A snowstorm dumped over a foot of snow on Dallas this past week. The picture on the right was taken this past Thursday morning. More snow was coming but I ended up at work that day and the photo only captured a little bit of the snow. Unfortunately all that white stuff felled tree branches…
Region Free Blu Ray
I bought an HD DVD player a couple of years ago but the demise of the format and the relatively high price points of the competing Blu Ray players caused me to shy away from HiDef for a while…until recently. I’d been doing some research — see, I wanted to go “region free” AND I…
THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR
Purchased and received my very first DVD from the “hand-made” Warners Archives Collection. They offer up professionally packaged DVD-Rs of obscure films for a pretty steep price ($20 plus shipping). I hadn’t had the chance to check them out until I spotted Joseph Losey‘s THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR (1948) for sale. I’d been looking…
X, Y & ZEE (1972)
I’ve done it. I’ve finally found a film with absolutely no redeeming qualities. I won an auction on eBay ($10) for a 16mm print of the Michael Caine/Elizabeth Taylor bitch fest X, Y & ZEE (aka Zee & Co.) from 1972. I’d never seen the film and it’s not available on DVD here in the…
Whoa, It’s Holiday Season Already?
I’ve been so lazy. Haven’t updated this thing in…months! Let’s see. What have I been up to? OK, first thing’s first. For anyone out there who might be interested, DO NOT buy one of those cheap ass turkey fryers from Lowe’s or Home Depot. THEY DO NOT WORK. I’m not talking, “Oh, it burned my…
Vogue Picture Records
Vogue Picture Records were a series of 78 rpm music discs produced between 1946 and 1947 by Sav-Way Industries of Detroit, Michigan. Each 10-inch (as well as an occasional 12-inch) disc featured a colorful illustration sandwiched between the vinyl grooves. The limited production run as well as the visual appeal has generated a small cult…
New House
Time to update, no doubt. Where do I begin…Holly and I moved out of Little Forest Hills at the end of last month and into a 3-1/5 nearer to Casa View (I never thought I would write those words). I actually like Extreme East Dallas. I’ve been exploring some of the nabes over here as…
More of The Monkees
Not much to say, just wanted to mark a moment in time: Thinking about The Monkees. I’m a fan. I’ve been a fan for nearly 25 years. I make no apologies for it. Part of it is their status as a portal in time for me, both now — and back in the day, when…
Contemplating David Bowie — Live!
Spent a little time this hot Sunday morning watching some David Bowie live videos on Youtube. It’s interesting that the MSM continues to beat the dead horse of Michael Jackson and the general public laps it up — ignoring the fact that a REAL performer is out there, 10x the entertainer that Jackson ever was…
Tomorrowpeople — Live 6.27.09 — Cedar Hill, Tx
Tomorrowpeople played a private party out in Cedar Hill, TX this past Saturday (6.27.09). It was an outdoor affair with lots of kids running around, adults munching on fajitas — lots of beer drinking — and the band sweating in the 100 degree heat in their rock and roll fancy pants. It was our first…