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2008-04-21 21:12:29 Description: compared to the other little wing video I posted, this is a toned down version. Eric just didn't really do anything special this night. Guess I am spoiled, because everytime I see him he blows me (More) compared to the other little wing video I posted, this is a toned down version. Eric just didn't really do anything special this night. Guess I am spoiled, because everytime I see him he blows me away. Most of his set was toned down. Maybe it was the big ass mosquito's that was tearing me, him, and everybody else up outside. This performance was on the rooftop of the Gibson Music Factory in downtown Memphis(Hence the Les Paul he is playing). So the videos I shot wasn't really worth posting. I just wanted to post a little bit though, so here it is.. He just had a look to him.... There were times where he literally looked like Jimi Hendrix. He had his fro out, so I guess that was part of it, along with his slender frame. I would just stare at him at times. Just his presence, his stance. He is just a cool ass dude.. The way the lights were glowing on him. He just had an aura about him. But, this wasn't a typical Raw Dawg night. I still enjoyed it, as I always do. I enjoy every moment I get to see him. (Less)
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11, 03:32, 2007-06-25 12:27:13 Description: This is from the 6/24/07 Memphis show at Newby's. Jimmy talks about Jeff Buckley, which is something he doesn't do too often. A true gem.
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About 8 years later, I had (More) This is from the 6/24/07 Memphis show at Newby's. Jimmy talks about Jeff Buckley, which is something he doesn't do too often. A true gem.
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About 8 years later, I had taken a break from singing. I felt like our music had become a little too self-serving and that we were doing it for the wrong reasons. During that time a friend of mine asked me "Are you sure you don't know this guy Jeff that just put this record out?" We were like "No we don't him personally, we know of him, we know his music, but we don't know him." Basically, I thought it was strange that we didn't know each other, and we had probably crossed each other's paths so many times in New York City and played maybe a lot of the same places and sounded so similar to some people, we thought it was strange. I got know him shortly before he died, I was to come down here to Memphis and spend some time with him as he was writing and recording his new record. Race came in my place, because I could not get off from work and I was home actually working on songs. So, long story short, I was not Jeff's roadie...he was a friend of mine, and tonight we sing for him and his spirit, his body that he left here in Memphis, but his spirit that lives on in all of us and so many people still to come in the future. We don't come here to Memphis often because it's a difficult place for me to come to emotionally, but thank you all for being here tonight and supporting our music and seeing through any of the shit that people say. We realize it's not easy for anybody. It wasn't easy for him when he started with all of the comparisons to his dad, Piaf, Nina Simone, and all this stuff and he kept going through it, and we're going to our best to do that as well. This is a song that in a moment of feeling like stopping music altogether, this song came out and became a catalyst for us to record another record, it's called "Ran Away To Tell The World." (Less)
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7, 01:56, 2009-03-02 20:40:12 Description: This video is in recognition of the pain that was felt by an entire community when the Overton Park Shell was abruptly boarded up one day, without warning. For those interested in a bit more of the (More) This video is in recognition of the pain that was felt by an entire community when the Overton Park Shell was abruptly boarded up one day, without warning. For those interested in a bit more of the story...
Once upon a time there was a wonderful, underground culture that thrived among the nooks and crannies that make up the backstage area at the old Overton Park Shell. A free spirit named John Larkin came along and fell in love with the old place and all its ghosts. When he saw the need for a caretaker, he became the live-in security slash stage manager, sleeping on a couch in the main office. It was the most underfunded, yet loving attention the place had received since its construction in 1936. An organization, "Save Our Shell, Inc." was created to be the official liaison between the venue and the city. This arrangement worked fine for ages.
As a result of John's efforts to keep the Shell running, concerts were held for free there for over a decade! The eclectic shows were scheduled during hours that didn't disturb the surrounding community. Memphis institutions such as the city council, MLG&W and Brooks Museum provided under the table support and, in general, looked the other way while John kept donations, utilities and volunteer efforts in swing just enough to keep the old venue rolling.
Till, one day, it all just vanished. The men with papers and rulings came around and chased everyone off, leaving a lock blocking the doorway. For the first time in decades no one was there to hear Elvis's ghost nervously trod the planks behind the stage.
It's not all bad news. Not nearly as bad as it could have been! Some corporation funded foundation has the Shell now with a new name tacked to the front. The communal spirit is gone, but at least the Shell itself will hopefully avoid becoming a parking lot for many years to come. And, who knows... Maybe one day the officials in suits will get tired of running the place and another John Larkin will pop up out of the Bohemian woodwork and keep the old girl going for another decade or two. We can only hope.
John, this video is for you and all the lives you touched while caretaker of the venerable old Overton Park Shell. She never ran into trouble that you couldn't handle and Memphis is a richer place for your efforts. (Less)
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3, 06:26, 2008-08-02 16:14:29 Description: Veto was late last night- Conflicting info on what went down but Jerry's got veto-Michelle in red jumpsuit and was read to DOR and wants to just quit (she calmed down eventually)-others won money (More) Veto was late last night- Conflicting info on what went down but Jerry's got veto-Michelle in red jumpsuit and was read to DOR and wants to just quit (she calmed down eventually)-others won money and split it, Libra put M in the jumpsuit I think and took a trip- others demean her for not taking/wanting a letter from home instead (no comment!) - Renny, Keesha and Libra absolutely want Jessie out and Memphis to stay but go bk and forth to saying they'll do as April wants. Confo around 4am in bdrm and Renny reminds K and Libra that hoh does what's best for them- not the group- K at some pt(or was it Renny?) who mentions maybe April and Ollie have an alliance with Jessie and Michelle and want to use them to help April get out her own ppl (k,L, R etc)- (which is true!) Also Memphis put Jerry on slop but i don't know for how long-
I just tuned in and April was finishing up a convo with memphis outside so I didn't catch any of it- feed switches to hoh and Libra is working April (a little bit)- she gently makes it clear she wants jessie out and even mentions to april about ollies friendliness to jessie and wassup with that- during convo 4am R,L,K did discuss what's up with ollie being so close to Jes all the time and that's when the 3 were speculating April and Ollie have something going on the side with Jes and Mich-
Right now Libra nd Keesha are in hoh talking to April, right now K's just listening- (Less)
