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Hotel Chevalier, Prologue to Darjeeling Limited
I’m not tuned in to every detail of the Wes Anderson universe, but I loved being surprised by them. I was surprised by how much I loved “Fantastic Mr. Fox” when I saw it, despite thinking for over a year it was probably some horrible 3D childrens movie, (its nothing of the sort, and you…
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Raymond Taylor, Best Wheel of Fortune Contestant Ever
So the story goes that while on the road in Chicago, the Wheel of Fortune game show had a contestant drop out at the last minute. The producers found some guy named Raymond Taylor on the street, gave him a suit, and propped him on the stage. I have no idea if this is true…
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The Beatles, Entire Ed Sullivan Performance, Remastered
When the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show on a Sunday night in February of 1964, 73 million Americans tuned in. Originally Ed offered the Beatles Manager Brian Epstein a top dollar billing for a single show, but Brian turned it down and negotiated a 3 consecutive Sunday appearance for practically no payment. The…
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George Harrison, All Those Years Ago
If you’ve read this site enough, you know that I like making declarations, so here is a strong one. “All Those Years Ago,” is required listening for Beatles fans and one of the best George Harrison songs ever. It was written by George Harrison as a song for Ringo Starr to sing, but Ringo thought…
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Indiana Jones Loses His Goddamned Hat
So, its common knowledge that there are some gaping plot holes in the “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the first Indiana Jones movie. One is, how did Indiana Jones know how to close his eyes when the Nazis opened the Ark? Another is, how did he escape the island when all the Nazis died in…
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The Kinks, Autumn Almanac
The Kinks. I love them. I love Ray Davies, the writer of this song, “Autumn Almanac,” an absolute stunning piece of musical genius from 1967. A lot happened in 1967. It was the year when the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper to critical and international fame, when Jimi Hendrix was revolutionizing the use of the electric…
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The Ramones, Spider-Man Theme Song
Holy shit, did you know that the guy who co-wrote the original Spider-Man theme song with Bob Harris was 3 time Oscar winner Paul Francis Webster? I know, WEBster, you can’t make that shit up! The original theme song to the classic 1967 cartoon, and now classic internet meme, “Spider-Man,” was a work of genius. …
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Eddie Vedder, Emilio Estevez, Adam Sandler Shooting SNL Promos in 1994
Making a television show is difficult, especially one like Saturday Night Live where all the content is written and produced a week in advance before live airing. From the looks of this video, making an SNL is a long an tedious process. Here, they are just making a promo spot, and even though this video…
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Bob Marley, Concrete Jungle
I’ve never heard anyone but Bob Marley refer to the sun as the “high yellow moon.” Fantastic poetry. “Concrete Jungle,” from Catch a Fire, is one of the bleakest songs about urban dystopia you will ever hear. It was the lead-off track from Bob’s 1973 masterpiece, Catch a Fire, and is an incredible piece of…
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Bob Dylan and Donovan, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Who was “baby blue?” Was it Joan Baez, Dylan’s folk loving audience, Bob Dylan himself? No one knows, maybe not even Bob. “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” is one of the greatest pieces of symbolist poetry ever, one of the greatest folk songs ever, and one of Bob’s best. Released in 1965 0n the…
