeling, one side dark, one light.
From 1924, with the composer on piano:
1st Recording of: RHAPSODY IN BLUE - Paul Whiteman Orch. & George Gershw... youtu.be/VGvuUOtHGkk?si=vnXY… via @YouTube
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The leading men of the 1930s and '40s look so much more mature and "lived in" than today's crop of younger stars… It was 99% the result of their lifestyle.
Humphrey Bogart famously never worked out, and he hated it — he felt it was unmasculine to go to the gym. He consumed each day only the following: French toast, several Scotch and sodas, an omelette, milk, coffee, countless cigarettes and cigars and a glass of brandy before bed.
Despite Bogart’s not very healthy lifestyle, he weighed no more than 150 pounds for most of his adult life, which is a decent weight for a man who stood 5′8″. The “macho image”, in Bogart’s mind, was primarily the result of a man’s aura, a man’s vibe, a man’s posture and body language. You had to carry yourself a certain way, talk a certain way, address the world and all that’s in it as a real man, and you’d be perceived as such. Rippling muscles and chiseled abs weren’t necessary, you just needed to be a man’s man and live life accordingly.
The leading men of Old Hollywood drank heavily, smoked like chimneys and most of them never saw the inside of a gym — it was the stuntmen who worked out and had the type of muscles today’s Marvel superheroes carry. The average leading man was a man selected primarily for his persona and the way he carried himself. He had to say the lines well and make you believe he was the hero, the tough guy. They aged prematurely, and often died young.
MONO, baby, mono!
The Mothers Of Invention (Frank Zappa) - "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" (1966 Mono ... youtu.be/idXGJCABRZw?si=v40b… via @YouTube
Gary Lewis & The Playboys - "My Heart's Symphony" Instrumental Stereo youtu.be/aZ1Crw9Mtds?si=h0of… via @YouTube
I am excited to have just discovered this "Day at Night" series. And this episode alone—Aaron Copland! Such a fascinating interview.
Day at Night: AARON COPLAND, composer youtu.be/JnWNjd00_ek?si=A32a… via @YouTube
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I'm Spartacus! I'm Spartacus! I'm Spartacus! 
(L-R) Kirk Douglas with Deana Martin, Ricci Martin & Dean Paul Martin
#TBT
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I've read no confirmation this is RICKY FATAAR, but my ears say so: laid-back & funky, while smashing & crashing. I say, the final mix placed the drums too low. This compensates!
DENNIS WILSON River Song (Iso Drums) #DigitalDeconstructions youtu.be/xMT0HqvILxU?si=gMzP… via @YouTube
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To think that these fools became the amba$$ador$ of Brian Wilson's art.
I've read no confirmation this is RICKY FATAAR, but my ears say so: laid-back & funky, while smashing & crashing. I say, the final mix placed the drums too low. This compensates!
DENNIS WILSON River Song (Iso Drums) #DigitalDeconstructions youtu.be/xMT0HqvILxU?si=gMzP… via @YouTube
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Remember this was the same egomaniac to crap all over “pet sounds” only later to change his story to try to sell a book.
To think that these fools became the amba$$ador$ of Brian Wilson's art.
To think that these fools became the amba$$ador$ of Brian Wilson's art.
That notorious viral video of MIKE LOVE several days ago, immediately reminded me of "A HUNGER ARTIST" by FRANZ KAFKA. Now, this brief quotation by AL JARDINE cements it.
Al Jardine talks to Rolling Stone about his Beach Boys Reunion show, and gives an update on Mike Love’s health:
"Mike wants to be onstage...He doesn't know what else to do, so I think he's trapped"
rollingstone.com/music/music…
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I wrote about the grim spectacle of the final Beach Boys performances and the impending death of Mike Love: ianjgrant.com/p/summers-gone
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Replying to @nypost
The best part of the show was when Mick Jagger came out.
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The best part of the show was when Mick Jagger showed up on stage to finish the beef Mike Love started at the 1988 rock n roll hall of fame ceremony.
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Lovely, rare live recording by SIMON & GARFUNKEL. Such a gorgeous song. One doesn't even miss the stunning string arrangement from the original studio version.
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" (Live 1970 FM Broadcast Remastered) youtu.be/OxiQkUc3img?si=rkh5… via @YouTube
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Jeopardy! - 2017
And just like when Big Star's "#1 Record" album came out...
Nobody got it.
The Beach Boys - "Break Away" [Single Version / Brian Wilson Vocal] youtu.be/Sw4MjyO6joQ?si=Gh0r… via @YouTube





