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433, 04:02, 2008-04-17 15:10:21 Description: Elvis Meets Nixon (1997) (TV) Purple in the Oval Office: You Can't Make This Up Separately, Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon had enough power, paranoia and megalomania to fill several (More) Elvis Meets Nixon (1997) (TV) Purple in the Oval Office: You Can't Make This Up Separately, Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon had enough power, paranoia and megalomania to fill several shelves of history and psychology books. Think what they might have done together. The product of their only meeting is now a popular item at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif.: a photograph taken in the Oval Office of the President and the drug-addicted pop idol, who had a fancy to become a Federal marshal in the war against drugs. The hilarious mock docudrama ''Elvis Meets Nixon'' lovingly reproduces that historic 1970 photo-op. It even more lovingly reproduces the outfit Presley wore to the White House: a purple crushed velvet suit with a caped jacket, bell-bottom pants and a gold belt as wide as a tire. As two of the film's wry commentators point out, ''You can't make this up.'' As it recreates the events leading up to this odd-couple meeting, the film is based on fact, though some characters and most of the dialogue are fictional. Its playful approach to details is established at the start with a mock documentary frame. Dick Cavett is a wonderfully droll narrator, and throughout there are comments from guests ranging from Wayne Newton to Alexander Butterfield, Nixon's deputy assistant. The film gleefully makes fun of such expert testimony. As the journalist Edwin Newman says after reciting some bits of Elvis lore: ''Not that I ever knew Elvis. I just know this from reading some books.'' One of Presley's associates, Farley Hall (Curtis Armstrong), explains the logic behind the pill-popping Presley's desire to join Nixon's anti-drug crusade. Presley was addicted to prescription drugs; there was nothing illegal about that. Marijuana on the street was a different matter. Besides, Presley liked badges. In the film, he is always flashing his deputy sheriff badges from Palm Springs and Memphis, but that was local law enforcement. He wanted a badge that certified him on a Federal level. The centerpiece of the film is the singer's meandering, two-day trip from Graceland to the White House, with a side trip to Los Angeles because he got bored. In reality, he had a cohort along from the start, but the film's funnier idea is that he was traveling alone for the first time in his adult life. Arriving at the airport without money, he learns how to use a credit card. Turning up at the ticket counter and asking, ''Can't you send a bill to the Colonel?'' didn't work. Though Presley had made his big comeback appearance in 1968, slimmed down from diet pills, he was almost 36 when he met Nixon, and Rick Peters looks too baby-faced for the role. But his easygoing portrayal serves its purpose. At least he avoids the curled-lip excesses of most Elvis imitators. And he pulls off some of the film's best scenes, when the King meets the common people. ''That's the Jackson Five,'' a cab driver says of the radio music Presley can't identify. ''It scares me to think of what my daughter's going to listen to when she grows up,'' replies the man who would posthumously become Michael Jackson's father-in-law. Though the film lags when Presley roams the streets of Los Angeles, bumping into hippies, most of the 90-minute ''Elvis Meets Nixon'' is hysterical. Nixon is seen in all his isolated insecurity, peering out the window at antiwar protesters. Only someone as out of touch as Nixon would have thought Presley was the guy to restore his image with rebellious youth whose chant was John Lennon's ''Give Peace a Chance.'' Bob Gunton's Nixon imitation carries a curious undertone of Jack Benny. The film moves toward broad caricature when he's around, so it's lucky that the Nixon scenes are minimal. As this story finally brings the two men together in the Oval Office, Mr. Cavett says: ''If what you're about to see didn't happen exactly this way, it should have.'' He's right. This may be your only chance to hear Presley and Nixon sing a duet of ''My Wild Irish Rose.'' ''Other Elvis Sightings'' Aug. 16 marks the 20th anniversary of Presley's so-called death, and next week television will be overwhelmed with commemorative programs both somber and campy. News magazines are heading into Elvis overload. TNT will present the longest Elvis sighting, a 30-hour movie marathon scheduled to begin late Friday (midnight). Watch his career spin out of control as he goes all the way from ''Jailhouse Rock'' to ''Clambake.'' The most promising event is VH-1's week of Elvis tributes, beginning Monday. The documentary ''Elvis From the Waist Up'' (Monday night at 10) includes home movies and segments from his early appearances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show.'' And a special Elvis edition of ''Pop-Up Video,'' (Monday night at 7:30) presents all the comic trivia you never knew about ''Love Me Tender'' and other songs. Wherever they are, maybe Elvis and Nixon will be watching together. ELVIS MEETS NIXON Showtime, Sunday night at 9 Directed by Allan Arkus. Written and produced by Alan Rosen. Robert O'Connor, executive producer. Edited by Neil Mandelberg. Narrated by Dick Cavett. WITH: Rick Peters (Elvis Presley), Bob Gunton (President Richard M. Nixon), Alyson Court (Priscilla), Denny Doherty (Vernon), Jackie Burroughs (Dodger), Curtis Armstrong (Farley Hall), Richard Beymer (Bob Haldeman) and Glenn Hall (Egil Krogh)."Dear Mr. President. First, I would like to introduce myself. I am Elvis Presley and admire you and have great respect for your office. I talked to Vice President Agnew in Palm Springs three weeks ago and expressed my concern for our country. The drug culture, the hippie elements, the SDS, Black Panthers, etc. do NOT consider me as their enemy or as they call it The Establishment. I call it America and I love it. Sir, I can and will be of any service that I can to help The Country out. I have no concern or Motives other than helping the country out...""He was wearing tight-fitting dark velvet pants, a white silky shirt with very high collars and open to below his chest, a dark purple velvet cape, a gold medallion, and heavy silver-plated amber-tinted designer sunglasses with "EP" built into the nose bridge. Around his waist was a belt with a huge four-inch by six-inch gold belt buckle with a complex design I couldn't make out without embarrassing myself." A hilarious made-for-cable movie about this meeting was made in 1997 and is hard to find. According to Krogh's detailed notes, the meeting opened with several pictures taken of the two posing in front of several flags. Presley then showed the President law enforcement paraphernalia he had brought, including badges from police departments from several states. Presley expressed his belief that the Beatles had been a real force for anti-American spirit to which Nixon nodded in agreement. Presley indicated very emotionally to Nixon that he was "on your side." He also mentioned that he was studying Communist brainwashing and the drug culture. Presley claimed the hippies and young people accepted him and he could infiltrate a group of them and that this might be helpful in the war effort. Nixon indicated his concern that Presley retain his credibility. Thanks, But No Thanks With that, this historic Oval Office meeting was over. Presley would be disappointed to learn Nixon would not be appointing him to an official post. Think of the stories we'd be able to tell today if only Nixon had appointed him as the Drug Czar or an F.B.I. agent! And he could have recorded a downright surreal cover of Johnny Rivers' Secret Agent Man! Bob Gunton's performance as Richard Nixon is astounding. He gives a humorous characterization of the man, yet shows the sadness of a