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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 15, 2015 17:06:08 GMT -5
One of my fondest memories of B.B. King is this hilarious vignette in the under-rated Amazon Women on the Moon, with a young David Alan Grier:
Sad to hear of his passing. A true legend. I can't remember a single time I wasn't laughing at that movie to some degree. It was surprisingly funny because I grabbed it off the video rental shelf because of the name thinking it was gonna be a great campy science fiction film or something. That particular video store didn't have display boxes for the older less popular movies, so I had to go by title. Plus no internet, so it was a completely blind choice. But man was I pleasantly surprised at what it was. I'm sure they can't show the Andrew Dice Clay bit for nudity on youtube but that had me cracking up. :-) |
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Post by Phil Maurice on May 15, 2015 17:35:34 GMT -5
I can't remember a single time I wasn't laughing at that movie to some degree. It was surprisingly funny because I grabbed it off the video rental shelf because of the name thinking it was gonna be a great campy science fiction film or something. That particular video store didn't have display boxes for the older less popular movies, so I had to go by title. Plus no internet, so it was a completely blind choice. But man was I pleasantly surprised at what it was. I'm sure they can't show the Andrew Dice Clay bit for nudity on youtube but that had me cracking up. :-) Oh, man! I had really enjoyed The Kentucky Fried Movie, so this was right in my bailiwick. The Arsenio Hall opener, Ed Begley Jr.'s "Invisible" Man, Henry Silva's "Bullsh*t or Not?" and the crazy, out-of-sequence interstitials of "Amazon Women on the Moon" had me convulsing with laughter. It holds up pretty well, BION. About once a year, I put it on, promising to watch only the first five minutes or so. We invariably end up finishing it (the 1940s-style educational short about VD, with Carrie Fisher, closes out the proceedings). |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 15, 2015 18:14:11 GMT -5
I saw BB King a few times in the 70s. The man was always touring and always a class act. you gotta respect that a traditional, no-gimmick, straight up blues tune like The Thrill Is Gone became a major hit in 1969. It cracked the top ten across the country in the midst of rock, bubblegum, r&b and MOR elevator music.
BB encouraged and mentored so many of the English rockers who loved American blues back in the 60s. Even a few years back, Eric Clapton and BB produced the album Riding With The King together
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Post by Ish Kabbible on May 15, 2015 18:25:40 GMT -5
Before I forget, one BB note
Back in the 60s and 70s, there was BB King, Albert King and Freddie King-all great bluesmen cutting records and touring. Then I heard a TV commercial for some variety show that the King Family will appear. Back then I assumed it was those 3 guys playing together. Turned out to be some white bread vocal group from the Lawrence Welk school of crappy music. |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 15, 2015 19:23:41 GMT -5
I can't remember a single time I wasn't laughing at that movie to some degree. It was surprisingly funny because I grabbed it off the video rental shelf because of the name thinking it was gonna be a great campy science fiction film or something. That particular video store didn't have display boxes for the older less popular movies, so I had to go by title. Plus no internet, so it was a completely blind choice. But man was I pleasantly surprised at what it was. I'm sure they can't show the Andrew Dice Clay bit for nudity on youtube but that had me cracking up. :-) Oh, man! I had really enjoyed The Kentucky Fried Movie, so this was right in my bailiwick. The Arsenio Hall opener, Ed Begley Jr.'s "Invisible" Man, Henry Silva's "Bullsh*t or Not?" and the crazy, out-of-sequence interstitials of "Amazon Women on the Moon" had me convulsing with laughter. It holds up pretty well, BION. About once a year, I put it on, promising to watch only the first five minutes or so. We invariably end up finishing it (the 1940s-style educational short about VD, with Carrie Fisher, closes out the proceedings). Ive never heard of The Kentucky Fried Movie. But it's the next DVD coming to me from Netflix so I should have it next week sometime. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on May 15, 2015 20:15:55 GMT -5
Ive never heard of The Kentucky Fried Movie. But it's the next DVD coming to me from Netflix so I should have it next week sometime. Please review it here. It doesn't have nearly the budget of Amazon Women and may be very much a product of its time, but I'm interested in what you think of the comedy. Look out for the Bill Bixby cameo! |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 15, 2015 20:26:04 GMT -5
