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Post by sirrastus on Nov 13, 2021 0:05:01 GMT
Probably my two fave Moodys tunes.This one is an awesomely beautiful ballad the next one was my most listened Moodys tune while buzzed:
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Post by The Ocean on Nov 15, 2021 2:30:05 GMT
So, Dean Stockwell passed away, and while he is known primarily as an actor, from childhood to legendary performances on Quantum Leap and Battlestar Galactica, fans of music know him as the man who wrote the screenplay that turned into Neil Young's After the Gold Rush album.
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Post by Buck on Nov 15, 2021 6:12:08 GMT
Dean was a treasure. He was good in everything. A peak Dean Stockwell moment for me was in the David Lynch movie "Blue Velvet (1986.) Dean played "Ben," a member of villain "Frank Booth's" posse, played by Dennis Hopper in one of two movies he made that year, (the other being "Hoosiers.")
In one tense scene, Frank, holding all the players hostage to the power of his psycho insanity, exhorts Ben to perform a lip-sync (a Lloyd Thaxton,) of Roy Orbison's "In Dreams," which he does, using a handheld incandescent utility light (shining in Dean's face) as a stand-in for the iconic Shure S55 "Elvis" microphone.
To me it's one of the great moments in cinema.
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Post by eastmark on Nov 15, 2021 11:38:38 GMT
Ha. Great yet disturbing movie !
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Post by sirrastus on Nov 15, 2021 11:50:28 GMT
Dean was a treasure. He was good in everything. A peak Dean Stockwell moment for me was in the David Lynch movie "Blue Velvet (1986.) Dean played "Ben," a member of villain "Frank Booth's" posse, played by Dennis Hopper in one of two movies he made that year, (the other being "Hoosiers.") In one tense scene, Frank, holding all the players hostage to the power of his psycho insanity, exhorts Ben to perform a lip-sync (a Lloyd Thaxton,) of Roy Orbison's "In Dreams," which he does, using a handheld incandescent utility light (shining in Dean's face) as a stand-in for the iconic Shure S55 "Elvis" microphone. To me it's one of the great moments in cinema. Certainly for music and movie fans that was a memorable moment the one that stays with me long after I saw the film.Stockwell was in another Million Dollar Movie I saw as a kid "The Boy With Green Hair" and in '59 was in the classic film about the Leopold-Loeb case "Compulsion" with Bradford Dillman as his Alpha Male partner in the crime.Orson Welles as Oliver Wendell Holmes killed it a year after playing one of the most corrupt individuals ever in the classic Touch Of Evil.
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Post by The Ocean on Nov 15, 2021 13:43:23 GMT
Dean was a treasure. He was good in everything. A peak Dean Stockwell moment for me was in the David Lynch movie "Blue Velvet (1986.) Dean played "Ben," a member of villain "Frank Booth's" posse, played by Dennis Hopper in one of two movies he made that year, (the other being "Hoosiers.") In one tense scene, Frank, holding all the players hostage to the power of his psycho insanity, exhorts Ben to perform a lip-sync (a Lloyd Thaxton,) of Roy Orbison's "In Dreams," which he does, using a handheld incandescent utility light (shining in Dean's face) as a stand-in for the iconic Shure S55 "Elvis" microphone. To me it's one of the great moments in cinema. To this day I haven't seen that movie, which is a major oversight I need to correct. Dean Stockwell was a consummate scene-stealer, always capable of drawing you in.
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Post by sirrastus on Nov 15, 2021 18:37:52 GMT
The film is crazed but crazed in a good way.
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Post by luxexterior on Nov 16, 2021 9:21:22 GMT
Dean was a treasure. He was good in everything. A peak Dean Stockwell moment for me was in the David Lynch movie "Blue Velvet (1986.) Dean played "Ben," a member of villain "Frank Booth's" posse, played by Dennis Hopper in one of two movies he made that year, (the other being "Hoosiers.") In one tense scene, Frank, holding all the players hostage to the power of his psycho insanity, exhorts Ben to perform a lip-sync (a Lloyd Thaxton,) of Roy Orbison's "In Dreams," which he does, using a handheld incandescent utility light (shining in Dean's face) as a stand-in for the iconic Shure S55 "Elvis" microphone. To me it's one of the great moments in cinema. To this day I haven't seen that movie, which is a major oversight I need to correct. Dean Stockwell was a consummate scene-stealer, always capable of drawing you in. You NEED to see this movie! Totally agree re Dean Stockwell's scene stealing abilities; see also Paris Texas.