persona racked with deep-rooted demons. His body twists and turns, showing the pain and the paranoia. It puts to shame Anthony Hopkins and that dull "Nixon" movie. Rick Peters is good but not great as Elvis, mainly because he's unable to capture the magnetism. Peters does capture Elvis' naive, childlike quality: Just an ignorant country boy lost in the world. Although not historically accurate, the satire is based on a real-life meeting between Elvis and Nixon at the White House. The script is first rate and captures the times well. It also has keen insights into Elvis' entourage, father, Priscilla and the life at Graceland, and Haldeman and the Nixon White House. It's perhaps the most entertaining movie about Elvis ever made, and the only one I'd sit through again. Was the above comment useful to you? 5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :- Good parody. I admit I'm a sucker for movies with the real people being portrayed, especially when Elvis is one of the main characters. This is a very funny movie that purports to be factual, and yet the liberties are many, but since it a comedy really, I can excuse that. It's in all the reviews I've read so far, the one inconsistency that no one caught (and I really being picky here but I feel I have to mention it) and that is that Elvis drinks a Coke when he preferred Pepsi. This would probably simply product placement and nothing more. I mentioned it because I am a dedicated Coke drinker. But anyway, the way the two principals act is meant to be exaggerated. Certainly, Elvis wasn't quite so cloddish, but knowing what I know about Nixon, I don't think they were too far off the mark there. The lead, Rick Peters, does a very good impersonation of the KING, and I'm also a sucker for good impersonations, doing a few of them myself. I guess which I were half as good at doing Elvis, but this guy looks more like him that I ever could even if he isn't a dead ringer for the King. Perhaps the coolest thing about this movie are the real people whose comments appear in different parts of the film. People like Dick Cavett, Wayne Newton and Tony Curtis. It's worth checking out. Was the above comment useful to you? 3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :- Very "Watchable"comic jaunt with the King, a surprisingly good time., 25 January 2005 8/10 Author: m_samourai from vancouver, canada First off, don't expect anything super authentic. This is an imagining of what Elvis might have done on his way to meet Nixon. The actor that plays Elvis doesn't do the best imitation that I've seen by any stretch of the imagination, but he captures the narcissism, and swagger of Presley very well. It's fun to watch him interact with normal people without his handlers around. I liked the scenes that stressed how far removed from the reality of the sixties that Elvis was, being that he hated the hippies, the Viet Nam protesters, and the Beatles (who stole his thunder). A good laugh is also when you get to see Nixon's enemies list. Definitely give it a go if you see it aired, I've seen it twice, and it really has a charm to it. Was the above comment useful to you? 3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :- The President lives in the White House, the King lives in Memphis..., 1 September 2002 Author: Shane Paterson from Las Vegas, NV It was perhaps THE most surreal and weird time of Elvis' life, a life marked by more than a few such times. How can an entire film revolve around the December 21, 1970 meeting of Elvis Presley with President Nixon? As it turns out, quite effectively. We're talking the moment in time when the path of history's most phenomenal entertainer intersected with that of the most notorious US President yet. Before Nixon's Vietnamization policy wound down a war that irrevocably fractured a nation. After a decade of civil-rights unrest influenced in no small way by the race-barrier bridge that was Elvis Presley. Before the revelations of Watergate and the end of Nixon's Imperial Presidency in August, 1974. Before Elvis' untimely death at 42, almost exactly three years later. The film raises an interesting point at its outset, in the parallels between the two men's lives and their professional fortunes. By late 1970, each was secure at the top after a stunning comeback, but neither was fulfilled or truly happy. Elvis, tired of being Elvis Presley and feeling as if he'd done it all, grew increasingly bored and restless. The triumphs and excitement of his first seasons in Vegas and his first touring schedules since 1957 gave way to interminable nights spent watching movies and breaking speed limits with his hangers-on, the Memphis Mafia. Nixon, despite working political wonders and demonstrating considerable prowess in foreign affairs, was the target of millions who protested the conflict in Vietnam and his growing personal paranoia did nothing to alleviate that weight. This is the backdrop against which this Showtime movie was set. It's an entertaining film - one I can watch repeatedly - though it has some factual flaws. Elvis did not hate the Beatles. He may have objected to their comments regarding drug use, but the bottom line is that Elvis went to DC primarily to secure a narcotics-agent badge and title. The key ingredient missing in this film is explicit portrayal of Elvis' almost obsessive interest in law enforcement - he'd always wanted to be a policeman but he ended up at Sun records in 1954 and the rest is history. One ingredient in that interest was collecting law-enforcement badges, preferably those with real (not honorary) credentials and powers attached. Yes, although apolitical, he considered himself a patriotic American. But what he really wanted was that badge. Elvis was like a little kid in some respects. And Elvis knew how to get what he wanted out of anybody. He got that badge, but he first had to get to the President. Yes, it was an argument over money with his father that precipitated his uncharacteristic flight from Graceland and, yes, he'd never traveled solo before. He really did have no idea how to buy things and no cash with which to do so. And, yes, he really did wear a caped purple velvet suit. Nobody knew where he'd gone to, and Graceland was in an uproar. For the only time in his adult life (such as it was), he'd broken free. He jetted to DC, then to LA, and then back to DC. Most of the script appears true to accounts from Jerry Schilling and Sonny West, the two real Memphis Mafians who were there, and from others to whom Elvis recounted the story. As unbelievable as it may seem, that includes the classic scene in the DC-ghetto doughnut shop as well as his trouble with carrying guns on to an airliner and his giving all his money to a soldier. Other inaccuracies add to the storyline. For one, I don't think he wandered along Sunset Boulevard while he was in LA. Also, though he did shoot out a TV screen at least once when the hated Robert Goulet was on it (and, yes, he uttered the same quip used in the film: "that'll be enough of that s***"), he didn't do it during this time period. The fact is that the King was fairly restrained in killing TVs and didn't make a particular habit of it. The film's very well done, with a lighthearted and ironic feel appropriate to the actual events. There're even two references that foreshadow Elvis' daughter's doomed marriage to Michael Jackson. The actors are all perfect in their roles. In particular, Rick Peters makes an excellent Elvis. He doesn't look entirely like him (well, in some shots he looks eerily like him) but he's closer than most and he's pulled off the best characterization since Kurt Russell's 1979 turn as Elvis. The voice, the mannerisms...it's all there. A little over-the-top and far more (Less)
