Dylan..MoreThan a Bit Pissed Off

This from the “Don’t Look Back” film of the British tour of 1965..

you gotta feel for the guy from Time magazine, Bob is on a roll, and you are cornered my friend.

Swords have been sharpened, and Dylan’s tongue is the sharpest in the room.

“You gotta lot of nerve..to ask me that”.

On the other hand, “I’m just as good a singer as Caruso, and I can hold my breath three times as long , if I want to..”

Keep em guessing.

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Van Morrison..a little bit pissed off.

This from 1987..”Poetic Champions Compose”.

Here is Van dealing with an interviewer who seems’ to be out of his depth..
but then again, you don’t always’ meet up with someone so damn honest.

Can be a shock.

“You don’t pull no punches.
but you don’t push the river..”

Thank God for Van Morrison.

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Sendak

 

Very memorable couple of clips here from earlier this year. Maurice takes no shit from Colbert, or anyone else for that matter. It’s the type of crotchety certitude, mixed with good humor, we all can to aspire to in our later years.

Great writer, great artist.  You can see a collection of his work here.

May this man rest in peace.

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Victoria Williams and Lou Reed..”Crazy Mary”

At first blush, this is a strange pairing, but it really does work.
Incredible singer songwriter in Victoria Williams, and Lou is no slouch either.
Plus, he’s wearing that green coat.
Dig.

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W.C. Fields.. from the” Bank Dick”..the “Beefsteak Mine ” scene..

Sending this out because of the J-man’s Cassavetes offering.

Although from a different time and place, this one has all the same nuance,skill,insight, and humour.

And then some.

Brilliant.

“Never like to bathe in the same water twice..”

The Dude of his generation.

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The Haircut

Too delightful, too odd, and too fun to not put this up.

From 1982, this was a short film by UCLA filmstudent Tamar Simon Hoffs. Originally Ben Gazara was slated to play the role of a businessman stopping in for a quick haircut, as his daughter was helping produce the film and also working on the crew. He turned out to have a conflicting schedule, so then suggested to his friend John Cassavetes that he take over the part. To Tamar’s surprise, JC said ‘ok’ and told her, “I’m yours for twenty-four hours. Till the limo picks me up and takes me back to the studio.”

What transpired is an inspired bit of off-the-cuff moments, captured and reconfigured into a pretty surreal series of events.

Also, lookout for a pre-version of The Bangles called ‘The Bangs’.

Dig!

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2010 High Times Medical Cannabis Cup..Indica Category

Fascinating and educational back story on how the experts carefully pick their winners..

(iron lungs help!).

Congrat’s to all the nominee’s! And the Judges!

“And now, I’d like to first thank the Academy, and of course my family, and..and..and..uhh..”

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Speed = Confidence

Speed also equals safety.. add wave knowledge,talent, and a little bravado, and you got yourself an entertaining surf session.
Whoever he is, this guy is in synch.

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Dueling turntables..Eno Related. Harold Budd and Hector Zazou, “And Then She Stepped Aside”

Harold Budd, LA born, and brought up in the Mojave desert;

composer,minimalist,ambient music stylist,humble human being,
had a couple collaborations with Eno..

“the Plateux of Mirrors”,and “The Pearl” being those,
as well as Eno producing his first album “Pavilion of Dreams”.

Budd has an extensive discography to say the least, and apart from his own creations, has collaborated with multiple artists over the years,including the Cocteau Twins,Daniel Lanois,and in this instance,Hector Zazou from the album ‘”the Glyph”.

I love Harold Budd.

“His music has an ability to evoke memory,dreams,and a nostalgia for moments that may never have existed..”

Indeed, it does.

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Dueling Turntables, Eno Related: Laraaji

The story goes that in ’79 Eno saw this man, Edward Larry Gordon improvising on zither in Washington Square Park. So taken he soon thereafter offered to produce a record for the guy. With Edward taking the adoptive name Laraaji, the subsequent release fell under Eno’s ambient series, this one titled Ambient 3: Day of Radiance.

Undeniably beautiful sounding, it’s a play on/with/of space; the expansion and contraction of Laraaji’s rigorously played notes, coupled with Eno’s layering creates in the ears a relational pattern of shapes that’s strangely visual.

Now for the visuals of this video… your guess is as good as mine, but I’m finding a very sympathetic resonance here.

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