Ms. Madigan nicely sums up why you’ll never find me on a cruise ship.
Category Archives: Film & TV
Next Floor (a short film by Denis Villeneuve)
During an opulent and luxurious banquet, complete with cavalier servers and valets, eleven pampered guests participate in what appears to be a ritualistic gastronomic carnage. In this absurd and grotesque universe, an unexpected sequence of events undermines the endless symphony of abundance.
Salad Mug
Dr. Strangelove
With Putin rattling the “tactical nuclear nukes” saber on a daily basis, this seemed like a good time to enjoy a couple of my favorite scenes from Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, known simply and more commonly as Dr. Strangelove.
W. C. Fields: The Great McGonigle
Sheryl Crow Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
“I don’t feel like I’ve been doing this that long. It’s gone so fast. I really didn’t see this coming”
On November 3rd (2023) hometown girl Sheryl Crow will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside George Michael, Missy Elliott, Rage Against The Machine, Willie Nelson, the Spinners, Kate Bush, Chaka Khan, DJ Kool Herc, Al Kooper, Bernie Taupin, and Don Cornelius. From the Rolling Stone interview:
I could not have predicted it if I tried, especially in the early days of my career, coming from a town with three stoplights. Having grown up listening to Willie on my radio station, I just couldn’t have predicted it. There’s no way.
First and foremost, Willie Nelson is my favorite person to sing with in the universe. But if I get to stand and sing with Chaka Khan, I’m afraid I will lose my shit. [Laughs] She’s one of the greatest singers of all time and just a badass.
When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened up in Cleveland in 1995 with a massive stadium concert featuring Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Lee Lewis, and countless other rock veterans, Sheryl Crow was one of the youngest artists on the bill.
Child Mechanics of Myanmar
This clip is from one of the Deadliest Roads documentaries (Myanmar). Without out a doubt the best series of documentaries on YouTube.
The United States of Dumb
As a nation of people, the United States is just too stupid to survive.
1950s America: Old Gas Stations
We’ve grown accustomed to seeing old cars in period movies and vintage car shows but they never look real to me in those settings. This video (mute the awful music!) shows them as they were. These are images from my youth and –for me– it was a wonderful time.