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147, 03:49, 2008-04-17 15:10:23 Description: ELVIS MEETS NIXON: (pt. 2) Elvis Meets Nixon (1997) (TV) Purple in the Oval Office: You Can't Make This Up * Print * Save * Share o Del.icio.us o Digg o Facebook o Newsvine o Permalink (More) ELVIS MEETS NIXON: (pt. 2) Elvis Meets Nixon (1997) (TV) Purple in the Oval Office: You Can't Make This Up * Print * Save * Share o Del.icio.us o Digg o Facebook o Newsvine o Permalink Article Tools Sponsored By By CARYN JAMES Published: August 9, 1997 Separately, Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon had enough power, paranoia and megalomania to fill several shelves of history and psychology books. Think what they might have done together. The product of their only meeting is now a popular item at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif.: a photograph taken in the Oval Office of the President and the drug-addicted pop idol, who had a fancy to become a Federal marshal in the war against drugs. The hilarious mock docudrama ''Elvis Meets Nixon'' lovingly reproduces that historic 1970 photo-op. It even more lovingly reproduces the outfit Presley wore to the White House: a purple crushed velvet suit with a caped jacket, bell-bottom pants and a gold belt as wide as a tire. As two of the film's wry commentators point out, ''You can't make this up.'' As it recreates the events leading up to this odd-couple meeting, the film is based on fact, though some characters and most of the dialogue are fictional. Its playful approach to details is established at the start with a mock documentary frame. Dick Cavett is a wonderfully droll narrator, and throughout there are comments from guests ranging from Wayne Newton to Alexander Butterfield, Nixon's deputy assistant. The film gleefully makes fun of such expert testimony. As the journalist Edwin Newman says after reciting some bits of Elvis lore: ''Not that I ever knew Elvis. I just know this from reading some books.'' One of Presley's associates, Farley Hall (Curtis Armstrong), explains the logic behind the pill-popping Presley's desire to join Nixon's anti-drug crusade. Presley was addicted to prescription drugs; there was nothing illegal about that. Marijuana on the street was a different matter. Besides, Presley liked badges. In the film, he is always flashing his deputy sheriff badges from Palm Springs and Memphis, but that was local law enforcement. He wanted a badge that certified him on a Federal level. The centerpiece of the film is the singer's meandering, two-day trip from Graceland to the White House, with a side trip to Los Angeles because he got bored. In reality, he had a cohort along from the start, but the film's funnier idea is that he was traveling alone for the first time in his adult life. Arriving at the airport without money, he learns how to use a credit card. Turning up at the ticket counter and asking, ''Can't you send a bill to the Colonel?'' didn't work. Though Presley had made his big comeback appearance in 1968, slimmed down from diet pills, he was almost 36 when he met Nixon, and Rick Peters looks too baby-faced for the role. But his easygoing portrayal serves its purpose. At least he avoids the curled-lip excesses of most Elvis imitators. And he pulls off some of the film's best scenes, when the King meets the common people. ''That's the Jackson Five,'' a cab driver says of the radio music Presley can't identify. ''It scares me to think of what my daughter's going to listen to when she grows up,'' replies the man who would posthumously become Michael Jackson's father-in-law. Though the film lags when Presley roams the streets of Los Angeles, bumping into hippies, most of the 90-minute ''Elvis Meets Nixon'' is hysterical. Nixon is seen in all his isolated insecurity, peering out the window at antiwar protesters. Only someone as out of touch as Nixon would have thought Presley was the guy to restore his image with rebellious youth whose chant was John Lennon's ''Give Peace a Chance.'' Bob Gunton's Nixon imitation carries a curious undertone of Jack Benny. The film moves toward broad caricature when he's around, so it's lucky that the Nixon scenes are minimal. As this story finally brings the two men together in the Oval Office, Mr. Cavett says: ''If what you're about to see didn't happen exactly this way, it should have.'' He's right. This may be your only chance to hear Presley and Nixon sing a duet of ''My Wild Irish Rose.'' ''Other Elvis Sightings'' Aug. 16 marks the 20th anniversary of Presley's so-called death, and next week television will be overwhelmed with commemorative programs both somber and campy. News magazines are heading into Elvis overload. TNT will present the longest Elvis sighting, a 30-hour movie marathon scheduled to begin late Friday (midnight). Watch his career spin out of control as he goes all the way from ''Jailhouse Rock'' to ''Clambake.'' The most promising event is VH-1's week of Elvis tributes, beginning Monday. The documentary ''Elvis From the Waist Up'' (Monday night at 10) includes home movies and segments from his early appearances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show.'' And a special Elvis edition of ''Pop-Up Video,'' (Monday night at 7:30) presents all the comic trivia you never knew about ''Love Me Tender'' and other songs. Wherever they are, maybe Elvis and Nixon will be watching together. ELVIS MEETS NIXON Showtime, Sunday night at 9 Directed by Allan Arkus. Written and produced by Alan Rosen. Robert O'Connor, executive producer. Edited by Neil Mandelberg. Narrated by Dick Cavett. WITH: Rick Peters (Elvis Presley), Bob Gunton (President Richard M. Nixon), Alyson Court (Priscilla), Denny Doherty (Vernon), Jackie Burroughs (Dodger), Curtis Armstrong (Farley Hall), Richard Beymer (Bob Haldeman) and Glenn Hall (Egil Krogh)."Dear Mr. President. First, I would like to introduce myself. I am Elvis Presley and admire you and have great respect for your office. I talked to Vice President Agnew in Palm Springs three weeks ago and expressed my concern for our country. The drug culture, the hippie elements, the SDS, Black Panthers, etc. do NOT consider me as their enemy or as they call it The Establishment. I call it America and I love it. Sir, I can and will be of any service that I can to help The Country out. I have no concern or Motives other than helping the country out...""He was wearing tight-fitting dark velvet pants, a white silky shirt with very high collars and open to below his chest, a dark purple velvet cape, a gold medallion, and heavy silver-plated amber-tinted designer sunglasses with "EP" built into the nose bridge. Around his waist was a belt with a huge four-inch by six-inch gold belt buckle with a complex design I couldn't make out without embarrassing myself." A hilarious made-for-cable movie about this meeting was made in 1997 and is hard to find. According to Krogh's detailed notes, the meeting opened with several pictures taken of the two posing in front of several flags. Presley then showed the President law enforcement paraphernalia he had brought, including badges from police departments from several states. Presley expressed his belief that the Beatles had been a real force for anti-American spirit to which Nixon nodded in agreement. Presley indicated very emotionally to Nixon that he was "on your side." He also mentioned that he was studying Communist brainwashing and the drug culture. Presley claimed the hippies and young people accepted him and he could infiltrate a group of them and that this might be helpful in the war effort. Nixon indicated his concern that Presley retain his credibility. Thanks, But No Thanks With that, this historic Oval Office meeting was over. Presley would be disappointed to learn Nixon would not be appointing him to an official post. Think of the stories we'd be able to tell today if only Nixon had appointed him as the Drug Czar or an F.B.I. agent! And he could have recorded a downright surreal cover of Johnny Rivers' Secret Agent Man! Bob Gunton's performance as Richard Nixon is astounding. He gives a humorous characterization of the man, yet shows the sadness of