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Post by capo on Nov 20, 2021 18:39:24 GMT
Dean was a treasure. He was good in everything. A peak Dean Stockwell moment for me was in the David Lynch movie "Blue Velvet (1986.) Dean played "Ben," a member of villain "Frank Booth's" posse, played by Dennis Hopper in one of two movies he made that year, (the other being "Hoosiers.") In one tense scene, Frank, holding all the players hostage to the power of his psycho insanity, exhorts Ben to perform a lip-sync (a Lloyd Thaxton,) of Roy Orbison's "In Dreams," which he does, using a handheld incandescent utility light (shining in Dean's face) as a stand-in for the iconic Shure S55 "Elvis" microphone. To me it's one of the great moments in cinema. Certainly for music and movie fans that was a memorable moment the one that stays with me long after I saw the film.Stockwell was in another Million Dollar Movie I saw as a kid "The Boy With Green Hair" and in '59 was in the classic film about the Leopold-Loeb case "Compulsion" with Bradford Dillman as his Alpha Male partner in the crime.Orson Welles as Oliver Wendell Holmes killed it a year after playing one of the most corrupt individuals ever in the classic Touch Of Evil. No big thing, but Welles was playing a fictionized version of legendary defense lawyer Clarence Darrow. Holmes was the great Supreme Court jurist. As an aside, the following year Darrow was again fictionized in the great film "Inherit The Wind", this time by Spencer Tracy. Welles and Tracy portraying you back to back, not bad company.
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Post by Buck on Nov 28, 2021 5:32:34 GMT
Stephen Sondheim, towering lyricist and composer of musical theater, dies at 91. Read his obit and bio here, I learned that his mentor was Oscar Hammerstein II, another giant of musical theater. Although I was late to appreciate lyric in my enjoyment of music, I didn't pay much attention to the words 'till I started writing songs myself, I've come to appreciate depth of sentiment and resonant experience in a song's tale. This fellow was great. www.cnn.com/2021/11/26/entertainment/stephen-sondheim/index.html
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Post by The Ocean on Nov 28, 2021 23:56:04 GMT
Stephen Sondheim, towering lyricist and composer of musical theater, dies at 91. Read his obit and bio here, I learned that his mentor was Oscar Hammerstein II, another giant of musical theater. Although I was late to appreciate lyric in my enjoyment of music, I didn't pay much attention to the words 'till I started writing songs myself, I've come to appreciate depth of sentiment and resonant experience in a song's tale. This fellow was great. www.cnn.com/2021/11/26/entertainment/stephen-sondheim/index.htmlAre you looking forward to the remake of West Side Story? The original is one of my favorites and if it had to be remade, I'm glad it is by somebody like Spielberg who does it.
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Post by warrior21 on Nov 29, 2021 1:32:07 GMT
Stephen Sondheim, towering lyricist and composer of musical theater, dies at 91. Read his obit and bio here, I learned that his mentor was Oscar Hammerstein II, another giant of musical theater. Although I was late to appreciate lyric in my enjoyment of music, I didn't pay much attention to the words 'till I started writing songs myself, I've come to appreciate depth of sentiment and resonant experience in a song's tale. This fellow was great. www.cnn.com/2021/11/26/entertainment/stephen-sondheim/index.htmlHis resume was boundless. Just watched the interview he did with Patti Lupone (recorded shortly before Covid and in anticipation of the premiere of Company), and it was wonderful. Stephen Colbert also interviewed him just a couple months back. His work will live on for a long, long time.
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Post by sirrastus on Dec 7, 2021 10:13:04 GMT
R.I.P. Bob Dole.He was a good man.
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Post by edog40 on Dec 9, 2021 17:54:17 GMT
RIP Robbie Shakespeare reggae legend, known for Sly and Robbie, among others.
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Post by luxexterior on Dec 9, 2021 19:13:52 GMT
RIP Robbie. A fabulous bass player & producer.
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