Oh, man! I had really enjoyed The Kentucky Fried Movie, so this was right in my bailiwick. The Arsenio Hall opener, Ed Begley Jr.'s "Invisible" Man, Henry Silva's "Bullsh*t or Not?" and the crazy, out-of-sequence interstitials of "Amazon Women on the Moon" had me convulsing with laughter. It holds up pretty well, BION. About once a year, I put it on, promising to watch only the first five minutes or so. We invariably end up finishing it (the 1940s-style educational short about VD, with Carrie Fisher, closes out the proceedings). Ive never heard of The Kentucky Fried Movie. But it's the next DVD coming to me from Netflix so I should have it next week sometime. Kentucky Fried Movie is a classic. |
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Post by wickedmountain on May 15, 2015 22:32:24 GMT -5
One of my stress relievers is music it helps a lot  |
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Post by dupersuper on May 15, 2015 22:44:21 GMT -5
So my crafty friend finds this fabric:  And she contacts me and asks me if I want her to make some collars for my dogs out of it, and well, YEAH. But then she says that she is going to also order it in this really soft fabric so that she can make me a blanket out of it, so that whenever people are jerks, I can just wrap myself up in a Bowie cocoon and not emerge until they are nice again. That is one of the most beautiful and thoughtful things anyone has ever said to me. I might have cried a little. It reminds me of the Cover to Cover covers...   |
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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2015 23:00:38 GMT -5
RIP BB. Been a fan for a long time but never saw him live. Two semi-trivial things I know about B.B. King: - His first name was Riley. 'B.B.' stood for "Blues Boy", his nickname when he was a radio DJ in Memphis. - He didn't play and sing at the same time. He'd sing a verse, then play a solo, then sing the next verse, etc. I'm not absolutely certain of the latter; I read it somewhere but have not watched enough of his performances. When he was talking to the members of U2 in the film Rattle and Hum as they prepared to record Love Came to Town, BB talked about having never really learned to play chords well or rhythm guitar, so he played his trademark solos with his particular way of bending strings, but let his backing band carry the rhythm and melody of the songs. Wit that in mind, most players don't like to solo and sing at the same time, so BB alternating between singing and playing is not far fetched at all. -M |
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Post by the4thpip on May 16, 2015 1:39:17 GMT -5
RIP BB. Been a fan for a long time but never saw him live. Two semi-trivial things I know about B.B. King: - His first name was Riley. 'B.B.' stood for "Blues Boy", his nickname when he was a radio DJ in Memphis. - He didn't play and sing at the same time. He'd sing a verse, then play a solo, then sing the next verse, etc. I'm not absolutely certain of the latter; I read it somewhere but have not watched enough of his performances. When he was talking to the members of U2 in the film Rattle and Hum as they prepared to record Love Came to Town, BB talked about having never really learned to play chords well or rhythm guitar, so he played his trademark solos with his particular way of bending strings, but let his backing band carry the rhythm and melody of the songs. Wit that in mind, most players don't like to solo and sing at the same time, so BB alternating between singing and playing is not far fetched at all. -M I actually saw him as opening act on that tour. I felt his set really trumped theirs, and when he came back out for "When Love Came to Town" he brought the house down. |
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2015 18:23:08 GMT -5
I started a new hobby making rings out of change. Mostly because it's a cheap hobby that consumes a lot of time. I've been at it about two weeks now. Getting pretty good. Here's a pic of my first ring alo9ng with the one I just finished today  |
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Post by Icctrombone on May 16, 2015 19:56:53 GMT -5
Do you have to melt down all the change ? I imagined that has to be quite a process.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 16, 2015 20:01:22 GMT -5
I'm in Miami waiting to board a connecting flight to go to Chile. My wife is from there and I'm going for the first time. 10 hours in this flight tip I arrive in Santiago.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2015 20:22:21 GMT -5
Do you have to melt down all the change ? I imagined that has to be quite a process. nope. It's pretty easy, just hammer down the edge until it looks about the size you want it and then file down the inside. After you can either leave the outside looking hammered or sand and polish it. The first one was really the only bad one because I didn't know how much force to give it. The hammered ones look way less rustic now. I think I've made about 8. Given half of them away and the old one is my casino good luck charm. |
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