a persona racked with deep-rooted demons. His body twists and turns, showing the pain and the paranoia. It puts to shame Anthony Hopkins and that dull "Nixon" movie. Rick Peters is good but not great as Elvis, mainly because he's unable to capture the magnetism. Peters does capture Elvis' naive, childlike quality: Just an ignorant country boy lost in the world. Although not historically accurate, the satire is based on a real-life meeting between Elvis and Nixon at the White House. The script is first rate and captures the times well. It also has keen insights into Elvis' entourage, father, Priscilla and the life at Graceland, and Haldeman and the Nixon White House. It's perhaps the most entertaining movie about Elvis ever made, and the only one I'd sit through again. Was the above comment useful to you? 5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :- Good parody. I admit I'm a sucker for movies with the real people being portrayed, especially when Elvis is one of the main characters. This is a very funny movie that purports to be factual, and yet the liberties are many, but since it a comedy really, I can excuse that. It's in all the reviews I've read so far, the one inconsistency that no one caught (and I really being picky here but I feel I have to mention it) and that is that Elvis drinks a Coke when he preferred Pepsi. This would probably simply product placement and nothing more. I mentioned it because I am a dedicated Coke drinker. But anyway, the way the two principals act is meant to be exaggerated. Certainly, Elvis wasn't quite so cloddish, but knowing what I know about Nixon, I don't think they were too far off the mark there. The lead, Rick Peters, does a very good impersonation of the KING, and I'm also a sucker for good impersonations, doing a few of them myself. I guess which I were half as good at doing Elvis, but this guy looks more like him that I ever could even if he isn't a dead ringer for the King. Perhaps the coolest thing about this movie are the real people whose comments appear in different parts of the film. People like Dick Cavett, Wayne Newton and Tony Curtis. It's worth checking out. Was the above comment useful to you? 3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :- Very "Watchable"comic jaunt with the King, a surprisingly good time., 25 January 2005 8/10 Author: m_samourai from vancouver, canada First off, don't expect anything super authentic. This is an imagining of what Elvis might have done on his way to meet Nixon. The actor that plays Elvis doesn't do the best imitation that I've seen by any stretch of the imagination, but he captures the narcissism, and swagger of Presley very well. It's fun to watch him interact with normal people without his handlers around. I liked the scenes that stressed how far removed from the reality of the sixties that Elvis was, being that he hated the hippies, the Viet Nam protesters, and the Beatles (who stole his thunder). A good laugh is also when you get to see Nixon's enemies list. Definitely give it a go if you see it aired, I've seen it twice, and it really has a charm to it. Was the above comment useful to you? 3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :- The President lives in the White House, the King lives in Memphis..., 1 September 2002 Author: Shane Paterson from Las Vegas, NV It was perhaps THE most surreal and weird time of Elvis' life, a life marked by more than a few such times. How can an entire film revolve around the December 21, 1970 meeting of Elvis Presley with President Nixon? As it turns out, quite effectively. We're talking the moment in time when the path of history's most phenomenal entertainer intersected with that of the most notorious US President yet. Before Nixon's Vietnamization policy wound down a war that irrevocably fractured a nation. After a decade of civil-rights unrest influenced in no small way by the race-barrier bridge that was Elvis Presley. Before the revelations of Watergate and the end of Nixon's Imperial Presidency in August, 1974. Before Elvis' untimely death at 42, almost exactly three years later. The film raises an interesting point at its outset, in the parallels between the two men's lives and their professional fortunes. By late 1970, each was secure at the top after a stunning comeback, but neither was fulfilled or truly happy. Elvis, tired of being Elvis Presley and feeling as if he'd done it all, grew increasingly bored and restless. The triumphs and excitement of his first seasons in Vegas and his first touring schedules since 1957 gave way to interminable nights spent watching movies and breaking speed limits with his hangers-on, the Memphis Mafia. Nixon, despite working political wonders and demonstrating considerable prowess in foreign affairs, was the target of millions who protested the conflict in Vietnam and his growing personal paranoia did nothing to alleviate that weight. This is the backdrop against which this Showtime movie was set. It's an entertaining film - one I can watch repeatedly - though it has some factual flaws. Elvis did not hate the Beatles. He may have objected to their comments regarding drug use, but the bottom line is that Elvis went to DC primarily to secure a narcotics-agent badge and title. The key ingredient missing in this film is explicit portrayal of Elvis' almost obsessive interest in law enforcement - he'd always wanted to be a policeman but he ended up at Sun records in 1954 and the rest is history. One ingredient in that interest was collecting law-enforcement badges, preferably those with real (not honorary) credentials and powers attached. Yes, although apolitical, he considered himself a patriotic American. But what he really wanted was that badge. Elvis was like a little kid in some respects. And Elvis knew how to get what he wanted out of anybody. He got that badge, but he first had to get to the President. Yes, it was an argument over money with his father that precipitated his uncharacteristic flight from Graceland and, yes, he'd never traveled solo before. He really did have no idea how to buy things and no cash with which to do so. And, yes, he really did wear a caped purple velvet suit. Nobody knew where he'd gone to, and Graceland was in an uproar. For the only time in his adult life (such as it was), he'd broken free. He jetted to DC, then to LA, and then back to DC. Most of the script appears true to accounts from Jerry Schilling and Sonny West, the two real Memphis Mafians who were there, and from others to whom Elvis recounted the story. As unbelievable as it may seem, that includes the classic scene in the DC-ghetto doughnut shop as well as his trouble with carrying guns on to an airliner and his giving all his money to a soldier. Other inaccuracies add to the storyline. For one, I don't think he wandered along Sunset Boulevard while he was in LA. Also, though he did shoot out a TV screen at least once when the hated Robert Goulet was on it (and, yes, he uttered the same quip used in the film: "that'll be enough of that s***"), he didn't do it during this time period. The fact is that the King was fairly restrained in killing TVs and didn't make a particular habit of it. The film's very well done, with a lighthearted and ironic feel appropriate to the actual events. There're even two references that foreshadow Elvis' daughter's doomed marriage to Michael Jackson. The actors are all perfect in their roles. In particular, Rick Peters makes an excellent Elvis. He doesn't look entirely like him (well, in some shots he looks eerily like him) but he's closer than most and he's pulled off the best characterization since Kurt Russell's 1979 turn as Elvis. The voice, the mannerisms...it's all there. A little over-the-top and far more (Less)
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7, 04:36, 2007-10-18 22:23:23 Description: Ok, so here's another song I wrote. Yes, it's about the same girl. Maybe I should start sending her royalties.
If I ever get any.
Thanks for all the support guys, it means a lot to (More) Ok, so here's another song I wrote. Yes, it's about the same girl. Maybe I should start sending her royalties.
If I ever get any.
Thanks for all the support guys, it means a lot to me. Seriously.
Download the mp3 here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2nybraoymom
Download the chords here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?e3wod0leqoj
Goodbye Leaves
Copyright 2003 Narciso Lobo
I rearranged the bedroom
It was just getting to be a drag
The couch is in the big room
And the bed is in the back
I finally put up your poster
I knew you'd be shocked
But I put everything else you ever gave me
In a 4 x 6 inch cardboard box
Yes, I was crying
Yes, I shed tears
They fell on every note you ever wrote
To me for one week shy of a year
Goodbye angels, goodbye leaves
Goodbye Memphis and rooftop dreams
How much longer must I grieve?
Until I'm stronger than the ends of my jacket sleeves
Found that tape you made me
You know the one I'm talking about?
It's you singing a cappella
Laughing and giggling throughout
I just let your voice destroy me
Took a breath and pressed rewind
Then I made sure that every word hurt
Because I knew it would be the last time
Yes, I was crying
Yes, I shed tears
One for every note you ever sung
To me that so much as blessed my ears
Goodbye angels, goodbye leaves
Goodbye Memphis and rooftop dreams
How much longer must I grieve?
Until I'm stronger than the ends of my jacket sleeves
Goodbye Privata, goodbye plans
Goodbye snowsuits and orange vans
Goodbye hiding and eyes that know it
Goodbye Pilsen and 3-year-old poets
Goodbye Landslide and noisy beds
Goodbye anger and heavy heads
Goodbye rooftops and IHOPS and beautiful dreads
Goodbye angels, goodbye leaves
Goodbye Memphis and rooftop dreams
How much longer must I grieve?
Until I'm stronger than the ends of my jacket sleeves
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45, 06:22, 2008-03-21 12:00:29 Description: About 1968 or 69, my older brother came home with an album entitled 'The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper'.
Like always, I waited for him to leave, and then snuck into his (More) About 1968 or 69, my older brother came home with an album entitled 'The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper'.
Like always, I waited for him to leave, and then snuck into his room to give it a listen. I didn't understand it. Why would he buy this crap I thought? In my young mind, none of it was listenable. But one song caught my attention.
It was called Sonny Boy Williamson. He was a bluesman who really knew his way around a harp. This was my first introduction to this musical genre called the blues. My Blues 101.
Years later, I found out that there were TWO black American blues harmonica players that were named Sonny Boy Williamson. Maybe even more....what are the odds?
Image credits and blues links:
http://www.tom-muck.com/blog/slideshows/mississippi2005/main/sonnyboygrave.jpg
http://www.deadbluesguyscom
http://www.john-meekings.co.uk/rmiller.html
http://image.listen.com/img/356x237/8/4/3/5/515348_356x237.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/2541/john_lee_williamson.jpg
http://shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/musicians/WilliamsonII.html
http://boogiewoogieflu.blogspot.com/2007/03/sonny-boy-williamson.html
http://www.thebluehighway.com/sonnyboy.jpg
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/billbryant/SONNYBOYWILLIAMSROBERTLOCKWOODPIC.jpg
http://www.moblues.org/images/odds&ends/Memphis%20Slim%20%20Sonny%20Boy.jpg
http://members.tripod.com/cathead9tx/id29.htm
http://wwws.mmjbdata.com/graphics/www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/album_image/amg/drg400/g404/g40403dwe8t.jpg
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/04/02/images/2007040201490301.jpg
http://www.nps.gov/history/delta/blues/people/sonnyboy_williamson.htm
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/8240ab80-d9fd-4f24-bb22-55d71c15ba05.jpg
http://www.vanwilks.com/images/vw_41.jpg
http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/2007/06/
http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/2007/06/
http://www.manchesterbeat.com/bands/ivans%20meads/ivansmeads.php
http://www.jennyart.co.uk/disc.jpg
http://thumbnail.search.aolcdn.com/truveo/images/thumbnails/54/D2/54D2F5CF64E0C8.jpg
http://www.boomerangshop.com/dvdcover/imageweb11/BluesLegendsMemphisSlima1255_f.jpg
http://www.sonsofthedelta.co.uk/Images/sonnyboys-grave.jpg
http://www.sonsofthedelta.co.uk/Images/sonnyboys-grave.jpg
http://www.kingbiscuittime.com/images/three_sonny.gif
http://www.baddogblues.com/nighthawk/
http://users.otenet.gr/~ziggy/King_Biscuit_Man.gif
http://www.searchingforagem.com/Misc/MiscPictures/BloomfieldKooper.jpg
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21, 02:05, 2008-04-14 07:22:41 Description: J.R. Smith made so many boneheaded plays in last year's postseason that he got a benching and a public scolding from his coach.
After working his way out of George Karl's doghouse this (More) J.R. Smith made so many boneheaded plays in last year's postseason that he got a benching and a public scolding from his coach.
After working his way out of George Karl's doghouse this season, the new and improved Smith has led the Denver Nuggets to the cusp of a return trip to the NBA playoffs.
The super sub's 23-point performance sparked Denver to a 111-94 rout of the Houston Rockets on Sunday night that both clarified and cluttered the wild Western Conference playoff race.
"That's all he's got to do is come into the game and the energy is there,'' said Allen Iverson, who scored 33 points. "It hypes us up. You look at the things he does on the floor, it excites us as teammates. Just see the way he can shoot the ball, the way he can dribble the ball, the way he can jump, he has the whole package.
"There's nothing on the court he can't do.''
It was the 13th time Smith has come off the bench to score 20 or more points, most in the NBA among players who haven't started a single game.
"He's been a big spark for us, bringing that energy and excitement we were looking for,'' Carmelo Anthony said. "He's come around for us. It's just great to see him out there playing the way he's playing and knowing he's a big part of our success.''
Now all the Nuggets have to do to reach the playoffs for the fifth straight time is beat lowly Memphis on Wednesday night at home.
Denver (49-32) moved a half-game ahead of Golden State for the eighth and final playoff spot. The Nuggets might even be able to catch Dallas for the seventh seed if the Mavericks lose at home to New Orleans on Wednesday night.
As for the Rockets (54-26), they can still secure the top seed in the West, but they're going to need plenty of help to do it.
First off, they need to win their last two games, at Utah on Monday night and at home against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. They also need the two teams ahead of them to lose Tuesday night: the conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers host Sacramento and New Orleans hosts the Clippers.
McGrady was flabbergasted that the Rockets played so poorly with so much to play for on this night.
"That team needed a win badly and we played like it really didn't matter to us,'' McGrady said. "And at this point in the season, although we clinched, we still have to bring it every night.''
The Rockets fell 1 1/2 games behind the Lakers atop the crazy conference, where Golden State could become the first team in NBA history to win 50 games and miss the playoffs.
"I'm not so concerned about the No. 1 spot,'' McGrady said. "I'm more concerned about how we're playing right now.''
Bouncing in and out of the eighth and final playoff spot for a month, no team has had more of a roller-coaster ride than the Nuggets, who won a huge game at Golden State only to lose at Utah on Saturday night before bouncing back against the Rockets.
"It's impossible to feel good because for three weeks we've been feeling stressed,'' Karl said. "You never play three playoff teams in three games in four nights in three different cities that had huge, huge ramifications. We survived it; we won two out of three, but we're still not out of the woods.''
To have a shot at keeping the Nuggets out of the postseason party, the Warriors need to win at Phoenix on Monday night and beat Seattle on Wednesday.
But even that won't matter if the Nuggets handle their business against the lottery-bound Grizzlies, who will be playing the second game of a back-to-back against a Denver team that will have had two days off.
Iverson said the enigmatic Nuggets certainly won't blow it now that they finally have their postseason destiny in their own hands.
"We understand what's at stake, and we don't underestimate them because we know they have talented guys on their team,'' Iverson said.
This was a surprisingly easy win for the Nuggets, who raced to 43 fastbreak points as the Rockets shot 34 percent. Denver pulled away with a 10-0 first-half run sparked by consecutive 3-pointers from Smith.
Luther Head lead Houston with 19 points and McGrady scored 16. Marcus Camby grabbed 14 rebounds, all but one of them off the defensive glass, and blocked seven shots for Denver, which led 61-44 at halftime and never looked back.
"We didn't have any energy at all,'' Houston forward Chuck Hayes said. "They were the team that played the night before, but we played like we had. Maybe it meant more to them and we paid for it.'' (Less)
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58, 03:25, 2008-05-04 20:43:14 Description: The Staples Center crowd saw a memorable performance in Michael Jordan's last game in Southern California. But it was Kobe Bryant who provided the memories.
In a superlative performance, (More) The Staples Center crowd saw a memorable performance in Michael Jordan's last game in Southern California. But it was Kobe Bryant who provided the memories.
In a superlative performance, Bryant scored a franchise-record 42 first-half points and finished with an NBA season-high 55 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Washington Wizards for the 10th straight time at home, 108-94.
"This is a performance I've never seen before, not even on PlayStation," Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal said of Bryant's
outing. "Kobe's not really the type to back down, but in every good karate flick, in order for the student to become the man,
he has to kill the teacher. He played aggressive, shot the ball well and scored a lot of points."
Bryant, whose performance caused even the legendary Jordan to smile, finished one point shy of his career high set in just 34
minutes against Memphis on January 14, 2002.
"He definitely has a share of the torch," Jordan said of Bryant, who shot 15-of-29 despite going only 1-of-10 in the second
half. "There's a couple of guys that carry it as well."
Asked after the game if he felt Jordan passed the torch to him, Bryant said, "No. The way I feel right now, I'm happy with the
way I played tonight and that the team got the win."
The Lakers trailed, 22-15, before Bryant scored 12 points in the last 2:42 to pull his team within 28-27 at the end of the first quarter. Bryant then added the next 11 Lakers points, giving them the lead for good, 38-35, on a shot from the arc three
minutes into the second quarter.
"He was draining them the whole night," said Wizards guard Jerry Stackhouse, who was matched up against Bryant for part of the contest. "I wasn't really guarding him. He would pull up and hit shots before the defense even got to him. He was raising
up, taking threes two or three feet behind the 3-point line and making them. It didn't really matter what you did."
"Kobe shot it like crazy," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "That was an incredible demonstration."
The basket - his sixth 3-pointer in seven attempts - gave Bryant 30 points, and he had 40 when he sank a jumper with 4:45 left
that made it 52-41.
Bryant finished the half with 42 points, five more than Elgin Baylor had at New York on November 15, 1960 en route to a 71-point night. The explosion included 8-of-10 from the arc as Los Angeles took a 59-48 lead into the break.
Bryant added eight points in the third quarter as the Lakers extended their advantage to 87-69, and it appeared as though he would finish the game with 50 points. But Bryant re-entered the game with 6:02 left after Washington pulled within 96-83.
"It came to a point where there was that curiosity factor. Was he going to hit 80?" Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "I'm sure
it went through his head, 'Maybe I can hit 55 or 60, who knows?' At the level he even started the second half, there is always
that chance. But they did a great job of just making it impossible for him in the second half."
The superstar promptly sank two free throws, then surpassed Allan Houston's league-best 53-point effort against the Lakers on February 16 with a pair from the stripe with 4:12 remainingthat made it 100-87.
O'Neal added 26 points and 13 rebounds for the Lakers, who won their third straight game and remained one game behind sixth-place Utah in the Western Conference standings.
Jordan - who received standing ovations in both pre-game introductions and when he exited with 2:34 to play - scored 23 points and Jerry Stackhouse 22 for Washington, which remained one-half game in front of Milwaukee for the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff berth.
"I had a great time," Jordan said. "I love LA. But we ran into a guy that was really hot." (Less)
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7, 04:36, 2008-04-21 17:56:24 Description: Ok, so here's another song I wrote. Yes, it's about the same girl. Maybe I should start sending her royalties. If I ever get any. Thanks for all the support guys, it means a lot to me. (More) Ok, so here's another song I wrote. Yes, it's about the same girl. Maybe I should start sending her royalties. If I ever get any. Thanks for all the support guys, it means a lot to me. Seriously. Download the mp3 here: http://www.mediafire.com/?2nybraoymom Download the chords here: http://www.mediafire.com/?e3wod0leqoj Goodbye Leaves Copyright 2003 Narciso Lobo I rearranged the bedroom It was just getting to be a drag The couch is in the big room And the bed is in the back I finally put up your poster I knew you'd be shocked But I put everything else you ever gave me In a 4 x 6 inch cardboard box Yes, I was crying Yes, I shed tears They fell on every note you ever wrote To me for one week shy of a year Goodbye angels, goodbye leaves Goodbye Memphis and rooftop dreams How much longer must I grieve? Until I'm stronger than the ends of my jacket sleeves Found that tape you made me You know the one I'm talking about? It's you singing a cappella Laughing and giggling throughout I just let your voice destroy me Took a breath and pressed rewind Then I made sure that every word hurt Because I knew it would be the last time Yes, I was crying Yes, I shed tears One for every note you ever sung To me that so much as blessed my ears Goodbye angels, goodbye leaves Goodbye Memphis and rooftop dreams How much longer must I grieve? Until I'm stronger than the ends of my jacket sleeves Goodbye Privata, goodbye plans Goodbye snowsuits and orange vans Goodbye hiding and eyes that know it Goodbye Pilsen and 3-year-old poets Goodbye Landslide and noisy beds Goodbye anger and heavy heads Goodbye rooftops and IHOPS and beautiful dreads Goodbye angels, goodbye leaves Goodbye Memphis and rooftop dreams How much longer must I grieve? Until I'm stronger than the ends of my jacket sleeves Goodbye Leaves (Less)
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33, 02:48, 2008-04-21 17:59:28 Description: Alas Smith & Jones: Paul Simon Parody (Norwegian subtitles) Here are the lyrics (transcribed from the video): I was talking to a girl at a cinematographer's party She said, (More) Alas Smith & Jones: Paul Simon Parody (Norwegian subtitles) Here are the lyrics (transcribed from the video): I was talking to a girl at a cinematographer's party She said, "Aren't you the guy who sings like a castrate?" I said, "No, that wasn't me, that was Art Garfunkel" She said, "Well, if that was Art, I know what I like" Took a taxi to my business manager's place, and He had a video deal for me and Chevy Chase planned He played a South African tape as he loosened his waist band I said, "Hey, what's the album called?" He said, "Memphis" Nice to be here In the New York City Stayin' at the Plaza Hotel Plaza Hotel It must be costing him a fortune Paul Simon Aaaahhh What a nice man Shame about his lyrics It was on Broadway There was a brown bag blowin' by the bible bashing buskers by the back of Bloomingdale's There was a big bang The bell boy with a beer belly began babblin' 'bout the baptists and the boil-in-the-bag baby with the baboon's bum This is a man who sings very quickly Very, very quickly indeed Perhaps that's why the curly geezer left him In a loose amalgamation of shiatsuists and analysts, behaviour psychologists and aroma therapists and homeopaths and dermatologists and philatelists and Woody Allen, baby You can call me crazy You can call me anything at all Then I call my analyst When I call my analyst, he'll call me Paul A man walks down the street Or maybe it's two men Maybe it's not a street at all Maybe I should start this song again These words are hopeless No rhyme or reason I'd like a blast of Whatever he's on Lithanies and epiphanies Equations and evasions There's arch angels in the architraves And a Ph.D. in poetry and Hopeless, this man is hopeless Is that curly geezer still around? (Get him back here) Hopeless, hopeless We preferred him doing "Homeward Bound" (One more time) Hopeless, this man is hopeless Is that curly geezer still around? Hopeless, hopeless (..fade..) (Less)
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36, 06:22, 2008-04-21 20:27:25 Description: About 1968 or 69, my older brother came home with an album entitled 'The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper'. Like always, I waited for him to leave, and then snuck into his (More) About 1968 or 69, my older brother came home with an album entitled 'The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper'. Like always, I waited for him to leave, and then snuck into his room to give it a listen. I didn't understand it. Why would he buy this crap I thought? In my young mind, none of it was listenable. But one song caught my attention. It was called Sonny Boy Williamson. He was a bluesman who really knew his way around a harp. This was my first introduction to this musical genre called the blues. My Blues 101. Years later, I found out that there were TWO black American blues harmonica players that were named Sonny Boy Williamson. Maybe even more....what are the odds? Image credits and blues links: http://www.tom-muck.com/blog/slideshows/mississippi2005/main/sonnyboygrave.jpg http://www.deadbluesguyscom http://www.john-meekings.co.uk/rmiller.html http://image.listen.com/img/356x237/8/4/3/5/515348_356x237.jpg http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Delta/2541/john_lee_williamson.jpg http://shs.starkville.k12.ms.us/mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/musicians/WilliamsonII.html http://boogiewoogieflu.blogspot.com/2007/03/sonny-boy-williamson.html http://www.thebluehighway.com/sonnyboy.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/billbryant/SONNYBOYWILLIAMSROBERTLOCKWOODPIC.jpg http://www.moblues.org/images/odds&ends/Memphis%20Slim%20%20Sonny%20Boy.jpg http://members.tripod.com/cathead9tx/id29.htm http://wwws.mmjbdata.com/graphics/www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/album_image/amg/drg400/g404/g40403dwe8t.jpg http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/04/02/images/2007040201490301.jpg http://www.nps.gov/history/delta/blues/people/sonnyboy_williamson.htm http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/8240ab80-d9fd-4f24-bb22-55d71c15ba05.jpg http://www.vanwilks.com/images/vw_41.jpg http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/2007/06/ http://www.dlackey.org/weblog/2007/06/ http://www.manchesterbeat.com/bands/ivans%20meads/ivansmeads.php http://www.jennyart.co.uk/disc.jpg http://thumbnail.search.aolcdn.com/truveo/images/thumbnails/54/D2/54D2F5CF64E0C8.jpg http://www.boomerangshop.com/dvdcover/imageweb11/BluesLegendsMemphisSlima1255_f.jpg http://www.sonsofthedelta.co.uk/Images/sonnyboys-grave.jpg http://www.sonsofthedelta.co.uk/Images/sonnyboys-grave.jpg http://www.kingbiscuittime.com/images/three_sonny.gif http://www.baddogblues.com/nighthawk/ http://users.otenet.gr/~ziggy/King_Biscuit_Man.gif http://www.searchingforagem.com/Misc/MiscPictures/BloomfieldKooper.jpg http://www.davealvin.com/dave/dphotos/page4/SCAN0040r.jpg http://www.jimmyvivino.com/reviews04.html (Less)
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5, 02:55, 2007-04-16 20:38:33 Description: Mary Hoffman singing Maybe it was Memphis. This won 2nd place in the local Colgate Country Showdown Competition in AZ. The way it transfered over to youtube the video and vocals don't match up, (More) Mary Hoffman singing Maybe it was Memphis. This won 2nd place in the local Colgate Country Showdown Competition in AZ. The way it transfered over to youtube the video and vocals don't match up, but you get the idea. :) (Less)
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0, 01:13, 2008-04-21 20:22:30 Description: This is the last bit of Martin Luther Kings last speech "I have been on the mountaintop". He hold it on 3rd of April 1968 in Memphis. The next day he was shot. I like it very much, because I (More) This is the last bit of Martin Luther Kings last speech "I have been on the mountaintop". He hold it on 3rd of April 1968 in Memphis. The next day he was shot. I like it very much, because I think it's very emotional. Maybe you like it too. (Less)
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